LUBRICATING TRANS SHIFT CABLE WHEN L FRONT TIRE ON SCRAPER BLEW OUT FORCE SENT HIM IN LINKAGE THEN UP AND OVER THE 631D LANDED 27 FT FROM WHERE HE HAND BEEN WORKING MULT. TRAUMA
HOLLISTER MINE Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1990–1995
- Latest incident
- Aug 1995
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
20 on file (excluding fatalities above)1995 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF EYE PAIN, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTON AND DR REMOVED A METAL FRAGMENT FROM HIS LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A BENCH GRINDER 2 DAYS PRIOR TO VISITING DR. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN ONE DAY OFF WORK.
1992 · 4 incidents
WRENCHING TIP RODS TOGETHER AND INJURED RIGHT ELBOW.
EE WAS CLEANING THE BAG ROOM ON TOP OF ALIME SILO WHEN THE WIND CAME UP AND BLEW LIMEDUST INTO HIS EYE ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS NOT WEARING THE REQUIRED GOGGLES WHICH WOUL D HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT.
REACHED FOR UTILITY KNIFE IN POCKET AND CUT ARM. 5 IN DIAGONAL CUT ON FOREARM.
TOOK CLAMP LOOSE AND PIPE WAS HEAVIER LUNGED FORWARD WITH PIPE IN HAND
1991 · 6 incidents
I HAD THE DYNALIFT IN POSITION TO STOP THE RACK OF STEEL FROM COLLAPSING ON ME I MOVED BY HAND SOME STEEL 6IN I-BEAM THAT WAS WEDGED ON A 4IN STEEL PIPE THE OTHER 6IN I BEAM ROLLED ON THE PIPE PINCHING MY LEFT RING FINGER I PULLED MY HAND AWAY BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH
TRUCK BACKED UP TO BERM TO UNLOAD STARTED TO RAISE THE BED WHEN NIGHT REAR WHEEL DROPPED DOWN IN SOFT BERM. BERM GAVE WAY GRODUALLY THEN TRUCK DIP A SLOW ROLL OVER ONTO TOP ORE PILE WAS APROX 18FT HIGH TRUCK ROLLED TO LOW SIDE WHERE LOADER WAS WORKING DAMGE TO TRUCK WAS MINIMUAL NO DAMGE TO CABY DRIVER AREA NO INJURIES TO DRIVER.
EE WAS OPERATING DYNALIFT WITH THE FORKS IN THE AIR TRANSPORTING PIPE TO A NEW SECTION OF HEAP LEACH PAD. HE HAD ONE WHEEL ON FLAT GROUND AND ONE UPON A BERM THIS SECTION OF HIS TRAVELWAY WAS TOO NARROW TO HAVE BOTH WHEELS ON THE GROUND HE LIFTED THE FORKLIFT IUN AN ATTEMPT TO LEVEL WHEN HE FELT HIMSELF TURNING OVER THE CONVEYOR BELT HE WAS NEXT TOO PREVENTED THE FORKLIFT FROM TURN
TWO EMPLOYEE'S WERE LOADING A PORTABLE GENERATOR INTO A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S STRAINED HIS BACK.
CUTTING ELECTRICALLY CHARGED HOT WIRES IN A JUNETION BOX FLASH BURNING ARMS AND FACE, TREATED AT HOSPTIAL WILL RETURN TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEANUP. PICKED UP A RAG, GOT CORBON PARTICLES ON HIS HAND. REMOVED HIS GLASSES RUBBED RIGHT EYE. GOT 4 PIECES OF COBAN IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
1990 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT #20. ONE MAN WAS ON THE GROUND MOVING CABLE FOR STACKER. ONE PERSON ON BOBCAT BACK DRAGGING ORE SPILLAGE AND APPLETON CONNECTION CAME APART AND ST ARTED ELECTRICAL CABLE FIRE. ONE EMPLOYEE THREW MAIN BREAKER SWITCH. ELECTRICIANS REPAIRED APPELTON CONNECTION.
WHILE LIFTING A STEEL PLATE & TRYING TO MOVE PLATE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA WEATHER WAS COLD
EMPLOYEE CARELESSLY JUMPED OFF CONVEYOR BELT AT A HEIGHT OF APPROX 2 FEET.
TURNING ON HEAP LEACH FLOW LINE CHARGER PIPE MOVED HIT MAN ON KNEE.SEVERE BRUISE.PIPE HAS BEEN SECURED FUTURE PIPES WILL BE.
HEAD EXHAUSTION, & EXHAUTION. WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE SUN.
TRIMMING WIRE WITH RAZOR KNIFE. SLIPPED-CUT FINGER-2 STITCHES.
WIND BLEW DUST IN L EYE
HH WAS UNLOADING DRILL PIPE FROM THE WATER TRUCK AND HANDING IT TO THE OTHER HELPER WHEN HE HANDED IT OFF HE TWISTED OR POPPED HIS BACK.
TRIPPED FELL DOWN A HILL, BROKE BONE, UPPER LEFT ARM GREEN STICK FRACTURE.