WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROCK BOLT A 10 OR 15 LB ROCK FALL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK EE IN THE LOWER BACK.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Years on record
- 1988–1994
- Latest incident
- Nov 1994
Reportable incidents
26 on file1994 · 1 incident
1993 · 3 incidents
DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CHEVY S-10 WOULD NOT OPEN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CRAWL THRU THE WINDOW INJURING HIS LOWER BACK
INSTALLING A 15FT LONG 3" SCHEDULE 40 PIPE NEXT TO THE TANK OF TRUCK WHEN PIPE SLIPPED OFF A PLATFORM MADE TO HOLD IT. WHEN PIPE SLIPPED OFF OF PLATFORM THE END OF THE PIPE SMASHED MECHANICS L EFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND TANK CUTTING AND SMASHING IT. FINGER HAD TO BE REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LEFT FRONT TIRE OF LOADER GREASING THE BUCKET TILT PINS. WHEN SHIFTING TO REACH FARTHER, EMPLOYEE FELL BETWEEN THE TIRE AND BUCKET ARM.
1992 · 4 incidents
WHILE INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS WITH A JACK LEG DRILL A SMALL ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE INT HE FACE CAUSIGN A LACERATION TAHT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
CLIMBING ON STRUCTURE LOST BALANCE AND FELL JAMMED R FOOT BETWEEN SUPPORT BEAMS HITTING HEAD ON STRUCTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING UNDERGROUND WITH JACKLEG JACKLEG CAME BACK & FELL ON LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CUTTING THE FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES
REMOVING PLOW BOLTS ON CUTTING EDGE SEGMENT OF LOADER WHEN BOLT HEAD SPUN ITSELF INSIDE OF EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BECAUSE OF USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE THE NUT. CUT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAN D REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
1991 · 4 incidents
BACKING TRUCK AND TRAILER UP TO ORE PAD TO DUMP. LIFTED BED ALL THE WAY UP, STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE WHEELS SUNK IN A SOFT SPOT CAUSING THE BED TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND TIP OVER.
EE WAS CLEANING TROUGH WITH HOSE, SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FELL. NOZZLE END OF HOSE HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS CHIN AND LIP AND BROKE HIS TOOTH. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT IN LIP A ND CHIN.
TAKING SAMPLES LOADING HOLES PUTTING PAN DOWN WHEN THE DRILL WENT OVER A ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE BOOM TO ROCK BACK STRIKING I NAME IN HEAD
ACTUALLY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING THE CAT D8L IN THE PIT I NAME STARTED COMPLAINING OF A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS KNEES & LOSS OF FEELING IN HIS LEGS WE HAD NOT SENT IN THIS REPORT AS WE WERE WAITING FOR A DECISION FROM SIIS
1990 · 4 incidents
DRIVER WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM WATER TRUCK, STEPPED UPON THE SPRAY BAR AND SLIPPED TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS FOOT CAUSING A SPRAINED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 14 FT. DRILL ROD FROM THE POWDER TRUCK WHEN ONE END FELL FROM THE TRUCK. TO AVOID BEING JARRED BY THE ROD, EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE END HE WAS HOLDING, DROPPING IT ON HIS LE FT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HARD TOE BOOTS WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED INJURY.
HE WAS CUTTING 8" X 8" TIMBER WHEN THE SAW HUNG UP AND KICKED BACK THROWING THE CHAIN BAR AGAINST LEFT LEG CUTTING THRO' COVERALLS AND THERMAL UNDERWEAR INTO LEG.
VICTIM WAS LIFTING 50 LB. ANFO BAGS FROM TRAILER INTO POWDER TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS NECK. HE WAITED UNTIL MARCH 1 TO SEE IF HE WOULD IMPROVE AND THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHIROPRACTO R.
1989 · 5 incidents
WHILE HOLDING WRENCH ON BALL MILL DOOR BOLT TO TIGHTEN W SLEDGE HAMMER GOT FINGER IN A PINCH POINT AND SMASHED R INDEX FINGER
CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DRILL MACHINE & LEG WHEN MOVING IT IN MUCKER BUCKET.
EMPL WAS REMOVING COVER FROM SMALL MOTOR REMOVING COVER CAUSED ARMATURE TO RELEASE WHICH TURNED FAN BLADE CUTTING HAND.
CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON 966D F E LOADER. WHILE HOLDING PLOW HEAD WITH LEFT HAND USING IMPACT WRENCH WITH RIGHT HAND BOLT SPUN CUTTING LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER.
THE INJURED STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING A PUMP INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION.
1988 · 5 incidents
TURNED GAS ON TO START BURNER THEN FOUND STRIKER GAS HAD ACCUMLATED AROUND BURNER WHEN IF WAS LIT THE BURNER BLEW UPWARDS.
LEFT EYE FELT IRRATATED THOUGHT HE HAD LIGHT FLASH BURN DID NOT IMPROVE WENT OT DR HAD FOREIGN BODY IN EYE WHICH WAS THEN REMOVED
VICTIM EXITED HAUL TRUCK, FACING OUTWARD HEEL SLIPPED OFF TOP STEP OF TRUCK CAUSING FALL.
THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING A 4" STEEL PIPE ACROSS A TIALIOS TRENCH THE OHTER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CRANE WHICH SUSPENDED THE PIPE FROM A CHAIN.THE INJURED WAS GUIDING THE PIPE WHEN THE BOOM OF THE CRANE CAME NEAR ON IN CONTACT WITH AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE ENERGIZING THE PIPE AND KNOCKING THE INJURED TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A FILTER FEED PUMP. BUMPED HAND AND FINGERS AGINST PUMP.