ACCIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION- EE WAS CLIMBING AND CUTTING STRUCTURE (METAL), WHEN THE STRUCTURE HE WAS TIED TO RIPPED AWAY AND HIS SAFETY ROPE DID NOT HOLD.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 65
- Years on record
- 1983–1995
- Latest incident
- Dec 1995
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
64 on file (excluding fatalities above)1995 · 7 incidents
SEE ATTACHED - AT APPROX 4:30PM THE GEN MINE FOREMAN WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK, WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VENT PIPES ON THE TOP OF THE TRAINING TRAILER & A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE TRAILER. HE RAN BACK TO THE OFFICE & CALL FIRE DEPARTMENTFIRE WAS PUT OUT, NO INJURIES. CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL HEAT TAPE SHORTED OUT AND BURNED ITSELF UP THE PIPE TO AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET UNDER TRAILER.
EMPLOYEE OVER-REACTED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON A PIECE OF SCRAP. THIS KNEE WAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS A CHILD. WE FEEL THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS INTENTIONAL BY THE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS TERMINATED DUE TO NOT FOLLOWING RULES AND OTHER SAFETY REASONS. THE EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK FOR X-RAYS ON THE KNEE AND DID NOT RETURN.
EMPLOYEE HIT HIMSELF WITH A PIECE OF SCRAP STEEL.INJURY RESULTED IN X-RAYS ONLY.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED ONLY BRUISES TO HIS CHEST.EMPLOYEE MISSED ONLY ONE SHIFT OF WORK DUE TO SORENESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DEAD HEADING A DOZER ON THE D.S.#1 HAUL ROAD. WHILE DEAD HEADING, HIS COFFEE JUG FELL TO THE FLOOR. HIS ATTENTION WAS THEN FOCUSED ON RECOVERING THE JUG, AT THIS TIME THE RIGHT C RAWLER WENT OVER A PARTIALLY EMBEDDED ROCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING A JERKING, TWISTING MOTION TO THE BACK. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A LOWER BACK INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 120 POUND TWO WHEEL GREASE CART FROM THE TRUCK SHOP TO THE TRACTOR SHOP IN PROCESS OF PULLING THE GREASE CART IN THE MUD HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RT SHOULDER RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A STRAIN/PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS RT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE PINS WHICH CONNECTED THE SPREADER BAR AND HOIST CHAINS TOGETHER ON THE 2570 BUCKET HARDWARE. HE WAS USING A 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT THE PINS. WHILE SWIN GING THE SLEDGE HAMMER, HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AT THE TIME HE FELT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE INJURY BECAME A REPORTABLE ON 2-28-95 WHEN HE MISSED REGULAR SCHEDULED SHIFT. S
EE WAS PINING BUCKET TO CAT 988 FRONT END LOADER. HE WAS KNEELING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE, BENDING OVER AT HIS WRIST. HE PICKED UP THE PIN WHICH IS 41/2 DIA X 18" L, WEIGHT APPROX. 80 LBS USING HIS RIGHT KNEE FOR LEVERAGE TO RAISE THE PIN AND PUSH IT TO THE RIGHT INOT THE HOLE AT THIS TIME HE FELT NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK. THIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2-13-95 WHEN EE MISSED
1994 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OEPRAATING A 637 SCRAPER IN TEH D.S. #! SPOILS, HE STATED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE FELL THROUGH A SOFT SPOT I THE SPOIL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AGAINST HT E LEFT DOOR GLASS PANEL. CAUSING PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK, BETWEEN TE SHOULDER BLADES AND HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 100T AIR JACK TO OPEN THE DOORS ON A HAUL TRUCK AT THE SHOP AREA HE WAS GOING TO PUSH THE JACK BACK INTO THE SHOP WHEN HE TIPPED THE JACK BACK ON ITS WHEELS & STARTED PU SHING IT INTO THE SHOP HIS FEET SLIPPED ON SOMELOOSE GRAVEL CAUSING HIM TO PUSH THE JACK DOWN TO THE GROUND & HE FELL FORWARD ONTO THE JACK RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A CONTUSION TO THE CHEST A
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1992 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK AT THE PREPARATION PLANT. WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF THE FRAME OF THE TAKE UP PULLEY AT THE TAIL OF THE #22 BELT. AFTER CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF TH E SLIDE FRAME HE THEN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF KNOCKING THE BOLTS OUT OF THE FRAME WITH HIS CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND. RE
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK AT THE PREPARATION PLANT.EMPLOYEE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT ANANGLE BRACE OFF OF GUARDS AT THE TAIL OF #28 BELT.THE ANGLE BRACE IS USED TO STABILIZE THE GUARD S.WHEN HE CUT THE END OF THE ANGLE BRACE,THE ANGLE BRACE RAISED UPWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE NEAR THE RIGHT EAR.RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A LACERATION.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO UNLOAD TRANSMISSION ONTO TRUCK HOIST CAUGHT ON BED, POPPED BACK HITTING HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF CHECK. LACERATION WITH TEN STITCHES.
