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EE WAS SURVEYING A BOULDER PILE. AS HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PILE, HE STEPPED ON A BOULDER AND A PIECE BROKE OFF, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL. AS HE FELL, HE HIT HIS RT WRIST ON A JAGGED ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT WAS SNOWING. AS THE EE EXITED THE MINE FORKLIFT, HE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND. HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM & SIDE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY MINE EMT & CONT WORKING. DUE TO SORENESS HE WENT TO A DR. THE NEXT DAY & WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A PARTIAL ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
EE WAS WALKING DOWNHILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE/SNOW, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL. WHEN HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL, HE HAD A STRANGE FEELING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE REFUSED TO SEE A DOCTOR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY HE HAD A LUMP ON HIS SIDE & WENT TO A DOCTOR ON12/12/97, HIS DAY OFF. DIAGNOSED AS A POSSIBLE HERNIA & REFERRED TO ANOTHER DOCTOR.
EE WAS SHVELING WET CLAY ON THE HEAP LEACH PAD. ON 10/29/97 EE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS LEFT ARM/ELBOW WAS SORE FROM SHOVELING. HE SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TO A DR ON 11/3/97 WHO DIAGNOSED A STRAIN. MINERAL RIDGE WAS NOT INFORMED OF HIS VIIST TO A DR UNTIL 11/18/97
EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICKUPA CARBON TRANSFER HOSE. AS HE STOOD UO HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A CARBON COLUMN. HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY FOR TWO DAYS. HE ALSO WAS N OT INTERVIEWED UNTIL 10/17/97 WHEN HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT STARTED.
TRUCK DRIVER PARKED HIS TRACTOR TRAILER RIG AT THE SECURITY BLDG. TO RECEIVE SITE SPECIFICE HAZARD TRAINING. RIG WAS LEFT RUNNING & NOT CHOCKED.IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY & THE DRIVER CHASED THE RI G TO STOP IT. HE WAS DRAGGED APPROX. 200' BEFORE BEING RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR DUAL TIRES. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
EE INSTALLING EMITTER LINES ONTO HEADERS. EMITTERS ARE PUSHED ONTO HEADER AND SECURED WITH A SMALL PLATIC NUT. AFTER INSTALLING A LARGE QUANTITY OF THESE, THE EE SAID HIS WRIST HURT. THE EE WO RKED 5 MORE DAYS BEFORE GOING TO A DR. THE DR SAID HE HAD A LEFT FOREARM STRAIN.
WAS REMOVING CATHODE ADN ANODE'S FROM ELECTROWINNING CELLS, WHILE PULLING UP ON THE CATHODE AND ANODES, THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH ROOM BETWEEN THE CATHODE AND ANODES AND JJUST ABOVE THE MIDDLE KN UCKLE OF THE RIGHT HAND BRUSHED AGAINST THE CATHODE WHILE PULLING THE ANODE.
MOVING BARRIER CONES-PICKED UP BY TOP AND SWUNG CONE OUT---FELT SHARPT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.