Sully Mine — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/02/2022 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A mine fire on the passenger side of the Western Star explosives truck occurred. The miners operating the truck extinguished the fire and evacuated the mine.
11/22/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee received a whiplash type of back injury when EE's loader contacted a haul truck when both were backing up. The incident became reportable on December 9th when the injury was determined to be...
04/16/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Field machinist was carrying a boring bar out of the back of the service truck and going down stairs EE tripped and fell forward. The weight of the boring bar smashed EE's hand at impact to ground. Bl...
09/02/2020 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Dismounting a portable bin ladder. Twisted body when they contacted the ground. Resulted in a strained right groin. *This was reported to the mine on 9/11/2020 and became reportable on 9/18/2020.*
07/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Approximately at 2:00 PM an employee was changing the oil filters in the 988 loader. EE placed their leg up against the transmission, causing a burn in the right calf of EE's leg. Employee reported th...
08/16/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with tendonitis by EMG on 8/16/11. Employee claims the injury was sustained from accumulated repetitive motion. Employee will under go therapy on 8/30/11.
08/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting rail rubber for a screen deck when knife he was using slipped out of the cutting surface it lacerated his left hand. The employee was wearing leather gloves and cutting away from...
09/21/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 29d restricted While working on top of the water truck employee tripped and fell into the handrail. Injury was later diagnosed as torn rotator cuff. As of Nov. 1, 2010 employee is unable to perfrom job duties. Surge...
05/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was attempting to manually rotate a truck engine by pulling on the fan belts and fractured his left pinky when it went through an alternator sheave.
06/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 50d restricted Employee was rolling up used conveyor belting when he heard a pop in his left arm and felt intense pain in his left bicep elbow area.
09/25/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A NINE INCH GRINDER NEAR FACE LEVEL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND THE SURFACE OF THE BOOM. THE GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE FACE & NOSE AREA. HE...
09/02/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted EE EXPRESSED SHOULDER PAIN TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN PUSHING SOME STEEL WITH HIS LEGS AND HOLDING ONTO SOMETHING. ON 09/02/2003 EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER . EE WA...
06/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING THE DAMAGED EXHAUST TIP FROM A R35 HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE TIP CAME BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH AND CHIPPING TOOTH.
07/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost CO-WORKER HAD GREASED THE HANDRAILS ON THE TRUCK AS A PRACTICAL JOKE. EE GOT ONE STEP UP THE FRONT LADDER & CONTACTED THE GREASED RAILS & LOST HIS GRIP & FELL TO THE GROUND BELOW.
07/31/2001 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost EE CALLED IN SICK PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT. WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR LATER IN DAY. ILLNESS DUE TO HEATEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES OF STOCK PILE TRUCK DRIVER.
05/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LUMBAR SUPPORT WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER WHILE DISMOUNTING THE HAUL UNIT.