CONTINENTAL U/G COMPLEX Metal/Non-Metal

A RAIN STORM PRODUCING 4" OF RAIN IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD, CAUSED RUN OFF WHICH SEEPED IN TO OLD WORKINGS OF CONTINENTAL #2, AS WELL AS NEW WORKINGS OF #2 PORTAL. WATER SEEPED INTO DIFFERENT LEVELSOF #2 SHAFT, COLLECTING IN INTO #2 SHAFT. PUMP STATION WAS OVERRUN WITH WATER, CAUSING POWER OUTAGE, PUMPS FAILED AND FLOODED THE SKIP AND CRUSHERLEVER OF #3 MINE.

THE EE WAS DISMOUNTING A LOADER AND TRIPPED ON LIGHT CORD.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE POWDER TRUCK. EE STATES HE HOPPED OUT. WHEN HE LANDED, HE HEARD A LIGHT POP.

AS EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF TIN, APPROX WEIGHT, 75 LBS, INTO THE BACK OF A DUMPTRUCK, AIDED BY ANOTHER EE. THEY LOST CONTROL OF THE TIN, AND THE TIN FELL BACK AND STRUCK THE EE.

EE WAS BARRING DOWN AT THE H-48 WEST FACE, WHEN A ROCK STRUCK THE EE ON TOP OF THE HARD HAT.

EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN BARRING A LARGE SLAB OF MATERIAL, LOOKING TO GET IT DOWN AND IT DIDN'T WORK. EMPLOYEE GOT UNDERNEATH AND REACHED WITH A BAR AND POKED AT IT AND IT MOVED A LITTLE. THE EMPLOY EES THEN SCAVED THE SIDES TO REMOVE EXCESS MATERIAL AROUND IT. EMPLOYEE THEN ATTEMPTING THE REPOSTION HIMSELF, FELL TO THE GROUND. AS HE FELL THE LARGE SLAB OF MATERIAL CAME LOOSE AND GRAZED

EE WAS ON A SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK AND LOST CONTROL OF JACKLEG, STRIKING EE ON RT. RIB AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ORE HAUL TRUCK UP THE DECLINE HEADING TOWARDS THE PORTAL. AS EMPLOYEE CAME OUT OF THE PORTAL ENTRANCE HE FELT AN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE REMOVING ROCKS FROM THE 1300 TRUCK LEVEL, EE LIFTED ROCKS WEIGHING APPROX. 35 LBS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

WHILE LOADING A BENCH ROUND AT THE JG1313 WEST,THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO SOME WATER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON A SUBMERGED ROCK.

EE WAS BACKING INTO A HEADING AROUND A PILLAR. HE DID NOT SEE A ROCK IN THE ROAD & DROVE OVER IT, BOUNCING THE TRUCK & JARRING HIS BACK. [PER HIS PHYSICIAN, TOOK KEFLEX PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION ].

WHILE CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION UNDERGROUND, EE LEANED OVER TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE WALKWAY. HIS KNEES WERE STRAIGHT WHEN HE LEANED OVER, HIS KNEE GAVE WAY AND HE COLLASPED ON THE GROUND. SUR GERY WAS PERFORMED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM ON 2-21-98. HIS PHYSICIAN ANTICIPATES HE WILL BE OFF WORK APPROX 2 MONTHS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CAP ON CYLINDER WHEN CAP SLID DOWN ON SHAFT,CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN LOADER AND CYLINDER CAP.REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE BARRING DOWN IN AW-2 HEADING, ROCK TRAVELED DOWN ALONG SCALING BAR, AND ON TO RIGHT FOREARM, CUTTING FOREARM. REQUIRING STITHCES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A 5-GALLON BUCKET IN ORDER TO HOOK UP A 1" WATER HOSE TO THE END OF A WATER HEATER WHEN THE BUCKET ROLLED OUT FORM UNDER HIS FEET. HE FELL ON HIS LOWER BACK. (SEE ATTA CHED LETTER OF EXPLANATION.)

