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WITH AN ASSISTION THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEEL PIPE FROM TIMBER STRUCTURE WITH PIPE WRENCH .
STEPHEN WAS DRIVING THE HIGH ROOF SCALER DOWN THE EQUIPMENT SLOPE IN T2MS, 1200 FT. LEVEL. HE WAS DRIVING IN LOW GEAR AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE BRAKES FAILED. HE RAN THE HIGH ROOF SCAL ER INTO A SMALL BERM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EQUIPMENT SLOPE TO STOP IT.
DANIEL WAS PICKING UP A HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR A TEXEX FRONT END LOADER. THE PUMP WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE PUMP HE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
COLEMAN WAS USING A SCOOPTRAM TO LOAD SALT IN THE DECLINE BELOW 1400\ LEVEL THE SCOOP WOULD NOT DEVELOP ENOUGH PULL TO GO UP THE 9% SLOPE SO AN ST8 WAS SENT TO PULL THE ST5 USING 3/4" STEEL C ABLE THE ST8 HIT A SLICK SPOT AND WHEN THE DRIVER CUT TO GET TRA C TION THE CABLE BROKE COLEMAN WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ST5 AND WHEN IT HIT THE RIB HIS HEAD STRUCK THE ROPS PIPE
WELDING MOTOR MOUNT PLATES ON FRAME OF SCOOPTRAM.EMPL HOLDING PLATE IN PLACE AND OTHER EMPL WAS ELDING .WHEN OTHER STRUCK ARC,HIT PLATE INSTEAD OF FRAME FIRST CAUSING ARC TO GO TO GROUND THRU PLATE AND EMPL INSTEAD OF SCOOPTRAM FRAME.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED IN T1MS THEFALL WAS APPROX 40FTX110FT AND HAD BEEN BARRICADED AGAINST ENTRY
JOE & WALTER BOUTTE WERE ASSISTING THE ELECTRICIANS COMPLETE THE JOB OF INSTALLING THE REBUILT CUTTER HEAD MOTOR ON THE C/M WHEN IT WAS READY TO RUN JOE WENT TO THE DISTRIBUTION BOX AND RESET THE BREAKER & PUT IT IN THE ON POSITION IT TRIPPED OUT AND AS HE RESET IT AGAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT ON HE RECEIVED AN ELECT. SHOCK
EMP WAS GETTING ON THE CREWBOAT AT THE CALUMET LANDING IT HAD BEEN RAINING & WAS WET AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE WOOD BULKHEAD AND THE BACK OF THE BOAT HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE SKINNED AND BRUIS ED HIS LEG AS IT WENT BETWEEN THE BOAT AND THE BULKHEAD
HOISTING MUCK OUT OF #1 SHAFT BOTTOM AT 1600\LEVEL WHEN SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE SALT FELL OFF SIDE OF SHAFT WALL HITTING EMPL ON HARD HAT.
MELVIN, ELVIN PRADIA & LARRY ELMORE WERE ASSIGNED TO HANG A 500 MCM ELECTRIC POWER CABLE THIS CABLE HAD TO BE HUNG SO THAT A SALT VENTILATION STOPPING COULD BE INSTALLED AS THEY WERE HANGING T HE CABLE MELVIN FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK
A LARGE SCALE ON THE NORTH RIB OF F3MW ROOM 1 WAS BEING SHOT DOWN WITH EXPLOSIVES AND THE ONLY WAY TO LOAD THE SCALE WAS WITH THE REAC HALL HIGH ROOF TRUCK. AFTER THE SCALE WAS LOADED, ANDREW WENT TO MOVE THE HIGH ROOF TRUCK OUT OF THE AREA. DUE TO HIS BEING SO SHORT HE COULD NOT ADEQUATELY REACH THE CLUTCH PEDAL SO HE ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK THE PTO OUT OF GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH ONLY
PUSHING LOOSE MATERIAL NEXT TO RIB.RAN MACHINE UP AGAINST METAL WORK DECK LEANING ON RIB,PIECE OF METAL FROM WORK DECK WENT INTO OPERATORS CAB STRIKING EMPL LEFT FOOT.
A FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN BUT PRESUMED TO BE FROM AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE STARTED AT APPROX 715PM IN THE UNDERGROUND PARTS HOUSE IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP 1200FT LEVEL DESTROYING THE METAL BUILDING METAL SHELVES AND THE COMPLETE CONTENTS
SOMETIME BETWEEN 115AM AT END OF EVENING SHIFT AND 0645 START OF DAY SHIFT A SECTION OF ROOF IN TIMS APPROX 50FTX120FT FELL DAMAGING P-4BELTLINE FROM PRIMARY TO THE SECONDARY CRUSHER
THE DOOR ON FLOOR OF WORK DECK HAD BEEN OPENED TO BRING A STEEL BEAM UP ON THE WORK DECK. WHEN THE STEEL WAS IN PLACE THE DOOR WAS PUSHED CLOSED AND AN UNNOTICED SHIM PLATE LYING ON THE DECK W AS FLIPPED UP HITTING INJURED IN UPPER LIP KNOCKING OUT A TOOTH
INJURED AND TWO OTHER PERSONNEL WERE LOADING AN 8 FT SECTION OF CONVEYOR STRUCTURE WEIGHING APPROX 100 LB INTO A JEEP INJURED WAS STANDING ON REAR SEAT WHEN THE CONVEYOR SECTION LEANED TOWARD HIM HE STEPPED BACKWARD TO AVOID THE SECTION AND FELL ABOUT 3 1/2 FT FROM THE JEEP TO THE SALT FLOOR
JOHN JUMPED OUT OF SHAFT BUCKET AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ONTO THE MUCK PILE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
JOSEPH KRANTWASHL ALTON BOUTTE AND JOHN SANCHEZ WERE IN THE 1200FTLEVEL MAINT SHOP PUTTING THE DRILLING BOOMS BACK ON M13 FACE DRILL AS THEY WERE SETTING ONE OF THE BOOMS IN PLACE IT SLIPPED A ND JOSEPH STEPPED BACKWARD AND STEPPED OFF THE WORK PLATFORM THEY WERE USING TO PUT THE BOOMS BACK ON
PETER BROUSARD AND RON ROBICHEAX WERE SERVICING M 105 SCOOP THEY RAISED COVER OVER THE TRANSMISSION TO CHECK OIL AFTER THEY FINISHED RON WENT AROUND MACHINE TO PUSH COVER CLOSED AND DID NOT KNOW PETER WAS CHECKING FURTHER AS A NOISE IN THIS AREA WAS REPORTED TO HIM BY THE OPERATOR WHEBN THE COVER CAME CCLOSED IT HIT PETERS HARD HAT CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS MOUTH ON FRAME OF MACHIN
ALTON OPPENHIEMER AND CLARENCE FRANCIS WERE MOVING STEEL FROM #1 SHAFT OUT OF THE HEADFRAME USING THE FORKLIFT. THE WORK DECK CENTER PLATE WAS IN THE WAY AND THE FORKLIFT COULD NOT GET UNDER I T, THEREFORE ALTON PICKED UP ON ONE END SO THE FORKS COULD GO UNDER AND WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN UP, HIS BACK HURT