EE HOOKED HIS 12B MUCKERS BUCKET ON THE FACE OF TD466 DRIFT, PULLING THE MUCKER OVER ONTO HIM.
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- 1988–1991
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- Feb 1991
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83 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 39 incidents
I.NAME PULLING CHUTE WHEN ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ON CHEST AND FACE.
MANTRIP DERAILED ON WAY INTO MINE AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE PORTAL.
MANTRIP DERAILED ON WAY INTO THE MINE AT APPROX. 500 FEET FROM THE PORTAL.
EE WAS ROLLING A SLUSHER BUCKET OVER TO WELD ON IT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
I.NAME HAD JUST BLASTED A BACK STOPE ROUND AND WAS CLEANING UP THE CHUTE OPENING WHEN SOME ROCK FELL FROM THE BROW, SLID DOWN THE MUCKPILE HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE AND FOOT.
HANDLING , STRUCK AGAINST HEADING
EE WAS LOADING A BACKSTOPING AROUND WHEN A ROCK AND MUD SLAB CAME OFF OF THE HANGING WALL, GLACING OFF OF HIS HARD HAT AND THEN HITTING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG.
INJURED WAS DRILLING A RAISE ROUND WHEN A SLAB FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK.
HE WAS CLINGING UP HIS RAISE TO START CLEANING DWN AFTER A BLAST WHEN A ROCK DISLODGED, FELL DOWN THE MANWAY AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND HAND.
ONE DR CLAIMS EXPOSURE TO BLASTING GASES.ANOTHER DR BELIEVES EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED WATER.RESULTED IN MILD HEART ATTACK,GASTRIC TEAR,GASTRONTERITIS AND POST INFECTIOUS THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE WHEN OPENED UP BEAN HOLE RAISE THAT WAS BLASTED THE PREV SHIFT WITHOUT PROPERLY VENTILATING HIS WORKING PLACE
I.NAME SUFFERED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WHEN REMOVING PARTNER FROM STOPE AFTER IT HAD FILLED WITH GAS WHEN PARTNER OPENED A BEAN HOLE RAISE THAT HAD BEEN SHOT ON PREVIOUS SHIFT.
STANDING TIMBER SLAB FELL ON STAGING IT BROKE HE FELL
EE WAS PULLING OUT OF A LIFTER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
ROCK WAS STUCK IN TD409 SWITCH AND I.NAME STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE THREW THE SWITCH.
I.NAME WAS PULLING TIMBER FROM THE CHUTE OF TD418 WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
ASSUME I.NAME SAT IN LAMP BATTERY ACID WHILE DRIESSING FOR WORK.HIS OWN LAMP WASNT LEAKING.
HE STEPPED IN A HOLE BETWEEN TRACK TIES WHILE HE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT.
I.NAME USING MUCKER TO LOAD ROUND IN TD404DE.WHILE CLEANING UP IN LEFT CORNER,CAUGHT RIB WITH BUCKET AND PULLED MUCKER OVER-HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND MUCKER CONTROL.
I,NAME WAS DRILLING BACK HOLES PRIOR TO BACK STOPING WHEN A ROCK/CLAY SLAB FELL FROM THE HANGING WALL HITTING HIM ON THE BACK.
I NAME WAS LIFTING A 6INX6IN STULL INTO A SKIP BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET MUCK & TWISTED HIS BACK
I,NAME WAS IN ATHE OPERATOR'S CAB OF A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT HAND BY A ROCK THAT BOUNCED OFF OF THE NEARLY LOADED CAR THAT HIS PARTNER WAS FILLING FROM TC427RAISE.
I,NAME WAS DRILLING BACK HOLES IN TC427E WHEN A ROCK FELL LACERATING HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.
I,NAME WAS PULLING A CHUTE IN TC427R WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LOADING BENCH AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS STRUCK BY A LUMP OF CLAY FROM THE VEIN IN THE BACK WHILE HE WAS LOADING HIS LIFTERS IN TD444DE.
EMPL WAS HIT BY FALLING LAGGING WHILE UNLOADING POWDER FROM SKIP IN TD414 RAISE.
I.NAME WAS DRAGGING A JACKLEG AND ITS HOSES FROM TD414 RSE TO A "BEAN-HOLE" RSE AT THE EAST END OF THE 10TH FLOOR I-DRIFT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED BLASTING GASES BETWEEN TWO MUCKPILES. HE RECOGNIZE D THE SITUATION AND WENT BACK TO THE RAISE WHERE HE GOT HELP FROM HIS PARTNER.
