Haile Gold Mine

Safety activity

1. accident2026-01-01220260090013

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Process plant metallurgical technician was carrying samples in 5 gallon buckets when their back was strained.

2. accident2025-12-25220253640011

   POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   The operator was driving a surface loader and hit a bump, which jostled them. They didn't immediately feel pain and finished the shift, but at the start of shift the following day they reported soreness in their back to their supervisor. They were sent to the hospital, where the doctor wrote them out of work for two days to rest their back muscles.

3. accident2025-11-30220253390033

   DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6

   Accident narrative

   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.

4. accident2025-10-30220253170704

   SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   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.

5. accident2025-09-23220253170015

   DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6

   Accident narrative

   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.

6. accident2025-09-22220252730035

   POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   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

7. accident2025-09-16220252610009

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY

   Accident narrative

   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.

8. accident2025-08-31220252460009

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   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.

9. accident2025-08-29220252470008

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   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.

10. accident2025-08-18220252330003

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    An UG haul truck operator injured EE's back while dumping CRF material into an underground CRF bay. While the dump bed was raised up, it scraped the "back"/roof of the CRF bay, causing the cab of the truck to lift off the ground and then fall back to the ground.

11. accident2025-08-15220252330011

    DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6

    Accident narrative

    Employee was on the shot pattern for shift that began at 8:00 am (excluding rest breaks and water breaks) and experienced cramping in legs and hands due to heat exposure at 12:30 pm.

12. accident2025-08-14220252370008

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Process operator received a right pinky injury when a pipe wrench fell from a worktable. This incident caused a restricted injury.

13. accident2025-07-26220252100028

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Carrying out maintenance on a Sandvik 431 Cable bolter. removing built up grout from bolts was a hammer and bar. Hammer handle has broken mid swing personnel has hit hand on the bar and machine causing an acute fracture to middle finger on right hand.

14. accident2025-07-13220252020014

    DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6

    Accident narrative

    Process plant employee was performing clean-up work when they became overheated.

15. accident2025-06-09220251630014

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    While installing a heavy iron liner into the mixer at the batch plant, the employee suffered a muscular injury in their left bicep.

16. accident2025-06-05220251610024

    ELECTRICAL · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    A maintenance employee was welding on a haul truck bed in wet conditions and received a shock. As a result, a physician has placed the employee on restricted duty.

17. accident2025-06-01220251540017

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    A maintenance technician was performing work on an UG haul truck in the maintenance shop (located on surface). The mechanic needed to remove a rock that had fallen onto the top deck of the truck. While removing the rock, the rock slid out of their hand, causing a laceration to right thumb. The operator was wearing nitrile gloves.

18. accident2025-05-26220251480003

    MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Operator was assisting with metal cutting and handling. Afterward, EE felt irritation in EE's eye. EE attempted to flush EE's eye, but EE was unable to dislodge the object and was taken to the emergency room for treatment. The object work itself out on its own, but prescription antibiotics were prescribed (precautionary)

19. accident2025-05-25220251480001

    FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Operator was leaning out of the cab of a mucker and was bracing self with EE's left hand against the rib when several rocks broke free and struck EE's left hand and arm, causing a laceration to EE's middle finger that required 10 stitches.

20. accident2025-05-18220251480006

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    A maintenance mechanic was troubleshooting a hydraulic leak on a Cat D10 dozer under the floorboard area. During this inspection, pain was felt in the knee that resulted in restricted workdays.

21. accident2025-05-16220251430019

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee was loading a rock crusher with excavator and noticed crusher was jammed. The foreman turned crusher off, and operator waited for the machine to stop. Then, tried to adjust the jammed rocks with their hands. The employee used smaller rocks to push on the larger rock to try to free it. The larger rock(s) shifted and employee's hand was caught between crusher frame and rock.

22. accident2025-05-09220251330008

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    An UG maintenance mechanic was using a soft steel hammer to break free a bucket tooth (G.E.T.) from a 9 yard loader bucket. When the soft steel hammer made contact with the tooth, a small metal shard sheered off and imbedded in the employees right leg calf muscle.

23. accident2025-05-04220251270033

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    While washing the cable bolter, the operator had some grout come off the equipment and splash into their left eye. The operator flushed eye with a bottle of water and continued working. An hour later they told supervisor, and stated that they had no residual issues or pain. The following afternoon, they woke up for their shift and the eye was red and weeping.

24. accident2025-04-27220251200023

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    While loading bolts from a pallet to a truck, the operator twisted an ankle but continued working and proceeded to move the truck to a new area. While at this new location, employee was removing the banding from a bundle of bolts, and the front stack of bolts fell onto the same ankle/foot, causing a sprain.