WHILE WORKING IN A STOPE AREA, HE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING ROCK OR KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY SLIDING ROCK.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 36
- Years on record
- 1987–1992
- Latest incident
- Jan 1992
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
35 on file (excluding fatalities above)1992 · 1 incident
HE WAS UNLOADING A 250' ROLL OF 4" PLASTIC PIPE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND WAS BENT OVER BACKWARDS.
1991 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A PILE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
1990 · 9 incidents
HE WAS DRILLING A RD IN A RAISE. 5 HOLES WERE NEEDED TO FINISH WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE ALSO TWISTED HIS KNEE. THIS CAUSED HIS KNEE TO SWELL UP AND RESUL TED IN PULLED MUSCLES. THIS KNEE HAD BEEN HURT SEVERAL YEARS BACK.
EE WAS BARRING DOWN HIS RAISE AND A ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT.
INDIVIDUAL HAD INSTALLED UPRIGHT TIMBER STULLS-HAD JUST FINISHED DIGGING A HITCH-MEASURED AND CUT THE STULL WHEN STANDING THE STULL A PIECE FELL FROM THE BACK AS THE STULL HIT THE GROUND AND S TRUCK THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE WRIST CUTTING HIS LEWRIST.
BARRING DOWN AFTER BLAST AND WAS CUTTING OFF SOME DAMAGED WIRE STRUCK WITH ROCK FROM MUD SLIP KNOCKED HIM DOWN COVERED PART OF LEGS
I.NAME WAS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A PHYSICAL WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS EYE. HE HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND RUST WAS FOUND. WASN'T AWARE OF WHAT HE WAS DOING TO GET IT. POSSIBLY BARRING DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN TO TURN OFF SWITCH WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS NECK BACK THEREFORE HE DEVELOPED A WRENCHED NECK.
EMPLOYEE PULLING TANGLED WIRE OUT OF GARBAGE PILE WHEN HE PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TIGHTNESS OF BOLTS WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF A BOLT AND SMASHED HIS RING FINGER AGAINST THE BASE OF A CONE CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH TIMBER WHEN THE DRILL KICKED BACK AND HIT HIS UPPER RIGHT LIP.
1989 · 4 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING THE ACCESS DRIFT TO HIS HEADING AND WHILE BARRING DOWN ON ONE ROCK, ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN DIRECTLY ABOVE HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS SIGHT. IT STRUCK HIS FACE THEN BOTH LEGS BUT DID NOT PIN HIM DOWN.
EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND RIB WHILE SCALING DOWN.
DRIVING SURFACE LOADER,EMPL LOST BREAKS AND JUMPED OFF.
WHILE DRILLING, A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BACK HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.
1988 · 18 incidents
CHANGING DRILL STEEL,IT SLID OUT OF DRILL HOLE PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN MACHINE AND STEEL.
WHILE HANGING A LADDER IN A RAISE THE LADDER THE MAN WAS STANDING ON SLIPPED AND BOTH THE MAN AND LADDER SLID DOWN THE RAISE.
DUST PARTICLES IN EYE.
INHALED BLASTING SMOKE WHEN DRILLING IN ONE AREA AND ANOTHER AREA SHOT
WHILE WALKING ON MUCK PILE A ROCK PUNCTURED EMPLOYEES FOOT
WHILE DRILLING, THE DRILL STEEL SHANKED CAUSING THE DRILL TO FALL ON FOOT.
WHILE BARRING DOWN ROCK CAME LOOSE PUSHING ON SCALING BAR IN TURN PUSHING EMPL BACKWARDS AGAINST STEEL SET.
WHILE HANGING VENTBAG I.NAME'S PLIERS SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER.
EMP SLIPPED WHILE STANDING ON FOOTWALL HE TRIED TOCATCH HIMSELF BY PUTTING HIS HAND DOWN ON FOOTWALL. HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP ROCK.
WHILE DRILLING A RAISE ROUND WITH A JACKLEG, THE STEEL BROKE AND FELL OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG.
JACKLEG TIPPED OVER AND HIT I.NAME IN THE FACE
WHILE BOLTING THE STEEL SHANKED AND EMPL DROPPED THE MACHINE SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND RIB
WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM THE FACE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE RIB.
WHILE PLACING DRILL STEEL IN DRILL EMPL PARTNER CLOSED CHUCK TENDER ON HIS THUMB.
WHILE BARRING DOWN I NAME SCRATCHED HIS FINGER ON A SCALING BAR IT GOT INFECTED
WHILE GETTING ON A HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE JAMMED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE ARMREST
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN DECLINE RAMP WHEN HE SLIPPED STRIKING RT KNEE CAUSING LACERATION EMPLOYEE
WHILE COLLARING3HOLE FOR ENGINEER'S SURVEY LOCATION ROCK IN BACK WAS LOOSENED, FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3FACE-HE LOADED PUMP INTO DIPPER OF 5CUYD MUCKER INTENDING TO REMOVE PUMP-DISCHARGE HOSE WAS STILL CONNECTED TO PUMP & WHEN MUCKER STARTED BACKING OUT OF HEADING DISCHARGE HOSE HUNG UP PULLIN1 PUMP OUT OF MUCKER BUCKET PUMP STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON ANKLE
EE STEPPED AHEA8 OF T HE LEADING STEEL SET TO TAKE A MEASUREMENT FOR TIMBER WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE LEFT ARCH STRIKING THE EE & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS CHEST.