Golden Sunlight Mines Inc — Accidents
Total: 89 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/11/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 18d restricted | Maintenance employee was pounding on a bearing assembly with a 16 pound sledge hammer. After the job was completed they noticed pain in right wrist. The next morning their wrist was stiff and sore.... |
| 07/04/2024 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Maintenance Employee reported a muscle strain in left bicep above the elbow, 4 days after setting up a portable conveyor. appointments with physician were scheduled and after evaluation by a specialis... |
| 07/01/2024 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | A temporary employee for Smith and Sons constructions showed a recordable hearing loss after their annual hearing exam compared to their baseline test. |
| 07/01/2024 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | A temporary employee for Smith and Sons construction showed a recordable shift in hearing compared to their baseline. |
| 12/13/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Lab employee walking off designated path fell on some snow covered ice. Employee reported pain in upper extremities. Right arm and Shoulder. Severity of the injury is unknown at this time. Physic... |
| 09/18/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 82d restricted | After loading samples into oven, lab employee felt discomfort with symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Employee went home rested, then went to urgent care where they were diagnosed with... |
| 01/07/2022 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was holding a grinder with one hand and a piece of metal in the other. EE was using the grinder to remove an old weld off part of the metal when the grinder kicked out and cut EE's hand holdi... |
| 12/09/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | After employee unloaded electrical cable trays at the repulper building, and putting the forks back in the travel position to return backhoe back to the ready line, EE inadvertently pinched right midd... |
| 10/29/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | Slip/trip accident. Carrying rebar and tripped causing them to fall. Employee put their arm out to catch themselves which hit the rebar matt. |
| 10/23/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While a maintenance employee was being hoisted in a man basket after doing repairs in a leach tank, ee looked up to ensure the man basket was clear and some dust or debris fell from above landing in r... |
| 07/25/2017 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Contractor employee was repairing a sump. EE cut the discharge hose to length with a utility knife that slipped and made a laceration on left forearm |
| 03/24/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 66d lost, 33d restricted | Employee was pulling a 2"" polypipe out of a culvert when it became lodged and then suddenly broke free causing the employee to lose balance and fall backwards tripping over a power pole that was lyin... |
| 10/09/2015 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 26d restricted | Employee had Carpel Tunnel surgery on right hand on 10/09/2015. |
| 07/26/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | When the employee was cutting a plugged hose the knife slipped and cut his hand. The employee went to the ER to have his hand looked at. The ER opened his hand up to see if he had nicked the tendon. T... |
| 07/04/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 18d lost, 17d restricted | Employee was ascending the Stairs on the front of the haul truck and fell backwards catching all his weight on his left arm injuring his left shoulder. |
| 06/07/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 20d restricted | Employee was loading drill steel on carousel and the drill steel fell pinching his left hand. |
| 04/23/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | During the attempted extraction of a pump, the 2' diameter HDPE discharge line broke. The line recoiled and struck a technician standing at the collar. Chipped two teeth. |
| 11/04/2014 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 31d lost, 4d restricted | Occupational Illness - employee had surgery on his wrist for repetitive cumulative trauma |
| 08/12/2014 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The results of the audiogram showed a Standard threshold shift in his left ear. The employee primarily operates a bulldozer. noise sampling on bulldozer operators has been conducted, TWA results from... |
| 02/18/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 71d lost, 28d restricted | As the employee entered the rest room, the wind caught the door, pulling the employee's right arm. Informed of MRI results on May 1 2014 showed a full muscle tear in the rotator cuff - consultation fo... |
| 10/18/2013 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 9d lost, 38d restricted | Employee complained of back pain after operating a Haul truck. MRI showed degenerative arthritis in the upper neck requiring physical therapy. Doctors report was Jan 20, 2014. |
| 02/14/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 59d restricted | Employee was walking away from grind shack toward the MCC room when he fell on flat grating and bruised his shoulder. Because of continuing pain employee was further evaluated and found to have a rota... |
| 01/29/2013 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | No Incident - doctor reported that driving in a haul truck aggravated his back by repetitive work and prescribed physical thearpy |
| 07/31/2012 | OTHER | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Before Lunch experienced dizziness and light headed feeling along with nausea and vomiting, rested and ate lunch but symptoms got worse. |
