Pogo Mine — Accidents

Total: 360 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/02/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had completed his job task of pressure washing off equipment within the wash bay. Employee then attemped to clean off his gloves using this pressure washer (approx. 3000 PSI). Water penetrate...
04/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a motor on the CIP storage tank, he was having to look up to guide the motor out of the top of the tank. After the job was completed employee felt something in his eye. Upon...
04/12/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While climbing down out of Grove 35 ton crane using the ladder steps, when employee got to the second to last rail his foot slipped resulting in his hands slipping down the rail. Employee's right fing...
04/06/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Stacking liners on a pallet. One was sideways, tried to lift it on pallet using prybars. The liner rolled the opposite way causing the bar to release. Britt lost his balance and tried to catch himself...
03/01/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was attempting to step off a Kobota tractor and did not look at where he was stepping. As a result, the employee stepped onto a medium sized rock and rolled his left ankle as he stepped down.
02/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to unplug a line in the mill when he was startled by a noise and some slurry coming out of the breather pipe, as he moved away, employee slipped and fell onto a metal valve punctu...
02/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted transmission cover fell on hand
12/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to change out a speedy sleeve on a 9 Yrd. loader sleeve slipped out of his hands and while attempting to grab the sleeve recieved a laceration to the left thumb.
12/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning the feed frame from flat hole to 90. Top sprauge was put in pocket backwards. When Feed frames got turned sprauge fell out and struck employees hand.
11/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was loading back holes, lost his balance. As he grabbed for the wire panel to catch himself, a small piece of the wire went through his gloves resulting in a small laceration in his web...
10/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was lifting and removing empty 55 gallon drum barrels, approx weight of barrels were 6 to 7 pounds. While employee lifted the barrel approx 1 ft. off the ground and twisted around to lay the...
05/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Lost balance trying to install rock bolt. Employee had a controlled fall to the ground. The jack-leg landed on the employee's right foot, right above the metatarsal boot protection.
04/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mill operator was atempting to dump a 5 gallon bucket of garbage into a large dumpster, while lifting up to place in the dumpster some of the contents fell out of the bucket and struck the top of the...
03/29/2009 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EE was to prevent entry into blasting area. Pickup used to block traffic moved too close to intersection of blasting area & main drift. Fly rock from blasting area traveled 500 ft. & struck employee s...
03/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on main haul road from administration area to his office on the mill bench. He slipped and fell landing on his left wrist resulting in a fracture of that wrist. Road was snow cove...
01/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was carrying down a paste sample( 1 liter sample weighing approx. 1 lb.) down the stairs to check the density for the pour sheet. Employee misjudged the last step and lost his footing and fel...
11/29/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting low ribs with a jackleg, the leg kicked out causing the machine to fall. Employee picked up the machine and in the process of repositioning it his left index finger was pinched by the ch...
10/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing duties for the on site fire dept. employee was doing hose operations,while hosing he tripped and twisted right knee.
09/11/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee had a sudden cardiac arrest due to natural causes
08/12/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mine was riding in a Getman when he put his hand on the outside of the ROPS. The vehicle swayed to the side and his hand was pinched between the rib and the vehicle. several stiches were required. No...
07/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EE was lifting around 20 lbs tray for a salad bar. While lifting, she twisted her lower back, lower back muscle stain. She was distibuted with 2 doses of 30 mg of Toradol on site. Rotational s chedule...
07/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Employee was working fro Teck-Cominco at the time and was beating on a pressurized paste pipe when the plug broke loose. The pipe with the pressure releasing swung over & knocked employee over on his...
06/22/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had his finger get caught in a pinch point in a jack leg that caused an injury that required stitches to close the wound.
05/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating was moving liner into place, EE pushed liner to rotate in position. The liner bumped the wall pinching his finger between wall and liner, Resulting in a fractured finger on his left ha...
05/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging a hanger for hose when a small rock fell through the screen hitting him on his hand. The sharp rock lacerated his finger resulting in stitches.
04/21/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While doing a Mine Rescue training senerio employee was climbing up a gob pile to search for missing miner he put his right hand on a bolt coming out of rib at that time a small rock came down from th...
03/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out paste hopper, when he slipped and fell, causing left leg injury. Was reported as possible pulled muscle. Approx 1 1/2 wks later was found to have a hairline fracture of left...
02/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost While closing the red chain valve that directs water to different tanks, the door next to the work area had malfunctioned and tarps had been put in place. Due to the cold weather the floor had become...
02/17/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee recived 2 stiches in rt. elbow from a vehicle accident.
01/20/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping out of a drill when he says he stepped on a loose piece of rock, lost his footing and felt a pop in his knee. The employee did not report the injury at the time of the incident....
01/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Jackleg started falling, pushing him off the power pack. He fell and broke his left ankle, requiring surgery.
01/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping down off of a getman powder truck onto a 5 ft. ladder as he continued down the ladder his foot slipped on the second to last foot rung as he reached up with his left hand to grab...
12/27/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost employee did not return back for his first scheldued shift back from his days off. When talking to employee he complained of lower back pain from unknown causes while working here at the mine. he beli...
12/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While tightening a bolt on a 8"" vic clamp on a paste pipe line, he was pulling on the wrench when he felt a pop in his right shoulder and it gave out and had alot of pain.
11/11/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While digging at a lifter a rock fell from the face striking the employee's hard hat creating a laceration.
11/03/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHT 04 cat 740 haul truck was rounding corner and loss control of truck and drove over the berm
10/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While transferring oil from 55 gal. metal drum to the waste oil tank,the vent was overflowing and employee quickly shut off the valve and by do so caught his right middle finger at the tail end of a d...
10/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and fell landing on his right hand cutting his thumb on a sharp rock. Employee did not have his gloves on at the time.
10/01/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost While trying to retrieve the loading spoon from inside the boom assembly on GME 02 emulsion truck, his partner who was in the basket at the time accidently touched one of the control levers causing th...
09/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing ground support in a raise when a piece of loose fell from the footwall striking EE's right foot above his metatarsal, causing a laceration that resulted in nine sutures. EE received...
08/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee while walking on level ground, slipped and lost footing due to loose rock and muddy conditions. As a result employee twisted his right knee.
08/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hooking up pump to the boom, took gloves off to pull pin out of clevis. #1 boom was running-reaming last hole. The hole finished, turned to go and pull steel out of hole when he tripped a...
06/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a portable bandsaw when the base came in contact with the track rails inlayed in the shop floor. Employee tried to force the unit over the rails causing the saw to fall on his leg...
06/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pushing material down in a dumpster a piece of wire cable sprung out and contacted the employee's chin causing a small laceration. Five stitches were required.
04/27/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Putting resin in hole a 3"" rock fell through the screen hitting employee on right wrist causing employee to step back. Stepping back employee lost his footing and fell on his left shoulder.
04/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on a hose when he felt a sharp pain. Later diagnosed as a broken rib. No blunt injury occurred. Employee is unsure of how it happened.
04/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost After employee finished fueling D7 Dozer and was stepping down he lost his balance and fell approx. 2-3 ft. to the ground landing on his left wrist and shoulder resulting in a left wrist fracture.
04/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was climbing down ladder he turned to get off and struck his right elbow on the aluminum door frame. Incident was not reported to his supervisor.
04/01/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost while walking in the 1400 stope acess area on flat surface he inadvertantly stepped on a small rock and rolled his right ankle.
03/14/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was walking on a catwalk in a poorly lit area and stepped on a 3"" section of PVC piping that was laying on the catwalk. The pipe rolled and caused the employee's ankle to roll.