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DRIVER OF BULLDOZER WAS WORKING AT EDGE OF LAKE "PADDING" THE SLIP FACE FOR THE DRAGLINE USED BY RINKER, WHEN BULLDOZER FELL INTO LAKE RESULTING IN DEATH TO DRIVER.
WHILE ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION AND WIRING OF AN ELECTRONIC GENERATOR, INSIDE OF A 7820 MARION DRAGLINE, A MECHANIC WAS POSITIONING AN OVERHEAD 10 TON HOIST WEIGHING ABOUT 1160 POUNDS TO LIFT THE GENERATOR ARMATURE IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES, WHEN THE HOIST FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL BLUNT TRAUMA.
CONTRACTOR CONTRACTED TO DISASSEMBLE AND MOVE PORTABLE CONVEYORS. WHILE CONVEYOR SECTIONS WERE BEING LOADED ON SUBCONTRACTORS TRUCK. A SECTION DROPPED CRUSHING THE SUBCONTRACTERS TRUCK DRIVER. THE MINE WAS CLOSED FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS BUT THE CONTRACTOR WAS DOING A JOB HE WAS CONTRACTED TO DO.
OPERATOR IN RIG CAB APPARENTLY PARKING RIG FOR THE NIGHT.BACKED RIG OVER BERM AT THE EDGE OF THE LEDGE AND FELL WITH THE RIG 61' TO THE FLOOR BELOW.OPERATOR SUSTAINED MASSIVE INJURIES TO BACK OF HEAD RESULTING IN DEATH AT HOSPITAL AT 8:40PM
EMPLOYEE'S WERE TRYING TO PULL TAIL SECTION BACK INTO PLACE. A PIPE HAD BEEN PUT ON HANDLE OF CHAIN FALL FOR EXTRA LEVERAGE. THE FALL CHAIN BROKE AND PIPE STRUCK INJURED IN CHEST. AS A RESU LT OF THE INJURY HE DIED AT HOSPITAL.
VICTIM & 3 OTHERS WERE PULLING ON NEW BELTING USING CABLE SNATCH BLOCK AND END LOADERS. VICTIM WAS IN THE V AREA OF THE PULL, WHEN THE CABLE HOLDING THE SNATCH BROKE HE WAS IN DIRECT LINE OF THE PULLING CABLE WHICH HIT HIM IN THE HEAD KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLICE THE F-2 CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER. HE CLIMBED UP ON THE BELT TO SECURE IT TO THE CONVEYOR FRAME. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE CLAMP TOGETHER PULLED THROUGH THE BELT LET TING THE BELT ROLL BACK DOWN THE FRAME. HE WAS ON THE BELT AS IT ROLLED DOWN THE FRAME FOR APPROX. 250' AND THEN FELL APPROX. 30' TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIMARY HOLE.
THE EE RECEIVE8 A BLOW TO THE HEAD FROM A UNKNOWN CAUSE OR FALL. THE EE WAS AN INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETIC SUFFERED FROM HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & HAD HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES WHICH MAY HAVE CAUS ED THE ACCIDEN7.
WORKING CONDITI2NS WERE GOOD. BACKED MACHINE TOO CLOSE TO EDGE.
EE TRIED TO RE8TART MOTOR ON BOAT WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR. HE WAS THROWN FROM BOAT & DROWN.
EMPL TRYING TO INSTALL PIECE OF RUBBER FLASHING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHILE MACHINERY WAS RUNNING.RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND MOVING CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING DEEP LACERATIONS TO ARM JUST AB OVE AND JUST BELOW RIGHT ELBOW.
OPERATOR WAS LOADING 85 TON HAUL TRUCK HAD PUT IN 6 LOADS WITH SHOVEL. WALL STARTED COMING IN OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO TRAVEL POSITION REVERSE WALL MATERIAL ENGULFED CAB KILLING OPERATOR
EMPLOYEE HAD CEASED NORMAL SHOP ACTIVITY TO AWAIT QUARRY BLAST. ROCK WAS THROWN FROM BLAST INTO SHOP AREA STRIKING EMPLOYEE CAUSING LACERATIONS & FRACTURES TO HEAD & BODY. POOR QUAUTY OF ROCK & POSSIBLE SEAM SUSPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO EXCESSIVE FLY ROCK.