EE MISSED THE PULL SWITCH FOR THE DUMP POCKET GUARD & HIT IT WITH THE LOCOMOTIVE. HE RAN THE LOCI THROUGH THE GUARD BAR ON THE 1300 DUMP POCKET. THE BAR CAME OVER MOTOR, STRIKING HIM IN LOWER LIP. THE LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MUCK TO GRIZZLEY.ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEE HE HIT A POT HOLE, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND STRIKE THE CANOPY WITH HIS HEAD. (HAD LIGHT DUTY DAY 12/28. SCHEDULED DAYS OFF 11/29 , 30 & 12/01,02)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BOLTER OPERATOR MOVE THE BOLTER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN, EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR THE HANDRAIL AND INSTEAD PLACED HIS HAND ON THE CONOPY TOWER. AT THIS TIME THE OPERATOR WAS BRINGING DOWN THE CANOPY AND CAUGHT THE 1ST DIGIT OF RT. HAND, SEVERING THE TIP. REMAINS ON L, LIGHT DUTY UNTIL RELEASED BY HIS PHYSICIAN.

EE STATES HE WAS USING AND PUMPING GREASE GUN. GREASE WAS COLD AND HE PUSHED HARD ON GUN AND FELT PULL IN NECK. EE REMAINS ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EE WAS DRILLING WITH JUMBO AT A-DRIFT. HE WAS PUTTING A COLLAR PIPE ON ONE OF THE HOLES AND A ROCK FELL DOWN AND MADE A CUT ON HIS LEFT UPPR ARM. REQIFERED SUTURES. SUTURES REMOVED AFTER 8 D AYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TRASH LUMBER OFF THE MANCAGE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. WILL REMAIN ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL RELEASED BY HIS PHYSICIAN, HAS A FOLLOW UP APPT. ON 10-21-97.

EE WAS DISMANTLING A WOODEN BENCH FOR DISCARD & MOVING THE PIECES OF BENCH TO A SCRAP PILE. HE STEPPED ON A BOARD WITH AN EXPOSED NAIL AFTER ASSUMING ALL NAILS WERE SMASHED DOWN. HE REQUIRED A TETANUS SHOT & 2 LIGHT DUTY DAYS.

EE WAS RESCALING THE WORK AREA AND WAS WORKING HIS WAY UP ALONGSIDE RIB, WHEN LOOSE ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA AND RIB CAGE.

WHILE BARRING DOWN ON LOOSE ROCK, A ROCK CAME DOWN ON SCALING BAR. BAR STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE. ( PER FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH PHYSICIAN, EMPLOYEE WILL GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR APPROX. 2 WEEKS) REMAINS ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EE ARRIVED AT BENCH AREA AND PARKED THE KUBOTA, SET THE PARK BRAKE AND WALKED DOWN TO BENC TO TIE IN ROUND. THE PARK BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD AND THE KUBOTA ROLLED DOWN, STRIKING EE ON HIS LEFT CA LF. REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE A-8 RAISE. WHILE TAMPING THE POWDER A ROCK FELL, CUTTING RIGHT FOREARM. REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS PULLING PIPE OUT OF A 9' X 9' DRIFT WITH A LOADER. THE PIPE HIT A ROCK, WENT UP & SWUNG TO THE SIDE, HITTING WORKER ON THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SKIP LOADER STATION IN DRAINAGE DITCH AND TWISTED HIS BACK. DITH IS APPROX. 3" DEEP X 8" WIDE. HE STATES HE BROKE HIS BACK 6 YEARS AGO WHEN HIT BY A CAR. HE WAS RELEASED BY PHYSICIAN AFTER 4 DAYS LOST TIME, TO RETURN TO WORK, HOWEVER ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEE, HE CONTINUES TO BE UNDER A PHYSICAIN'S CARE FOR WHAT EMPLOYEE CALLS A RUPTURED DISC.MRI RESULTS NOT INYET

A CHUTE WAS PLUGGED AND EE STUCK A SCALING BAR IN CHUTE. MUCK CAME ROLLING OUT AND CAUGHT HAND IN BETWEEN BAR AND CHUTE AND INJURED FINGERS. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTABLE INITIALLY. EE WENT TO ANO THER PHYSICIAN ON 6-6-97, DUE TO SWELLING IN MIDDLE FINGER. HE WAS PLACED ON 2 WEEKS MOFIFIED DUTY AND SHOULD BE RELEASED ON 6-20-97 TO FULL DUTY.

HE WAS STANDING ON A SCAFFOLD PLANT AND BENT OVER TO WELD A PLATE. THE HYDROSTROKE WENT FORWARD, CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN HANGER ROD OF HYDROSTROKE AND CHANNEL IRON.

