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WAS PLACING A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL INTO A CONVEYANCE TO BE HOISTED TO SURFACE. AS HE PLACED THE METAL HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN AN OPENING IN THE METAL CAUSING THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND TO BE PINCHED OR SMASHED BETWEEN THE EXPANING METAL & A PIECE OF METAL ALREADY IN THE CONVEYANCE.
EE WAS RIDING AS PASSENGER ON EXPLOSIVES TRUCK. DRIVER WAS DISTRACTED BY ENGINE AIR INTAKE PULLING ON HIS JACKET. TRUCK STRUCK MINE WALL. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK ON TO MINE ROADWAY.
LOOSE GUIDE TIMBER DISCOVERED DURING WEEKLY SHAFT INSPECTION. GUIDE COULDNOT READILY BE TIGHTENED, THUS HALTING PRODUCTION AND IDLING MINERS UNDERGROUND FOR APPROX FOUR HOURS. PRODUCTION RES UMED @ APPROX 12 NOON.
EE WAS CARRYING DRILL ON SHOULDER AND WAS STANDING BY HEADERS WHEN 6 INCH AIR LINE BLEW UP AND STRUCK EE IN HEAD AND SHOULDER. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-24-96.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWAMPING FOR LOADER OPERATOR. HE STEPPE DON BOARD WITH NAIL PROTRUDING FROM IT WHILE STEPPING BACKWARD AWAY FROM LOADER AS LOADER BEGAN TO MOVE. CREW WAS IN PROCESS OF DEMOLISHI NG THICKENER TANKS.
EE WAS DRILLING BLAST HOLES WITH HAND HELD PNEUMATIC DRILL. APPROX. 50 LB SLAB FELL FROM FACE BEING DRILLED AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT HAND AS IT RESTED ON THE OPERATING DRILL.
WORN GUIDES ALLOWED SKIP TO OPEN IN LOADING POCKET. WHEN SKIP OPENED, ONE GUIDE BROKE. GUIDES WERE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT ON 2-25-95. DUE TO ACCIDENT, GUIDES WERE REPLACED ON 2-24-95. PRODU CTION RESUMED @ 1500 ON 2-24-95.
UPON LOADING SKIP IN NORTH COMPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION SHAFT, SCROLL PLATE WAS DISPLACED PREVENTING MOVEMEN OF CONVEYANCES. APPROX DOWNTIME 2 HOURS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PIT INSTALLING HYUDRAULIC MOTOR OVERHEAD ON HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS USING PLASTIC MILK CRATE AS STEP STOOL LOST FOOTING & FELL FINGER STRUCK BY HYDRAULIC MOTOR & CRUSHE D AS CONTACT WAS MADE WITH CONCRETE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL 2 INCH DIA. RUBBER HOSE OUT OF MUCK PILE. BACK POPPED AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A FITTING ON THE DRILL JUMBO WITH A PIPE WRENCH. WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH. DRILL JUMBO WAS OPERATING AT TIME OF INCID ENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A SLAB WHICH FELL FROM A LOCATION ON THE UPPER LEFT PORTION OF THE FACE IN HIS WORK AREA. APPROX. WEIGHT OF SLAB IS ESTIMATED AT 100-150 POUNDS.
31295G AIR COMPRESSOR OFF OF TRUCK AND IT FELL OVER CATCHING HIS THUMB CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.
CREW WAS PREPARING TO MUCK RECENTLY BLASTED ROUND. A BLOCK OF GROUND APPROX 40 FT X 70 FT X 5 FT FELL FROM THE BACK. NO INJURIES INCURRED. NARROW MISS FOR ONE TRUCK DRIVER AND ONE LOADER OP ERATOR.
HAUL UNIT CAUGHT FIRE MIDWAY BETWEEN MAIN SHAFT AND WORKING FACE ENTRAPING FOUR EE IN FREST AIR BASE AT VENTILATION INTAKE SHAFT SIDE OF FIRE. LOCAL MINE RESCUE TEAM REMOVED EE S FROM MINE AT 206 PM EXTINGUISHED FIRE SMOLDERED UNTIL 730 AM ON 2-8-92 PRODUCTION RESUMED AT 815 AM ON 1-8-92 FIRE RESULTED FROM RUPTURED HYDRAULIC HOSE ON TRUCK.
HOISTMAN WAS HOSITING ORE PRIOR TO SHIFT START. LAGGING PUSHED INTO SHAFT IN SKIP COMPARTMENT BETWEEN LOADING POCKET AND STATION CAUSING LOADED SKIP TO TEAR OUT SIX GUIDE TIMBERS AS IT WAS BE ING HOISTED.
EMPL WAS PERFORMING DUTIES AS MECHANIC WHEN BATTERY LID OR COVER FELL & HIT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
ELECTRIC HOIST MOTOR BRUSH SPRING RETAINER BROKE CASUING HOIST TO BE INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRED AT 4:30 PM ON DATE OF INCIDENT. UNDERGROUND EMPLS WERE HOISTED INE VIA SERVICE HOIST & ESCAPE CA PSULE.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A PIECE OF PIPE WITH END LOADER. PIPOE HIT HIM ON THE KNEE.
PULLING AIR HOSE (UNPRESSURIZED). END OF HOSE FLIPPED UP & COUPLING STRUCK ELBOW.