1991 · 3 incidents
EE WAS CLEANING UP A COAL SPILL AT THE TAILPIECE OF THE 54 BELT. IN SHOVELING THE COAL SPILL HE WAS GOING TO PICK UP A CHUNK OF COAL 13X10X6 WITH HIS HANDS TO THROW IT INTO THE CLEAN UP CHUTE OF THE 54 BELT. IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING THE CHUTE HE CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CHUNK OF COAL AND LID COVER ON THE CLEAN UP CHUTE. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A LACERATION TO THE MID
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE TRACTOR SHOP AT THE TOP AREA. HE WAS TAKING THE SPROCKET SEGMENTS OFF OF A D9H CRAWLER TRACTOR. TO HELP GET THE SEGMENTS LOOSE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMM ER TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE SEGMENTS. IN THE PROCESS OF HITTING THE SIDE OF THE SEGMENT WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE SEGMENT TOOTH STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN 5761 PIT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WEST INCLINE. EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE DECK OF AN ELECTRIC PUMP, HE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES CUTTING A PUMP HOSE WITH A KNIFE. IN PROCESS OF CUTTI NG HOSE, KNIFE SLIPPED WHEN HITTING SOME ICE CAUSING KNIFE TO CUT HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG (THIGH). RESULT OF INJURY WAS A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LEG (THIGH) REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.
1989 · 7 incidents
2570 BENCH DRAGLINE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE DRAGLINE TRAIL CABLE AWAY FROM THE DIRT WALL THE EMPLOYEE WHO SUSTAINED THE INJURY HAD FASTENED A NYLON STRAP ONTO THE POWER CABLE & H AD ATTACHED IT TO TH4E 2570 DRAG CHAIN HE THEN STOPPED PICKED UP ANOTHER NYLON STRAP & BACKED AWAY FROM THE DRAY CHAIN AS HE BGACKED AWAY HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWA
DUMPING ROCK NEAT TOP OF 2570 INCLINE,OPERATOR BECAME STUCK AND WAS GOING TO NEED TO BE PULLED BY D8L TRACTOR.EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HOOKING THE PULL CABLE TO THE D8L TRACTOR.AS HE WAS TYRING TO PUSH THE DRAW PIN INTO THE TRACTOR DRAW BAR THERE WAS RESISTENCE ON THE PIN.USING HIS RIGHT AHND HE WIGGLED THE PULL CABLE WHILE PUSHING ON THE PIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND.WHILE DOING SO
EMPLOYEE WASWORKING IN THE BASEMENT OF THE 2570 DRAGLINE. WAS CLEANING SOME GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER A EXPANDED METAL WALKWAY. HE WAS ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WASHING THE GREASE WITH A RAG WHEN HE WENT TO GET UP HE FELT A KINK IN HIS BACK. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC INSTALL A RADIATOR FAN ON A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK. THE RADIATOR FAN WAS BEING BOLTED TO THE FAN HUB. THE WELDER STATED THAT IF THE FAN BLADE WAS TURNED, HE WOULD HA VE EASIER ACCESS TO TIGHTEN A BOLT. WITHOUT WARNING THE WELDER, THE MECHANIC TURNED THE FAN BLADE, PINCHING THE WELDERS FINGER BETWEEN THE FAN AND THE RADIATOR SHROUD. RESULT OF INJURY WAS A
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TROUGHING IDLERS ON THE #454 BELT AT THE PREPARATION PLANT. EMPLOYEE HAD CUT THE BOLTS OF THE TROUGHING IDLER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNIGHIT OVER SO IT COULD BE REPL ACED. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROLLER FRAME AND HIS LEFT HAND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE ROLLER. HE PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE FRAME OVER WITH HIS LEFT HAND ANTI
A 773 END DUMP OPERATOR WAS OPERATING AN END DUMP ON THE EAST END OF THE LEVEE ROAD.HE WAS HAULING MATERIAL AWAY FROM A SETTLING PON D BEING DUG BY A 245 BACKHOE.AFTER HIS TRUCK WAS LOADED IT BECAME STRUCK.A D9L TRACTOR WAS USED TO PULL THEEND DUMP UP ON THE ROADWAY.AFTER THE DUMP REACHED THE ROADWAY,THE END DUMP OPERATOR LEFT THE CAB FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING THE WINCH LINE FROM
A TIRE HAD BEEN CHANGED ON A HAUL TRUCK, AFTER THE TIRE CHANGE A MECHNIC DROVE THE TRUCK FOR A TRAIL RUN IN PREPARTION FOR RE-TIGHTENING OF THE LUG NUTS. FOLLOWING THE TRAIL RUN THE MACHNIC H AD COMPLETED TIGHTENING APPROX. SIX NUTS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING THE ESEVENTH NUT, WHEN THE STUD ON WHICH THE LAST PREVIOUS NUT WAS TIGHTENED, BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN.
