ON JUNE 17-1991 THE VICTIM TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE THAN THE REST OF EXPLORATORY DRILL CREW AND HIS 1978 FORD 4X4 VAN GOT STUCK IN A MUD HOLE ON AN UNIMPROVED ROAD. IT IS SPECULATED HE GOT COLD AND STARTED AN ONAN GEN SET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN TO RUN A SMALL ELECTRIC HEATER. THE BACK CARGO DOORS OF THE VAN WERE OPEN BUT THE FRONT DOORS WERE CLOSED THERE WAS A HOLD 1/2 WIDE BY 1 1/2
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- MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 104 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 76 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 268 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 164 non-fatal
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6 recordedEMERGENCY SPILL4AY BEING CONSTRUCTED AT TAILINGS POND #3.DURING LOADER CYCLE WHERE DIRT BEING MOVED FROM SPILLWAY BOTTOM,VICTIM CHECKING GRADE IN SPILLWAY BOTTOM.APPEARS THAT VICTIM MOVED TOO CLOSE TO LOADE9 CYCLE.WHEN LOADER BACKED OUT OF BANK,REAR BUMPER HIT DECEASED KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND JUST BEFORE RIGHT REAR TIRE RAN OVER HIM.
IN THE 206 AREA3OF PIT 001-0, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A SCHEDULED PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DAY ON THE PAGE 752 LR DRAGLINE. AFTER COM PLETING THE WOR5 ACTIVITY OF INSTALLING A NEW PUMP ROPE AND THEN PREPARING TO TURN THE DRAG SOCKET AND TRI-PLATE ASSEMBLY OVER TO WELD ON A PIN KEEPER, THE DUMP ROPE SLIPPED OFF OF THE BUCKET
THE SERVICE ENG3NEER FOR HALBACH AND BRAUN WAS LOOKING AT THE CRUSHER WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OVER PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE CRUSHER
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE POLARITY OF THE TRANSFORMER BY REVERSING THE INCOMING POWER LEADS HE MADE CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES
WHILE VICTIM WAS HANDLING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE RIGHT RIB THE CONVEYOR BOOM SWUNG TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE NECK AND HEAD AREA