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Employee was cleaning out material that was stuck in the hopper grizzley. The hopper oveflowed, dumping material into the grizzley. The material knocked off employee's hard hat-additional material caused a head laceration.

Truck driver neede 1000 # sand. He was instructed to exit scales and wait for loader to bring the sand. EE drove to the sand load out area instead. He then went to the sand rile, did a U-turn and pulled behind the loader as it was backing up. The loader hit the right side and damage was done to the truck, loader not damaged. No mining imparment as result of accident.

Heard noise in motor area, went to investigate. Turned to leave engine room, radiator hose blew a 2" hole in it, spraying water on lower legs & down into boots.

While working on the scalper cleaning out rock, a rock flipped over onto EE's hand. The middle finger was caught between the wall of the scalper and the rock.

While installing transmission and tightening bolts on drive line, hands slipped off wrench while using considerable downward force. Fell forward, striking mouth & teeth on truck frame. Chipped front tooth, caused two more to become loose and pushed backward.

Welding on cyclone, had pipe suspended in air with come-a-long. Welding inside pipe. Come-a-long cable broke. Pipe came down on right arm, bolt went into interior rt. forearm and fractured rt. radius.

EE WAS TAPPING ON A TROUGHING ROLLER TO DISLODGE BUILT-UP SAND. HE WAS USING A SMALLER HAMMER THAN USUAL. THE HAMMER MISSED AND TRAVELLED INTO THE ROLLER PINCH POINT, TAKING EE'S RIGHT HAND WITH IT.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE 1979 JOHN DEERE MOTOR GRADER. PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP, GRABBED BOTH HAND RAILS AND RIGHT KNEE POPPED. INTENSE PAIN AND IMMEDIATE SWELLING.

WAS INSTALLING A RACE IN SLEEVE ON TRACK HOE BUCKET. WAS HOLDING THE HANDLE OF THE DRIVING TOOL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE IT IN. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF THE SUPPOR T ON OPPOSITE SIDE, CAUSING IT TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS. HAMMER STRUCK RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE REBUILDING A GEAR BOX. WHILE REPLACING THE GEAR & SHAFT, THE GEAR SLIPPED & CUT AN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

MINER WAS CLEARING HAUL ROAD WITH A 1996 CAT LOADER. THE BUCKET DUG INTO ROAD CAUSING THE LOADER TO SUDDENLY STOP, THROWING THE MINER INTOTHE WINDSHIELD. HE WAS NOT WEARING THE SEAT BELT . HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED AND TRAINED TO WEAR THESEAT BELT AND OPERATE LOADER SAFELY.

WHILE CUTTING BOLTS FROM DRAGLINE GEAR LOCATED BETWEEN FRAME AND TRACK A SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER WAS USED TO KNOCK BOLTS OUT. WHEN WORKING ON 3RD BOLT, FEET SLIPPED IN MUD CAUSING EE TO STRIKE SMA LL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.