1988 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON DRAGLINE. EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BEARING REATINER, TRAVERSING THE WALKWAY BETWEEN MG SETS AND THE DRAG DRUM. AS HE ASCENDED THE STEPS ON THE CROSSOVER BEHIND THE DRAG DRUM HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE TOP STEP, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD ONTO THE WALKWAY CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE KICK BOARD ALONGSIDE THE WALKWAY. RESULT OF THE INJUR
EMPL WAS OPERATING 245 BACKHOE ON EAST END OF 2570 BENCH. EMPL HAD SHUT BACKHOE DOWN & WAS TRAVERSING WALKWAY ON LEFT SIDE OF BACKHOE ALONGSIDE HOUSE STRUCTURE WHILE GRASPING HANDRAIL HE PUT HIS FOOT ON COUNTERBALANCE & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF COUNTERBALANCE & WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED HIM TO HURT HIS LEFT ARM. STRAINED MUSCLE IN LFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF THE 245 BACKHOE.HE TRAVERSED THE CATWALK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACKHOE ALONGSIDE THE HOUSE STRUCTURE TOWARD THE REAR OF THE MACHINE.UPON A RRIVING AT THE OPEN END OF THE CATWALK,WHILE GRASPING A HAND HOLD WITH HIS LEFT AHND HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE UPPER PART OF THE COUNTER BALANCE APPROXIMATELY 8" HIGHER THA THE CATWALK.F
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN THE EAST END OF THE 2570 SPOILS OPERATING A D-9 TRACTOR. HE STOPPED HIS TRACTOR AND GOT OUT AND OFF OF THE TRACTOR TO CHECK THE GRADE OF THE SPOILS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK IN THE M6D AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A TORN CARTILEDGE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE OVER THE WALL FEEDER CABLE TO THE PIT. HE OPENED THE CONTROL COMPARTMENT DOOR AND DROPPED THE POWER ON THE BOX. HE THEN WENT TO THE PIT FEEDER DOO R TO THROW THE 5ISIABLE DISCONNECT HANDLE. IN PROCESS OF THROWING THE ROLL PIN IN THE HANDLE SHEARED OFF. HE REMOVED THE BOLTS ON THE UPPER DOOR AND REACHED IN AND GRABBED THE DISCONNECT ROD
1986 · 10 incidents
INJURED WAS APP9OACHING ONEWAY OVERPASS IN PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING SOUTH & FAILED TO OBSERVE APPROACHING HAUL TRUCK STRIKING THE HAUL TRUCK NEAR HEAD ON R ESULT OF INJURIES WAS A FRACTURED JAW FRACTURED RT LO4ER LEG FRACTURED RT HIP & LEVIC AREA LACERATION TO CHIN & TONGUE
EMPL WORKING ON3SPRING MECHANISM ON 2570 HOIST ASSEMBLY IN WELDERS SHOP.HOIST ASSEMBLY WAS CHAINED TO PILLAR IN UPRIGHT POSITION TO GET MEASUREMENTS EMPL UNCHAINED ASSEMBLY FROM PILLAR.IN PROC ESS OF REMOVING3BOLTS FROM SPRING ANCHOR HE REALIZED THE ASSEMBLY WAS FALLING AND HE JUMPED BACKWARDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.THE ASSEMBLY FELL ON RIGHT FOOT FX 1ST AND 2ND METATARSAL BONES IN
EMP WAS IN PROC9SS OF MOVING 2570 CABLE FROM #5 LATERAL TRAIL CABLE WAS BEING PULLED BY THE 2570 GROUNDMANS TRACTOR EMP WAS WATCHING CABLE LOOPS FOR KNOTS IN THE TRAIL CABLE WHEN CABLE LOOP FL FLIPPED STRIKIN1 EMP ON OUTSIDE OF LEFT KNEE RESULT WAS ABRASION AND CONTUSION TO OUTSIDE LEFT KNEE AND POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS WA3TING ON THE WATER TRUCK TO FILL UP WITH WATER AT THE WATER HORSE EAST OF THE TOP AREA. HE WAS PULLING WEEDS AROUND THE ON AND OFF SWITCH FOR THE WATER HORSE PUMP. IN PROCESS OF PULLING THE WE9DS HE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND BY ONE OF THE WEEDS. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A LACERATION TO THE INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AT THE PREPARATION PLANT. WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING 8" PIPE WELD FLANGES FROM A SHIPPING PALLET. THE METAL BAND WHICH WAS HOLDING THE FLANGES IN PLACE HAD BEEN CUT TO ING THE BUNDLE 2F 8 FLANGES SPRANG LOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE LEFT HAND. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON 60 R DRILL, WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING LEAD STEEL DUW TO WORN OUT THREADS. HAD REMOVED THE STABLIZER FROM THE HOLE AND LAID IT ON THE DRILL DECK. HOISTG WAS REMOVED FRO M THE STABLIZER3SO THEY COULD UNSCREW THE BELL CAP. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELL CAP WHEN IT PREMATURELY CAME OFF CATCHING HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CATWALK AND EYE ON TOP OF BELL CA