EE HAD RAISED HIS CLOTHES BASKET AFTER CHANGING CLOTHES AT END OF HIS SHIFT & HAD SECURED THE CHAIN. AS HE WAS PUTTING THE PADLOCK IN PLACE, 1 OF THE BASKETS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE CHAIN & HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

EE WAS EXTRACTING A BOLT FROM EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY, WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE. THE RATCHET AND SOCKET CAME OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE.

HE WAS SCALING A FACE THAT HAD JUST BEEN BLASTED. HE WORKED A SLAB LOOSE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. THE SLAB STRUCK HIM ON THE THIGH AND KNEE AREA OF THE LEFT LEG.

WHILE DOING ELECTRICAL CABLE SPLICE, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT 2ND FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES. STITCHES WERE REMOVED 4-11-97.

EE WAS BARRING ON A HUNG CHUTE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

HE STARTED TO SHOVEL MUCK AND AS HE TWISTED TO SHOVEL IT OUT FROM UNDER HYDROSTROKE, PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

EE WAS CLEANING MISFIRE HOLE ON A DRIFT AT #2 DECLINE. ROCK FELL ON TOP OF LEFT HAND AND BROKE RING FINGER.

HOOD ON TRUCK #914 FELL ON RT HAND WHILE CHECKING ENGINE OIL.

EE WAS WIRING THE LIGHTS ON THE 907 TORO LOADER. HIS FOOT GOT LODGED IN BETWEEN THE RADIATOR BRACKET & HE FELL ON HIS STOMACH ON THE HOOD HINGE.

EE HAD BEEN WORKING IN A COLD AREA ALL DAY REPAIRING TRACK. WHEN HE WAS TAKING A SHOWER, HE NOTICED HE WAS CRAMPING UP IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

WORKERS WERE USING SLURRY TRUCK TO RECONNECT PIPE. THE LEFT-TO-RIGHT CONTROL ARM ON BASKET BECAME STUCK AND SWUNG TO THE LEFT SIDE OF EQUIPMENT. THE VIC PIPE SNAPPED ON BASKET AND WITH PRESSUR E, FREED ITSELF, STRIKING HIM ON THE HIP AND BACK.

MINERS WERE SCALING LOOSE SLABS IN WORK AREA. SLAB CAME DOWN AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR. ANOTHER SLAB OF ROCK CAME DOWN AND BOUNCED OFF THE SLAB INTO THE CAB OF SCOOP AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT RIBS.

HE AND TWO CO-WORKERS WENT INTO AREA AFTER IT WAS BLASTED. THEY BEGAN BARRING FACE DOWN. WHILE WORKING, EMPLOYEE BEGAN SWEATING AND FELT DIZZY. AFTER SHIFT ENDED, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT CHEST AREA .

EE WAS LOADING EXPLOSIVES WHEN A SLAB 2'X2'X4" THICK SLID DOWN THE FACE, BRUISING HIS LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE LOADING A FACE ROUND WHEN A SLAB OF LOOSE ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE, BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE REPORTED A POSSIBLE HERNIA. HE ALLEGES HE HAD SURGERY FOR A HERNIA APPROX 12 YEARS AGO. HE HAS NO IDEA WHEN THIS CURRENT HERNIA PROBLEM HAPPENED, HOWEVER, HE REPORTED IT 1-14-97. NO ACCIDEN T OR INJURY.

EE WAS GETTING OFF TORO LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. INITIALLY, HE HAD SOME MILD SORENESS AND ACHING, HOWEVER, PAIN GRADUALLY INCREASED AND NOW HAS SWELLING. PHYSICIAN TOOK HIM OFF WORK ON 01/30/97.

EE WAS BARRING DOWN & SLAB CAME DOWN, HIT BAR & PUSHED BAR AGAINST RIGHT LEG CAUSING BRUSING.

EE WENT TO GET TIRE FROM VENT BAG. A 1-YARD LOADER GOT THE TIRE. WHILE SECURING THE VENT BAG WITH ANCHOR CABLE, EE SECURED HIS FOOTING BETWEEN TWO ROCKS. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HIS RIGH T FOOT WAS STRUCK BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.

EE WAS TRANSFERRING PARTS FORM THE 1300 CRAZY SHOOT. HE HEARD ANOTHER LOCOMTIVE COMING TOWARDS HIM. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN RAIL TIES. HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMP STEPPED OFF TRUCK ONTO ROCK. ROCK ROLLED UNDER FOOT AND HE HEARD AND FELT A POP IN ANKLE.

