K-2 Mine Site — Accidents

Total: 36 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/03/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 133d restricted Miner entered a concrete enclosure to adjust valving to change flow locations. While entering enclosure miner placed left foot on manifold piping. When miner removed right foot from access ladder, lef...
07/04/2022 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Hazard report, no injury or loss of equipment. Mine development crew mucked out the round from dayshift and started bolting the K5 North heading. Team member noticed a small displacement of rock, whic...
07/02/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Driller assistant was assigned to change the chuck and foot-clamp jaws on the drill rig. EE stepped onto the deck to evaluate and when EE was dismounting the deck, the GFCI for the lights tripped out...
08/13/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While applying poly foam to the 1715 area, a fitting failed on the application hose and an employee got sprayed in the face with poly foam. The employee was wearing safety glasses with side protection...
04/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted The miner was lifting bolts up onto the deck of a mechanical bolter and felt a pop in his lower left abdomen.
04/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EE placed aluminum stairs next to trailer to position overhead light. Then placed 6' step ladder on top platform of stairs. When EE climbed up ladder, stairs and ladder tipped over. EE fractured both...
11/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing 8 inch utility pipe working on a scissordeck. The pipe dislodged from the railing and fell. The pipe struck the injured on his left instep. The injured was wearing metatarsal...
09/27/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee experianced tingling in hands. After follow-up with a doctor, it was determined that the employee has carpel tunnel syndrome. The employee was a welder for her previous employer. Working as a...
04/10/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was bolting in the 1230 drift. Having trouble with the bolt driver & was attempting to turn the driver collar over. When he hit collar with miner's wrench, small piece of metal broke off the tool &...
01/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was replacing pipe-wrap Insulation in winter conditions. Stood up to reposition himself and lost footing in the snow. Reached out to balance himself, caught hold of the aluminum pipe wrap...
09/18/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Ground fall that occured during a blast in an open stope. Ground fall fell out above anchorage point of bolts.
07/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS STRIKING CORE WITH A HAMMER TO FIT IT INTO A BOX. HE WAS HOLDING THE CORE WITH HIS FINGER. HE SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINTER OF THE LEFT HAND, BETWEEN THE HAMMER & THE COARE
05/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The employee was removing a bolt on a piece of pipe and his wrench slipped off the bolt. His little finger struck the pipe, bending it sideways and breaking the small bone behind the knuckle in his ha...
04/02/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost The employee was working in an escape raise preparing it for the installation of a liner. He dropped his drill steel and climbed to the bottom of the raise to get it. At that time a piece of rock fell...
03/11/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF GROUND OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 1055 SUMP AND 1055 ACCESS WHEN A NOSE CORNER (RIB) FELL OUT, ALONG WITH SOME ROCK IN THE BACK. THE FALL DID NOT OCCUR ABOVE BELT ANCHORAGE, BUT NUMEROU...
03/03/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost THE EE WAS BARRING DOWN SOME LOOSE ROCK ON A RIB UNDERGROUND. HE WAS WORKING ON A ROCK 4 FT. HIGH WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL ONTO HIS BAR, KNOCKING THE BAR OUT OF HIS HANDS AND ONTO HIS RIGHT FOO T. HIS F...
02/19/2004 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 83d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A Z6T HAUL TRUCK WHILE CLIMBING A 12% GRADE AND NEGOTIATING A LEFT-HAND RADIUS CURVE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE LOOKED BEHIND BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE SAW A LIGHT. HE ALSO HA...
02/13/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO MECHANICS WERE CHANGING A BROKEN AXLE ON A LHD, REQUIRING ONE MECHANIC TO LAY UNDERNEATH THE LHD WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH WHILE THE OTHER MECHANIC USED A WRENCH ABOUT 2-3' ABOVE HIM. THE TOP WRENCH F...
12/13/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS BARRING DOWN ON A MUCKPILE. A ROCK BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN HIS SCALING BAR, SO HE DROPPED HIS BAR AND STEPPED BACK. AS HE DID SO HE TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING HIS FO REARM O...
11/24/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost THE EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF HIS WATER TRUCK TO LOAD WATER AT THE MINE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE TAILINGS POND. HE SLIPPED ON ICE COVERED BY FRESH SNOW. AS HE FELL, HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT ON THE FUEL TANK POS...
11/15/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF GROUND OCCURRED NEAR AN INTERSECTION ON THE 810 L. IT WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE OF THE 7' SPLIT SETS AND MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 8' H X 15' W X 20' L. IT OCCURRED IN AN AREA THAT HAD A ""BELLY...
