MAN WAS REMOVING A DOOR JAM-HE WAS WARNED A SMALL BEAM ABOVE HIM WAS LOOSE HE AT HIS OWN DESCRETION CONTINUED TO WORK- THE BEAM FROM ABOVE FELL PINCING HIS RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF METAL HE REIEVED TWO STITCHES ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM-RETURNED TO WORK.
Beartrack MineMetal/Nonmetal
Meridian Beartrack Company · Surface
Controlled by Meridian Gold Inc
Salmon, Lemhi County, ID · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001574
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Jun 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2001 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Fall to the walkway or working surface
INJURED EE WAS WALKING IN ADR CONTAINMENT AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR.
2000 · 2 incidents
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS CHECKING PART NUMBERS OF A TEREX 2766B HAUL TRUCK, THE SAFETY CHAIN ON THE HOOD BROKE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FACE. HE WAS EXAMINED AND EIGHT SUTURES WERE APPLIED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY.
Struck by falling object
EE WAS REMOVING A TIRE/WHEEL FROM A 992 CATERPILLER FE LOADER HE APPARENTLY REMOVED ALL LUGNUTS & THE TIRE/WHEEL FELL ON EE CAUSING INJURY FROMWAIST DOWN---LTR RECD 7/17/00 LEFT LEG WAS AMPUTA TED BELOW THE KNEE