VICTIM WAS LOADING ORE TRAIN USING PNEUMATICALLY OPERATED CHUTE DOOR WHEN VERY WET ORE EITHER RAN OR BROKE THE CHUTE BURYING THE VICTIM. VICTIM SUFFERED FROM INABILITY TO BRETHE AND DIED OF AS PHIXIATION.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 37
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Jan 1991
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
36 on file (excluding fatalities above)1991 · 2 incidents
EMPL WAS DUMPING TRAIN OF ROCK AT SURFACE ORE DUMP. HE HAD FOOT OUTSIDE CAB OF LOCOMOTIVE & STRUCK CAR STOP AT END OF RAIL. BROKE BONE IN RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE CUTTING BUCKET LIP OF LHD SPARKS BOUNCED OFF BUCKET AND FLEW INTO LEFT EAR.BURN IN EAR CANAL.SLAG HAD TO BE REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN.NO PERMANENT DAMAGE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
1990 · 1 incident
DRILLING FACE ROUND WHILE PULLING MACHINE AND STEEL OUT OF COMPLETED HOLE.LOST BALANCE AND PINCHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND RIGHT RIB OF DRIFT.
1989 · 3 incidents
WHILE LIFTING A SECTION OF WIRE MESH OUT OF A SKIP AT THE TOP OF A RAISE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS TRYING TO LIFT WHILE IN AN AKWARD POSITION
EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH TO REPAIR 1.25 YD JCI LAD IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. PULLED MUSCLE ON LOWER BACK. X-RAYED AND DIAGNOSED WITH PRESCIPTION FOR PAIN KILLER AND MUSCLE RELAXANT. DR RECOMMEN DED TWO DAYS REST THRU RETURN TO WORK.
WHILE LOADING 30 FT SECTION OF 40 LB RAIL ON FORKLIFT ATTACHMENT OF 966 LOADER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW, PUTTING HAMSTRING IN RIGHT LEG. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF DISCOMFORT HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, TOOK A DAY OFF & TOOK SOME MEDICATION. IT IS MUCH BETTER NOW.
1988 · 13 incidents
WAS WORKING ON THE DRIVELINGS OF THE JCLWITH ENGINE RUNNING,STARTED TO GET INTO JCI THE LEFT LEG WAS IN THE JCI AND THE RIGHT LEG WAS OUT HIT ARTICUALTION HANDLE AND THE FRONT RIGHT FOOT WAS C AUGHT IN BETWEEN THE MACHINE BY ACCIDENT.
LIFTING COLUMN OF CORE DRILL, LOST HIS FOOTING AS HE WAS LIFTING AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME.
THE LEG STUCK ON THE JACKLEG AND WHNE IT BECAME UNSTRUCK IT JUMPED FORWARD AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE LEG AND THE RIB.
WHILE BARRING HANGUP IN CHUTE ROCK STRUCK BAR CAUSING BAR TO STRIKE EMPL IN RIGHT EAR & SAFETY GLASSES. BOW OF GLASSES CAUSED LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES BEHIND EAR.
WAS BARRING DOWN FORWARD WHEN ROCK FELL BEHIND VICTIM STRIKING HEAD HARD HAT IN PLACE AND SHOULDERS INJURING NECK.WAS FIRST AID HAS BECOME MEIDCAL SINCE FURTHER TRY HAS BNEEN ORDERED BY PHYSIC IAN.
EMPL TURNING OF WATER PUMP AND A HOSE BLEW APART STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT HAND WHICH CAUSED SMALL LACERATION WHICH GOT INFECTED.
JACKHAMMER SLIPPED OFF CONCRETE AND DROPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO PINCH LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND APICE OF 2" PIPE LACERATING FINGER 15 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A WINGNUT ON A 1 1/2 IN BULL HOSE WITH AN AXE BEING USED AS A HAMMER HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW IN MID SWING DEFLECTING HIS BLOW AND STRIKING HIS RT THUMB WHICH WAS ON THE BOS S CLAMP
VICTIM WAS CHIPPING AT THE FACE FOR SAMPLES AFTER REMOVING A SAMPLE AND WAS OBSERVING IT A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK FOREARM CAUSING A BONE FRACTURE AND SKIN ABRASION
EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A PROTRUDING ROCK BOLT INJURING HEAD
PULLING CABLE FROM SLUSHER DRUM CLUTCH ACCIDENTLY ENGAGED VICTIM PINNED BETWEEN SLUSHER AND BUCKER T
TIGHTENING A NUT OVERHEAD SOCKET STAYED ON NUT AFTER TOOL WAS REMOVED SOCKET THEN FELL OFF AND STRUCK TOOTH
VICTIM WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF TIMBER DROPPED IT ON FOOT AND A 60 LB NAIL PIERCED RT FOOT
1987 · 10 incidents
THEY WERE HOIST3NG THE REAR OF DRILL SLIDE TABLEAND THE HANDYMAN JACK KICKED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY SENT TO FRISCO FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER CHECKED BY EMT ON SITE. 3
EE WAS USING BA9 TO MOVE SLUSHER INTO RAISE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A LADDER.
