I.NAME AND HELPER REMOVED THE DRIVE LINE FROM THE REAR AXLE AND THIS RELEASED THE BRAKING FORCE ON THE FRONT AXLE ALLOWING THEMACHINE TO ROW OFF THE BLOCKS THAT WERE UNDER THE REAR END. THE M ACHINE CAME DOWN, LANDING ON I.HAME.
Balmat Mine No 3 Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 42
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- May 1987
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
41 on file (excluding fatalities above)1987 · 3 incidents
ALLEGES OCCUPAT3ONAL HEARING LOSS.
OCCUPATIONAL LU3G DISEASE.
ALLEGES OCCUPAT3ONAL HEARING LOSS
1986 · 1 incident
ALLEGES OCCUPAT3ONAL HEARING LOSS THIS MAN RETIRED 12-1-85
1985 · 6 incidents
VENT DOOR WAS L5YING IN DRIFT EMP TRIED TO TIP DOOR OVER AGAINST THE WALL OF THE DRIFT AS HE WAS LIFTING ON THE DOOR HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LWER BACK
INJURED WAS WORKING ON AN L.H.D. LOADER AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM LOADER, HE HURT HIS HIP.
INJURED WAS WORKING THE BUCKET TO GET IT FILLED.IN THE PROCESS THE KNUCKLE ON THE STAB CYCLINDER SNAPPED DOWN.JARRING INJURED.
INJURED THINKS HE GOT DIRT IN HIS EVE WHILE SCALING OR DRIVING THELOADER.
ALLEGES OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.
INJURED WAS STANDING AND A CHUNK FELL KNOCKING HIS HELMET OFF HIS HEAD. ANOTHER SMALL CHUNK FELL STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF HIS HEAD CAUSING HIM TO BE CUT.
1984 · 16 incidents
INJURED CLAIMED HE STARTED TO SCALE THE FACE OF THE DRIFT AND THE HANGING SLIDE DOWN, STRIKING INJURED ON FOOT.
NO ACCIDENT WAS MADE OUT - ALLEGED HEAD HIT OVRHEAD PIPE. RIGHT SHOULDER SPRAIN
INJURED AND HELPER WAS CARRYING A 2B BATTERY AND AFTER INJURED SET IT DOWN, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
ALLEGES OCCUPATIONAL BACK SPRAIN
INJURED STEPPED ON A CHUNK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT TO BEND UP WHICH PINCHED HIS FOOT AND TOES.
INJURED WAS BACKING THE LONGHOLE MACHINE AND HIS FEET GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. INJURED FELL DOWN AND THE MACHINE RAN OVER HIS ANKLE.
INJ BENT OVER TO THROW SWITCH ON TRACK AND FELT PAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDER.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS BLOWING MUCK OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF A CAR ANDA STONE FLEW OUT, STRIKING INJURED.
INJURED WAS CLEANING THE FACE OF LIFTER STOPE WITH LOADER AND A PIECE OF HANGING FELL STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF SHOULDER.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS TIGHTENING CHUCK ON DIAMOND DRILL AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING INJURED ON THE EYE BROW.
INJURED AND HELPER WERE DRILLING HOLE FOR A PIN AT BOTTOM OF 900 LGP RAISE & AT TOP OF SP7 RAISE DEVELOPMENT MINER PUSHED SOME MUCK DOWN RAISE INJURED AND HELPER HEARD MUCK COMING DOWN RAISE & T RIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY SMALL CHUNK 4/R5LB FLEW OUT TO SIDE STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF HEAD
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS PICKING UP STEEL THAT LAID UNDER HIS STEEL RACK. HE WAS GOING TO PUT THE STEEL ON THE RACK & IN DOING SO A STEEL THAT WAS ALREADY ON THE RACK FELL OFF THE RACK, STRI KING INJURED ON THE FOOT.
ALLEGES OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.
ALLEGES OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE
INJURED AND HELPER WAS LIFTING 4" PIPE INTO BUCKET AND INJURED HAD TO PULL THE PIPE TO GET THE END INTO THE BUCKET AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS LIFTING MACHINE FROM ONE DRILL STEEL TO ANOTHER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.
1983 · 15 incidents
INJURED WAS GETTING A BUCKET FULL OF MUCK AND UNKNOWN TO INJURED DRILL STEEL HAD BECOME WEDGED UNDERNEATH BUCKET AND ALONG SIDE OF BUCKET CYLINDER AS INJURED BACKED FROM THE PLPILE THE STEEL R A INJUEWS BACKED FROM THE PILE THE STEEL ROTATED STRIKING INJURED ON THE LEFT SISIDE OF THE FACEFACE.
INJURED CLAIMED HE HAD A PIECE OF FIRING LINE TO TIE STEEL ON LOADER HAD NO KNIFE TO CUT WIRE SO HE WAS RUBBING IT ON THE BACK OF THE LOADER SEAT AND WIRE BROKE CAUSING INJURED TO CUT HIS WRIS T OF THE WIRE
INJURED WAS TAKING HANGING DOWN WITH JUMBO AND THE CHUNK HE WAS WORKING ON PEALED BACK CAUSING CHUNK TO COME DOWN STRIKING THE BOOM OF THE JUMBO THIS CAUSED THE BACK OF THE JUMBO TO COME UP I N THE AIR AND INJURED STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A PIPE LINE THAT WAS DIRECTLY ABOVE HIM
ALLEGES OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS CARRYING POWDER ON SHOLDER AND UNDER ARM, STEPPED ON STONE IN WATER AND LOST FOOTING, TWISTING HIS BAKC. FIRST NOTICE OF INJURED GOING TO DOCTOR WAS C-48 FROM DR RECEIVE D 10-17-83.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WITH LOW HANGING AND HE WAS TWISTING SO HE WOULDNT HIT THE HANGING AND HURT HIS NECK.
INJ CLAIMED HE HAD DRILL HOLE WITH REAMER BIT AND SAS HE WAS PULLING IT OUT HE HURT HIS BACK
DIESEL HIT A RAIL THTS OFFSET SOME, CAUSING DIESEL TO JUMP AND INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE CAB OF THE TRAMMER. LOST TIME BEGAN 8-26-83
BENDING OVER TO LIFT STINGER ON JACKLEG...SPRAINED BOTH WRISTS LIFTING UP ON JACKLEG.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF LOADER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS ARMS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS HELPING MCINTOSH SCALE AND SITTING DOWN TAKING A BAREATHER AND LOOSE CHUNK FELL STRIKING INJURED ON WRIST.
PUSHING HOSE DOWN ONTO NIPPLE AND HOSE SLIPPED OFF NIPPLE CAUSING EMPL TO HIT BACK OF HAND CUTTING IT.
INJURED HAD 4IN PIPE ON HIS SHOULDER AND WAS PUSHING IT UP TO HOOK ON THE CABLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER
INJURED WAS CLIMBINS ONTO THE JUMBO AND HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FOOT TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE JUMBO
MACHINE WAS AGAINST SIDEWALL AND INJURED PICKED MACHINE UP AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALL AND FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA