Escalante Mine Metal/Non-Metal

WORKING IN REFINERY.PUMPED UP JACK ON PRESS.GRAGBBED RING TO TURN IT WITH RIGHT HAND,FELT SOMETHING PENETRATE INTO HIS THUMB.WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES.

THE MAINTENANCE FOREMAN AND TWO MAINTENCE MEN WERE CRIBBING UP A TAILINGS LINE BY PLACING A STEEL ROD UNDER IT AND LIFTING. HE WAS ON THE SIDE OF A DIKE LIFTING AND MOVING THE PIPE WHEN HE INJ URED HIS BACK.

HE WAS DEICEING A ROLLER ON BELT WITH A TORCH THAT WAS APPROX 4 INCHES LONG. HE TURNED TO LOOK DOWN THE BELT AND AT THE TIME THE BELT GRABBED THE TORCH TAKING IT OUT OF HIS HAND THE VALVE PUL LED HIS GLOVE OFF AND CUT HIS FINGER.

LOOKING FOR A WASHER THAT HAD DROPPED IN THE STARTER PANEL- SHOCK AND ELECTRICAL BURNS.

HE WAS PUTTING A BEARING IN THE CENTER ARTICULATION ON #6 TRUCK WHEN HE HIT THE BEARING WITH THE HAMMER A PIECE OF BEARING BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO RT SID EOF LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE

THE INJURED WAS HELPING LOAD A SPOOL OF OVER 2000' 4-C WIRE ON A FLATBED TRUCK.WHILE HE AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES ROLLED THE SPOOL OVER ON ITS SIDE IT HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT

I NAME WAS WORKING ON 1 VCR DRILL. HE WAS TAKING A BOLT OUT SO HE COULD PULL THE RAMS OUT. THE DRILL HEAD FLANGE FELL OFF THE TOWER AND HIT HIM N THE HIP.

HE FELL OFF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER OF A KUBOTA TRACTOR AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROAD.

EMPL SCRATCHED FINGER WHILE REPLACING HYDRAULIC HOSE & FINGER BECAME INFECTED.

I. NAME WAS TURNING ON HIGH AIR PRESSURE WHEN THE PIPE PULLED OUT OF VALVE CAUSING DIRT AND AIR TO BE BLOWN INTO HIS FACE

AFTER THE OLD PLATES WERE REMOVED, THE ENDS OF MILL HAD TO BE CLEANED SO THE NEW PLATES WILL FIT TIGHT AGAINST SHELL. HE WAS CLEANING THE HARD PIECES OF DIRT AWAY WITH A SMALL AIR CHIPPER, WHE N THE AIR BLEW SOME DIRT IN HIS EYES. THIS MUST HAVE BEEN WHEN THE METAL PARTICLE ENTERED HIS EY E.

HE WAS PUTTING A ROCK BOLT INTO 2 MATS IN THE HOLE WHEN SOME SMALL ROCKS FELL OUT OFF THE BACK HITTING HIM IN THE FACE. IT BROKE ONE FRONT TOOTH AND CRACKED ANOTHER TOOTH.

WHILE WORKING ON SECOND CYCLONE FEED PUMP ADJUSTING BELT, A WRENCH FELL OFF GUARD & HIT EMPL. RGHT. FOOT JUST IN BACK OF STEEL TOE BOOT.

HE WAS TRYING TO TURN A FITTING WHILE AT SAME TIME TRYING TO HOOK A HOSE TO THE FITTING AND THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF FITTING AND HIT HIM IN THE JAW

HE HAD CLIMBED 7HROUGH THE GRIZZLY TO CLEAN OUT THE HYDROSTROKE. HE HAD CLIMBED ON THE DEADBED AND SLOWLY WORKED HIS WAY DOWN FEEDEING OUT THE SAFETY ROPE WHEN THE KNOT FAILED. HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS SLID3NG TO THE FEEDER OPENING AND FALLING 3 TO 5 FEET.

ACID WAS ADDED 7OO RAPIDLY TO THE PRECIPIATE SLURRY RESULTING IN HEAVY FOAM WHICH SHORTED A LEVEL PROBE IGINTING HYDROGEN IN TANK. NO INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE RESULTED.

I NAME PULLED A3UTILITY KNIFE OUT OF I NAME KNIFE CASE,THE KNIFE PULLED OPEN AS IT WAS PULLED FROM THE CASE AND CUT HIS FINGER.

I.NAME WAS LOAD3NG A PORTABLE ELECTRIC GENERATOR IN THE BACK OF A KUBOTA TRACTOR U/G WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIS RT KNEE TO S LIP OUT OF SOCKET.

