Goldstrike Mine — Accidents

Total: 457 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/14/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE was putting a gold bar into the cleaner slot and they caught a finger between the cleaner slot and the gold bar. EE was seen at health, diagnosed with a crush injury to the left middle finger, and...
09/17/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Ee was using cutters to strip back insulation on a wiring harness. The cutters slipped, striking the ee on the right inner forearm. Seen at NNRH where the laceration was closed with staples and suture...
08/02/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE was working in center of track dozer replacing hydraulic hose. Describes being in awkward position, bent over, and then standing up and feeling shooting pain and having their back ""lock up"" when...
04/12/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was using torch to heat a part to remove it when flashback occurred. Ee burned on both arms and face. Seen at ER, diagnosed with 1st and 2nd degree burns on both arms and face, and referred to clin...
03/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to close the valve on frac tank after they filled up the pressure washer. They encountered some resistance when trying to close the valve so they used both hands to shut the valve of...
02/28/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Ee stepped off ladder w/rt leg, reports ee misjudged the last step and ee's lt foot caught, hit the ground, and ee heard a pop. Reports pain when moving at 8/10. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with sprain,...
04/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 70d lost, 80d restricted Ee was preparing to replace a tire on a haul truck and was pulling the adaptor on a hydraulic jack. Ee pushed the adaptor up with left hand and felt a pop in left shoulder/upper arm. Ee was seen at th...
04/06/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 33d restricted EE was walking and their foot got stuck in the mud. They tripped and fell forward, landing on both knees and hands. Seen at ER, diagnosed with a strained knee, and released with restrictions site can...
04/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE stepped in containment pond with lime/water mix, causing a skin irritation to EE's ankle on 03/29/24 9:00pm. Miner first aid of flushing ankle/apply antibacterial cream. When offered additional med...
03/31/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Ee got off the grader and walked around the equipment to open the drain. EE reports falling forward onto both knees. The ground was wet and snowy. EE felt a pop in the right knee. Seen at ER, x-rays p...
08/24/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost EE was carrying 137lb flange to weld location, kicked rock with toe of boot and started falling. EE released left hand. Flange landed on right hand. Open laceration to R 3rd finger, vascular compromis...
07/26/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Ee sustained a Standard Threshold Shift in hearing. Confirmed reportable noise induced hearing loss; workplace noise cannot be ruled out as a factor in the hearing change. Confirmation received from...
07/10/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was working with a driller installing a table plate when the employee decided to do the same with other table plates on the deck, during that process a table plate fell over pinching EE's...
06/17/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE on bus on the way to work, bus hit pothole causing EE to go forward in seat, striking face on the seat in front of them. EE seen at ER, sutures to lip, and two broken teeth. Referred to dentist. EE...
06/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Ee was placing a metal skid plate onto a loader bucket. The skid plate attached to the clevis when the clevis rotated. Skid plate smashed ee's right thumb. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with a fracture an...
05/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 21d lost EE was closing the window on equipment. They caught their right pinky finger in the window, and amputated the tip of the pinky. Seen at ER, consulted with hand specialist at UofU, and referred to them...
03/27/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The crew was prepping for a top head change and decided to try to pry the spindle tube free when the spindle tube became unstuck it dropped IP stuck EE's hand in a pinch point to grab the fallen spind...
01/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost A person slipped on Ice on haul road
01/07/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE slipped while boarding TD-32 equipment. EE caught self with left arm. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with neck, upper back, left shoulder strain. Released to modified duty that site can accommodate.
01/02/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned non injury fire occurred at the the Goldstrike radio communications shop building.
12/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Ee was pulling column pipe when it lifted up and the pipe landed on EE's foot. EE was seen at Golden Health, diagnosed with a chip fracture to the left 1st toe, and released to full duty with a boot....
09/03/2022 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d restricted Ee doing preventative maintenance on shovel 18. EE reported exposure to heat. Seen at ER, diagnosed with heat exposure/dehydration, and released with restrictions for two shifts.
08/23/2022 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted Ee was sitting parked in EE's haul truck in queue area. Ee driving haul truck 618 backed into EE, striking EE's truck with the dovetail. No physical injury. Ee reported the next day that EE was having...
08/14/2022 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred at the Goldstrike tire laydown which involved numerous used tires. A set of damaged tires that were removed from a piece of equipment were placed in the used tire laydown. The tires ar...
