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A MINE ELECTRICIAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE 3/4 TON FLATBED PICKUP HE WAS DRIVING WAS RUN OVER BY A 240 TON CATERPILLAR HAUL TRUCK. THE ELECTRICIAN AS TRAVELING DOWN THE HAULAGE ROAD WHEN THE HAUL TRUCK MADE A U-TURN AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE RAN OVER THE FLATBED.
A DELIVERY TRUCK DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE UNLOADING A TRAILER LOAD OF STEEL. THE LOAD SHIFTED AND HE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING I-BEAM.
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING BACKED OVER THE BERM AND DOWN THE BANK APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE TRUCK LANDED UPSIDE DOWN.
"SEE ATTACHED";PER FINAL INVESTIGATION.HAUL TRUCK RAN OUT OF FUEL.IT WAS REFUELED,ETC,OPER CALLED OVER RADIO STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.THEY RETURNED,ONE PARKED SERVICE VEHICLE SV-05 15' IN FRONT O F HAULTRUCK,FACING IT.I.NAME ARRIVED IN ANOTHER SVC TRK BOTH WALKED TOWARD HAULTRUCK,SVC TRUCK ROLLED DOWN 9% GRADE RAMP PINNED I.NAME AGAINST LADDER LOCATED IN FRONT OF TRUCK.RESULTED IN FAT
MANITOWOC CRANE MODEL #4100W SERIES 11 45 SHEETS OF ROOFING MATERIAL SUSPENDED LOAD FOR UNKNOWN REASON FELL TO GROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE.
EMPL LOADED TRUCK TRAVELED THROUGH ROADSIDE BERM AND OVER 60'EMBANKMENT.
EMPL CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT.
WORKING ON LEFT SIDE OF CONTINUOUS MINER AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH 460 POWER MODULE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
AT #6 SHOVEL - 4AS HIT BY A CABLE 2 1/4" DIAMETER WHICH FELL APPROX 25' AND HIT EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING BELOW ON SHOVEL
THE OPERATOR WA8 THROW FROM THE MACHINE WHEN A DOZER ROLLED OFF THE ROAD.
EMP HAD RAISED THE RAIL APPROX 4 INCHES TO DO REPAIR WORK. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED HE LOWERED THE RAIL, THE RAIL CAME IN TONTACT WITH A RAIL SPIKE BAR. THE RAIL BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE I N THE R LOWER JAW
ENMPLOYEE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK WHILE IN T HE PROCESS OF PERFOEMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES THE HEART ATTACK WAS UNRELATED TO WORK PROCEDURES OR DAILY EVENTS RESULTED IN DEATH 15 JUNE 1985 AT 2 5
EMPL WORKING AROUND DE-ENERGIZED EQUIP AT SUB-STATION AND COME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED TERMINATORS ELECTROCUTING EMPL.THEN FELL ONTO TOP-ROOF-OF TRANSFORMER CAUSING HEAD INJURY.EMPL EXPIRED DUE TO ABOVE INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE FELL INTO CUMBERLAND RIVER FOR NO APPARENT REASON & DROWNDED EMPLOYEE HAD LIFE VEST ON BUT NOT FASTENED LIFE VEST CAME OFF DURING FALL
RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE ON GRADE, EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM MOVING LOCOMOTIVE.