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A PAN IN THE WEST END OF THE 2570 SPOILS EMPLOYEE GOT OFF OF THE REAR OF THE PAN ONTO THE BACK PLATFORM ON THE REAR OF THE SERVICE TRUCK IN THE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING T HE MECHANICS SE9VICE TRUCK HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER THE OUTRIGGER PIN ON THE RT REAR STABLIZER JACK AND FELL FORWARD TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS LEFT ANKLE RESULT OF INJURY WAS A FRACTUR
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AT THE PREPARATION PLANT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING A PIN OUT OF THE ELEVATOR BUCKET IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING THE 3/8 PIN OUT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF HITTING HIM ON THE TOP OF THE3LEFT HAND RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A IMBEDDED OBJECT IN THE LEFT HAND REQUIRING 2 STITCHES
THE 245 BACKHOE3WAS DOWN FOR REPAIR ON THE EAST END O F THE 2570 BENCH THE OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAB AND ALLEGEDLY TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE CRAWLER OF THE BACKHOE INJURING RIGHT ELBOW RESULT OF3INJURY WAS CONTUSION STRAIN TO RT ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF MOVING POWER CABLE ON THE BENCH AREA BY 2 LATERAL, IN PROCESS OF HANDLING CABLE LOOPS EMPLOYEE HURT HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM. RESULT OF INJURY WAS A PULLED MUSCLE TO R IG TO RIGHT ARM. 3
1985 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE SHOP AREA, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING A GRINDING STONE ON A AIR GRINDER, EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY PUT THE NUT ON THE END OF THE STONE AND PUT IT IN THE END OF A VICE. WHEN HE WENT TO TIGHTEN THE NUT HE ALLEGEDLY BUMPED THE AIR TRIGGER CUSING THE GRINDER TO TURN IN HIS AND THE AIR TRIGGER TURNED CAUSING THE SAFETY HANDLE TO STRIKE HIM BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3R
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE TRUCK SHOP AT THE TOP AREA, EMPLOYEE HAD FILLED THE RADIATOR OF A FORK LIFT WITH ANT-FREEZE, WHILE WAILING FOR THE SYSTEM TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, EMPLOYEE D ECDIDED TO CHECK TO HOSES, WHILE PUSHING ON THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HOSE INTO THE RADIATOR FAN. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS A LACERATION TO THE THUMB ON THE LEFT
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING A 824 RT TRACTOR AT THE WASH BAY AREA AT THE SHOP EMPLOYEE ALLEDGEDLY SLIPPED ON A SLIGHT DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND AT THE END OF THE WASH BAY AND ALLEDGEDLY TWISTED HIS RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 2570 DRAGLINE ON INSIDE OF HOUSE, EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING BY WORK BENCH IN HOUSE, WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING HOIST BRAKE PAD, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A B.O. ON A PIN WHEN ANO THER EMPLOYEE HIT B.O. WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL OFF OF THE B.O. HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND. RESULT OF THE INJURY WAS LACERATION TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 4
DISMOUNTING 191-M LOADER,EMPL STEPPED ONTO CRIBBING INSTEAD OF ONTO GROUND.AS HE STEPPED OFF LADDER HE PLACED LEFT HAND THE COUNTER WEIGHT STOP.WHEN HIS WEIGHT LEFT THE LADDER,THIS ALLOWED COU NTER WEIGHT TO COME DOWN AND STRIKE HIS LEF HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE SKIDDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROX. 20" TO THE GROUND.
