South Area — Accidents
Total: 564 accidents | Fatalities: 3
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2026 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | While removing starter from loader, part slipped, ee tried to stop it from falling, it caught on EE's glove, pulled EE's arm, causing pain in ee's left shoulder. Seen at ER, diagnosed with strain. Fol... |
| 01/01/2026 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Ee was riding in bus that hit a large pothole. Ee reports being jarred in seat, resulting in back pain. Seen at ER and then at clinic, released to restrictions. Site cannot offer modified duty at this... |
| 06/22/2025 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | EE was changing oil on forklift, reached for drain pan, felt pop in shoulder. EE was seen at ER, diagnosed with pain, referred to ortho. Seen at clinic following day, suspected rotator cuff tear, rele... |
| 06/07/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | EE was dismounting dozer, fell backwards off track, landed on bed pad with left hand, causing puncture wound. Seen at Health, diagnosed with puncture, released with restrictions and site is offering m... |
| 05/16/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | Ee was emptying a dumpster. EE released the latch on the handle of the dumpster and it flipped over and pinched EE's hand. Seen at clinic and referred to ER. ER referred EE to ortho, seen by ortho and... |
| 04/03/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 37d restricted | EE was unloading truck. As they were walking, a foot caught on grating, twisting their ankle. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with ankle sprain, x-rays positive for fracture, referred to orthopedics. Releas... |
| 03/27/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | Ee felt pain on left side of groin after lifting an oxygen bottle on a cutting torch into the back of a pickup truck. Seen at Health, referred to ER for confirmation of hernia. Ultrasound positive for... |
| 03/01/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 24d restricted | Ee reported ee's back feeling tense ee's entire shift. When ee moved a sample bag towards the end of ee's shift, ee felt a ""crack"" sensation. Went to break, felt ""warm sensation"" and couldn't move... |
| 02/02/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Ee was climbing ladder on grader when ee slipped, falling about 3 feet to the ground, landing on buttocks. Seen at ER, diagnosed with contusion to back/pelvis, released with restrictions. |
| 01/28/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Ee walking to place mill pan at mill press and EE tripped on rubber mat, falling to left knee on grating. Reported incident and practiced self-care. On 3/31 EE sought treatment and filed a workers' co... |
| 01/08/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 41d restricted | EE was dismounting a piece of equipment. They missed the first step and did not have a good grip on the handrail. They fell to the ground, onto left wrist. Diagnosed with a fractured scaphoid, put in... |
| 01/04/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Ee hit finger on glass sample tube in the lab causing a small laceration. Seen at the clinic, diagnosed with a laceration, closed with sutures and released to return to work full duty. |
| 11/18/2024 | POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee began to get dizzy and removed from site. Diesel powered heater was in connex with little ventilation. Employee had carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| 05/23/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A RAM belt technician was performing a finger splice on a conveyor belt, the OLFA blade broke in the rubber of the finger splice. The employee obtained a laceration on right thumb, the broken blade pu... |
| 05/20/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 22d lost, 2d restricted | Ee stepping up on to ladder of piece of equipment. Felt pain in knee when EE stepped up. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with strain. Determined occupational on 5/28 following site and medical investigation... |
| 04/07/2024 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | Ee driving truck when hit a bump/pothole, causing the visor to fall and strike ee's head/neck. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with strain, released to full duty. On follow-up on 4/17, ee was put on restric... |
| 04/01/2024 | INUNDATION | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Hazardous level of natural gas was discovered in truck shop 5. No damage, injury or illness was caused by the natural gas. |
| 03/20/2024 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EE reported that they had pain in left wrist over the last year. Suspected possible carpal tunnel from operating equipment. Requested to be seen at clinic and evaluated for a possible cumulative traum... |
| 03/12/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Ee was making lunch, pulled a hot plate out of the microwave, dropped it, and cut hand on a piece of glass. Seen at clinic, the cut was closed with stitches, and ee was released to full duty. |
| 02/11/2024 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The geologically unpredictable slope (GUS) was identified July 2023 and monitoring started. On January 25, 2024, GUS area was affected by potential runout (5% probability) closed area to all mining ac... |
| 02/08/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 60d restricted | EE was getting out of skidsteer and they slipped and fell, landing on their wrist. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with a left wrist distal ulna fracture and a contusion. Placed in hard splint by ortho. Rel... |
| 02/04/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 20d lost | EE was loading pallets and boxes into the back of the truck. When they shoved on the pallet they felt sharp pain in abdomen. Continued to work, pain got worse. Reported to EMT, taken to ER, diagnosed... |
| 02/02/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 5d restricted | EE felt dizzy so they took a 5 minute break and ate some jerky; then decided to take lunch break, had soup and water. Walked over to garbage following lunch, put water in fridge, blacked out and fell... |
| 11/06/2023 | ENTRAPMENT | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The operator of haul truck 619 plug dumped material on the 5110 elevation and rolled forward to allow the material to clear the bed. The bed contacted the overhead powerline (25KV) and fiber optic cab... |
| 10/08/2023 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Ee stood up from seat of bus and felt pain in EE's back upon arriving at work. No incident or accident, workers' comp denied ee's claim for compensation. NGM is reporting based on MSHA requiring any "... |
