A FATAL ROCK FELL FROM A PILLAR IN STOPE 66V7 OCCURRED WHILE A FRONT-END LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCK INTO UNDERGROUND HAULAGE TRUCK. HE SUSTAINED A CRUSHING INJURY TO THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BODY.
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- ELECTRICAL 2 fatalities · 8 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
- HOISTING 145 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 77 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 52 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 46 non-fatal
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3 recordedWHILE MAKING HOIST REPAIRS MAIN POWER CONTACTOR WAS OPENED AND ROLLED OUT ON TO FLOOR TO CHANGE COIL APPARENTLY OPERATING LINKAGE HAD STUCK NOT ALLOWING MECHANISM TO OPEN ALL THE WAY TO THE LATCHED POSITION AND WHEN CONTACTOR WAS PUSHED BACK IN IT OPERATED THE SWITCH LINKAGE IN REVERSE PULLING CONTACTOR IN TO HOT BUSS CAUSING FATALITY
WHILE PULLING OUT ONE OF FOUR GUY WIRES TO STABILIZE DRILL DERRICK GUY WIRE BEING PULLED BY HAND ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC POWER LINE
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