Pogo Mine — Accidents

Total: 360 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/23/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While exiting ug loader, IP felt discomfort in abdomen. IP examined offsite where it was detemined to be a failure of mesh from previously repaired hernia. No heavy lifting or exertion was involved wh...
05/21/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Helper was in the task of trying to remove the core barrel out of the head. Barrel was coming out of the head when the balance of the barrel shifted causing it to angle toward the driller and control...
04/19/2022 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Sampling rock core.
04/08/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Ground Fall on the L2W ramp below the 1421 Stope Access.
03/31/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Service crew operator slipped on a rock and fell causing injury to their left knee.
03/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was walking up the stairs in the break room area to fill their water glass. The miner slipped and dropped the glass, breaking the glass as it struck the metal handrail. When the miner reached fo...
03/22/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out G.E.T and was informed to use a steel hammer to remove then a copper hammer to reinstall. EE struck G.E.T with the steel hammer and the third one EE hit had broken a shard of...
03/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Helper was pulling wireline through stuffing box and had to change the rubbers. Helper pulled glove off to retrieve an allen wrench and did not put glove back on. Proceeded to pull the wireline with t...
02/25/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted THE CORE HOLE WAS TD'D. DRILLER AND HELPER WERE PULLING CORE BARRELL OUT. CORE BARRELL GOT HUNG UP AND HELPER ASKED DRILLER TO BRING THE CHUCK DOWN TO HELP EASE THE AWKWARDNESS. AS THE DRILLER FED THE...
01/02/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Injured miner was spotting an equipment moving material when EE slipped and fell down.
12/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stepping down off loader, right foot slipped off of step resulting in shin striking lower step causing laceration of right shin that required sutures.
12/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill Helper was emptying a 10ft NQ inner tube. EE struck the inner tube with a dead blow in an attempt to free core and dislodged a small piece of core from the lifter case. The rock fell along the t...
12/18/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 7d restricted Injured person stretched torso prying rock from discharge.
12/09/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 87d lost, 10d restricted IP tripped while unrolling hose, hit elbow on wall, hurting a shoulder.
11/05/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost IP was exiting light vehicle and slipped on ice injuring left knee.
10/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was struck in the face by a shovel full of rocks while hand cleaning area
09/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 77d restricted After finishing a run, green offsider was attempting to install a loading chamber. After getting the treads, offsider felt a snap in their wrist and a sharp discomfort that went to EE's elbow. The inj...
09/04/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 94d restricted Helpers hand got pulled into the sheave wheel while holding wireline. Driller didn't see helper holding wireline as driller was focused on the drum to the right. Helper was out of peripheral vision of...
08/17/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall of ground in the 917-100 level that was in the process of the bolting cycle. Bolting had not yet been completed when the back failed, partially covering the front of the equipment bolting the bac...
08/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None During installation of 4"" pipe, a worker was injured when pipe slipped off the basket and pinched the 3rd finger on left hand resulting in finger having to be medically amputated.
07/29/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost IP grouting cable bolts when hose came loose from tube spraying grout into IP'S face. IP did not report incident to operator until Aug 3, 2021.
07/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After connecting the water hose in the L1CL sump employee's Rt forearm contacted a bolt on the rib causing a laceration that required sutures.
06/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost IE was working on a small access platform (2 steps) near the Courier Analyzer and turned to step off onto the walkway and misjudged the height of the step and fell onto the walkway.
06/25/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IP, while performing quality control duties, was looking up, following an air-line, and tripped over a horizontal scaffold pole and fell to the floor. IP attempted to break the fall with IP's left arm...
06/04/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Welder struck in face with line boring hydraulic drive motor couplings.
03/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee rested hand on frame after lifting hood. Hood came down on fingers.
02/13/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 37d restricted Plant operator washing filter press fell from top deck.
01/24/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miner gets little finger caught between the grout pot and the work basket.
12/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Jumbo operator slipped while walking in drift. While EE placed arm out to brace self, EE cut hand on a rock which required stitches.
12/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Miner was moving 8"" HDPE pipe over the top of 4"" HDPE pipe. The larger pipe slipped falling on miner's left hand middle finger. Conditions were cold and windy, temperature approximately -15 with...
10/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 519d restricted Employee slipped on ice and sprained shoulder.
10/10/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1659 drive intersected a known fault that had been previously supported. Drift was blocked by fallen material.
10/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Handling core tube splits, caused laceration to left hand.
10/03/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was operating an overhead crane while assisting with the installation of a loader cutting edge. The strap broke, the cutting edge fell, and bounced off EE's left steel toe boot. This took pl...
08/27/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pump fitter cut hand while assembling a mono-pump requiring stitches.
07/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 109d restricted Miner experienced soreness in back. Injury may have been influenced when EE removed a section of hose wrap during a maintenance repair of a hydraulic hose.
07/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Jumbo operators finger pinch in closed door.
07/15/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator cut hand on meta bag cutter.
06/10/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Miner hanging T-box with a chain fall and strained muscle in abdomen.
06/02/2020 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS ACCIDENT ONLY None Accidental Initiation of Misfired Explosives while Mechanical Scaling
05/23/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stuck leg with hammer opening crate
05/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Toolbox lid fell on finger
05/07/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 5-7-2020 associate was mixing soup using an immersion blender, the associate reached for seasoning to add to the soup, and lost control of the mixer, the mixer was failing out of the soup kettle w...
03/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller was in task of trying to re-align Kelly rod, in process when raining head the rod released from chuck on to helpers right hand between box & pin of the two joining rods, fractures to two finge...
02/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 92d restricted A miner slipped on ice and fell on surface road at beginning of shift. *UPON DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS, A SMALL ROTATOR CUFF TEAR REQUIRED SURGERY, AND RETURNED TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED ROTATION WITH RESTRIC...
02/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner sustained a chipped tooth while moving a wire mesh panel.
12/28/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted IE was moving a pallet of materials with pallet jack. IE was pushing loaded pallet jack with materials into place and strained left lower leg.
11/13/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 741d lost Plow trucks hydraulic tank came dislodged and truck ran it over jostling operator.
10/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 20d restricted 3 miners were running cable in the 926 Fun Zone Down Ramp; requiring a new cable spool on a stand they attached Vic clamps on each side of the cable spool to keep the spool centered. 2 miners pushed t...
10/22/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee leaned out of the operator's window of UG haul truck to speak to another employee, when the window unexpectedly retracted striking the employee in the mouth. The employee's left upper central...