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LABORER WAS INSTRUCTED TO WALK DRILL AND COMPRESSOR TO NEW LOCATION HE RODE THE DRILL AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN DRILL AND COMPRESSOR WHILE TRUNING CORNER.
TWISTED KNEE BY STEPING ON ROCK RUNNIN G ON LEACH PAD
CREW WAS CLEANING OUT GRIZZLY.INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE GRIZZLY UNDER THE APRON FEEDER.AFTER IT WAS UNPLUGGED THE OPERATOR WENT OVER AND STARTED THE PLANT.HE DID NOT SEE INJURED ON THE GRIZ ZLY.
WHILE CLEANING OUT HOPPER ON APRON FEEDER (WHICH HAD A BRIDGE OVER IT) HIS LEFT LEG FELL THROUGH THE BRIDGE AND LODGED UP TO HIS KNEE. TWO LABORERS WHO WERE HELPING CLEAN-UP PULLED HIM OUT.
STACKER SLIPPED OFF A HYD JACK AND THE WHEEL CAME DOWN ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.SOFT GROUND CAUSED AS TIMBER TO SLIP FROM UNDER THE JACK.
SNOW ON BOOTS HE SLIPPED CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A FRONT END LOADER. HE LANDED ON HIS KNEE.
DRILLER HELPER WAS BENDING OVER TIEING A SAMPLE SACK 8 FT FROM DRILL DRILL STEEL VIBRATED FROM HOLDER AND HIT HIM IN SMALL OF BACK SORE MUSCLES NO BRUISE OR BROKEN BONES
INJURED WAS BACKING OUT OF THE WAY OF A FALLING BLACK AND TACKEL AS HE STEPPED BACK FELL ACROSS SOME BLOCKS THAT WAS ON THE GROUND.
WHILE HAULING TOP SAIL OF THE LEACH PAD HE WENT OVER A BUMP AND HIS HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THE CAB.HE JAMMED HIS NECK/BACK.HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AND SEAT BELT.NOTE THE SHIFT SPT WAS NIT INFO RMED OF THIS INJURY UNTIL 08-17-89.
WAS STANDING ON THE BUMPER OF 2-764 TRYING TO OPEN THE TAILGATE.SHE JERKED AND IT OPENED TOO FAST SHE FELL AS SHE WENT DOWN SHE GRABBED FRO THE BUMPER AT THE SAME TIME THE TAILGATE SLAMMED DOW N.
WHILE ENGAGED IN SITE PREPARATION FOR LEACH PAD ENCOUNTERED OLD UNDERGROUND VAULT TANK WHICH HE KNOCKED THE LID OFF OF AND LOOKED INSIDE.SOME 30 MINUTES LATER HE FELT ILL.TREATING PHYSICIAN H AS TENTATIVELY SAID IT S A RESPIRATORY REACTION TO BAD AIR.
TWO ROCKS FELL OFF OF THE CRUSHER GRIZZLEY LANDED ON EMPLOYEE S BACK WHO WAS WORKING UNDER GRIZZLEY ON THE GROUND.
LABORER WERE CLEANING OFF CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WALKED UNDER CONVEYOR AND A 4 INCH ROCK HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. '
WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO FREE ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER JAW ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED OUT OF TOP OF JAW AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.
ROUGH OPERATING OF EQUIPMENT CAUSING BACK PROBLEMS.
DRIVING MOTOR CYCLE WITHOUT PROPERY HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHTS DROVE OFF ROAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING POWDER TRUCK DID NOT SHIFT FEET WHEN TWISTING WITH WAS CAUSING BACK STRAIN.
OILER WAS DRIVI3G LOADED 4000 GAL FUEL TRUCK DOWN A STEEP GRADE MOUNTAIN ROAD HE TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT BUT GOT CAUGHT IN NEUTRAL HE THEN USED BRAKES TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN BUT DEPLETED AIR TANKS TH E DRIVER THEN U8ED TREES TO SLOW HIM DOWN UNEVEN GROUND CAUSED TRUCK TO ROLL OVER TWICE
1 IN DIAMETER R2CK FROM BUCKET OF 988 B LOADER STRUCK DRIVER ON CHEEK THROUGH WINDOW DRIVER FELT SICK HAD HEADACHE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR CK UP SICKNESS CAUSED BY BLOOD IN STOMACH FROM NOSE BLEED 3