AMERICAN GIRL UNDERGROUND MINE/M Metal/Non-Metal

INJURED RING FINGER, RIGHT HAND, WHILE USING 20# SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN DRIED CEMENT IN U/G TRUCK BED. HEAD CAME OFF SLEDGE CAUSING IRRATIC DIRECTION OF SWING- STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON DUMP BOX L EVER.

12-8-95 FRI DAY SHIFT. DC-1 PRODUCTION CUT WAS BLASTED FROM THE TIP OF BACKFILLED LEVEL 1 ORE PASS. ROUND WAS LEFT UNSUPPORTED DURING WEEKEND. SUN 12-10 SWING SHIFT - ROUND WAS MUCKED OUT AND ROOF BOLTING WAS STARTED. DC-1 OREPASS INTERSECTION BEGAN TO FAIL AND EMP'S WITHDREW EQUIPMENT.

CHECKING GROUND CONDITIONS, A ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

HANGING UTILITY PIPE, PIECE OF PIPE SLID BACK ON SCISSOR LIFT, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND SCISSOR LIFT RAIL.

INSTALLING 6'SPLIT SET ROCK BOLT, A HARD HAT SIZE ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND HIT THE EMP IN THERIGHT FOREARM.

THE FIRST ROUND SLAB ROUND ESTABLISHING A NEW INTERSECITON AT ST-4 & ST-5 IN TEH SOUTHWEEST EXTENSION OREBODY HAD BEEN TAKE PRIOR TO SWING SHIFT ON 11-12-95. THE SECOND ROUND (FULL ROUND) WAS TAKEN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE SHIFT. THIRD ROUND WAS DRILLED, BLASTED AND MUCKED DURING THE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHIFT.

ROCK/SLAB FELL OUT OF BACK WHILE BOLTING. SLAB HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM. EMPLOYEE WAS X-RAYED AND EXAMINED BY A DR. ON 10-23-95 & WAS TOLD HE WAS BRUISED. HE WENT BACK FO R A 2ND X-RAY ON 10-28-95 AND DISCOVERED THAT HIS COLLAR BONE WAS BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CONCRETE MIX WHILE PUMPING EMPLOYEE GOT MIXTURE INTO BOOT CAUSING A CEMENT BURN

AFTER STRIKING RIGHT FIXTURE WITH RAISED BED OF TRUCK ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE FIXTURE ON HANGER FIXTURE DROPPED STRIKING EE ON R. FOREARM WITH BROKED GLASS.

EMPLOYEE FOUND A GROUND FALL IN 6J-17 AT 11:00 PM ON 9-23-95 WHEN HE WENT INTO THE CUT TO GET BOLT DRIVER. THE FALL WAS AT THE BACKFILL FACE AND IT WAS 8' HIGH X 10' WIDE X 12' LONG. THE LAST ACTIVITY IN THIS CUT WAS ON SWING SHIFT ON 8-30-95. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK, HIGHLY FRACTURED GROUND AND NARROW PILLAR WIDTH.

TWO EMPLOYEES HAD JUST STARTED BOLTING THE SECOND ROUND OF SQ-4 PRODUCTION CUT ON THE RIGHT SIDEACTING MINE FOREMAN NOTICED THE LEFT SIDE WAS STARTING TO WORK. HE WITHDREW BOTH EMPLOYEES. THE BACK BROKE TO A FLAT LAYING SLIP 12' HIGH X 12' LONG AND 6' ABOVE AND THE 6' SPLIT BOLT SET. THE INTERSECTION DID NOT FALL.

EE WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY AT THE END OF THE JOB. A DUST DEVIL WIND GUST BLEW SAND AND DUST IN ON HIM. HE GOT SAND IN HIS RT EYE AND VCOULD NOT GET IT OUT.

INSTALLING SPLIT SET ROCK BOLTS & 8" STRAPS, A SMALL ROCK SLAB FELL.

THE EE ATTEMPTED TO WALK AROUND THE LOADER, THE LOADER STARTED MOVING & PINCED THE LEFT ANKLE INTO THE RIB WITH THE REAR BUMPER OF THE LOADER.

