Sweetwater Mine/Mill — Accidents

Total: 164 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/13/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED WHILE CHANGING A STRIKER BAR ON A ROCK BOLTER, HE USED A HARD METAL HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. A METAL CHIP BROKE OFF OF THE STRIKER BAR IMBEDDING IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM. A DR. REMOVED T...
06/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A LINER WITH A ROPE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. LINER WEIGHED 150 LBS. AND WAS BEING LOWERED APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET INTO TRIPPER CHUTE ABOVE FINE ORE BINS. PHYSICAL THERAP Y BEGAN...
05/31/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None WE HAD REPEATED POWER FAILURE DUE TO INCOMING VOLTAGE LOW. THIS CAUSED THE DYNA-BRAKE TO LOOSE ITS MEMORY. RE-PROGRAMED DYNA-BRAKE. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED AT 12:15 PM THAT THE HOIST WAS DOWN AND WA S CALLE...
05/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A BAD SECTION OF PIPE USING HYSTER FORKLIFT TO SUPPORT ONE END OF THE PIPE THAT HAD TO BE CUT OFF. INJURED WAS SUPPORTING THE OTHER END OF THE PIPE WHILE EE REMOVED T HE CLAMP,...
05/10/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OTHER SOUTH MINE TRAIN OPERATOR WAS RETURNING SOUTH TO GET ANOTHER LOAD. TRAIN WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL AT #2 SWITCH CURVE HEADED FOR #4 RAISE TO LOAD ORE. TRAIN WENT PAST 32E/713 FUEL BAY THE LOAD...
05/03/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost EMPLOYEE STARTED SCALING BACK AND TOP OF RIBS WHILE WORKING THEIR WAY DOWN THE PILLAR, EE WAS STRUCK ON TOP OF THE HEAD BY A PIECE OF LOOSE 8"" BY 10"" WEIGHING AROUND 20 LBS. AND IT FELL ABOUT 10' TO...
02/08/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HER RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING IN A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO SMALL BONE IN RIGHT ANKLE. ANKLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FRACTURED RESULTING IN CHRONIC ANKLE SPRAINS. DR R ECOMMEN...
09/29/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost TWO EMPLOYEES WERE USING THE UTILITY TRUCK TO HANG VENT BAG IN 696 N/E-850. ONE EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BASKET UP WHILE HOLDING VENT BAG IN OTHER HAND. HE HEARD INJURED CALL FOR HELP, TURNED AND SAW HIM P...
09/20/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost WHILE HAND MINING HE PUT PRESSURE ON SCALING BAR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE, BU EE BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 10/11/00.
04/11/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None POWER KICKED OFF #43 HOIST. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED. HOIST REPAIRED AND BACK IN SERVICE AT 12:45 PM
04/11/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None POWER KICKED OFF #43 HOIST. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED. HOSIT REPAIRED AND BACK IN SERVICE AT 4:00 PM.
03/30/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None MAN HOIST FIALED TO OPERATE DUE TO FAILURE OF MICO SWITCH WHICH WAS REPLACED. REPORTED TO MSHA BY PHONE. HOIST WAS DOWN FROM 10AM TO 12NOON
01/18/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost EE CLAIMS WHILE SCALING OVERHEAD, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. FIRST DAY OF LOST TIME IS 1/24/00. (MODIFIED REPORT BASED ON DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS).
01/04/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING INSPECTION ON #2 SHAFT, WE DISCOVERED THE BRACKET BROKE ON SOUTHEAST DOG ON SOUTHWEST CORNER. BRACKET APPEARS TO BE BROKE DUE TO YEARS OF SERVICE, METAL WEAR AND METAL FATIGUE. MSHA-ROL LA WAS...