Nanuuq Gold Project — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/30/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was exiting the pickup and foot slipped on the running board causing him to slip down, striking his back on the running board.
01/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual exiting mine shop office slipped on ice and fell on gravel parking surface. Individual was able to walk and continued work with minor discomfort only. Initial diagnosis was sprain; Ongoi...
06/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 6/19/10 process technician reported to work at water treatment plant at 1900 hrs. After his lunch break at 1200 am he returned to the plant to prepare for chemical mixture. EE was wearing safety gl...
12/30/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was walking up the slope of an empty settlement pond. Employee felt a cramp in the back of his right leg. Employee was taken to the clinic for diagnosis. Injury was diagnosed as a strain in the ham...
10/02/2008 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None A caterpillar 777 haul truck rolled over an embankment coming to a complete stop and landing on all four wheels.
07/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Lifting garbage bags into trash dumpster using both hands. Heard ""pop"" in right shoulder and felt pain.
04/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Stepped out of vehicle onto icy running board. Twisted ankle, not wearing PPE ice cleats that company issued to him at that time.
02/29/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a piece of pipe with a reciprocating saw. One beyond the cut, the saw blade hit metal grating and kicked back. The employee sustained a laceration to his left hand between the fore and...
01/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Slipped on ice going into truck shop building.
11/28/2007 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 65d restricted EE had just gotten back into the cab of his loader after talking to a truck operator. He placed his hand on the door jamb and a wind gust came up slamming the door on his hand. Three fingers were cut...
11/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was moving equipment. He moved the hitch on a Nodwell trailer- the pin that secures the jack was not in place which resulted in the hitch of the trailer falling on employee's right leg. The...
10/27/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was walking down a slope and the ground shifted beneath his foot. Employee twisted his knee.
10/08/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of metal entered a welders eye during the task of grinding down a piece of metal. The injured ee did not notice his injury until after his shift ended. The irritation in his eye caused him to...
09/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was lifting pads and felt pain in his back.
09/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Worker was cleaning up work area and picked up a piece of metal to throw away. In doing so, he aggravated his back.
07/19/2007 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom a...
07/19/2007 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom a...