Pandora ComplexMetal/Nonmetal

EE's coat sleeve got caught on drill steel, twisting his arm. His partner reversed controls to untwist the arm. Damage appeared to be a contusion (no broken skin or bones),treated with 1st Aid, but in evening, EE decided to go to the doctor. X-rays proved no broken bones, but the doctor decided to drain fluid and observe him overnight monitoring for muscle damage.

Employee was cleaning the dust off of the roll bar while driving a 7 ton buggy. At heading 4014 straight, his right hand got caught between the roll bar and the back. Skin was removed from 3 fingers exposing bone. Bones were crushed in the palm of the hand and 3 and a half fingers were removed during surgery. Skin grafting will need to be performed.

EE was bolting back and when he went to collaring the hole a small piece of muck fell striking his left middle finger. EE's left middle finger sustained a laceration and he had to have stitches.

The injured was dismounting the rock truck when his right knee gave out. He fell to the ground, twisting his knee. He was sent to dr for assessment and nothing was foung. He was later sent for further assessment to an Orthopedic specialist due to knee pain. He was given a knee brace on 5/13/10 and RTW on 5/17/10.

Injured miner was in process of drilling out 8' round. When finished drilling hole he pulled the steel out of the hole and was in the process of pulling the 8' drill steel out of the jackleg. Placed his right hand at saddle and when machine came off the drill steel the machine came down catching right hand between the machine & leg which caused crush injury to his wrist.

Hoistman had shut off the air to the clutch actuator piston to make adj. Miners rang for the cage, hoistman forgot to reopen the valve, which left the clutch disengaged. Hoistman lowered the cage, it started to free fall. He then slammed on the brake causing the cage to stop suddenly. Injuring 1 of the miners. The miner that was injured has a lumbar disc herniation.

EE operating truck was turning right out of a heading into the main haulage & got too close to the right rib & when turned the truck back to the left, right corner of the truck bed caught 6"" air line breaking it apart. When pipe broke apart it was bent by truck bed. The bent part of the pipe was against pinning him in the seat, breaking his left leg below the knee.

After blasting a round & barring down & then mucking out the round it was found that the lifters had not pulled. While cleaning out the holes to re-shoot them, a rock fell from the back or rib hitting the ground and rolling across the miner's foot breaking it.

The employee was helping load drill supplies. When he went to pick up a jackleg drill, he stepped on the plate of a split-set bolt assemble and the bolt flipped up striking him in the face below his left eye causing a cut that required medicla treatment.

Moving axle with hand dolly, employee repositioned axle on dolly and lost control of it. Axle fell over and landed on his right foot.

The injured employee was working in a warehouse stocking shelves and organizing floor area under another employee who was stocking selves. He was stocking the selves dropped a 4"" vic coupling striking the injured on the head.

3 inch plank laying in walkway. Injured moved the plank as it was a tripping hazard. In moving the plank she got a splinter in her finger.