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November 6, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DEADMAN STUCK ON BATTERY LOCO. LOCO STARTED ROLLING PINNING EMPL BETWEEN LOCO & TIMBER.

November 6, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING LHD LOADER TIRE HIT ROCK SPINNING STEERING WHEEL IN HAND TWISTED WRIST.

June 27, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CHUTE WHEN A ROCK CAME OVER THE TOP OF CHUTE GATE, HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT.

May 29, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD LEG OUTSIDE OF MOTOR, PINCHED LEG BETWEEN MOTOR AND CAR.

April 10, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Struck by falling object

#1 SHAFT, TRACK SPREAD TRAILER DERAILED, A PIECE OF TIMBER FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.

September 6, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN SET OF TIMBER ON DRIFTER LEVEL WAITING FOR A MUCK TRUCK TRAIN TO PASS BY HIM. WHEN THE TRAIN MUCK CARS BECAME DERAILED PINNING EMPLOYEE AGAINST TIMBER, INJURING HIS R IGHT ARM.

September 6, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN SET OF TIMBER ON DRIFT LEVEL WAITING FOR A MUCK TRAIN TO PASS HIM BY, WHEN ONE OF THE MUCK CARS BECAME DERAILED. EMPLOYEE THEN ATTEMPTED TO JUMP UP OVER THE MUCK CAR BUT LOST HIS FOOTING. THE MUCK CAR CAUGHT EMPLOYEE AND PINNED HIM UNDER A CHUTE STAND AND CONTINUED TO ROLL HIM UNDER IT UNTIL HE FELL OFF OTHER END.

July 19, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

EMPL DRIVNG DUMP TRUCK LOAD OF ORE DOWN MINE HAULAGE ROAD.LOST FUCTION OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE.TRIED TO STOP TRUCK USING BRAKES AND EMERG BRAKES ALSO FAILED.EMPL JUMPED FROM TRUCK WHICH THEN ROLLED.

July 19, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE

EMPL WERE DRIVING DUMP TRUCK LOAD OF ORE DOWN MINE HAULAGE ROAD WHEN THEY LOST FUNCTION OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. THEY THEN TRIED TO STOP TRUCK USING BRAKES & EMERGENCY BRAKES . THEY ALSO FAILED EMPLS THEN JUMPED FROM TRUCK WHICH PROCEEDED DOWN ROAD HIT BANK & ROLLED TO ITS TOP.

April 4, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRYING COUPLING PINS ON FLOOR OF ELECTRIC LOCO ON ROUTE TO STATION ONE OF PINS VIBRATED DWON THROUGH A HOLE IN FLOOR OF MOOTR CATCHING TRACK TIE THE TOP OF PIN STRUCK TOP OF L. FT.

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