SCALING THE FACE, A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE SCALING BAR & HIT EE IN THE NOSE.

HELPING TO INSTALL A SPLIT ROCK BOLT, JACKLEG MACHINE SLIPPED AND THE DRIVER HIT THE RIGHT HAND, BRUISING THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE TOSSED THE COME-A-LONG UP TO AN EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB.

WHILE LOADING ORE THE JCI-250 LHD JERKED AND THE OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCTOR 2-1-95.

GROUND FALL 15' LONG X 16' WIDE X 7' HIGH.

WHILE CORRECTING BAD GROUND IN THE SF-33 DRIFT ON THE 7TH LEVEL. THE BACK STARTED WORKING - EMPLOYEES WITHDREW FROM THE DRIFT-DANGERED IT OFF. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 11:30 PM APPROX 11' HIGH. THE DRIFT WAS APPROX 9' HIGH + 8' WIDE WITH WET GROUND CONDITIONS +6' SPLIT SET BOLTS.

A ROCK FELL HITTING THE EE ON THE LEFT SHIN CAUSING A POSSIBLE INFECTION AND CELLUTITIS.

A GROUND FALL OCCURRED IN THE C-ZONE MINE IN THE WEST POD IN 61-19 CUT ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ABOUT 20' BACK FROM FACE, THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY A SLIP IN THE BACK AND RIGHT RIB. THE STRIKE OF THE SLIP WAS PARALLEL TO THE DRIFT.

MINER WAS LOADING THE DRIFT FOR BLASTING WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE FACE AND STRUCK THE MINER ON THE LEFT FOOT.

WHILE DRILLING THE JACKLEG DRILL SLIPPED, THE EE TRIED TO CATCH THE DRILL PULLING A MUSCLE IN HID BICEP. WENT TO DR ON 10-13-94. LOST TIME 10-19-94 BECAUSE OF SEVERE HEADACHES, BUT DR COULD NO T VERIFY HEADACHES WERE THE RESULT OF THE INJURED ARM WHICH WAS ALRIGHT BY 10-19-94. REQUEST A DEGREE 10 FILING STATUS AS NON-OCCUPATION. NO MEDICAL REPORTS SUPPORT THE ARM INJURY CAUSED THE

WHILE WALKING TO THE FACE HE TRIPPED OVER WIRE PROTRUDING FROM THE BACKFILL, FALLING AND DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE BOLTING A ROCK THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL FELL HITTING HIS THUMB AND SMASHING IT AGAINST THE JACKLEG DRILL.

THE JACK LEG DRILL FELL FORWARD AND SWIVELED DOWN PINNING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND LEG.

WHILE BOLTING A DRILLING THE BACK ROOF BOLT HOLES. HE STOPPED TO SHUT OFF THE AIR WHEN A SLAB FRAGMENTED CAME DOWN STRIKING THE EE.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING A ROCK CAME OFF THE END OF THE WIRE AND STRUCK EE ON THE FACE LEAVING A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.

A TURN OUT OFF AT THE MAIN DECLINE AT C-ZONE WAS BEING TAKEN. A SLAB WAS TAKEN AND SUPPORTED TO THE FACE. A SHORT (6') FACE ROUND WAS SHOT AT THE END OF THE DAY SHIFT ON 5-25-94. IT BROKE ABOU T 14' AT THE UNSUPPORTED FACE AND THE ROW OF BOLTS IN THE SLAB ROUND CAME OUT. NO ONE WAS UNDERGROUND AT THE TIME OF THE FALL AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. MSHA SAN BERNADINO WAS NOTIFIED

WHILE ROOF BOLTING OVERHEAD, A 8' DRILL STEEL BROKE AND SLIVER OF STEEL WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE DESPITE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. WENT TO E.R. ON SUNDAY.

