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While operating a jackleg to install bolts, a miner felt a pop in his right knee. The work deck was level and clear of obstructions and tripping hazards. Primary contributing factor is recurrent injury to knee from other non-work related accidents.
The driller was operating a wire line core drill to retrieve a stuck core barrel. He tensioned the cable to free the stuck barrel when the sheave wheel dislodged from the mounting bracket and struck his right hand and the thumb joint.
The miner was using a jackleg to drill back holes in a scram drift. When he energized the leg he had his left hand on top of the machine which pinched his index finger between the machine and the roof.
A miner was descending an equipment ladder on a surface haul truck. When he reached the bottom, he stepped on the ground and twisted at the same time causing his knee to "pop." This miner has a history of non-work related injuries to the same knee. This previous injury combined with the twisting motion contributed to the injury.
On 5/20/13 a miner was blowing in the end of a drill steel to see if it was plugged. His partner turned around and accidentally hit the steel, injuring the miner's tooth. First aid was given initially, but the miner requested further treatment on 6/3/13 after the condition did not improve.
While installing runners to attach lagging boards in the 2047 raise a miner missed the nail he was driving and struck the knuckle of his right hand index finger.
Miner "ran" up the haulage to get out of the way of a haul truck. First aid applied. Went to Dr on 2/18/13 for continued pain, possible hernia.
He dismounted a LHD and slipped on a rock, hyper-extending his knee. The accident occurred at approximately 0800 however the employee continued to work on the injury until he reported it at 1430. This potentially aggravated the injury beyond the treatment of basic first aid.
The miner was walking down the main decline and heard a pop in his left knee. The decline was graded prior to the start of shift and was clear of tripping hazards. The miner did not trip or fall. The miner has a prior his history of injury.
The mill operator was freeing compacted material from the top of a feed hopper when a large rock dislodged and struck this left leg.
While lifting a trashcan full of shop waste a "pop" sound was heard from the right elbow/bicep area of the miner's arm.
The miner noticed a lump in his left groin area on May 10th 2012. He visited his family doctor on May 25th 2012 and it was determined to be a hernia. A specific incident or action that could have caused the hernia is unknown, nor is it known if the hernia was caused by activities related to the miner's tasks.
While shoveling rock, a boulder fell out of the rib and rolled over the miners foot, fracturing two bones in the miners foot.
The miner was moving a mat when it contacted the rib, dislodging a small piece of rock which fell behind his safety glasses and into his eye.
The miner was slushing in the 371 Stope, when the handle of the slusher he was operating kicked back and hit him in the mouth splitting his upper lip.
Miner was collaring an up hole with a Jackleg Drill, with his right hand on top of the steel puller. His work glove became stuck to the drill steel, pulling his glove and hand into the steel puller, rapping his glove and hand around the drill steel.
A crew of miners were working off the main raise of 275 Stope. Miner went down the main raise manway to the sill level. He began picking up some items from under the ore pass. He had not covered the grizzley of the ore pass. A rock rolled down the ore pass, and hit the miner in the hardhat causing injury to the miners head.
Two miners were installing rock bolts for ground support after scaling and bolting the back. As they were drilling a rock bolt hole a large slab of rock slid down from the hanging wall side breaking the timber supports, supporting the two miners. One miner fell 14' to a rock pile and was seriously hurt with broken ribs and collar bone, the other did not fall and was uninjured.