MSHA record for Sterling Mine & Mill (mine ID 2800393). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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MAN WAS ENTERIN1 1250 STOPE 700L BY WAY OF LADDERS,DOWN.AS HE STEPPED OFF LADDER ONTO WET CEMENT FLOOR,HE SLIPPED,BACKWARDS AND TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH. OF THE LEFT WRI8T.
MAN WAS DRILLIN1 WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF PLATFORM.
DRILLING WHEN H9 LOST CONTROL OF JACKLEG.
MAN WAS SHARPENING A DRILL BIT ON A BENCH GRINDER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED.
MAN WAS STRETCHING BARBED-WIRE ALONG FENCE WHEN HE LOST GRIP ON THE WIRE AND IT RECOILED
MAN WAS MOVING TIMER WHEN A PIECE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT
MAN WAS DRILLING WHEN HE BLEW-OUT HOLE-THE BACK-WASH FROM MACHINE GOT INTO HIS EYE
MAN WAS DRILIING & BLEW OUT HIS HOLE GETTING THE DRILL FINES IN HIS EYE.
MAN WAS CLEANING UNDER CHUTE WHEN SOME FINE MUCK CAME DOWN CHUTE RUNNING OVER THE CHUTE GATE, STRIKING THE MAN -- THE MAN DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 8-2-84.
BREAKING CHUNK OF ORE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF BREAKING MANS SAFETY GLASSES BROKEN SAFETY GLASSES CAUSED INJURY.
MAN WAS COLLARING A HOLE & A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF THE ROOF WERE THE MAN WAS COLLARING THE H OLE.
MAN WAS CARRYING A JACKLEG DRILL.
MAN WAS CUTTING SHEET METAL WITH SHEARS WHEN HE RECEIVED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND
MAN WAS DRILLING UP HOLES WITH A JACKLEG; WHILE CHANGING STEELS A PIECE OD ROCK FROM THE COLLAR OF THE HOLE CAME LOOSE.
MAN WAS UNCOUPLING A HYDRAULIC FILL HOSE THAT HAD PLUGGED WHEN IT BLEW APART.
MAN WAS CARRYING A DRILL MACHINE TO THE FACE AND HAD TO BEND OVER TO CLEAR A LOW BROW.
ASST TRAMMER BY CHANGING TRACK SWITCH AND SIGNALED TRAMMER TO PROCEED.BUT EMPL WAS IN BAD LOCATION AND FORCED AGAINST RIB OF DRIFT BY ORE CAR.
MEN WERE INSTALLING SPLIT SET ROOF BOLTS WHEN A SECTION OF WALL CRUMBLED.
MAN WAS STARTING TO CLIMB A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BODY AFTER WHICH HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS LIFTING A BUCKET OF TOOLS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER
MAN WAS DRILLING UP HOLES AND USED HIS DRILL STEEL TO ALIGN HIS HOLES WHEN ONE SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK THE MANS FOOT
MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO RERAIL A FLAT CAR AND THE FLAT CAR SHIFTED CAUSING THE MAN TO PINCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FLAT CAR AND THE RIB OF THE DRIFT.
LOADING 90 LB BAGS OF CEMENT ONTO PICK-UP -FELT PULL IN SIDE.
MAN PUNCTURED CAN OF SPRAY PAINT WITH PIECE OF WIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE NOZZLE.
CHANGING STEELS -PICKING UP 11\ STEEL AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
LIFTING HEAVY TIMBERS ONTO CAGE WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING CONTUSION OF RIGHT LEG AND HIP.
BUMPED KNEE WHILE MOVING ABOUT HUMMER SCREEN HOUSING.
MAN WAS GETTING TEST HOLE SAMPLES WHEN ROCK DRILL BLEW BACK CUTTINGS.
BUSTING A CHUNK UNDER CHUTE WHEN PIECE OF ORE ROLLED OUT OF CHUTE AND HIT EMPL HAND.
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