Smoky Valley Common Operations — Accidents

Total: 290 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/09/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Below freezing temperatures, leading to icy areas on the slope. The employee fell, jarring their back.
11/11/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee coming downstairs of a haul truck, their knee popped resulting in 2 tears that require surgery.
08/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was exiting a Bobcat Skidsteer loader and rolled their left ankle.
06/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 14d restricted An employee was working on an Auto Valve, when the handle was pulled, it came loose and the employee lost their balance causing them to fall. Resulting in a fracture on fibular head.
05/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While unbolting a flange, a faulty bolt with threads coming off contacted the right index finger, resulting in 13 stitches.
04/09/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was operating a haul truck and was jarred while being loaded by a shovel.
03/27/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 24d restricted Employee was lifting an equipment part out of a storage bin and felt a pull in their lower back.
02/23/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee felt a pop in their hip while picking up a paint bucket on 2/23 and then again while changing filters on 2/24 that resulted in additional back pain.
02/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was putting a wheel chock into a chock holder when they smashed their finger resulting in a fracture.
02/09/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was attempting to seat a clamp and struck right thumb with brass hammer. Employee has a fracture in thumb.
01/31/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was checking fire extinguishers and stepped on a rock rolling EE's right ankle.
01/25/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 103d lost, 5d restricted Employee was performing work with a sledgehammer on 1/25/25. Due to increasing pain, medical attention was requested on 1/27/25 and the employee was taken off of work.
01/08/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee had a pipe wrench up to chest while working on a pipe and was trying to use body weight for leverage when employee felt a pop in ribs. On 1/13/25, the employee was taken off of work after fur...
01/05/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None A haul truck operator was jarred, while being loaded by a loader, when the loader bucket made contact with the bed of the haul truck. On 1/16/2025, the employee was taken off of work due to continuous...
09/13/2024 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was entering mine site for start of shift and felt something hit their eye. Prescription medication was later given to prevent any infection due to evidence of a foreign object that had been...
09/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Contributing factor are trip hazard, multiple people in station.
07/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted When moving the rod holder jaw on a drill, the employee pinched their finger resulting in a partial finger amputation that required sutures.
07/06/2024 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 1d restricted Employee was racking out a substation and grabbed a live stab resulting in an electrical shock and burns.
06/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee felt a pop in their chest while lifting a pipe to screw in spin locks.
05/15/2024 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was exposed to nitrogen dioxide on 5/15/24. On 6/6/24, it was determined that the employee was experiencing respiratory related symptoms due to this incident and additional medical treatment...
03/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Empire Employee twisted knee after it was caught in between ice chest and other items in the back of service truck.
01/08/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 49d restricted On 1/8/2024 employee was assisting with lifting an oven onto a cart when they felt pain in their shoulder. It was later determined that surgery was needed and was completed on 6/13/2024.
07/31/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking down a 6060 cat shovel with a small box. EE fell approximately 7 steps to the ground. This resulted in the employee sustaining some scratches to their stomach, knees, and face. Al...
07/01/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's hand made contact with a sharp spinning bolt resulting in a laceration.
06/12/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's hand made contact when wrench slipped off bolt causing a laceration.
04/07/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual went to tighten the pipe collar with an impact. This was when the right index finger got caught between the impact socket and the table bushing bolt. Resulting in finger laceration.
01/20/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee slipped and fell due to snow on the ground resulting in a distal fibula fracture.
11/28/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 13d restricted Employee was walking when they stepped wrong and twisted their knee on 11/28/2022. On 12/21/2022, it was determined that the employee needed surgery due to a torn meniscus.
09/26/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer and made contact with their hand resulting in a laceration.
09/22/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost their balance and fell forward resulting in a laceration on their forehead.
06/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was installing pump drive. Lining up in proper position. While moving to desired position employee had right pinky finger between pump drive and housing. The pinch resulted in a laceration r...
05/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's hand was pinched between the top edge of a distributor and dart causing a laceration and fracture.
02/06/2022 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 3d restricted EE was finishing blowing off load of Cyanide into ADR tank. Went to back of truck and Cyanide Crystals fell from top of Storage tank and hit EE, the trailer, and the ground. The wind was blowing towa...
12/26/2021 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a laceration that required two stitches when a rubber tire dozer and scraper made contact.
12/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee's foot was smashed when raising the shovel ladder.
10/26/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 23d restricted An employee's finger was pinched resulting in an avulsion that required a skin graft surgery.
10/20/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 30d restricted An employee's finger was contacted causing a fracture.
09/09/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a bushing in a haul cylinder and struck left hand with a hammer. The injury resulted in a non-displaced fracture of the index finger. Employee has been released to ""work to co...
07/13/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee smashed their left hand index finger.
06/25/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 41d restricted An employee attempted to move a large rock and felt pain in their bicep on 6/25/2021. On 7/19/2021 it was determined that the employee had a bicep rupture and surgery was needed.
05/14/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 79d restricted Employee felt pain in their shoulder while using an impact wrench on 5/14/2021. On 7/9/2021, it was determined that the employee had a tear in the shoulder consistent with the 5/14/21 incident.
03/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed their thumb in the hinge side of the cab door.
02/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling PVC casing off the truck at the end of shift. While the casing was being removed, it started to fall. The employee reached to catch the falling casing and caught finger between th...
12/28/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted As an employee was walking they slipped and fell on their shoulder due to ice on the ground. On 1/2/2021 it was determined that the employee had a fracture of the humeral head.
11/19/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut hand.
11/08/2020 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal D-10T Dozer was slot dozing un-shot muck to assist a loader in Phase W-A. After working parallel to the pit crest for approximately an hour, the dozer reversed abruptly to the right and backed over th...
10/24/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 23d restricted An employee was stepping out of a blue room and twisted their knee. On 1/6/2021 the employee was given work restrictions due to a torn meniscus.
08/31/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller's helper attempting to remove cap from drill pipe. Pipe shifted and pinched helper's pinky finger causing a laceration requiring seven sutures.
07/28/2020 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 5d restricted Employee was working out of a manlift to remove wear plate. Tension was taken out of the rigging and the crane motion stopped and then started back in motion. Employee immediately tried to move the ma...
07/24/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 56d restricted Employee felt pain in their knee when they were walking down a slope and stepped onto a treaded liner on 7/24/2020. Employee felt reoccurring pain and on 1/27/2021 it was determined that the employee...