Occidental Petroleum Corp: 13 recorded fatalities controller

WORKING AT VENTILATION WELL 192-B, EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE RIG UP OF WIRELINE SERVICE EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM PLUGGING OPERATIONS ON THE WELL. THE POWER LINES OVER HEAD WERE REPEATEDLY SAID TO HAVE BEEN DEENERGIZED BY ISLAND CREEK PERSONEL ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT WHEN RAISING THE PORTABLE MAST ABOVE THE WELL HEAD, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ONE POWER LINE THAT WAS STILL ENERGIZED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SCRAP METAL WITH THE DOZER. A VALVE BROKE OFF A PROPANE TANK CAUSING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK INTO THE AIR. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED OFF THE PERMITTED AREA.

STANDARD-DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR OPER.ON 14TH DEVELOPEMENT OFF 2ND SOUTH,003-0 SECTION,DUMPING SC AT SECTION DUMPING POINT,DAMAGED TRAILING CABLE BY STRIKING AGAINST OFF-STANDARD-DRIVE SC.APPEARING TO CAUSE POWER TO DEENERGIZE,OFF-STAND.OPER LEFT AREA TO GET SECTION ELECTRICIAN TO MAKE CABLE REPAIRS.WHEN ELEC ARRIVED AT SITE,FOUND OPER LYING FACE DOWN ON CABLE SIDE OF SC.TAKEN TO HOSPITA

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE HEAD GATE SHEAR DRUM FROM THE RANGING ARM HUB. THE DRUM SUDDENLY GAVE LOOSE ADN CAUGHT EMLOYEE BETWEEN DRUM AND THE COAL FACE. RESULT WAS FATAL IN JURY TO THE EMPLOYEE.

I.NAME ELECTRICIAN PUMPER WAS W ORKING ON SPLICE IN A #10-4 COND.PUMP CABLE WHEN HE APPARENTLY MADE CONTACT PHASE TO PHASE WITH THE ENERGIZED CONDUCTORS

DEATH BY HEART ATTCK(NATURAL CAUSE) NOT MINE OR JOB RELATED

VICTIM WAS ON #2 STOKER BELT LINE WHEN BELT WAS STARTED TO RECLAIM COAL FROM STORAGE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED THROUGH AN AREA OF APPROX 5 INCH CLEARANCE THROUGH A CHUTE AND INTO A RAIL CAR CAUSI NG MASSIVE HEAD3AND CHEST INJURIES RESULTING IN HIS DEATH

UTHE FIELD ERECTION CREW WAS CLEANING ENDS OF WIRE ROPE IN PREPARATION FOR APPLYING WIRE ROPE SOCKETS THE CLEANING AGENT WAS GASOLINE. THE GASLINE IGNITED AND COVERED THE UPPER PART OF I NAME S BODY APPROX. 60% OF I NAME UPPER BODY RECEIVED THIRD DEGREE BURNS.

THE VICTIM WAS 8TRUCK BY A PIECE OF LOOSE COAL RIB ON THE LONGWALL SECTION NEXT TO THE STAGE LOADER, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HISHEAD AGAINST A METAL FLANGE ON THE BARREL OF THE SPEED REDUCER-CAU SING A SEVERE H9AD INJURY.

WAS DROPPING R/9 CARS RIDING FRONT END BRAKE & RAM INTO ANOTHER CAR & HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CARS.

I.NAME LEFT MOV9 CREW AT TRANSFORMER TO GET PORTAL BUS. CREW HEARD I.NAME YELL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CREW FOUND I.NAME LYING IN TRACK, BEHIND PORTAL BUS, UNCONSIOUS. I.NAME APPARENTLY CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED TR2LLEY CIRCUIT AT THE PORTAL BUS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED

MAN WAS CLEANIN1 AT BOTTOM OF REFUSE AREA LOADING SITE WHEN HE STEPPED IN FRONT OF AN AERIAL TRAM CAR THIS CAR ROLLED VICTIM BETWEEN A VERTICAL SUPPORT BEAM AND THE CAR THE VICTIM SUSTAINED CU CRUSHING INJ6RIES TO THE CHEST WHICH PROVED TO BE FATAL

HE WAS HELPING CHANGE STEEL BEAMS IN B-SHAFT AND HE FELL DOWN THE SHAFT.