I.NAME WAS HITT3NG SHANK HOLDER WITH HAMMER & A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & WENT INTO RT SHOULDER

I.NAME WAS TAKI3G OFF DRILL ROD THE ROD HE WAS PULLING DROPPED PREMATURELY PINCHING HIS RING & MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL RODS

I NAME RECEIVED3A DEEP LACERATION TO LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND,AS A RESULT OF A WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH & DRILL.

EMPL WORKING ON3TOP OF REAGENT TANK.AFTER COMING DOWN OFF TANK HE STEPPED INTO A BAY WHICH WAS BOTH WET AND SLICK FROM RECENT CLEANING ABOVE.EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL BRUISING ELBOW STRAINING HIS BACK...NO MEDI7AL TREATMENT AT THE TIME.ON 5-28-87 HAD SERIES OF HOT TRACTION THERAPY FOR CONTINUING BACK NUMBNESS.

I.NAME STEPPED 6P ONTO ENGINE OF T RUCK TO CLEAN WINDOWS, WHEN FINISHED HE STEPPED DOWN ON FENDER STEPPING ON A OLD AIR FILTER BRACKET TURNING HIS ANKLE

I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG LOADER IN 4637 N LATERAL AS HE DROVE BY VENT BAG DUST BLEW OUT OF TEAR IN VENT BAG & WENT INTO HIS EYE.

WHILE I N AME 4AS MAKING A ROUTINE FILTER CHANGE ON #3 JUMBO THE FILTER BECAME WEDGED OR CAUGHT I NAME APPLIED MORE PRESURE TO THE FILTER HANDLE HOPING TO FREE THE FILTER THE HANDLE GAVE WA ON ONE SIDE OF 7HE FILTER AND CUT TWO OF GARYS FINGERS

INCORRECT VALVI3G RESULTED IN HCN RELEASE IN REFINERY. BOTH MEN KNOWINGLY ENTERED A POTENTIALLY LETHAL AREA THE FOLLOWING MORNING. (SEE ATTACHED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION).

I NAME WAS REPL5CING SAG MILL LINERS I NAME WAS OPERATING THE LINGER HANDLER WHEN THE SEAT FELL FROM ITS BRACKET HE FELL ABOUT 5 FT ONTO ORE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MILL LANDING WITH HIS LEFT A NKLE UNDER HIS 9T THIGH THE FEMUR IN HIS LEFT LEG WAS BROKEN

I,NAME WAS STAN8ING ON A 3"X12"X12' LAGGING THAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE LAST SET OF TIMBER. I,NAME WAS BARRING DOWN AHEAD OF THE SET OF TIMBER, WHEN THE BACK GAVE WAY COLLASPING TIMBERS AROUND HIM

I NAME ARRIVED 5T #14 DRAW POING ON 5125 AND SAW THAT ROGER MADISON JR. WAS HAVING TROUBLE BACKING INTO THE DRAW POINT.I NAME PARDED HIS TRUCK,CLIMBED INTO THE CAB OF I NAME TRUCK AND TOLD HIM HE WOULD GUIDE 2IM INTO THE DRAW POINT.I NAME THEN GOT OUT OF THE CAB,PLACED HIS ARM THROUGH THE HAND HOLD ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND HIS LEFT LEG ON THE STEP.I NAME INSTRUCTED I NAME TO BA

EMP WAS TRANSFE9RING AN ACID FUNNEL FROM ONE FLASK TO ANOTHER WHEN SHE FLIPPED A SMALL DROP OF NITRIC ACID INTO HER EYE SHE WAS SCHEDULED OFF ON 2 18 86 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 02 19 86 ACCORI ACORDING TO THE3DOCTOR DAMAGE WAS VERY MIMINAL

I.NAME WAS PACK3NG A VCR ROD ONT HE 4810 N LEVEL WHEN HE STEPPED ON AN UNSEEN ROCK & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ORE SAMPLE BUCKET OFF A BENCH WHEN SHE STRAINED HER LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF NON WORK RELATED BACK TROUBLE.

I NAME WAS RIDING ON A KUBOTA HOLDING POWDER ON WHEN HE TURNED AND WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY A VENT FAN AND GOT KNOCKED OFF THE KUBOTA.

ROCK BOLTING WITH JACKLEG OUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND ROCK FELL STRIKING THUMB.

LIFTING A VCR D9ILL HAMMER FROM MINE SHOP FLOOR TO A WORK BENCH.

