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Employee was operating a 2 yard mucker in a sill. Operator pinned their right foot between the rib and the mucker resulting in lacerations and fractured toes.
Operating a scraper in a fill, tire went into depression in ground, air ride seat bottomed out jarring operator.
Operating a scraper, ran over a rock in cut area causing air ride seat to bottom out.
A contract production driller moved drill to continue drilling a series of uppers at 1-5204. Driller noticed some loose material starting to dribble from right rib at far end of drill. Driller notified the shift supervisor & was advised to stay out of heading until further notice. The shifter arrived & noted that the right rib had failed beyond the drill.
While pressing the cab mounts pin on an R1600 the bar they were using with the press slipped out while under pressure. Bar slipped out striking EE in left side of mouth. Causing a split in upper and lower lip. 2 Stitches required in upper lip.
Contractor employee was walking on site and had to cross the 2-step bridge over cabling on the ground to eliminate a trip hazard. The area was icy, covered by snow. Employee slipped coming into contact with the sharp edge of the step tearing EE's leather work glove and causing a laceration to the left thumb requiring sutures to close.
Miner was holding ANFO hose while blowing it out. Hose slipped out of hands striking miner in the face and spraying ANFO onto face and eyes. Right eye irritated by ANFO dust.
Employee had opened the front hydraulic tank cover on loader. EE then proceeded to open the next cover back. As EE reached the fully open position EE was not watching and EE's finger was pinched between the 2 covers. This smashed the end of the little finger on left hand almost removing the nail and splitting it. Resulted in 4 stitches and a broken finger bone.
While showering at the end of shift miner felt debris wash into eye. Later during the off hours the eye became irritated and the miner went to the health care professional. The health care professional removed a small piece of metal from the eye and gave miner a prescription for antibiotic drops.
Employee was manipulating control arm from the right to left position on the Stinger Longhole drill. This action resulted in a pulled muscle in right shoulder.
On November 23, 2016, at the start of day shift an underground miner entered the 2-5551 S to retrieve a can of paint. As EE was doing the work place inspection while entering this area, EE noticed a fall of ground and called the supervisor.
Employee was working on fixing the oil dip stick that attaches to the oil pan when the engine cover fell down and struck the employee on the right hand and caused a laceration to the palm portion under the right thumb. This laceration received stitches.
HCN gas alarm activated in acacia reactor in mill building; HCN gas detected outside acacia reactor room with hand-held gas meter. Mill building evacuated and ventilated. Lime water applied to overflow from acacia brought pH up and eliminated HCN generation.
Employee was moving a size 200-oxygen bottle to the cascade pump at the mine rescue station. When EE lifted the oxygen bottle, EE felt a pain in EE's left arm above the elbow. Diagnosed with partially torn tendon.
While adding vent bag dust blew into face and eyes, irritating right eye.
While placing a bolt in the hole miner stumbled and wrist contacted a bolt plate resulting in a laceration.
Employee was leaning over frame to fix an O-ring on bottom of hoist pump and had to stretch to reach the lower bolts. He heard a pop in lower rib, left side and felt a sharp pain.
Mechanic was pulling out the boom safety lock pin (pin was stuck) on an LH204 Loader, after repairing a hydraulic hose. He pinched his right middle finger between the pin and a headlight bracket on the boom.
Employee slipped while holding Jack-Leg drill and the machine fell and smashed his left index finger against the rib.
Miner was pulling a stuck jackleg steel out of the rib. When steel came loose the miner fell backwards striking the edge of a bolt plate with his right elbow, resulting in a laceration.
Miner slipped and fell while turning around. Extended his left arm to break his fall and his hand struck a sharp rock on the low rib, resulting in a laceration to the outside edge of his left hand.
On October 6, 2014 a miner was working in the 5 Alimak cut 5. A six foot drill steel fell out of a skip bucket and impaled his right forearm.
After shoveling loose material mill employee reported that his shoulder hurt and that he had aggravated a pre-existing, non work related injury. Employee placed on light duty pending additional testing.
While taking two nips apart at the 7-4550 load center, in a squatting position with the nips on the ground the employee felt a sharp pain in his right knee.
Employee was drilling an entry round to a stope from inside the #4 Raise-South Side. While drilling, a 3" x 12" x 5' piece of lagen fell from a higher point of the raise and struck him on top of the left foot. The result of the impact was two broken bones on the metatarsal part of the left foot.
Employee had partially drilled a hole using a jackleg drill. A coworker discovered him unconscious/unresponsive, slumped over the drill. It was later determined the employee's clothes were wound up in the 6' drill steel though the cause & nature of the accident & cause of death remain undetermined and under investigation.