Smoky Canyon Mine — Accidents

Total: 115 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/20/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing a brake inspection of a Trailer when EE was measuring the slack adjuster a small chunk of dirt fell between EE's safety glasses and EE's eye causing scratches on EE's eye. we took E...
09/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WIPING DOWN HUB SURFACE OF THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ON 13060. ANOTHER EMPLYOEE WAS REMOVING DUO-CONE SEAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE DAMAGED METAL RING SPUNG FORWARD AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RI...
04/15/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician was stripping wire with a box knife, when the electrician pulled the wire the knife caught pinky finger requiring 3 stitches.
02/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was picking up a chock block that was froze down and felt discomfort to their left shoulder. They continued to work and did not want to be seen by a doctor. On April 18th they reported that t...
11/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 11/18/2024 an Employee was getting into a pickup truck when employee slipped on the ice and caught themself on the door. Employee felt a twinge in lower back. Employee was taken in for a check up....
05/22/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was descending a set of stairs when EE felt a pop in left knee.
03/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was working over on another shift on 3/19/2024 changing a hydraulic hose under a 785 haul truck. When the employee stood up the employee felt a pop in knee. Employee was scheduled to return t...
01/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending off a Kenworth T-800 when employee lost 3 points of contact landing on butt on the ground. Causing pain to lower back.
08/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was doing a shop inspection and seen a tire out of place, when EE bent down and picked it up to return it to its proper location EE felt pain in EE's lower back.
04/21/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee strained their left wrist and forearm back on 08/08/2018, pushing on the door handle of a 785 CAT haul truck. Surgery had to be performed on 04/21/2021 to remove some scar tissue from the wr...
02/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was exiting a 785 haul truck. Stepped off ladder rolling their ankle. Minor first aid was administered. Employee felt like could return back to work. Two days later employee started feeling m...
12/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Operator was attempting to access the cab of a CAT D10 dozer. Slipped and fell onto dozer push arm. Employee was transferred to hospital for observation. After x-rays were performed it was determined...
12/10/2020 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 8d restricted Operator was attempting to access the cab of CAT 345 track hoe. Employee pushed off with leg when they felt a pop and discomfort in left knee. Employee was transferred to the hospital for observation....
05/21/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Tire service tech, operating a IMT tire service crane/manipulator. Pick up a 3300-51 haul tire in a scrap pile. Lifted tire approximately 6'ft, tire slipped out of tire clamp, impacting the ground a...
03/16/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An operator in the mill was running a loader on the mill stockpile ore pad, feeding the mill hopper. When operator was getting out of loader at the end of shift, employee felt a pain going down right...
08/02/2019 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee maintaining equipment in mobile fuel truck lost power and brakes moving down a steep grade resulting in over-turned truck.
01/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 21d restricted Employee was shoveling frozen mud from the track frame of a D-10 dozer when EE felt a strain in right shoulder. Employee went to the doctor for observation two days later. EE was referred to an orth...
08/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a Lock Ring from a 785D wheel assembly. The Lock Ring began to fall off the wheel assembly. The employee tried to stop the Lock Ring from falling resulting in the employee gettin...
05/29/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were replacing teeter tubes inside the hydrosizer. There were filings left inside tubes from drilling out nozzles. While lowering teeter tubes filings fell onto employee getting into left ey...
05/15/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were removing a pivot shaft seal using a pry bar and a utility knife. While one employee was prying on the seal the other employee was cutting the seal when the pry bar slipped off and s...
05/03/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a Hilti caulking gun to dispense epoxy into loose bolts. Employee failed to puncture the seal on end of tube and pumped pressure into the tube. When nothing came out, employee tur...
12/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was lowering a piston into a ram of a track adjuster for a D 10 dozer. When piston was in place employee grabbed it and was lowering the overhead crane to unhook lifting straps. The crane ho...
06/24/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a zip tie off of an extension cord. The blade of the pocket knife slipped and struck the employee in the left hand. The employee received 6 stitches on left hand.
06/23/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee reported to work on 6/23/16, knee was swollen so employee left to see doctor. Employee was admitted into the hospital with a staph infection. Employee had some old welding burns on arm and...
11/09/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a hole in and vent the bottom of a 1 gallon RV antifreeze bottle used to fill the water system of a blast hole drill. The bottle slipped from his hands, emplo...
