Washington Mine — Accidents

Total: 39 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Miner was working on a muck pile. Miner slipped on a rock, fell to the muck pile and injured EE's left leg below the knee. Left tibia sustained a simple fracture.
01/12/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was operating a jackleg drill, drilling a lifter. A rock dislodged from the face, fell about four feet and struck the miner's hand which was on the d-ring of the drill. The rock's sharp ed...
11/19/2015 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 65d lost Employee reported late, and said he overslept. The following day, he reported unfit for work, due to having taken medication and being emotionally unstable due to personal problems. He was sent home t...
10/06/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 9d restricted Small rock came out of the back, striking the miner in the back. Miner did finish the shift, but sought medical attention the next day because of pain when the spot was touched. No pain otherwise....
03/12/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 190d lost While operating a jackleg to install bolts, a miner felt a pop in his right knee. The work deck was level and clear of obstructions and tripping hazards. Primary contributing factor is recurrent inj...
10/01/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The driller was operating a wire line core drill to retrieve a stuck core barrel. He tensioned the cable to free the stuck barrel when the sheave wheel dislodged from the mounting bracket and struck...
09/23/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted The miner was using a jackleg to drill back holes in a scram drift. When he energized the leg he had his left hand on top of the machine which pinched his index finger between the machine and the roo...
07/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost A miner was descending an equipment ladder on a surface haul truck. When he reached the bottom, he stepped on the ground and twisted at the same time causing his knee to ""pop."" This miner has a his...
05/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 5/20/13 a miner was blowing in the end of a drill steel to see if it was plugged. His partner turned around and accidentally hit the steel, injuring the miner's tooth. First aid was given initial...
04/30/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing runners to attach lagging boards in the 2047 raise a miner missed the nail he was driving and struck the knuckle of his right hand index finger.
01/28/2013 OTHER PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 30d restricted Miner ""ran"" up the haulage to get out of the way of a haul truck. First aid applied. Went to Dr on 2/18/13 for continued pain, possible hernia.
10/15/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost He dismounted a LHD and slipped on a rock, hyper-extending his knee. The accident occurred at approximately 0800 however the employee continued to work on the injury until he reported it at 1430. Thi...
09/10/2012 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost The miner was walking down the main decline and heard a pop in his left knee. The decline was graded prior to the start of shift and was clear of tripping hazards. The miner did not trip or fall. T...
08/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost The mill operator was freeing compacted material from the top of a feed hopper when a large rock dislodged and struck this left leg.
05/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 80d restricted While lifting a trashcan full of shop waste a ""pop"" sound was heard from the right elbow/bicep area of the miner's arm.
05/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost The miner noticed a lump in his left groin area on May 10th 2012. He visited his family doctor on May 25th 2012 and it was determined to be a hernia. A specific incident or action that could have ca...
02/27/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted While shoveling rock, a boulder fell out of the rib and rolled over the miners foot, fracturing two bones in the miners foot.
02/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The miner was moving a mat when it contacted the rib, dislodging a small piece of rock which fell behind his safety glasses and into his eye.
10/19/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was slushing in the 371 Stope, when the handle of the slusher he was operating kicked back and hit him in the mouth splitting his upper lip.
09/21/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miner was collaring an up hole with a Jackleg Drill, with his right hand on top of the steel puller. His work glove became stuck to the drill steel, pulling his glove and hand into the steel puller,...
08/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A crew of miners were working off the main raise of 275 Stope. Miner went down the main raise manway to the sill level. He began picking up some items from under the ore pass. He had not covered the g...
06/01/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost Two miners were installing rock bolts for ground support after scaling and bolting the back. As they were drilling a rock bolt hole a large slab of rock slid down from the hanging wall side breaking t...
02/14/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a piece of belting with a razor knife. He looked away for a moment, the knife sliped and he cut his thumb.
07/28/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drilling with a jack-leg when bit caught and twisted employee's shoulder. Strain to shoulder.
06/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Closing the door to pulveriser and did not have my thumb out of the way, smashing the tip of my thumb.
05/13/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling a jackleg steel out of the hole, when it came out he pinched his finger between the drill and the leg.
04/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Stepping down off of the 928 loader. Landed wrong on the ground and broke bone in his foot.
04/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 10d restricted Moving jackleg to face of drift, turned wrong and strained my back muscle.
03/03/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost rock on road, twisted knee, did not even fall down
02/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost Miner was putting up utilities off of scissor deck. He did not put chain across the back of the scissor deck, slipped and fell off scissor deck landing on his butt. He has a compression fracture of hi...
02/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost He was cleaning up some mud with a shovel. He said his knee popped and he felt a lot of pain.
01/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 126d lost, 2d restricted EE was getting off the IT28 loader with his lanyard still on. He caught his lanyard on the step and fell off the loader and hit his lower back on a wooden rail strain/sprain to lower back
01/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 181d lost, 10d restricted lost footing and fell on a cement slab
12/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was setting timber and some rock fell from the back. When the miner jumped down he caught his arm on a slusher cable and tore his rotor cuff.
11/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost He was walking down the muck pile and stepped wrong. He did not even fall down.
10/28/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was taking a sample at the face of the Washington drift. It was not yet bolted. A slab fell from the back hitting his right shoulder, lower back, and left lower leg. Just strain and bruses.
09/14/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was bolting with a jack-leg when the steel caught. When it spun around he grabbed the machine and his thumb was pinched between the stops for the hammer and the leg. It cut and broke his thu...
10/13/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MINER WAS CLEANING OFF BULKHEAD WHEN A ROCK 2' OUT OF THE BACK SMASHING THE MINER'S THUMB.
10/05/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WORKER WAS LEARNING HOW TO DRILL WITH THE JACKLEG. A ROCK FROM THE HANGING WALL CAME DOWN HITTING THE WORKER IN THE SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM DOWN. THE ROCK LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.