| 07/23/2012 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | EE was operating a forklift when he noticed the other workers having trouble with the placement of the liner due to the wind. He got off the forklift to help pull the liner. While pulling the liner... |
| 05/18/2012 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee had trouble with his left third finger from repetitive trauma, doctor visit was on May 18 when employee received a cortisone shot, company did not receive doctors report until June 18. |
| 05/08/2012 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel and will have Outpatient surgery May 17, 2012. |
| 04/10/2012 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 84d restricted | WHILE WORKING IN A BALL MILL, A BALL ROLLED UNDER HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO TWIST SIDEWAYS. |
| 01/12/2012 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | As the crew was tripping out of a drill hole, while disconnecting the drill steel, the pipe that was under pressure kicked out and hit the helper in the hard hat and knocked him to the ground. |
| 12/18/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 42d restricted | Employee was on the loader and was preparing to dismount, turned around and employees foot slipped off the first step and then he fell to the ground bruising right thigh and over extended his right hi... |
| 12/08/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing a tangled hoist cable from a hand operated hoist when the end came through the pulley and struck him in the teeth chipping two front teeth |
| 09/22/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | Employee lacerated/broke tip of right pinky finger. Pinched between a hydraulic cylinder and boom of machine |
| 06/04/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | Employee loaded shooter with cap - In an attempt to hook lead line employee accidentally shot the shooter injuring his left index finger. |
| 05/05/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 31d restricted | Employee was getting on a cat D-10 dozer, he turned and felt pain in his left knee, he refused medical treatment at the time he reported it. At a later date employee request to be examined by a docto... |
| 04/14/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee diagnosed with tendinitis in shoulder, doctor gave cotizone shot and released to full duty. |
| 01/15/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing steel from a trailer when he slipped and caught his finger between the trailer and steel - lacerating the finger requiring 5 sutures. |
| 06/10/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 44d restricted | In the process of replacing old piping in the mill employee was dragging a 9 foot long 12"" Diameter steel pipe out of the mill. The pipe snaged on a low concrete containment wall and swung sideways... |
| 01/14/2010 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While tightening spider bolts on primary crusher with an 1 1/2 inch air impact, dirt was blown into employees left eye. Debris had to be removed at the clinic. |
| 09/22/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee stated that he had a stinging sensation in his shoulder. At the end of May 2010 he requested a doctor's appointment, as he thought his shoulder had got worse. An MRI On June 14 showed a Rota... |
| 09/13/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 58d restricted | Employee was climbing down a ladder doing his pre-shift and his knee buckled under him when he stepped to the ground. Doctor evaluation sent employee for an MRI report on Sept 16 showed a Meniscus Te... |
| 06/27/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was tightening segment bolts on a dozer sprocket and the socket adapter broke causing the employee to strike his arm on the dozer frame. The employee reported the incident and finally asked t... |
| 03/20/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was walking across the deck of a Cat 785 haul truck and took a step down approximately 7 inches and felt his knee pop. Employee worked for another four and a half hours and when he dismounted... |
| 03/04/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While stripping wire to connect to a new pump the employee cut his own hand requiring 9 sutures |
| 12/25/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Employee was getting off of a drill and slipped and fell cracking four ribs. |
| 11/06/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 72d restricted | Employee was trying to remove the track adjuster on T-2 Dozer using a prybar - prybar slipped and he lost his balance and fell to to the ground - same level - landing on his right wrist and - employee... |
| 10/04/2007 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 48d lost | Carpel Tunnel |
| 07/27/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While greasing a Drill Employee removed grease nozzel from Zerk, the grease sprayed back from the zerk and cut his thumb requiring three sutures |
| 06/03/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 114d lost, 31d restricted | Employee was climbing to the cab of Caterpillar 785C haul truck. As he reached the top rung he felt himself lose his grip; realizing he was going to fall, employee jumped to regain his balance and la... |
| 03/22/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 58d lost, 40d restricted | A 62 year old Mechanic was working on a grease line on the front of the loader when he lost his balance and jumped off the loader to the concrete shop floor, impact with the floor broke his lower left... |
| 01/20/2007 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was ripping a large rock out and as the dozer came off the rock it jared the operater and he struck his head on the two way radio speaker requiring two sutures |