Eagle Mine — Accidents

Total: 90 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/28/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The ground failed to a height of approximately 8 meters above the sill. The stope was blasted on 11/26/2019 and scheduled to be mucked out within the next few shifts. The stope was supported by 8' swe...
10/20/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The ground failed to a height of approximately 5 meters in a 26 meter stope. The area was previously barricaded off with no active mining taking place. Future plans were only to blast and remote muck...
09/10/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the daily alimak inspection, the car door failed causing the alimak to become inoperable.
09/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was scaling work area. Rock was scaled out of mesh striking employee in the hand, cutting glove and causing a laceration to the top of the hand
02/05/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee pinched left ring finger between the forks and the mast on a 938H surface loader, while attempting to adjust the forks. The injury resulted in a small fracture to the tip of the finger.
01/26/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical components of the secondary egress were below operable temperature due to heaters not functioning. Underground work ceased until the elevator is operable and ice conditions in the raise al...
01/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted At the end of shift, while leaving the dry to exit the mine, the employee slipped and fell due to the snow that had accumulated on the stairs. The employee landed on the stairs contacting rib cage, re...
10/12/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The drill helper was holding an 8' drill steel while attempting to install it into the chuck of the Jackleg drill. The operator applied air to the leg to assist with the connection and the employees l...
09/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was pulling a 10' NQ tube with 2.5' of core out of the rods. EE felt a pop in EE's back.
08/27/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using an Angle grinder when the material ee was working on came loose from the clamp and moved. The employee reached to grab the clamp and at the same time the grinder kicked contacti...
08/21/2018 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was standing up from a kneeling position when they felt their left knee pop and immediately experienced pain.
06/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was moving a 4x4 piece of wood out of the way when EE felt a pop in the shoulder.
03/23/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical components of the secondary egress were below operable temperatures due to the heaters not igniting after running out of propane gas.
03/19/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Miner was walking and encountered a slippery surface. Miner slipped and broke both bones in lower leg.
02/01/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking to assist with a cable pull when a small rock fell through the wire and bounced off the Ventilation duct and struck the employee on the upper lip. The employee received a sma...
01/22/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An after market switch gate sensor failed causing the secondary escape (alimak) to become inoperable.
11/14/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee just finished attaching the water line to the water header while setting up a Jumbo drill. Prior to turning on the water line the employee looked toward the Jumbo and then opened a valve...
10/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee pinched right little finger in the door latching mechanism of a Mechanized-bolting machine resulting in a fracture to the tip of the finger as well as a laceration.
06/01/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing the annual alimak over speed break test the lower limit switch tripped out causing the alimak car to settle in the pit.
04/25/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None State elevator inspector wanted the pit door switch moved to the striking side. Once the switch was moved to the striking side, it took on water causing it to fail. During maintenance the alimak car t...
03/21/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None This was a personal medical condition. The employee had a stroke while walking in the water treatment plant.
12/16/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Upon inspection it was discovered the breaker which feeds the Alimak was tripped. After resetting was unsuccessful, testing was performed on the feeders to the car. It was discovered that the cable fr...
09/27/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Two miners were working together to install utilities when they loosened the bolts on the Victaulic clamp on the air header prior to relieving the pressure. One miner received a fracture to right fore...
09/27/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Two miners were working together to install utilities when they loosened the bolts on the Victaulic clamp on the air header prior to relieving the pressure. One miner received a fracture to right fore...
09/14/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While completing a thorough inspection of the face (face prep) the miner was hit on the top of the hard hat by loose material. The material came off of the face above the location of the miner. The i...
08/05/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During a post blast inspection of the 215 level, a fall of ground was identified in the 1485 stope. The ground failed to an unidentifiable contact in excess of 20 feet above the back of the stope. The...
03/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 86d restricted In injured miner fell while dismounting the man basket used for scaling. The injured miner returned to work light duty post incident.
12/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee removed a chain-linked fence and during clean up of work area the top strand of wire from the fence sprung up and struck employee in the tooth. This caused a fracture in the bottom third of t...
09/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was laying down on grating on a conveyor catwalk to weld a new midrail along the conveyor. When he got up, he felt a poke in his left elbow. This had happened on 9-11-18 and was reported to...
03/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a sheet of metal siding, strong wind caused him to lose his grip. When he grabbed it, the sharp edge cut through his glove into his hand resulting in stitches.
03/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was reaching for a 5' metal wire reel to assist another employee. The wire reel struck the injured employee in the right hand causing a fracture to his hand.
02/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee was dismounting the Getman scissor lift truck using the ladder when his partner raised the stabilizer jacks causing the machine to shift abruptly. The injured employee was thrown or fell...
02/06/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working out of Genie boom basket on corner of the building. He reached out to grind and strained a muscle in his left shoulder. No medical attention at time of injury. He is now schedu...
09/26/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading structural steel, a bee stung him in the back of his neck
08/09/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE opened a desk drawer in the Civil Trailer. A bat flew out and latched onto his forearm and bit him. The bat was not found so employee will have to have the rabies vaccine series.
05/04/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a damaged wall; while swinging a sledge hammer his hand slipped down the handle and left palm made contact with an improperly seated nail head causing a laceration. Employee rec...
04/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee carrying 10ft rod across deck, slipped and fell with tube in hand. Landed on rock resulting in lacerations on index, middle, and ring finger.
11/13/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic/electrican apprentice was using a Milwaukee utility knife to strip the outer jacket off a 410 cable; he was pulling the outer jacket with his left hand and cutting around the jacket with hi...
09/22/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two men were working out of the man basket in main decline loading collars left from previous blast. Rock fell from right side of basket and struck right hand ring finger of employee. Result of fractu...
02/10/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted While patrolling the south fence the security guard was making a loop to turn back onto the trail. There is a slight lip where the trail is lower than the snow the guard came off. The snowmobile was g...