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PREMATURE DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVES - STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. ONE EMPLOYEE - CUT & BRUISES - RELEASED FROM HOSP DAY OF ACCIDENT. ONE EMPLOYEE - HEAD INJURY - CRITICAL STABLE.
PREMATURE DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVES - STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. ONE EMPLOYEE - CUT & BRUISES. RELEASED FROM HOSP. ONE EMPLOYEE - HEAD TRAUMA - CRITICAL.
WHILE LOADING A 15 HOLE PRODUCTION SHOT IN THE WEST QUARRY AN UNPLANNED DENTENATION OF EXPLOSIVES OCCURED INT HE 2ND HOLE. AN INVESTIGATION IS STILL BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE CAUSE
A MISFIRE WHEN WAS UNDETECTED BY THE BLASTING CONTRACTOR FROM A PREVIOUS SHOT WAS IGNITED BY A LIGHTENING STRIKE FROM AN APPROACHING STORM. FLY ROCK FROM THE DETONATED BLASTHOLE WAS THROWN AT THE LOADER, WHICH WAS APPROX. 100' AWAY, BREAKING THROUGH THE CAB'S GLASS STRIKING THE OPERATOR.
SHOT WAS LOADED BUT ENDED UP WITH 2 OVERLOADED HOLES INT HE BACK ROW DUE TO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION, CREATING EXCESSIVE FLYROCK. BLASTERS WERE 750' TO THE BACK AND SIDE OF THE SHOT. WHEN SHOT WA S FIRED AS PLANNED, FLYROCK WENT IN THEIR DIRECTION. THEY DUCKED BEHIND A PICKUP BUT A ROCK (5-6 LB) HIT THE BLASTER IN THE LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.
SUPERINTENDANT WAS SUPERVISING PRODUCTION SHOT FROM LOCATION 1100 FT FROM PIT. DURING SHOT A PIECE OF FLYROCK LEFT PIT AND STRUCK HIM IN LOWER LEFT LEG. NO FLYROCK LEFT MINE PROPERTY.
ELEVEN HOLES WERE LOADED BY AUSTIN BLASTER (CERTIFIED PA BLASTER) WITH ASSISTANCE OF INJURED.BLAST AREA WAS CLEARED,AND INJURED WAS OBSERVING THE BLAST FOR BLASTER.IN POSITION NORTHEAST OF TEH BLAST,AT A 15DEGREE ANGLE FROM UNDER THE REAR OF THE BLAST,FLYROCK WAS OBSERVED,FRAGMENTS HIT THE BENCH,BREAKING UP UNDER THE BULK LOADING EQUIPMENT,STRIKING INJURED IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
EE CLAIMED WHILE UNDER A 50 TON TRUCK ABOUT 500' AWAY AND ON THE SAMEL LEVEL OF THE SHOT, WHEN HE DETONATED THE 29 TOE HOLES ON LEVEL 5. WHEN THE SHOT WENT OFF A ROCK FLOW UNDER THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT LEG BENEATH THE KNEE. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT SIZE ROCK HIT HIM. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, EE FOUND 6 ROCKS THAT WERE 2" X 8" IN DIZ. UNDER THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF R35 EUCLID TALKING TO LOADER OPERATOR WHEN BLASTING SHOT WAS SHOT. EMPLOYEE SAID A FLY ROCK STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT SIDE JUST BELOW RIB CAGE.