Kensington — Accidents

Total: 185 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/13/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Got on the forklift to do a pre-check. Finished the pre-check. Door was latched open to the body of the forklift and when EE reached back to pull the door close EE heard a pop in EE's bicep.
05/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None two employees were putting a floor jack onto a flat bed one was lifting the other was on the truck lifting with a strap when they got it on the bed and went to set it down the jack shifted and the han...
04/26/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost An employee sustained a toe fracture while working underground during diamond core drilling operations. The helper was in the process of lifting a core barrel into the drill head vertically when core...
04/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Mechanic was climbing down ladder of a under ground haul truck when EE stepped off the ladder on to the ground EE's knee twisted. EE had a small tear in EE's meniscus. EE worked full duty until the da...
12/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None On 12-6-24 Employee lifted a jack leg into the back of a pickup truck when felt a light pinch in groin. Employee got home 12-8-24 and felt some pain in groin and went to the ER and has an inguinal her...
10/18/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hand scaling, a rock rolled onto the employees ankle causing irritation.X-rays indicate no fracture but n MRI is being ordered.
08/28/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 98d lost, 98d restricted Miner was descending out of the cab of a jumbo and when EE stepped onto the ground EE hyperextended EE's knee resulting in a torn ACL and meniscus. Miner was able to work until EE's pre-op appointmen...
05/06/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting ejector bed cylinder into place with prybar when the prybar slipped out and the cylinder fell, crushing EE's right middle finger between the cylinder and the frame of the machine EE was workin...
04/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost While changing a flat tire on pickup truck, employee injured back while lifting the flat tire.
04/15/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 308d lost, 38d restricted A piece of falling equipment caused an employee to swiftly move out of the way. As the employee started to run, EE stepped on an uneven ground surface and fell. The initial x-rays reveal a fracture to...
03/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee was lifting a chain anchor and twisted to put it on the barge. At that time EE had no pain. Later that night EE felt left lower back was a little tight. When EE woke up Thursday 3-28-24,...
02/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Miner was on a tractor and stepped over to sit on the seat and felt pain in left knee on 2-1-24. Still bothered miner and got it checked 4/6 release full duty got checked in home state 7-17 no work re...
01/16/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted When an underground mechanic's foot slipped off the step as they were getting off a haul truck, they caught themselves using both hands and their other foot. They felt their right bicep pop as a resul...
01/11/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 1-11-2024 An employee was scaling in the 2125, A small rock around 1"" rolled down the scaling bar and struck the employee's hand bouncing off and hitting EE's tooth causing a small chip. The employe...
11/12/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While leaving AAP's work area back toward the main road down the switchbacks the Operator lost Control of the Vehicle and struck the berm. The impact cause chest injury due to seat belt
09/10/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost The employee working underground fell off the emulsion tank. they were sent to the ER and they have some fractured ribs and a head laceration. we are in the process of doing a full investigation to fi...
06/15/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost the employee was riding in a bus after the shift when EE turned to look to the side EE felt pain in EE's lower back. the employee said EE's back had been sore for a while but had no pain until the bus...
05/03/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Driving a forklift underground on hit a few bumps and got a sore back and no pain that day. on 5-7-23 their back started hurting so they got it checked out at the ER. The doctor let them finish the sh...
05/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None the employee was walking in the shop when tripped and stuck Left hand out to catch themselves on a box. Their hand caught a screw on the box and cut their hand. resulting in 7 stitches to the left han...
04/16/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost Teammate was attempting to throw a pickup tire mounted on a wheel, approximately 75lbs. onto a flatbed truck. The tire/rim struck the side of the bed forcing the tire back to the ground. The teammate...
02/18/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was holding the pump down with their left hand. while cutting the zip tie off the pump. The razor knife slipped and jabbed left forearm.
02/05/2023 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 348d lost employee got struck in the head by air line
01/12/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost While replacing burned out lighting, 2 employees used the drill mast as a means of working from heights. The drill was used in the similitude of a fireman's ladder to raise and lower the employee to r...