EE WAS WALKING 8OWN STEEP INCLINE SLIPPED & FELL ON SELF RESCUER RESULTING IN BRUISE ON LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PULLING 5 #40 NAIL FROM TIMBER WHEN CROW BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN MOUTH-FRACTURED UYPPER RIGHT #8 TOOTH.
HE WAS BLOCKING3THE BEARING SET TO TIMBER A RAISE IN THE SCRAM, WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BELTAND STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT AND RIGHT SHOULDER AND HIS RIGHT ANKLE, BRAEKING RIGHT ANKLE.
HE HAD INSTALLE8 14 ROCK BOLTS WIRE MESH MATERIAL. HE WAS DRILLING HOLES TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL ROCK BOLTS AND WIRE MESH WHEN THE JACK LEG HUNG UP. WHEN HE SHUT HIS MACHINE OFF, THE BACK CAME IN STRICKING H3M IN THE LEGS AND KNOCKING HIM AWAY FROM THE FACE. HE FELL ONTO SOME ROCKS CAUSING THE FRACTURES TO HIS RIB CAGE.
BULL HOSE BLEW 6P WHILE SETTING UP TO DRILL.DIRT AND STEEL FRAGMENTS WERE BLOWN INTO CHEEKS AND BOTH EYES.WAS SENT TO FRISCO CLINIC WHERE THEY WERE REMOVED AND TREATED,BANDAGED RIGHT EYE.
HE WAS INSTALLI3G 5' SPLIT BOLTS W/SLINGS IN A DDS.HE B.O.'ED HIS BIT AND CHANGED IT.WHEN HE WENT BACK IN THE HOLE HE BRUNG HIS STEEL UP.WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OUT, THE CHUCK TENDER FAILED AND THE MACHINE AN8 LEG FELL WITH HIM UNDER IT INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE RAISE HAD B9EN BARED DOWN- NOT SURE WHERE ROCK CAME LOSE AS MAN WAS GOING DOWN LADDER ROCK STRUCK HIS HEAD.
EMPL CALLED FOR3SLIDE SKIP TO BE LOWERED TO BOTTOM OF RAISE.WHILE IT WAS COMING DOWN HE MOTIONED MUCK TRAIN TO PASS RAISE.THE SKIP REACHED BOTTOM OF RAISE AT THE SAME TIME THE LAST CAR COME BY 5TH WHEEL ON C5R CAUGHT SKIP AND IT HIT EMPL FOOT & LEGS.EMPL WAS IN HAZARDOUS LOCATION WITH MUCK TRAIN AND SKIP BOTH IN MOTION.GANG TYPE CAR,SLIDE SKIP.
1986 · 2 incidents
CHUCK TENDER RE5EASED WHILE DRILLING DRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE FALLING ONTO DRILL CORN COB AND MINERS RT HAND INJURY WORSENED AFTER 2 WEEKS OF CONTINUED WORK AND REQUIRED SURGERY 3-21-86
MINER WAS WORKI3G DRILLING ON WORK PLATFORM SECURED TO TWO SUPPORT LADDERS ONE LADDER GAVE WAY SLIPPING ON MUCK PILE BELOW THIS CAUSED MINER TO FALL FROM PLATFORM RT LEG WAS POSSIBLY CAUGHT B ETWEEN TWO RUNG8 CAUSING OPEN FRACTURE TO MID TIBIA AND FIBULA MINER ALSO SUSTAINED SMALL CONTUSION ABOVE RT EAR WHEN HARD HAT FELL OFF
1985 · 4 incidents
INJ USING JACK FOR RERAILING ORE CAR.JACK SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION FORCING RIGHT ELBOW INTO RIB/TIMER.
WHILE DRIVING GROUND ROD LEFT HAND SLIPPED AND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVER AND ROD FORCE CAUSED ROD, TO PUNCTURE LEFT PALM DIRECTLY BELOW LOWEST THUMB JOINT.
WALKING AWAY FROM DRILL SLIPPED SLOPING ROCK FLOOR & LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. WENT HOME FOR REST OF SHIFT RETURNED NEXT SHIFT WITH DRS RELEASE. FOLLOWING WEEKEND WENT TO DR AGAIN. SWELLING HAD CA USED A PINCHED NERVE BETWEEN HIP & LOWER SPINE.
THE CREW WAS DRILLING A STEEP UP HOLE WITH BX WIRELINE TOOLS. THE INNER CORE BARREL BECAME UNLATCHED FROM THE OUTER CORE BARREL. FELL 180 FT DOWN THE DRILL STRING AND STRUCK VICTIM IN THE LEFT THIGH. ONE LATCHING FINGER REMINED IMBEDDED IN LEFT THIGH AFTER BREAKING OFF. ONE RETURN TO WORK IN TWO MONTHS OR LESS.
1983 · 1 incident
HE WAS LIFTING LAGGING Z& SLIPPED ON ICE & HURT HIS LOWER BACK, HAS HAD PREVIOS INJURY THAT WAS REINJURED.