Pend Oreille Mine — Accidents

Total: 259 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/17/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A PARTIAL COUNTY POWER OUTAGE CAUSED A TOTAL MINE SITE BLACKOUT. THE SITE POWER OUTAGE RESULTED IN THE MINES HOIST BEING INOPERABLE FOR A PERIOD EXCEEDING 30 MINUTES. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED AS PER 30 CFR P...
04/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO EMPLOYEES PLANNING TO ADVANCE UTILITIES IN A SINGLE HEADING, SHUT THE MAIN VALVE TO THE AIRLINE GOING INTO HEADING. THEY FAILED TO BLEED THE AIRLINE BEFORE REMOVING CLAMP. WHEN EE #1 REMOVED CLAMP...
04/05/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING SPLIT SETS, A ROCK FELL FROM AN OPENING IN THE WIRE, STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION
04/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN EE WAS CARRYING MATERIALS FROM A SERVICE VEHICLE INTO THE 50 LEVEL SHOP. AS EE WAS WALKING PAST A PARKED VEHICLE, EE TRIPPED ON A SMALL ROCK ON THE FOOTWALL CAUSING EE TO FALL...
03/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted THE EMPLOYEE STATED HIS INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE A 50 LB. CHUTE LINER PLATE IN THE SURFACE CRUSHER. THE EE SAID THE STRAIN OCCURRED WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT THE LINER PLATE USING...
03/24/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee's injury occurred when he was installing rockbolts with a jackleg. As the employee was drilling a bolt hole, a small piece of rock (approx 2"" x 2"") fell through the screened area of the...
03/11/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING #2 SKIPS LOADING CYCLE, A ROCK LODGED IN THE SKIPS GATE PREVENTING IT FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. THE PARTIALLY OPEN GATE LODGED AGAINST THE LOADING POCKETS TIMBER FRAME PREVENTING RAISING THE SKIP....
03/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS INJURED AS EE AND PARTNER WERE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A SECOND PUMP INTO A WATER SUMP. INJURY OCCURRED WHEN EE MISTAKENLY DISCONNECTED AN AIR LINE INSTEAD OF WATER LINE. AIR LINE HAD BEEN SHUT O...
02/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 57d restricted The employee feels the injury may have occurred as he was installing wear plates overhead in a chute. On 2/22 he reported the shoulder pain but believed it was from a recurring case of bursitis. The e...
02/05/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 13d restricted The employee stated his injury occurred as he was scaling loose rock from the back in N-60-D3. The employee states a piece of loose rock (size unknown) fell from back behind him, broke apart and a pie...
01/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 151d restricted THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE & JACKLEG DRILL HE WAS HOLDING FELL APPROX. 6' FROM THE DECK OF A MOBILE WORK PLATFORM BEING USED TO INSTALL GROUND SUPPORT. THE EE & HIS ASST. HAD JUST REPOSITIO...
01/25/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost The ee was injured as he was stepping down from the basket of a manlift. as the ee stepped down from the lowered manbasket to the ground, he stepped onto a rock the size of a softball causing him to t...
01/22/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During routine muck hoisting operations, the hoist operator noticed abnormal noise coming from the hoist rope drum assembly. the hoist was shutdown and a maintenance inspection revealed the #1 side au...
01/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted THE EMPLOYEE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS WALKING FROM THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT TO THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF A LIGHT VEHICLE. THE EE STEPPED INTO A DEPRESSION ON THE FOOTWALL CAUSING HIM TO SPRA...
12/26/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF GROUND OF APPROX. 30 TONS OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF C52-D4 & THE CENTRAL ORE DRIFT DURING A SHIFT WHEN NO PERSONNEL WERE WORKING UNDERGROUND. FALL WAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO AN AREA...
12/12/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING THE DUMPING CYCLE A ROCK LODGED IN THE GATE MECHANISM OF #2 SKIP, CAUSING THE SKIP GATE TO LODGE AGAINST THE SHAFT DUMP ASSEMBLY. THE SKIP HAD TO BE MANUALLY EMPTIED TO FREE THE SKIP GATE. NO...