EE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO BE SERVICED, TRUCK STALLED, TRIED TO ENGAGE PARK BRAKE & WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HELD TRUCK WITH SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL. MECHANICS ARRIVED TO CHECK BRAKES & PRESSURE ON SER VICE BRAKE RELEASED, SENDING HAUL TRUCK BACKWARDS ON DECLINE, TOSSING EE BACK & FORTH IN CAB.

EE & COWORKER WERE COMING UP THE DECLINE, THEY SAW THE #908 HAUL TRUCK STALLED. HE CLIMBED ON ENGINE COVER & OPERATOR OF TRUCK ALERTED HIM THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. EE WAS THROWN OFF TR UCK. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEFT ELBOW & SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE & COWORKER WERE COMING UP THE DECLINE, THEY SAW THE #908 DUMP TRUCK STALLED, HE CLIMED INTO THE TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT TO CHECK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OPERATOR OF TRUCK ALERTED HIM TRUCK WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. HE STAYED IN BACK OF DUMP TRUCK & SUSTAINED BRUSISES TO RIGHT ELBOW & LEFT BUTTOCKS.

THE ORE CAR EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN DERAILED BOUNCING HIM AROUND IN THE CAR.

EMPLLOYEE WAS GOING TO SERVICE EQUIPMENT. HE WAS DRIVING ON A WET SURFACE AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. HE SLID SIDEWAYS INTO RIB AND FELL FORWARD, HITTING HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE LOADER LUMBER INTO BOBCAT BUCKET. HIS RIGHT 3RD FINGER GOT CRUSHED BETWEEN TEH LUMBER HE WA SLOADING AND THE LUMBER CO-WORKER WAS LOADING.

ERE WAS SETTING UP TRIPOD FOR SURVEYING. QA TRUCK NEARBY BLEW A TIRE. THE RIM BROKE AND ROLLED TOWARDS THE TRIPOD, HITTING TRIPOD, THEN HITTING EE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EMP AND COWORKER WERE REPAIRING HOSES ON ROOF BOLTER. EMP WAS REACHING FOR A BOLT TO TEST MACHINE, WHEN THEY HEARD A NOISE. A LARGE ROCK OR SLABFELL FROM BACK, STRIKING EMP'S RIGHT HAND.

EE AND CO WORKER WERE REPAIRING HOSES ON ROOF BOLTER. EE WAS HANDING CO WORKER A BOLT TO TEST MACHINE, WHEN THEY HEARD NOISE. A LARGE ROCK OR SLAB FELL FROM BACK, STRIKING EE'S RT LEG, FRACTUR ING THE LEG.

EE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE ROCK ON RIB WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL DOWN ON HIS RT FOOT. ( THIS INJURY WAS TREATED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AND INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS CONTUSION AND LACERATION OF RT FOO T. UPON FOLLOW-UP THERE IS A NOTATION BY PHYSICIAN THAT THIS WAS A HEALING FX. WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO MSHA BECAUSE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURE AT FIRST).

EE WAS UNLOADINGA 300 GALLON BARREL OF HYDRAULICOIL WHEN WEIGHT OF OIL SHIFTED AND BARREL TIPPEDOVER, CRUSHING BOTH LEGS. EE HAS DEEP PUNCTURE ON RIGHT LEG AND A CRUSHED ANKLE AND FRACTURED TIBIA/FIBULA ON LEFT LEG.

EE WAS LOADING FACE ROUND AND FINISHED LOADING TOP ROW. HE INTENDED TO LOWER BUCKET, BUT PUSHER CONTROL LEVER WRONG WAY AND SLAMMED INTO THE BACVK, CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BACK AND THE LEVERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS JUMP-STARTING A POWDER LOADER, HE WENT TO TAKE TH JUMPER CABLE OFF KUBOTA WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER KNUCKLE IN FAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN INTO THE WASTE POCKET. THE POCKET WAS BEING CLEARED FOR REPAIRS. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LOOSE MUCK, FALLING 5 FEET. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AGAINST HIS SELF RESCUER. HE W AS NOT USING SAFETY LINES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A HUNG BOULDER IN CHUTE. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, MUCK HIT BAR CAUSING THE END HE WAS HOLDING TO SLAM HIS HAND AGAINST THE BACK OF CHUTE.

EE WAS BARRING DOWN AFTER BLAST. A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM AFTER BARRING DOWN A ROCK.

