WINGDALE MINE — Accidents

Total: 29 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/14/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost The employee was hammering oversize rock at the entrance of stope at 12N/T13-L1 when an oversized rock came down and rolled onto the ROPES pinning EE in the cab.
01/31/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee claims they fractured a rib and has fluid on a lung, was working on the screen deck.
06/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While lifting a screen strained employee's back
02/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Working on Conveyor, sliding rollers out from under the belt and strained lower back
07/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Pulling 30ft fuel hose from truck when EE felt a sharp pain in the left side of neck.
07/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lost balance put left hand down to catch himself from falling and cut the top of left fingers.
03/03/2014 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While welding in a discharge chute, weld slag caught his left pant leg on fire. Causing a burn on his left calf.
02/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Climbing up the ladder to cab on the Terex T-40 haul truck, missed a step while climbing and slid down the ladder to the ground. Was about 1-2 feet up when he slid down the ladder.
07/31/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost he was bringing a roller to change it and his knee gave out.
05/15/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost Rough floor, running LHD, pulled lower back muscle
05/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE Was in the process of removing wedges from the upper liner (Gyro Crusher). During the process while swinging a sledge hammer he struck a handle of another hammer. The hammer became airborne strikin...
05/15/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost While mucking with loader hit a pot hole and bounced in seat, when seat bottomed out felt pop in lower back. No missed work until 7/25/12
03/30/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning up completed work area. Conveyor belt clamp standing on end slid down handrail and struck left hand pinching the smallest finger between the clamp and stand.
03/29/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost while prying screen panel loose to move it for lifting, pry bar slipped out of his hands while under tension striking his right elbow.
02/21/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While Surveying a heading employee tripped on a rock on the road and fell striking his right hand on a rock, cutting his hand through his gloves
07/11/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt with bad splice with left hand due to his Right hand being broken (none work injury). Knife slipped while trimming belt and struck him in his right leg causing a deep cut
06/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While moving rock from stope to crusher staging area a rock fell out of the bucket. On returning he did not see the rock and ran over it causing him to loose control and hit the rib with his bucket. T...
12/06/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While moving the Cat excavator 315 across a small ditch the rocking motion of the machine caused employee to experience a back spasm not allowing him to move.
05/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stepping from excavator, when his left foot went in a hole, knee popped causing him to fall on his right knee.
08/03/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While exiting truck, stepped on rock and it rolled under his foot, twisted his knee.
05/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Going up stairs to clear c-10 conveyor. Shut down plant, twisted knee on stairs hurrying to shut down wash plant.
09/29/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Just finished hand scaling and was bent over when a small rock fell from the face hitting him in the lower back.
11/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was hand scaling from manlift on GM Topkick powder truck. When he went to reposition, a piece of rock approx the size of a soccer ball/plate came loose falling approx 8' - 10' and clipped the back...
06/21/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost During course of shift, EE alleges to have twisted his back while running a loader. He cannot recall a particular event that caused the injury.
07/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing belly pan from 980F loader, belly pan slipped off jack.
08/06/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost EE ALLEGES HE STRUCK POTHOLE IN ROADWAY, JARRING HIS BACK. WHILE HAULING FORM THE MUCK PILE TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.
02/14/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO BE SUFFERING FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH HIS WRIST. HE NORMALLY RUNS A DRILL AND PERFORMS HAND AND EQUIPMENT SCALING, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS HANDS HAVE BEEN BOTHERING HIM SINC...
09/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE WAS GETTING IN SHOVEL & PINCHED THUMB IN DOORHINGE. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS BRACED ON DOOR JAM & WAS CAUGHT WHILE CLOSING CAB DOOR
04/02/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROCKFALL OCCURRED ON THE PILLAR AT THE INTERSECTION OF 4E & 6N. THE ROCKFALL MEASURED APPROX 14' X 6' X 5'. THE FALL HAPPENED SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND.