Thayerville Mine — Accidents
Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/27/2016 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Miner was exiting the water truck. Stepped on rock on the floor which rolled. This slightly tore a ligament in ankle. |
| 11/06/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner was cleaning a tramp magnet. He pulled a piece of steel down and it pulled the piece of steel back up pinching the tip of his index finger. |
| 06/17/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The miner was installing a rubber screen. It was too long so he decided to trim off the excess with a utility knife. It slid and caused a laceration to his left forearm approximately 2 1/2"" in lengt... |
| 03/26/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE was using a bar to turn a ratchet wrench, pulling toward himself. The bar slipped and hit the EE on the right side of his head. |
| 10/08/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee strained his chest muscles while performing maintenance on the underground drill. |
| 02/22/2007 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE was working on a loader that had its cab & transmission removed. He was where the transmission had been, cleaning the area. He raised an access panel on the hood to give himself more room. His har... |
| 12/08/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Bumped head on roof of mine while filling drill holes with explosives |
| 04/28/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 65d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MINE HAUL TRUCK. HE MADE A WRONG TURN IN THE MINE, AND WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE WRONG TURN HE BRAKED WHICH THEN CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SLIDE IN THE MUD SLAMMING INTO THE MINE WALL. |
| 08/18/2000 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 15d lost | COMPUTER AND WRITING WORK LEADING TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. |