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PREPARING SLUSH TO SLUSHER WHEN SLAB FELL FORM EAST RIB STRIKING ON R FT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING FACE AROUND, HAD FINISHED DRILLING A BACKHOLE WHEN HE TURNED TO PULL MACHINE AND STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ANKLE.
MINER WAS USING CHIPPING HAMMER TO BREAK BOULDERS OVER GRIZZLY, THE BOULDER BROKE AND CHIPPING HAMMER STARTED TO FALL THRU GRIZZLY. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF OF THE #4 SLUSHER WHEN THE CABLE STOPPED DUE TO A BACKLASH.THE ABRUPT STOP CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAION HIS ABCK.
LUNG CANCER
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EMPL REMOVING V3CTRAULIC COUPLING OFF WATER LINE.WORKING IN AWKWARD POSITION TRYING TO REMOVE NUT FROM BOLT.PUSHING AGAINST WRENCH CAUSED MUSCLE STRAIN IN UPPER BACK.DR RX MUSCLE RELAXANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TIRE ON RIM USING PNEUMATIC TIRE MACHINE BEAD BREAKER SLIPPED OFF TIRE & CAUGHT WEB OF HAND BETWEEN TIRE & BEAD BREAKER CAUSING CONTUSED WOUND REQUIRING 5 SUTURES TO CLO SE 3
EMPL WALKING TH9OUGH DRIFT WHEN LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDERS AND BACK CAUSING COMPRESS FX TO LUMBAR VERTEBRA #1.
REPAIRING 1" AIR HOSE USING HOSE BANDER PUYLLED ON BAND TO T IGHTEN & HAND SLIPPED & SLID OVER BAND CUTTING HAND REQUIRING 8 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS RIPPING A 1"X12" BOARD WITH A 10" RADIAL ARM SAW. HE WAS PUSHING BOARD INTO THE SAW WHEN GLOVE FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH SAW BLADE PULLING HAND INTO ROTATING SAW BLADE AMPUTATING END OF 1ST 2ND 3RD FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.
EE WAS CARRYING A ROLL OF CHAIN LINK FENCE TO HIS WORKING AREA HE STEPPED OVER A SLUSHER ROPE & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK & LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A VENTILATION BULKHEAD. THAX BEING USED TO DRIVE NAILS GLACED OFF THE WALL AND STRUCK FINGER CAUSING A CONTUSED WOUND TO FINGER WITH COMMUNUTED FRACTURE DISTAL PHALANX LE FT FIRST FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DUMPING ORE CARS WITH BOTTOM DUMP DOORS, BEFORE LEAVING THE DUMPING POINT HE LEANED OVER TO CHECK THE CAR DOORS FOR BEING CLOSED. AS HE LEANED OVER HE HIT HIS MOUTH ON TH E CAB OF TRAMMER MOTOR CAUSING THE LOSS OF TWO UPPER INCISORS
EMPTYING ORE FROM BIN INTO TRUCK ROCK HUNG IN DOOR OPENING BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME OF BIN PRESSURE FROM DOOR CLOSING CYLINDER BROKE ROCK CAUSING PC TO FLY AND HIT EMPLOYEE UNDER CHIN CAUSING A CONTUSED WOUND REQUIRING 7 SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND FILLING LOOSE ON ONE MOLAR
LOADING SMALL AIR HOIST ON FORKS OF FORKLIFT.GROUND WAS COVERED WITH SNOW.FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.HIT HEAD ON FORK CAUSING CONTUSED WOUMD TO LEFT EYE BROW REQ 5 SUTURTES TO CLOSE.
PREPARING TO MOVE DRILLING EQUIP TO ANOTHER LOCATION.REACHED TO PICK UP ROLL OF HOSE,HAND STRUCK SHARP END OF WIRE CAUSING INCISION TO RT THENAR REGION REQ 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMANTLEING JACKLEG MACHINE; WHILE LOOSENING WING NUT ON AIR HOSE OFF MACHINE WITH SMALL HAMMER, HAMMER GLANCED OFF WING NUT AND STRUCK ARM PINCHING SKIN BETWEEN MACHINE AND HAM MER HEAD CAUSING CONTUSED WOUND REQUIRING 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EMP WAS WALKING FROM SLUSHER TO SHEAVE BLOCK, WHILE WALKING HE STEPPED ON SIDE OF FOOT LETTING FOOT TURN OVER CAUSING SPRAIN TO ANKLE
EE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF GRIZZLY. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL FORWARD ONTO GRIZZLY CAUSING A CONTUSSED WOUND TO LEG BELOW LEFT KNEE REQUIRING 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED HOISTING SKIP TO TOP OF RAISE IN STOPE. HE WAS PUSHING SKIP TO SIDE OF RAISE IN ORDER TO CLOSE TRAP DOOR OVER RAISE COMPARTMENT. THE TRAP DOOR CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN SKI P AND DOOR FRAME CAUSING A CONTUSED WOUND TO DORSUM OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 7 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
WHITTLING ON PIECE OF PLASTIC HOSE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CAUSED INCISION TO REQUIRING 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE.