Watson Mine: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

EMPL WAS CHAINGING OVERHEAD LIGHT BULB. BULB BROKE & SMALL FRAGMENT FELL INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPL WAS STANDING IN BUCKET ON LINECREW TRUCK ABOUT 40' ABOVE GROUND USING CUTTER TO CUT COPPER POWERLINE. LINE HUNG IN JAWS OF CUTTER SNATCHING CUTTER INTO EMPL CHEST & CAUSING HIS WRIST TO HIT BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING COMPANY PICK-UP TRUCK ON ROAD NEAR SETTLING AREA. IT WA RAINING HEAVILY AND THE ROAD WAS VERY SLICK AND MUDDY. WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING SIDEWA YS, HITTING AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNING.

EMPL OPERATING BULLDOZER.PUSHED THROTTLE TO OFF POSITION AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPL WAS CUTTING PATCH FROM SECTION OF 16" PIPE. WHEN TORCH CUT WAS ABOUT 1/4" FROM UNCUT END OF PIPE, REMAINING PIPE BROKE SPRINGING OPEN. PIPE HIT EMPL'S 1ST FINGER LEFT HAND, PINCHING IT BETWEEN PIPE & TORCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PACK A PUMP USING A WRENCH. WHEN HE PULLED UP ON THE WRENCH, HE FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER (RIGHT).

EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ONTO LIFT PUMP SLED (TO CHECK PUMP PACKING). HE SLIPPED ON A SPOT OF MUD ON THE SLED.

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING THE MOVE OF THE DRAGLINE OUT OF SOFT AREA. HE WAS WALKING IN AREA OF DRAGLINE THROUGH ROUGH AREA WHERE TRACTOR (BULLDOZER) HAD BEEN. AREA WAS ROUGH; GROUND WAS SOFT IN SOME PLACES. EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN DEEP RIDGES MADE BY TRACTOR AND IN SOFT GROUND ANKLE-DEEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LET DOWN A 3-TON COMALONG. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE DRAG DRUM AND WHEN HE PULLED ON THE COMALONG HANDLE HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE NEAR DRAGLINE HELPING TO MOVE A POWER SUBSTATION. HE HAD ON THE REQUIRED SAFETY GLASSES. TRASH BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BLOCK FROM UNDER PIPELINE. PIPE WAS HOISTED UP WITH WINCH. EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON TO OF BLOCK TO MOVE IT FROM UNDER PIPE WHEN THE WINCH SLIPPED, CAUSING P IPE TO TILT AND MASH EMPLOYEEHS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO ADJUST A VALVE ON A SULPHURIC ACID LINE. THE PRESSURE WAS ON LINE. THE VALAVE SLIPPED OUT OF LINE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYED WITH SULPHURIC ACID ON HIS FACE, CHEST AND LEFT HAND. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHICH HAD A PIPE BUMPER. HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE BUMPER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO T HE GROUND.

EMPL LIFTING FLEXIBLE PIPE TO PUT ON SUCTION PUMP.WHEN HE LIFTED PIPE,HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AEA.

I.NAME WORKING ON SEALING WATER LINE USING PIPE WRENCH.WRENCH SLIPPED AND MASHED MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WHILE WELDING A PATCH ON THE SIDE OF AN ELEVATOR. THE LADDER BROKE AND FELL TO ONE SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED OLD ONTO A PIPE TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM FALLING.

EMP WAS PULLING ON A LEVER TO OPEN A CHUTE AT THE WASHER STORAGE BIN. HE LEANED OVER TO SNATCH THE LEVER AND STRAINED HIS BACK

EMP TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP OFF THE DRAGLINE

UNHOOKING PORTABLE TRAILERED AIR COMPRESSOR FRONM ONE TRUCK TO ANOTHER.PULLED AIR COMPRESSOR TO 2ND TRUCK TO HOOK IT UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING AN EMPTY ACETYLENE BOTTLE FROM THE BOOM TRUCK THE BOTTLE FELL OVER TRAPPING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOTTLE AND THE RACK HOLDING THE BOTTLE CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT RING FING ER

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON HAND WRENCH PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

EE WAS HELPING MAINTENENCE DEPT. WORTK ON GRADER WHEN HE SLIPPED & CUT RIGHT LEG ON PIECE OF METAL ON FRONT OF GRADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A DRIVE RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON PUMP THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACK ONTO A PIPE FLANGE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT DRAG CABLE BACK ON DRUM FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

EE HURT BACK & RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON POWER CABLE DURING WALK.