Pogo Mine — Accidents

Total: 360 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/20/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was clipping the detonators onto the det cord at the face of 1249. EE looked up to grab the det cord and a small rock fell from above striking EE in the mouth damaging EE's front upper te...
09/04/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was climbing down off the scissor deck when EE lost balance and landed on top of the jack stabilizer housing. For potential severity concerns of the injury to EE's groin, EE was immediately sent to...
08/26/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 56d restricted IW hurt shoulder removing windshield from jumbo. Saw PA in Fairbanks 8/27, MRI 8/28 no definitive diagnosis at time. IW flew home 8/28. Orthopedic specialist seen 9/18 due to appt. availability, Physi...
08/21/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None The highwall above the 1525 portal collapsed, damaging the portal entrance support & mine air heater intake structure. Evacuation was initiated, all personnel removed & accounted for, UG mine tag-in b...
08/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The operator of SSE 105 / Gehl forklift finished filling the DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) tank, reached up with left hand to close the door covering the DEF tank and battery box, not realizing right thu...
07/31/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Two people were moving a pump, it began to slip and fall and while reaching to grab it from falling the employee felt a twinge in the lower back area. Tried to self-treat it and after two days request...
07/27/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An estimated 30T FOG occurred within the X Vein 625 level, at the intersection of the X Vein ore drive and access to the North Zone orebody; a three way intersection. Believed to have occurred at the...
07/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost A miner was working in L1-876 hanging trough and was unable to reach the wire from the ground and chose to use a 5 gallon bucket to stand on. It became unstable causing miner to fall injuring right kn...
07/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team member foot slipped off step resulting in a loss of balance. Team member put out left hand to break fall and sprained shoulder.
07/09/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Discovery of a FOG in intersection at LD ramp intersection w/ the 1556 level access. During shift a FOG was discovered as a wedge failure dropping approximately 40ST of material from the backs at the...
11/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator clearing lime transfer chute, wearing face-shield, safety glasses. Upon completion operator closed inspection hatch, liberating lime dust particles into left eye causing corneal abrasion, tre...
10/13/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Powder man finished check scaling the face and proceeded to make up caps, walked around to the truck bed to place caps in the basket, their back was to the face when a rock fell off and struck them in...
08/07/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A miner was switching equipment when ee heard a small air leak, during investigation for the air leak ee heard something falling to the ground, upon arrival to the 812 location ee discovered a large p...
05/31/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was operating haul truck #2 going down east deep ramp. While traveling down the ramp the truck hit a bump in the roadway. Employee felt pain in lower back. Reported to the onsite clinic and s...
05/21/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller was lowering core tube retraction tool (also known as the overshot tool) down into the cased hole. As the driller was returning the overshot tool to its resting location, EE inadvertently trip...
05/20/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 69d restricted Miner was lifting a box, turned, felt pain in left knee, laid box down, stretched resuming work. Next AM, knee was stiff saw PA for some over the counter meds, knee brace, reported to work as self-tre...
04/24/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting asparagus with wet hands and no cut glove and cut EE's right index finger
04/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 122d restricted EE had wet down the muck-pile, while rolling up water hose EE slipped on some residual hard-cap paste landing on EE's right arm. At the end of shift EE requested to be seen by the Pogo physician's ass...
03/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt irritation in EE's right eye, EE reported to medic the medic found nothing. The irritation continued employee was taken to the doctor small particle removed antibiotics given.
11/16/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The 1958 East stope was shot end of shift, the night shift miner began workplace exam to wet down muck piles post blast, noticed a cracked shotcrete within the 1958 E/W intersection; immediately retre...
11/05/2017 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was working to repair electrical grounding issues, bent over checking grounding connections. As ee straightened up, ee felt a cramp or tightness in back, attempted to walk it off; it didn't...
11/05/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic complained of irritation in right index finger. EE was taken to site medic a metal sliver was removed from finger and first aid dressing was applied. The mechanic noticed swelling in finger...
10/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted The employee was working at the face of the 857 East loading a round. When EE turned to retrieve supplies, EE's foot was caught in some mud and EE's knee ""twisted"" and popped causing the employee f...
09/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller's helper was lowering a core tube into the drill rod string when employee's left index finger was pinched between the latch head and the drill rod resulting in an avulsion to employee's finger...
06/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 14d restricted A miner was loading ground support bolts, EE leaned down to load supplies and felt a sharp pain in lower back. Self-treated until leaving site for R&R on 06/29; 06/30 & 07/01/17 saw a chiropractor the...
