Whitney Plant (UG) — Accidents

Total: 28 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/29/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 295d lost On April 29, 2015 the Whitney mine experienced an event that caused an air blast to exit the mine at the portal. Three employees near the entrance of the portal were affected by the air blast. Inves...
04/29/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost On April 29, 2015 the Whitney Mine experienced an event that caused an air blast to exit the mine at the portal. Three employees near the entrance of the portal were affected by the air blast. Inves...
04/29/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 295d lost On April 29, 2015 the Whitney Mine experienced an event that caused an air blast to exit the mine at the portal. Three employees near the entrance of the portal were affected by the air blast. Inves...
02/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee injured his left shoulder while attempting to pull & swing open a steel door on a storage trailer. The case lead to time off from work because the employee required surgery in May 2015.
03/12/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker received laceration to his right thigh while cutting conveyor belt with utility knife. Injury required sutures.
03/09/2011 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted The right long-finger of a loader operator was struck by the cab door, resulting in a smashed finger and broken bone in the finger tip. The operator had just opened the cab door and beginning to exit...
09/18/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Worker was using an air wrench to loosen a lock nut from a 1""x7 1/2"" bolt located on jaw crusher. His middle fingertip got smashed and broken by the bolt head.
06/30/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Worker (Blaster)was preparing bottom rows of blast holes in a face for loading of explosives. The face and work area had been previously scaled and work area inspected prior to the work. A rock fell...
08/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Worker on blasting crew was at mine face loading explosives when rock fell approximately 10 feet before striking him on his hardhat and left arm. Rock measured aproximately 1-inch thick by 15-inches...
03/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EE was inside cab of machine scaling when rock from the mine roof fell & struck the cab of the scaler. The rock that hit the equipment jolted the worker inside the cab. 1 or 2 small rock pieces had fa...
03/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was dismounting Front End Loader at end of his shift. As worker stepped onto the ground, while dismounting equipment, he felt a muscle pull/strain in his lower back. The ground was firm, leve...
03/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Rock fell from roof of mine and landed on the basket of the anfo loader. The operator was in the cab and suffered a back sprain. The employee had restrictions placed on his work by a doctor causing...
02/10/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An unknown condition started a fire in the engine compartment of a Fletcher scaler while it was in use back-scaling. The operator activated the fire suppression system and initiated the mine evac sys...
06/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee lifted sample bucket from truck bed and felt pain in right elbow.
03/31/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted A small rock fell from the back and hit the employee's hard hat, shoulder, and arm.
05/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee accidentally dropped a bucket of aggregate on her foot causing a fracture. Treatment was application of a cast.
04/07/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Unseen rock at base of ladder
02/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None LIFTED AND CARRIED POWER CABLE FOR VENTILATION FAN AND STEPPED IN A HOLE.
06/05/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO PROPEL BACKWARDS TRIPPING ON WATER HOSE AND FALLING ON CORNER OF CRIBBING USED UNDER CRANE OUTRIGGING.
03/26/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SCALING IN THE BENCH AREA WHEN A LARGE ROCK HIT THE BOOM OF THE SCALER RESULTING IN HIS BACK BEING SPRAINED.
09/06/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted ADDING ENGINE OIL TO LOADER IN UNDERGROUND SERVICE AREA WHEN STRUCK BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK.
06/04/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE HAMMERING BIT OFF OF END OF DRILL STEEL. A SMALL PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD BROKE OFF WHEN HE STRUCK BIT AND PROPELLED UPWARD STRIKINGHIM IN THE CHEST.
05/15/2002 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS HAND SCALING FACE AREA WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A LARGE PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK. AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCALING MACHINE WOULD BE NEEDED. AS HE WAS PULLING BACK THE ROCK POP PED LOO...
05/15/2002 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 15d restricted EE WAS HAND SCALING FACE AREA WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LARGE PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SCALING MACHINE WOULD BE NEEDED. AS HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE PULLING AWAY THE ROCK CAME LOOS E AND F...
11/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LOADING LIFTER HOLES IN WATER AND CUT HIS FINGER ON SHARP ROCK.
07/12/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TRIPPED OVER GEAR SHIFT WHEN ENTERING DRILL WHILE TRYING TO LOOK AT BOOM AT SAME TIME
07/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 10d restricted CHECKING OIL IN WATER TRUCK, WAS ON RIGHT FENDER CHECKING OIL, HE MISSED THE STEP AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE TRUCK.
04/17/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS ON THE BACK OF XL5110 SCALER. WAS IN PROCESS OF ADDING OIL TO THE HYDRAULIC TANK AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PLUG WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF PLUG INJURING FINGER.