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May 27, 1999 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against a moving object

TANKER TRUCK/TRAILER HAULING GOLD SLURRY OVERTURNED ON HAULAGE ROAD TO CONCENTRATOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN DAYLIGHT HOURS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID DEER IN ROAD

October 19, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against a moving object

COMING DOWN HILL IN SCRAPER. HA DHEAD TURNED AND DID NOT SEE ROCK IN THE ROAD AND HE RAN OVER IT.

September 11, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against a moving object

A MINE SUPERVISOR INCURRED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS WHEN HIS VEHICLE OVERTURNED DURING A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION. THE SUPERVISOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT WHICH HELPED MINIMIZE HIS INJURIES.

March 16, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER AND HIT HARD MATERIAL JOLTING HIS BACK AND SHOULDER. INITIAL MEDICAL EXAM RETURNED HIM TOW ORK WITH RESTRICTIONS. A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO A SPECIALIST ON 3-30-9 5 PUT THE EE OFF WORK FOR 2-3 WEEKS.

June 4, 1994 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck by rolling or sliding object

A HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY HIS OWN ROLLING UNMANNED TRUCK (PARK BRAKE NOT SET) DURING AN OPERATOR BREAK

July 23, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE INCURRED A HERNIA WHILE OPEARTING A LOADER.

January 27, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against a moving object

SCRAPER OPERATOR PARKED ON RAMP WAITING FOR PUSH CAT TO GET INTO POSITION. POSSIBLY LOWERED PAN TO GROUND RAISING REAR WHEELS. AFTER RELEASING BRAKES REAR OF SCRAPER SLID DOWN HILL & OPERATO R TURNED MACHINE UP-HILL CAUSING EQUIPMENT TO OVERTURN.

July 29, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against a moving object

TRANSP CAT OVER FILL ON ROUGH GROUND BOUNCED IN SEAT STRUCK HARD HAT STRUCK HEAD AGAINST CAB

July 3, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against a moving object

POSSIBILITY OF ORE DUMP UNDERCUT BY FRONT END LOADER. IMPROPER INSPECTION OF ORE DUMP. FAILURE TO DUMP BACK AWAY FROM EDGE.

March 30, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPER HAUL TRUCK ATTMEPTED TO SILENCE RATTLING DOOR ON TRUCK BY CLOSING DOOR ON CLOTH WHEN HE SLAMMED TRUCK DOOR HIS FINGERS WERE SMASHED.

December 3, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS SHOVELING AROUND CONVEYOR WHEN SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY & BELT. SHOVEL HANDLE RFORCED LEFT HAND AGAINST CONVEYOR. EMPL SUSTAINED FRACTURE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.

December 2, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Barneys Canyon Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING AROUND TAIL PULLEY OF MOBILE CONVEYOR WHEN SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY CAUSING SHOVEL HANDLE TO STRIKE EMPL RIGHT ARM.EMPL HAD REMOVED GUARD TO ACCESS TAIL PULLEY.

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