| 27. | No accidents were reported during either phase at CR this season. There were however two instances of ill health. Over the period 19 - 22 November about half of the team were affected in varying degrees by 'flulike symptoms (off-colour, elevated temperature, joint/muscle aches, sinusitis). One person was confined to bed for two days otherwise the others were not affected severely enough to stop work or forgo their recreation trip on their day-off. The second 'flu incident occurred in January and coincided with a major outbreak at McM and SB. One person was moderately incapacitated for about four days at CR and the other 'crashed' upon returning to SB. |
| 28. | There was one incident which resulted in irreparable damage to a video recorder unit in the Video Hut at the drill site. Electronic equipment had not been stored or secured when a plant operator decided to move the Video Hut when dismantling the drill rig. Compounding the loss of the equipment (and it could have been much greater) was the fact that shifting the Hut was attempted without first getting the OK from Science Support Manager and without assistance to ensure everything was secure and there was no danger to anyone in the vicinity. The situation was made worse by the use of a nylon strop which stretched on take up because the skis were iced in. When they suddenly released the building jerked forward violently. This incident provided the opportunity to reinforce the need for safe operating procedures which include having a buddy to direct the operation and ensure people and equipment are not endangered, and to use a rigid draw bar when freeing up a frozen sledge. |
| 28. | There was an incident at SB that CRP personnel will be made aware of. The SB Plant Operator was decoupling an empty Hagglunds sledge from the Hagglunds vehicle after CR personnel had returned to SB in December. He failed to deploy the jockey wheel of the sledge to take the sledge's weight so that when he lifted the draw bar off the vehicle the 'box' or upper part of the sledge cantilevered forward and the draw bar struck his leg (thigh/knee?). The blow and subsequent bruising incapacitated him for a few days. |
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