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1983–2026
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September 27, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Sunlight Mines Inc · Fall from machine

THREEE EMPLOYEES WERE RETURNING TO OFFICE AREA AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT FROM THE PIT WHEN A BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED-THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED 1 1/2 TIMES EJECTING THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER, THROWING THE DRIVER AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF THE TRUCK.

September 27, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Sunlight Mines Inc · Fall from machine

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE RETURNING TO THE OFFICE AREA AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT FROM THE PIT WHEN A BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED 1 1/2 TIMES EJECTING THE DRIVER AND O NE PASSENGER, THROWING THE DRIVER AND ONE OF ONE

September 16, 1987 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Sunlight Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE CRAWLE8 UNDER BEND PULLEY GUARD TO RETRIEVE A HAMMER AND ON H IS WAY OUT HE BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLEY. HE WAS PULLED THRU AND HE DROPPED 34 FT TO THE LEVEL BELOW. AL5 CRUSHING INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED DURING THE TRIP THRU THE PULLEY

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