Ashdown MineMetal/Nonmetal

Unconsolidated slough off hanging wall fell from the rib pushed miner down on an 8X8 timber, right leg bent under him and was broken when he landed on the leg and timber at the same time.

Welding overhead, slag and sparks went down the shirt sleeve and burned elbow causing a staph infection.

Lifting a jackleg from a raise # 3, went to put it in a slide bucket

When installing a stull rock hit him on his right shoulder.

While pulling a hung steel with jackleg, strained left shoulder and neck area.

Installing a timber stull 9', a rock came loose when the stull tightened and fell on his hard hat.

A blast occured on 9/6/08. This area was closed, barricaded off preventing anyone to enter this area and supporting it and scaling it down.

After a blast, the ground fluffed down. The ore vein had been drilled and blasted. Additional material fell from hanging wall.

Small rocks fell down the #3 raise, while installing stulls EE moving out of the way caught foot on ladder twisted L knee.

1 yard loader was ribbed brakes did not hold

Employee was dragging pipe down drift and over extended knee.

Employee was stepping over 3' sandwall, stepped down an a 10""x10"" timber on the front of his foot, causing the calf muscle to stretch.

Employee got cement over top of boots, did not wash out until end of shift, causing cement burns.

Cement went over rubber boots, employee did not wash out cement until end of shift.

Employee was walking through the mud and twisted right knee. He felt his knee pop. Movement was very limited.

Employee was using a skilsaw to cut mine timbers. The saw kicked back and cut his right thigh.

Employee was climbing down ladder in raise, rocks started falling the employee scurried down to the bottom and jumped out of way landing wrong.

The employee was bolting underground getting rocks and cuttings in hair and hard hat. When employee was showering rock or dirt fell into his eye, this infected his eye and required cleaning out by doctor.

Employee was scaling down when a rock came out of back striking him on head. He required 4 staples in head.

Employee was moving slusher bucket. He slipped and fell, his right hand was caught between rib and bucket . The bucket smashed his finger right ring finger.

Two miners were working in the raise, a third EE was part way up the raise. He heard a bang & saw the two miners go down. EE went up to see what happened & slipped then fell down the raise about 17'.

Two miners were in the face of the raise barring down & getting ready to put in a stull when a slab came down on them.

Employee was taking lid from ball mill. When lid started to fall he tried to catch it resulting in injury.

Employee was a member of a crew of three men and was assisting the other miners in standing a set of timber in the face. The crew was digging for a foot block and placing a post when a 24""x24"" slab slid off the right rib breaking his leg.