10/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted THE EE WAS CHANGING A 13 HP PUMP IN A SUMP. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE PUMP INTO A MANBASKET ON A FORKLIFT WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE VISITED A CHIROPRACTOR AND WAS PLA CED ON...
09/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS BUILDING A DEC TO STACK RODS ON. HE STEPPED UP ON THE DECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS STURDY. THE BLOCK SLIPPED OUT AND EE FELL ON HIS KNEE CAUSING A BRUISE. NO OTHER DAMAGE.
06/28/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None AT ABOUT 8:45 AM A LHD OPERATOR NOTICED THE RIB WORKING IN 925 RAMP. HE RETREATED & GUARDED THE AREA & CALLED THE SHIFT FOREMAN. AT ABOUT 9:30AM A SECTION OF THE RIB 40'LONG X 15'HIGH X 8'WIDE CAVED B...
06/10/2003 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted THE EE IS AN ELECTRICIAN WHO WAS WORKING UNDERGROUND BETWEEN SHIFTS TO INSTALL A TRANSFORMER. IN DOING SO, THEY HAD TO SHUT DOWN MINE POWER, INCLUDING THE VENTILATION FANS. AFTERWARDS, THE EE EXPERIEN...
12/12/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FAULT INTERSECTION IN THE 2100 L CAVED ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE IN THE BACK. THE STRUCTURE WAS WEDGE-SHAPED AND CONSISTED OF ABOUT 50-75 TONS OF ROCK. 7 FT LONG SPLIT-SETS WERE USED, IN CONJUNCT ION WIT...
07/19/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE SLICKER PANTS WERE TORN AT THE BOTTOM. THE EE DECIDED TO CUT OFF A LOOSE PIECE SO WOULD NOT TRIP ON IT. USING A BOX CUTTER TYPE KNIFE, HE PROCEEDED TO DO SO AND SLICED THE HAND HOLDING THE PANT...
03/08/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None SOMETIME BETWEEN 3/8 AND 3/11 A FALL OF GROUND ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE ENTRANCE TO 2575 STOPE. IT MEASURES ~20' L X 10' W X 8' H. THE SUPPORT CONSISTED OF 7' S PLIT SE...
12/20/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted THE EE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF AN UG HAUL TRUCK AT THE START OF SHIFT. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF AN ICY HANDHOLD ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE HAD ONE FOOT IN THE CAB AND ONE FOOT IN MID-AIR. HE FELL BACK WARD ON T...
12/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING PIPE FROM THE WORKDECK OF A SCISSORLIFT WHEN A STABILIZER JACK SANK INTO SOFT MUCK CAUSING SCISSORLIFT TO TIP OVER AGAINST THERIB AND THROW HIM ONTO THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF 8'. H...
11/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COMPONENTS OF THE UNDERGROUND BATCH PLANT (USED FOR MAKING CEMENTED ROCK) HE SAT ON SOME DRIED CEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND LATER DROVE A HAUL TRUCK, WHICH PROBABL Y RUBBE...
10/19/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE BACKFILLING 2535 SAD STOPE, A MINER HEARING ROCK FALL, THE SUPERVISOR RESPONDED AND SAW AND HEARD A FALL OF GROUND, THE EXTENT TO WHICH HE DID NOT INVESTIGATE. HE BARRICADED THE ENTRAN CE AND ON...
10/09/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted THE MINER WAS HANGING VENT BAG WHILE WORKING ON THE DECK OF THE SCISSOR LIFT. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF #9 WIRE THAT WAS ON THE DECK. THE WIRE PIERCED THE SOLE OF HIS BOOT AND PUNCTURED HIS FOO T.
06/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE LIFTED A 76 LB. WEIGHT BEING USED TO CALIBERATE SCALES AT AN UNDERGROUND BATCH PLANT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE VISITED A CHIROPRACTOR AND RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT. HE W AS RELE...
05/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted THE EE WAS USING BOLT CUTTERS TO CUT A PIECE OF CHAIN FROM AN AWKWARD POSITION. HE BRACED ONE HANDLE OF THE BOLT CUTTERS AGAINST HIS CHEST AND PULLED THE OTHER HANDLE TOWARDS HIM. HE FELT A ""P OP"" I...
04/29/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE MINER WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN A TRAMMER. AS THE TRAMMER MADE A TURN, A STEERING HOSE BLEW, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING AND THE TRAMMER STRUCK THE RIB. THE MINER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE COR NER POS...