GETCHELL MINE Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS UNLOADING DRILL PIPE FROM A TIRE TRUCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE RIGGING, THE LOAD SHIFTED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD ORIGINALLY REPORTED ON 11-8-95 HAT AFTER MANY EYARS OF PERATING VARIOUS PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THATHE HAD EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT WRSIT AND ARM. ON 3-19-96 WH ILE WORKIN GAT ANOTHER MINESITE HE LEFT WORK EARLY BECAUSE OF THE RECURRING PROBLEM. HE FAILED TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. HE WAS ADVISED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE EE WAS RETURNING TO HIS DRILL AFTER LUNCH. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND IT ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. AS A RESULT, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EE SAW A DR THE FOLLOWING DAY 1-3-95 AND W AS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE ANTI-FREEZE LEVEL ON A CAT 988B LOADER ON 9-29-94. IT WAS RAINING AND SLICK AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. HE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 11-94. AND WAS REFERRED TO A S PECIALIST IN 1995. SUBSEQUENTLY TH SPECIALIST PERFORMERS SURGERY ON 2-7-95 WHICH RESULTED IN LOST TIME.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CAT DOZER THE WRENCH (END) HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HE WAS TURNING & HE BANGED HIS ELBOW ON THE DOZER FRAME THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 06-07- 94

AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT THE MEPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE(RIGHT). D URING HIS SHIFT HE HAD PERFORMED NUMEROUS TASKS. WHEN HE AWOKE THE NEXT MORNING (5-21-94) HIS EYE HAD SWOLLEN ALMOST HS UT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BOX OF BOOSTERS AND HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS STOMACH. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE COMPANY ON 5-23-94.

THE EE WAS OPERATING A VIBRATORY COMPACTOR ON ONE OF THE HAUL ROADS. HE RAN IT ALL SHIFT LONG THE EE STATED THAT THE TWISTING AND TURNING CAUSED HIM TO AWAKE THE NEXT MORINING STIFF AND SORE. HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 3-25- AND 28-94.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT DOZER (DION). HE BACKED AWAY FROM THE LOADER HE WAS WORKING WITH OVER A ROCK. THE DOZER PASSED THE PIVOT POINT COMING DOWN ON THE BACK OF THE TRACKS IN TURN W HIPPING THE EMPLOYEES HEAD & NECK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE FELT AN IRRITATION IN HIS EYE. HE REPORTED TO THE SAFETY DIR. & EYE WASH WAS ADMINISTERED BY SAME. LATER THAT EVENING HE CALLED THE S.D. & REPORTED HAVING GONE TO THE LOCAL E.R. & HAD A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL REMOVED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM ONE BLADE TO ANOTHER AT THE EQUIPMENT READY LINE HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & FELL TO HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS INST ALLING THE MIDDLE DRAIVELINE ON A CATLOADER (980C) THE DRIVELINE SLIPPED & PINNED THE EMPLOYEES FINGER (LEFT INDEX) BETWEEN IT & THE LOADER FRAME

WHILE REMOVING THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FROM CAT LOADER (992C) THE FAN SLIPPED AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEES FINGER (MIDDLE RIGHT0 BETWEEN IT ANDTHE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER COILS. THE FAN BLADE CU T HIS FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE (IN A CAT 77B) WAS BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL (HITACHI EX-1800) ONTHE BLIND SIDE. THE SHOVEL BUCKE TBOTTOM STRUCK THE TOP REAR CORNER OF THE TRUCK BED. THE IMPACT CAUSED THEEMPL OYEES HEAD TO BOUNCE,CHIPPING TWO TEETH ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS MOUTH.

THE EE BACKED HIS TRUCK CAT 777B UNDER A LOADER CAT 992C TO BE LOADED. WHILE BEING LOADED THE TRUCK BOX WAS STRUCK BY THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER BUCKET THE JARRING OF THE TRUCK CAUSED THE EE TO EXPERIENCER PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE AT THE READY LINE. WHILE TIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS WITH AN AIR WRENCH HE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A FOREIGN OBJECT. HE DID NOT GO TO HAVE IT CHECKED UNTI L 8-21-93.

THE EMPLOYEE BACKED HIS HAUL TRUCK (CAT777B) UNDER THE LOADER (CAT 992C). THE LOADER WENT TO LOAD THE TRUCK AND A LARGE BOULDER FELL OFF THE BUCKET AND HIT THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE 'S MOUTH WAS OPEN, THE JARRING OF THE TRUCK SLAMMED HIS MOUTH SHUT AND BROKE HIS TOOTH (MOLAR #15).

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A CHUTE ON THE CRUSHER WITH A BAR. HIS HAND (RIGHT) HIT THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE, WHICH CUT THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCKS, HE HIT A ROCK IN THE MUCK FACE WITH THE BUCKET. FROM THE JARRING OF THE LOADER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN WAS SO BAD BY 8-17-93, HE WENT TO THE LOCAL E.R. FOR TREATMENT. THIS IS WHEN WE BECAME AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOT GROUND TO INSPECT WATER PUMPS HE STEPPED DOWN IN A DEPRESSION & STEPPED BACK UPON A HIGH SPOT HE FELT NO ILL AFFECT WITH HIS LEG AT THAT TIME HE WORKED TWO MOR E SHIFTS HE AWOKE FOLLOWING HIS LAST SHIFT ON MONDAY (06-14-93) FEELING NUMBNESS THE FULL LENGTH OF THE BACK OF HIS LEG THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE COMPANY ON 06-17-93

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER A 12IN WATERLINE ONTO A HIDDEN IPLINE OF 4IN PIPE THE 4IN PIPELINE ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER HIS LEFT FOOT & THE EMPLOYEE FELL LANDING ON HIS RT LEG ON A ROCK HE GOT BACK UP FEELING LITTLE OR NO PAIN AFTER APPROX 40 MINUTES EXPERIENCED SEVERE SWELLING

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF A HAUL TRUCK BETWEEN HYDRAULIC TANK & REAR TIRES. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WITH HIS LEFT FOOT. FOOT ROLLED OFF ROCK & HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED BACKWARDS & SIDEWAYS CA USING SWELLIN & PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FLY WHEEL ON A COMPONENT OF A PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT. HE BENT OVER TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THE COMPONENT, AND FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN AXLE ON A HAUL TRUCK A PRY BAR BEING USED TO PRY THE AXLE INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL RECEIVED A BURN ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE BAR AS THE BAR WAS PULLED OUT WITH THE N IGHT HAND THE BURR LACERATED THE LEFT RING FINGER WHICH WAS GUIDING THE BAR

WELDER WAS CUTRTING SHEET METAL FROM SIDE OF HITACHI 1800 SHOVEL THE METAL CAME LOOSE AT THE END HE WAS WORKING ON & PINCHED HIS FINGER (MIDDLE EFT) BETWEEN IT & THE SHOVEL TRACK

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED OFF DOZER & SLIPPED ON ICE, FALLING ON WRIST. NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.