SEE REPORT OF 11-8-89-AGGRAVATION OF INJURY 2-27-90.
I,NAME WAS MOVING A SLUSHER WHEN A BULKHEAD GAVE WAY AND PINNED HIS HEAD BETWEEN A GIRT AND A LAGGING.
I,NAME WAS BLOWING OUT THE HEADING WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM BESIDE THE NOSE.
HE WS COLLARING A HOLE FOR BACKSTOPING IN TD415W WHEN A ROCK FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.
ROCK FELL FROM BACK OF TD414E BACKSTOPE WHILE DRILLING & STRUCK FOOT.
HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HIS BAR SLIPPED AND HE STEPPED BACK ON UNSTABLE FOOTING.
EE CHIPPED BONES IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN A CABLE USED TO SLINGSHOT A TIMBER TRUCK ONTO A SIDE TRACK SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
EE SPRAINED HIS BACK WHEN THE LEG OF HIS DRILL KICKED OUT WHILE PULLING OUT OF A LIFTER.
HE TRIPPED AND STUMBLED SOMEHOW DRIVING A NAIL INTO THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT INSTEP.
HE WAS SETTING UP HIS JACKLEG DRILL IN TD414 RAISE TO DRILL A PIN HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND.
HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD WHILE PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM A HOLE IN TD418 RAISE
I.NAME JUST FINISHED CLEANING THE GRIZZLY AT THE TOP OF TD420 RISE AND WAS CLIMBING UP TO THE SILL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
1989 · 37 incidents
INJURED ROTATED HIS DIAMOND DRILL BEFORE HIS PARTNER HAD REMOVED THE CHUCK WRENCH FROM THE DRILL CHUCK.THE CHUCK WRENCH FELL FROM THE CHUCK HITTING HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.
WHILE WALKING INTO DRY PRIOR TO SHIFT,INJURED SLIPPED ON ICE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.HE GRABBED A STEEL COLUMN TO PREVENT HIM FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND AND WHILE DOING SO CAUSED THE INJURY.
WHILE WORKING AS A TRAIN SWAMPER EE STOOD UP AND HIT HIS FACE ON A DOOR FRAME.
RIDING REAR COUPLING OF TRAIN AS SWAMPER WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER TRAIN.
USING ROCK BOLT TO SPOOL CABLE ON TUGGER,CABLE SPLICE CAUGHT BOLT AND PINNED FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB.
MAN WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD MUCKING MACHINE FROM A TRUCK.
HE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY A ROCK WHILE LOWERING A SLUSHER DOWN THE MANWAY OF TC413 RSE.
HE HAD FINISHED SCALING AND WAS SETTING UP TO DRILL OUT FOR BULLHORNS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE FOOTWALL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK AND LEG.
HE TRIPPED OVER AN OILER WHILE CARRYING HIS JACKLEG.
EE WAS DRILLING OUT RAISE ROUND AND ROCK FELL FROM BACK, HIT MACHINE AND BOUNCED OFF AND HIT EE ON ARM.
HE WAS TAKING A DRILL WITH LEG OFF OF THE TUGGER CABLE AT THE TOP OF WHEN THE LEG ON THE DRILL TURNED AND SLIPPED DOWN ON RAISE. HE CAUGHT THE LEG WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED IT BACK TO THE LANDING.
I NAME WAS ROCKBOLTING IS TC413 SUBS WHILE TRYING TO GET STEEL OUT OF DRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE & HIT HIS FINGER SUB-LEVEL WAS VERY TIGHT WHICH MADE REMOVING THE STEEL VERY DIFFICULT
MAN WAS MOVING SLUSHER FROM BOTTOM OF RAISE ONTO FLAT CAR ONE END OF SLUSHER WAS ON FLAT CAR & OTHER SUSPENDED BY TUGGER WHEN SLUSHER TURNED & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SKID DECK & WEST CHUTE LIP
SKIP WAS HUNG UP IN RAISE AND MAN CLIMBED DOWN TO FREE IT. THE SKIP CAME DOWN WHILE BARRING AND HIT MAN ON THE HAND.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT A 10INX10IN POST INTO THE STEEL BUCKET MAN SLIPPED BACKWARDS & FELL
MAN WAS PICKING UP THE CORNER OF A SLUSHER BUCKET TO SLIDE ONTO A FLAT CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A DRILL HOLE WITH A JACKLEG-A ROCK FELL FROM THE HOLE COLLAR AREA, STRUCK THE JACKLEG AND KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE OFF BALANCE.
