Fire Creek — Accidents

Total: 39 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/05/2020 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The Operator applied air to the jackleg's feed leg too quickly while driving a rock bolt, EE lost control of the machine and lost EE's footing, IE fell with the machine in hand to the ground, resultin...
04/25/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Doing a work place exam it was noticed the ground had moved. We notified MSHA and a K order was issued and a remediation was made.
03/28/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found ground fall on inspection.
03/24/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Operator was setting hand outside compartment when a rock approximately 2x4x1 inches come out of back wire hitting EE's right little finger.
01/27/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee lost footing while running a jackleg, falling back with equipment landing on left foot. The ground conditions were muddy.
11/28/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost On November 28, 2019, employee was adjusting the vent on the air conditioner when a piece of dust blew into their eye. Employee was not wearing safety glasses to prevent injury.
04/25/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While jackleg bolting in the 5650 JN the machine was over head, EE un-chucked the steel and lost control of the machine. When the machine broke loose it pinched EE's thumb in the pinch point, smashing...
02/20/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IW was grouting a finished hole through a packer when the pressure started to push the packer out of the hole. IW took a 36"" pipe wrench and attached it to the packer to try and hold it from coming...
10/28/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While completing a post blast examination a ground failure was discovered in the area where the blasting occurred at the 5600 Joyce South. Deteriorating ground conditions over time combined with recen...
07/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee got off the van and went to clock in, in the operations building. When EE went to walk up the stairs to go to the dry and change out for the shift, EE slipped / missed the 2nd step, hitti...
01/25/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had placed a bag of rock salt on top of the barrel and took razor knife to cut the bottom of the bag. When ee went to Cut the bag, it slipped off the top of the barrel. EE went to grab the...
01/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner had just driven a split set bolt and was taking off EE's long driver when the driver slid down EE's hand and piece of banding used to hold the driver in place cut through EE's glove, lacerating...
10/31/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was in the man basket and had just turned off an air line valve and locked it out. They went to the next location to check for any stored energy in the air line and when the basket was lo...
07/11/2017 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was operating D-4 to lower sill, when employee became over heated. Employee dismounted thee dozer and was found by another employee on the ground unconscious.
05/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting ribs in sill with a jack-leg and lost EE's footing and EE and the jack-leg fell against the rib and the drill ended up landing on EE's finger against the rib which caused a lacera...
02/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was walking back to the truck when employee slipped on ice and fell on back.
12/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a ratchet strap, the employee received a cut to left palm. The cut required 6 stitches to close.
11/07/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The miner was tearing down jack leg after bolting up the heading and was having a hard time trying to break the wing nut loose on the air hose with wrap wrench. The miner grabbed the wrap wrench with...
08/25/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was adding a can of paint to paint stick to mark the face for drilling, a piece of the face peeled off and struck employee on the right side of the hardhat and caused a laceration to the righ...
08/19/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted The employee was mucking the heading when the LHD EE was operating slid into the RIB, causing the canopy of the LHD to hit the RIB. The canopy broke loose a rock that fell into the operators seat of t...
07/29/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Drill crew were adding a drill rod and reaming in. Helper was moving the water swivel into position to screw into the rod when the driller actuated the wire line causing the stuffing box mechanism to...
07/08/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee went to move the Jackleg closer to the RIB to avoid running over the jackleg with mobile equipment. As EE positioned the leg up against the RIB left wrist struck a sharp rock cutting left...
06/24/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was tightening up a worn lifter spring for the core lifting shoe while holding the shoe in left hand. The flathead screwdriver that was being used to narrow the gap broke off at the tip caus...
05/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was at the 5320 supply lay down loading 4-foot split set bolts into the LHD bucket when EE's hand caught the banding that holds the bundles of bolts together.
12/08/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While operating a jack leg drill the miner pulled the 6 foot steel from the hole and as the machine pivoted down it caught his gloved hand between the drill and the leg of the machine. This caused a f...
09/19/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner was hauling in road base to the 5340-Karen North heading, after mucking out the mud. On his next trip into the work area he found the left RIB came in. The miner than reported this to his su...
08/23/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling the jackleg drill steel out of the hole he just finished drilling. His elbow hit the opposite RIB, causing a small cut.
08/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted As the employee was climbing into the back seat of the haul truck, he lost his balance and grabbed the door jam. The haul truck door closed on his left hand.
07/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing up a small muck pile. While he was climbing up pile, he slipped and landed on his right side causing a laceration to his forearm caused by a sharp rock.
06/05/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was drilling 2' down holes with a plugger when the steel became plugged. Employee turned machine upside down to rattle steel to unplug it and grabbed hold of the rotating steel and his glove...
01/07/2015 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was on a loader when the mine had a blast and a small rock fell through the wire and hit him in the neck. He finish servicing, not thinking much about the cut and when he got to the shop he r...
11/10/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The employee was exiting the men's dry, after going down the stairs he planted his left foot to turn and go to van.
04/15/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was loading a face round. Some clay type of material fell from the back, knocked his hard hat off and struck his head. The loose material fell because there was a space between the back...
01/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing the reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, the employee's right hand was caught between the RO housing and the membrane filter. Three middle fingers were pinched. The employee was taken to a...
06/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While adjusting the forks on a forklift, the employee pinched his right pinky finger between the fork and the frame. This resulted in a 1 laceration to the tip of his finger.
11/28/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rehab bolting was underway in the main decline at Klondex's Fire Creek Project when a large rock on the spring line started to move. MSHA was notified and the investigation was started. The ground wa...
10/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was working on a set of multi media filter that were on a utility trailer. He was standing on the piping that connected the filters together, slipped and fell hurting his right knee, neck an...
04/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 176d restricted Worker was pulling liner when the built in handles ripped and employee fell backwards landing on left arm
06/11/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting liner with hook blade knife. Liner was cold and harder to cut than normal. Employee slipped and cut his left thigh.