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THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY LEAKS IN A PONTOON ON A PUMP BARGE. APPARENTLY HE CONNECTED A COMPRESSOR TO THE END PLATE OF THE PONTOON VIA A THREADED NIPPLE, A HOSE WITH A VALVE AND AN AIR PRESSURE GAUGE. THE END OF THE PONTOON RUPTURED AND APPEARS TO HAVE HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, THE EXACT PROCEDURE & POSITION OF EE'S BODY DURING THE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED A SPONTANEOUS FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ANKLE WALKING ON A CONVERYOR BELT WALKWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED WHILE OPERATING MACK LOWBOY ON MINE ACCESS ROAD, ON GOING INVESTIGATION.
WHILE OPERATING A CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK, EE, A ROAD MACHINERY CO. EE, MOVED IN FRONT OF A PARKED 320 TON KOMATSU HAUL TRUCK. THE HAUL TRUCK, OPERATED BY A PHELPS DODGE EE PROCEEDED FORWARD, THE P ICKUP TRUCK WAS DESTROYED AND EE WAS FATALLY INJURED. EE WAS TRAINED HOW TO PROPERLY APPROACH A HAUL TRUCK AND WHERE BLIND SPOTS EXISTED IN AN OPERATOR'S FIELD OF VISION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF A VALVE IN THE 4 WEST TAILINGS DAM. HE WAS FOUND RECLINING BESIDE THE VALVE.
AN AA TRUCK DRIVER POWERED BACKWARDS THROUGH A WELL ESTABLISHED BERM AT AN ANGLE. THE TRUCK OVERTURNED CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE SOUTH SIDE SX/EW SUBSTATION TRACING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING WHEN AN ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED FROM ANOTHER AREA.
HE WAS DRIVING THE #28 HYDRAULIC CRANE IN LOW GEAR DOWN A MINE ROAD WITH THE BOOM IN AN ELEVATED POSITION CREATING A HIGHER CENTER OF GRAVITY, WHEN THE CRANE STARTED TO TIP. HE EXITED THE CAB AND THE CRANE LAID OVER ON TOP OF HIM.
A "AA" TRUCK DRIVER, AFTER INITIALLY STRIKING A WELL ESTABLISHED BERM WHILE BACKING, THEN PULLED FORWARD APPROX. 25'. UPON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT IN BACKING, AT A SPEED GREATER THAN NORMAL, HE WEN T THROUGH SAID BERM, DOWN THE DUMP, RESUTLING IN FATAL INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A 4160 V FUSE IN THE #19 SWITCH HOUSE WITHIN THE MORENCI MINE.
EMPLOYEE CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED 2300 VOLT BARE CONDUCTOR & WAS ELECTROCUATED
UNLOADING PIPE FROM TRUCK. TRYING TO LEVERAGE LENGTH OF PIPE OFF THE TRAILER ONTO THE FORKLIFT. ALMOST HAD PIPE ON FORKLIFT WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK TO DECEASED.
EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO WORK STATION JUST AFTER LUNCH CLIMBING STRUCTURAL STEEL TO GET THERE WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSEN HIS GRIP AND FELL
I NAME WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT FROM THE 419 WASTE DUMP WITH APPRO A 1/2 TO 2/3S LOAD OF MUCK IN THE BED OF HIS TRUCK. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER HE KNEW THAT HE HAD A PARTIAL LOAD OR NOT. HE DRO I NAME WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT FROM THE 419 WASTE DUMP WITH APPROX. 1/2 TO 2/3S LOAD OF MUCK INDROVE DOWN THE 419 ROAD WHICH IS A DOWNGRADE WHEN HE REPORTED TO THE DISPATCH TOWER THAT HE HAD
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS BACKING INTO A DUMP SITE HIS TRUCK OVERTURNED ON A 50' BENCH WITH HIM INSIDE
I.NAME WAS IN T2E PROCESS OF UNLOADING HIS BOTTOM DUMP RAIL CARS AT THE METCALF HOPPER WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, ONE OF THE CARS TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND I.NAME WAS FOUND LAYING UNDERNEATH IT 3
MOVING DRISCO P3PE TO PLACE IT ON PIPE FUSING MACHINE.HE BENT OVER TO PUT CHOKER ON PIPE AND ANOTHER BUNDLE OF PIPE FELL ON HIM PINNING VICTIM BETWEEN PIPES AND BUNDLE.VICTIM WAS IN HOSPITAL F ROM DATE OF ACC3DENT UNTIL DATE OF DEATH 12-19-85 AND NEVER REGAINED CONCIOUSNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE 52 LOCOMOTIVE AND HAD LEFT THE 23 SHOVEL LOCATED AT 4600 AMERICAN MOUNTA. THE TRAIN WAS LOADED WITH WASTE AND EVENTUALLY WORKED HIS WAY TO THE 4500 DISPATCH HILL WHI CH IS THE MAIN LINE. WHILE ON THIS TRCK THE CABOOSE DERAILED AND TRAVELED APPROX. 9 CAR LENGTHS. THE EMPLOYEE EITHER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP, OR WAS THROWN OFF THE CABOOSE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND B