Tunnel City — Accidents

Total: 44 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/29/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on slightly uneven ground and felt a slight pop in left knee. Physical therapy on 11/20/25 made it become a reportable incident.
09/07/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was trimming belt edges on BC-1004, they had another employee switch out the blade on their utility knife because it was getting dull. Once they resumed cutting, the new blade cut bett...
01/03/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Scope of the job was to utilize scrapers to transport overburden soil to fill in washouts along a slope within the mine with assistance from a dozer. In this process a scraper operator was braking th...
09/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 33d restricted The employee reported feeling pains in abdomen on 9/2/24 after replacing two (2) 40x48 diester screens on VS1001. Employee believed it was from the work the employee did on 9/1/2024.
08/02/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee stated that had tweaked back while operating the loader during the shift. There was no specific incident that caused the back pain, just normal operation.
06/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 66d restricted Two employees were moving a tote of coag using a pallet jack. One employee was pulling on the pallet jack handle while the other was pushing the tote. The employee pushing on the tote felt a pop in t...
12/21/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While employee was cleaning up a trench with a hose and their left foot slipped into the trench while the right foot stayed on the surface and strained their lower back.
07/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 130d restricted While walking into the warehouse prior to start of shift, employee had hands full with employee's personal items and didn't see a rock on the ground. Employee tripped and fell, twisting left ankle an...
04/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got out of EE's haul truck in Tailings loadout to clean off EE's camera and something got into EE's eye. Unsure if it was sand or clay.
01/24/2023 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Maint Supervisor noticed the S & H /Env Supervisor face down on the ground next to MCC E5. 911 was called immediately.? CPR was administered to the employee until emergency personnel arrived on the s...
12/22/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the end of the shift the Employee parked the end loader and descended down the steps, using three points of contact, and missed the last step. This caused the employee to fall and roll ankle.
12/19/2022 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 52d restricted While adjusting position on a welding job, employee stated EE felt a pop and EE's back immediately tightened up.
11/11/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 12d restricted Employee was attempting to loosen an adjuster on a bearing and felt a minor strain in right forearm. This resulted in a cramping sensation and minor swelling.
09/01/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Loadout employee was loading railcars. While stepping between two railcars, EE's retractable fall protection device locked causing EE to lose balance and fall. While falling employee attempted to catc...
06/30/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Wet Plant Operator noticed an issue with PU-2203 and called Maintenance. Maintenance employee was walking by the pump, smelled it overheating, radioed to shut down. After employee called, melted rubb...
03/09/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 11d restricted Employees were tasked to replace a bearing. The outer housing was removed and the race was scored, but not enough to release it from the shaft. Employee 1 went to get a wedge to help remove the race....
02/24/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 2 Haul trucks were traveling in opposite directions down and up a ramp in the dump. As they met on the ramp the driver immediately pulled off to the side to avoid contact. One truck started to slide w...
01/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a pallet of culligan water jugs to the main plant using a forklift. EE pulled up to the overhead door, climbed off the forklift to open the door. As EE walked back to the forklif...
10/17/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 37d restricted Employee tripped over a water hose EE was using and fell on same level. Employee was taken to the hospital where it was determined EE sustained a concussion. EE was treated and released the same day.
05/03/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 65d lost, 153d restricted Employee was working from the filter press maintenance platform when ee fell. The employee was taken to hospital, where it was determined ee sustained a lower leg and back injury. The employee was tre...
02/15/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a guard on the tail pulley of a belt conveyor. The last bolt on the guard became wedged so the employee tried to free the bolt using a maul and another bolt as a punch. When EE s...
08/28/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted The last 2 sections of the dryer bed were being removed when they became wedged in the framework during the hoisting process. The employee entered the dryer using the ladder on the inside wall to try...
07/03/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pounding a wooden stake into a hay bale and struck hand with a hammer. The employee received a cut on right index finger which required six stitches.
04/16/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee was driving scraper in overburden cut and when front left tire spun out on a large rock it resulted in jarring the machine and employee strained neck. Employee reported incident to superviso...
04/16/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Non-Employee, Non-Contractor, Railroad Employee Injury Canadian Pacific Employee tripped and fell when deboarding the engine of the train as it entered the rail yard. Employee suffered back injuries...
12/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 23d restricted Employee was walking alongside the conveyor beltline and stepped on uneven ground/rock that was frozen and rolled an ankle resulting in pain, swelling and bruising. Employee was taken to the Emergenc...
10/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing quality control sampling and noticed something irritating employee's right eye. Employee was taken to the local clinic to irrigate employee's eye and nothing was found to be i...
09/26/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 84d restricted Employee had a previous injury and is now exhibiting the same symptoms as before.
04/26/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee strained neck when the haul truck ee was operating slid into a rut on the road.
04/08/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was operating the scraper when ee hit a pot hole and felt a sharp pain in back. Employee called the supervisor and notified ee of the incident. The employee was taken to the clinic where ee w...
03/04/2017 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the brakes of a company pickup and while EE had head under the fender, some ice and mud came loose from the wheel well striking EE in the back of the head. EE's mouth hit the b...
02/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted After performing cleaning operations the employee slipped on and fell onto a horizontal pipe striking mid-section on the pipe. Employee reported the injury to management on the 10th of February. Empl...
10/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 20d restricted Employee was climbing into the cab of a haul truck and hyper extended knee when the bottom rung of the cable step ladder swung forward. Employee reported the incident immediately and refused medical...
06/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on the load out spout platform changing and rebuilding a motor for the spout chain and when he attempted to lift a motor and shaft out of its mounting bracket he felt a pain in his back....
06/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cooping rail cars employee felt a slight strain their back causing a sharp pain. Follow up was conducted on 6-12-15 with employee to determine if follow up care was needed and at that time empl...
04/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was carrying a floor jack down the stairs of screen house, as he was coming to the last landing the heel of his boot caught on the last step causing him to twist awkwardly and he fell on his...
03/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling cloth off of filter press plate and sand got into employee's eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses but still managed to get sand in his left eye. Employee was taken to emergen...
02/17/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going to perform housekeeping in the area and as he was walking the employee stated he turned around to pick up a piece of trash and slipped, during which he attempted to break the fall u...
01/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 175d lost, 60d restricted Employee while fueling Dozer was climbing off the piece of equipment when hand grab rail failed causing him to fall to the ground.
12/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in an awkward position leaning over a pump to loosen a seal and strained his back.
11/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE initially reported shoulder pain after slipping while exiting skid steer loader on 11/15/14. The pain was attributed to a mild shoulder strain. Due to persistent pain, EE was taken for further me...
05/15/2014 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had sand blown into his eye at some point in his shift, without his knowledge. Sand got under his contact lens and continued to scratch the employee's eye through the course of his shift until cont...
04/11/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Haul Truck driver was parked at tailings area waiting to be loaded with material. Loader operator did not see the haul truck and backed into the side of the haul truck. The haul truck driver sustain...
03/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying an impeller to his maintenance truck. As he was placing it onto the truck it slipped out of his hand when he tried to catch it his right thumb was caught between the impeller and...