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SUDDEN MASSIVE UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE OF EAST HIGHWALL RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FALLING SLIDING ROCK CRUSHED THE 5130 SHOVEL KILLING THE OPERATOR. IT ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPACTED THE 85 TON TRU CK BEING LOADED WITH RESULTING HEAD AND LEG WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER.

LOOSE FELL FROM BACK STRIKING MAN WORKING OUT OF BUCKET

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INVESTIGATING TEAM THAT THE JUMBO DRILL THAT WAS BEING USED WAS DRIVEN UP THE 10' X 10' INCLINE AND STOPPED AT 18 FT. FROM THE FACE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. APPAR ENTLY THE JUMBO STARTED BACK DOWN THE INCLINE TRAVELING ABOUT 33 FEET BEFORE STRIKING THE LEFT RIB OF THE INCLINE. THE IMPACT OF THE STRIKING OF THE LEFT RIB CAUSED THE JUMBO TO SWING AROUND

EMPL WAS WORKING A DIAMOND DRILL OPERATORAT 4100 LEVEL 69 STOPE 17L & WAS LAST HEARD FROM WHEN HE ALLED TELE OPER AROUND 11:00AM EMPL WAS FOUND IN 46 BOREHOLE 4100-4400 APPROX 4:40 PM.

EMPLS WERE PUSHING CABLE BOLTS INTO HOLE BY HAND. FIRST CABLE FELL OUT OF HOLE & STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK SEVERING ARTERY.

WORKING ON ENERGIZED AIR LINE.

VICTIM AND PARTNER WERE TRAVELING DOWN ROSS SHAFT BELOW THE 5000 LEVEL TO CHECK WATER LEVEL IN SUMP WHEN CAGE SUDDENLY STRUCK WATER IN THE SHAFT. CAGE WAS QUICKLY FILLED WITH WATER AND VICTI M WAS WASHED OUT OF THE CAGE AS IT WAS LIFTED BACK OUT OF T HE WATER.

SCRAPER #26-821 OPERATED BY I.NAME RETURNING TO LOADING AREA EMPTY WAS STRUCK BY SCRAPER OPERATED BY I.NAME WHO WAS EMPLOYED BY SUMMIT INC

I NAME WAS STAN8ING DIRECTLY BELOW THE MOBILE CRANE BOOM GIVING THE CRANE OPERATOR SIGNAL DIRECTIONS WHEN THE HEADACH BALL FELL FREE FROM THE BOOM STRIKING I NAME ON THE HEAD

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A MOTOR WITH A STRING OF NINE CARS AND WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE DUMP WHEN THE TRAIN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH THE SECOND CAR ON THE CAMEL-BACK. HE APPARENTLY GOT OFF TH E MOTOR TO DETE9MINE THE CAUSE OF THE STOP. HE APPARANTLY APPOACHED THE OPEN DUMP AND REACHED UP FOR THE WAND SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE WATER SPRAYS AND FELL INTO THE OPEN

I.NAME HOISTING RAIL TRUCK LOADED WITH USED DRILL STEEL,PIPE OTHER MISC.SEVERAL LONGER PIECES OF STEEL WERE ALSO PLACED UNSECURED AT AN ANGLE IN THE CAGE.APPARENTLY ONE OF THESE LONG PIECES SL IPPED AND BECAME CAUGHT IN SIDE OF SHAFT AS CAGE WAS MOVING UPWARD.THE MOVEMENT CAUSED STEEL AND CAGE GATE TO BECOME ENTANGLED AND TORN AWAY.I.ANME FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE FELL OR WAS THROWN

I.NAME FELL FROM ROSS CRUSHER ROOM CRANE TROLLEY WHILE IN PROCESS OF HELPING REAVE AND HANG NEW TRAVELER BLOCK FOR TIGER OVERHEAD CRANE.