THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS LEFT UNATTENED ON DOWN HILL GRADE WITH TRAILER THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUN OVER BY TRUCK AND FIRST TRAILER WHEN HE RAN ALONG DRIVERS SIDE TRYING TO CATCH VECHICLE HE SLIPPED UNDER TRUCK DRIVE THREE AND WAS RUN OVER VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK AND TRAILER THAT WAS PARKED LEAQUE.
Kennecott-Carr Fork Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
Fatalities at this mine
2 recordedAN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-7 CAT DOZER, PUSHING MUD, ROCKS AND DEBRIS AWAY FROM THE MOUTH OF A CANYON. WITHOUT WARNING, A MASSIVE MUDSLIDE CAME OUT OF THE CANYON, STRIKING AND OVERTURNING T HE DOZER, APPRENTLY FATALLY INJURING HIM.
Reportable incidents
14 on file (excluding fatalities above)1986 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING MECHANICS WITH THE DISASSEMVLY OF MINE HOIST WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH HE ALLEDGED LOWER BACK STRAIN
1985 · 4 incidents
EMP WAS WELDING ON A BRACE STOOD UP TURNED AND RAN INTO PIPE VALVE STEM
WHILE SEALING DRIFT,PIECE OF LOSSE FELL THROUGH HOG WIRE STRIKING EMPLOYEES WRIST.
PULLING 2-0 CABLE WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING BACK.
WHILE PULLING ELECTRIC CABLE EE SLIPPED & FELL.
1984 · 7 incidents
WHILE LOWERING PART WITH A COME A LONG HANDLE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND MOTOR FRAME.
WHILE USING HIGH PRESSURE WASHER, HOSE BROKE INJECTING WATER INTO HAND
WHILE PULLING SINKING BUCKET, HOOK FELL OVER CATCHING FINGER
EMP TWISTING KNEE DURING RECOVERY OPERATIONS, WAS DRAGGING A HEAVY WIRE CABLE UPHILL ON LOOSE MATERIAL DIDNT REPORT TO COMPANY UNTIL 7/16/84 STARTED LOSING TIME 8/1/84
EMP WAS INJURED DURING AN ATTEMPTED RESCUE OF A TRAPPED DOZEWR OPERATOR SCRATCH TO CORNEA OF LEFT EYE EYE CLEANED ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT PATCH X 24 HOURS
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE A DOZER OPERATOR WHO WAS TRAPPED IN A MUDSLIDE AFTER SHOWERING EMPLOYEE WENT INTO SHOCK, HYPOTHERMIA. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN IV, X-RAYS, EXAM AT TOOELE HOSPTIAL.
WHILE ASSEMBLING CRAWLER TRACTOR THE SIDE BAR SLIPPED OFF BLADE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT FRACTURING HIS TOE
1983 · 2 incidents
REPLACING BRAKE PADS ON KOPE HOIST, PIECE OF RUST FLEW IN EYE. REMOVED WITH METAL PROBED, EMBEDDED IN EYE.
WHILE WES WAS CONDUCTING HOIST TEST HIGH TEMP ALARM ON MG SET WENT OFF AND SHUT DOWN MG SET HOIST HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR &7 ALL DAY 8HRS WHEN RESTATED BABBIT BEARING DID NO ROTATE CAUSING SHAF T TO OVERHEAT FABRIC BEARING ON MG SET FAILED