Tilden Mine — Accidents

Total: 773 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/05/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hole saw to cut a hole in a metal box when he felt something go in his left eye. He flushed his eye; however, on 5/5/10 complained of an irritation in his eye. He was evaluate...
03/29/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Govenor overspeed switch on elevator tripped, which caused the elevator to stop. MSHA was notified via phone call. No injuries.
03/28/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Govenor overspeed switch on elevator tripped, which caused the elevator to stop. MSHA was notified via phone call. No injuries.
03/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hammering in a feeder chain link pin, something chipped off the pin or a rock flew off the area and hit the employee in the right cheek. He was evaluated by a physician and received sutures.
03/24/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee was stuck in the concentrator elevator for 1 hour 5 min. MSHA was notified. Repairman was contacted-no injury.
03/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping a wire. As the wire was stripped from the jacket, his hand came into contact with the edge of a cabinet door. This resulted in a cut to his right index finger requiring sutu...
03/01/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee complained of numbness in his hands radiating up into his shoulders and he related this to his work activities. On 9/14/10 it was made known that the employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel...
02/23/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee was trapped in the warehouse elevator for approx. 49 minutes when the elevator car was unable to spot itself at the proper level.
02/18/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee smelled abnormal odor while performing cleanup operations in the coal system building. Identified small amount of smoldering coal and promptly flushed with water. Outside emergency service...
02/09/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two employees were stuck in an elevator for approx. 30 minutes. The elevator service was contacted. No injuries occurred. MSHA was informed at the time of the incident.
01/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing idlers when he felt dirt go into his eye. He was evaluated by a physician. There was a non-imbedded foreign body removed from his eye. Eye medication was prescribed.
01/15/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling on walkway with his hand on the railing. While his hand was holding onto the rail, his left ring finger struck a handrail support resulting a fracture to his finger.
01/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sorting through hydraulic press extensions to press a bushing on a shaft. While handling turn he caught a sharp edge and received a superficial cut to his right index finger. Derma bond...
01/02/2010 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None The sight glass area in the 1 1/2 vent line has 4 bolts that hold a glass tube in place. The bolts all snapped and the glass tube broke. Operators smelled gas, closed main gas valve and vented buildi...
12/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost An employee was jostled when his loader contacted a toe at the shovel site. He was evaluated by a Physician & taken off from work. It was made known on December 18th that it was a lost time injury.
12/08/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening bolts with a 1/2"" ratchet and felt pain in his right wrist. He was evaluated by a physician on 12/10/09. He was given a splint to wear.
12/06/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that he got a piece of metal in his left eye from air chipping on 12/6/09. On 12/7/09 he reported this and was evaluated by a physician. An imbedded foreign body had to extracted fr...
12/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost The employee filed an alleged report stating he felt a pain in his shoulder while wiping a windshield. He was evaluated by a Physician and it was made known on January 5, 2010 that Phyical therapy ha...
11/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that he has back discomfort related to positioning a barrel of grinding balls on 11/24/09. He reported this on 11/30/09. He was evaluated by a physician and on 12/7/09 physical th...
11/10/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting conduit with a sawzall. The sawzall slipped and went into his wrist. He was evaluated by a physician and on 11/16/09 he had a medical invasive procedure resulting in sutures.
11/02/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was welding when matter was blown into eye.
10/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was punching holes in a 3/8"" plate and pinched his thumb between a stripper bar and plate that he was punching. He fractured his thumb and was taken off of work.
09/08/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On Tuesday the 8th of September one of our mechanic's had a trouble call from Tilden Mines that number 2 pellet plant elevator is not working. EE arrived on site at 2:30pm, found debris in first floor...
08/05/2009 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a routine screening, it was discovered that there were changes consistent with pneumonconiosis; probable asbestosis of unknown etilogy.
08/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was replacing a support shaft. While putting the shaft into place, the shaft shifted and his fingers were caught between the shaft and the wall resulting in fractures to 2 fingers. He was...
