EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING BATTERIES IN A ROCK TRUCK. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES, OTHER EMPLOYEES LIFTED THE BATTERY UP TO EMPLOYEE, WHO LIFTED THE BATTERY UP ONTO THE TRUCK AND THEN MOVED BATTERY INTO PL ACE. WHILE LIFT3NG THE BATTERY, EMPLOYEE STRAINED AND FRACTURED RIGHT ELBOW AND SHOULDER.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
Reportable incidents
11 on file1986 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN DUST PARTICLES BLEW THROUGH THE TRUCK WINDOW RESULTING IN THE DUST GETTING IN HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VNG A 773-B ROCK TRUCK, WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE STEEING WHEEL TO JERK ABRUPTLY ANDJAMMED HIS RIGHT WRIST; RESULTING IN A FRACTURED DISTAL RADUIS.
AS THE EMPLOYEE3ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW OF THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING THE WIND BLEW DUST INTO THE EMLOYEES EYE
1985 · 1 incident
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING TO CHARGE THE BATTERY ON THE DRILL TO GET IT STARTED, BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER, WHEN THE BATTER EXPLODED CAUSING THE LID FROM THE CASE TO BLOW OFF, HITTING THE EMPL
1984 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP OF DRILL TO UNTANGLE HYDRAULIC LINE CAUGHT ON LINE RACK. EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF TOP OF LEVELING JACK RESULTING IN A 4\ TO 6\ FALL TO DECK. EMPLOYEE FELL ON TOP OF P F PUMPS AND OTHER OBJECTS. THIS INJURY HAS RESULTED IN LUMBAR SPONDYLITIS OF L4-5 & SU
EMPLOYEE WAS UNRAVELLING A DRILL CHAIN THAT WAS ON TOP OF THE DRILL HEAD.THE CHAIN SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE UPPER LEFT JAW BONE.
EMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING POWDER MAGIZINES WHEN THE MAGAZINE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING THE CABLE OF THE WINCH TO STRIKE THE LEGS OF EMP KNOCKING HIM OFF THE TRUCK AND OVER THE HILL
1983 · 3 incidents
EMP WAS RUNNING A LOADER AND LOADING TRUCKS WHEN THE LOADER STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS THE EMP WAS AFRAID THE LOADER WAS GOING TO ROLL OVER A DROP APPROX 15\ HIGH SO HE JUMPED OUT BRUISING HIS RIGHT FOOT, LEFT HIP & BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MECHINC WORK ON THE DRILL WHE APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE\S FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL RESULTING IN AN ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL BACK STRAIN, RIGHT AND RIGHT INTERNAL OBLIQ UE MUSCLE STRAIN.
STEPPED INTO BACK OF GREASE TRUCK TO START COMPRESSOR.GETTING OUT OF TRUCK HE STEPPED INTO GREASE CAUSING FEET TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND EHE FELL FROM BACK OF TRUCK ONTO GROUND.SPRAIN TO BACK AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE.