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EMPLOYEE ADN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (WITNESS) WERE INSTALLING CHAIN BINDERS ON LOADED TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON ICY ROAD. EMPLOYEE & WITNESS WERE PRYIGN DOWN ON BOOMER WHEN CHAIN LINK MOVED TH ROWING EMPLOYEE AND WITNESS OFF BALANCE. EMPLOYEE FELL ON BACK AND WITNESS LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ONTOP OF EMPLOYEE.
AS EMPLOYEE WALKED UP DECLINE BOTH ARMS WENT NUMB ABOUT 30 SECOND THEN FELT WEAR ABOUT HALF HOURNEXT DAY HAD LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER RUNNING THE SURFACE LOADER WHICH SEEEMED TO GET WORSE EACH DA Y HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE HE HAD MOVED A FLYGHT PUMP AT THE DECLIEN FACE FINALLY WENT TO DOC ON 02-20-91 & DIAGNOSED AS SEVERE BACK STRAIN
EE WAS SUFFERING WITH BACK PAINS AND WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR TO GET IT CHECKED. HIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. EE BELEIVES THAT THE WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE CRUSHER BU LDING ARE THE DIRECT CAUSE OF HIS BACK PROBLEMS.THERE ARE PLACES IN THIS BUILDING WHERE SHOVELING MUST BE DONE AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO STAND UP TO SHOVEL. ALSO BREAKING ROCK WITH A SL
EMPL MOVING PUMP AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A ROCK DRILL WHILE REPOSITIONING IT,IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS FALLING AND STRKKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS MOVING HIS SLUSHER BLOCK A SLAB ON THE MUCK PILE SLID DOWN AND HIT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER CAUSING A ONE INCH LACERATION WITH SWELLING AND NUMBNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWPIPING MUCK THAT WAS HUNG UP. HE NOTICED AN 8" ROCK FALL FROM THE FOOTWALL BESIDE HIM. HE STARTED TO BACK UP 2ND TRUN AROUND TO GET CLEAR OF THAT AREA WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN TH E LOWER BACK AND KNOCKED TO A SITTING POSITION. THE ROCK THEN PINNED BOTH FEET AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT CALF.
EE WAS COMING OUT OF THE SHOP HE STEPPED DOWN INTO THE SAMPLE PROP AREA. OVER SOME SIGN PARTS ON THE WALKWAY AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS BARRING ON A SLAB THAT HAD #9 WIRE IN IT WHEN THE SLAB CAME OUT IT SWUNG OUT ON THE WIRE & HIT I NAME IN THE FACE MAJORLY BRUISING HIS ;UPPER LIP & BUSTING HIS XX FRONT TEETH
WHILE PULLING POCKETS A ROCK ROLLED DOWN ON I.NAME'S RIGHT FOOT BREAKING A BONE IN HIS FOOT AND CRUSHING THE MUSCLES. DOCTOR CAST IT 8-23-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE JACK WITH PRELL HE NOTICED THE MUCK MOVE ALONG THE FOOTWALL NEXT THING HE KNEW HE WAS BURIED IT APPEARS THAT A VOID HAD EXISTED IN THE STOPE & DRILL WATER RUNNING THRU THE MUCK CAUSED THE MUCK TO SHIFT DROPPING THE LEVEL 15FT OR SO PULLING EMPLOYEE DOWN AS IT SHIFTED & COVERED HIM WITH MUCK
