RUBY MINE: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

A three man crew were working on a cave in and were traveling to the surface for lunch break when the flat car jack knifed. When the flat car jack knifed it pinched employee foot between the car and trammer.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CHAIN ON OLD EQUIPMENT ON WOOD PILE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND JUMPED 2' TO GROUND TO AVOID INJURY AND LANDED ONE FOOT ON A STEEL PIPE ADJACENT TO POND AND HIT BACK/TAILBONE ON G ROUND/PIPE. EMPLOYEE HAS STRAINED OR BRUISED BACK MUSCLES.

EE WALKING OXY/ACETYLENE CART DOWN HILL BY RUBY SHOP, STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK & TWISTED BODY SIDEWAYS.

EE STEPPED OUT OF BACKHOE AND SLIPPED IN MUD.

EE WAS DUMPING ORE CAR, BIG ROCK FELL OUT HITTING FOOT.

EMP WAS DRILLING. THE WHIP CHECK WAS NOT IN PLACE. THREADS BACKED OFF ON DIXON FITTINGS. HOSE SEPARATED HITTING EMP ON LEFT JAW.

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE. HOLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY COLLARED. DRILL SLIPPED PULLED ARM FORWARD. DISLOCATED ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING ORE CAR WHEN HE FELT HIS LEFT CALVE MUSCLE PULL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CAARRING TIMBER UP THE RAISE. HE LOST TRACTION, SLIPPED. TIBMER LANDED ON HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING LAGGING ON THE TIMBER CAR. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LAGGING AND THE FRAME.

EE WAS WALKING ON 2'X12' IN BETWEEN RAILS, NEXT TO THE POCKET. HE SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE WAS JAMMED BETWEEN RAIL AND 2'X12'.

EE WAS RUNNING LOADER (ROUTINE JOB), HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING, CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AS DAY PROGRESSED.

ORE CAR CAME OFF TYRUCKS (CHASSIS) TRIED TO PUT IT BACK ON HAD BACK SPASM.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SKIP ON TO DECK AT 200 LEVEL. TIMBER (6X8-8'LONG) LANDED ON HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 10LB PIECE OF WOOD. TWISTEDWHILE RAISING UP WITH PIECE OF WOOD, INJURED MIDDLE OF THE BACK.

SHE WAS LOADING A 2 X 6 ONTO A FLATCAR WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HER BACK.

EE WAS BARING DOWN, SLAB HIT SIT UP TIMBER, KNOCKED IT OUT FROM UNDER HIM. AS HE FELL HE GRABED A STULL & SHOULDER GAVE OUT.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP/DOWN WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SLIPPERY RUNG, SLID OFF, & TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WA REPAIRING CONE CRUSHER IN SHOP. WAS REMOVING BRASS PLATE FROM CASTING. SHARP EDGE CUT HIS FINGER. THEN THE PLATE FELL ON SAME FINGER

EE WAS PULLING DRILL OUT OF HOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CHUTE SMASHED FINGER WITH ROCK.

ANOTHER EE WAS ON THE ROOF TOSSING 2 X 10'S OFF. HE ASKED THE INJURED EE WHERE HE WOULD BE WORKING & WAS TOLD IN THE CORNER, THEN HE WALKED OUT AS BOARD WAS COMING OFF THE ROOF. WAS STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD.

PULLING WIRE IN SHOP WITH HIS HANDS, STRAINED HIS RIGHT SIDE, LOWER BACK.

CLEANING UP AROUND SHOP, MOVING 10" X 10" BLOCKS 3' LONG INTO LOADER BUCKET. MOVING BLOCKS OUT OF MUD. EMPLOYEE HAD HELP AVAILABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE #1 WOLF RAISE MANWAY LADDER AND SLIPPED. HIS SHOULDEER WAS JERKED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP STEEL PLATES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIECE OF WOOD TO CLEAR BRUSH ALONGSIDE ROAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOXES. ONE SLIPPED AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO CATCH IT, SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LARGE BLAST ROCK INTO AN ORE CART. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A BACK BRACK AND WAS ASSISTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A LIMB THAT WAS SPRING LOADED. IT SNAPPED AND HIT IS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LOCOMOTIVE AND TIMBER, RIGHT RIB PINCHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ORE CAR, FOOT SLIPPED ON A BOARD, EMPLOYEE'S HAND STAYED ON THE CAR WHILE HER BODY FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING TIMBERS WHEN ROCK SLAB FELL ON HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS COUPLING TWO ORE CARS & GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CARS & SQUEEZED BETWEEN THEM

EE WAS CONDUCTING INSPECTION OF SHAFT. AFTER THEINSPECTION WAS COMPLET THE EE WENT TO THE SHAFT SKIP. HE GOT ON THE BONNET & RANG THE HOIST UP. THE DOOR WAS OPEN ON THE SKIP & CAUGHT IN THE SH AFT. THE IMPACT THREW THE EE OFF & HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE FELL.

STEPPED OFF LOADER AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EE WAS HELPING DRILLER PULL OUT THE DRILL. HE HAD HIS ARMS EXTENDED OVER HIS HEAD WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER. [EE VOLUNTARILY QUIT3/1/95 - SINCE QUITTING HE HAS HAD ONE WRIST OPERATED ON FOR CARPEL TUNNEL.

PINNED BETWEEN TIMBER AND LOADED ORE CART.

LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED DOWN MINESHAFT.

TWISTED LEFT ANKLE AFTER STEPPING ON SOME WOOD.

BARRING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL FROM BACK & FELL ON HAND. ROCK FELL ON EE'S HAND.

ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK & MASHED HAND.

CLIMBING ONTO TRAMMEL FRAME-MISSED STEP, FELL 4'& TWISTED KNEE.

SLIPPED WITH DRILL FELL & PINCHED NERVE IN BACK

TWISTED ANKLE

ADJUSTING BATTERY TERMINALS ON BATTERY WHILE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ON CAUSED A MINOR EXPLOSION EMPLOYEE GOT BATTERY ACID ON HIS FACE & IN HIS RT EYE

EE WAS LIFTING A BATTERY & IN THE PROCESS PULLED (STRAINED) A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

BACK INJURY CAUSED WHEN PULLING DRILL FROM LIFTER HOLE

PULLING SLUSHER BUCKET BACK WHEN SET UP BAR CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON TOP LEFT HAND BETWEEN SCRAPPER BUCKET.

UNLOADING 6" X 30' HEAVY PIPE. PARTNER DROPPED HIS END AND PIPE PULLED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON LEFT FOOT BIG TOE. PIPE MISSED SAFETY TOE.

LIFTING AROCK OUT OF TRUCK BED AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

DRILLING AT RUBY MINE CAUSED A PIAN IN LOWER BACK.