Crescent Mine Metal/Non-Metal

While compressor was warming up it appears the supply air valve was left open allowing air into the drill steel. The air pushed the water in the valve to a discharge hose causing the hose to whip & strike the employee in EE's left leg.

EE had almost completed mucking out the face when a rock (approx. 18" l.x 16" w. and 12" thick) fell out of the back. The rock then struck the boom of the loader which deflected it towards the operators cab. EE saw the rock coming towards him and raised his arm to protect himself. Rock struck the EE's arm causing a laceration.

Miner was operating air slusher when a jackleg drill fell over. Drill was propped up against the wall next to the slusher. Vibrations from the slusher caused the drill to fall over. Miner's thumb and palm were caught between the drill and slusher handle. Miner received a laceration to the left thumb and palm requiring stitches.

Employee was pulling steel out of lifter hole and felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. He continued working for several days and went to see a doctor on 12/23/10.

EE Fell of ladder landing on pallet of drill core with some landing on his chest . While getting up he reached up and knocked a bottle of HCL onto the floor, some splashing on his clothes. While pulling shirt off he got traces of acid on his face and nose and eyes and got burned. EE was transported to the hospital.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GROUND SUPPORT (ROCK BOLTS). AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS DRILLING A HOLE INTO ROCK IN WHICH TO INSTALL A BOLT. A ROCK FROM THE BACK AND IN FRONT OF THE DRILL FELL ONTO A MUCK PILE AND FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN DRIFT. TRIPPED OVER ROCK. FELL FORWARD LANDING ON ROCK AND HITTING HIS CHEST ON THE ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT OF MINE ON BACK OF MUCK TRAIN. WAS APPROXIMATELY 100' FROM THE PORTAL WHEN THE EMPLOYEES HEAD WAS STRUCK BY A LOW CAP(TIMBER SUPPORT). AS THE TRAIN WAS MOVING FORWARD EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED OFF AND LANDED ON THE GROUND.

CREW WAS HAULING 20"X10' VENT PIPE INTO MINE USING TIMBER TRUCKS AND ELECTRIC LOCI. MECHANIC WAS RIDING ON TIMBERTRUCK BEHIND TIMBERTRUCK WITH VENT PIPE ON IT. WHILE TRAVELLING INTO MINE A VENT PIPE HOOKED A TIMBER PUSHING THE VENT PIPE BACK HITTING THE MECHANIC ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. ACCIDENT IN MAIN HAULAGE DRIFT

Employee was traveling from a surface drill site back to the mine property when he made a sharp corner too fast. The UTV he was driving slid sideways on the road and turned onto it's side. The employee's left hand struck the ground or UTV fracturing his fith metacarpal in his hand.

#1 SHAFT, TRACK SPREAD TRAILER DERAILED, A PIECE OF TIMBER FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.

WHILE ROCK BOLTING ROCK SLID OFF RIB AND CUT RT FOREARM RESULING IN LACERATION APPROX 2 1/2 IN LONG REQUIRING STITCHES

EMPLOYEE HAD 4 9AILS (15'-60 LBS) SUPPENDED IN A CHAIN LOOP ON A CHAIN HOIST AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THEM TO THE DECK. HE WAS CHECKING THE TORQUE SPIN WITH LEFT HAND & RUNNING HOIST WITH RIGHT HAN8. AS THE LOAD BRGAN TO LOWER, THE OUTER RAIL ROLLED INWARD TAKING HIS LEFT HAND WITH IT. TIP OF LITTLE FINGER WAS SMASHED.

I.NAME WAS STAN8ING ON THE TOP OF A MUCK PILEE WETTING IT DOWN BEFORE MUCKING-THEY HAD BARRED DOWN THE BACK. HE WAS WORKING IN A BOLTED AREA. HE CAUGHT HIS SELF RESCUER ON A ROCK HANGING UNDE R A MAT. THE RO7K CAME LOOSE FELL FROM UNDER THE MAT & HIT I.NAME WEIGHT 150#-200#.

WHILE STANDING 2N A LADDER HE REACHED FOR A WATER HOSE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE

CARRYING JACKLE1 TO WORK AREA, SLIPPED ON A SLICK ROCK AND FELL WHILE STILL HOLDING JACKLEG. FELL BACKWARD ON LEFT LEG, TWISTING LEFT KNEE.

