Pend Oreille Mine — Accidents

Total: 259 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost Employee was unable to nip directly into power source due to the entry of heading. This led employee to pulling power cable by hand apprx. 150' down a 10% grade. The employee was pulling enough cabl...
05/22/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down for AC breaker issues, was back up @ 12:25pm.
05/14/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE twisted right knee on uneven ground while walking down a drift.
03/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 331d lost Employee strained back while loading a reel of hydraulic hose into the back of a vehicle.
02/20/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down for PLC-electrical issues.
02/09/2016 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner rigged the scaler into the DUB 6 heading. EE hooked up the trailing cable to the DEA electrical disconnect. When EE attempted to turn the switch on EE's right hand came into contact with a m...
01/31/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical issues at the hoist caused the amp gauge to stick, and the AC breaker to kick out.
01/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A REMOTE STAND EE'S LEFT FOOT GOT HUNG UP ON THE GRATING ON THE BOTTOM 1/2 STEP WHICH CAUSED EE TO PUT ALL EE'S WEIGHT ON EE'S RIGHT FOOT AT AN ANGLE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIS...
01/16/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist issues A/C trip, counting faults, slow down fault trip outs, clutch fault. HOIST DOWN AT 1425, CALLED MSHA @1430 (on auto hold waiting for operator to pick-up, hung up and re-dialed to be on aut...
11/16/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The screen on the Hoist room main computer went blank. The Hoist-man called the electrician right away. We put new cable on the hoist and the electrician checked the limit switches at the collar the H...
11/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got left thumb smashed in air door took to doctor and got 5 stitches is left thumb
11/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 7d restricted Employee was walking up a stairway located in the mine office complex when EE felt a muscle snap.
11/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Banita clip came off a power cable and was caught inside employees mouth resulting in laceration to the inside of his mouth requiring stitches.
10/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 81d restricted DURING THE PROCESS OF ADVANCING UTILITIES THE HEADER WAS IN THE PROCESSS OF BEING REMOVED WHEN THE CHAIN THAT SECURED THE PIPE TO RIB HAD CAME UNHOOKED FROM THE RIB. THE OPERATORS GRAB THE PIPE TO KEE...
10/20/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main HYD pack at the minus 50 level was low on oil. The site glass was showing it was 1/2 full.
10/09/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck above his left eye by a hose fitting.
09/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging 400MCM high voltage wire cut hand on hanger hand took stitches.
09/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While cleaning off the grizzly the operator slipped and twisted his left knee.
08/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading the carousel on DR05. The adjustment wheels on the carousel were too tight and he had force the bolt into the carousel slots. When he forced the bolt in his left outer thumb upper...
08/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing his work clothes when he felt something get into his eye.
08/05/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down due to computer issues
08/02/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist went down due to computer issues
08/02/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Communication problem with the Hoist
07/31/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down with communication failure.
06/22/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No damage, The hoist went down due to an electrical issue at 8:20 am. MSHA was notified at 8:50 am. After troubleshooting the system, it was found that a wire for a PLC card was loose. The electrician...
06/17/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No damage. Hoist down for HMI (computer) issues. Mill control contacted MSHA at 12:50 am for hoist outage. Back up at 01:45 am.
06/17/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No Damage. At 2:32 am the hoist went down due to computer issues. It was found that the process card for the PLC was out of calibration. MSHA notified at 2:55 am. This was a recurrence of the same iss...
05/26/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The ropes had been greased previous to the shift . The grease had built up on the slack rope indicator causing the hoist to go down. Maintenance was notified and grease was properly disposed of. Hoist...
05/20/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A pionion bleeder hose developed a leak. The hoistman noticed it shut the hoist down and notified the shifter. Hoist back on line at 11:00 pm.
05/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a shirt out of his clean locker when his left little finger was cut on the door latch mechanism.
04/22/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AC Breaker failure. Electricians were called out from town and replaced the Breaker
04/17/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist would not pass brake test electrician and millwright found a single converter was bad hoist up at 7:53 pm.
03/08/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to power outage site wide the hoist man was going through the safety check found could not get the skips to move.
02/18/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None blown fuses on the hoist
01/18/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost the end coders on the hoist. Electricians arrived and reset end coders. Hoist back up and running at 8:00 A.M.
12/21/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Took the Lull forklift into the building to get a motor off one of the shelves and as he was backing he broke the window with a piece of rebar sticking out of the side of the building.
12/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crusher operator unplugging a chute fell and cut right arm.
12/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee handling a guard had gloves on cut palm of hand took 7 stitches
11/23/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At the start of night shift, the hoistman was performing his area exam and hoist checks. Once he made attempt to start the hoist up to perform his checks, the hoist would not start. It was identified...
10/13/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None power problems with the hoist
10/06/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shutting door while in the cab of the sky track and his left thumb was in between the door and the dash as the door shut smashing tip of thumb
01/26/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Track limit cable broke at 8:30 pm on the hoist at the Pend Oreille Mine no one was affected as all employees was above the 1085 level. the cable was fixed by two mechanics and the hoist was back...
08/29/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrican had worked on the PLC on Day shift giving the #2 skip a false indication that it was full and needing dumped. There was limited use of the controller after the electrican had worked on the...
08/20/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Breaker failure at the hoist on the 1085 level
04/06/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pushing the core tube into the drill rod on a up hole, the latch cut the palm of the helpers right hand, taking 1 stitch.
12/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee slipped and fell on ice while walking 150 yards from core shed to office during a snowstorm. Plows and sand truck were actively working the entire site.
10/17/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None hoist went down due to electrical problems had to replace the circut board
10/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 61d restricted Employee stated hurt left shoulder pulling her self up during rope training
09/02/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down due to a SCR relay being stuck and blowing a fuse
07/26/2012 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 227d restricted The Employee surveying on the tailings pond 7/26/2012. A strain of the neck occurred the evening of 7/26/2012 the employee stated her neck and shoulders became tense and tight. when she awoke on Frida...