AFTER BLASTING TO REMOVE LOOSE ROOF IN THE MINE, THE EMPLOYEE ENTERED AN AREA THAT HAD NOT BEEN CLEARED OR INSPECTED FOR WORK DUTIES. THE LOOSE ROCK FELL ON HIM, FATALLY INJURING HIM. THE EMPO LOYEE WAS WAITING FOR THE AREA TO BE CLEARED OF THE SHOT.
LORING MINE Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for LORING MINE (mine ID 1401282). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1987–1994
- Latest incident
- Feb 1994
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
17 on file (excluding fatalities above)1994 · 1 incident
EE WAS DRIVING AN END DUMP TRUCK PASSED BY ANOTHER END DUMP TRUCK. WHICH WAS WARMING UP. BREATHED IN DIESEL FUMES AND FELT SICK TO HIS STOMACH. WENT HOME FEELING SICK AND CALLED IN THE NEXT DA Y STILL FEELING SICK. WAS UNDER NO MEDICAL CARE.
1992 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
PUMPING WATER HE FELL BACK ON GROUND HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT STRUCK HIS EYEGLASSES HIS EYE CUT DUE TO FALL
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIPE USING A KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED THROUGH PIPE AND CUT INTO HIS THIGH.
1991 · 5 incidents
EMPL PRYING ON ROCK IN CRUSHER AND SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
DURING THE PROCESS OF LOADING EXPLOSIVES, A SCAB (ROCK) FELL FROM THE CEILING WEIGHING APPROX. 300 POUNDS FELL ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHCILE. MINING AREA WHERE FALL OCURRED WAS SECRURED-3 DAYS OF SOUNDING & SCALING WAS DONE TO PREVENT FURTHER OCCURRANCES.
EE WAS EXITING TRUCK AND CAUGHT SHIRT ON HANDLE OF TRUCK BED RELEASE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL ON BIN SUPPORTS AND TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON A ROCK, WHILE JERKING ON PRY BAR HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING A ROCK WITH A CROW BAR. THE CROW BAR SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB.
1990 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THE INJURY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING PAYHAULER OR WHEN PULLING BIN LEVER.
DRIVING TRUCK, TURNED STEERING WHEEL INJ R SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND STUBBED TOE (LEFT BIG TOE)
1989 · 2 incidents
ROCK HIT LEFT EYE WHILE DRILLING DIAGNOSED CORNEAL ZBRASION VIRUS RAUMATIC KERATIDIS
LOOKING AT GUAGE ABOVE VALVE RELIEF VALVE POPPED OFF BLOWING DUST DIRT IN R EYE EYE IMPACTED WITH DIRT ABRASIONS ON CORNEA.
1988 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING TRUCK DOOR, UNDERGROUND AND HIT TOOTH WITH DOOR CHIPPING TOOTH.
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING STEEL GUARD AND PULLED A SHOULDER MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A TRAILER AXLE.
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