Wilson Pit — Accidents
Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 96d lost | Employee was operating a stand behind skid steer. While backing up EE trapped elbow and hand between a structural crossbeam and the control support bar causing EE's wrist to bend backwards. |
| 08/06/2025 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 19d lost | Slurry pump B feeding the wash plant, plugged. After shutting down, the technician opened the pump drain on bottom of the pump housing. Due to the head pressure, water sprayed out of the drain. Since... |
| 09/16/2019 | POWERED HAULAGE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Miner entered the mine area in a John Deere Gator and thought the loader operator saw EE enter. Miner got out of the Gator to talk to the operator. EE parked in what EE thought was a safe area but as... |
| 07/27/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 17d lost, 41d restricted | A rock flung from a conveyor and struck the plant supervisor in the back, no serious injuries were sustained. Medical attention was sought, some bruising. On July 31st, 2013 the employee advised tha... |
| 11/24/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 149d lost | While winterizing conveyor system, EE was standing on top of 3100 lb counterweight while a co-worker raised it using a 20 ton crane. The cable from the crane severed causing the weight & EE to fall ap... |
| 04/08/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Going down steps of loader, frost on last step caused ee to slip and his knee hit a piece of metal. Pre-shift start up. |
| 06/07/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Tripped on stairs and jammed his second finger of the right hand. |
| 02/13/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | HIT HIS HEAD ON GUARD OF SCREEN WHILE WORKING ON GRAVEL PLANT. |
| 07/24/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | PLACEMENT OF FINGER ON SCREENER IN A ROCK SMASHING A FINGER. |
| 07/03/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE CHANGING SCREEN ON GRAVEL PLANT. |