07/24/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee complained of numbness and tingling in his hands after using a pneumatic drill. He was evaluated by a physician and on 3/18/10 it was determined that his diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome...
07/22/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After arc airing, the employee received a burn to his Right hand. He was evaluated by a Physician on July 22nd, and has received a series of debridements.
06/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 65d restricted Employee was pulling on a charged hose and felt pain in his right hip. He was evaluated by a physician and was taken off of work on 6/18/09.
06/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 43d restricted Employee was knocking the dust off of a fan when the front guard fell off. His gloved hand hit the fan blades resulting in a fracture to his thumb. Lost time started on 6/18/09.
06/08/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee climbed onto a stopped conveyor belt without it being locked out. The belt started and he was caught by a material hopper, resulting in mulitiple injuries.
03/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a density gage cover. The cover came off and slipped out of his hands. He tried to catch the cover; however, his right index finger was caught between the cover and the pipe be...
02/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking in to work. He fell on the landing at the bottom of the stairs from the parking lot. He was evaluated by a physician and physical therapy was prescribed.
02/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was clearing a jammed grizzly. He cleared the rock and the grizzly fell abruptly back into position and the angle iron of the grizzly frame cut his right thumb. He received 4 sutures.
02/18/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 66d lost Employee complained of numbness and tingling in his hands from his work related activities. He was evaluated by a Physician and on 4-14-09 the diagnosis of Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome was determ...
01/19/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee slipped and fell while pulling on the power cable to a shovel. He was evaluated by a Physician and started Physical Therapy on 1-30-09.
01/16/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing welding and grinding tasks. Accumulated material on his hard hat fell on his face when lifting the shield. He was evaluated on 1/19/09 and material had to be extracted from h...
12/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was removing a support pipe when the pipe unexpectedly moved and the employee grabbed the pipe. He felt a strain in his groin. He was evaluated by a physician on 1/13/09 and diagnosis with...
10/14/2008 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the internal butterfly valve of a fuel injection system. The engine backfired, causing flames to shoot up into the air. He received burns to his eyes. He was evaluated by a...
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee dislocated his right pinky finger while descending stairs. He caught his finger on the mounting bracket for the handrail. On 10/23/08, it was made known that he was given an immobilizer fo...
10/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a bolt when the wrench slipped off of the bolt and struck him in the mouth chipping a tooth. He was seen by a dentist for repair on this tooth on 10/06/08.
10/01/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee complained of pain to his hands after disconnecting some hydraulic lines. He was evaluated by a physician and was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. On 11/21/08, it was determined to be...
09/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While shoveling out a launder, employee struck his right elbow against a horizontal floor support. He was evaluated by a physician and on 1-9-09 physical therapy was started.
08/26/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee complained of tingling to his hands and arms after using a plastic sledge hammer to install pebble mill liners. He was evaluated by a physician and on 12/22/08 it was determined his diagnos...
08/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was a passenger in a golf cart that rolled over. The cart landed on top on his legs. He was evaluated by a physician and was taken off of work on 8/21/08.
07/30/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost, 25d restricted Employee complained of right hand pain from computer work. She was evaluated by a physician and diagnosed with DeQuervain's Syndrome. On 9/27/08 it was determined to be occupational related.
07/24/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE was removing drive mounting bolts.When rmoving the 7th of the 8 bolts the remaining bolts sheared off.The stored energy in the drive caused it to rotate rapidly.The belt guard on the drive struck e...
07/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost The brake assembly at the Kiln Aux drive was disassembled as it was being repaired. The drive was started and the assemblies spun and hit the bolts that held the drum on. The brake assembly broke an...
06/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing material in a plugged chute. After the EE was finished, he closed the top door.As he closed the top door,the door caught the bottom door which struck the outside part of his lower le...
05/20/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was needle scaling a new weld, when he felt discomfort in his eye. He was evaluated by a physician and 2 foreign bodies were removed from his eye. Eye medications were prescribed and used.
05/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing line 9 primary mill starter from it? cabinet when he felt a pain in his left shoulder. He was evaluated by a physician and physical therapy started on 6/27/08.