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Employees finger was pinched in a safety gate causing laceration.
At approximately 7:20PM the shift supervisor was conducting work area inspections, finding a fall of ground in the 3800 ramp. The fall of ground was above the anchorage zone in an active working area that impeded passage.
Slip lead to sprain of right foot. Restrictions imposed
The aero phine bulk storage tote was leaking. The employee checked the tote level and slipped, breaking both ankles.
After tightening a casing connection, the employee put EE's hands in the derrick before the pipe settled, pinching EE's thumb between the string and the table. Resulting in a half inch laceration.
During a tail screen change at the West Dedicated Plant, an employee was potentially exposed to HCN. After the task, the employee reported lightheadedness and nausea, was evaluated at the onsite clinic, and transported to a hospital. No injury or illness was diagnosed.
Dismounting D11 Dozer in the Truck Shop.
ERT training employee was acting as an unconscious patient. During a planned patient move another rescuer stepped on the employee's pinky finger.
Metal HEPA filter frame and latex gloves.
While performing drilling operations, drill pipe fell and struck the operators right hand causing injury to the right thumb which required surgery.
While installing a radiator the employee caught EE's finger between the radiator and hydraulic cooler
Weather: sunny, haul road ground conditions with medium-sized rock in the road.
Pulled a muscle while walking and bending over on the blast pattern.
After unloading, EE drove to the cleanout to ensure the tubs were empty. Using a sledgehammer to tap the side and vibrate the remaining contents, it rotated in EE's hand, catching EE's glove, twisting EE's left thumb. EE was fitted with a splint to immobilize the thumb, was referred for a follow-up appt. w/ ortho and released to work w/o restrictions.
While prying bar slipped and chipped tooth
Employee was working on an ore truck at laydown yd, unable to hold a wrench, they briefly removed their gloves, touching the wrench with their hands, felt a short sting but wasn't worried about it. When they came back on for the next shift, they complained their fingers hurt, 3 had blisters. Under investigation, due to personal health diagnosis; did not report this upon occurrence.
Pulley bearing failed and caught fire leading to drive tower/belt #1 fire.
Driver pulled a tarp that wasn't unrolling, felt a pull in EE's left arm. Self-treated injury. On 1/26/26, seen by PA-C, neg x-ray. Referred to ortho in Fbks., AK, MRI 1/29/26, revealed 2 minor muscle tears, placed on Lt-arm restrictions; left for 2-wk vacation. Upon return, EE will follow up with the ortho and may need PT if the injury has not healed.
Employee was attempting to adjust bolt alignment fingers on bolter using a hammer, while doing so the employees left hand pinky finger got caught between the hammer and the alignment finger causing a laceration. Employee received 7 stitches.
Until the fire investigation is complete, we are unable to determine the cause of the fire to the truck.
Fueler lost grip of hose while retracting, allowing end of hose to strike their face.
An employee was in the process of re-inserting HQ split tube into a core tube. During the task, the split encountered ice inside of the tube and the employees hand slipped while applying pressure to the split tube. the sharp edge of the frozen split tube sliced through the employee's glove, resulting in a laceration to the employees left thumb.
Below freezing temperatures, leading to icy areas on the slope. The employee fell, jarring their back.
Employee experienced a diabetic emergency after being found to on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive. Employee has a known history of Type-1 diabetes. Local mine EMS was notified and employee was prepped for transport to a local hospital where employee was evaluated, treated, and released without restriction.
While a Hitachi EX 5600 hydraulic shovel was digging in a shot pattern it is suspected it contacted an undetonated booster.
Driver statement: The tarp was in a bind, driver climbed up on the front of the trailer to help work the tarp over whatever it was hung up on. Where the tarp pole connected to the motor, it broke loose, and struck my finger.
Employee coming downstairs of a haul truck, their knee popped resulting in 2 tears that require surgery.
Climbing down ladder felt pop in right knee
Grinder slipped while in use, causing laceration to leg.
Employee was cutting sheathing from wires when tool slipped and cut EE's hand through EE's gloves.
While IP was lifting drill rod to string, the rod slipped. IP reached down to grab rod and placed finger under pin end of rod pinching between box end and pin end of rod.
Employee was loading a job box in the back of a service truck, job box slipped off forklift smashing left thumb.
Mechanic's hand was pinched between the rod handler and dill steel causing a displaced fractured index metacarpal.
Moving wooden pallet in shop caused lower back strain.
Removing GET from lip of bucket. Was using a pry bar and soft face hammer to work the old tooth off with the crane attached. The tooth was moving and I was using the hammer to walk the adapter forward. When hitting the adapter a piece of the corner of the adapter splintered off and hit my left inner thigh.
Employee was exiting a Bobcat Skidsteer loader and rolled their left ankle.
Placing wheel chocks into pickup truck, swinging a bit too much and feeling pain in lower back.
Employee was helping to get a blade unstuck and when it slid in mud and jarred their back.
One of the linehaul drivers was conducting EE's pre-operational check at the Manh Choh Laydown Yard, while attempting to adjust a tarp over one of the SiDump'r tubs with a wooden pole, EE felt a "pop" in EE's left shoulder.
Employee was walking and twisted ankle.
Employee was exiting driver side of service truck and tripped on broken concrete and rolled ankle. Initial doctor's requested imaging on injured ankle. Results came back 6/25/25 and the employee was put on restricted duty.
An employee was working on an Auto Valve, when the handle was pulled, it came loose and the employee lost their balance causing them to fall. Resulting in a fracture on fibular head.
Employee was preparing ore samples in the ore prep lab. While using the "Mill Mate" to assist in carrying the sample the employee's left foot slipped which caused the employee's left knee to "twist". The employee reported the injury and was taken to Medic for evaluation.
While unbolting a flange, a faulty bolt with threads coming off contacted the right index finger, resulting in 13 stitches.
EE was changing liners and EE's harness caught on something, knocking EE off balance, EE slid down and EE's foot hit a ledge breaking EE's heal bone.
Operator placed thumb in pinch point while attempting to move forks on telehandler .
Employee was Pulling drip line on pad 4 rehandle. Coupler gave out causing employee to fall backwards. During fall employee twisted left knee and was not able to put full weight on that leg after fall.
While Kinross employees were traveling from Tok to the Manh Choh mine site, the crew van in use lost oil pressure and was turned off. A fire was identified in the engine compartment. All employees exited the vehicle without injury and tried to extinguish the fire with two handheld 5# fire extinguishers but were not successful.
Employee was operating a haul truck and was jarred while being loaded by a shovel.
Employee was using a pin from a clevis as a hammer to loosen tow rope from clevis. Employee went to an ER and received four stitches in left middle finger and medical glue on left ring finger. X-rays showed no fractures.