Kensington — Accidents

Total: 185 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/20/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miner was operating a hand powered winch in order to lift a pump out of a sump. when the injury occurred the miner was using EE's left arm to operate the handle.
01/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted Employee hyper extended left arm while moving a 2x4.
09/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Employee felt a popping, pain and stiffness in lower back while lifting.
08/30/2018 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Pipe blew apart striking employee on the left hand.
05/20/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Miner was moving CO2 bottles when ee experienced pain in lower back.
05/17/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 14d restricted Employee tripped over feet resulting in broken leg.
04/23/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Handing a band-saw to a co-working above them. Employee lost balance, pushing on trigger, lacerating finger.
04/14/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Removing chains off loader tire
04/06/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The drill crew was in the process of anchoring the core drill, the binder was under pressure when it accidentally released striking the drill helper in the right side of the face.
12/29/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Miner slipped on Kabota tractor platform while mounting the vehicle. When the miners foot slipped it got caught between the platform and engine.
08/19/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 33d restricted On 19 August at approximately 11:00 AM an underground mechanic sustained an injury to abdomen when a suspended load fell and contacted EE. The employee was in process of lifting a Kubota tractor axle...
06/20/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding foreign object was embedded in the left eye.
06/04/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None None
05/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 8d restricted None
04/13/2017 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was near an unplanned detonation of explosives. Employee is having headaches since the incident.
04/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost None
02/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE was ascending the ladder to the grizzly feeder at the crusher. EE boots were muddy and ee lost footing on the rungs of the ladder and fell backwards about 5 feet to the floor below, landing on tail...
01/05/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 5 January at ~10:00 AM an underground haul truck operator twisted EE's ankle when stepping off an underground tractor. When the incident occurred the operator was moving the tractor that was locat...
10/02/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 2 October at ~5:00 PM, a miner was struck in the arm by falling debris resulting in a small laceration on the left forearm. When the incident occurred the miner was leaning a loading pole against...
09/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted An operator was trying to clear out the blocked chute, they slammed their hand on the top part of the chute.
08/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted On 19 August at 5:30 PM a warehouse employee cut finger while opening a 55 gallon drum. At the time if the injury the employee was using a crescent wrench to pry the lid off a 55 gallon drum. The out...
08/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted On 19 August at ~2:00 PM a miner cut finger while splitting stick powder. At the time of the injury the miner was preparing stick powder for loading blast holes in a stope shot. The miner was using...
07/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was struck on left hand by a shackle under tension.
05/26/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 26 May at approximately 6:30 AM a miner was struck on the left side of EE's face while scaling. Pieces of the falling debris made it into EE's eye causing a scratch on the surface of the eye. The...
05/15/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traversing to the 2050 trail and while going through trees and brush a limb struck the employee in the left eye and face.
02/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While carrying sample bags down a flight of stairs, employee noticed a sharp pain in groin area.
11/28/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While scaling, miner's left thumb was struck by small rock causing a slight fracture injury to end of thumb.
10/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Pulled back out of alignment when moving a face pump after drilling procedure.
09/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 56d restricted Mobile Mechanic was lifting and installing tire assembly on to pickup truck, when he felt a pain in his right bicep.
09/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The employee was picking up a small generator to load into the bed of a truck. While lifting the generator employee turned and strained his back.
08/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When the operator was reloading a bottle of nitrogen his left hand became smashed between the bottle and a section of angle iron on the back of the tractor.
08/01/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An underground miner sustained a laceration to his left index finger while removing a split set bolt from a drill hole. The injured miner hit the bolt plate with the mine axe causing the monster plate...
08/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Pulling core barrel when it shifted, tried to control it and pulled on left shoulder
07/21/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1193d lost On 21 July at approx. 6:30 AM an underground loader operator experienced pain in his lower back radiating down the left leg. The employee first felt the pain after exiting his loader at the end of ni...
07/15/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator suffered a laceration requiring sutures of the left hand while using a knife.
06/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While disposing of empty potassium hydroxide bags, residual dust from a bag got into operator eyes.
05/16/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 16 May at approximately 3:15 PM a surface ops worker was cleaning sediment containments with an excavator at the Comet Water Treatment Plant. The task required opening sediment bags to gain access...
03/06/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The operator was heading underground and pulled into a passing bay. The operator heard a rattling noise behind his seat near the heater fan panel. The operator turned slightly to his left and reache...
01/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted An operator was assisting a maintenance operator with the installation of a manual line valve. The maintenance operator installed the manual line valve and closed the valve manually pinching the tip...
12/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Stepping out of grader, left knee dislocated.
12/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Operator was climbing up to a tractor cab when feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall backwards striking his head and right elbow on the ground.
11/24/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted As the drill crew was pumping a overshot down, a burr caught above the stuffing box and started sheering. The driller decided to cut out the bad spot. Driller stopped pumping and cut the wire line. He...
10/29/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost LHD Operator was conducting face prep when machine bounced causing him to hit his head on the underside of the cab roof causing axial loading of spine.
09/27/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee claims alleged symptoms of neck and right shoulder pain after operating CAT D6 Bulldozer.
09/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner received dust debris in eye while either donning or removing protective hood during the course of his work.
04/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 9d restricted Employee was allegedly exposed to lead
03/17/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee complained of lower back pain while operating a CAT 30 ton haul truck
01/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted While working on a Kubota tractor with another employee, the second employee assumed the first employees had completed and shut the bed onto the first employee.
11/16/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of securing a mucker bucket inside another mucker bucket to be transported to the outside shop. As the employee was tightening the chain with a tensioner (binder) the binde...
09/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Miner fell against rib causing a cut to his head