12/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None THE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A SHOULDER MUSCLE TEAR WHEN HE WAS ASSISTING A SECOND EMPLOYEE WITH MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL BAR 20' X 3/8"" X 6"" FROM THE SHOP STEEL RACK. AS THE EMPLOYEES WERE M...
12/08/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING THE BOLTING CYCLE THE EMPLOYEE INSTALLED A 6' X 9' WIRE MESH WITH 6' SPLIT SETS. AFTER INSTALLING, HE LOOKED UP AND A SMALL ROCK FELL THROUGH THE WIRE MESH, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TH...
12/07/2004 NONPOWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN TWO MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A TWO WHEELED DOLLY TO MOVE A MOTOR GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY FROM THE MILL LEAD FILTER TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THE EMPLOYEE WHO SUFFERED THE...
11/10/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE'S INJURY OCCURRED AS HE WAS CONDUCTING BOOM REPAIRS TO THE ROCK BOLT JUMBO WHICH WAS SET UP AT A FACE. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK (THROUGH SCREEN) AND STRUCK THE EE ON HIS SHOULD...
09/24/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS THUMB WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE DRILL CORE FROM A SECTION OF DRILL TUBE. HE TRIED TO FREE THE CORE FROM THE TUBE BY HOLDING THE TUBE WITH ONE HAND AND STRIKING IT USING A W...
09/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LIP WHEN THE NOZZLE END OF A 1"" WATER HOSE FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LIP. THE EE HAD RECENTLY PLACED THE WATER HOSE AND ACCIDENTALLY HOOKED IT WITH HIS FOO...
08/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED AS HE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN MOVING A ROCK DRILL THAT HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE BOOM OF A ROCK BOLTING JUMBO. THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AS HE WAS T...
08/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None the injury occurred when the employee was assisting another employee with moving a damaged drive-line from the back of one vehicle to another. as the employees were lifting the drive line, it rolled s...
07/28/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None After completing the hoist pre-operation inspection, the hoistman found the hoist motor would not start. Electricians troubleshooting the situation found the main feed breaker linkage required adjustm...
07/19/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was installing rock bolts with a jack leg when the injury occurred. He had just completed drilling a bolt hole and was pulling the drill steel when a small piece of rock fell from the bac...
06/24/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING HOISTING AT VERY SLOW SPEED, THE HOISTMAN NOTICED A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE HOIST'S BRAKING SYSTEM. NO INJURY OCCURRED AS MEN WERE NOT ON BOARD THE CONVEYANCE. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIA...
06/21/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AFTER MAN TRANSFER IN THE CONVEYANCE, THE HOISTMAN FAILED TO HAVE THE CONVEYANCE RECONFIGURED TO MOVE MUCK. ONCE LOADED WITH MUCK, THE CONVEYANCE DUMP DOOR BECAME JAMMED. HOISTING OPERATIONS CEASED UN...
06/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING A SAFETY INSPECTION OF THE MILL AREA WHEN THE BACK INJURY OCCURRED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE CYANIDE ANTI-DOTE KIT FROM IT'S CABINET TO INSPECT IT WH...
06/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER WHEN HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE A FILE CABINET INTO THE SHIFTERS OFFICE IN THE 50 LEVEL REFUGE STATION. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ONE END...
05/24/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The ee was riding out of the mine in the mancarrier when the injury occurred. The ee stated he injured his hip when the mancarrier hit a pothole in the roadway, causing him to bounce hard on the seat.
05/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 13d restricted THE EE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A MANIFOLD FROM THE SURFACE CONE CRUSHER. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 3"" PIPE FITTING WITH A 48"" PIPE WRENCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS...
04/21/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING NORMAL HOISTING OPERATIONS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OCCURRED RESULTING IN HOISTING BEING SUSPENDED UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED ELEC. RELAY CAUSED THE HOIST TO REMAIN...
