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Employee was pushing a metal shipping crate loaded with supplies onto the skip in the shaft. As he pushed the crate onto the skip, the loaded supplies shifted pinching his finger (left pinky finger) between the supplies and the shipping crate. Resulting injuries were torn fingernail and broken bone in finger tip.

The employee opened a man-door leading into the shop area. After stepping through the man-door the employee had his hand resting on the door frame while he attempted to unlatch the large shop door. The man-door swung shut and pinched his hand between the door and frame. This caused a laceration on the ring finger of the right hand requiring sutures.

The employee was showering at the end of his shift and was washing his face when he felt a foreign object in his left eye. This injury did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules & regs, nor did it involve mine equipment or the mining system. It did not involve the skills, profiency, training or attitude of the miner. PPE does not apply due to location of injury.

A valve on a slurry discharge line was inadvertently left closed, causing a pump line to build enough pressure to leak out of one of the fittings. The EE was not wearing safety glasses as required. Some slurry containing lime got into the EE's left eye, causing discomfort. The EE received medical attention, including prescription medications.

The employee was taking a broken clamp off a length of pipe. His arm came in contact with the pipe as he tried to remove the clamp and a metal splinter became imbedded in his left arm.

The employee was working on transporting some old, partially filled 8"steel pipe. In the process of offloading the pipe from a timber truck by hand he tried lifting one end by himself & strained muscles in his left hip.