HE WAS REFUELING THE SERVICE TRUCK AT THE FUEL BAY IN THE UNDERGROUND TRACKLESS SHOP. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHILE REACHING FOR THE FUEL NOZZLE. WHILE SLIPPING, HE TOO K HOLD OF THE NO SMOKING SIGN ON THE TRUCK. THE EDGE OF THE SIGN CUT BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

THE 931 POWDER TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP TO BE WORKED ON. THE EE WAS TESTING THE BASKET SWING WHEN HE HIT THE LEVER. THE BOOM SWUNG OVER AND KNOCKED EE OFF THE TRUCK. HE LANDED ON HIS RT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING SHORT HOLES SO THAT HE COULD INSTALL STEEL SET AT THE FACE AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL THE EMPLOYEE SSAW SOME LOOSE START TO COME DOWN THE EMPLOYEE LET GO OF TH E JACKLEG DRILL AT THIS TIME THE DRILL THEN STRUK HIM ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS BODY

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANCHA MOTOR. THE EMPLOYEE GOT OFF THE MANCHA MOTOR & CONTINUED TO OPERATE IT FROM THE GROUND, WALKING ALONG SIDE IT. HE DID NOT REMOVE THE ELECTRIC PLUG. EMPLOYEE SLIPP ED & HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT & RAN OVER BY THE HUB OF THE WHEEL.

EE IN THE BASKET OF ROOF BOLTER PLACING A BOLT AND MAT WHEN A SLAB FELL STRIKING THE BASKET. THE EE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BASKET. EE WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE BASKET CAUSING PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIBCAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROCK BOLTS IN THE BACK OF SCISSOR TRUCK HE STARTED DRIVING IN BOLT & RAN OUT OF JACK LEG POST HE PULLED MACHINE OUT & COULDNT HOLD IT & SLIPPED OVER THE RAILING POST HIT HIM THE GROIN

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A HYDRO FITTING WITH A WRENCH AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING TO PIERCE HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIN GOT OPEN A GATE ON AN ORE CAR, WHEN IT DID OPEN A LG ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT.

JACK LEG FELL FROM SCIZZOR TRUCK AND HUNG UP ON VENT LINE. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TRUCK WITHOUT SECURING JACK LEG.

WHILE EE WAS WALKING BY A GATE MADE OF CHAIN LINK A WIRE WAS STICKING OUT HE RAN INTO IT, CAUSING HIM TO PUNCTURE HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF ELECTRIC JUMBO, SLIPPED ON STEPS AND FELL ON ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING FOR CAGE TO LOWER MATERIALS AN DWAS STANDING ON A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT MATS. THE BUNDLE SLIPED OFF THE BLOCK, PINNIN INJURED'S FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING WORK AREA. MATERIAL CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE SCALING BAR, KNOCKING THE SCALING BAR OUT OF HIS HANDS. THE SCALING BAR WAS OVER HIS HEAD AND THE MATERIAL CAUSED THE BAR TO H IT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FITTINGS FROM OLD HYDRAULIC PUMP TO A NEW ONE; PUMP SLIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.

INJURED WAS DRILLING UP HOLES TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS AND MATS. A ROCK BROKE OFF UNDER THE MAT, FELL AND STRUCK HIS FOREARM.

EE WAS HELPING CLEAN AROUND THE 10-27- GRIZZLY; HE LIFTED A 5" X 5" ROCK AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 4:15 PM BUT INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL ABOUT 6:40 WHEN THE PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CARRY AN INJURED MAN ON A GURNEY; HE SLIPPED & HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE. DID NOT GO FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TILME BUT BECAUSE OF PAIN DID GO ON 12/20/94.

EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. A SLAB, APPROX. 2 1/2 FT X 3FT X 3FT, BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED RAILROAD SWITCH HALF WAY WITH HIS HAND & THEN PUSHED IT DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY WITH HIS FOOT. WHILE PUSHING HIS FOOT, HE FELT HIS HIP POP & BECOME PAINFUL.

WHILE GRINDING A PIECE OF KEY STOCK, 1/2" X 3/4" X 2 1/2", ON A BENCH GRINDER, THE GRINDING STONE KICKED OUT THE KEY STOCK AND THE KEY STOCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S THUMB.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON AIR LINES TAKING DOWN TAMROCK MESSENGER CABLE. THE 2/0 MESSENGER CABLE BROKE, STRIKING INJURED ON FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH A SHORT DRIVER. THE LONG DRIVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE JACKLEG WHEN HE TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE BOLT. HE DIDN'T LET THE MACH INE GO ONCE HE LOST CONTROL AND THE JACKLEG FELL ON HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A PIN WITH A 2 LB HAMMER (SLEDGE). A CHIP BROKE OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.