AFTER SHUTTING OFF POWER TO VIBRATOR EMPLOYEE THOUGH ALL MOTION HAD STOPPED DUE TO ECCENTRIC MOTION OF MECHANISM THERE WASA SLIGHT ROCKING MOTION OF THE SHEAVE EMPLOYEES GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWE EN SHEAVE & V-BELT & PINCHED TIP OF HER FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM A 637 SCRAPER ONTO THE FUEL TRUCK, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE FUEL TRUCK AND HIS RIGHT LEG SLID UNDER PLATFORM ON FUEL TRUCK
1984 · 9 incidents
WHILE OPENING TRAILER DOOR THW HANDLE WAS IN A BIND & WHEN THE LOCK WAS REMOVED THE HANDLE STRUCK EE ON THE NOSE.
WHILE TURNING IDLER YOKE OVER IN THE MACHINE SHOP, EE LOST CONTROL OF THE YOKE & CAUGHT HIS LEFT 4TH FINGER BETWEEN THE Y OKE & THE ROLLER FRAME.
WHILE REMOVING BEARING RACE FROM A HAUL TRUCK WHEEL THE PUNCH EMP WAS HOLDING SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RT THUMB TO STRIKE THE EDGE OF THE WHEEL
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING WIRE ROPE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER ON A BROKEN WIRE STRAND.
EMPL UNLOADING BAGS OF ANFO FROM POWDER TRUCK AND WHILE TWISTING,HE FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING COVER TO A IR CONDITIONER COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE PUSHED COVER INTO POSITION HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE FRAME.
EMP BENT OVER TO PULL TRAIL CABLE AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL WHILE PULLING THE CABLE EMP FELT A POP IN LOWER BACK AS THE NIGHT WENT ON HIS LOWER LEFT BACK BEGAN TO HURT
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT DOZER WHICH WAS STUCK AND LEANING TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE EMP OPENED RT SIDE DOOR WITH RT HAND THEN HE PULLED HIMSELF OUT OF DOZER WHITH RT HAND LEAVING HIS LEFT H HAND IN DOOR FRAME WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A DIRT CLOD FROM THE REAR RADIATOR AREA OF HIS PAN. WHILE PUSHING ON THE DIRT CLOD HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.
1983 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ON THE AMOOUNT OF POWDER THAT WAS IN THE MAGZINE HE OPEN THE LID BUT DID NOT SERCURE IT. THE LID FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.
MOVING 60-R TRAIL CABLE,ATTACHING SLING TO TRACTOR BLADE,TRACTOR MOVED IN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION CAUSING BLADE TO STRIKE EMPL RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPIGN REMOVE A EIGHT INCH PIN FROM CLEVIS WITH RAMMING BAR WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT THE BAR WENT THROUGH THE CLEVIS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CLEVIS AND THE R AMMING BAR HANDLE
EMPL COULDNT RECALL WHAT HAPPENED.EMPL FACING TRUCK AND AT EDGE OF PLATFORM-STEPPED BACKWARD OFF AND FELL ABOUT 7\ TO GROUND LANDING ON FEET.
TRACTOR HAD "NOSED OVER" WHILE PUSHING OFF THE HIWALL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF THE TRACTOR EE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS HEAD WHEN HE FELL.
WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP STRUCK A HOLD CAUSING EMP TO BE THROWN UPWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE MANTRIP
WHILE TRYING TO PULL A PARTS SLED WITH THE BOOM TRUCK A HALF INCH WIRE ROPE SLING WAS ATTACHED TO THE SLED AND TO THE HOOK AND BLOCK AS THE SLED WAS BEING MOVED THE SLING BROKE LETTING THE BL OCK AND HOOK SWING BACK STRIKING MR BUCHOLZ
UNLOADING BAGS OF ANFO FROM TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS HOLD ON THE BAG OF ANFO CAUSING EMPLOYEE TOLOOSE HIS BALANCE AND TWIST HIS BACK.
MR KRUEGER WAS PULLING ROLLER AND SHAFT DOWN TO BOTTOM OF #54 TUNNEL AS SHAFT WAS BEING PULLED FROM ONE STEP TO THE ONE BELOW IT LANDED ON MR KRUEGERS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT