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273,095
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Years on record
2000–2026
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April 23, 2026 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Golden Queen Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee experienced a seizure while making observations on the computer in the AA Lab room of the Merrill Crowe Facility. Another employee accompanying them noticed immediately and caught them bringing them safely to the floor where they laid EE on their side. EE just returned to work from medical leave from the same condition in November of 2025.

November 21, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Golden Queen Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee accompanied another employee and a lead employee to go over some program reset training on the refinery retort. While programing the retort with the lead and other employee observing, EE paused, looked straight in the air, began whispering something, slowly stepped in circular motion and fell face forward going into a seizure.

August 5, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales OTHER
Golden Queen Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had just finished lunch and begun EE's normal job duties. While working from EE's desk EE experienced severe lower abdominal pain. EE notified EE's supervisor who then notified the General Manager. The General Manager placed a call to request an ambulance. EE was then transported to the ER.

June 7, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Golden Queen Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee called saying a knee was hurting and they couldn't move it. Employee had been working on a shovel, going up and down the stairs, they think that this contributed to the pain due to the steepness of the stairs.

June 21, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Golden Queen Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking on a clear and free of debris catwalk the employee felt a pop in ankle. Employee did not twist or pivot in any manner that would cause a strain. Employee was simply walking and felt it pop.

April 9, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Golden Queen Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking in a pit at the mine after servicing a piece of equipment. Service included refilling fluid levels to the equipment. As the employee was walking back to truck employee felt pain in lower back. Employee originally injured employee's back on 10/29/2017. A 7000-1 was filled out for this incident. E Doc # 2493240

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