Mining Incidents in Oregon

Temporary contracted employee contacted the 12500 volt overhead power line with an irrigation pipe

Drove euclid off bridge, overturned in water, trapped in cab and drowned.

WORKER WAS OPERATING A D6M CAT CRAWLER DOZER AND BACKED OVER HIGHWALL IN MINE INTO WATER-FILLED PIT AND DIED DUE TO DROWNING.

The victim was operating a track dozer to clean off a drill bench in preparation for drilling. The bench was 45 feet above the quarry floor. Apparently the victim was attmpting to turn the dozer around on the bench, backed off this area, and fell to the quarry floor.

(3) MINERS WERE WORKING TO INSTALL & MOVE A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. PILAR WAS FEEDING THE BELT OFF THE ROLL TOWARD THE HEAD PULLEY. VICTIM WAS PULLING THE BELTING TOWARDS THE TAIL PULLEY WITH A 3/4"" ROPE ATTACHED TO THE LACING HOLES W/3 STRANDS OF WIRE. THE PULL ROPE DETACHED FROM THE WIRE & HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB. HE WAS 12'ABOVE THE GROUND, FALL PROTECTION NOT WORN.

FELL FEEDING ROCK BOX. THE ROCK BOX WAS PLUGGED W/ A LARGE BOULDER & 3 EMPLOYEE'S ASSESSED THE PROBLEM. LOCKOUT CONVEYOR LINE, CO-WORKER AT JAW TOWER AND FATALY INJURED EE TRIED USING A PRY BAR TO FREE PLUG & HE CRAWLED INTO THE ROCK BOX TWO TIMES, ON THE SECOND TIME MATERIAL ENGULFED HIM.

THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT WITNESSED BY ANY PERSON. I BELIEVE THAT THE WORKER WAS PRYING OR ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A ROCK JAM IN THE CRUSHER. IT APPEARS THAT HE DROPPED A PRY BAR AND THE BAR WAS EJECTE D FROM THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK THE WORKER IN THE NECK AREA, RESULTING IN DEATH.

HIGH BANK FAILURE; DAMAGE AND IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN.

MINER POSITIONED HIMSELF OVER WITHDRAWAL POINT IN MIDDLE OF SILO WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE OBSTRUCTION. WHEN MATERIAL STARTED TO FLOW MINER BEGAN TO SINK AND WAS ENGULFED - RESULTING IN SUFFOC ATION.

BACKHOE OEPRATOR WAS DIGGING A DITCH THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS STANDING NEXT TOTHE BACKHOE. AS THE BUCKET WAS SWINGING, THE FOOT PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE BUCKET TO SWING TOWARDS THE VICTIM (LOAD ER OEPRATOR). VICTIM BACKED AWAY AND PUT OTU HANDS AND PUSHED AGAINST THE BUCKET, VICTIM FELL BACK STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND.