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Drop ball on crane fell striking victim in the head.
TIRE SERVICE TECH WAS POSITIONING A 50 TON DUMP TRUCK TIRE WHEN THE TIRE FELL FROM THE BOOM CLAMP TRAPPING TECH BETWEEN TIRE AND BOOM TRUCK BED AND FRAME. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOOM TRUCK BUT FA TALLY INJURING THE TIRE TECH. THE AREA WAS AN OPEN FIELD AREA, WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AREA WAS DRY, DAYLIGHT HOURS.
THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD CONVEYOR SHUTTLE, LOAD WAS SUSPENDED IN AIR SO TRUCK COULD BACK UNDER IT. CRANE STARTED SWINGING AND TILTING ALLOWING LOAD TO FALL. LOAD STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
AS EE WAS POSITIONING HIMSEL FHE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY HARNESS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. SAFET HARNESSES WERE AVAILABLLE AT THE OB SITE AND IN THE WORK AREA. THE EMPLOYEES WERE AWARE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE HARNESSES AND HAD OBSERVED PRIOR USE OF THEHARNESSES AT THE JOB SITE.
THE DECEASED WAS RETYRBUBG A KIAD IF CA-6 MATERIAL BACK TO THE STOCKPILE. AS THE TRAILER BOX WAS APPROX. 30 DEGREES IN THE AIR THE DECEASED EXITED THE CAB TO UNHOOK THE SPREADER CHAINS AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER. WHEN THE DECEASED WAS AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER THE STOCKPILE MATERILA SLOUGHED OFF COVERING THE VICTIM.
DRIVER FATALLY INJURED WHEN TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY TRAIN AT RR CROSSING.
NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT. HAUL TRUCK DRIVER COMING FROM PIT NOTICED COWORKERS TRUCK BLOCKING ROADWAY. DRIVER APPROACHED VEHICLE AND OBSERVED EMPBREATHING BUT UNCONSCIOUS.
SERVICE MAN WAS ENGAGED IN TIRE CHANGING A 988B FRONT GEAR LOADER. TIRE APPARENTLY FELL OFF "BEAD HOOK" AND STRUCK WORKER. INCIDETN RESULTED IN PROBABLE FATAL INJURY TO HEAD.
APPARANTLY EE WAS CROSSING BETWEEN 2 RAILCAR AND ACCIDENTLLY SLIPPED AND FELL UNDER WHEEL.
THE DECEASED AND A CO-WORKER, BOTH CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVERS WERE OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES NEAR THE SHIPPING AREA WHEN A HAUL TRUCK DROVE THROUGH THE AREA AND STRUCK BOTH INDIVIDUALS.
THE PLAN WAS THAT I.NAME WOULD UNCOUPLE DRILL STEEL AND MOVE DRILL TO LEVEL GROUND WHILE INJURED WENT TO HIS SERVICE TRUCK FOR REQUIRED TOOLS. I.NAME STARTED DRILL AND INJURED WALKED ON OPERAT OR SIDE OF DRILL TOWARD HIS TRUCK. BECAUSE OF LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DUE TO BROKEN HOSE, IT TOOK HIM APPROX. 2 MINS TO BREAK STEEL. HE THEN WENT BACK TO THE OPERATOR STAND AND BEGAN TO TRAM T
ELECROCUTION BY EITHER 580V 3 PHASE 3 WIRE MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT OR 120V CONTROL CIRCUIT
THE VICTIM WAS WELDING (AIR ARCHING) ON THE BUCKET OF A VME L320 FRONT END LOADER IN THE 5BB INTERSECTION OF THE MINE WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED FROM WITHIN THE OXYGEN-ACTELYNE BOTTLE COMPARTM ENT OF HIS FORD 450 SUPERDUTY WELDING TRUCK. THE EXPLOSIVE PROPELLED THE VICTIM APPROX. 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR FROM HIS WORK LOCATION. CAUSE OF DEATH AS DETERMINED BY THE CORNONERS OFFICE WAS
38920ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN UNDERGROUND TUNNELING OPERATION AT A SURFACE LIMESTONE QUARRY. A SHOT WAS BLASTED INSIDE THE TUNNEL AT 12:04PM, THEN VENTILATED. THE VICTIM WAS SEEN AT THE OFFICE 1301?30PM. IT IS ASSUMED THAT FROM THERE SHE PROT PROX. 2 PM THE BLASTER ENTERED THE TUNNEL AND FOUND THE VICTIM ON TOP OF THE MUCK PILE. IT WAS E
EMP CLIMBED ON TRUCK PLATFORM TO OPEN STORAGE SILO DISCHARGE CHUTE. ON EMP DIRECTIONS THE DRIVR MOVED THE TRUCK SEVERAL FEET TO ALIGN THE TRUCK WITH THE SILO CHUTE EMP REMAINED ATOP TRUCK. N OISE HEARD BY DRIVER EMP FOUND ON TOP OF CAB. NO EYEWITNESSES IT IS UNCLEAR HOW EMPLOYEE FELL OR WHETHER THE FALL CAUSED HIS INJURIES
THE POWDER CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OFF A FLOOR SHOT. THE POWDER MAN TOLD THE POWDER MAN HELPER HE WAS GOING TO WALK UP TO A POINT AND YELL BACK AT HIM WHEN TO FIRE THE SHOT. THE POW DER MAN GAVE THE SIGNAL TO SHOOT. A FLY ROCK WAS BLOWN OVER A EST. 200-250 FT BLUFF AND HIT THE POWDER MAN IN THE HEAD.
ROCK TRUCK ROLLED DOWN OR OFF 20 FT EMBANKMENT
DECEASED & COWORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SEARCHING FOR USABLE SPARE PARTS IN AN ABANDONED BLDG WHEN AN APPARENT FLASH FIRE FROM AN ELECTRICAL BOX OCCURRED ENGULFING THE DECEASED CO-WORKER WA S INJURED ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE CLOTHS ONFIRE OF THE DECEASED
35 TON HAULAGE TRUCK WENT OVER STOCKPILE BANK. OPER WAS CRUSHED IN THE CAB