06/19/2017 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None 6-19-17: Fairbanks AST Dispatch notified by Pogo that 2 contractors were attacked by bear 5 miles offsite, reported 1 fatal & 1 w/ minor injuries, confirmed w/AST bear was killed. 3 state official's o...
04/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to remove an oversize rock, with two other workers, from the #2 conveyor belt the miners left hand was struck by the rock when it began to move between the belt and rail; resulting in...
03/04/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 03/04/17, mechanic was walking in weld bay to retrieve a piece of pipe when employee ran into the boring bar that was set up on a bucket, striking self in the mouth breaking a tooth. Initially seen...
01/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Employee was shoveling snow for two days before noticing swelling, tenderness and pain in left wrist and forearm. Employee ""self-treated"" until requesting to be seen by a physician on 01/13/17, who...
11/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller was installing a wedge to block in the drill, buildup on the installed wire mesh ground support flaked off behind safety glasses causing eye irritation. Employee was sent to the medic where a...
08/13/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was fabricating a drill steel carrier onto a Skyjack fork lift. They had been using a die grinder to oblong some holes when they felt a prickly sensation in glove on right thumb. They f...
08/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting Poly material decking, ring finger on left hand pinched between grating and metal support.
07/16/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on new basket installation on KBT20, was welding, cutting and grinding using all PPE. EE did not notice irritation to L eye until later in evening. EE was not sure if eye was scratched...
06/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mill employee was mixing copper sulfate within the designated hopper. When EE opened the lids and began placing the copper sulfate into the hopper, free hand was resting on the edge of the hopper wh...
05/08/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states ""after I had measured the depth of drill hole for casing set-up, I attempted to retract the tape."" ""It appeared to be stuck, yanked on the tape, and it cut through my glove."" Emplo...
03/10/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While foam grouting in the 1300 EXP, a wedge in the back failed, pulling ground support out with it and also impeding passage. Grouters were approx. 6 feet away from failure in the deck of a getman sc...
12/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sunday 12-6-2015 employee had notified his foreman that he bumped his knee on something and it was a little swollen.
09/26/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 65d lost, 12d restricted Mechanic V rolled RT ankle on a 3/4"" hose. Self-treated `til flew to WY 10/06 for 1st appt, x-ray, MRI on 10/07. Snow delayed flights, reschedule 10/08; neg x-ray, MRI rescheduled 10/09. Doc called i...
07/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was applying Bentonite to the mud mixer; safety glasses and 1/2 face North respirator PPE on at time; employee got foreign object in Left eye
05/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was rigging out Jumbo drill. After de-energizing the drill, he disconnected the strain relief cable from the J-hook and the 3/8 in. relief cable sprung back and hit the miner's safety glasses ca...
05/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted While installing a pipe the gasket was not set right. When EE went to set the gasket the pipe shifted and pinched his finger between the 2 flanges
02/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Miner reported to GF and medic on 2/1/2015, of slight pain in his lower back; he refused treatment. Miner was treated by the on-site medic on 2/2/2015; refused treatment. Miner said the pain continued...
12/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:30pm the operator called the shifter to the 1020E. The operator had been bolting in the 1020E with bolter#7 when he heard a big boom. The boom was approximately 150tons of rock fal...
08/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was performing maintenance work on the rod holder unit of core drill. A bolt under torque used to hold back cylinder sheared causing cylinder to release and pinch employees hand.
08/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was taking a water pump off the boom of the jumbo. The cable used to suspend the pump had a sliver. When the miner was handling the cable to remove the pump, the sliver of cable inadvertently...
08/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1830 Day shift blast crew reported fall of ground in L1N preventing egress after 1231 and 1202 shot ore rounds. GF's investigated & reported to management & MSHA as ground support & access was comprom...
07/30/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None According to the miner, after scaling and loading the upper half of the round the operator was loading the bottom half of the round when 2 small rocks struck him; resulting in a laceration and staples...
05/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Miner was stepping down off of Kubota 5 in the 1908 stope access. Miner dismounted in the front facing position, left leg first using 3 points of contact. After reaching the ground with left leg, mine...
05/13/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Drill helper was hand threading drill rod onto drill string. Driller moved rotation unit down before drill rod was threaded and helper was clear. Rotation unit caught drill rod forcing it down pinchin...
04/13/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 2d restricted This is a re-submit; submitted on 04/18/2014 and when I went in to update today, 04/25/2014 it was not showing. Employee was rolling up a grease hose after greasing bolter and twisted his knee on a ro...