Red Dog Operations — Accidents

Total: 515 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 36d restricted Carrying steel grate with second employee, who dropped grate. Injured employee then dropped his side of grate, causing grate to come into contact with his left foot. Brusing and swelling of left foot...
08/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost A heavy equipment mechanic had just completed maintenance on a Caterpillar 777D and moved the truck outside onto a concrete staging pad outside the shop. The mechanic exited the cab and decsended the...
08/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dropped 10"" - 90 degree HDPE elsob on right foot. Pipe in process of being assembled when employee lost control of fitting and pipe dropped. Foot his in the metatarsal area. Employee was wearing st...
06/18/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling a grinder to working position on scaffolding, grinder came loose from a snag and struck employee above left eye. Received sutures.
05/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tripping rods when a piece of core fell out of a rod and struck the toe of his steel toe boots. Causing the core to fracture his 4th toe.
05/05/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A loader operator backing up with a bucket of ore and hit the back of the haul truck bed with the side of the loader bucket. When the loader hit the truck the driver was shaken / jarrred which caused...
04/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reassembling a small gearbox. He picked up the gear and installed it in the case, and was in the process of inspecting the fit when he noticed blood on the gear. He did not notice that h...
03/20/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fire watching for welder, wind blowing in multiple directions, felt particle in left eye. Particle embedded, removed from eye.
03/11/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to clean the dust off of the heater elements by means of tapping the guard, the fan guard failed, causing the left hand to come in contact with the heater blower motor fan blades.
02/08/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unknown, There is no evidence that the injury occurred on site.
12/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Equipment operator was attempting to put a guard back on a in-cab defrost fan while the fan was still running. His hand slipped and made contact with the fan blades.
11/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut hand with a pocket knife while preparing hoses to cover the threads on the adjustment bolts for a motor. Hose was not secured while cutting and use of improper cutting technique attribute...
10/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rolling a truck tire out of the restraining tire cage using one hand. Weight shifted on the tire and wheel, causing the middle finger on the left hand to be pinched between the tire and the tire cage...
10/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was pulling a lube hose from a hose reel on the service lube truck when hose became difficult to pull. Employee continued to pull on hose more aggressively when he felt discomfort in right s...
10/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was moving a portable ramp that had folding legs underneath. Ramp was positioned against the wall and as the employee started to lay the ramp on the floor a set of the folding legs fell out a...
09/14/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cutting shim plates with torch. Lost focus and passed right wrist through torch when reaching for shim. Not in compliance with PPE policy, not wearing gloves required for task by policy and...
09/01/2010 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill shack roof support failed. Roof strut and 3/8"" plywood fell onto Driller's hard hat. Driller was knocked unconscious. Driller recovered later but has continuing hearing loss in left ear. Tr...
08/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing new man door and got left hand caught on a 5"" screw and injured 4th digit on left hand.
07/27/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on the way to assigned job by 2007 PB transfer pump, next to water colletion tank. While in route he crouched down to go under a low hanging pipe and hit his head on a vic coupling.
07/10/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employees changing outboard motors on skiff. Change was complete, decking reinstalled and secured. Tachometer gage for one of outboards reading high. Employee turned key to activate ignition source....
06/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was removing broken concrete from mixer truck drum through a hole cut in the side. As he pushed 1 piece out his left thumb was pinched between the edge of the hole and the piece of concrete,...
06/02/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None There was a missing vent on the A/C vents upon which the employee stuck his hand up into and struck the fan that was rotating. This caused a laceration on the left middle finger of the employee.
05/23/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a torch to cut rod iron. While holding the torch in his right hand and lifting with his left hand the torch spun and burnt the employee on his left wrist between his jacket sleeve a...
04/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was emptying a supersack of lime into a hopper. Employee was cutting the bottom of the bag when lime enter into right eye. Employee was wearing goggles over glasses, however the goggles wer...
03/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was performing maintenance on product Pb slurry filter press chain drive assemblies when employees left hand made contact with a bracket causing a minor puncture to palm.
02/22/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was dismounting from the bed of a flatbed delivery truck, placed right foot on the ground, the ground was uneven and as a result the employee rolled right ankle.
01/18/2010 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee grabbed the tongue of a trailer to move it off to the side so it would be out of the way, while pushing the the trailer to the side the trailer tongue jack collapsed and fell on the employees...
01/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 368d lost Employee was lifting one side of portable generator to completely drain the fuel tank before permorming further maintenance. Employee set generator down and stood up, at that point the employee felt...
11/23/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing a final retorque on 7712 with a pneumatic torque gun when the reaction arm failed and slipped from the gun which struck him in the face.
11/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 148d lost, 13d restricted Employee was lifting a vise with help from a co-worker from the floor to place it on the bench so he anchor it down and felt sharp pain in left shoulder.
11/11/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping outter insulation from electrical cable. Employee was not wearing cut resistance gloves and was using improper cutting techniques. Employee lost control of the utility knife s...
10/23/2009 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Individual injured his right hand when it got caught up in the drill bit on a drill press during operation
10/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching for the Mens Dry door handle to open it, when an employee opened the door from the other side; slamming the door into his right middle finger.
09/30/2009 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unhitching portable light plant from light vehicle hitch when trailer moved suddenly and pinched employees hand between trailer tongue and hitch.
09/11/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of flat bar using a cutting torch. When repositioning himself to make a second cut, left wrist made contact with hot slag.
09/02/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stripping insulation from armoured electrical cable, knifed slipped cutting left thumb requiring stitches.
07/06/2009 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A mill operator collapsed inside the Mill Control Room due to dehydration. The operator had just completed his first round in the flotation module and was dropping off the paperwork. He was standing t...
05/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The rapid mix tank upcomer plugged up and we needed to use an air lance to unplug it. While doing so the operator strained his back lifting and lowering the lance in/out of the upcomer.
05/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking upstairs to the 2nd deck and felt a sharp pain behind back of left knee
05/09/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury was cutting the frog off the dozer blade on 9712 in north # 3 bay. He felt heat on the lower right calf, looked down and found coveralls on fire. He used both gloved hands and put the coverall...
05/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A 36""x42"" piece of grating was removed in a walkway in 2025. An employee was walking along this walkway and stepped through the open hole onto a valve, 16"" below the deck. He then caught himself w...
05/03/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was carrying some rented chain falls & come-alongs into the Mill tool crib. One of the handles from a come-along ratcheted down and struck him on the inside of his ankle, causing a small lace...
05/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to lift a long box off a pallet of pipe. The box fell to the ground, She had their hand underneath the strapping causing the box to pull her down and sprain her wrist
04/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 297d lost While removing the safety pins & half links from bed of 7712 777D 100 ton haul truck employee felt a sharp pain from his shoulder
04/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was climbing into the Service truck wearing her backpack. When she pulled herself up onto the first step using her arms and legs she strained muscles in her back.
03/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing a section of piping to access the trommel box. He had removed the Victaulic clamp from the bottom section of the pipe when it slipped down approx. 6"" and struck him on the t...
12/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Operator was standing on the bottom rung of a ladder when he stepped back off the ladder he made contact with the joy compressor frame which caused his foot to roll over and twist his ankle.
11/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee's finger was trapped between a dump truck tailgate and the box. His left middle finger was crushed at the tip end.
08/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a liner with a hooked blade knife. When cutting around a corner, the blade sliced through the top of his left hand, producing a 2"" laceration that required stitches.
07/25/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the Mechanic was removing a 5th wheel plate off a truck with an air impact gun and a universal socket, the socket slipped off the bolt and came off the air gun hitting him in the mouth, chipping...