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MINER WAS MOVING POWDER FROM POWDER MAGAZINE TO FACE- STOPPED LHD TO MOVE POWER CABLE WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. UNKNOWN CAUSE.
EMPLOYEE PARKED ANFO/POWDER TRUCK IN X-CUT 22 WHEN POWDER UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODED.
WHILE CHANGING AIR FILTER ON 5 YARD LORD HAUL DUMP EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LOADER.
ELECTRICANS INSTALLED A JUMBO PLUG AT 10 SUBSTATION. TRANSFORMER BEGAN TO ISSUE SMOKE WHEN ENGERGIZED. MINE POWER DE-ENERGTIZED. STENGH WARNING SYSTEM INITIATED AND MINE EVACUATION PROCEDURE F OLLOWED AS A PRESCAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO DAMAGE TO SUBSTATION, MINIMAL DAMAGE TO TRANSFORMER. NO INJURY.
YMAN WAS REMOTE MUCKING AT 16 X-CUT MOVED UPT O22X-CUT TO BUILD AMUCK BERM. A 40' DEEP HOL WAS TO BE BACKFILLED. HIS JOB WAS TO OPERATE LHD TO SCOOP FILL DIRT TO BUILD ABERM AT LIP OF OPEN SLOPE AREA. THEN AFTER DIRT IN PLACE PUSH IT INTO HOLE IWTH D4 DOZER. UPON PICKING UP FIRST LOAD IWT LHD HE ADVANCED FORWARD AND WENT 35' OVER EDGE.
A FALL OF GROUND OCCURED ON #29 LEVEL (APPROX AREA AFFECTED 100'X150'X) IN AN AREA WHERE ROOM AND PILLAR MINING WAS BEING CARRIE DOUT AT THE TIME OF THE GROUND FALL IS UNDER INVESTIGATION OBY BOTH ECHO BAY AND AN INDPENDENT GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING FIRM.
WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK U/G RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY JARRING TRUCK AND CAUSING BACK INJURY.
RELOADING PAPER IN DRAFTMASTER II PLOTTER, HAD TO BEND SQUAT AND REACH BEHIND PLOTTER TO LOAD IT, STRAINED BACK IN PROCESS.
HELPING ELECTRICIAN WITH POWER CABLE. ROCK FELL AND STRUCK LEFT HAND.
95751TED TRAUMA ILLNESS-CARPAL TUNNEL SYPTROME FROM PREV. EMPLOYMENT.
PLACED VALVUE ON A COPBRETE WALL TO MOVE INTO WORK AREA VALVE STARTED TO FALL AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT VALUE WAS TOO HEAVY AND PINCHED HAND BETWEEN AND ANN VALVE.
49269DER-REPEATED TRAUMA FROM PREVIOUS EMPLOYENT-CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
PUTTING RODS IN MILL CAUGHT CAME TO SUDDEN STOP
HIT ROCK IN ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING AN UG TRUCK-BOUNCED UP AND JAMMED NECK.INCIDENT OCCURRED 05-31-92 WRITTEN REPORT AND DOCTOR VISIT WAS NOT DONE UNTIL 06-15-92.
EE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN CHAIN ON THE DRILL, WHEN HE WAS DONE, HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE DRILL PLATFORM, LANDED ON A ROCK ABOUT 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND HIS RIGHT ANKLE TURNED UNDER.
LIFTING AND MOVING BOXES
PULLED GROIM MUSCLE WHILE QUICKLY GOING UP STAIRS(ACCIDENT/INJURY REPORT ON 05-26-92).
DRIVER STATED HE LOST BRAKES ON UNIT WHILE COMING DOWN THE HILL WITH A LOAD OF ORE AFTER TRAVELING PAST THE SECURITY BUILDING HE LOST CONTROL & ROLLED OVER EJECTING THE DRIVER
FELT PAIN IN BACK, RT ARM & SHOULDER-WAS NOT PULLING OR STRETCHING AT THE TIME, DID NOT PEEL RIGHT PRIOR TO WORK. PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY.
SLIPPED WHILE DECENDING LADDER, FELL AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
RECIVED FLASH BURNS IN EYES WHILE CUTTING AND WELDING MOST OF THE DAY.
MINE FOREMAN WENT INTO BC AREA CHECKED WORKING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO SENDING CREW INTO AREA TO WORK. APPROX. 15 MIN AFTER EXITING THE AREA AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED 7 FT SPLIT SETS WERE USE D. A FAULT WHICH WAS UNDETECTED CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THE ROOF FALL THERE WERE NO INJURIES THE AREA IS BARRICADED.
THIS WAS NEVER REPORTED AS AN INJURY OCCURING ON ANY SPECIFIC DATE OR TIME.IT IS FELT THIS CONDITION IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PERSONS PREVIOUS OCCUPATION AS A LOGGER,WHICH HE DID PRIOR TO MA Y OF 1988 WHEN HE STARTED FOR US.THIS PERSONS ACTIVITY DOED NOT INCLUDE THE TYPE OF WORK WHICH IS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF INJURY.WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD WHEN
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A 60 LB JACK HAMMER ADD-SHOVEL ALL WEEK-BEGAN HAVING BACK PAINA ND LEG PAIN. REPORTED TO US ON 3-10-92 AFTER PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY.
WHILE MOVING ENGINE HOIST, EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLID UP THE BOOM AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM ARMS.
REMOVING SCREENS FROM ACID STRIN VESSEL AFTER WASHING THEM DOWN WHILE REMOVING BOLTS WITH IMPACT WRENCH EMPLOYEE FOT A DROP OF SOLUTION IN HIS RT EYE
WENT TO FACE TO PAINT FOR DRILLING FALL ROCK, HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK LEFT SHOULDER AREA
DRIVE LINE BROKE ON TRUCK GOING DOWN HILL LOST BRAKES. TRUCK ROLLED ON SIDE AND SLIDE.
SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING OFF D-4 TRACK DOZER. GRABBED HAND HOLD AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT OF JOINT(AGGRAVATED OLD INJURY).
ASCENDING LADDER,EMPL CUT LEFT HAND ON SUSPENSION WIRE OF CEILING GRID BEING INSTALLED.
EE WAS WORKING AROUND CORNER FROM UNPLANNED BLAST AND WAS THROWN FROM TAMROCK JUMBO DRILL.
ON NOVEMBERON NOVEMBER 10, 1991 EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TAMROCK 10' DRILL WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE HAS SEEN DR. FOR RINGING IN EARS. HE IS TO SEE THE DR. FOR FOLLOWING VISIT IN JULY. UNKNOWN AS TO EXTENT OF INJURY AS EMPLOYEE HAS NOT HAD FOLLOW-UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING BACKFILL WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK & REINSURED AN INJURY REPORTED IN MAY 1991
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING TO MOUNT BATCH PLANT & BENT HIS FINGER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A LIFTER ROUND WHEN T HE BACK BEGAN TO DRIBBLE ROCK EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO WORK WITHOUT BARRING BACK A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 10LBSD FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES HARD H AT & UPPER BACK THE BACK WAS BOLTED & 9FT MATS ARE USED
EMPL MAKING ROUTINE ROUND ON TOP OF C1L TANKS.MISSED A STEP ,FELL FORWARD CAUGHT HIMSELF AND SPRAINED WRIST.
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF IT -18 UNDERGROUND WHEN HE TWISTED HIS FOOT AND BROKE A BONE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE STRAINED HER BACK MOVING STEEL I-BEAM.EMPLOYEE LEFT REPUBLIC AREA AND WENT TO ST REGIS MONT.HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING HOLD DOWN NUT ON MANTLE LINER WHEN HE STRAINED BACK AND NECK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BATTERY FROM HAUL TRUCK WHEN LIFTING STRAP BROKE AND CAUSE SHOULDER STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS FINGER TO CHECK BOLT HOLE ALIGNMENT, BETWEEN FLYWHEEL ADN TRANSMISSION. ENGINE TURNED AND LACERATED HIS FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE MOVING OLD ORE SAMPLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING MILL GRIZZLEY WHEN AN OVERSIZED ROCK HUNG UP. EMPLOYEE GOT INTO THE ROCK BREAKER AND STARTED BREAKING THE ROCK WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. NO INJURIES WERE INFLICTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TASK TRAINING ON UNDERGROUND TRUCK WHEN OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY ACTIAVATED PARK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE GROUND RESULTING INJURY WAS A C RACKED RIB
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING A ROUND & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE PRELL POT WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PRELL POT & WORK DECK EMPLOYEE REQUIRED DEFRENINMENT OF THE WOUN D & STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING BACKFILL A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE FILL AND STRUCK HIS HARDHAT.NOTE THIS INJURY IS LATE AS EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 03-18-91 AND RECEIVED NO DUTY.
EMPL PULLING SIDE ROD BOLT OUT OF TAMROCK BOLTER.BOLT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK IN LEFT EYEBROW.TOOK 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CRUSHING BUIULDING WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON TAMRORK ROCK BOLTER, HIS FEET WERE WET, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. HE HIT HIS LEFT LOWER RIB ON THE MACHINE AND BROKE IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR PLUGGED MILL FEEDER WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS BACK
DISLODGING ORE FROM JAW CRUSHER GOT DIRT AND ROCK PARTICLES IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A HEAVY LOAD,LOAD WAS TOO HEAVY AND HE RECEIVED A STRAINED BACK.THE REPORT IS LATE AS WE JUST PUT THE FACTS TOGETHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONE CRUSHER MANTLE, WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
PULLING ELEC CABLE,STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER/ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING A PROPANE LINE. HE DID NOT TURN OFF IGNITOR WHICH CAUSED A SMALL FLASH OF BUILT UP PRODANE.
EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING FROM UNDERGROUND SCOOP WHEN HIS WEDDING RING GOT HUNG UP IN OPERATORS CAB. RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BALL CHUTE IN MILL WHEN AN IMPROPERLY SECURED ACCESS DOOR FELL CLOSED. THE INJURY WAS TO THE INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER A ND RING FINGER WERE SMASHED AND BOTH FINGER NAILS HAD TO BE REMOVED.
MECHANIC S HELPER WAS GETTING AN OIL SAMPLE FROM 14G GRADER. HE WAS DISMOUNTING GRADER STEPPED ON TIRE AND HAD ON HIS BOOT. HE FELL AND TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS HAND.
HORSEPLAY.
PICKED UP COVER OFF OF PRECIP BIN & STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH JACKLEG, WHEN THE DRILL ROTATED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LIP.
HOLDING MAT IN PLACE FOR ROCK BOLTED WEHN ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK STRIKI NG HIS HARD HAT
MINER WAS STANDING APPROX 15' FROM JUMBO WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF OF THE COLLAR STRIKING THE MINER IN THE FACE. STEEL HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DOCTOR.
EE WAS PLACING MAT WHEN LOOSE BEGAN TO FALL DURING ROCK BOLTING. AS EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE AREA HE TRIPPED ON LOOSE ON GROUND AND FELL DURING FALL EE SLICED IS RIGHT FOREARM.
WHILE HELPING WITH THE DIAMOND DRILLING, EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A CORE INNER TUBE BACK INTO THE CORE BARREL AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS THUMB.
MINER WAS PUTTING HOSES INTO SCOOP BUCKET WHEN OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY LOWERED BUCKET ONTO MINER'S FOOT.
WHILE DRILLING, EMPLOYEE SNEEZED AND HIT HIS MOUTH ON A METAL BRACE ON THE DRILL'S CONTROL PANEL.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO REASSEMBLE SECTION OF SUCTION PIPE WHEN HAND SLIPPED & STRUCK JAGGED EDGE OF PIPE CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE SANDTRUCK WHEN THE TAILGATE FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT FOREARM AND WRIST. (HEAT/COLD TREATMENT)
LIFTING 5" PVC CONDUIT AND PINCHED NERVE IN BACK.
EMPL WAS HELPING TO OFFLOAD I/O CABINETN WHEN CABINET FELL ON EMPL'S LEG.
EMPL LIFTING 6" PIECE OF POLY PIPE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CUTTING GOGGLES INTO HIS GANG BOX WHEN THE LID FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING WITH PARTNER, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND. MINER COMPLETED SHIFT THEN WENT TO DOCTOR AND RECEIVED TWO STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT SOME 2 " PIPE ONTO JACKSTAND WHEN HE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS SIDE.SAW DR 09-14-89.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PLUG (3/4") AT END OF AIR COMPRESSOR WITH A CRSCENT WRENCH WHEN HE SUPPOSEDLY TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN THE PLUG CAME LOOSE.
EMPL WAS ROCKBOTING OFF OF WORK DECK USING JACKLEG WHEN MINER HELPER ALSO ON DECK BARRED DOWN PIECE OF LOOSE. LOOSE FELL HIT CHAIN RAIL OF DECK & BOUNCED UP CUASING INJRY POOR COMMUNICATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE SIDE OF REBAR AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE GRADE ROD HE BUMPED HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF REBAR.
CHECKING WATER TRUCK SLIPPED FELL OFF TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MINER WHO WAS BOLTING THE RIB IN A NEW SUMP. THE RIB BEGAN TO FALL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY AND STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER ON THE BOLTING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING FORMS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL,LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE,
REMOVING STEERING VALVE FORM LOADER LOST GRIP AND CUT F INDEX FINER AT THE PROXIMAL JOINTS REC 2 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE UP A STUCK DRILL STEEL ON A JUMBO WHEN HE LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED/JUMPED APPROX. 7'. HE THEN TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPL WAS ROCK BOLTING. EXHAUST PORTS OF DRILL WERE BLOWING INTO FACE & SMALL PIECE OF METAL BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. NO PERMENANT INJURIES.
MINERS HAD COMPLETEDD DRILLING FACE AND WERE LOADING LIFTER HOLES ROCK SLAB FELL OFF THE FACE.
WHILE MINER WAS ROCKBOLTING WITH G-D83 JACKLEG THE DRILL BROKE JUST BELOW THE YOKE.DRILL FELL AND STRUCK MINER ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPL ROOF BOLTING WHEN STRUCK IN EYE WITH SHAVING.
EMPL REFUELING HAUL TRUCK.COMING DOWN LADDER MISSED STEP AND FELL 5' TO GROUND.EMPL SUFFERED SEVERE SPRAIN TO ANKLE.
MINER WAS FINISHING MUCKING ROUND WHEN MUCKER BUCKET HIT MISSED PRIMER IN LEFT HAND LIFTER OLE. BUCKET CAUSED PRIMER TO DETONATE.