Arizona #1 Metal/Non-Metal

While bolting the back a 6 inch rock came loose from the back and struck the miner on the hand on top of the drill causing a cut that needed 4 sutures.

A miner was kneeling on the ground repairing an airline, when he went to stand up, his leg made a pop and gave out. He went to the hospital for examination.

Electrician was wiring in a starter box when he stepped on a 4 inch rock rolling over his ankle. causing a small bone to break.

Working in the # 2 manway compartments at approximately the 770 foot steel set, he was removing an old piece of lagging. While attempting to remove the wood cribbing from the bottom the top started to tip towards him. He put his hand up to stop it from falling.

Miner was attempting to install splitset rock bolt. Miner inserted bolt into drilled hole. While positioning driver into splitset, miner bumped splitset causing it to dislodge and fall from back striking him on bridge of nose. This caused a laceration requiring 6 stitches.

While riding the conveyance down the shaft at a slow pace, employee tried knocking off a piece of timber from the shaft steel set getting his right index finger caught between conveyance and guide resulting in a laceration requiring 8 sutures.

Crew was using a cutting torch to remove inaccessable guide bolts; a piece of molten metal inadvertantly fell down the shaft. It is unknown what was smoldering as the shaft is under rehabilitation at this time and it is unsafe to travel down the shaft to extinguish the fire.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING UP THE VERTICAL SHAFT WHILE SHAFT BUCKET WAS BEING LOWERED.A SMALL ROCK FRAGMENT FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE FELL DOWN THE SHAFT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT EYE.NOTE THIS A CCIDENT WAS TREATED AS A FIRST AID CASE.ON 01-06-92 INJURED REPORTED TO DR FOR REMOVAL OF FOREIGN MATTER FROM EYE,THUS BECOMING A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT(NO TIME LOST).

WHILE DRILLING WITH A SINKING HAMMER, EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHEN PULLING DRILL OUT OF HOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LOAD FROM TRUCK WHEN LOAD STRUCK PIPE BRACE CAUSING END OF PIPE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN ARM.LACERATION RESULTED REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

MINER WAS PULLING MACHINE OUT OF HOLE AND HE WAS DRILLING. STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GROUTING BASE PLATE OF MINE HOIST WHEN HE SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH A POSITIVE FRACTURE AND RECEIVED SIX (6) STITCHES TO CLOS E THE LACERATION.