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AT ABOUT 10:00 AM AN ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON AN ENERGIZED 300KVA, 4,160/480 VOLT PAD-MOUNTED ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER. TRANSFORMER LOCATED OUTSIDE NEWLY CONSTRUCT ED SURFACE SHOP FOR UNDERGROUND ON 2330 BENCH OFPIT. CONTRACTOR'S EMP FOUND VICTIM LAYING ON GROUND NEXT TO TRANSFORMER. DOORS OF TRANSFORMER COMPARTMENT OPEN, EXPOSING 4160 & 480 VOLT TERMIN

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. AS HE PULLED OUT ON THE GALLERY INCLINE THE LOADER, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, RAN AWAY WITH HIM. HE JUMPED, FELL, OR WAS PULLED OUT OF THE LOADER. THE LOADER RAN OVER HIM AND HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT A HOIST CYLINDER ON A CLARK FRONTEND LOADER WHEN HE CRAWLED BETWEEN THE BOOM ARMS OF THE LOADER (WITHOUT SUPPORTING THE BOOM) AND REMOVED THE PLUG FROM THE HYD. LINE ALLOWING THE BUCKET TO FALL PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE SHOP FLOOR, RESULTING IN DEATH.

INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING IT APPEARS THAT A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD.

EMPL REMOVING BOLTS FROM SWING SHAFT COMPONENT OF SHOVEL AS PART OF A REPAIR PROJECT.EMPL WAS POSITIONED ON SHOVEL TRACK SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT SIDE OF COMPONENT LAYING FLAT FACING UPWARDS TOWARD C OMPONENT AND REMOVING SPECIFIED BOLTS.2 BOLTS WERE PURPOSELY LEFT IN PLACE SO NEXT PHASE OF DIS MANTLING PROCESS COULD PROCEED.THE 2 BOLTS REMAINING FAILED CAUSING COMPONENT TO DROP 18" TO TO

EMPLS PERFORMING WEEKLY PREVENTITIVE MAINT.CHECKS AT #2 CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY.EMPL CLIMBED OVER BARRICADE TO LOOK AT SCRAPER ON #2 CONV.HEAD PULLEY.EMPL STANDING ON MUCK PILE OF #5 ORE RAISE IN SPECTING SCRAPER WHEN MUCK PILE GAVE WAY AND EMPL FELL DOWN MUCK RAISE.(LHD BEGAN PULLING MUCK FROM CHUTE 100' BELOW,ORE BEGAN TO FLOW SUCKING EMPL DOWN.)

HE WAS DRILLING IN 14-B-2 WEST DRIFT. APPARENTLY HE DRILLED INTO AN ISOLATED POCKET OF METHANE GAS. HE WAS SEVERELY BURNED WHEN THE METHANE EXPLODED AND DIED OF ASPHIXIATION. THE SOURCE OF THE METHANE AND THE SOURCE OF THE IGNITION ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION.

I.NAME FATALLY INJURED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN TITAN HAUL TRUCK AND CATERPILLAR RUBBER TIRE DOZER AFTER IT HAD BEEN TOWED WITH CABLE SLINGS TO DESIGNATED LOCATION.

I.NAME FATALLY INJURED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK AND DOZER AFTER IT HAD BEEN TOWED WITH CABLE SLINGS TO DESIGNATED LOCATION.

MUCKING OUT DRIFT AND HAULING IT DOWN GRADE TO A MILL HOLE BELOW. FOR RESONS UNKNOWN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE LOADER. THE LOADER TRAVELED DOWN THE DRILFT APPROX 17' WIDE FOR APPROX 1000'STRIKIN G THE RIBS SEVERAL TIMES. HE WAS FOUND IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT WHICH HAD BEEN KNOCKED OFF THE LOADER. HE WAS APPARENTLY KILLED INSTANTLY.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A DRILL RIG FOR REASONS UNKNOWN HE GOT OFF THE RIG AND APPARENTLY WAS STANDING BACK NEAR THE RT REAR SIDE APPROX 25 TONS OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK DIRECTLY ON HIM

I.NAME,1ST CLASS ELEC,FATALLY INJURED WHEN CONTACTED ENERGIZED 4160 VOLT CONDUCTOR.PLEASE SEE ATTACH NARR.5 PGS.

WHILE THE MINER3AND HIS PARTNER WERE IN THE STOPE, A ROCKBURST OCCURRED, THE ROCKBURST TRIGGERED A GROUND FALL WHICH KNOCKED DOWN, COVERED, AND KILLED THE MINER. APPROX THREE FEET OF MUCK WERE ON TOP OF THE M3NER

WHILE A STOPE MINER WAS AT THE FACE OF HIS STOPE A ROCKBURST OCCURED. THE OUTBUST PRESSURE TRIGGERED A FALL OF GROUND TO OCCUR. THE MINER WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE FALLING ROCK. THERE WAS APPROX TWO FEET OF MUCK ON TOP OF THE MINER WHICH CAUSED HIS DEATH.

THE EE WAS STANDING AT THE CONTROLS OF A CAVO MUCKER-NOT MUCKING- WHEN THE RIB FELL AGAINST HIM CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN THE MACHINE & ROCK.

MAN PARTIALLY BURIED IN A ROCK BURST WHILE REPAIRING IN A RAISE ON THE 4300\ LEVEL.

EMPL LEFT ASSIGNED WORK AREA AND APPARENTLY BACKDED TRACTOR HE WAS OPERATING OFF MUCKPILE IN AN INACTIVE AREA.NO MECHANICAL DEFECT AFFECTING SAFE OPERATION OF TRACTOR WAS DISCOVERED DURING IN VESTIGATION..DRIVING IN 69-12 STOPE.LOOKING FOR DRINKING WATER TOOK WRONG TURN DROVE DOWN LARGE DRIFT OVER BENCH 25\ HIGH.3RD SHIFT FOREMAN FOUND TRACTOR UPSIDE DOWN,VICTIM LYING IN WATER.

THE MAN WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN AN ELECTRICAL SUB STATION ON THE 4900 LEVEL WHEN A WIRE INADVERTENTLY WENT INTO THE SIDE OF AN ELECTRICAL CUTOUT CAUSING MAN TO BE ELECTROCUTED