10/26/2022 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 137d lost, 22d restricted A driller's assistant was attempting to load an empty core tube into the rod string when the rod string fell and caught EE's hand between the rod string and the hole in the decking. The event resulted...
09/23/2022 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 97d restricted The injured miner was trying to dislodge a 10' drill rod that had difficulty unthreading. During the process the worker tried to use vibration to assist with the unthreading and began banging the rod...
04/30/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost My knee popped upon exiting the vehicle while servicing equipment on 4-30-22. The employee just wanted to get it documented at this time and went back to work Knee was sore. 4-25-23 same injury 1 y...
04/19/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 298d lost Employees were installing split set bolts and the helper put the next bolt in the next hole and put it in to the wrong hole. It fell out of the hole striking the jackleg operator in the left lower leg...
04/04/2022 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost, 28d restricted EE felt the knee was a little tight. EE reported it on EE's last day of shift. After days off and a full shift, EE wanted to get it checked out. The doctor wanted to scope it because the MRI did not s...
03/15/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 323d lost An employee was walking underground and twisted their ankle on a rock 3-15-22. Still had pain so went back to the doctor and got minor surgery on 8-3-22. EE will be on light duty and will be re-evalua...
02/19/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 261d lost, 50d restricted Employee was putting in collar pipe at the face in the 2195. Employee was spooning the hole out when a rock fell from the face about 10 feet up and struck them in the back.
02/18/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was moving a pallet jack on the portal pad when EE slipped and fell. EE had some light pain in lower back at this time. This was not a reportable at the time of injury. EE still felt pain on...
02/12/2022 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted The employee was getting a mine rescue physical when the doctor found a Pre-existing Hernia. The employee had no pain and did not have a clue employee had a hernia. The employee 4 months later decided...
06/10/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 14d restricted While mucking the 1400 mpc round out the bucket of UL20 mucker caught the rib and stopped the mucker instantly jarring the operators neck and lower back. The employee went to the ER the day they repor...
05/20/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was jack legging in our Julain mine. A baseball size rock fell between the wire from the back and hit the employee's left forearm cutting it. Employee received 7 stitches and got a full relea...
05/02/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted Employee was changing hose in the back of a fuel pick up truck, when the fitting broke lose EE lost EE's balance and stumbled back falling out of the back of the truck. EE's pelvis has a light fractur...
03/30/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller was measuring drill hole and tape measure got stuck, when retracting it and broke when it broke free it cut glove and finger. Driller had to get 6 stitches.
01/18/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.P. was installing Insulated Metal Panels when I.P. lost their footing. As I.P. fell they grabbed on to the edge of the Panel that was going to be installed. The grabbing motion at the edge / corne...
11/16/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was walking down the road by the pound at Comet water treatment plant carrying a spool of rope. As EE was walking EE slipped on some ice falling and twisting ankle. There was gravel on the ro...
10/24/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Shifting tractor to reverse and bumped elbow with rops.
06/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted While lifting an O2 tank into Ambulance felt a pop and tear in left elbow/bicep region
06/14/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Slipped and landed on right shoulder
01/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted miner was helping install dywidag bolts on the 1860 level. As EE lifted the rock bolt on to the driver, EE's shoulder popped. This resulted in discomfort and lack of mobility.
12/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stocking UB01 with plates a metal sliver struck through glove on right hand embedding a sliver between index finger and thumb.
07/21/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Smashed base of thumb while separating two pipes
07/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted High pressure water hose pushed out of pipe cutting left hand.
06/23/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While Jack-legging Miner slightly bumped elbow. They noticed a few hours later pain and swelling.
06/05/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 23d restricted Loader Bucket made contact with rib jarring Operators shoulder into equipment
06/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Twisted left ankle while stepping off bus.
04/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was jackleg bolting. While grabbing jackleg, bolt fell out and hit Employee on the forearm.
03/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted While scaling a slab on the left rib, the tip of the bar broke a piece off and the bar shock loaded employees hand.