Haile Gold Mine — Accidents

Total: 174 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee twisted an ankle after stepping into shallow puddle with a rock
01/28/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Process supervisor was pulling a water hose when it became caught on something and caused the person to lose balance and fall. A restricted injury occurred.
01/20/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Warehouse leadman was assisting move ground engagement tools onto a pallet using a lifting magnet. When EE released the magnet and stood up, EE lost balance/slipped and fell, resulting in an injury t...
01/19/2026 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Equipment operator was exiting the rear passenger seat of a pickup truck and stuck their knee against the door causing injury. Operator was place on restrictions.
01/07/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The transport vehicle employee was riding in hit a bump. The employee noticed a pop and pain in right knee as their legs were tossed from the bump.
01/01/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Process plant metallurgical technician was carrying samples in 5 gallon buckets when their back was strained.
12/25/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The operator was driving a surface loader and hit a bump, which jostled them. They didn't immediately feel pain and finished the shift, but at the start of shift the following day they reported sorene...
11/30/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 12d restricted Mechanic was removing teeth off of a bucket using an 8lb sledge. There was no specific incident of injury but the mechanic explained that EE's elbow became sore, EE's grip strength became diminished o...
10/30/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking a semi-cleared footprint for a future embankment and tripped in a small hole. They twisted an ankle and was taken to the site EMT and received first aid for a sprain. After travel...
09/23/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A blast driller experienced an STS in EE's right ear confirmed by a retest that was reviewed by an audiologist. An internal investigation revealed a single event more than likely contributed to the ST...
09/22/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted A Mine Operations employee was riding the bus out to the 601 Park Up area when the bus hit a bump in the road causing a back injury to the employee. The employee was a passenger on the bus at the time...
09/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Drill mechanic's right pinky and ring finger were injured when a shock sub fell from the rigging contacting EE's hand. The mechanic was in the process of changing out the shock sub for the drill.
08/31/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The operator was setting up to load/charge a round when the emulsion hose became stuck underneath the primer box lid. When the operator leaned over and moved the hose out from under the lid, the lid d...
08/29/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Blast drill technician was assisting in loading a new hammer bit onto the deck of the drill when the hammer slipped pinching EE's finger causing injury.
08/18/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None An UG haul truck operator injured EE's back while dumping CRF material into an underground CRF bay. While the dump bed was raised up, it scraped the ""back""/roof of the CRF bay, causing the cab of th...
08/15/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was on the shot pattern for shift that began at 8:00 am (excluding rest breaks and water breaks) and experienced cramping in legs and hands due to heat exposure at 12:30 pm.
08/14/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Process operator received a right pinky injury when a pipe wrench fell from a worktable. This incident caused a restricted injury.
07/26/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Carrying out maintenance on a Sandvik 431 Cable bolter. removing built up grout from bolts was a hammer and bar. Hammer handle has broken mid swing personnel has hit hand on the bar and machine causin...
07/13/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted Process plant employee was performing clean-up work when they became overheated.
06/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While installing a heavy iron liner into the mixer at the batch plant, the employee suffered a muscular injury in their left bicep.
06/05/2025 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted A maintenance employee was welding on a haul truck bed in wet conditions and received a shock. As a result, a physician has placed the employee on restricted duty.
06/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted A maintenance technician was performing work on an UG haul truck in the maintenance shop (located on surface). The mechanic needed to remove a rock that had fallen onto the top deck of the truck. Whil...
05/26/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was assisting with metal cutting and handling. Afterward, EE felt irritation in EE's eye. EE attempted to flush EE's eye, but EE was unable to dislodge the object and was taken to the emergen...
05/25/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Operator was leaning out of the cab of a mucker and was bracing self with EE's left hand against the rib when several rocks broke free and struck EE's left hand and arm, causing a laceration to EE's m...
05/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None A maintenance mechanic was troubleshooting a hydraulic leak on a Cat D10 dozer under the floorboard area. During this inspection, pain was felt in the knee that resulted in restricted workdays.
05/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a rock crusher with excavator and noticed crusher was jammed. The foreman turned crusher off, and operator waited for the machine to stop. Then, tried to adjust the jammed rocks w...
05/09/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An UG maintenance mechanic was using a soft steel hammer to break free a bucket tooth (G.E.T.) from a 9 yard loader bucket. When the soft steel hammer made contact with the tooth, a small metal shard...
05/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While washing the cable bolter, the operator had some grout come off the equipment and splash into their left eye. The operator flushed eye with a bottle of water and continued working. An hour later...
04/27/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted While loading bolts from a pallet to a truck, the operator twisted an ankle but continued working and proceeded to move the truck to a new area. While at this new location, employee was removing the b...
12/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 71d restricted While trouble shooting a hydraulic leak on a blast drill, a maintenance technician was injected with hydraulic oil in their left index finger.
11/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost A process maintenance worker was lifting the corner of a 1/4 inch plate of steel to allow the forklift to pick up the plate when worker felt pain in EE's back.
10/02/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted A maintenance welder was cutting plates from a haul truck bed in the rebuild process. While cutting away a section, there was stored energy that released and the plate struck the welder in the left ar...
09/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was charging a hole in the back and was using a spider plug/pilgrims hat to plug the hole. When EE inserted the plug and pulled the PVC pipe out, a rock was knocked loose and hit the miner i...
08/30/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was using a small crowbar to pry off bearings to prepare to line bore. Crowbar popped off the bearing and the bearing fell off striking the employee on the inside of the left knee.
08/19/2024 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted A maintenance technician was welding on a haul truck bed in a squatting position. When they went to stand, they twisted and felt a pop in their big toe.
08/14/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured worker was attempting to cut through a seam weld on existing geomembrane liner with a utility knife when the blade slipped loose from the liner and struck the top of the thumb on the opposite...
08/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted Equipment operator felt a ""pop"" in knee when exiting the operator's haul truck. The operator has been placed on restrictions.
08/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted A process operator received lime burns to abdomen, back, and face when they came into contact with lime. The operator was removing a bolt on a flange at the lime slaker.
08/02/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Operator was carrying split set bolts when EE tripped and fell hitting EE's elbow on the fender of the jumbo drill causing injury.
06/29/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted A process employee was placing a conveyor guard back into position when the guard slipped smashing finger. The injury resulted in a fractured left ring finger.
06/26/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted A surveyor was walking on a shot muck pile to put in stakes for dig control when the surveyor lost footing and fell. A leg injury was the result of the fall.
06/23/2024 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 99d lost Nox exposure. Short of breath and coughing. Employee taken to hospital and spent the night then was released and returned to work with light duty.
06/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None A surveyor tripped while walking on a shot muck pile, and while falling, they used their arm to catch themselves, resulting in a hyperextended wrist.
06/14/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost A haul truck driver was ascending the onboarding ladder and hit their knee causing injury.
06/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Ergonomics, twisting and pulling, rocks on the ground
06/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Haul truck operator felt pain in the hip while dismounting the Komatsu 730 haul truck. The operator has been placed on restricted duty.
05/31/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Maintenance welder felt knee pain while kneeling to work on a PC4000 backboard that was lying on the shop floor. The welder was placed on restricted duty.
05/27/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted A maintenance welder's left foot was injured requiring stitches. The welder was removing worn metal from a mining shovel bucket backplate. The backplate had been removed from the bucket and was laying...
05/23/2024 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost An excavator operator became exhausted by heat when the air conditioning was not working properly in the cab. The operator was told several times during the shift by supervision that EE could park the...
05/13/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted A processing plant operator was attempting to unclog a portable pump and was sprayed with hot water. This resulted in second degree burns on the left arm.