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Safety at manually-fed pivoting-head metal-cutting circular saws
Pivot head saws where the saw is manually fed into the workpiece. The main hazards for operators of these machines are from contact with the moving saw blade, exposure to high noise levels and contact with metal working fluids. ... Read more
Control of noise at metal-cutting saws
Guidance to assist machine users and manufacturers/suppliers in reducing employees’ noise exposure when using metal-cutting saws. ... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Phosphate) Fatal Machinery Accident Pierce IMC - Agrico Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Mine I.D. No. 08-00388
What A 54 year-old machinist, with two years mining experience, was seriously injured in a shop at a phosphate mine operation. The victim was using a horizontal band saw to cut a grove in a wooden hammer handle. He was holding... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Phosphate) Fatal Machinery Accident Pierce IMC - Agrico Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Mine I.D. No. 08-00388
What A 54 year-old machinist, with two years mining experience, was seriously injured in a shop at a phosphate mine operation. The victim was using a horizontal band saw to cut a grove in a wooden hammer handle. He was holding... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Dimension Granite) Fatal Machinery Accident Mt. Airy Mine and Mill The N.C. Granite Corporation Mt. Airy, Surry
What A 32-year-old saw operator with 14 years mining experience was fatally injured at a dimension stone operation. The victim and a co-worker were withdrawing the saw blades from two large granite blocks. The blocks, positioned about 3 feet apart, had... Read more
FRIDAY SAFETY AUDIT DAY An Evolving Culture
Problem Due to unacceptable levels of incident and injury rates at Peak Downs Mine, it was decided to take a view of the world using the Dupont style of safety contact. It was evident that although safety audits were being carried... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Dimension Granite) Fatal Machinery Accident Mt. Airy Mine and Mill The N.C. Granite Corporation Mt. Airy, Surry
What A 32-year-old saw operator with 14 years mining experience was fatally injured at a dimension stone operation. The victim and a co-worker were withdrawing the saw blades from two large granite blocks. The blocks, positioned about 3 feet apart, had... Read more
Permissible Warning Lights
A diesel scoop operator made a left hand turn into the face area with a full bucket of coal. He could only see down the right side of the bucket. When the scoop operator backed up and saw a cap... Read more
Pillar Workings
To reduce personal exposure and to get the support in place quickly, always have your timbers pre-measured and sawed before the coal is removed. A person should never turn their back to a pillar that has just been cut on.... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident A&I Contracting, Inc. (D-540) Salyersville, Kentucky at # 17 Mine Knott Floyd Land Company, Inc. Hueysville,
What A 30-year old independent contractor employee with two weeks experience was fatally injured while clearing trees and brush. The victim was making the second cut with a chain saw when the tree split. The base of the tree rapidly moved... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident A&I Contracting, Inc. (D-540) Salyersville, Kentucky at # 17 Mine Knott Floyd Land Company, Inc. Hueysville,
What A 30-year old independent contractor employee with two weeks experience was fatally injured while clearing trees and brush. The victim was making the second cut with a chain saw when the tree split. The base of the tree rapidly moved... Read more
Tire explodes when truck contacts overhead power line
What A load of gravel was being delivered to a farm. After dumping the load as directed by the farmer, the driver moved the truck forward with its box still raised. As the truck was moving forward, the box contacted an... Read more
Truck Driver Raises Tray Under Powerlines
What A truck driver narrowly escaped death when he raised the tray of his on-road haulage truck into 11,000 volt overhead power lines. Why The driver was employed by a contractor to haul concentrate from a mine site. His truck was parked at... Read more
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