Smith No. 1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING WELDING ON 992C IT STARTED TO RAIN HE ENTERED TRUCK BED OF SERVICE TRUCK TO GET A TARP FROM TOOL BOX AS HE WALKED AROUND FRONT OF WELDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING A LADDER L...
10/23/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating FEL and while prying rock with the bucket the bucket slipped off of the rock thus bouncing the FEL and permitting the employee's hand to strike against the CB causing a lacerati...
08/14/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d lost Employee was exiting Caterpillar 777 rock truck and as he was placing his foot on the ground he experienced pain in left elbow. Employee continued to work until Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at which time...
06/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was descending ladder on a Caterpillar 980G when his foot slipped permitting employee to fall approximately four feet (4') thus injuring his lower right leg.
02/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was going to work on the shanks of a Caterpillar 992 FEL. As the bucket was rolled over to gain access to shanks, a chunk of frozen material dislodged from within the deepest part of bucket,...
01/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking towards company truck on snow covered terrain when he slipped and fell striking right rib area on the ground. Employee tried working the following day however he had to return ho...
01/06/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sledging on a ripper tooth, when a piece of the tooth broke off, entering lower left leg. Employee did not miss any work, however; he did seek medical treatment, which makes this a repor...
09/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was changing out a bottom roller on tracks when the pick that was resting on rock split permitting push arm down on employee's lower back.
09/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was descending the ladder on a Caterpillar 992 at the end of his working shift. As he stepped onto the ground level with his left foot his ankle rolled thus injuring the outside part of his...
03/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking over to the opposite side of his D-11 R dozer to show his supervisor where a roller cap bolt was broken, when the employee slipped on some ice that had just been covered over with...
12/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was going up push arm steps to enter the operator's compartment. As he was doing so his right foot slipped on step thus permitting his body to shift allowing his head to strike on the push a...
05/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping co-worker change out the tool cylinder on a Gradall. The pressure on the hydraulics was released and the employee started taking the hydraulic connections apart when some hydraul...
03/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee and a co-worker were prying a piece of rock with a rock bar off the push arm of a dozer when the rock rolled back on the rock bar thus causing the rock bar to come out of employee...
09/28/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER HE EXPERIENCED PAIN DOWN HIS LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10/17/05 AT SUCH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT.
08/18/2005 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Employee was clearing trees on top of an embankment with a caterpillar d5m lgp bulldozer when the bulldozer went over the embankment coming to rest on its side.
06/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost HE WAS TRYING TO HANG THE WRENCH BACK ON THE HOOK WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & FELL ON THE FOOT.
07/21/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost EMPLOYEE WAS EXTRACTING COAL WITH THE GRADALL IN THE CORNER AREA OF THE PIT WHEN THE HIGH WALL SUDDENLY GAVE WAY COMING DOWN ON PART OF THE GRADALL.
07/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EE WAS DRAGGING DISCHARGE HOSE THE HOSE GOT CAUGHT ON A ROCK. HE GAVE IT ANOTHER PULL ON HOSE AND HOSE BROKE FREE OF ROCK THUS PERMITTING EE TO FALL ON ROCKS LACERATING THUMB. EE RECEIVED 7 SUTU...
01/22/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 52d lost WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN/TINGLING IN BOTH HANDS/WRISTS. DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNT IL 1/22...
01/07/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost EE WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO LOADER-SLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT WORKING DAY 1-9-04 BUT STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1-9-04 THUS MAKING THIS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
09/29/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost EE WAS TURNING A METAL PLATE OVER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.
08/21/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EE HAD BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO EDGE OF DUMP SITE AND AS HE WAS RAISING HIS BED THE TRUCK SLID ON DUMP SITE PERMITTING TRUCK TO DROP OFF THE EDGE APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET.
03/07/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE HAD JUST COMPLETED FILLING FUEL TANK IN THE BED OF THE PIT SUPERVISOR'S PICK UP TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED OVER THE TAIL GATE TO GET DOWN-HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN THE MUDDY CONDITIONS THUS FALLING . JOB #21
06/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 45d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON A HEATER FAN (TROUBLE SHOOTING) ON A D-4 DOZER WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY GOT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER CAUGHT IN FAN BLADE.