BREAKING SLAG [GLASS] OF LEAD BOTTONS WITH HAMMER.
BARITE HILL Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1990–1994
- Latest incident
- Nov 1994
Reportable incidents
18 on file1994 · 3 incidents
PUTTING TRANSMISSION BACK IN TRUCK.
SLOPE FAILURE, LOCATING TOE & CREST FOR END OF MONTH SURVEY.
1993 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAG OF SLAB INTO FURNACE CAUSING THE TOP OF THE FURNACE TO BLOW UP & EMPLOYEE DIVED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BURNING LID
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM CV3 [CONVEYOR BELTING] AT THE END OF THE AGGLOMERATOR. HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON A WATER PIPE & WAS GETTING A ABETTER GRIP TO LOWER HIS SELF DOWN, WHEN HIS FOO T SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE CAUSING ME TO DROP TO THEGROUND. ALL WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON THE FRONT OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM JAW CRUSHER, AND HIS RIGHT HAND FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN JAW PLATE AND ROCK. INDEX FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING ADDITIONAL GOLD AND SILVER TO AN ON-GOING MELT HOT SLAG BLEW THROUGH THE TOP OF THE FURNACE BURNING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGS AND FACE.
EE WAS REBUILDING WELDING MACHINE FACER FELL ON LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS OPERATING THE STACKER WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT DIRT FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE STACKER, GRABBED THE SAFETY RAIL, IT GAVE WAY & HE FELL ONTO THE RETURN CONVEYOR, THEN TO THE GROUND, APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE SAMPLE PREP TRAILER, MOVING BOXES. SHE DESCENDED THE SIX STEPS AND SLIPPED ON THE FOURTH ONE AND FELL.
1992 · 2 incidents
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DISCENDING A ROPE LADDER FROM ON TOP OF THE LEACH PAD HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS BACK THEN ROLLED ABOUT 8 FEET . EMPLOYEE THEN DESCENDED THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN ON THE ROPE LADD ER. ACUTE CERVICAL AND LUMBAR STRAIN.
EE WAS PRESSING GEAR BOX ONTO SHAFT WITH PORTA JACK. THE JACK WAS WEDGED BETWEEN A LOADER BUCKET AND THE GEAR BOX. THE JACK SLIPPED OUT CAUSING THE LOADER BUCKET TO REBOUND AND PN HIS LEFT IND EX FINGER TO THE REAR BOX.
1991 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 2" LAYFLAT DISCHARGE HOSE UP THE HEAP ON THE LEACH PAD WHEN SHE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HER BACK.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF A CONVEYOR ADJUSTING A BELT WIPE. THERE WAS POOR FOOTING DUE TO RAIN AND SPILLAGE OF ORE.
TRIMMING CONV BELTING WITH KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF BELT MOVED HIS HAND OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE LACERATING HIS L INDEX FINGER
1990 · 2 incidents
EMPL SLIPPED ON WET PLASTIC WHILE MOVING SAND BAGS. WHEN HE FELL HE STRUCK CHIN ON GROUND CUTTING LIP OPEN.
TUES A.M. I WAS INSTRUCTING CONCRETE BLOCK DRIVER WHERE TO PUT BLOCK WHEN REMOTE SHORTED OUT & DROPPED BLOCK WE WERE SORTING OUT BLOCK WHEN BLOCK FELL & HIT SIDE OF MY FOOT RESULTING IN BLOOD POISONING.