WHILE CHECKING 4ATER PROBLEMS ON STATION, HE WALKED PAST MUCK CARS WAS SHOCKED BY AN ELECTICAL CHARGE COMING FROM THE SUBSTATION. HE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE DRAW BAR BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND MUCK CARS. 3

HE WAS DRILLING3A RAISE ROUND WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING HIS LEFT FOREARM.

I.NAME WAS DRIL5ING AN I DRIFT ROUND THAT HAD BOOTLEGGED THE DAY BEFORE DUE TO A FROZEN BURN HE HAD WASHED OUT THE BOOTLEGS AND HAD 11 HOLES DRILLED IN THE NEW ROUND WHEN HE DRILLED INTO A M ISSED HOLE 3

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING STEEL ON GIG JUMBO HE COUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN CHUCK TINDER AND FELL CUTTING HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FINGER..

EE WAS COLLARING A DRILL HOLE WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE HANGING WALL & STRUCK HIM IN THE INSIDE RIGHT FOREARM.

OUTBURST OCCURRED AT 7:16 AM ABOUT 15 MIN. BEFORE CREW ENTERED WORK AREA OUTBURST KNOCKOUT 12 TIMBER SETS AFFECTED ABOUT 70\ OF DRIFT OUTBURST WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT DIDNT AFFECT PRODUCTI ON WE HAVE A CREW CLEANING AND RETIMBERING - WORK SHOULD BE DONE BY 9-20-85

HOISTING CONVEYANCE BECAME DERAILED FROM GUIDE THREW EE TO THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING WATER IN A 1 OLD BATTERY. HE LOST HIS FOOTING (BOOTS WERE MUDDY) & FELL BACKWARD, LANDING ON A RAIL & TURNING HIS ANKLE.

WHILE INSTALLING A CAP-WEDGE, HE STRETCHED OUT TOO FOR & FELL 10 FEET, LANDING ON A COLLAR BRACE.

HAD BEEN DRILLING IN TIMBERED END BITE STOPE. PULLED DRILLING MACHINE OUT OF HOLE. THERE WAS WATER FROM DRILLING MACHINE ON DECK. HE SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIMSELF & CUT HIS WRIST ON A NAIL.

MUCK WAS BRING HOISTED AS THE MANWAY SIDE WAS GOING DOWN EMPTY A GUIDE THAT HAD CAME LOOSE DURING THE DAYS OPERATING WAS CAUGHT BY MUCK BUCKET W TWO SHAFT GUIDES WERE TORN OUT CAUSING SKIP AND BUCKET TO HANG UP ABOUT 60 FT OF CABLE WAS LET OUT AND LOSSED DOWN AROUND SKIP AND INTO SHAFT THERE WAS NO RESDER AT THE TIME NO KINDS IN CABLE NO DAMAGE TO SKIP OR BUCKET SHAFT WAS BACK IN

WHILE PULLING MUCK SKIP FROM SHAFT, HE PINCHED TWO FINGERS BETWEEN BUCKET BOTTOM & RESTING BAR.

EMPLOYEE WENT INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT TO CHANGE A BAD WHIZLER PUMP IN APPROX. 3 FEET OF WATER. AS THE SHAFT BUCKET WAS LOWERED INTO THE WATER IT TIPPED SIDEWAYS PINNING THE EMPLOYEE AGAIN T THE RIB.

OPERATING CABLE CAR DUMP AT SURFACE DUMPING SITE PUT AIR TO TUGGER TO DUMP LOADED CAR CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CABLE AND CAR

EMPL COUPLING EMPTY ORE CARS TO LOCO.USED HAND TO ALIGN CAR LINK -HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BUMPERS.

THE CRESCENT MINE NO.2 SHAFT IS BEING DEEPENED ANDHAS REACHED 150 FEET BELOW 4700 LEVEL. ATTHE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A ROCK BURST OCCURRED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SHAFT. APPROX. 5 TO7 CUB IC FEET OF ROCK WAS DISPLACED.