04/14/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MINER WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE ON HANGING WALL OF 70 DEGREE RAISE WITH JACKLEG. WHILE CHANGING DRILL STEEL THE JACKLEG SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE RIB. DAMAGE WAS BAD CUT TO LEFT INDE...
03/17/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 8d restricted THE EE AND HIS HELPER WERE INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS WITH A JACKLEG DRILL WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. THE EE HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING A BOLT HOLE AND WAS PULLING THE JACKLEG BACK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAI...
01/24/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS LEAVING A MATERIALS STORAGE AREA. AS THE EE TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA, HE WALKED INTO A 2"" BY 2"" ANGLE BRACE WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH THE STORAGE AREA. CONTACT WITH THE...
12/31/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE INJURED HIS THUMB WHEN HE WAS RECEIVING TASK TRAINING TO OPERATE A JACK-LEG DRILL. THE INJURY OCCURRED AS THE EE WAS HELPING THE TRAINER CHANGE A DRILL STEEL. THE EE'S THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN...
12/03/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost THE EE WAS INJURED WHEN HE WAS CONDUCTING ROUTINE INITIATION OF A MECHANIZED DEVELOPMENT BLAST. INJURIES RESULTED WHEN THE EE WAS STRUCK BY A SHOP DOOR, WHICH WAS DISLODGED BY CONCUSSION FROM THE BLAS...
11/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO VALUE FOUND None WORKING UNDER AN UNSUPPORTED LOAD. BUSTED LEFT COLLAR BONE.
10/06/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING A ROUTINE SHAFT INSPECTION EMPLOYEES DETECTED A MINOR DEFORMITY IN THE HOIST ROPE. THE DEFORMITY IS APPROXIMATELY 8' ABOVE THE ROPE ATTACHMENT TO #2 SKIP. THE DEFORMED SECTION OF HOIST ROPE IS...
09/19/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DUST AND/OR GRINDING MEDIA FELL OFF FACE SHIELD WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED IT AFTER GRINDING. EMPLOYEE FLUSHED EYE AND DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING BUT EYE BECAME IRRITATED LATER.
08/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO EMPLOYEE'S WERE FITTING TWO 12"" PIECES OF ROUND DUCT PIPE TOGETHER WHEN THE PIPE IN INJURED'S HANDS SLIPPED DOWN & SLICED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND BONE AT THE 1ST KNUCKLE. HAND PROTECTION WAS NO...
08/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PUTTING TENSION ON BELT TO KEEP IT FROM SLIPPING HIS THUMB WAS PULLED INTO BRAKE.
08/12/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 139d restricted WALKING DOWN UNDERGROUND CONVEYER RAMP WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING KNEE.
08/06/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A HANDTOOL (PORTABAND) TO CUT PIPE. EE WAS HOLDING HARD UNDER THE PIPE BEING CUT WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE PIPE AND CUT HIS FINGER, REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
07/24/2003 MACHINERY NO VALUE FOUND None WHILE COLLARING HOLE FOR INSTALLATION OF A BOLT,A SMALL ROCK BROKE LOOSE, STRIKING AND BOUNCING OFF JACKLEG, STRIKING EE ON THE WRIST CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION. EE WITH RIGHT HAND WAS HOLDING ONTO AI...
07/11/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WENT TO FACE TO CLEAN FOR LIFTER TO BE DRILLED. AFTER CLEANING THE AREA, HE HESITATED, TURNED AWAY AND AN UNSEEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT, SHOULDER AND THEN THE FOREARM.
07/01/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted UNLOADING BEAMS FROM TRUCK, PINCHED SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN A PIECE OF METAL BEAM AND LOADED PALLET.
06/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSTALLING OF DEWEY DAG BOLT-EE TOSSED DEWEY DAG DRIVER TOWARD THE RIB, IN DOING SO DRIVER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK RIGHT THUMB.
10/22/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost INJURED EE AND EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WERE IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING FIBER OPTIC CABLE, WITH INJUREDEE IN MANBASKET ABOUT 8' OFF THE GROUND. OPERATOR REACHED TO CLEAR CABLE FROM MAN CARRIER AND INADVERTAN...