| 10/06/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Ee was working with another person putting a drive line back on a carrier bearing. The weight of the drive line shifted, and the ee's hand was caught between the drive line and the come-along. Seen at... |
| 08/20/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | EE reports cleaning mud off concrete with a snow shovel, shovel got stuck in crack and the handle struck them in the right side. Diagnosis chest wall contusion. X-ray confirmed no fractures. On follow... |
| 08/18/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was working in the engine bay and had to get to the back of the truck on the torque convertor. Went to close rear hood. Stepped on the left intake tube to reach the latch and lower hood. Upon... |
| 08/17/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | EE was walking around the pickup to the drivers side. EE stepped on a rock, twisted foot and fell back against the truck, striking their right elbow. Seen at Golden Health, diagnosed with a contusion... |
| 08/14/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 100d lost, 12d restricted | Ee was walking a drill pattern tying in a control row. Ee fell into a drill hole, and right leg was stuck in the hole up to ee's thigh. Ee was seen on 8/19, diagnosed with a bruise and released to ful... |
| 08/10/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 50d lost, 44d restricted | Ee was participating in confined space training at Gold Quarry. When being pulled out of manhole, the tripod fell over, pinning EE's left arm. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with left shoulder sprain and c... |
| 08/01/2023 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was turning the upper master key on a dozer to shut down the equipment. They struck their pinky finger on a piece of metal, dislocating a finger. Seen at health clinic, diagnosed with a chip fractu... |
| 07/18/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | None | Ee wringing out mop and mop bucket broke. Left hand went in mop water, and right hand grabbed edge of bucket to prevent self from falling. Reported and called Work Care. Pain did not resolve, sought t... |
| 07/06/2023 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Ee being loaded by hydraulic shovel and reports bucket ""slammed"" into bed of truck jostling ee in the cab. Reports pain in back, seen at the clinic on 7/7, diagnosed with cervical, thoracic, lumbar... |
| 06/21/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | EE was on a drill pattern pulling stakes when they stepped in a drill hole, twisting an ankle. EE was seen at clinic, diagnosed with a chip fracture and a sprained ankle, and released to restricted du... |
| 05/18/2023 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 146d lost | Ee reports pain that began in June or July of 2022. No specific incident. Off work effective 3/30/23, went on STD. Following MRI, diagnosed with herniated disc T9-10. Specialist told ee that this appe... |
| 05/12/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While changing a fuel transfer pump, technician went to clean off oil pump hardline with Brake Kleen, sprayed above EE's head but the nozzle was facing EE instead of away. Brake Kleen hit EE in the ey... |
| 04/23/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | Ee picked up a 90 lb drill bit, using forearms as a fulcrum, out of the back of driller's truck. Ee was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a fracture, and referred to the orthopedist. Released to restrict... |
| 03/27/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 81d lost | EE was dismounting equipment when ladder rung broke. They fell about 18 inches and reports twisting their left knee and ankle and hearing a pop. Diagnosed initially with contusion. On 4/7 MRI confirme... |
| 02/09/2023 | OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 4d restricted | Ee working in slurry 1/8-2/9/23, wearing leather boots. Over time, EE developed a rash on EE's feet. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with contact dermatitis. EE was released with restrictions site can accom... |
| 02/05/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 112d lost | EE was walking to shift change bus at the 5 points queue, Carlin South Area. EE slipped on ice and fell. Seen at ER, diagnosed with pain and contusion to the low back, and released to work. Able to re... |
| 01/19/2023 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Ee sustained a Standard Threshold Shift in hearing. Confirmed reportable noise induced hearing loss. Confirmation received from an Au.D. CPS/A, on 01/19/2023. Retraining and refitting complete. |
| 01/10/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Ee was on site walking from the bus to the break room. Ee slipped on ice and fell, striking knee and shoulder. Ee was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a sprain to the right knee, and released to modifie... |
| 12/22/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 77d restricted | Ee working on tails line flanges. Pipe suspended in air shifted after last bolt removed, ee moved to get away from pipe, twisted to EE's left and went down slight embankment. Heard pop in right knee,... |
| 12/17/2022 | ENTRAPMENT | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | HT639 dumped a load of rock for floor repair at shovel 192 in the gold quarry pit. Operator of haul truck did not realize that the bed was still in the raised position and drove between the cable tree... |
| 11/20/2022 | ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 13d lost | Ee was tramming shovel/excavator and struck fiber optic cable. Ee jumped off equipment without confirming it was safe to do so. When ee got home and saw ee's family, ee experienced stress and anxiety... |
| 11/14/2022 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Blocked transfer line impeded (frozen product) the flow of material. In an attempt to push the product through to the receiving tank, the driver attached an airline. The pressure caused the material t... |
| 11/10/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 83d restricted | Ee walking to turnstile on the way in to work, slipped on ice, fell to ground. Seen at clinic, diagnosed low back strain, released with restrictions. Previously scheduled PTO resulted in no restricted... |
| 10/26/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While installing a light fixture the tin lid that covers the roof mount slipped hitting the electrician in the chin which resulted in a minor cut. |
| 09/06/2022 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 14d lost, 26d restricted | Ee was air arcing metal and dropped a hot arc rod on EE's left leg. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with a puncture wound, released to full duty. EE developed an infection, was seen at Renown hospital on 9/... |