BUNKER HILL MINE — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on their way to deliver ground support mats to the miners with telehandler. One bundle of mats fell off the forks so the employee stopped to re-load and position the bundle of mats. While...
05/06/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while cutting off mats during rehabilitation work the employee went to throw aside a cut off mat and the edge of the mat lacerated EE's left bicep.
01/02/2024 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While traveling out from the #2 area of the KT tunnel Loci #10 derailed causing it to come to an abrupt stop. This abrupt stop caused employee to hit RT Knee on the metal seat bracket causing an abras...
07/29/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Miners were progressing through a known fault zone. Mining methodology had been adapted (timber ground support was put in place) but ground conditions remained bad. The injury sustained was not life t...
05/16/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred at the #1 shaft station generator concreted location. Investigation found the potential cause of the fire was a ground fall in a timbered area of the drift, causing fallen timber to co...
12/06/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee twisted knee while walking on snow and icy terrain.
02/12/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Support timber collapsed in the #2 shaft below the 10th level, blocking access to the pump hung below the level, used to dewater the shaft. Time of collapse unknown, no one was present to witness.
09/05/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Individual was guiding a skid steer in order to replace a timber car back on the track. Individual was walking backwards and tripped. Extended an arm to catch himself and landed with their hand on the...
06/29/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 4 1/2"" grinder with a cutting wheel attached to cut PVC pipe. Grinder slipped and hit employee on the right thumb causing about a 1"" laceration. Employee was taken to the clinic...
09/02/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was drilling a hole in a piece of pipe, using an electric drilll mounted on a stand. As he pulled the pipe out, the drill bit caught his glove and pulled his left hand index finger into the h...
09/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 3d restricted An employee in the mill was using a handle extension to release a chain binder. When the chain binder released, the pipe handle extension flew off the handle and struck his left hand breaking his midd...
11/14/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost As EE was using a grinding wheel to remove paint and rust from skip he turned his head to look ahead of his work, a particle flew in the side of his safety glasses and lodged in his eye. It did not bo...
09/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted AS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF CAB, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS HEAD, RIGHT RIB CAGE, RIGHT ARM & ELBOW. AMBULANCE TOOK HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM,STITCHES IN H EAD & F...
07/09/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE ROCK IN THE RAISE. THE 1ST ROCK KNOCKED OFF HIS HARD HAT AND THE 2ND ROCK HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, RESULTING IN A CUT. HE WAS TREATED AT THE CLINIC, AND RETURN ED TO W...
10/04/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted WHILE DRILLING IN THE STOPE ON 9 LEVEL A LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND HOLDING THE JACK LEG DRILL. FRACTURED BONE IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.