WHILE HANGING HOSE ON THE RIB A SMALL ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE RIB,FELL THROUGH THE SMALL WIRE, HIT THE HOSE AND BOUNCED AND BROKE HIS TOOTH.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE 6FT SPLIT SET BOLTS 10FT WIDEX18FTLONGX7FTHIGH DID NOT BREAK ABOVE 8FT EXPOXY BOLTS THE PIT 20 CUT REMOVING THE BARRIER PILLAR HAD BEEN COMPLETED A NARROW (4FT- 6FT) PILLAR OF ORE REMAINED ON THE ADJACENT BACKFILL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CUT AT THE FACE A VOID ABOUT 1 5FT DIAMETER EXISTED ABOVE THE BACKFILL WHEN THE ORE WAS BLASTED A 25FT UNSUPPORTED

WHILE LOADING PIPE 2"X20' PIPE SLIPPED FROM THE END OF THE MINE TENDER CATCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN PIPE AND MACHIEN RAILING.

SEE ATTACHED LETTER TO JIM PLOUGHMAN.

WHILE LOADING (BREAKING) BAGS OF FIBERCRETE SHOTCRETE THE MACHINE BLEW BACK AIR & DRY CONCRETE STRUCK HIS FACE & GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE UNDER HIS RX GLASSES EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN RX VASCODIN BY OP TOMETOGIST

EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING 4" STEEL AIR LINE, FAILED TO BLEED OFF CHARGE LIE ADN THE AIR HEADER BLEW OFF. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE HEADER AND A 120 PSI AIR BLAST TO THE LEFT FACE AND LEFT EYE.

DRILL STEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND CHANGING STEELS, FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF LEFT LARGE TOE WHILE BOLTING. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-07-93.

THE SOUTHWEST EXTENSION LEFT RIB SLID INTOT HE S-12 DRIFT APPROX 18' BELOW CAUSING A ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE. REPORTED TO MSHA VACAVILLE BY PHONE ON 11-24-93 AT APPROX 9:45 PM ANDM SHA AT APPROX 9:50 WITH RECORDED MESSAGE.

WHEN DRIVING AN ORE TRUCK TO THE SURFACE DUST BLEW INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. MEDICAL EXAM NEGATIVE- PRESCRIPTION ISSUED. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.

WHILE SCALING (BARRING DOWN LOOSE GROUND A ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE/SPRING LIEN AND STRUCK THEEMPLOYEE ON THE FORARM REQURING SUTURES.

A ROCK BROKE LOOSE WHILE BOLTING SLID DOWN THE DRILL STEEL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RT FOREARM RESULT 3/8IN CUT DEEP REQUIRING 3 STITCHES & A BANDAID

HAULING ORE OUT OF THE UNDERGROUND THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS ARM ON TOP OF THE CAB HIT THE RIB(WALL) &CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE TRUCK FRAME & THE ROCK WALL

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS FABRICATING 6" PIPE T'S AND FLANGES FOR BEARING TANK AND WAS MOVING T'S AND PIPES AND SCREENS. EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY A SPECIFIC INCIDENT OR ACTION WHICH RESULT ED IN ALLEGED INJURY. EMPOLOYEE ALLEGES HE AWAKENED WITH PAIN IN LEFT FRONT RIB AREA THE NEXT MORNING.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANIDNG BEHIND HIS DRILLER AND WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH WITH A FOUR FOOT DRILL STEEL AS THE DRILLER WENT TO THROW IT ON THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON PORTABLE PRESSURE WASHING MACHINE IN ORDER TO TILT THE MACHINE TO MOVE IT FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE SHOP (FOR THE UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT) TO THE EAST SIDEOF THE SHOP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRETCHING WIRE DURING A BOLTING PROCEDURE AND A ROCK (APPROX 6") BROKE LOOSE FROM RIB, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON TEH HEEL OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

MINER AND HIS PARTNER WERE INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT (DRILLING) AND A ROCK 25-30 LBS FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS SHOULDER THEN GROIN AREA, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE FIRST SOUGHT MEDIC AL TREATMENT ON MARCH 29, 1993.

