South Fort Meade Mine — Accidents

Total: 168 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted MS FOREMAN AND MS JOURNEYMAN WERE REPLACING PIPING `T's ON THE SIZER IN THE WASH PLANT. THEY SUCCESSFULLY DISASSEMBLED (2) PIPE `T'S. WHILE DISASSEMBLING THE 3RD `T', A COMPRESSION PIPE CONNECTION FAI...
11/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE walked in between rock box and flex. EE signaled, crane operator understood to be ""Boom Up"" suction pipe, so final tie in could be made. After signaling crane, EE moved into the line of fire. Whe...
09/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 40d restricted Employee encountered pain in right shoulder while in process of servicing pump rockbox door 9/24/15. EE was treated conservatively at the time. On 2/9/16 employee went back to clinic, he was re-evalua...
08/05/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 103d restricted EE was walking down a slope to a flange that needed to be cut when his right foot got stuck in the mud and he twisted his knee. Knee continued to bother employee: EE was later sent for MRI which revea...
04/23/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 23d restricted The employee seen the nurse at the dispensary for numbness in his right elbow and right wrist. Employee was diagnosed by Doctor as having carpal tunnel that requires surgery.
03/24/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 121d lost, 61d restricted While hauling fill, the employee hit a series of holes in the haul road causing injury to his back
11/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was installing tail bearing housing while holding housing with one hand, mechanic was using a hammer to help drive the housing on when he struck his ring finger on the left hand hitting his f...
07/10/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 61d restricted The float crew was unbolting 20"" pipe near the #11 Pit. The leaderman was walking along side of the pipeline toward the next flange and stepped on soft ground, fell, twisting his Right knee.
04/24/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving locomotive down the main line to retrieve an empty rail car set. The weather conditions were foggy and the locomotive collided with loaded Big Bend cars that occupied the same tra...
01/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 135d restricted Employee was bolting up a 24"" pipe in north bowlegs area, as he went to carry the impact gun to the flanges stepped into a wet area and his left foot went down about 8"" to 10"" into the mud. He went...
12/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 98d restricted Plant maintenance mechanics were replacing an old 30 ft piece of suction pipe. When they picked the pipe up the corroded end broke off, the end of the pipe kicked up and hit one of the maintenance mec...
08/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Employee was slipping a cable choker, which was attached to the John Deere tractor, through the dump rope bucket eye when the choker tightened unexpectedly. This motion resulted in the pinching of the...
02/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted 2 EE replaced broken spider 605 log. When completed, inspected tail bearing of log shaft. Bearing worn on bottom; rotated to top side. To rotate it 180 degrees, shaft lifted to replace bearing housing...
12/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was reinstalling a water spray header on 601 log after installing new log shafts. Employee was attempting to align the spray bar header assembly using his arms and body to position the assemb...
12/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost Employee was returning to his truck after checking #5 water return truck, he stepped over a power cable between the pump sled and the switch gear sled. While doing this he stepped in a hole and fell f...
11/30/2012 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None There was not an accident on the mine site. The incident was attributed to an individual's pre-existing personal health condition. An employee operating a crane was observed as non responsive. Our Eme...
11/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted EE finished cleaning second floor offices. EE started down stairs leading to first floor slipped and fell landing on backside.
09/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 132d restricted Employee was measuring a gap in the pipe line at the mud ball pit. He squatted down to look back at the flex and when he stood up he felt a sting in his right knee. He did not report this to the super...
08/20/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was swapping a motor and pump from one base/sled to a new base/sled, the employee stepped across the old base/sled to the new base/sled, when stepping onto the new base/sled he turned wrong a...
07/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Float Crew Employee attempted to cross over matrix line to inspect pump for leak. Employee stated he sat on pipe and threw both legs over the pipeline. While attempting to stand back up, his right foo...
06/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was moving an old toilet that was on the ground beside a dumpster, the tank busted and cut his finger through his glove.
06/14/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Two mechanics were installing a resistor bank on dragline 16. They brought it in to the machine house with the side winch and set it on the floor. They manually moved it across the floor to position i...
04/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 115d restricted While stepping into fuel containment area IW slipped and fell causing injury.
