Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyor — Accidents

Total: 300 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/09/2005 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost This employee is suffering back pain that he attributes to 33 years of operating equipment at the mine. He has no specific incident or event that relates to the onset. We estimate he has over 40,000 h...
01/15/2005 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE is a welder and was changing spreader bar on the Marion 8200 dragline. Temp. extremely cold (-30F) & after the shift EE's toes were tingling. Toes were still numb on 01/17/05 when EE returned to...
01/12/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost Employee reports that years of running dozer has caused him pain in his neck and shoulder area. Over the years, the employee was unable to eliminate the pain and on May 26, 2010 underwent surgery.
12/30/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 12/30/2004 the employee reported ever increasing pain in his shoulders and attributes it to his duties as an over the road truck driver(rolling tarps, shifting, etc). On March 30, 2005 he reporte...
12/16/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee reported on 12/16/2004 that he had been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and attributes it to the many years of driving light vehicles in his postition as a coal mine supervisor.
12/15/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported on 12/15/04 he is having difficulty with his shoulders, and that it is getting progressively more painful over the years. He attributes the pain to years of repetitive motion using...
10/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost The employee stepped off of the ladder on a Coal Hauler and when his foot hit the ground, his ankle rolled. He experienced immediate pain. He was transported to the Colstrip Medical Center and refer...
10/08/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was changing dump rope on Marion 8050 Dragline. When the rope was moved, a loop of the dump rope struck the employee in the ribs. He was transported to Colstrip Medical Center and then to B...
09/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a bearing on a crusher. The spanner wrench slipped and the employee's finger was pinched between the wrench and the machined edge of the bearing housing. He was treated at the...
08/13/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was a passenger in a Euclid Ch-120 haul truck riding in the jump seat. The loaded truck stopped to dump and when the brake was set the tractor frame failed breaking nearly completely through...
08/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE WAS CLEANING A GREASE SPILL FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WALKING SHOE ON THE DRAGLINE. HE STEPPED ACROSS A WIRE ROPE SHOE ALIGNMENT CABLE & CAUGHT EITHER HIS SHOE OR PANT LEG ON A CLAMP. HIS OTHER FOO...
07/28/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 10d lost, 30d restricted On July 28, 2004 employee reported his hands have started going numb. Numbness could not be related to any specific date, time or event. Employee believes numbness is a result of years of repetitive...
07/27/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driving into pit, the employee's truck jack-knifed on wet road and came to a sudden stop, jarring his neck and back. Examined that day, returned to work with no restrictions. On November 17, 2004 em...
07/05/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On July 05, 2004 the employee reported he was having difficulty with his shoulders. He attributes the pain to years of repetitive motion using hammers and impact wrenches in his position as a welder/...
05/21/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On May 21, 2004 the employee reported pain in his left elbow and arm. The employee is a mechanic and the pain apparently is caused by years of repetitive motion repairing heavy equipment. The employ...
05/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After his shift of checking in freight in the warehouse the employee reported back pain. He was examined at the Colstrip Medical Center on 05/21/04. To date he has miss no time and has had no restric...
04/26/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a water wagon the employee drove over a bump in the road, the air seat bottomed out and did not return to the original position. He reported pain in his lower back from the incident....
04/15/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 4/15/04, EE reported pain in his left hip, lower back and left thigh. He cannot relate this pain to a specific time or date, but reports that the pain has been on and off for about two years. The...
04/09/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost On April 09, 2004. the employee was climbing a ladder while carrying a 1000 watt electrical lamp. He slipped on the rung of a ladder and caught himself with his right arm. He reported pain in his rig...
03/25/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost EE climbing step ladder, he'd leaned against a portion of a dust collector in order to repair a portion of ducting. as he was reaching to secure his fall protection, the ladder feet kicked out. He fel...
03/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was walking in the pit when he stepped on a berm of coal. The coal slipped out from under his right foot and he tried to catch himself with his left leg. This action caused his left knee to...
