Resolution Mine — Accidents

Total: 62 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted A crew was conducting auger drilling operations. The assistant operator went to retrieve a 4.25"" auger from the storage rack and was struck in the left hand when auger shifted in the rack, pinching E...
11/04/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee caught a boot on the top of a short retaining wall and tripped and fell. The injured struck forehead on the forks of forklift causing a laceration that required three sutures to close.
10/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was struck in the face with a long handle shovel after arguing with an employee over work duties resulting in a laceration.
09/11/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee's finger was pinched between the sub-collar gate latching mechanism when a second employee assisted with opening the gate unexpectedly. The employee received stiches to close the wound.
06/28/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was assisting another employee tighten a drill water swivel when the pipe wrench slipped off the swivel and caused the employee to lose EE's balance and swing the wrench backward towa...
06/21/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main hoist would not pass the start of shift brake test, upon investigation the pinion brake disk was found to have oil on it. Oil was determined to have come from the adjacent hoist bearing.
06/11/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 10:51 the #9 hoist went down with a high temp reading (140? F) on #3 bearing. Employees were evacuated from the shaft using the Auxiliary hoist. The bearing cap was pulled at that time for inspecti...
05/01/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The No. 9 shaft auxiliary cage dog spring was found to be defective during the pre-shift inspection. Underground work was suspended until the new egress cage was commissioned on 5/5/2020.
03/10/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None TPL2 No. 9 shaft east drift pulled out existing ground support and fell. There were no persons in the area at the time the ground fell. 8' resin bolts, 6' splits sets and wire mesh failed due to worki...
03/02/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was drilling with a Jackleg when the drill steel shanked/broke. The employee received a laceration to the L-wrist when employee contacted the end of the broken steel that remained in the...
02/10/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted While working in the shaft the miner fell from height while attempting to access the bench to reattach the bail on the muck bucket. The miner landed on both feet on the muck pile and then rolled. Inju...
09/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The mechanic's left thumb was pinched between the VSM bucket and the cylinder while working to install the retaining pin. The injury required sutures to close the wound.
09/09/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The service hoist at the #9 shaft was placed out of service due to a Synchronize motor failure.
08/17/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main hoist PLC card failed causing the #9 shaft main hoist to trip out. The hoist was down approximately 4 hours.
08/14/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main hoist electrical drive failure caused the #9 main hoist to trip. The employees that were working underground were safely evacuated from the shaft using secondary escape systems.
08/12/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was welding in the shaft when employee noticed irritation in right eye. The employee received on site first aid and was taken to the Emergency room and diagnosed with a corneal abrasion....
08/06/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 shaft Auxiliary Hoist UPS had an output short that was traced back to the master controller causing the system to trip out.
08/05/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 Service Hoist had a #1 motor tachometer failure that resulted in the loss of the hoist operation. There were no miners underground when this occurred. The Hoist was out of service for approxima...
07/18/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Janitorial contractor felt dizzy and nausea and rested in restroom. When standing up, EE fainted and struck head on wall. Based on this, initial 15 minute report made to MSHA Ref 01780594. Transpor...
06/05/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 shaft Auxiliary hoist (secondary hoist) was not functioning properly due to electrical issues. The employees were hoisted out of the shaft using the primary hoist. Once repairs were completed o...
06/30/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The dywidag bolt driver fell from the recently installed bolt, deflected off of the drill, and hit the employee on the right side of the mouth. The drill helper sustained several broken teeth as a res...
06/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee received a small laceration on the palm of left hand when the angle iron employee was holding unexpectedly slid downward.
04/14/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shotcrete dust entered the employee's right eye behind the foam lined safety glasses, while chipping dried shotcrete out of a concrete bucket. The employee was treated and released to full duty.
04/01/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee received flash burns to both eyes while working in the vicinity of plasma cutting that was taking place in the shaft. The exact time of exposure was not known. The employee returned to fu...
03/06/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On the morning of 3/7/2018 the employee reported that the employee thought something was in eye. Although employee was not sure when the incident occurred employee believed it happened while working i...
11/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While at the kitchen sink, an employee squashed a bee against a window pane with a sponge. The window pane broke and the employee cut the back of EE's left hand. EMT was immediately notified and eva...
12/07/2015 HOISTING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 105d restricted The injured miner reported pain to his right knee when the Auxiliary cage slowed rapidly.
02/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The employee slipped and fell off of a ladder while descending it landing on his r-foot, left side. The employee worked without medical treatment until March 9th.
02/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Grouting material entered the right eye around the safety glasses when the return line sprayed the employee in the face.
09/01/2014 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 30d lost The injured ee was assisting the Jackleg driller by helping pull the machine out of previously drilled hole they were cleaning. The wrist of the helpers glove was caught momentarily in the rotating dr...
04/03/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted Employee was holding a length of 3/4"" all thread with his left hand & operating the grinder with his right hand. The grinder kicked back and the cutting wheel contacted his left thumb, causing a 1/2...
05/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While closing the elevator on the pipe the employees finger was pinched between elevator and pipe.
11/18/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laceration to little finger on the left hand due to contact between the bolt driver and the chuck on the Jackleg.
01/17/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller was removing a piece of wood from a pallet with a sledge hammer. As he struck the pallet, a piece of wood came up and struck him in the mouth.
10/14/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 176d restricted A galloway door dislodged from its hinges and fell 50 ft. striking the worker on the lower back.
10/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The worker was rolling over a shaft guide. His finger was pinched between the guide and concrete floor. 4 sutures required to treat wound.
08/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker stepped into a sump hole filled with water. Ankle sprain was diagnosed on 08/17/11. On 09/01/11 an avulsion fracture of the ankle was diagnosed rending the injury Reportable. This is medical on...
07/08/2011 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted The crew was in the process untying and moving the canopy when a sudden gust of wind violently blew the canopy over. The frame of the canopy struck EE in the left shoulder. He was taken to urgent car...
06/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A drill crew was doing a wet trip. The helper was using a bucket to prevent the mud from spraying out of the pipe. The bucket was positioned on the pipe that was hanging in the elevators. As the h...
02/25/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker lifted the handle to dump the trash hopper. The weight of the trash caused the hopper to dump quickly. The finger was pinched between the bottom of the hopper as it rotated past the handle.
02/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was pulling assembly into position when the load shifted and pinched employee's hand between pulley and the bracket.
01/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was removing a clamp from a vertical 8"" pipe. Another vertical 8"" pipe shifted, pinching the worker's small left finger between the pipes.
06/10/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's right hand middle finger tip was pinched between the verticle shaft mucker and the tower frame corner angle iron. Resulted in smashing his finger tip which required suturing.
01/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker opened a 4 inch valve on a charged airline to bleed it off. The force of the air releasing out of an 11 degree elbow caused the end of the pipe to move and it struck the worker on the left side...
06/28/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was drilling with a jackleg drill installing ground support. The air line gooseneck detached from the machine and struck the worker on the right side of the chin.
02/06/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The failure of the hoist hydraulic brake system components that required alternative means of agress is an incident that is immediately reportable to MSHA as required by Part 50. The hoist was down fo...
12/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was placing a steel tie under rails. A rail fell off a track jack and landed on the tie pinching the workers fingers underneath it.
10/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was installing resin cartridge in a drill hole. He lost balance and slipped and his left hand contacted a sharp protruding piece of wire mesh screen.
08/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker attempted to pick up an oxygen bottle. He lost his balance and pinched his hand between the bottle and locomotive frame
06/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving brush, employee caught his left pinky finger between two branches twisting his finger.