TENSLEEP MINE — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/17/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Haul Truck operator was hauling dirt to the dump site, when they got too close to the edge of the haul road and ran up on the berm, flipping the bed of the haul truck over onto the road.
06/12/2022 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stepped on the hitch of a fuel tank and hit EE's tailbone on the jack when stepping down. Reported to supervisor and kept working until 6/20/22. Went to Doctor on 6/20/22 and was excused from...
05/26/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee had improperly adjusted their seat belt, and was driving over rough terrain in the mine site while operating a 627G Scraper. The jarring resulted in the employee bouncing up and striking the...
11/09/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was stripping topsoil in a Cat 627G scraper when they over travelled the cut area and drove onto a steeper incline, lower in the pit and the scraper tipped over. Initial 2 visits to doctor cl...
07/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was attempting to bolt a tire back on a tractor and was stabilizing the tire with left arm, when the tire shifted and jarred shoulder.
02/08/2021 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE was exiting scraper, when the wind caught the door & slammed it on EE's rt hand. Hand was caught between door & door jam. EE continued to work, & on 2/11/21, informed supervisor they wanted to get...
03/09/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Scraper operator was push pulling, and upon disconnecting from the front scraper, ran over a rock and jarred their back.
07/12/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was pounding a pin out on a bulldozer, when they felt a pain in the left thigh, though there was minor bleeding the employee disregarded it as a scratch, and continued working. On 7/19/2018...
08/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee pinched his hand while performing maintenance on a tractor used for field drying. He had his hand in between a pin and a hammer he was using to fix the machinery with. He needed 3 stitches in...
09/13/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE drove scraper too close to edge of pile which caused it to slide down angle of repose for about 60 feet then roll completely over and land upright. The supervisor witnessed the event. The operato...
10/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was exiting Cat 627G scraper when he missed his footing and fell to the ground, injuring his left shoulder, back and hip. He was taken to hospital for observation via company vehicle. His injurie...
03/10/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Two scrapers were engaged in push-pull operation when lead machine hit a rock, causing it to stop before rear machine could hook-up. Rear machine then ran into back of lead machine. Operator of rear...
07/19/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee had the hood on his semi pulled. While leaning into the engine compartment the wind came up. It caused the hood to close and the employee was struck in the back of the head. His head w...
06/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was running dozer in reverse, resting right arm on rest when a rock fell in behind track, causing jolt to right shoulder as machine raised then came down hard. He thought shoulder would get...
08/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost When leaving pit, employee thought he had hit button for cushion hitch, but scraper began to bounce uncontrollably. He hit his head on the left side window, twisted his back and had the wind knocked...
09/21/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While running a push-pull scraper operation in pit, the operator of the pull scraper pulled up a rock that the push scraper hit, causing the operator of the push scraper to be bounced, hitting his hea...
08/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was climbing onto a dozer tractor when the hand-hold he was using broke, causing him to fall back down to the ground on his already troubled left hip. An MRI revealed a fractured pelvic regi...
10/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When dismounting D8R dozer the operator lost his balance and grabbed a hold of area beneath the step; which had sharp metal, causing him to slice left pinky finger. It required about four stitches to...
02/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE REMOVING A HYDRAULIC LINE FROM BENEATH THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE D8R DOZER, EE WAS LYING ON HIS STOMACH. HE REACHED UP TO GRAB A RAG AND HAVING TO TWIST A LITTLE TO HIS LEFT, HE PINCHED A N ERVE IN...
07/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CULVERT TO PUT INTO TRUCK. AS HE BEGAN TO LIFT, A SUDDEN PAIN OCCURRED IN HIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING HIM TO DROP IT TO THE GROUND.