Whitestone Mine #4 — Accidents

Total: 41 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/30/2025 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Sunny, incident occurred indoors with full lighting. The injured party suffered burns to both hands (non-life threatening) while installing a ground inside an MCC. The ground wire recoiled due to line...
01/10/2024 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 9d lost Miners working to clear out a clogged screw conveyor, miner didn't follow the company Lock out/tag out policy and caught their finger in the upstream screw causing an amputation of the left hand ring...
01/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted The EE was cleaning out of the bottom door on the bucket elevator. The top door was held open with a bungee cord, the bungee cord let go and the door closed on their thumb.
11/10/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE was using a sledge hammer to straighten door frame. hammer glanced off frame and thumb and handle struck the corner of the frame.
10/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 83d restricted Employee strained left arm performing housekeeping.
08/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's left middle finger was caught between two fully stacked pallets on a roller belt, resulting in a contusion to the left middle finger.
12/13/2021 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Utility operator was found non-responsive with EE's clothing entangled in the drill steel of the roof bolter.
07/13/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee felt strain to left leg knee when descending staircase. Employee has had a prior injury to this knee in high school.
11/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee strained lower back lifting a motor with a coworker. This was a two person lift.
07/16/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Equipment operator was using a pry bar to clear jam at crusher when bar slipped and they smashed finger requiring 14 stitches.
08/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on top of a bulk tanker opening the hatch at the load station. When they twisted to pull the last latch, they indicated that they felt a muscle strain in the lower back from body position...
06/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted A bulk loader was loading a bulk trailer. EE began opening the center hatch of the bulk semi. As EE was opening the hatch EE found all the hatch latches to be difficult to open but EE was able to ope...
11/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost Reported while shoveling rock when EE twisted to EE's right EE felt a strain in EE's lower back. Lower back strain
10/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a dryer discharge chute in the pelletize building. The employee's right hand middle finger came across some sharp metal on the chute area causing a laceration that required me...
01/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was getting into the Fuel Truck to exit the mine and employee's foot slipped on the step causing employee to fall backwards landing on a rock with employee's lower back
01/04/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted Employee was traveling from the 740 up the incline. EE stopped, and set the parking brake, to tell the Doosan Operator that the heading was ready for to scale, when the parking brake failed. The mac...
01/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was moving a 50lb bag from a waste bin to a waste pallet and felt a pain in forearm.
07/29/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee exited scaler to stretch legs and stepped onto a rock twisting ankle.
06/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 126d restricted Employee was shoveling material at the dryer discharge area performing clean up duties and felt a pain in lower back.
06/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 157d restricted Bagger was restacking 50lb bags and strained a muscle in their back.
06/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was shoveling upstairs in Plant 4 & felt a burning sensation in right shoulder. Requested to have a medical evaluation. Employee was taken to the ER, received X-rays, a prescription for an anti-inf...
03/28/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee was exiting the porta-john at the crusher area and stepped on to a rock rolling ankle.
02/16/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a shovel to clean up work area and felt a pain in elbow.
02/27/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Miner was walking across an area of snow covered natural earth when he states he slipped and twisted his right knee. Miner was taken to County ER where a licensed physician performed physical assessme...
12/08/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee swung man-lift to bolt location hitting drill boom. Right hand was mashed between the man-lift and boom. One broken finger and one mashed finger.
09/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The Drill Op. used step ladder to access oil reservoir at top of engine block. After completing task, operator descending diesel tank platform onto step ladder and fell to ground. Operator struck hi...
05/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted An operator was operating a loader to help clean up one of the site roadways due to excessive rain over the weekend. The operator ran over a rock that caused the loader cabin to rock. This rocking m...
07/19/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise-induced hearing loss. Standard Threshold Shift observed 2011 against baseline 2000.
07/19/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Noise-induced hearing loss. Standard Threshold Shift observed 2011 against baseline 2001.
07/19/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Noise-induced hearing loss. Standard Threshold Shift observed 2011 against baseline 2000.
04/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bucket elevator was being replaced and pulled by steel cable. Buckets dug into ground putting tension on eyelet of steel cable. Cable slipped open, wrapped around employee's shoe, knocked employee o...
12/08/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was backing Scaler #1 from heading on 890 level with head turned to see behind. While backing up, scaler ran over small rock in roadway, scaler cab rocked, straining muscle in neck.
04/15/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was scaling on 820 level, scaled down small piece of marble, scaling boom rocked forward approx 3 feet, causing operator cab to rock. Employee felt pain in neck from rocking action. Evaluate...
11/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner driving R-40 Euclid Haul truck into south portal of Mine #4, bed was still partially up, bed struck roof of mine which is approximately 100 feet inside portal opening, casuing damage to front of...
12/07/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was operating mechanical scaler on 820 ft level. Attempting to remove loose rock, placed tip into rock, tip slipped out of the crack, causing boom to move forward, rocking the scaler cab back...
07/27/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 10d restricted Driller was working underground near pillar M 25, stepped out of the machine to the mine floor, reportedly a small piece of marble fell striking him on the top of the hardhat. The area was checked and...
03/16/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was driving Getman Scaler #1 out of upper dolomite area of Mine #4, ran over rock or edge of roadway, causing cab to rock upwards quickly. Employee hit top of forehead on light attached to c...
10/06/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was operating a Getman scaler. Developed back strain (spasms) during his shift. Requested medical treatment on 10/07 (next day).
08/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted MSHA INSPECTOR EXITED DRILL ON LEFT SIDE & ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR. DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. HE SHUT DOOR AGAIN JUST AS DRILL OPERATOR PLACED LEFT INDEX FINGER IN DOOR LATCH. DOOR CRUSHED FINGER T...
07/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING THE DRILL, A HYDRAULIC LINE BROKE, SPRAYING HYDRALIC FLUID INTO LEFT EYE. EE REC'D 1ST AID ON SITE & WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICALEVALUATION, REC'D MEDICATED EYE DROPS.
12/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HEADING W/EXPLOSIVES. AS HE PLACED CHARGE/CAP INTO DRILL HOLE, HE DISLODGED ROCK FROM THE FACE OF HEADING. ROCK STRUCK RT. LEG BETWEEN KNEE/ANKLE RESULTING IN 12 SUTURE LA CERATIO...