Dragon Mine — Accidents

Total: 29 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/10/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning foam spray out of a hose at the end of a shift. Some of the remnants of the foam got into the employee's eye.
06/24/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50LB BAGS OF ANFO, TO LOAD A ROUND UNDERGROUND. COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN ON 06-28. WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA RESULTING FROM STRAINING OR LIFTING HEA...
12/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching down to light an empty bin. As ee did this ee rested left hand on the forklift mast, exposing left hand thumb. As the employee stood up the bin came up quickly hitting left hand...
06/07/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 265d lost Employee was resetting a damaged post. Employee's partner noticed dribbling from the ceiling and yelled at employee to get out. Employee got up and started moving towards the opening. Slab fell from t...
05/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING LAGGING OVERHEAD WITH THEIR PARTNER. IT WAS A 3X12X6 TIMBER. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HOLD OF THEIR END AND IT HIT THEM ON TOP OF THEIR HARD HAT.
02/07/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SKID STEER AND WAS MIXING MATERIAL IN THE BAY AREA OF THE ALPINE MILL. THE BUCKET ON THE SKID STEER WAS FULL OF MATERIAL AND TIPPED FORWARD CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT EMPLO...
08/29/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adding a bag to the scale and when EE stepped off EE twisted EE's left ankle.
10/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing core out of a drill rod. Repetitive motion caused pain in his right shoulder
05/18/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TYING IN A ROUND OF DYNAMITE. WAS LOOKING UP AND SMALL ROCKS FELL FROM THE CEILING INTO HIS RT. EYE. THE ROCKS HAD PRELL ON THEM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD SMALL DEBRIS IN HIS EYE AND A SCRATCH, B...
04/29/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping material when he was hit in the back of the neck with a slab. The slab was approximately 1 ft in diameter.
04/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBER (200-300 LBS) TIMBER IN A STOPE AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT REPORT IT TILL MAY 14 WHEN IT DID NOT GET BETTER.
11/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting wood on a table saw. Reached back and grabbed the unfinished end of the wood and received a sliver in her rt hand.
09/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a round for blasting. Working in a raise. Employee was standing on a man made platform when big rocks dislodged and broke the platform causing the employee to fall 10 ft
05/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking the wire off of mucker to place in a bucket-cut wrist
04/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against employee's left leg
04/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against the employees rt leg and foot
10/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bending over and twisted to turn on a water valve.
07/15/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None BOLTING IN HEADER WITH JACKLEG, DEBRIS IN EYE
03/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING 7 RODS WHEN THEY FELL OUT OF HIS HANDS. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK.
08/31/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON HIS SAFETY GLOVES AND FELT A SPIDER BITE HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND
08/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a drill bit of a drill steel. Piece of sledgehammer lodged into employee's chest area.
06/28/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was breaking apart rock with 2 hammers. The hammer chipped and lodged into the employees left forearm.
06/08/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Grinding and bolting underground and at the end of the day felt something in the left eye.
01/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost employee was hooking up the blow pipe to clean out drill holes
12/09/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING GROUND CONDITIONS AND HAD HIS BACK TO A WALL WHEN A ROCKSLAB APPROXIMATELY 20 PDS PEELED OFF THE WALL AND PUSHED HIM TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STEP AWAY BUT THE SLAB CAUGH...
09/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE AUGER WITH HER RIGHT HAND WHEN HER FINGERS WERE CAUGHT
10/03/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While working to correct faults in electronics of a Sullivan air compressor something caused the electric control panel to explode causing severe burns on the hands and face.
07/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost We were pulling out tube and started laying it onto tube rack when the over shot popped off the retriever point causing tube to fall. Other end of tube came up and hit employee on side of cheek. He th...
04/18/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Miner was installing 5' split set rockbolts. He had pushed the bolt up into the back hole and went to push the bolt into the hole with the jackleg drill, when the bolt with the plate and mat fell down...