03/01/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost The employee was using a sledge hammer to drive keeper pins from dragline teeth, and experienced pain in his right shoulder. At the time no medical attention was sought. On May 12, the employee repo...
02/13/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost THE EE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN IN A 100-TON END DUMP. HE WAS UNAWARE THE PAD HAD RECENTLY BEEN WATERED AND WAS ICY. WHEN HE DROVE ON THE DUMP PAD, THE TRUCK SLID ON THE ICE. WHEN THE TRUCK W ENT OFF TH...
02/10/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS A WELDER, ON AN 80 CUB YARD DRAGLINE BUCKET. EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A STEEL PLATE TO REPAIR THE BUCKET. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRUSH DIRT OFF OF THE BU RNING T...
01/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING ON A DRAGLINE WAS PRE-HEATING THE RACE ON THE SPIDER BEARING WAS CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE ON THE RACE NODDED TO THE GUYS 0K AND THEY HOISTED THE BEARING UP AND PINCHED MY FINGER.
01/02/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS WORKING IN THE BASKET OF A MAN LIFT WORKING ON THE DUST COLLECTOR AT THE TRUCK LOAD OUT. THE EE WAS CONNECTING COLD AND VERY STIFF HYDRAULIC HOSES, AND THE NATURE OF THE JOB REQUIRED CO NTINUOU...
12/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE IS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WHO WAS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED DUTIES HELPING THE SHOP MECHANICS. HE WAS STEPPING FROM THE DECK OF A 992 CAT LOADER TO THE FRONT FENDER. AS HE STRETCHED TO COMPLE TE HIS...
10/22/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES INT HE SEAM BAY, CLEANING A KRESS COAL HAULER. AS THE EE WAS WALKING TO THE REAR OF THE MACHINE, HE MISJUDGED HIS LOCATION, AND WHEN HE STOOD UP UNDER THE KRESS HAUL ER, HE...
10/15/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED DUTIES DRIVING A 160 TON DART COAL HAULER. HE NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP WHICH GRADUALLY INCREASED AS HE CONTINUED DRIVING THE HAUL TRUCK. HE SOUGHT...
10/10/2003 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE COMPUTER TECH. WAS ASSISTING CO WORKER MOVING A COMPUTER POWER SUPPLY DOWN TO THE ADMIN. OFFICE BASEMENT. THE EE WAS ONT HE HANDLES OF THE MOVING CART AND WAS TRYING TO SLOW THE DECENT DOWN THE...
10/10/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING A FARM TYPE TRACTOR TO MOVE A JUNCTION BOX AND THE ELECTRICAL TRAILING CABLE ATTACHED TO THE BOX, THE EE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO LOOPS OF CABLE, AND THE STRAIN...
09/25/2003 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 A FIRE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #1 SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR ON #126 DRAGLINE. THE FIRE WAS CONTROLLED AT 12:45 BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. NO INJURIES RESULTED BUT THE MOTOR WAS SIGNIFI...
09/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO SPOOLS OF ELECTRIC WIRE HAD BEEN MOVED WITH A LIFT TRUCK. WHEN MOVED THE TOP SPOOL(ABOUT 100 LB.S) TIPPED OFF THE LARGER BOTTOM SPOOL AGAINST A CHAINLINK FENCE. THE EE WAS MOVING THE TOP SPOOL AND...
09/19/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE EMPLOYEE HAS STATED: ""AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICING EQUIPMENT THE REPETITIVE MOTION FROM GREASING AND FUELING HAS WORN OUT MY JOINTS."" HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY WITH AN INJURY REPORT ON SEPT. 22, 20...
08/22/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 70d lost EE REPORTED SEVERE PAIN IN BOTH KNEES, AND WANTED TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP. THE EE HAS BEEN AN OPERATOR OF A COAL SHOVEL FOR 28 YEARS. IN ORDER TO SWING THE SHOVEL IT REQUIRES CONSTANT USE OF BOTH LEGS AN...
