Haile Gold Mine safety activity

Mechanic was removing teeth off of a bucket using an 8lb sledge. There was no specific incident of injury but the mechanic explained that EE's elbow became sore, EE's grip strength became diminished on the right side, and pain worsened through the night.

Employee was walking a semi-cleared footprint for a future embankment and tripped in a small hole. They twisted an ankle and was taken to the site EMT and received first aid for a sprain. After traveling home, employee visited a clinic and a break in their fibula was identified.

A blast driller experienced an STS in EE's right ear confirmed by a retest that was reviewed by an audiologist. An internal investigation revealed a single event more than likely contributed to the STS. The event took place a few weeks prior to the initial hearing test. The blast driller was outside of the drill when air pressure was released while not wearing hearing protection.

A Mine Operations employee was riding the bus out to the 601 Park Up area when the bus hit a bump in the road causing a back injury to the employee. The employee was a passenger on the bus at the time of incident

Drill mechanic's right pinky and ring finger were injured when a shock sub fell from the rigging contacting EE's hand. The mechanic was in the process of changing out the shock sub for the drill.

The operator was setting up to load/charge a round when the emulsion hose became stuck underneath the primer box lid. When the operator leaned over and moved the hose out from under the lid, the lid dropped down and pinched EE's testicles between the lid and the primer box.

Blast drill technician was assisting in loading a new hammer bit onto the deck of the drill when the hammer slipped pinching EE's finger causing injury.