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EE was using a handheld grinder to cut rails on a screen deck. The EE was in an awkward body position trying to cut with the grinder and had to maneuver around machine parts. The grinder kicked back and struck their right forearm causing a laceration.

Injured employee received a fractured lower left leg. Injured was bolting roof in the mine while in the man basket of the bolter. The connection on the machine between the man-basket boom and the equipment chassis failed causing the man basket & employee to fall to the mine floor. EMS was summoned.

Injured worker burned arm when IW reached directly in front of an acetylene cutting torch IW was holding. The IW received 2nd degree burns to right wrist.

While pre-heating the weld on cutting edge employee was exposed to ark flash. Employee failed to wear appropriate PPE while performing this task.

Loading holes when a high pressure blast of air forced the loading hose out of the hole forcing his hand into hand rail of loading basket.

Underground mechanic sprained his left ankle when he stepped on a rock as he climbed down from scaler.

Worker received a back sprain while operating a D9L bull-dozer to back-fill a surface mine pit.

Worker struck in the nose by 4"x5" 1/2"-thick steel plate when welding on clam-shell digging bucket causing a laceration that required 9 sutures.

Worker was using an air wrench to loosen a lock nut from a 1"x7 1/2" bolt located on jaw crusher. His middle fingertip got smashed and broken by the bolt head.

Worker's thumb got pinched between portable air compressors that resulted in a laceration.

Employee was tack welding a piece of steel. He had the dark shield of his welding helmet and not protecting his eyes at the time he was tack welding. This caused him to get flashes in both eyes.

Dozer Operator was pushing waste material from access road, when material under dozer gave way and the dozer slid over high wall.

Employee was working on removing a spindle on a pick up truck using an air chisel. A sliver of steel got in his left eye and cut his cornea. He went to an eye doctor who removed the steel and prescribed medication and told him to stay out until 10/24/07 due to chance of infection. He will go back on 10/23/07 for a check up.

Employee was air arc cutting when a piece of metal blew up under his shield and struck his eye.

Removing bolts from broken step on front end loader, one bolt was removed. While removing 2nd bolt with air wrench a back up plate that the bolts went through was seized to 2nd bolt. The plate turned with the bolt & came around & hit finger on hand that was holding it.

Employee was measuring the opposite end of a chute while another employee was grinding at the other end. A piece of steel went into his eye.

Driller was in back cab putting up mast. Frost in ground gave away causing the jack to slip in mud resulting in the drill upsetting on side.

Employee was grinding with a handheld grinder and a piece of steel went between his cheek and his safety glasses, impacting his right eye.

EE was holding the hand rail of the loader basket when the boom moved farther than expected and pinned his fingers between the basket and the rock face.

Euipment (Gradall Scaler) vibration and bouncing caused back strain

EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING METAL STEP ASSEMBLY THAT WAS BENT; WHILE OPERATING PORTA POWER & TORCH THE RAM SLIPPED OUT OF FRAME & STRUCK HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE.

BOLTER DOOR SLAMMED ON EMPLOYEE FINGER.

DURING MOBILIZATION WHEEL HOP OCCURRED AND ROTATED CAROSEL TO OPEN POSITION. DRILL ROD FELL OUT OF ELEVATED CAROSEL FROM LOADING POSITION. DRILL HELPER WAS STRUCK BY FALLING DRILL ROD AFTER EX ITING DRILL CAB. SUFFERED BROKEN COLLAR BONE, LEFT FEMUR, LEFT AND RIGHT ANKLE AND DAMAGED SPLEEN.

GREASE FITTING ON FRONT END LOADER WOULD NOT TAKE GREASE. HE HELD GREASE GUN AGAINST CHEST AND PULLED LEVER WITH BOTH HANDS.

EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE CRUSHER OR A SMALL BOLT CAUSING GRINDER TO KICK BACK AND STRIKE HIS FACE. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS FACE REQUIRING STITCHES.