I NAME WAS TIGHTENING THE WINGNUT ON AN AIR HOSE BY STRIKING IT WITH A WRAP WRENCH. HE MISSED THE FITTING AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO TURN A VALVE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW & STRUCK HIS FACE ON A PIPE CUT ON LEFT CHEEK REQUIRED 6 (SIX) STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND

I.NAME WAS CUTTING THE BENT END OF AN ALUMINUM SCALING BAR OFF AND SLIPPED WITH THE HACK-SAW CUTTING HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A WELD, WITH A BENCH GRINDER, WHEN A PIECE OF SLAGE RICHOHETTED PAST THE GUARDS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OR IMPA IMPAIRMENT.

I.NAME WAS REMOVING HAMMER FROM JUMBO WHEN THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING WATER NEEDLE TO CUT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A DRIVER WHILE A MECHANIC STRUCK THE DRIVER WITH A DOUBLE JACK TO KNOCK A PIN OUT OF A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE DRIVER AND EMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOY EES RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES REMOVAL OF STEEL BY PHYSICAN REQUIRED TWO STITCHES

EMPL USING HAND-HELD DISK GRINDER TO GRIND GROOVES OF LAB PULVERIZER DISK.METAL DUST PASSED THROUGH VENTS OF GOGGLES AND INTO HIS EYES WHERE SOME BECAME EMBEDDED.NO PERM.DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT.

MEN WERE BARRING DOWN BACK PREPARING TO ROCK BOLT, THE BACK STARTED WORKING, THE MEN BACKED UP TO CLOSE TO LAST ROW OF ROCK BOLTS AND A ROCK FELL INTO THE LOADER BUCKET AND KNOCKED I.NAME INT O I.NAME INJURING I.NAMES RIGHT KNEE

WHILE BARRING DOWN SIDE STEPPING A ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HE STRUCK THE BACK OF THE LOADER WITH LEFT ELBOW

I.NAME WAS CUTTING AN 8X8 TIMBER WITH THE CHAIN SAW AS THE END OF THE TIMBER WAS ABOUT TO FALL I.NAME REACHER OVER THE SAW BLADE TO CATCH THE TIMBER THE CHAIN SAW BUCKED AND CUT HIS LEFT FORE ARM

JEFF WAS LOADING A ROUND IN THE 4635 SOUTH VEIN AND A ROCK FELL OFF THE FACE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE WRIST

EMPL UP IN LOADER BUCKET HANGING PIPE.HAD HOOKED UP ON 10\ PIECE OF 4\\ PIPE AND HAD HOOKED UP BUTTERFLY BALVE TO OTHER END OF PIPE.VALVE WAS SHUT OFF BUT VALVE THAT FEEDS THAT PART OF MINE WA SNT SHUT FULLY CLOSED.PIPELINE BUILT UP PRESSURE.IN TRYING TO GET ELBOW LINED UP WITH VALVE MOVING PIPE BACK AND FORTH,HE PULLED APART.PIPE KNOCKED HIM OUT OF BUCKET AND PIPE STRUCK HIM ON KN

HE PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE SETTING UP POWER PACKS ACTUALLY DID THE DAMAGE WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE SAG MILL

HE WAS TAKING APART A 6 INCH PIPE IN MAIN DECLINE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT ON 6 INCH VICTAULIC CLAMP CAUSING FINGER NAIL TO BE LOST OR RIGHT THUMB

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE WATER NEEDLE ON JUMBO HAMMER AND GOT A PIECE OF STEEL OR METAL IN LEFT WRIST

ATTEMPTING MOVE VCR DRILL.PICKED UP HIGH PRESSURE AIR HOSE AND PUT IT ON SHOULDER WHERE TWO HOSES JOIN TOGETHER AND HOSE BLEW HOLE IN IT BEHIND DOUBLE CONNECTOR AND KNOCKED EMPL UP AGAINST RIB

ROGER THURSTON WAS WELDING 3 1/2" O.D. DRILL CASING DOWN INSIDE OF 22" I.D. WELL CASING WHEN HE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER HE HAD ALREADY CUT OFF OLD FISHING TOOL AND WELDED ONE SIDE OF SWEDGE.

FELL OFF 5FT LEDGE AND INJURED LEFT FOOT

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON DRILL BIT WHEN THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS (R) 4TH FINGER BETWEEN REGULAR DRILL STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE HOLE.

MR ROUNDY & MR RON ANZALONE WERE BRINGING A DIAMEC 250 DRILL TO THE SURFACE ON THE BACK OF KUBOTA TRACTOR. MR ROUNDY WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF TRACTOR WITH THE DRILL AND MR ANZALONE WAS DRIVIN G. THE DRILL HUNG OUT OF THE SIDE OF KUBOTA ABOUT 2 1/2\ AS THEY WERE COMING UP DECLINE MR ANZALONE GOT TO CLOSE TO THE RIB HITTING THE DRILL ON THE RIB & PUSHING IT BACK AGAINST MR ROUNDYS F