Fallen Miners

Trixie

Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC · Underground · Metal/Nonmetal
Eureka, Utah County, UT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4200147

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MUCKER BUCKET CAUGHT ON RIB LEFT SIDE PINNING EE BETWEEN MUCKER & RIB

All reportable incidents

24 on file
Accident type, without injuries

Power loss overnight, when we restored power we found the system needed to be rebooted. We rebooted the system it started working.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a manual post pounder to install a grounding rod. Pounder came off rod and went in between pounder and employee's hand. Causing laceration to employee's right hand. employee received 6 stitches.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Helper was placing an inner tube on the tube rack. When they slid the inner tube into place, they pinched their right pinky (5th finger) between the inner tube and tube rack.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was mucking out the round and the bucket caught on a divot. This caused the machine to stop abruptly. EE's hard hat fell off and EE hit the side of EE's head on a handle inside the cab. We transported EE to medical facility and EE was prescribed Naproxen for pain from a mild concussion. EE was released to full duty.

Accident type, without injuries

The site lost feed power from the electric provider. This rendered the secondary escape hoist inoperable. We evacuated the mine until power was restored.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking from parking lot to the dry before shift started. Employee hit EE's head on a window mounted A/C unit. We took employee to Workmed where EE received 9 staples.

Accident type, without injuries

when no one was in the area the back fell in at the intersection, miners came to bolt and saw the back on the ground.

Struck by... NEC

Employee was cutting timber and saw kicked out cutting EE's free hand. Employee was taken to hospital and received 5 stitches in left hand middle finger. EE returned to full duty.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was hanging pipe and EE's hand slipped off and EE cut right elbow on a pipe hanger. We cleaned it and put super glue on it. The employee was fine for a few days. 10 days later the employee had an infection. EE was taken to work med and they prescribed Cephalexin. The employee returned to work with no restrictions.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was using a ratchet and their hand slipped off. A finger slid across some exposed sheet metal. Cut to right pinky finger. Received 5 stitches. Returned to full duty.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling brake drums on water truck and put strain on elbow

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While working on a pickup the jack bled off. Employee had right arm caught between the transmission and the ground. Employee did not report this until 11/22/21 as the right elbow started hurting again. Employee was seen at Workmed and given a brace and 15 pound lifting restriction

Struck by... NEC

Employee was removing a plug from a tank and the wrench slipped off of the plug and struck employee in the mouth. Broke one tooth.

Accident type, without injuries

Some timber failed and rubble rolled out into roadway impeding the travel way.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had concrete dust get in EE's eye. Site personnel irrigated the concrete out. We took employee to Workmed and they sent EE to an Ophthalmologist. The Ophthalmologist prescribed Azithromycin gel to prevent infection. Employee returned to work full duty the next scheduled shift.

Struck by flying object

WIND CAME UP GOT DIRT IN EYE (L)

Struck by falling object

STANDING TIMBER QUIRT SLIPPED OFF POST FALLING STRIKING EE ON RIGHT FOOT.

Struck by falling object

DROPED LITTLE STEEL DOOR ON LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND.

Struck by falling object

DRILLING POPS FOR TIMBER. ROCK FELL DOWN HITTING MINER ON FOOT.

Struck by falling object

BARING DOWN AND ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW.

Struck by falling object

CLEANING DOWN RIBS READY TO PUT TIMBER AND ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK HITTING EE IN THE HARD HAT.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MUCKER BUCKET CAUGHT ON RIB LEFT SIDE PINNING EE BETWEEN MUCKER & RIB

Struck by... NEC

EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG, THE STEEL SHANKED. WEIGHT OF DRILL PULLED HIM INTO STEEL THAT SHANKED.

Caught in, under or between NEC

DERRICK WAS AT 50% ANGLE. EE WAS IN THE DERRICK MAKING CONNECTION. HE WRAPPED HIS ARM AROUND DRILL PIPE TO LIFT IT UP WHILE THE TOP HEAD WAS ROTATING. IT CROSS THREADED AND CAUGHT HIS COVERALL S IN THE DRILL PIPE AND BROKE HIS ARM. DRILLER IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN DRILL RIG BEFORE ANY OTHER INJURY COULD OCCUR.