02/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted The injured employee had an open end wrench in his left hand. He slipped while ascending a pile of fractured surface clay. In an attempt to prevent himself from falling, the injured employee extended...
11/15/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Notified from Audiologist on 11/15/2011 of recordable hearing loss.
11/15/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Notified from Audiologist on 11/15/2011 of recordable hearing loss.
11/15/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Notified from Audiologist on 11/15/2011 of recordable hearing loss.
08/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was stacking wood cribbing weighing 30-35 lbs onto a forklift and felt a pain in his lower back.
07/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was on the SFM 1 clay settling area checking water level at the #12 Spillway. After dropping in 2 boards at the spillway, the employee was climbing back up the stairs when he noticed wasps ar...
05/11/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding/gouging under a dragline tub when a piece of metal particle entered his left eye.
02/18/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was removing bolts from a hammer mill door utilizing a 3/4"" impact wrench fitted with a 3/4"" to 1/2"" adapter to accept the smaller socket. The adapter reportedly failed causing the socket...
02/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Float Plant Assistant was replacing a 100 watt florescent light bulb above the burn out station. As the employee went to remove the light cover, he bumped an unsecured Plexiglas plate with his right a...
12/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Replacing 3-ways on dump chains and the bridle pins (1 3/4"" x 9"") He picked the bridle pin (with the top ""keeper"" in place) up with his right hand, by the top(above the ""keeper"") He started to d...
12/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted replacing return rollers on the pebble stacker conveyor. He was on the south side about a 1/4 of the way up. Employee was lying on right side of grading, facing the conveyor with his head towards the...
11/23/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted Employee was taking pin out of clevis that was located on the face plate. It had a bar in the hole to loosen it and the bar slipped out of the hole and mashed his finger on the shell.
06/21/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was exiting the restroom across the hall from the West training room when the door closed on his right foot, twisted his knee and he fell to the floor.
03/24/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While driving on bpm berm; IW was distracted. Upon, his looking back to the road; he was in wind row pulling him over the edge of the berm.
03/07/2010 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Field man was assisting in running matrix line with leader man. While working, he bent down(squatted) to see pipe alignment and felt sharp pain in right knee. Employee did NOT report the injury when i...
12/16/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding and grinding in right side of ballest. Unknown how or when foreign body entered eye. EE was wearing PPE.
10/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As part of 16 dragline repair day employee was inserting a 6 diameter x 18 long square headed pin into the hitch plate on the bucket. EE rotated the pin to line it up with the hole and once it aligned...
09/14/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 60d lost EE was relocating fan, stuck fingers through the guard and fan blades struck fingers.
08/31/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Cleaning oil spill (which ocurred moments prior during repair of oil line on cab side of 10 dragline placing crocker sacks & soak pads on ground) employee slipped & fell landing on back. EE had placed...
08/28/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was at the 12 pit preparing to drill out broken stud on stuffing box when the drill mechanism that powers the drill was inadvertently contacted causing the drill bit to contact his left thumb...
08/12/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was walking thought tall growth using machete. Machete slipped out of hand and cut left shin.
07/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 76d restricted July 28, 12:15pm employees at 10 dragline socketing dump rope. Oiler using pry bar to set rope in socket groove. Bar slipped, oiler fell forward & tripped over drag socket. Dragline operator reached t...
06/24/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted Right middle finger caught between hammer handle and brass ring causing a laceration.
06/23/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Drag system kicked out on overcurrent. Electrician was called to machine and reset. Within 5 minutes drag system tripped out again. Electrician checked back of machine and reset once again. Within a f...
05/08/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING 20"" 90 ELL IN CYCLONE RETURN WATER LINE, EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A BEAM AS HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS IN THE 90 ELL. TREATED CONSERVATIVELY, SEEN BY ORTHO FOR CONTINU...
11/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 141d restricted Employee was getting back on tractor when he slipped and fell app. 6-7 feet off the tractor to the ground landing on his buttocks. Originally reported as minor first aid on 11/22/2008. After Medical e...
11/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was using a pry bar to raise coupling on lighting gearbox. The pry bar slipped, pinching left pinky finger between pry bar and edge of gearbox. Incident was originally reported on 11/19/2008...