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HAULAGE TRUCK DRIVER AND PICKUP DRIVER MET ON THE DUMP TO SWAP PLACES DURING LUNCH. AFTER THE EXCHANGE, THE HAULAGE TRUCK DROVE OVER THE PICKUP RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PICKUP DRIV ER.
EMLOYEE WAS CLASSIFIED AS A GENERAL INSIDE LABORER, HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE TRACTOR TO UNITE #1 AND PICKKKUP A SLINGER DUSTER. HE WAS TO EMPTY TO DUSTER ON THE ROADWAY LEADING OUT OF UN IT #1. HE GOT THE UNIT REPAIRMAN TO HELP HIM HOOK TO THE DUSTER. HE STARTED OUT OF THE UNIT. APPROX 1 X-CUT OUTBY THE WORK BENCH A FEW MIN LATER HE WAS FOUND UNDER THE CAB END OF THE TRACTO
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED FROM A ROOF FALL.
MASSIVE SAND STONE ROOF FALL ON THE PILLAR LINE
EE CHIEF ELECT RICAN CAME IN CONTACT WITH 12470 VOLTS IN A HIGH VOLTAGE SPLICE BOX IN WHICH HE APPARENTLY WAS GOING TO CLEAN THE BOX WAS ENERGIZED
EE WAS REPAIRING ON A MARION 201 ELECTRIC SHOVELHE WAS WORKING ON A NUT TO A PIN & THE MEDIUM VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RINGS. THE SHOVEL WAS ENERGIZED TO PUT THE NUT ON THE PIN. POWER WAS DE-ENERGIZE D ON THE MEDIUM VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RINGS. AFTER PUTTING THE COLLECTOR RINGS BACK, HE ENTERED INTOTHE COMPARTMENT THAT HELD THE ENERGIZED 7200 VOLT C RINGS & CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY.
SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. THE ROCK LANDED IN THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.
A BOSS AND A WO9KER GOT ON THE CAGE TO GO BELOW AT THE START OF THE SHIFT AS THE CAGE STARTED ITS DESCENT THE VICTIM THOUGHT HE DETECTED A DISCREPANCY IN THE HOIST AND TRIED TO JUMP TO A BU BUNTIN IN THE S2AFT. NOT BEING ABLE TO HOLD ON, HE F ELL TO HIS DEATH
I.NAME WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF SCOOP WHEN ANOTHER SCOOP CAME THRU A CURTAIN 3& STRUCK A SERVICE CENTER BEING PUSHED BY THE 1ST SCOOP PUSHING IT INTO RIB & CATCHING THE RT LEG OF I.NAME B ETWEEN THE BLADE OF THER SCOOP & THE RIB. I.NAME HAS A BROKEN LEG & VEIN & MUSCLE DAMAGE.