DRILLING BACK OF STOPE WHEN HE BLEW THE HOLE HE GOT SOMETHING IN R EYE EYE MOVED IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS SCRATCHING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING AIR IN A MACKER TIRE THAT HAD JUST BEEN AIRED UP AND PUT ON MUCKER. THE SPLIT RIM BLEW OFF THE TIRE STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST & SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A RAISE CAGE FROM SURFACE TO THE UNDERGROUND WORK SITE, HE NOTICED IT WOBBLING, THE CHAIN WAS LOOSE. HE PUT THE BUCKET DOWN TO THE GROUND END GOT OFF THE MUCKER TO GO ADJUS T THE CHAIN. WHEN HE HAD THE CHAIN LOOSENED UP OFF THE HOOK ON THE BUCKET THE CAGE SLID OUT AND JERKED HIS FINGE INTO THE HOOK AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPL WAS GETTING OFF OF LOADER WHEN RESPIRATOR GOT HUNG IT SNAPPED BACK & STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT THE FACE HE NOTICED ROCK DRIBBLING FROM THE BACK, SAW A SLAB MOVE, RETLIZING HE COULDNT GET OUT OF THE WAY WITH THE LHD HE BAILED OUT OF THE MACHINE. GOT HUNG UP ON TH E SEAT AND THE BOULDER STRUCK HIS CALF OF LEFT LEG WHILE IT WAS ON THE MUCKER SEAT RESULTING IN A SEVERE BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING UP THE GROUND FROM A SITTING POSITION PUSHING UP WITH HIS ARMS AND HANDS. HE HAD LAID A SARDING CAN LID ON THE GROUND DURING LUNCH AND WHEN HE GOT UP HE UNKNOWNING HAD HIS HAND ON THE LID CUTTING HIS HAND.
DESCENDING FROM PLATFORM DID NOT BEND ENOUGH STRUCK HAD ON BACK OF DRIFT
I.NAME WAS LEANING THE BUZZIE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE DRILLING THE EAST END OF THE STOPE. THE ANGLE AND WEIGHT OF THE MACHINE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PINCHED NERVE.
WHILE HITTNG HUNG UP STEEL WITH AN AXE TO FREE IT UP, A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE AXE BROKE OFF AND BECAME LODGED IN THE KNUCKLE ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPL WALKING TO HEADING.LOST FOOTING ON ICE BUILDUP ON SILL EDGE CREATED BY PIPE LEAK.CAUGHT HIMSELF ON ORE CAR,GOING AROUND WIHT HIS LEFT ARM OVER EDGE OF CAR WITH ALL HIS BODY WEIGHT CAUGHT ON ONE ARM,STRAINED SHOULDER MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON SOME STEEL FOR A GUARD WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON, BUT WAS NOT USING THE FULL FACE SHIELD THAT WAS AVAILABLE.
PICKED UP 6X8 PUT IT ON SHOULDER, WALKING DOWN DRIFT STEPPED IN HOLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE GRIZZLY HE SLIPPED ON RAIL & LACERATED HIS CHIN & CHIPPED A TOOTH
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 3/4' ROPE WITH A KNIFE. HE PULLED UP ON THE ROPE FOR MORE LENGTH. THE ROPE WAS TANGLED UP ON HIS FOOT, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE ROPE AND INTO THE KNIFE.
HAULING FAN OUT OF THE MINE HAD PLACE FAN ON TOP OF FULL ORE CAR. FAN HUNG UP ON AIR LINE CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN FAN AND ORE CAR. LACERATION OF MIDDLE FINGER WHICH REQ STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER IN THE STOPE TO FREE A SKIP BUCKET THAT WAS HUNG UP THE SLUCHER CABLE BLOCK CAME LOOSE FROM ITS POINT OF ATTACHMENT PULLIG THE TIMBER LOOSE TIMBER CAME DOWN TH E SLOPE STRIKING I NAME & KNOCKING HIM OFF THE LADDER 3 OR 4 FT TO THE SILL
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP 2LLL1O RAISE TO NAW I DRIFT WHEN A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 10LBS FELL APPROX 10FT STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK
ATTEMTPING TO RERAIL 12-B MUCKER.BUCKET WAS CAUGHT ON SIDE OF ORE CAR BEING MDUMPED INTO CHAIN WAS BACKED OFF BUCKET TURNED LOOSE AND SWUNG DOWN HITTING EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD KNOCKING HIM B ACKWARDS.
