Young Mine — Accidents

Total: 117 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/08/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing loss. Did not return for 30 day retest. Had a 10 dB avg shift with threshold above 25 dB
12/31/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was stepping off of his bolter rig and slipped on the bottom step. As a result of the slip, he hit the ground landing on a rock. The force of breaking his fall resulted in an anterior dislo...
06/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 122d lost, 7d restricted slipped and twisted knee
05/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted was doing work site inspection and twisted knee
04/29/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 136d restricted High scaling and when rock gave way, employee lunged forward, straining his rt shoulder
12/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Climbing onto rig and foot slipped resulting in a twisted knee
12/28/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 12:35p.m. a fire was reported on the 34014 Oldenburg Drill hdg. in the 95-17 Hdg. in the 85-15 stope.Foreman called for an evac. of the mine. MSHA,mine rescue,911,G.M. was contacted at 12:50 p.m. A...
12/28/2011 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At 12:35p.m. a fire was reported on the 34014 Oldenburg Drill hdg. in the 95-17 Hdg. in the 85-15 stope.Foreman called for an evac. of the mine. MSHA,mine rescue,911,G.M. was contacted at 12:50 p.m. A...
11/20/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A haulage truck inadvertantly raised the bed into dump position in a low back area mashing the high voltage cable, thus causing a power loss to the 85-15 area of the mine and ths resulted in loss of p...
11/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was rolling a tractor tire out from machine with another EE and the IE was walking back and tripped over a rock pile and landed on the rock pile. This was an underground mine and the only light was...
10/26/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 167d restricted using jacks to slew a 15 ton rail car back onto the tracks when one jack became stuck beneath the car. Miner stood on jack handle trying to get it to release when the handle released and struck him in...
08/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 19d restricted Doing pre shift inspection of loader. When dismounting, slipped and fell on his wrist
06/20/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical Contact burnt out making the hoist inoperable, the mine was evacuated and MSHA was contacted. The hoist was down for a total of 27 hours. Repairs were made and the mine was examined prior t...
06/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was in the process of servicing his equipment in the 412 shop area, he was using a grease hose to service his truck and as he kneeled down he felt a pop in his right knee.
05/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The injured was tossing a rock the size of a football into the car he was pulling, he tripped about the time he done this action and caught his hand between the rock and car causing a fracture to the...
04/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee was walking up the belt line tracking the belt. As he was walking behind the pillar at the midsection. The employee's right knee buckled and the employee fell to the ground as he fell he...
02/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost While boosting a truck at the 71 Mill Hole injured fell from the truck causing a fracture to his right fore arm, and right hip.
02/12/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While opening a box injured hand slipped causing him to cut his left fore arm. He recieved five stiches.
09/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee states that while removing core from inner barrel he received a laceration to his left middle finger.
07/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted While re- railing a wrecked ore car the injured was using a bar 5 feet long to pry the car. The car slewed over to set down on the track pushing the bar in a downward motion, striking the injured on t...
06/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted While scaling a rib, injured stated he felt sharp pain in his left arm. The injured worked two more shifts then went to the Dr. on 6/28/10. Was examined and released to return to work with no restrict...
06/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 38d restricted While installing a new hoist rope for the new man hoist, injured was observing the rope being pulled through the sheive wheel. When the Crosby clamp fouled on the hand rail, it broke the metal loose...
05/24/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Injured was walking and stepped on a rock causing him to slip resulting in a sprained ankle.
04/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While high scaling, a piece of rock undetermined in size fell approximately two feet from the roof, striking injured in the back, left shoulder, and left leg. Causing contusions.
04/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While high scaling, a piece of rock undetermined in size fell approximately two feet from the roof, striking injured on right side of face and right hand.
02/18/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee had allergic reaction to OTC medication.
02/10/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee driving tractor down the decline hit the rib, fracturing the foot that was on the brake.
12/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While high scaling, employee was hit in the forehead with a small rock.
12/15/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Routine inspection by an outside contractor found the bull gear on the Young mine service hoist to be out of tolerance with respect to its fit onto the main shaft of the service hoist.
12/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was hanging pipe back up when the chain slipped off the pipe. The pipe struck the EE and bent him backwards causing pain in his stomach and shoulder. EE has a hernia and a strained shoulder.
12/19/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power to the main shaft and hoisting equipment was lost due to an area wide power outage. The secondary shaft and adit were still usable. Power was restored around 12:00 PM.
12/17/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to a power failure on the property, the secondary hoist was out of commission for more than 30 minutes. The main shaft and adit were still usable. Full power was restored after 4 PM.
08/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had grease on boots and slipped while walking down stairs. EE bruised/strained back and hip. EE will receive physical therapy.
07/03/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was driving a truck when he ran over a hump in the road and a pot hole on the other side. This caused his back to start hurting. He went to the doctor and was put on restrictions.
06/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted EE stopped to roll a rock out of the way of drilling a lifter hole. While rolling the rock he felt a pain in his back. Pain worsened over next 24 hours. He is now on restricted duty.
04/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 91d lost, 91d restricted EE was helping bolt a hydraulic hose manifold on a boom. While EE has handing manifold up, the other EE slipped off drill and landed on first EE. EE recieved a shoulder strain and lumbar strain. EE...
03/10/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Broken guide in shaft caused east skip to stop. Shaft is shut down until repairs are made. Shaft was being used for production only, it is not the primary or secondary escapeway from the mine.
01/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was walking up a back stope and slipped on the muck. Employee fell to the ground and struck his forehead.
01/10/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was removing a rock jam from the crusher chute. The ground bar being used slipped and the employees arm struck the edge of the opening.
12/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 264d lost The employee was driving Haul Truck #302 a Toro 40D. He had pulled over and stopped to allow another truck to pass coming the opposite direction. The other truck passed and he pulled out crossing to t...
11/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Cleaning tail gate of dump truck, his right thumb caught in tail gate. Reportable fracture, right thumb; lost time.
09/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee stepped off of powder truck, twisted knee and fell. Treated for pulled muscle. Given prescription medicine.
08/13/2007 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up around the tracks. He was lifting a rock to place it back on the car when another rock rolled off and crushed the tip of his left thumb. The injury was a fracture of the dist...
08/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While lifting a case of powder, twisted the wrong way, pulled groin.
06/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on transmission. He had his foot propped up on the frame of the equipment. His foot slipped off and hit a piece of metal attached to the frame.The incident was reported three days...
06/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was unloading a powder truck. Apparently, he was twisting while picking up boxes of powder. When employee complained of back pain, we took him to the doctor for evaluation. Doctors evaluation...
06/07/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working in the shop. Turned to pick up bolt and felt a pain in his back. Refused medical treatment at the time but came in the next day with catch in his back. Referred to doctor and diag...
02/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was leaving the mine office by the back steps. There were three employees standing on the steps talking. Rather than disturbing their discussion he decided to walk down the grass area and hold the...
12/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee sprained ankle stepping from locomotive. Lost time injury. Returned to work 12-28-06.
10/24/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee slipped while servicing loader - hairline fracture. Reportable injury, restricted duty.