SUPERVISOR WAS STANDING DOWNWIND OF THE ROOF BOLTING WORK AND GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS LEFT EYE. ELECTED TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 2-11-93 AND EE WAS NOTIFIED A RX WAS PRESCRIBED ON 2-22-93.

WHILE PULLING A FOLLOWER IN A GREASE BARREL,HE ALLEGED HIS RIGHT WRIST POPPED.UNKNOWN HE WAS SEEING AZ WESTERN CLINIC THROUGH PRIVATE EMPLOYEE MEDICAL INSURANCE.ON 06-09-93 CLAIM WAS FILED AND DENIED BY AGMJV HE NOW CLAIMS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRSITS. CLAIM ACCEPTED AS COMPENSABLE BY CA BY INSURANCE COMPANY NO NOV 5,1993.LOST TIME ON NOV 5,1993. LOST TIME AS OF 09-23-93 F

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING BACK WHEN WATER & DIRT CAME OVER THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES A PREVENHIVE ANTIBOTIC WAS ISSUED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON THE UPSIDE OF MUCK PILE, ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BACK, AT FACE, AND A ROCK ROLLED UP HIS LEG, RESULTING INA LACERATION.

24096CK FELL THROUGH THE WIRE MESH WHILE ROOF BOLTING ROCK WAS SHARP CAUSED CUT ON LIP

THE EE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL WHEN DUST, DUE TO A HIGH AIR VELOCITY, BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

54736YEE WAS PLACING FOOT ON STINGER OF JACKLEG TO PREVENT KICKING BACK,WHILE PARTNER WAS DRILLING LEG OF MACHINE SLIPPED BACK BRUISING FOOT.EMPLOYEE ELECTED TO HAVE FOOT X-RAYED ON 05-27-92.X 09182 NEGATIVE.DIAGNOSIS-SOFT TISSUE INJURY;GIVEN RX AND FULL RELEASE FOR WORK.JUNE 11,1992 EMPLOYEE ALLEGED PAIN IN KNEE DUE TO FOOT INJURY(SEE ATTACHED).THIS IS COMPLETED TO COMPLY WITH PAR

ATTACHMENT:ON 4-16 BOTH SW-1 & SW-2 WORK FACES WERE SHOT AND BY 4 PM THE MUCK PILE WAS SHAPED FOR ROCK BOLTING.4-20 MONDAY ,7:30 AM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERSECTION WAS ADVANCED DIFFICU LTY IN ESTAB A NOSE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE INTER. BECAME TOO WIDE.FALL PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED BY 6' SPLIT SET BOLTS,8' RESIN BOLTS AND WIRE MESH.CAVED AREA 20'DIAMETER. THE SW EXTENSION IS A S

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BLOW ANFO INTO A FACE SHOT,WHEN HE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE,WHICH HE THOUGHT HE REMOVED.HE CHOSE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION ON SUNDAY,12-29-91,HE REPORTED TO WORK A S SCHEDULED ON 12-30-91.POSSIBLE CORNEAL ABRASION WITH RX EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

WHILE INSTALLING THE WIRE THE JACKLEG GOT AWAY FROM THE OPERATOR, FELL BACKWARDS AND THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A ROOF BOLT.

WHEN EMPL USED AIR ROUNTINE TO CLEAN DRILL HOLE EMPL FELT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE WHICH HE THOUGHT CLEARED ITSELF OUT. REMOVED AT EMERGENCY ROOM IN EVENING NOT EMBEDDED RX PRESCRIBEFD.

THE OPERATOR HAD JUST ENTERED LEVEL #1 THROUGHT EH AIR LOCK DOORS. HE ACTIVATED THE PULL CORD TO CLOSE THE DOORS. HE TURNED TO SEE IF THE DOOR CLOSED AND ALLEGED THAT HE HIT A DIP AND INJURE D HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE ELMAC TRUCK TO UNLOAD HIS LEFT REAR TIRE RODE UP ON THE TOE AND HIS TRUCK ROLLED OVER.THE OPERATOR GRABBED THE FRAME AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST IT RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

