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VICTIM AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES. WERE INSTALLING WIRE ROPE FOR AN AERIAL TRAM. THE WIRE ROPE GOT STUCK UNDER A ROCK OUTCROPPING. THEY APPLIED MORE TENSION TO THE ROPE IN ORDER TO FREE IT. THE ROP E SPRANG FREE AND BROKE AWAY FROM ITS ANCHOR BOLT. THE ROPE STRUCK THE VICTIM AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN A MOUNTAIN ABOUT 350 FT.
I.NAME WAS WALKING ON AN OPERATING WALKWAY ABOVE THE SOLUTION TANK. THE GENERAL FOREMAN WAS USING A PROPANE FIRED WEED BURNER TO DRY THE TANK FROM UNDER THE TANK BOTTOM. AN UNKNOWN GAS SUDDENL Y FLASHED BURNING I.NAME ON THE FACE & HANDS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE FLASH OCCURRED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE TANK. THE TANK DRYING WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A LONG-TERM SHUTDOWN & IS NOT STANDARD OPER
I.NAME WAS DOING NON ROUTINE MAINTNEANCE ON TOP A COVERED LEACH TANK HE WAS REMOVING SCALE FROM SUPPORT STEEL AND TANK USING A LONG HANDLED SCRAPER HE STEPPED BACK AND MISSED THE TANK EDGE CAUSING A FALL OF APPROX 10 FT TO A STEEL BEAM ON CONCRETE FLOOR HE BROKE LEFT ARM IN TWO PLACES BRUISED LEFT HIP AND SHOULDER
TOM WAS HELPING BOB FITHIAN CALLAR A DRILL HOLE HIS HAND SLIPPED LITTLE LEFT FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BIT AND FACE
SUBJECT WAS SETTING A 4X2X1/2 IN STEEL PLATE ON A LOADER BUCKET THE PLATE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND FALLING ON HIS LEFT FOOT SMASHING 3 TOES
TWO PINS USED IN STAGGING BROKE CAUSING STAGING TO COLAPSE
CUTTING INSULATION FROM PIPE WHEN KNIFE BECAME STUCK.WHEN HE PULLED KNIFE IT CAME OUT AT AN ANGLE AND DEGREE OF SPEED HE COULD NOT CONTROL.KNIFE ENTERED RIGHT KNEE JUST BELOW PATELLA CAUSING P UNCTURE WOUND.
SUBJECT WAS MOVING SLUSHER BLOCK FOR HIS PARDNER PARDNER STOPPED SUBJECT GRABBED BLOCK TO TURN TAKING OT TWIST IN CABLE HIS PARDNER STARTED SLUSHING AGAIN SLUSHER BUCKET HIT BLOCK SMASHING SU BJECTS LEFT HAND TO BACK PARDNER COULD NOT SEE SUBJECT