06/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WIRE ROPE TAILS OFF OF A WOOD WIRE ROPE SPOOL. AFTER THE NUTS HAD BEEN CUT OFF OF THE U-BOLT THAT RETAINED THE TAILS ON THE WOODEN SPOOL, HE USED A SHORT PRY BAR TO P RY THE...
06/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON AN AIRLINE, A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF AIR OCCURRED. FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS IMBEDDED IN THE EE'S LEFT HAND AND LOWER ARM. FIRST AID WAS ADMISTERED, AND TH E EE WA...
06/07/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS A TRUCK DRIVER. AT THE END OF HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT ON JUNE 7,2003, AS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF HIS TRUCK, HE ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SPR AIN.
05/06/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSIGNED THE REPAIR DUTIES OF WELDING IN A COAL HANDLING CHUTE BELOW SECONDARY CRUSHER AT THE CRUSHER CONVEYOR SYSTEM. HE REPOSITIONED HIS BODY TO PERFORM OVERHEAD WELDING. WHILE DOING SO THE H...
04/24/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost The employee was steaming out the power train area of a dozer. The dozer floorboards were removed and he was standing on the top of the driveline cover when a foot slipped off the cover. The next da...
03/17/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost THE EMPLOYEE INFORMED US HE WAS HAVING TOO MUCH BACK PAIN TO REPORT FOR HIS AFTERNOON SHIFT ON 03/18/03. HE RELATES IT TO BEING JARRED PERIODICALLY WHILE HAULING SCORIA ROCK WITH A 657 SCRAPER ON 03/1...
03/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A LIGHT VEHICLE AND WHILE SWINGING HIS LEGS OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HE FELT A HOT STABBING PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. EE IS UNABLE TO RELATE THIS TO A SPECIFIC TIME AND IS NOT SU RE IT H...
12/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost ON 12-26-02 EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS AN OILER ON #136 B/E 280-B COAL SHOVEL. HE WAS WORKING BETWEEN THE HOIST DRUM AND THE ELECTRICAL LUBE SYSTEM BREAKERS, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON A PROTRU DING PI...
10/11/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS WELDING IN THE TUB OF THE MARION 8050 #124 DRAGLINE AND WAS CHIPPING THE SLAG OFF OF THE WELD. A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW OFF AND OVER THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT...
08/23/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 8-23-02, THE EE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES AS A COAL DRILL OPERATOR. WHILE MOVING THE DRILL FROM ONE HOLE TO THE NEXT, HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE REAR OF THE DRILL. AT THAT TIME HE FELT A...
08/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A BUCYRUS ERIE COAL SHOVEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AFTER REPLACING A SEAL IN THE RIGHT HAND SWINGER, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A PINION ON THE SHAFT...
07/03/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO THE COMPANY ON JULY 23, THAT HE WAS HAVING BACK PAIN AND THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE CONT SITTING AS AN EQUIP OPERATOR AND MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO WATER TRUCK OPERATION ON OR ABOUT...
06/28/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES OF OPERATING A COAL TRUCK. HIS NORMAL JOB HAS BEEN OPERATING DRAGLINE FORTHE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. HE OPERATED COAL TRUCK STARTING THE WEEK OF JUNE 17 AND HIS BACK STARTED BOTHERI...
06/18/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS OPERATING A 657 SCRAPER ON JUNE 17 & 18, 2002. HE IS A QUALIFIED OPERATOR HOWEVER HAD BEEN ASSIGNED DRAGLINE DUTIES THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. RECENT REDUCTION IN FORCE AT THE MINE CAUSED A CHANGE...
05/30/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost THE INJURED EE WAS TRANNUNG A TRACK DRILL ON THE COAL SURFACE FOLLOWING THE DETONATION OF A RECENTLY CONMPLETED DRILL PATTERN, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR STARTING A NEW PATTERN. THE DISTANCE TO B E TRAVE...