Quincy Mine — Accidents

Total: 36 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was exiting the loader, and EE's foot missed the last step on the ladder. Employee fell to mine floor, landing on EE's back. Initial medical evaluation was for a sprain/strain, but a follow...
12/24/2023 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Were notified of a missing employee on 12/25/2023, employee discovered in the area around explosive magazines. Once discovered MSHA Hotline was called at 13:40 to notify of a death at the mine.
07/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 43d restricted THE IE WAS REPLACING A LIFT JACK ON A TRAILER WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE IE TO JERK HAND AWAY. THE ""JERKING"" MOTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN THEIR R SHOULDER. INITIALLY IT WAS A REPORT...
05/26/2022 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None On 5/26/2022 a OTR Driver walked into the entrance of the portal. Company truck #470 was entering the mine and bumped into the OTR Driver. The OTR driver was taken to hospital where they were treated...
01/09/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 28d restricted The IE was heading back into the mine and failed to lower the bed on a Cat Articulated Haul Truck. The bed of the truck struck an I Beam support stopping the truck, causing the cab to roll on its side...
05/17/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 37d restricted IE was working on the crusher jaw at Mill 31. The IE was in the process of tightening bolts while working from the 3rd step of a portable ladder when the ladder slid out from under EE causing EE to fa...
02/06/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost IE stepped out of IE's Stock Truck and stepped on a rock causing IE to roll left ankle. IE finished shift and asked to seek medical attention on 2/10/2021.
09/30/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was draining and refilling differentials on # 126 and # 745c haul trucks. Employees back started to throb at the end of the shift.
09/10/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Maint. Employee was attempting to install a new seat in haul truck. Felt pain in lower back. Diagnosed strain.
08/01/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost As Employee was lifting a tire to mount onto a truck they felt a pop. Extent of injury is unknown at this time.
07/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted Employee was climbing down from equipment and felt a sensation in the knee.
05/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying an electric motor with assist of 1, from the stairs to the crusher shack. Employee states hurt back while carrying motor.
06/08/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee stepped onto un-level ground and twisted employee's knee.
01/28/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was assisting Mill Operator in greasing the jack-shaft for the hammer-mill. After greasing the shaft EE leaned over to pick up the grease gun and yelled out in pain. Employee stated EE ""th...
10/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was getting into haul-truck 122, a CAT 769 rigid frame truck. EE opened the door, then turned around and was backing into the cab. When entering the cab EE's left foot either slipped or mis...
10/10/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving on wet roadways. Employee lost control of haulage truck, striking a pillar.
07/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was in squatting position pulling upward on a valve to try to re-position. Felt/heard a pop in left knee.
07/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a rock fell from truck. Employee stopped to throw it out of the roadway. When doing so employee felt a pop in R. shoulder area.
07/31/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee reported on August 10, 2015 to his Supervisor that he hurt his back while driving the endloader the last week of July, 2015. Employee believes he twisted his back while pushing up product be...
07/09/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Driver took load 2 Quarry hit bump, hit head on the roof. Adjusted seat max height. Hit brakes; Shoulder hit steering wheel-pain neck&left shoulder. Stated speed~5mph. Pain in right arm also. Taken to...
06/03/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Truck driver claimed personal injury then came later and stated maybe is from driving with spinner knob. Had MRI completed and found labrum tear in shoulder.
04/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was dumping a hopper into a dumpster. Employee triggered the release with his hand while standing next to the hopper. The hopper tilted forward to dump and bounced back. When the hopper came...
06/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost A mechanic was changing the front tire on a 15 ton Ford dump truck. The mechanic removed the bad tire and leaned the tire against a hand rail. As the mechanic walked away from the tire, it fell and...
12/19/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 31d restricted 12/19/07 - Maintenance employee was walking up an inclined travelway when he stepped on a small stone (1"") and felt a ""Pop"" in his knee. Employee did not believe it was anything and did not want a...
07/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While cleaning and servicing a Great Western Screen, the employee put his hand down the discharge sock (17"") and his finger impacted an airlock. The employee lost the fleshy front tip of his middle f...
01/26/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing the ductwork and was tightening down a nut when his ratchet slipped off of the nut. The employee lost his balance and fell backwards. The employee impacted a handrail support t...
06/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 6d restricted Employee was pushing on a pallet that had stopped short of the end of the roll conveyor. Employee's stomach muscles were in a condition which allowed this last act of pushing a pallet to cause emplo...
05/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assigned the task of removing the liner from a furnace. Castable frefractory had formed around the bottom of liner and employee was using a hammer and chisel to loosen this and also a cu...
01/31/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Heavy Equipment/Diesel Mechanic with over three years of experience was using a pry bar approximately 5 feet long to straighten a mirror bracket on an end loader. The bar slipped out of the bracket...
10/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee started shoveling at Belt 2 head pulley at the crusher. Approximately 45 minutes into the job felt shooting pain from left rib side to right side with shortness of breath. Employee stood th...
04/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was changing out an airlock when the airlock came loose and fell on his right arm.
08/14/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were in the process of setting the tension. The other was holding tension on spring with spanner wrench. EE was preparing to put a locking pin which holds spring in place, began to place...
05/26/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was performing a maintenance activity at a height of approx 8 ft, the ee used a retractable tape measure as a pointing device. While pointing at a damaged roller, the tape became entang...
02/26/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None AT SHIFT CHANGE, THE ON-COMING AND OFF-GOING OPERATORS WERE DISCUSSING SHIFT CHANGE INFORMATION WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE. DURING THIS TIME, THE EEFELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EE F LUSHED T...
10/23/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None AN UNAUTHORIZED ENTRANT INTO THE UNDERGROUND MINE, WHO WAS NEITHER AN EE NOR CONTRACTOR OF THE MINE OPERATOR, RECEIVED FATAL INJURY WHEN THE UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE SHE OCCUPIED WAS STRUCK BY ROCK FALLIN...
06/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost DURING AN INSPECTION OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AT THE BASE OF MILL 10 RAMP NORTH DOOR, THE EE FELL WHILE WALKING. NO UNSAFE PLANT CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.