Tata Chemicals Mine — Accidents

Total: 666 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/19/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stripping cable with utility knife employee cut left middle finger requiring three stitches.
07/17/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Standing back 10 feet, employee burned left forearm from condensate splash. Employee was using condensate to unplug dust line on #2 Dissolver Tank. Employee receive 2nd degree burns to left forearm.
07/08/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost Employee was grabbing cable bolt off of bolter when bolter operator signed machine was moving and trammed backwards over left foot.
07/08/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating torque gun to tighten bolts on # 2 filter and pinched EE's left index finger to the shell of the filter. Left index finger was lacerated and required stitches.
07/05/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Two Hoist at the bottom of shaft unloaded bottom of cage and would not jog down to unload the top of the cage. Issue was investigated and issue was fixed. Hoist was operational at 7:45 a.m. MSHA wa...
07/04/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Surface lost power, which affected the mine. After generators were started, #2 hoist had a brake fault, which was found during checks. Miners were staged at 2 hoist. Issue on hoist was resolved and...
07/03/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding on material and a piece of debris went under face shield and safety glasses into right eye. Employee didn't initially know there was anything in the eye until the following day,...
06/26/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production Hoist #3 went down on a limit error and shows parked. Issues were resolved. MSHA was called when hoist was came back operational at 12:30.
06/25/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was walking towards mine shop office, stopped to turn around, and foot caught on floor. From MRO report 7/14/2021, Employee fractured fibular head on left leg.
06/15/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While an employee was unwiring a locked-out motor, employee dropped a nut behind the motor and reached for it. Employee cut arm on a sharp area on the guard for the motor, that was not visible to emp...
05/25/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was tying down two supply trailers using a 3/4 Ton come-a-long, when EE tightened the chain the hook slipped hitting the employee in the back of the arm above the right elbow.
04/30/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee working on ripper chain, hit the ripper chain pin with a hammer. A piece of metal shrapnel hit the mechanic in the left index finger going through glove, causing a laceration. Employee recei...
04/24/2021 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Load out operator traveling to dodge parking and struck a parked lowboy supply trailer. Results were hairline fracture in the upper tarsal bone in EE's right foot.
03/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee was removing a stuck rock from the miner throat and felt pain in the left shoulder. Employee went off on surgery 3/10/2021. From our Independent Medical Evaluator report on 3/31/2021, this is...
03/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was washing down 201 Belt. A clamp came loose on condensate hose and sprayed employee under rubber gear burning left leg. Employee received second degree burns to left leg.
02/13/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power on surface, which affected the mine. Had problems starting back up generator for 2 hoist. Once generator started mine was evacuated, however, we still had utility power for 6 shaft.
01/15/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Walking from Crusher to the Electrical shop, employee slipped on some mud and felt a pop in EE's left. After Doctor review on 2/8/2021, employee suffered ACL tear and is going into surgery to repair...
01/10/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production Hoist #3 kicked out on tail rope switch fault. Working to resolve issues. Operational at 6:16 p.m. called MSHA and let them know.
01/10/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Supervisor was pulling reflector out of a muck pile and fell backwards on a pan stuck in a muck pile, cutting right forearm. Received stitches.
12/29/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Hoist 1 East Brake not applied. This is a production skip, #2 and #6 hoists were still operable.
12/28/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 hoist West Brake fault, this was a production skip. #2 and #6 hoist were still operable.
12/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Maintenance Employee working on tail roller. Employee lifted up the slide plate to swing into position. Felt a pop in LH Bicep. Employee went off on surgery 1/13/21 on bicep. From our Independent Medi...
12/04/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Electrician was cutting a hole in a electrical cover plate for a reset switch. Plate slipped out of EE's hold and cut EE's left thumb. Employee received stitches on left thumb.
11/05/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 Hoist Lower Track limit fault. Repaired and operable at 3:45 am.
