Buckhorn Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Occupational Illness diagnosed as being caused by prolonged noise exposure.

Repetitive Motion.

At approximately 2:25 PM Superintendent received notice from the lead man that our bolter operator wanted us to come look at 5265-L6 because the back was starting to fall out where the last round had been taken. Upon arrival to the 5265-L6 the bolter (1621 Pluton) had been withdrawn from the heading and the back had fallen out to the intersection of 5265-L-S1.

Slipped off of step and twisted right knee.

Unknown, Occupational Illness Carpel Tunnel.

While backing a haul truck into sample stockpile, operator ran over a large rock. This action resulted in truck bouncing and operator striking back of head on the AC post, which caused a laceration needing 13 staples.

Employee received a laceration to his head when he exited a Club Car ® that is used for transportation underground and fell to the ground, striking his head.

While tramming mucker employee struck rib with lip of muck bucket causing mucker to come to a sudden stop.

John Deere tractor was parked and engine turned off. Shortly after being parked, the tractor was seen as being on fire. Fire emanating from engine compartment.

Miner was conducting routine work activities when a tractor fire broke out underground. Miner was in a fresh air section of the heading. He self evacuated himself from the area. Was evaluated for possible smoke inhalation at a hospital as a precaution. Blood work was taken, no treatment given. Blood results were available two days later and showed no smoke inhalation.

Employee was removing screws from a light housing on a piece of mobile equipment. He was removing the second screw, and because it was not backing out, he applied more pressure when the screw driver slipped from the screw and his hand made contact with the lens/housing causing a small cut.

Occupational illness diagnosed as being caused by prolonged noise exposure.

Occupational illness diagnosed as being caused by prolonged noise exposure.

A miner was in process of installing bolts in heading. He cut the metal band from a bundle of split sets and when the band released the tension, it swung back and caused a laceration to the miners left forearm, resulting in 4 stitches.

A miner was installing resin bolts in active heading, when he went to set the bolt on the rail of bolter, he hit his finger on the bolt plate and when he reacted, he pulled his hand back causing a laceration to right index finger, requiring stitches.

A miner and a mechanic were changing a rear tire on a tractor. They removed the flat tire. The jack would not go high enough to install the full tire. They jacked the tractor back up from under the man basket. When the mechanic tried to position the new tire, the tractor slipped off of the jack and the mechanic's left thumb was smashed between the fender and the tire.

An underground miner exited the scissor lift. While walking across the drift, he stepped on a 4 to 6 inch pile of dirt the grader had left behind. The small pile of dirt gave away resulting in miner twisting his right ankle.

A miner noticed a hydraulic fitting on the jumbo boom leaking. He grounded both booms and climbed on a front cover to tighten the fitting. The cover slid off when he stood on it, causing the miner to fall on his back on the cover. This resulted in a hairline fracture to the right shoulder blade. Miner is on restricted duty.

A truck driver stepped out of his haul truck to take a sample at the scale. When stepping to the ground he twisted his right ankle spraining it and causing a hairline fracture to ankle bone.

A miner was installing dwyidags with Maclean bolter. He had his hand on the handrail when a small rock fell hitting the top of his right hand causing a small cut which required 2 stitches. Returned full duty that shift

A mechanic suffered a cut to the hand requiring 13 stitches while installing carriage bolts on a bucket of a 966 loader. He was holding the nut with his left hand while holding the impact wrench in his right hand. Once the wrench was activated, the nut spun freely slicing his Mechanix glove and cutting the employee's palm. The mechanic received a full duty release for work

Miner was lifting a metal lid on a dynominer machine when he lost control of the lid and it dropped on his finger smashing it between the lid and the machine frame. The injury was diag. and treated with notification on 11/16/10 at which time it became a medical reportable injury.

A truck driver was walking into the East Ramp (access 1) from the main haulage. He saw an LHD unit coming out of a heading toward him. The driver then turned to walk back to his truck. When he turned his body, his left foot was firmly planted on the ground and he felt popping in his ankle. By turning quickly his left ankle and fibula broke.

An employee turned off the main underground fan in order to apply shotcrete near the fan. Underground mobile equipment still operating caused elevated levels of NO2. The miners were brought out of the mine, the main fan restarted, the mine reventilated, and gas tests completed in all work areas before returning miners to work.

Miner exiting haul truck from cab and while stepping down with two points of contact, rolled his right ankle causing a small fracture.

Miner in powder truck basket loading face round, stepped backwards and fell thru the basket gate that was not latched. Miner was not tied off with fall protection.

Miner was breaking the bands on a bundle of split set bolts and when the band broke it snapped back and hit him in the forearm just below the elbow. The band put a cut about 4" long in his arm and it required 6 stitches.

Employee was removing chock block from water truck when rock rolled off highwall & struck left leg. Failure to warn, improper placement and inadqequate warning system, no signs posted for work being performed above highwall.

A 950B Cat Loader moving from the upper portal to the lower portal lost it's brakes on grade and struck a parked pickup truck. The pickup truck was pushed over a miner causing injuries to her left arm and left leg. Please see attached report for details.