Savage Mine — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/15/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee lost control of water truck due to wet conditions and rolled water truck onto side
03/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While dismounting a D11 Dozer, the employee's foot slipped on a track grouser, causing a loss of balance and resulting in the employee striking EE's head on an iron grab handle.
11/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Employee reported to former Savage Mine President on 10/13/11 that he was experiencing discomfort in his back and was seeking medical attention. No company incident report was filled out, but employee...
08/24/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was helping another employee hoist a swing gear lid from the back of a pickup. The hoist chain safety latch broke and the lid fell, knocking the employee over and landing on his feet. The ac...
02/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 353d restricted Employee was walking in the North end of Pit 2 by Pond #3 when he stepped on a frozen chunk of material. Employee fell to the ground and reinjured his left knee. Employee had just return to work after...
05/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Driver slipped from the loader platform, falling 6-7 feet and hitting the back of his head and back. Currently, the only injury found is bruising. Driver will be seeing a specialist.
07/07/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An expierenced miner was drilling a lock out of a pickup when a flake of metal became imbedded in his left eye. The employee was wearing his safety glasses at the time. The employee flushed his eye...
01/24/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE DRAGLINE AND STEPPED DOWN WRONG (HEAL WAS MOMENTARILY CAUGHT IN LADDER)BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
12/28/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted THE EE WAS USING A TORCH TO MELT SNOW FROM THE HEAD PULLEY ON THE NEAR PIT CRUSHER WHEN THE PULLEY CAUGHT THE TORCH AND FORCED HIS HAND TO SLAM TO THE SIDE. HITTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
05/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE LOADER BUCKET (WHICH WAS BLOCKED) WHEN THE WIND OR SOME OTHER MOVEMENT MADE THE SHEAVE HE WAS TRYING TO INSTALL TIP TOWARDS HIM, KNOCKING HIM BACK AND TRAPPIN G HIS LE...