NICHOLS MINE Metal/Non-Metal

CASE OF LIGHT BULBS WAS KEPT IN STORAGE CLOSET AND BULBS WERE MOVED OCCASIONALLY TO REACH CLEANING SUPPLIES. EE WAS CUT ON HAND WHEN HE PULLED A NEW FLUORESCENT BULB OUT OF CASE THAT WAS BROKE N.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE, TWISTED LEFT NAKLE, NO RAIN REPORTED THAT DAY.

EE'S IMPROPER USE OF A TOOL.

MUDBALL CHUTES WERE BEING MAINTAINED REUSE PUMP A FLOT PLANT WAS TURNED BACK ON CAUSING WATER TO COME DOWN CHUTES AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK AND SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE WHEN CABLE HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

EE REMOVED PLUG FROM SCREEN AND DIRTY WATER SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE OUT A 6" FITTING ON A WATER JACK. A PIECE OF FITTING BROKE OFFCAUSING A 4' PIPE WRENCH AND EXTRA LEVERAGE PIPETO HIT EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT. EMPLOYEE'S FACE WAS SCRATCHED AND NECK WAS HYPEREXTENDED.

EE WAS HOLDING BOLT WITH WRENCH. NUT WAS BEING TIGHTENED WITH IMPACT GUN. WRENCH HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF EE S WET GLOVE. HANDLE CAME BACK AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS OPENING CAR DOORS. STEPPED ON BAD SECTIONON WALKWAY. ANKLE GAVE AWAY AND HE FELL ON LEFT KNEE AND HAND. CUT KNEE ON WALKWAY GRATING.

EE WAS WRENCHING A FLANGE TOGETHER WHNE A PLASTIC WELD IN PIPE FAILED CAUSING WELD TO GIVE WAY. PRESSURE HIT RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WHILE ASSISTING PIT CREW TO CHECK PIT PUMP, SLIPPED DUE TO A RACHET WRENCH COMING OFF OF THE PUMP. EMPLOYEE FELL, AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A CONTROL PROBLEM IN THE HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH CABIENT OF 2 TOILS BOOSTER PUMP. WHILE THIS WORK IS NORMALLY PERFORMED THROUGH THE FRONT CABINET DOOR, THE EE OPENED THE REA R DOOR, TO LOCATED AN AUXILIARY CONTACT BLOCK MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR STARTER. THE EE HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HAMMER DOOR BOLTS, SOCKE TSLIPED OFF OF NUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE OVER BALANCED. HE HIT HIS LEFT FOREARM AGAINST THE DOOR FLANGE.

EE AND COWORKER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE 18" JOINT OF PIPE APPROX. 100' LONG. EE CONTROLLED ONE END OF THE PIPE USING HYDROCRANE AND OTHER END CONTROLLED BY PAYLOADER. THE HYDROCARNE'S SWING JAMMED C AUSING PIPE TO MOVE UP AND TOWARD HYDROCRANE. EE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OVER THE PIPE--THE PIPE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE AND RIGHT CALF, CAUSING HIM TO FLIP OVER THE PIPE (LOSING HIS HARD HAT A

EMP AND OTHER WRENCHERS WERE PREPARING TO JOIN TWO 100' PIECES OF PIPE TOGETHER. EMP STANDING NEAR PIPESTAND THAT HELD ONE PIPE WHILE OTHER PIPECONTROLLED BY BULLDOZER OPERATOR. PIPESTAND FELL ONTO EMPS FOOT. EMPS FOOT WAS PINNED BETWEEN PIPESTAND AND GROUND. ANOTHER BULLDOZER HOOKED TO PIPE AND LIFTED OFF EMPS FOOT. EMPS FOOT BADLY BRUISED.

TAPPING PINION ON SHAFT AND REMOVING SLING, FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN PINION AND BAR.

EE WAS SHOVELING GREASE OFF SIDE WING DECK OF 1260 DRAGLINE. HIS SHOVEL HIT A MOUNTED BOLT HEAD ON WING DECK. EE FELT SHARP PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES, BURNING PAIN DOWN BOTH ARMS AND LOSS OF FEELING IN BOTH HANDS

THE GROUND COLLAPSED NEXT TO A 18" PIPE WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO STEP INTO A 2 1/2' HOLE. THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED, FALLING OVER PIPE. THE CONTROL OPERATOR INJURED HER HIP, BACK AND NECK.

AFTER OPENING HYD VALVE ON FRONT SIDE OF MINE PIT CAR SLED, SHE TRIPPED ON PIPING [FIXED TO SLED] AS SHE WALKED BACK TO ENTRANCE DOOR TO PIT CAR. SHE INJURED HER LEFT KNEE. HOUSEKEEPING WAS GO OD.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SHE WAS CLEANING UP WITH A HOSE THE AREA AROUND THE HAMMER MILL AT THE WASHER SHE SLIPPED IN THE SLIME AND STRUCK HER LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE GRATING.

EMPL ALLEGES AS HE WAS WORKING ON FLY WHEEL IT LOWERED DOWN & CUT RING FINGER ON R HAND.

EMPL WAS USING 6# HAMMER TO DRIVE DRESSER COUPLING ON 16" PIPE & FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER.

EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL REPAIRING BUCKET RIGGING OF DRAGLINE,REPLACING HOOD ANCHOR PIN.OTHER EMPL DRIVING PIN WITH 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND I.NAME STANDING 10'BACK AND TO THE LEFT,PIECE OF HEAD P ORTION OF PIN SPLINTERED & STRUCK LEFT LEG.

EMPL HAD JUST ARRIVED ON JOB & BEGAN TO ASSIST FELLOW WORKER WHO WA SPULLING 3.0 POWER CABLE. HE BEGAN TO ASSIST WITH LIFTING & PULLING CABLE WITHOUT ANY COMMUNICATION. WHEN CABLE WAS IN POSIT ION FIRST EMPL DROPPED CABLE & INJURED'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN POWER CABLE & 18" PIPE. RESUL.T WAS TORN NAIL ON R MIDDLE FINGER & CUT ON RING FINGER. HALF OF NAIL WAS REMOVED BY DR.

VICTIM ASSISTIN1 THE INSTRUMENT MAN IN TROUBLE SHOOTING HEAVY SLIMES PUMP DISCHARGE VALVE AIR CYLINDER VALVE WAS STUCK IN PARTLY CLOSED POSITION CAUSING IT NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY EMPLOYEES PU LLED THE PIN OU7 OF THE VALVE OPERATING ARM & LEANED CYLINDER BACK TO A VERTICAL POSITION VICTIM TAPPED THE SHAFT WITHA HAMMER HELD IN HIS RT HAND WHEN CYLINDER RELEASED IT EXTGENDED TO ITS F

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 1250 FAILING PROSPECT DRILL WHEN A HOSE CAUGHT IN BIND AND THE CLAMP HOLDING THE SAFETY CHAIN BROKE. THE HOSE AND SWIVEL HEAD CONNECTOR PIPE SWUNG DOWNWARD APPROX. 6 FT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER CAUSING A LACERATION.

INSTALLING ELEVATOR FLIGHTS ON CATERPILLAR 633D SCRAPER MECHANICS HAD REMOVED THE CHAIN THAT WAS HOOKED TO HYDROCRANE TRUCK AND SUPPORTING FLIGHT HOLT USED A SPUD BAR TO ALIGN BOT HOLES IN FL FLIGHT AND CHAIN THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF CHAIN ALLOWING FLIGHT TO FALL AND HIT HOLTS LEFT FOOT