EMPL WAS REMOVING TIN SHEETING FROM CRUSHER SHED ROOF WHEN INJURY INITIALLY OCCURED BY TWISTING BACK UNFASTENING TIN SUBSEQUENT INJURY TO BACK OCCURED WHEN EMPL FELL OFF OF LADDER WAY ACCESSIN G CHUTE PULING PLATFORM AT GA-25 RAISE.
EMPL WAS GUIDING DERAILED TRAMMER ONTO TRACK USIG LAGGING WHILE TRAMMER WAS PICKED WITH LOADER TRAMMER WAS LOWERED TO PLACE IT ON TRACK WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO AREA ROUND EMPL SCLAVICLE.
STANDING ON OPPOSING STULLS PICKING HANGING WALL HITCH FORM STULL ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK AT AREA BEING PICKED FORM STULL WHICH FELL AND STUCK EMP ON R FOOT.
EMPL WAS DRILLING & ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK & WENT BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES & BROW STIRKING RIGHT EYE.
LEAD MINER WAS DRILLING GETTING READY TO CHANGE STEEL AIR GOOSENECK THREADED OUT OF MACHINE AND WHIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM ON R SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING A ROCKDRILL AGAINST THE RIB. HIS COAT CAUGHT ON THE DRILL AND HIS LEFT WRIST WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRILL AND THE RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A DRILL OUT OF A HOLE WHEN HE REINJURED A 2 YEAR OLD SURGICAL WOUND IN HIS ABDOMEN
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CHUTE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WALKWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING CARS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING NAILS A PIECE OF STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.
EMPL WAS SAWING LAGGING. LAGGING FLIPPED & STRUCK EMPL IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS BARRING A LARGE SLAB FROM HANGING WALL THE SLAB CAME DOWN AND STRUCK A 1/4" SAFETY CABELE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO ROCKBOLTS ON BOTH ENDS AND RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE STOPE TENSION IN THE CABLE CAUSED ONE OF THE ROCKBOLTS TO PULL LOOSE AND THE ROCKBOLT STRUCK THEMINER
EMPL WAS DUMPING ORE CAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK
WHILE WORKING IN A RAISE, THE MAN ON THE UPPER FLOOR DROPPED A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT. THE NAIL STRUCK THE MAN BELOW CUTTING HIS LEG.
MAN WAS WALKING DOWN DECLINE DRIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
MINER WAS TIMBERING. HE SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HIS HEAD.
MINER WAS TRAMMING ROCK AND HAD STOPPED MOTOR TO THROW SWITCH. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AND THE MINER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND MOTOR.
MOTOR STOPPED PART WAY INTO THE MINE MOTOR WAS HAULING TIMBER ON THE TIMBER CAR. WHEN MOTOR STOPPED THE TIMBER SLID OFF THE CAR AND STRUCK THE MINERS LEG.
MAN WAS MOVING A LOG AND STRAINED HIS BACK
MAN WAS CARRYING A COMPRESSED AIR HOSE HE ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED THE VALVE ON AND THE END OF THE HOSE STRUCK HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS NAILING LAGGING TO A STULL.THE STIL ON WHICH HE WAS NAILING GAVE WAY CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 30 FT.
EMP WA> PREPARING TO LUBRICATE MAHCINERY WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS ON A GRIZZLEY WHEN HE SLIPPED BRUISING HIS LEG & CHEEK
MAN WAS DUMPING AN ORE CAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS RERAILING A CAR & STRAINED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS
LOOSE BROKEN ROCK ON MUCKPILE
THE MINER INVOL5ED WAS ABOUT TO START OPERATING A MINE FABRICATED CAR TRANSFERR DEVICE IN A HAULAGE DRIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A SSMALL ROCK LOACALOCATED IN THE TRACK AREA CAUSING HIM TO FALL AN D BRUISE HIS BA7K JUST ABOVE THE KIDNEY AREA.