EMPLOYEE TURNED TO PULL ON A LONG SCAFFOLDING BOAD AND WHEN HE PULLED IN THIS POSITION HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
Newmont Carlin Pit Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1992–1993
- Latest incident
- Dec 1993
Reportable incidents
14 on file1993 · 11 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK OF 11-21-93, HE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE FROM THE FORKLIFT TO THE EMPTY OXYGEN RACK. WHEN HE HAD COMPLETED THIS CHORE HIS BACK BECAME SORE. LA TER IT BECAME SORER AS THE DAYS PROGRESSED.
CUT BONE PLACED HANDLE IN UPRIGHT POSITION, WAS MOVING PLASTIC, HANDLE FELL LOWERING THE DIE & CUTTING FINGER.
SITTING ON TIRE WHEN CRAIN WAS PUT IN GEAR TIRE MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL & HOOK ANKLE ON STEP CAUSING THE SPRAIN
WELDING ON 992 BUCKET, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF, LANDED ON ELBOW.
LOADING RADIATOR ON TRUCK. IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS ARM, DISLOCATED ELBOW.
CARRYING BOX OUT OF BRAKE ROOM SLIPPED ON STEPS PULLED LOWER BACK.
OPERATOR WAS CHECKING OIL ON WATER PULL AND HOOKED HIS TOE ON BATTERY BOX COVER HANDLE CAUSING HIM TO HOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACK OFF BUMPER OF WATER PULL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND SHOUL DER.
LOADER WAS LOADING LARGE ROCK IT ROLLED OUT OF BUCKIET HITTING BED OF TRUCK, JARRING DRIVER, CAUSING A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.
LOADER OPERATOR GOT MAD AND SLAMMED TRUCK. CAUSING NECK INJURY TO TRUCK DRIVER.
992 CAT LOADER WORKING IN HIGHWALL HIT A SOLID ROCK CAUSING LOADER TO STOP CAUSING OPERATOR TO STRAIN NECK MUSCLE SPASM.
1992 · 3 incidents
FROZEN DIRT FELL OFF APRON WHILE 3 MECHANICS WERE TURNING CUTTING EDGES THE PIECE THAT FELL WAS APPROX. 3' X 4' X 18". IT STRUCK THEM ON THE BACK, LEGS, FEET PINNING THEM AGAINST CUTTING EDGE . THIS CAUSED A BROKEN RIGHT ANKLE AND BROKEN LEFT BIG TOE.
FROZEN DIRT FELL OF AGAIN HITTING 3 MECHANICS THAT WERE TURNING CUTTING EDGES PINNING THEM AGAINST COTTING EDGE THE PIECE WAS APPROX. 3X4X18.
FROZEN DIRT FELL OFF APRAIN WHILE 3 MECHANICS WERE TURNING CUTTING EDGES THE PIECE THAT FELL WAS APPROX. 3X4X18 IT STRUCK THEN ON THE BACK AND LEGS PINNING HIM AGAINST CUTTING EDGE THIS CAUSED BRUSING AND SWELLING TO LOWER BACK.