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July 21, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Zmk Mine Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON 125 EIMCO-JARVIS LOADER (LHD);HE FAILED TO BLOCK BUCKET OF LOADED OF LOADER BEFORE MAINTENANCE BEGUN. APPARENTLY, IN TIGHTENING THE FITTING TO LIFT CYLIN DER, THE FITTING BROKE, RELEASING THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CAUSING BUCKET TO COME DOWN ON HIM, PINNING HIM AGAINST FRAME AND BUCKET LIFT ARM.

September 1, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Zmk Mine Construction Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS TRAMMING MATERIAL FROM ONE STOCK PILE TO ANOTHER STOCK PILE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED ON THE YOUNG BUGGY CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL EE JUMPED FROM THE YOUNG BUGGY & BROKE HIS LEG THE YOUNG B UGGY WAS LATER STARTED WITH ALL BRAKES INCLUDINGEMERGENCY BRAKE WORKING ON GOOD ORDER APPROX 700.00 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE YOUNG BUGGY

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