REMOVING ROCK HE TRIPPED
WRIGHT CREEK Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for WRIGHT CREEK (mine ID 1000104). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Jun 1991
Reportable incidents
11 on file1991 · 2 incidents
TRIED TO OPEN BOTTOM OF TRAN CAR. PULLED TWICE, TIRD TIME THE DOOR OPENED BACK GAVE ALSO.
1990 · 2 incidents
OPERATING ACETYLENE TORCH, PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO PULL-ON BOOT-BURNING THROUGH SOCK AND ONTO ANKLE.
EYES BURNT LOOKING AT WELDING BEING DONE.HE WAS IN ANOTHER ROOM WITH 2 DOOR AND 2 WINDOWS-THE ULTRA VIOLET RAY BURNT HIS EYES.
1989 · 5 incidents
HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE TRAP AS HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER.HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
WAS GOING DOWN TO THE OFFICE WHEN TURNING THE CORNER CAUGHT HIS SHOULDER ON A PIECE OF REBAR THAT WAS USED TO HOD WRENCHES.
HE WAS PUTTING THE PRODUCT INTO THE TRAP AND KNOCKING THE STONES THROUGH THE VALVE HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN.
WALKING ACROSS ICE-COVERED ROOF WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN HANDS.FELL ON ICE AND TWISTED LEFT LEG.-KNEE.
HE WAS BREAKING FROZEN TRAILER BRAKES FREE REACHED UP UNDER THE TRAILER TO BREAK OFF THE ICE & WRENCHED HIS BACK
1988 · 1 incident
TIRED TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE VACUUM SYSTEM WITH ARMS. WHEN HE COULD NOT HE LEANED AGAINST THE VACUUM SYSTEM AND USED HIS FEET AND LEGS TO PUSH ON THE PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE NUT. HE FELT SOM ETHING POP IN HIS BACK.
1987 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ARING CONVEYOR BELTS AND IT BOUNCED AND PULLED HIM INTO THE BELT.
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