Pogo Mine — Accidents

Total: 360 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was lifting when he lost his footing and felt pain in mid back region.
02/16/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling an electrical box on the Maclean bolter when the drill penetrated through the box cutting the back of his hand.
02/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was in the process of lifting wire mesh panels into a pickup bed for transport the wire mesh panels are 4ft by 8ft and weigh approx. 10 lbs each.
02/06/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Drilling using a jackleg when the steel broke. The machine shot forward causing his hand to strike the broken steel resulting in a fracture to the tip of the left little finger and a laceration needin...
01/30/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE was using a pressure washer when a surge of pressure caused a loss of control of the wand resulting in the tip going over and cutting through his boot.
01/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE was operating a 740 Cat Haul Truck on frozen surface of tailings disposal site. He hit a bump and his seat bottomed out jaring his spine. He felt pain in his back and was taked to the Dr in Fairb...
01/09/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None About 600 tons of material fell from the back of an inactive mining area. Initial observations indicate that ground support bolts installed were not long enough for the actual ground conditions. It...
12/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing ground support with jackleg drill, while drilling a hole, a baseball sized rock fell through the existing wire striking EE in face near corner of right eye resulting in a laceration...
12/07/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee tripped over door threshold - not carrying anything - slip resistant footwear was being worn - acute knee sprain to right knee. EE given 7 days off by MD and vicodin. Rotational scheduled ret...
12/07/2006 MACHINERY NO VALUE FOUND None Employee placed hand into food processor vs using supplied pusher tool. Laceration to finger - full return to work - Medical reportable due to prescription medication given for pain and stitches. Empl...
10/19/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An Excavator being operated by a contractor contacted a buried 13.8kv power cable. The electric breakers did not operate properly causing a fire in the substation and small fires in the cable trays in...
09/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging poly pipe and was trying to secure a piece of loose mesh when he walked into the wire knocking his safety glasses off and resulting in a small laceration just under where his glas...
08/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On August 3th at approx. 12:30 pm a ground fall occurred in the 1500E stope. The measurements of the fall were approx. 40' in length, 14' wide and 10' deep. The approx. weight of the fall was 300 ton....
04/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost While unloading 2 inch metal pipe from the scissor lift, 2 pieces started to slip off and employee tried to catch them. The weight of the pipe hyperextended his left wrist.
04/10/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was wearing safety glasses but did not wear a face shield while grinding. The face shield was available and not used so the employee was reprimanded with a first offence documented verbal...
04/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 21d restricted Attempting to remove a heater core from D9 Dozer. Ee trying to remove a bolt overtorqued the wrench slipped off of the head of the bolt. This caused ee to lose his balance. He was standing on the trac...
03/17/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got his finger caught in a pinch point on a Mclean bolter and caused a laceration that needed sutures, also a small fracture to his right index finger tip was found by the xray. Employee rece...
03/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee experienced pain in her knee. She originally stated that it was not work related. The Doctor recommended surgery and today it was reported to us that it could be work related. Employee cla...
12/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging a length of 4"" pipe on the rib. The pipe slipped and smashed the employee's fingers between the pipe and the safety rail on the lifting device. The pipe was wet and slippery....
12/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE tripped on a rock and fell against the rib on his back. Bruise back.
12/12/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pushing a dewy-dag resin bolt up in the bolthole, the bolt slipped off of the bolt diver. The bolt fell back out of the hole striking the jackleg operator's helper in the mouth, breaking off one...
11/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped off the bus on the worksite, lost his balance on the footing on the slick road, fracturing the ankle.
11/19/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operating 6 yd. mucker, going down an underground ramp and mucker ran over a rock. This caused the mucker to bounce up throwing employee foreward striking his right lip on the steering lever, causing...
10/30/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's were installing resin bolts with a jackleg, and a bolt came out of the driver and hit the employee in the mouth. This incident chipped a tooth and required sutures in the lip for one of th...
10/07/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a razor knife to cut holes in a piece of rubber belt. the razor knife unexpectedly came out of the material and struck the employee at the base of the left thumb, causing a lacerait...
09/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped on a pipe, straining the left knee.
09/07/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a metal concrete hose from a pump truck. The hose surged and struck the employee on the left shoulder.
09/02/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Employee was installing 5' resin bolts in the rib of the stope access, using a jackleg and 4' driver. As he was spinning and inserting the bolt, the driver popped off of the bolt causing the jackleg t...
08/02/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a drill when it bound up and twisted in his right hand.
07/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to the office from a meeting and tripped over the threshold, falling on her hands and knees.
07/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving table and had palm of right hand between table and wall causing the right palm to be pinched and resulting in a 1 inch laceration requiring more than 1 stitch. He was treated and r...
07/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing bolts and lacerated the right index finger on the bolt.
07/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the employee was lowering a roller into the manbasket, the roller struck the outside of the employee's right ankle.
06/25/2005 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was found to have passed away during the night while sleeping when his roommate awoke to an alarm clock.
06/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's hand was inbetween an air mover and dunnage as the air mover was being set.
05/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 266d lost While installing ground support employee was holding a sheet of screen while his partner was inserting a rock bolt, at that time a rock fell from the back knocking employee down breaking the bone in h...
05/18/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing rock bolts thru the wire mesh in the 1690 heading. A small rock fell thru the 4"" opening in the wire and struck him on the left outer forearm, resulting in approximately a 1 1...
05/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee stepped of a concrete slab unto uneven ground while carrying survey equipment and strained right knee.
05/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the forklift manbasket and when the operator lifted the basket the employee's left ring finger was pinched between the basket and the forklift frame. Cut tip of his finger off,...
05/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading containers on to a trailer. While trying to loosen the safety catch on the container door latch, it suddenly broke free pinching his finger between the handle and the frame.
05/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was pulling new 350 MCM cables from the power car to the new camp. He stood up from a crouching position and felt a belt of pain go across his lower back, above his tail bone. He went to the...
04/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS RELOCATING JACKLEG ON SCISSORS DECK & KICKED THE HOSES TO MOVE THEM & FELT A ""POP"" & THEN PAIN.
04/08/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was in the process of loading a face round with 3 other miners. While he was bent over loading one of the knee holes, a rock weighing appox. 50 lb fell out of the face striking his hard hat a...
04/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE SLIPPED (AND FELL) ON ICE, CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN. RECIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AND HAD REPORTEDLY MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK BEFORE BEING OFF ON ROTATION. SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED TREATING PHYS...
03/06/2005 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Employee was backfilling material in the Mill Building and developed a rash on the uncovered areas of both arms from his wrists to his biceps.
02/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 38d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ON A CONCRETE POUR & WAS PART OF THE CREW HANDLING THE PUMPED CONCRETE LINE HOSE. HE FELT SOMETHING ""POP"" IN HIS ABDOMEN & PROBABLY WILL BE TREATED FOR A HERNIA.
02/24/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at a gangbox meeting when he noticed something in his eye.
02/01/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While ee was drilling for rockbolts on a manbasket, his steel got stuck at the face where he was drilling. EE stuck a 2' steel in the machine and inside the man-basket against the crossbar. Steel whic...
01/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on the ice, landing on his shoulder and elbow.
01/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost JOB TITLE: COOK. EE LIFTED TOO HEAVY OF A POT WITH WATER AND BEANS ONTO A STOVE TOP WITHOUT ASKING FOR HELP OR FILLING THE COOKING POT WHEN ON THE STOVE TOP AND STRAINED HIS STOMACH. DIAGNOSED AS HE...