A 24 INCH PIPE WRENCH WAS BEING USED TO TIGHTEN A CONE LINER PIN. INJURED GRASPED THE WRENCH WAS BEING USED TO TIGHTEN A CONE LINER PIN. INJURED GRASPED THE WRENCH TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING ON S OMEONE JUST AS SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE MILL BEGAN TIGHTENING THE NUT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH, THUS PINNING INJURED S FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND LINER.

THE GRIZZLY RAIL WAS OUT OF POSIITON AND ABOUT TO SLIDE INTO POCKET. EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE RAIL TO PUT IT BACK INTO PLACE AND PULLED CHEST MUSCLES.

EE HELPED MOVE 2 INCH STEEL PIPE FROM A WRECK ON THE 1300 LEVEL. HE THEN CLIMBED THE MANWAY BACK TO THE TRACKLESS AREA AND AS HE RODE THE KUBOTA UP TO THE SHOP, HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

EE WAS COLLARING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT; A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON BACKOF TRAIN. CAR WENT UDNER CHUTE A BOULDER HIT THE CHUTE AND CAME BACK AGAINST HIS HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING ONTO THE BACK OF HTE ORE CAR.

EE WAS GOING DOWN LADDER FROM THE CRUSHER TOWARD CONVEYOR BELT. ONE OF THE LOWER RUNGS OF THE LADDER GAVE WAY, AND HE FELL BACKWARD OVER THE LANDING.

EE WAS PUTTING A WHEEL BACK ON ORE CAR, HE WAS IN A CROUCHED POSITION AND WHEN HE PUSHED THE SHEEL BACK ON THE AXLE, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING HYD TANK TRANSPORTER WITH HYD OIL A T BULK OIL STORAGE AREA.HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN PICKING EAR ON THE TANK AND HE FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK.POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF RIGHT WRIS T,BRUISED RT UPPER ARM,SORE NECK AND RT HIP.

EE WAS ON BED OF 930 PIPE TRUCK, MOVING FROM BED TO TRUCK CAB TO OPERATE BOOM CONTROLS. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE TRUCK BED TO THE CAB, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF SMALL STE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIS LEFT LEG STRUCK THE OUTRIGGERS.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS FROM SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK. A SMALL SHARP ROCK FELL FROM AREA PREVIOUSLY DRILLED, HITTING HIM ACROSS FOREARM.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM LHD. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING HYDRAULIC PUMP INTO POSITION WHEN A PROTRUDING WIRE FROM THE HYDRAULIC HOSE PUNCTURED HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE & PARTNER WERE MOVING PIPE. WHEN THEY SET PIPE DOWN EMPLOYEE FELT A SNAP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKIGN SPILL WITH A SHOVEL UNDER 13-23 CHUTE. HE AND HIS PARTNER AHD FILLED ABOUT ONE HTIRD OF A CAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS LOWER BACK.

ROCK HUNG IN CHUTE DOOR, WHICH KEPT DOOR FROM CLOSING. EMPLOYEE TURNED OFF AIR TO CYLINDER AND CRAWLED AROUND CHUTE ONTO SKIP LOAD OF MUCK. BROKE ROCK WITH DOUBLE JACK AND USED A BAR TO DISL ODGE ROCK. ROCK CAME OUT, STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON FACE AND THEN, WITH AIR OFF THE CYLINDER, THE DOOR CAME DOWN CATCHING HIS LEFT ARM.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON BED OF 975 PIPE TRUCK. OIL WAS ON THE BED AND INJURED SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK BED, THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. WAS ROLLING UP WELDING LEADS.

THE INJURED PERSON, A CHEMIST, IS A LABORATORY ASSAY TECHNICIAN. SHE WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS WHICH REQUIRES THE USE OF NITRIC ACID. AS SHE WAS POURING THE ACID FROM A GLAS S CONTAINER INTO A DISPENSING BURETTE, SHE INADVERTENTLY SPILLED A SMALL AMOUT OF ACID ON THE UPPER PART OF HER LEG LEG (THIGH). THE ACID PENETRATED HER CLOTHING AND CONTACTED THE SKIN CAUSIN

INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE COPPER CONCENTRATE WAS PRESENT. A GUST OF WIND CAUSED PARTICLES OF COPPER CONCENTRATE TO BE BLOWN INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS WALKING SIDEWAYS BETWEEN A FLAT MINE CAR AND TIMBER WHEN A 2" X 2" X 18" PIECE OF TIMBER (UNDER THE SIDE OF THE MINE CAR) CAUGHT HIS FOOT, CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL ON HIS FACE, ARMS AND RIGHT KNEE.