10/30/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was using sledge hammer to unplug #1 ore bin and sprained EE's right shoulder. Employee went out 1/5/2021 for surgery on right shoulder. From our Independent Medical Evaluator report on 3/3...
10/28/2020 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost Employee was inspecting a newly installed 13.8Kv. switch and came in contact with 1 Phase of 13.8Kv. Resulted in electric shock injuries and burns. Employee received medical care from Surface Rescue T...
10/26/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 Hoist kicked mid shaft Electrical faults while running hoist checks. 2 hoist was running at 11:00 pm.
10/25/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None BO waste line in 2 shaft. Wet Electrical boxes. 2 shaft was fixed and running at 11:15 p.m. on 10/25/20.
09/08/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had electrical issues with 2 shaft, troubleshoot, found bad electrical components and changed them. We still maintained two escape way hoists at the mine.
08/26/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was replacing ripper chain on Joy miner, locked out, stepped from the miner drum onto the miner head and tripped or slipped causing EE to fall between the drum and head. Employee stated EE's...
08/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was applying pressure to remove a drive sprocket off a shaft on #1 Calciner drive chain. Sprocket came off and struck employee on the left shin and left ankle. Specialist Doctor saw the emp...
07/25/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Drive Converter trip at 3 Hoist, Reset.
06/07/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Production hoist faulted, Electrical issues & mechanical issues.
05/03/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was installing a rib pan bolt, and a brick-sized rock fell on employee's left hand while operating roof bolter. X-rays showed employee had hairline fracture in left hand.
04/19/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Broken air hose 3 hoist
04/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was cleaning old parts off maintenance truck and felt a pop in right shoulder. Employee went off for surgery on shoulder 8/21/20. From our Independent Medical Evaluator report on 3/31/21, thi...
02/26/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 shaft hoist had an unplanned outage. After trouble shooting issue, it was found hoist had electrical issue and manufacturer had to be called. Shaft came back up at 9:05. MSHA was notified.
02/25/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 880d lost Operator was opening a lid when right leg slipped forward causing the tie off line to catch jerking operator backwards causing strain to lower back.
01/27/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped in parking lot due to fresh snow. Went to Specialist about wrist and was casted on 1/27/2020.
01/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving some of the pans to the other side of the roof bolter, employee pushed the pans forward and ran right forearm across the cut edge of the metal banding. Employee received stitches...
01/22/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Surface lost power, took out all of the mine power and hoists. Called evac. due to the lack of secondary escapeway.
01/21/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was greasing bearing with battery powered grease gun. Employee was rotating stone insure proper lubrication when gloved hand got caught in rotation stone and pinkie finger on right hand was p...
01/05/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 shaft hoist had an unplanned outage involving counterweight guides. Shaft came back up and operable at 3:00 pm on 01/05/2019.
11/04/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 92d restricted Employee was adjusting the tire grinder used to remove sharp edge on the tire. Grinder slipped and employee tried to catch the grinder resulting in contact between hand and grinding wheel.
10/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was removing unistrut (electrical strut channel) from roof in a building. Employee pinched right ring finger between unistrut and hand rail on scissor lift when EE was removing the unistrut....
10/12/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at 5 XC Main South, collapsed overcast. Minimal ventilation disturbance. When issue was found, the mine was evacuated through 2 shaft. No gases were detected, no injuries.
09/30/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was hammering a pin in the roadway. Swinging a 4 lb. hammer employee missed pin and struck EE's left hand.
09/28/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using pry bar, Employee punctured skin between thumb and index finger on left hand. Employee received stitches and returned to work.
07/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost Employee was pulling apart ventilation tubing in section when they felt a pain in the right shoulder. Employee received surgery 9/20/2019. From doctor's report on 9/27/2019, this injury is reportabl...
06/27/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Tightening canopy bolts on a shuttle car, miner slipped off bolt and felt a pop and burning sensation in EE's left arm and shoulder. After testing and evaluation from the doctor, the doctor's report...