CRANE BLOCK WAS RUN THROUGH LIMIT SWITCH INTO DRUM CAUSING CABLE TO PULL IN TWO DROPPING SHEAVE BLOCK ONTO EMPLOYEE.
Magna Concentrator Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 45
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jun 1984
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
44 on file (excluding fatalities above)1984 · 14 incidents
JUMPED OVER GUARD RAIL & TWISTED KNEE. CONTUSION RO RIGHT KNEE.
WORKING THE ROLLS ON SEC 4 SHIM WAS FALLING OUT AND AS HE WAS PUTTING IT BACK, HE CAUGHT THE SHIM ON A BELT AND HURT FINGER.
ON COAL PILE USING SUPER SUCKER INDUSTRIAL VACUUM AND HE TURNED TO GO UP HILL AND HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS KNEE AND HE FELL BACK DOWN THE HILL HIS KNEE CAP WAS OFF TO THE SIDE OF HIS LEG A AND HE PUSHED IT BACK INTO PLACE.
OUTSIDE OF SYMONS DOOR AND HE SLIPPED WHILE HANDLING A DRUM OF OIL AND FELL. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TAILGATE CUTTING HIS EYE.
SHIMMING 2/9 ROLL FLOOR; PULLING A 2 IN. SHIM UP AND ANOTHER 2 IN. SHIM CAME UP WITH IT AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.
EE WAS REMOVING AN ECCENTRIC FROM SECTION 1/10 PRIMARY CLASSIFIER. HIS KNEE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PRIMARY CLASSIFIER ECCENTRIC & VERTICAL POST OF A HANDRAIL.
JACKING UP ELEVATGOR FRAME JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OFF CAME DOWN HITTING EMPLOYEES HEAD AND LEG
CENTER POPPING SOME MARKS AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
CAUGHT LEFT SLEEVE IN LATHE & IT PULLED HIM INTO THE MACHINE LACERATING LEFT EAR.
LIFTING A PIECE OF PIPE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
MOVING A FURNACE AND IT FELL AND PINCHED HIS LEFT FOURTH FINGER
PUTTING LID BACK ON A HEATER ON THE ROLLS. THE LIFTING PIPE MOVED BEFORE HE WAS READY AND IT HIT HIS FOREHEAD.
STACKING CAR SHOP WHEELS ANDONE FELL ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.
THE RAKE THEY WERE TRYING TO MOVE SLIPPED ON ITS RIGGING AND FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE. TRANSPORTED TO PIONEER VALLEY HOSP. BY AMBULANCE.
1983 · 30 incidents
ON RIGGER SHED FLOOR WATCHING CREW CHIP A ROLL BASE AND A PIECE OF SOMETHING HOT FLEW UP UNDER HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE FB TO LEFT EYE TRANSPORTED TO PIONEER VALLEY HOSPITAL WVC UTAH
CLEANING OFF ROLL BASE AND SOMETHING FLEW UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES-SLAG-EMBEDDING PIECE OF SLAG IN RIGHT EYE.SENT TO OUTSIDE DR.
IN THE MACHINE SHOP WORKING ON DRILL PRESS AND THE CENTER DRILL FELL OFF PRESS HITTING EMPLOYEE\S IT ANKLE.
PULLING ROTOR OUT OF MOTOR.AS ROTOR HIT FLOOR WEIGHT ALLOWED IT TO POP BACK AT EMPL HITTING HIM AT MID CALF AND SETTLING ON RIGHT ANKLE.
CLEANING OUT SLOTS WITH WOOD CHISEL IT SLIPPED AND HIT HAND.
PUTTING IN DRAGS ON SECONDARY DRAGES SECTION 10. USING COME-ALONGS AND THE SIDE HE WAS ON LIFTED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN RAKE AND CEILING.
WORKING UPP AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PIECE OF GRATING AND A BEAM
HIT IN HEAD BY ABELT OFF A MACHINE IN THE MACHINE SHOP
AT 9 BLDG TAKING UP A CRUSHER AND HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER
ON WEST SIDE OF NO 1 SCREEN SECTION WORKING AND HIT HEAD AGAINST SCREEN FRAME
ON THE DUMPER PULLING ARM GUIDE WITHA PULL LIFT AND THE CHAIN SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE HITTING EMP ON LT CHEEK CAUSING 2 IN LACERATION SUTURABLE
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A WRENCH AND SMASHED HIS FINGER THEY WERE TRYING TO TAKE OFF A BOLT
PULLING PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS OUT OF WINDOW CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND LACERATED - SUTURED
IN SHOP-PUTTING PIECE OF 6\\ PIPE IN MACHINE AND PIPE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND DIE.
AT FOGARTY DUMPER THREADAING A PIECE OF 2" PIPE WITH A PORTABLE THREADER (PONY). LEG WAS OVER THE HANDLE OF THE PONY AND THE PIPE GRABBED AND LIFTED HIM OFF THE GROUND AND WHEN HE FELL, IT WAS BACKWARDS AND HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF CONCRETE.
CUTTING A PLUG ON BAND SAW IN CARPENTER SHOP & HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIS THUMB WAS HIT BY THE SAW.
ON 3/11 ELEVATOR PUTTING DOOR ON ELEVATOR AND PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR BRACKET
WALKING THROUGH BOILER SHOP AND STEPPED ON PC OF 3/8IN BOILER PLATE THAT HAD BEEN SHEARED AND NOT PICKED P AND IT CAME UP AND STUCK IN HIS LEG
CLEANING PAINT BRUSH UP AT UTAH POWER PLANT CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AT 2ND KNUCKLE
REPLACING 3" PLASTIC ELBOW ON PIPELINE, USING PVC PRIMER TO CLEAN SURFACE OF PIPE, SLIPPED & FELL SPLASHING PRIMER IN FACE & EYES. RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
STRUCK BY STEEL BARS PROTRUDING FROM MOTOR COUPLING.FRACTURE AND LACERATIONS TO RIGHT ELBOW.
SNEEZED AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ONEDGE OF TABLE.LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
A PULLEY GUARD FELL ON FOOT. FRACTURE #5 TOE LEFT FOOT.
DROPPED A ROLL GATE ON FOOT. CONTUSION AT BASE OF #5 TOE, RIGHT FOOT.
CUTTING A HOLE IN SAFETY GUARD WITH GRINDER TO MAKE REPAIRS TO EQUIPMENT AND CUT FINGER WITH THE GRINDER
SOMETHING CAUGHT IN 1/11 ROLL & SHIM BOUNCED PINCHING HAND BETWEEN SHIM & PEDESTAL.
ATTEMPTED TO BREAK 1 X 4 BOARD OVER KNEE-LOST BALANCE AND FELL.
OPENING HACK KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT L INDEX FINGER TIP
WORKING ON #2 TURBINE LOOSENING BOLTS, MAN WALKING ON GRATING ABOVE DROPPED A 3 3/4" IMPACT SOCKET AND IT STRUCK HIS FINGER.
CHANGING BLADE ON RAIL SAW AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND NUT.