Viking Mine - Knox Pit — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/03/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost While cleaning ice from frame of belt line at bin roller, employee's hammer became entangled between belt and roller pulling hammer and right hand of employee in behind it. Employee sustain an avulsio...
01/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was moving end cap from a push arm off a D-11 out of the bed of his service truck, it slid out of the bed and fell to the bumper landing on his left pinky finger. The result was a fractured f...
08/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut plastic tie holding hose and punctured left wrist with pocket knife.
10/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WITH AID OF TRUCK HOIST WAS SETTING A BELL CRANK FROM ENDLOADER ONTO A PAIR OF STEEL SAWHORSES. THE BELL CRANK STARTED TO SLIDE ON SAWHOURSE CAUSING SAW HORSE TO TOPPLE. EE REACHED WITH HIS LEFT HA...
04/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE SAID HE WAS INSTALLING FUEL FILTERS ON A 785 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK FROM LEANING AND TWISTING.
11/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EE WAS ON A 4' STEP LADDER WORKING ON THE WIRINGUNDERNEATH THE FRONT SHOVEL WHEN THE GROUND GAVEAWAY & ONE LEG SANK INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE LADDER TO BREAK. EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT...
09/06/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CATERPILLAR WATER TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS JARRED HIM ADN CAUSED THE INJURY TO HIS BACK.
08/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATES THAT HE WAS RUBBING DOG IN SHOP DOWN THE BACK AND IT TURNED ITS HEAD TOWARD HIM. HE JERKED HIS HAND BACK AND THINKS HE MUST HAVE HIT THE EDGE OF THE PICNIC TABLE IN THE SHOP AND CUT HIS FING...
07/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None OUR EE WAS REMOVING A BORING BAR AND DRILL FROM THE MACHINE. WHEN THE DRILL WAS BEING REMOVE, IT FELL. WHEN IT REACHED THE END OF THE SAFETY CHAIN. THE EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND IN THE CHAIN. AS IT GOT TIG...
04/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost HE WAS RAISING SIDE COMPARTMENT OF HOOD ON POWDER TRUCK IN ORDER TO CHANGE FAN BELTS. HOOD WAS HEAVE DUE TO MUD BUILDUP UNDERNEATH. HE WASN'T AWARE OF EXTRA WEIGHT OF HOOD; WHEN ATTEMPTING T O LIFT, H...
02/15/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS ON 801 HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING WITH 1/2 INCH DRIVE RATCHETT. THE BOLTS WERE VERY TIGHT AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE RATCHETT DID NOT HOLD. WHEN THE RATCHETT SLIPPED HE...