THE CRESCENT MINE NO.2 SHAFT IS BEING DEEPENED ANDHAS REACHED APPROX. 150 FEET BELOW 4700 LEVEL. AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A ROCK BURST OCCURRED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SHAFT. APPROX. 5 TO 7 CUBIC FEET OF ROCK WAS DSPLACED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A RAISE-UP ROUND OUT OF HIS STOPE WHILE DRILLING A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK OF THE STOPE AND STRUCK HISRIGHT FOREARM

EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING OFF THE BENCH IN THE SHAFT BOTTOM. THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE BLOWPIPE AND THE AIRHOSE FAILED. THE HOSE WHIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE FOREHEAD BY THE METAL CONN ECTION ON THE HOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN OVERSHOT MUCKING MACHINE. WHENTHE ORE CAR WAS FULL HE ATTEMPTED TO COUPLE THE FULL CAR TO AN EMPTY CAR TO BE HAULED AWAY. IN ATTEMPTING TO COUPLE THE CARS HIS HAND WA S PINCHED BETWEEN THEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS MIBING A LARGE MINE PUMP BY HAND. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK WHEN LIFTING. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ONE WEEK BUT PAIN REMAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RUQUIRED BEGINING 10 -1-84.

A LIGHT TO MODERATE ROCK BURST OCCURRED AFTER THE BLAST IN THE DRIFT BETEEN 3900-11-7 STOPE AND 3900-11-9 STOPE, A SMALL AMOUNT OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND SIDES OF 3900 DRIFT. THREE TIMBER SETS WERE CRACKED. ONE RAISE POST IN A MANWAY TO 41-11-7 STOPE WAS BROKEN PRODUCTION CREWS WERE WITHDRAWN UNTIL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED

ONE PHASE OF 3 PHASE 2400 V POWER CABLE SHORTED TO GROUND AT SPLICE.SMOKE WAS PRODUCED THE INSULATION SET AFIRE.THE CREW ENTERING MINE SMELLED ESMOKE AND EVACUATED.A MINE RESCUE CREW EXTINGUIS THE FIRE.THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE CABLE SPLICE .THE SPLICE WAS LOCATED ON 3100 LEVEL 900\ SW OF #1 SHAFT.

HOIST OPERATOR NOTED LILLY SAFETY CONTROL LINKAGE STICKING. HOIST OPERATOR OILED LINKAGE HE THEN MOVED LINKAGE BACK AND FORTH TO FREE STICKING. LILLY BRAKE WEIGHT FELL AND CAUGHT OPERATOR\S LE FT ARM BETWEEN WEIGHT AND FLOOR OF HOIST CAB.

WHILE MUCKING AT THE BOTTOM OF NO. 2 SHAFT ON CRYDERMAN A SMALL PIECE OF MUCK BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE

EE STARTED TO DRILL WITH A JACKLEG. HE WAS HOLDING THE MACHINE BY THE LEG FEED CONTROL. A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK & STRUCK HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO USE A PAINT SPRAYER. THE NOZZK WAS PLUGGED. THE INJURED SUGGESTED THAT THE NOZZLE BE OPENED AND CLEANED. PRESSURE WAS TAKEN OFF THE PAIN POT, THE NOZZLE OPENE . AS THE INJURED LOOK INTO THE SPRAY GUN RESIDUAL PRESSURE IN THE HOSE SPRAYED PAIN INTO THIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPL DRILLING AT FACE,SMALL ROCK FELL STRUCK LEFT FOREARM CAUSING LACERATION.

EMP. WAS STANDING NEAR THE BACK OF A SHAFT STATION WAITING FOR THE SHAFT CONVEYANCE. A ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF THE SHAFT, STRUCK THE STATION FLOOR, BOUNCED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE CA USING AN ABRAISION OF THE EYEBALL.

EE RIDING INTO MINE ON MAN COACH. A PIECE OF RUST BLEWQ INTO HIS EYE. ALL OF THE FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS NOT RTEMOVED ON THE INITIAL VISIT TO DR. CHINIC.

WAS HOLDING OXYGEN TANK UPRIGHT. FOOT SLIPPED. TANK FELL LEFT SMALL FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PROTECTIVE CAP OF TANK AND RAIL. TIP OF FINGER LACERATED AND BONE FRACTURED.