WHILE DRILLING THE BACK AND REMOVING THE DRILL STEEL, THE STEEL HUNG IN THE WIRE TEMPORARILY AND SUDDENLY DROPPED. THE EE TRIED TO CATCH THE DRILL PINCHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE D RILL HAMMER SWIVEL ON THE MOUNT. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

GRINDING WHEEL CHIPPED OFF WHILE GRINDING THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF A BACKFILL PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING LEVEL O WEST WITH A JACKLEG DRILL. THE DRILL DROPPED AND GOT AWAY FROM THE EMPLOYEE. HE MOVED BACK AND REACHED FRO THE SUPPORT WIRE TO KEEP HIS BALANCE. THE WIRE HAD AN OP EN END, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING HANGING WALL WITH A STEEL MAT,WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK BETWEEN THE MAT AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREHEAD.

OPERATOR WAS PULLING AN 8 INCH BACKFILL PIPE 20 FEET LONG WITH A LOADER WHEN THE PIPE FLANGE CAUGHT A VENT DOOR SILL CAUSING THE LOADER TO RISE AND FLIP OVER.

WHILE DRILLING A FACE ROUND WITH A JACKLEG, THE MINERS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT AND FELL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF HIS KNEE POPPING OUT 6-22-90 WHILE DISMOUNTING A UG HAUL TRUCK. HE REPORTED THIS TO BE OK AT SHIFT END 6-22-90 AND AT THE SAFETY MEETING 6-25-90.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE ROOF STANDING UNDER SUPPORTED GROUND WHEN THE GROUND BROKE FROM BETWEEN LEFT RIB AND THREE ROOF BOLTS. ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEG AGAINST JACKLEG. THE THREE ROOF BOLT S REMAINED INTACT IN THE ROOF.

CUT THUMB ON BAG SPLITER WHEN PARTNER DROPPED A BUG OF FIBERCRETER AND EE HIS HAND IN THE WAY STICHES WERE REQUIRED.

WHILE DRILLING FOR ROCK BOLT INSTALLATION A ROCK WAS DISLOYED AND EE HEAD AND SHOULDER. HE THEN LOSE BALANCE AND FELL AGAIN HITTING HIS HEAD EE PASSED OUT MOMENTORILY HE WAS SENT TO DR EXAMINE D AND RELEASED WITH OUT RESTRICTION.

I,NAME AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CLEANING UP THE FUBERCATION STEEL STORAGE AREA BEHIND THE SHOP BUILDING. HE LIFTED A 20' SECTION OF #8 REBAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE VICTIM WAS ANDING THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED WITH A PORTABLE GRINDER.HE WAS SQUATTING WHILE DOING THIS.AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE GRINDER THE VICTIM FELT THE MACHINE BIND,AND THEN IT SP UN LOOSE AND DOWNWARD INTO THE VICTIM'S KNEE.

INJ WA> ON NOZZLE END OF A SHOTCRETE HOSE WHEN DUST AND REBOUND GOT INTO HIS EYES AND IRRITATED BOTH EYES.

THE INJURED STEPPED ON HANDLE OF JACKLEG TO RELEASE THE LEG,WHEN HIS KNEE TWISTED AND DISLOCATED.

THE INJURED WAS PACKING A SHOTCRETE HOSE AND TRYING TO WALK PAST AN LHD AND THE RIB WHEN HIS BACK WENT ONTO MUSCLE SPASMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT COLLAR OF A VENTILATION WINZE OPERATING AN LHD WINZE GRADE WAS 30% EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL RESPONSE OF MACHINE & TRAVELED DOWN GRADE FOR A DISTANCE OF 100FT.DURING THE UN-CONTR LLED TRAVEL THE EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS RT.ANKLE LEFT KNEE & PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS RT.SHOULDER

I,NAME WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE RIBS AND BACK, WHEN A SMALL PARICAL OF ROCK OR STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

THE MINER WAS S7ANDING ON A LADDER AT THE FACE WHEN A LOOSE ROCK PEELED OFF FROM THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE LADDER. WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HIS KNEE STRUCK ANOTHER SHARP ROCK, CAUSING THE C UT. 3