SWAMPING AN ORE TRAIN IN TD404 XC WHEN ROCK FROM TOP OF LAST CAR HIT FAN BAG AND ROLLED ON TO MAN KNOCKING HIM FROM CAR,MAKING A LACERATION ON HS RIGHT FOREARM.
WHILE CARRYING A JACKLEG EMPL STRAINED LOWER BACK
DRILLING RAISE ROUND,ROCK FELL FROM BACK HITTING INSTEP OF RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE BENDING OVER BACK WENT OUT NO LIFTING INVOLVED HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN LIFTING TIMBER
MAN WAS TAKING DOEN BULKHEAD WHEN STAGIN OVER CHUTE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO CHUTE.
MAN WAS PULLING STEEL OUT OF HOLE, SLIPPED ON MUD, AND A JACKLEG FELL ON HIS FOOT.
CARRYING JACKLEG OVER R SHOULDER TO FACE AND PULLED MUSCLES IN L SHOULDER AND NECK
COLLARING SURBEY HOLE IN BACK WHEN SAFETY GLASSES SLID DOWN MANS NOSE AND DRILL CUTTINGS AND MUD GOT IN EYE
MAN WAS LOADING LIFTERS IN TD418-07 WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF FACE AND HIT LEFT KNEE MAKING SMALL CUT IN KNEE CAP.
ROCK PEELED FROM BACK IN TD 409 RAISE, FALLING LESS THAN SIX INCHES ON MAN'S HARD HAT. BENT HEAD FORWARD AND STRAINED NECK MUSCLES. ROCK SIZE WAS NO LARGER THAN A SAFETY CAP.
LOADING ROCK BOLT MATS INTO PICKUP WHEN MAT SLIPPED AND LACERATED 3RD FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
CLIMBING UP MANWAY IN TC413 RAISE TO CLOSE CHUTE WHEN TWO SMALL ROCKS FELL DOWN MANWAY KNOCKING OFF HARD HAT AND LACERATING SCALP
WHILE UNTANGELING AN AIR HOSE ON THE TRACK THE TRAIN WAS SIGNALED BACK TOWARDS THE MINER AND THE MAN WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE SIDEBOARD ON A GRANBY CAR.THE MOTORMAN WAS FOLLOWING THE
WHILE ROCK BOLTING ROCK FELL & STRUCK L/SHOULDER
MUCKING OUT IN CTY INSIDE TIMBER WHEN MUCKER TIPPED OVER PINNING L ELBOW
STEPPED ON PLATE THAT WAS ON ROCK BOLT ROCK BOLT CAME UP STRIKING HIM ON FOREHEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING WITH JACKLEG DRILL.ROCK FELL FROM RIB,HIT JACKLEG,THEN EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.
GROUND WAS BARRED DOWN & BOLTED UP, VIBRATION FROM DRILL CAUSED GROUND TO LOOSEN UP.
EMPL TRIED TO UNCOUPLE CARS FROM LOCOMOTIVE IN TIGHT AREA OF DRIFT AND WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR AND TIMBERPOST.
EMPL COLLARED HOLE IN CRACK WHILE ROCK BOLTING.STUCK STEEL AND PRIED ROCK OUT OF BACK WHICH SLID DOWN STEEL ACROSS MACHINE AND DOWN THE LEG STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT ANKLE.
1988 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED LOOSE FOOTING ON MUCK PILE AND FELL ON HIS BACK, LANDING ON THE RAIL AND HENCE RUPURTING A DISC IN THE LUMBER OF HIS SPINE.
RIGHT RING FINGER CRUSHED BASE OF FINGERNAIL TO FINGERTIP WHEN EMPLOYEE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 10X10X16 MINE TIMBERS BEING UNLOADED FROM A FLAT CAR UNDERGROUND.
EMPLOYEE SIPPED AND FELL WHILE CARRYING A JACKLEG IN STOPE ACCESS DRIFT, PULLING MUSCLE IN BACK.
CUT KNUCKLE ON R THUMB WHILE INSTALLING SPILING ON A SHARP BURR ON END OF SPILING RAIL REQUIRED 7 SUTURES
STEL GUIDE ROLLED OVER WHILE BEING HOISTED OFF GROUND BY ONE END DURING HEADFRAME ASSEMBLY AND H LANDED ON TOP OF EMP. FOOT.
AXE DEFLECTED BY SPILLING RAIL WHILE EMPL DRIVING WEDGE RESULTING IN HEAD OF AXE STRIKING AND BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.