Golden Sunlight Underground Mine — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/27/2018 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Night shift crews were entering the underground at the start of shift through portal four. The crew sensed a bitter acid taste as they entered. The crew immediately retreated out of the mine and con...
02/08/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The electrician was removing de-energized power cable from #1 portal. While using a cordless band saw to cut the cables the electrician's hand slipped making contact with the blade. The result was a...
01/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was loading wire into the back of a truck, the wire caught on an obstruction causing it to spring back. The wire struck the employee's right pinky finger. Causing an oblique fracture to the...
09/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost Miner was replacing striker bar on jumbo, when flushing head slipped and impacted right ring finger. Miner received a fractured finger and five stitches.
03/03/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was blow piping area when a rock rolled off of the muckpile onto his left foot.
01/12/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was walking up the incline to notify the shop that he blew a hydraulic hose. He felt a pop in his left ankle, leg area. Employee was taken to the doctor for evaluation and x-rays showed a hai...
11/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dumping truck outside lower portal when he ran over a rock causing the operator to strike his head on the roof of the cab. Employee not wearing hard hat.
08/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing flushing head on the Cannon Jumbo drill. He then unscrewed the drill steel and tried to beat the retainer ring to get it loose. He pulled the hoses using his left arm against the slide...
10/05/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost While remote mucking, the mucker got too close and pinched him between the rib and the mucker.
06/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a new rod on the Cubex Drill the employee placed his hand on the bottom of the rod. The rod slipped and caught his hand between the two rods. The injury required one suture.
08/24/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MINER WAS DRIVING A BEAM HOLE RAISE, ON A STEEL LADDER AND WORKING FROM A 2' X 2' DRILL DECK. AS JACKLEG CAME DOWN FROM A HOLE IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE LADDER RUNG.
12/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TYING IN A ROUND, WHEN HE PULLED ON A NON-ELECTRICAL TUBE TO TIE IN, A SMALL ROCK ROLLED OFF THE FACE AND HIT HIM IN THE TOOTH, CHIPPING IT.
11/29/2002 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS OPERATING A LHD, AND HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, BOUNCING HIM INTO THE ROPS, AND HITTING HIS HEAD.