July 2, 1987
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Noranda Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
THE VICTIM AND 2IS PARTNER WERE REMOVING A ROCK WHICH HAD LODGED ABOVE THE PORTAL.THEY WERE SKIDDING THE ROCK FROM THE PORTAL WITH AN ENDLOADER AND A 40' CABLE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROCK A ND THE LOADER.T2E ROCK HOOKED ANOTHER CABLE WHICH WAS CONCEALED AND ATTACHED TO A 7" DIAMETER DEAD TREE.THE TREE FELL STRIKING ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.