INJURED WAS IN BASKET OF BOOM TRUCK LOADING SHOT. LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM MINE FACE STRIKING INJURED ON SIDE OF HEAD SHOULDER & ARM.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Reportable incidents
6 on file1988 · 5 incidents
INJURED WAS STANDING ON LOOSE MATERIAL AT WATERS EDGE WHEN MATERIAL SLIP OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE GRABBED A BOULDER TO HOLD HIMSELF. ANOTHER BOULDER ROLLED DOWN STRIKING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO BOULDERS.
INJURED WAS OPERATING CATERPILLAR SHOVEL AND WAS DUMPING A BUCKET OF STONE INTO A TRUCK A ROCK FELL CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN CUT ON LEFT LEG.
INJURED ATTEMPT9D TO CLIMB ONTO CAT 235 SHOVEL IN #6 MINE. HE CAUGHT THE GRAB IRON WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND STEPPED UP ON THE SHOVEL TRACK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE RELEASED THE GRAB IRON AS HE FELL. HE LANDED3FACE DOWN WHICH KNOCKED THE BREATH OUT OF HIM AND INJURED HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS USI3G HAMMER TYPE BANDING TOOL. WAS PLACING BAND ON 6" WATER LINE. BAND WAS TIGHT AND WHEN EMPLOYEE HIT CRIMPER, BAND BROKE AND HIT HIM ON KNUCKLE.
1987 · 1 incident
3 IN SUBMERSIBL9 PUMP WAS PLACED ON OPERATORS PLATFORM OF CRANE TRUCK INJURED WAS STANDING ON OPERTORS PLATFORM TO HOLD THE PUMP WHILE TRUCK DRIVER DROVE THE TRUCK THE HOSE WAS TO BE DRAGGED A LONG MINE FLOOR3THE HOSE HUNG ON A ROCK PULLING THE P UMP OFF THE PLATFORM AND ALSO KNOCKED INJURED OFF THE PLATFORM