03/16/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE being loaded at shovel on 191. Hoist on shovel went out, the shovel struck the bed of the truck forcefully, leaving the EE in an awkward position for a short period of time. Initial impact jostled...
02/25/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was replacing a hoist cylinder with another ee, and directing the ee to raise the cylinder to put in the top pin. Injured ee heard a big bang and then was struck in the face with what the ee believ...
02/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Ee was using a post pounder to set ground rod. The post pounder slipped off the top of the rod, smashing finger between the rod tip and post pounder handle. Seen at ER, diagnosed with a fracture to th...
12/29/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was removing the 24"" shoe from the Tracstar HDPE fusion machine. The shoe was frozen, when the ee tugged on it, it came loose and dropped back down, pinching the ee's left middle finger between th...
10/25/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 12d restricted Ee dismounting shovel using stairs. Wearing large overboots due to muddy conditions, tripped over large rocks in shovel track grooves, landed on left knee. Follow-up with orthopedist on 1/25/22 result...
07/16/2021 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 233d lost EE was walking at the drill site and EE's knee buckled.
04/18/2021 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Ee experienced non-occupational cardiac event on site. Transported to NNRH where ee pronounced dead. Not reported due to non-occupational.
01/13/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 326d lost, 14d restricted Ee was loading tools from cart to service truck. EE had previously moved two 8-D cat batteries as well. While lifting a tote bag of tools EE felt a sharp pain in EE's left bicep. Seen at ER and referr...
12/24/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Ee driving hot change bus to equipment experienced a non-occupational medical event and subsequently died.
12/21/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None On 12-21-2020 at approximately 1:19pm the 5400 southwest upper highwall failed causing a slough of 10 benches and approximately 1.06 million tons. No injury or loss occurred during this incident.
01/27/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor Employee placed hand under a chip screen that was being lowered onto the frame. The result was that the tips of the fingers got caught in a pinch point between the screen and the frame. T...
01/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 29d restricted Employee was manually operating overhead door when manual hand crank struck employee on the arm causing a fractured radial & thumb.
12/27/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Ee was driving haul truck, it started to slide down a ramp, turned 180 degrees, and hit a dry spot of ground, coming to a sudden stop. Ee's left arm was jerked by the steering wheel. Seen at the clini...
12/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Ee was changing out a pump. The ee pinched EE's thumb between the pump and the tank mount. EE was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a fracture to the tip of the thumb, received stitches, and was released...
10/24/2019 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Ee was starting EE's shift. EE put a lithium battery in EE's pants pocket and it came in contact with EE's keys, causing a fire. Ee burned both hands and upper right thigh. Transported to UofU burn tr...
08/11/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Ee was working on haul truck. Ee lost footing on some broken concrete & fell, landing on right elbow. Ee was seen at the clinic on 08/12 & diagnosed with a contusion & strain with possible radial head...
08/10/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tripping out of the hole, driller hoisted plug up and towards collar, assistant was using rod feeder and guided plug towards collar and the other assistant reached for hoist plug while in motion towar...
08/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE was changing a drill bit. When they repositioned the bit, the drill steel came down and pinched their right ring finger. Laceration required stitches, no fracture seen in xray. Employee originally...
07/18/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee passed out inside mill. Had lack of sleep due to issues at home. Also possible potassium deficiency and several layers of clothes.
07/04/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None MD624 had an electrical grid box fire which took more than 30 minutes to extinguish. Truck has been removed and isolated for investigation purposes.
06/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stepping off the bus and twisted an ankle. Employee reported to supervisor, was seen at the clinic and put in a walking boot and off work for 2 shifts.
06/04/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Ee was sitting in haul truck being loaded. The shovel hit the truck, jostling the ee in the cab. The ee did not report incident until two days later. Investigation by workers' comp determined compensa...
05/06/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was cleaning windshield of loader when ee twisted and leaned, reaching to clean the middle of the windshield. EE felt a sharp pain in shoulder which progressively got worse. EE was seen at the ER,...
01/30/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Ee was replacing hoist cylinders on a CAT 777. The cylinder was hooked to a crane. Slack in the crane attachment allowed the cylinder to move, crushing the ee's right hand between the hoist cylinder a...
01/16/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was grinding on hard nose of MG753 when the grinding disc came apart. A piece of the disc struck the ee on the upper left chest, causing a small wound. The ee was seen at the ER where stitches were...
11/10/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Task was to change leaf springs on a lube truck. While adjusting jack stand height, adjustment tube slipped and caught the right thumb of the tech. Minor laceration/nerve damage.