06/27/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Kenworth blast truck was being used to load holes on a shot on the G haul road when driver lost control and rolled down a steep ramp tipping truck up onto its side at the bottom of the ramp. The driv...
01/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was helping install Hilfickers around the inlet and outlet of a fifteen foot culvert. Employee stepped over the four foot rise to retrieve a rake that was stored inside the culvert. Employe...
12/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading oak blocking timbers from his trailer to his ramps to load a piece of equipment when he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder (strain).
10/19/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person had is arm and hands between a fusion machine carriage using a crescent wrench. He was using this tool to wrench out the liner to help the liner pipe line up. staff member closed the carriage o...
05/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was heading up the stairs to the upper control room of the mill to answer the phone. Employee was just reaching the top of the stairway and caught their toe on the step causing them to fall...
03/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking in the mill area between the flock tanks on main floor. Employee was going to get hose to finish the clean up at shift end. Employee slipped on the wet concrete, falling and bru...
02/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was walking up the stair way into the lubrication planning office, slipped on some black ice and was not able to catch themselves, landing on right shoulder. It had snowed the night before,...
12/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was under a D-10 dozer doing maint. When employee crawled out they felt a pain in right knee (employee has had prior issues with same knee). Surgery was done on 2/6/2012 and it has not bee...
10/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing blow bar keeper blocks from the shales crusher when the block slipped out of their hand, went to grab it and wedging left thumb between bar and rotor of the mill. Employee went...
09/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on an old spool of three inch fuel hose, did not see the wire reinforcement sticking out the end of rubber. He was moving hand to get better grip and wire caught middle finger on...
06/30/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 249d lost Employee was using a pry bar to dismantle and repair a light duty vehicle drive shaft when he sustained right shoulder pain. Was reported as a minor strain and employee would monitor improvement. Smo...
05/16/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was Using an air arc, had face shield and safety glasses on. Employee lifted shield, had not pushed the air release button on gouging torch which blew debris into the air. Employee did not...
04/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning work area at close of shift, was using a pressure reducer on an air hose to clean up work bench. There was an accumulation of dust and metal shavings that was hidden between ite...
02/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was removing roller pin with a porta power from the under carriage of a D10 dozer. Pin became wedged,employee was tapping it with a 3lb. hammer. When the pin gave free it hit employee in the...
09/11/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 49d restricted Employee was using a porta power to push a pin out of track frame, the pin slipped and porta power fell on employees right shoulder. There was damage to a tendon and surgery was done on 11/22/2010, f...
06/01/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was in the shuttle bus ridding back from pit area to the main mine parking area. The bus hit a rut in the road and as a result the employee hit left elbow on window frame, needing to see the...
02/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a can of welding rods by pulling on the pop top tab, it hung up and employee grabed the can to get a better hold. Employee was not wearing gloves and caught right index finger on...
01/21/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a saws-all to cut a 2x6 stud with a plywood sheet attached to the back. The saw kicked back when it hit a knot or a screw in the wood, cutting left 5th digit and requiring stitches...
08/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a drill press to drill 1-1/2 inch hole, bit was slipping so employee was using a chuck to tighten. Employee stepped to the right to get a better position and hit the foot actuator,...
08/01/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a 992G Cat front end loader when a hydraulic hose on the tilt ram sprayed fluid inside the cab. Operator had safety glasses on but did get some over spray in eyes. For precaut...
06/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the B pit area on the date of incident and around 2:00 PM. He started to have some irritation in left eye, he filled out an accident packet at end of shift. The next morning...
04/09/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 8d restricted Employee was using a pressurized grease system on 2085 lube truck to get a small amount of grease to put on the o-ring on a hyd. filter while servicing a D10 dozer. The grease system injected grease...
09/27/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was testing a hydraulic pressure line and was using a pressure hose guage with a ball valve. The guage or ball valve was rated as high as the pressure in the line. The ball valve came apart...
12/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was operating a Cat 988 loader feeding an ore hopper. When employee was digging into the stock pile a large rock was buried in the pile and he hit it with the loader jamming right arm and sho...
11/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to adjust the louvers in the heater vent of a Cat 988 loader, when his fingers, (pointer and middle) came in contact with the heater fan. Employee received 10 stitches in fingers.