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A miner was fatally injured while using a tool to remove a down hole hammer. The drill motor turned unexpectedly, pinning the driller's leg between the tool and the drill mast.
The investigation is not complete, but as of now it appears a miner was fatally injured when material that traveled through a borehole struck him after a blast was initiated. The victim was on the 1290 level ramp waiting for a blast to be initiated. The concussion from the explosion traveled through a 3-inch borehole, blowing small rock and debris onto the victim.
Employee was working without fall protection and fell to his death.
A fatal accident occurred when a miner became entangled in a take up pulley on the #13 conveyor belt. A guard was in place at the time of the accident.
Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom at end of shift with boom fully extended to the South when South side wheels slipped sideways from leveling blocks, causing lift to tilt and capsize. Boom fell & basket hit the ground.
Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom at end of shift with boom fully extended to the South when South side wheels slipped sideways from leveling blocks, causing lift to tilt and capsize. Boom fell, basket hit ground.
Frozen dig face material sloughed from the dig face of 750-28 bench, striking employee and pining him to the ground.
EE WAS UNDER A DITCHING BUCKET CUTTING A PLATE OUT AND THE PLATE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS CHEST. WITHOUT AN AUTOPSY REPORT COMPLETED YET, THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS THE IMPACT OF THE STEEL PLATE ON HIS CHEST, LUNGS.