SAN LUIS MINE Metal/Non-Metal

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING #78 DRILL & WAS MOVING FROMTHE DRILL DECK TO THE CAB PLATFORM WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL DOWN STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ONTHE DECK ABOVE THE STEPS THIS RESULT

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A MECHANICS PICK UP UP TO A PALLOT TO LOAD SOME GROUSER BARS. HE ROLLED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOWN TO ENABLE HIM TO LOOK AT THE DISTANCE NEEDING TO BE TRAVELED. THE EMPL OYEE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW THINKING IT WAS ROLLED ALL THE WAY DOWN, WHICH IT WAS NOT, CAUSING HIS TOOTH TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW. THE TOOTH WAS CHIPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN MILL BASEMENT WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE OUT ON HIM AND HE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO FEEL DISCOMFORT IN HIS ARM OVER TIME IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. ULTIMATELY AN MRI WAS DONE ON 3-17-95. SURGERY WAS RECOMMENDED TO EXAMINE ROTORCUFF.

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADED HAUL TRUCK ON A DECLINE. WEST OF THE PIT AREA WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT OR WERE INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF BY THE OPERATOR CAUSING HOR TO LOOSE. CONTROL AND TRAVEL THR U THE BERM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS RESULTED IN EE STRAINING HER LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A SLEEVE ON A JACKHAMMER BIT THAT WAS BEING USED TO DRIVE OUT A MILL LINER BOLT THE JACKHAMMER BIT BROKE & THE JACKHAMMER CAME DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEES LEFT GLOVED HAND THIS RESULTED INA LACERATION IN THE WEB OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & FOREFINGER IT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE

EMPLOYEE WASRMEOVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM A SUM PUMP. EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING LOT OF PRESSURE TUG TIGHT BOLT USINGA WRENCH. THE BOTL SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND STRUCK THE MOTOR FRAM. THIS RESULTED INA FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE FRACTURED BONE WAS THE 5TH METACARPEL IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO STAMP NUMBERS ON A GOLD BAR HEAD CAME OFF THE HAMMER AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE NUMBERING TOOL HAMMER HEAD STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND THIS RESULTED IN A CHIP FX & LACERATION OF THE SMALL FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND

54736YEE WAS REMOVING RUBBER DISCHARGE LINE FROM A SUMP PUMP. THE LINE WAS KINKED. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE KINK CAME OUT AND THE LINE IT MOVED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SIDE 06603HE MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN UPPER LEFT TOOTH.(MOLAR).

54736YEE TRIPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF GRATING ON TOP OF #5 CIL TANK. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FELL, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF ONE METACARPAL BONE IN H 92035FT WRIST. EMPLOYEE FELL ON SAME LEVEL.

BOTTOM STEP ON HAUL TRUCK MUDDY SLIPPERY, NOT RIGID. OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS TWISTING LUMBAR REGION. OPERATOR LOST 2 DAYS WORK AFTER VISIT TO LOCAL HEALTH CARE CENTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE DRILL BIT ON AN IR DM-50 DRILL.THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING THE BIT AND STUBBED HIS TOE ON A ROCK AND TRIPPED THIS RESULTED IN A STRAINED MIDDLE BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF CATERPILLAR D-8 DOZER WHEN HE PULLED ON THE DOOR HANDLE HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS RIGHT HAND THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAINED RIGHT INDEX AND LONG FINGER THE LONG FINGER HAD A SMALL UNDISPLACED BONE CHIP. ]

EMPL HELPING PLACE 28" CULVERT.AS CULVERT WAS ROLLED INTO PLACE THE GLOVE ON EMPL RIGHT HAND BECAME ENTAGLED ON A BOLT PROTRUDING FROM CULVERT.EMPL HAND,ARM AND BODY WERE PULLED AROUND BY THE CULVERT.LACERATED RIGHT HAND & WRIST.

LOOSENING DRILL BIT SET BASKET ON DRILL PINCHED R RING FINGER BETWEEN BASKET AND DUST COLLECTOR FRACT AND LACERATION OF R RING FINGER

EMPL WAS OFF LOADING DRILL BIT FROM DRILL SUPPORT TRUCK. WHEN EMPL TURNED TO PLACE BIT IN STORAGE PILE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE IN A TRACK PIN ON AN INGERSOL TRACK DRILL WHEN A STEEL SLIVER CAME OFF THE PIN AND EMBEDDED IN THE EE S RIGHT CALF.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER WELDING A STEP ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN WIND CHANGED BLOWING SPARKS TOWARD EMPLOYEE HE MOVED QUICKLY TO AVOID SPARKS THE QUICK MOVEMENT RESULTED IN A STRAINED LOWER BACK

WHILE SETTING IRON EMPL LOST BALANCE & FELL TO LOWER DECK HITTING KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WELDING A CUP ON AN ARTESIAN WELL.THE HOLE FILLED WITH A FEW INCHES OF WATER AND THIS REFLECTED THE WELDING FLASH BACK.THIS RESULTED IN A FLASH BURN TO BOTH OF THE EMPLOYEES EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WELDING A CAP ON AN ARTESIAN WELL.THE HOLE FILLED WITH WATER A FEW INCHES DEEP AND REFLECTED THE WELDING FLASH BACK.THIS RESULTED IN A FLASH BURN FOR THE EMPLOYEES EYES.

EMPLOYEE WA WORKING ON FUEL FILTER HOUSING ON CAT 777 HAUL TRUCK. WHEN INSTALLING THE RELIEF VALVE IN THE HOUSING FUEL SQUIRTED OUT AND BROKE THE LIGHT BULB ON THE DROP LIGHT WAS USING. THIS RESULTED IN IGNITION OF THE FUEL AND FIRE. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WAS BURNED. IVNESTIGATION HAS SHOWN GASOLINEWAS IN FUEL TANK, FUEL IS DELIVERED ONSITE AND PUT IN FUEL TRUCK BY AN OUTSIDE S

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING CAT 992C LOADER WHEN HE CAME DOWN OFF LAST STEP ON LADDER & HIS FOOT HIT SNOW COVERED GROUND HE SLIPPED & STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS TYING WIRE DOWN IN TRAY. HE WAS GOING TO MOVE FURTHER UP TRAY. WHILE TRYING TO UNTIE HIS SAFETY BELT, HE SLIPPED TO THE END OF LANYARD WHICH CAUGHT HIM AND SLID FURTHER UP HIS BOD Y AND JERKED HIM AGAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON THE POINT OF THE BOOM ON THE 65 TON CRANE HELPING PIN THE FLY WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE PIN CONNECTION THE BOOM SHOOK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP OVER THE BASE OF THE BOOM EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS FEET BREAKING ANKLE

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF THE FORKLIFT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON BACK SIDE OF THE BALL MILL TRUNNION BEARING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE SEAL WHEN HER CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWADS, LANDING ON HER B UTTOCKS ON THE GRATING 2'8" BELOW.

EMPL GRINDING WHEN FELT PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT ARM & SHOULDER.