OUR NORMAL ROUT3NE WAS TO HAUL GRAVEL IN MORINGS & ORE TO CRUSHER IN AFTERNOON. LANES IN ROAD PREVENTED HAULING OF GRAVEL. SO WENT TO ORE DUMP TO HAUL ORE, SEING NO BERM & VERTICAL BANK CAUS BY LOADER REMOV3NG DURING NITE. WENT AND TOLD DRIVERS OF CHANGE THAT THERE WAS NO BERM OUT IN FRONT WOULD GET CAT TO PUCH OVER . MR CARLSON DID NOT FOLLOW ORDERS AND BACK HIS TRK 200 FT STRAI
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
12 on file (excluding fatalities above)1991 · 1 incident
METER SET ON OMES SCALE TO CHECK CONTINUITY OF FUSSES.THEN WITHOUT CHANGING BACK TO HIGH VOLTAGE SCALE-PROBED 480 V 3 PHASE POWER LEADS ON TOP POF STARTER CAUSING ARCE BETWEEN LINES AND FLASH BURNING TOP OF FINGERS AND HANDS.
1989 · 4 incidents
I.NAME WAS USING A LOADER TOOTH ON A CHAIN TO REMOVE A OVERSIZE ROCK FROM JAW. TOOTH WAS KICKED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE PLACED LEFT HAND ON HOT EXHAUST MUFFLER POERTABLE GENRATOR SET.
GUST OF WIND THEW I NAME OFF BALANCE AND PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UP AND ENTERED LEFT EYE. WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GOGGLES.
EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A OIL TRAP (1' DEEP) THAT WAS FULL OF OIL TO FLOOR LEVEL. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE TRAPS LOCATION. HE THEN TRIPPED, STRIKING A PIPE (2" DIAMETER) IN HIS RIB CAGE, RESULTING IN BRUISED RIBS. THIS OCCURRED IN THE GENERATOR BUILDING.
1988 · 4 incidents
WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM A WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF AND ENTERED LEFT EYE
TRUCK OVER TRAVELING BERM REASON UNKNOWN CAUSING PERMANENT DISABILITY.
TRK STORTAP UP GRADE TO WASTE DUMP SO DRIVER SAID ENGL STARTED TO FAIL SO CHECK TO SEE IT IN PROPER GEAR TRK COMES TO STOR STOODS BACKWARD DRIVER JUMPS INJURIENG ANKLE AND WRIST TRK ROLL 100 F T OR SO HITS SAFETY BERM AND STOPS LET TRK SET UNTIL DAY SHIFT MAINTANCE COME STORT TRK NO DAMAGE AND DRIVER ALL DAY.
FELL OFF TOP OF #1 SCREEN AND HIT HIS THUMB
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPL LOADING CE4ENT MIXER 840 WHEN HOPPER STANDING ON COLLAPSED.5'FALL LANDED ON DISCHARGE SLUICE OF MIXER INJURING CHEST AND LEG.
WHILE OPERATING3JOY AIR TRACK DRILL, I NAME WAS ADDING A NEW SECTION OF STEEL. THREADS GRABBED CROOKED AND WHIPPED STEEL AGAINST RACK CATCHING FINGER IN BETWEEN.
1986 · 1 incident
WELDING COVERAL5 STARTED TO BURN FROM HOT SLAG.