#4 CONVEYOR BEL7 HAD STOPPED INJURED HAD RESET IT & IT STILL WOULDNT START HE WAS CHECKING FOR LOOSE WIRES & HIS SCREWDRIVER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER
Ortiz Mine Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 29
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Nov 1986
Reportable incidents
29 on file1986 · 10 incidents
I.NAME WAS REPA3RING FENDER ON TRUCK WHEN SMALL PIECE OF FIBERGLASS GOT INTO HIS EYE CAUSING SMALL CUT ALONG SURFACE OF EYE.
HYDRAULIC HOSE 6RAKE I NAME WAS GOING TO TURN PUMP OFF AND SLIPPED ON THE HYDRAULIC OIL
EMPLOYEE HAD A 1UMP BASE DROP ON HIS FOOT. SHOULD NT HAVE HAD IT UNDER A LIFTED OBJECT.
EMP WAS TRYING 7O GET A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH OFF A CONVEYOR. THE TOOTH WAS UNDER THE ELECTRIC MAGNET. EMP FAILED TO TURN-OFF THE MAGNET. WHEN HE LIFTED THE TOOTH, THE MAGNET PULLED IT UP BEFORE HE COULD LET GO3OF IT. MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TOOTH AND MAGNET
EE WAS USING A 2AMMER & BRASS DRIFT TO INSTALL A BEARING ON A GEAR BOX. A CHIP OF BRASS WENT INTO HIS EYE. IT MAY HACE BEEN RUBBED IN WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W ITH SIDESHIELDS1
INSPECTION DOOR3ON SHAKER SCREEN FELL ON HIS THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN A PERMENENT METAL LADDER AND SLIPPED OF FOUR RUNGS FROM THE BOTOM HE HIT ON HIS SHOULDER
WHILE PREPARING3A WET SAMPLE SHE WAS REMOVING A CAP FROM A GLASS FLASK THE NECK BROKE AND CUT HER FINGER
EMP WAS CUTTING3A PIECE OF 1" STEEL PLATE. TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING ON HIS FOOT, HE REACHED TO HOLD IT UP. FELT PAIN IN BACK, STARTED LOOSING TIME ON 3-3-86
1985 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 AND FELL ON ICE PAIN DEVELOPED LATER AND FINALLY GOT TO A POINT WHERE SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-16-85 REPORT WAS DELAYED SO INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED TO DO REPORT
KELLY ON DRILL3WAS STUCK AND I NAME AND I NAME WERE USING PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN IT WHEN WTRECCH SLIPPED OFF HITTING I NAME ON RIGHT ELBOW AND RIB CASGE STITCHES TO RIGHT ELBOW AREA AND BRUI RIBS 3
EMPLOYEE TRIPPE8 ON ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON ROUGH GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE
STARTED DOZER TURNED TO GET OFF OF MACHINE STEPPED ON ROCK WITH HEEL CAUSING IT TO CHIP.
1984 · 4 incidents
FELT PAIN IN BACK WHEN SHE LIFTED BUCKET OF SAMPLES.HURT HER BACK IN NON-WORK RELATED INSTANCE ON 8-9-84.PROBABLY A RECURRENCE.
EMPLOYEE HIT LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WITH A LIGHT BLOW. INJURY WAS SO SLIGHT THATH IT DID NOT EVEN WARRENT FIRST AID TREATMENT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER CELLULITIS DEVELOPED AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO MIS WORK. STARTED MISSING TIME ON 10/18/84.
PARTICLES WERE BLOWN INTO EYE. A SMALL METAL PARTICLE HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS POKING PLUGGED FEEDER WITH RID. HIS %*%*% HIT HIS FINGER AGAINST BRACE.
1983 · 9 incidents
CHARLES MILWARD WAS WALKING BACK TO THE DRILL WHICH HE WAS GOING TO WORK ON. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL, HITTING HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A PIECE OF PIPE WHICH HE WAS CARRYING.
WHEN BARY ALLISON WASATTEMPTING TO BREAK STEEL ON DRILL THE STEEL STARTED TO ROTATE CAUSING PIPE WRENCH TO SMASH HIS HAND BETWEN WRENCH AND BOOM OF DRILL
ROBBERY HELD DOWN WHILE ANOTHER THEIF KICKED HIM WITH HIS FOOT
A MAJOR SPILL HAD OCCURRED THE DAY BEFORE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS INCLINED TUNNEL IN WHICH THERE IS A CONVEYOR BELT THE BELT HAD BEEN CLEARED AND WAS RUNNING THE EMPLOYEE PUT HERSELF IN AN AWKWA RD POSITION BY LEANING OVER THE BELT AND UNDER A FEEDER TO DISLODGE A ROCK WHICH HAD STUCK IN THE BOTTOM FRAMEWORK UNDER THE FEEDER SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND HER HAND WENT IN BETWEEN THE BELT
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING OVERHEAD AND A PIECE OF IRONG CHIP FELL IN BEHING HIS SSAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
HAD THUMB IN DOOR OF TRUCK AND WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT ON THUMB-BROKEN ON RIGHT HAND.
CRANK ON POWDER TRUCK SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT ARM - REPORT FROM X-RAY THERE IS NO BROKEN BONES
BACK STRAIN HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT DO TO LIFTING OR A FALL I GAYLE HAMPTON DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL 730 THE NIGHT OF 16TH HE DIDNT CALL IN THE MORING OF 16TH TO SAY WHY HE DIDNOT SHOWN U P FOR WORK
FALL FROM BUMPER OF END DUMP ABOUT 4\ DAVID WINBEELY SAID THAT HIS BACK & LEFT ARM STARTED HURT AFTER THE FALL.