HE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL 4" AIRLINE. HE BENT TO LIFT A HEAVY SECTION OF THE PIPE BUT DID NOT USE HIS KNEES PROPERLY TO AID IN LIFTING THE PIPE. AS A RESULT HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDE R.

EE A MECHANIC HAD DRIVEN TO THE WORK AREA IN A VEHICLE AS HE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE VEHICLE HE SLIPPED & IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN HISBALANCE HE CAUGHT HOLD OF THE CANOPY OF THE VEHICLE THE FORC E OF FALLING WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE CANOPY OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RT SHOULDER

EMPL & 2 OTHER EMPLS WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SML BATTERY OPERATED LOCOMOTIVE.EMPL WAS PULLING WHILE THE OTHER 2 EMPLS WERE PUSHING, & EMPL INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE RAIL IN FRONT OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.EMPL RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WHEEL OF THE LOCOMOTIVE & THERAIL, CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS RIGHT FOOT, (5TH METATARSAL)

EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN ORE HAULAGE HE WAS RIDING ON BACK END OF AN ORE CAR THAT HAD BEEN OVERLOADED A LARGE BOULDER STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST AS A RESULT HE WAS KNOCKED OFF THE CAR & FELL ON HIS BACK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIFT BOULDER STRUCK HIM AS HE LAID ON THE BOTTOM THE DRIFT CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS LEGS

EE WAS LOADING ANFO INTO A DRILL HOLE IN FACE WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER THE FORCE OF THE COMPRESSED AIR USED TO FORCE ANFO INTO THE HOLE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL TO THE FLOOR OF THE DRIFT UPON FALLING TO THE DRIFT HE STRUCK HIS RT ELBOW

EE WAS OPERATING AN ST-8 SCOOPTRAM. HE RAN OVER LOOSE ORE ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRIFT, CAUSING CANOPY OVER THE OPERATOR'S SEAT TO STRIKE THE BACK. THE FORCE OF STRIKING THE BACK WAS SUCH THAT TH E METAL POST THAT SUPPORTS THE CANOPY BROKE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE POST AND THE CONTROL LEVER, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOPTRAM ST-8 WHEN THE BUCKET LIFT HYDRAULIC HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. THE WEIGHT OF THE ORE IN THE BUCKET CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC OIL, CONTAINED IN THE C YLINDER TO BE SPRAYED ON HIS UPPER BODY HANDS ARMS, FACE AND EYES THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OIL WAS QUITE HIGH, APPROX. 180 DEGREES CAUSING BURN TO BODY PARTS LISTED.

WAS WORKING WITH A FELLOW EE. THEY WERE TAKING A NUT OFF THE DRILL JUMBO BY STRIKING THE NUT WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER. WHEN FELLOW WORKER STRUCK THE NUT, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HAMMER AND EMBEDDED IN THE INJURED PERSON S RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BRACKET FROM COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER BY DRIVING STEEL WEDGES BETWEEN CYLINDER HOUSING AND FLANGES OF BRACKET. EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE BR ACKET IN THIS MANNER. EMPLOYEE REMOVED ONE OF WEDGES WHILE HOLDING END OF FLANGE. WEDGE CAME LOOSE CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN FLANGE AND CYLINDER HOUSING.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS THROWN, BY THE GRINDER, INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE GRINDING MACHINE WAS NEW, OUTOF THE BOX. THE PERSON INJURED W AS INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A GUARD BEVFORE BEGINNING WORK WITH THE GRINDER. HE FAILED TODO SO, THUS CREATING A UNSAFE CONDITION THAT CAUSED THE INJURY. HE ALSO FAILED TO USE A FACE SHIELD, AS

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER, DIGGING AN AREA IN WHICH TO INSTALL A TRACK TIE.

STOPPED MOTOR VEHICLE TO OPEN GATE APPLIED PARK BRAKE GOT OUT OF TRUCK IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK PINNED BETWEEN DOOR AND TREE