Pogo Mine — Accidents

Total: 360 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/16/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Operator was stepping from excavator track on to a pile of muck that was covered with snow and ice. Operator slipped when he put his weight on the snow covered muck pile twisting his left knee.
12/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While inspecting a concrete truck ee slipped on snow covered plastic.
09/28/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The vehicle was moving 10-15 mph over a frozen road, when the vibration caused an outrigger pad to fall between the cab and the moving track, which resulted in the operator's cab being jarred. Operato...
08/03/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was wearing his lineman belt and safety strap, but the safety strap was not around the pole during his climb down. He slipped and fell 25 ft.
05/25/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Operator was compacting bench and backed off slope. Tried to correct by articulating and backing out of position but equipment rolled once and landed upright. Individual was belted in and ROPS system...
03/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was walking up to a burn pile when he slipped and fell landing on his left knee. when he fell his left knee landed on the chain saw wrench that he was carrying in his chaps.
02/03/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Walking in the woods, he became very warm and his safety glasses kept getting foggy. He took them off and took a twig to the left eye.
05/12/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 283d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN DRILL RODS AS DRILL WAS IN ROTATION. A 36"" PIPE WRENCH LOST HOLD AND ROTATED, STRIKING HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
10/02/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None HEAT TRACE ON THE MINE WATER PIPES OVER HEATED AND IGNITED THE PLASTIC INSULATION WRAPPING. THE WRAPPING BURNED FOR APPROX 1000' THE MINE WAS EVACUATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, DAMAGE WAS LIMI TED TO...
02/12/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE ""UP RAMP"" DRIFT AT POGO INTERSECTED THE HEAVILY GOUGED ""UP RAMP"" FAULT. AT THE POINT OF FAILURE, THE GOUGED ZONE WAS 6-8'WIDE AND STRIKING PARALLEL TO THE DRIFT. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED & SCR...