Cove Underground Project Metal/Non-Metal

Fall of ground. No injuries were sustained and no personnel were working the area the ground fall occurred at.

Faulty heater unit caught the underground dry/shower trailers on fire causing them to burn down.

EE COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN HIS HAND DURING THE PAST MONTHS HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HEAVING CARPEL TUNNEL BUT THAT NO TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY ON JUNE 24 SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO CORRECT THIS COND ITION MAKING IT MSHA REPORABLE AT THAT TIME.

WHILE ROCK BOLTING A LARGE ROCK DISLODGED CAUSING THE JACK DRILL TO FALL OFF THE DECK. THE MOTION OF THE FALL CAUSED THE DRILL TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. REPO RTABLE AS A FRACTURE OF THE FACE AND SUTUTRES WERE REQUIRED.

MAN WAS BOLTING THE BACK, A ROCK FELL ONTO THE DRILL STEEL KNOCKING EMPLOYEE OFF BOLTING DECK. HE FELL 5 FT. ONTO HIS HANDS AND FEET.

ON NOVEMBER 12, 1993 EE WAS DIAGNOSED AN HAVING CAPRAC TUNNEL BILATERAL TO BOTH WRISTS.

DRILLER WENT TO BREAK OFF DRILL ROD & HIT WRONG LEVER. HIT WIRE LINE LEVER WHICH SUCKED BY WIRE LINE, CAUSING STUFFING BOX TO PINCH FINGERS AGAINST DRILL FRAME.

AS MAN WAS DIGGING OUT LIFTERS A ROCK SLIPPED FROM FACE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK, ELBOW, AND LEG.

PREPARING FACE TO LOAD THE ROUND WHILE WALKING PUSH JUMBO DRIVE THE OPERATOR MOER THE RIGHT DRIVE ARM TO GIVE ROOM FOR EE TO ARM FER FROM ITO BOLTS AND HIT THE EE IN THE LOWER BACK AND PELVIS AREA.

BOLTING TOGETHER UJOINT & THE SHEARER FROM TIGH TENING THE BOLT BROKE A PIECE OF METAL

TIGHTENING A NUT WITH A WRENCH,IT SLIPPED AND EMPL HAND HIT A SHARP EDGE.

68935 BOLTING THE BACK A SMALL ROCK FELL ONTO MAIN HAND.

68935 BOLTING BACK A SMALL SPECK OF STEEL ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

INJURED WAS PREPARING TO REBOLT A DRAW POINT. HE WAS UP ON SCIZZORS LIFT AND THE LOOSE BACK FILL MOVED. INJURED FELT HE HAD TO JUMP FROM LIFT.

MAN WAS BOLTING TE BACK AND CHANGING DRILL STEEL WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL BETWEEN HOLES IN WIRE MESH HITTING HIM ON THE HAND.

INJURED WAS MOVING TIMBERS WITH A PRY BAR OVERHEAD HIS HANDS WERE WET AND HE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT INJURED ON THE CHEEK.

MINER BOLTING BACK SM ROCK FELL ON MINERS LIP

EE WAS REMOVIG A PIPE COUPLING FROM A 2" PIPE LINE, WHEN COUPLING WAS REMOVED THE TWO ENDS OF THE PIPES MOVED PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND.

I NAME WAS BOLTING THE BACK & WORKING WITH WIRE MESH THE ROCK BOLTS WERE KNOCKED LOOSE & AS THEY FELL THEY TRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN LACERATING HIS CHIN

LOADING A ROUND -SMALL ROCK FELL FROM FACE STRIKING LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER TIGHTENING A BOLT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HITTING HIS ELBOW.

WHILE ROCK BOLTING, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND REBOUNDED OFF WIRE MESH STRIKING ON RIGHT FOREARM. REPORTABLE AS SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

MINER DRILLING FOR ROOF BOLT PLACEMENT WHEN AIR WAS TURNED ON AT CAB,MACHINE BUCKED BACKWARDS KNOCKING HIM OFF DRILL PLATFORM.HEAD STRUCK PLATFORM,RIB OR GROUND LACERATING SCALP.REQ SUTURES.

DRILLING AT THE FACE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE WIRE MESH AND THE FACE. THE ROCK STRUCK THE DRILL STEEL AND BROKE APART, SENDING A PIECE UP TO THE MINERS MOUTH, LACERATING THE U PPER LIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN STRUCK HIS SHOULDER BRUISING IT THEN FOREA4RM ABRADING IT SUTURES WERE REQUIRED ON UPPER LIP.

WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE BUCKET TO SECURE VENTLINE WITH A CHAIN THE OPERATOR ACTUATED THE PUSH BAR ON THE LOADER PINCHING EE FINGER BETWEEN THE PUSH BAR AND THE BUCKET. SUTRES WERE REQUIRED.

EE SMD LONGHOLE DRILLER, WAS BRINGING A 6 YD 3 LHD OUT OF THE MCCOY DELLINE. WHEN ITS ENGINE DIED NEAR THE TOP. AT THIS POINT THE BRAKES DID NOT SE TAND IT ROLLED BACK DOWN THE RAMP BEFORE HIT TING A RIB AND STOPPING. THE LHD HAD FRAME DAMAGE & HH SUSTAINED CHEST/HEAD INJURIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING WATER SWIVEL SEALS IN THE GRIZZLEY HEAD SIX INCH DISCHARGE PIPING. WHILE HANGING FREELY FROM THE WINCH, LINE MOVED SIDEWAYS PINCHING LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN HEAD MOTO R AND SIX INCH PIPING.

EMPL WORKING ON 480V ELEC BOX,CONNECTING ADD'L GROUND CABLE WHEN WRENCH HE WAS USING CONTACTED ENERGIZED CIRCUIT.CONTRARY TO ESTABLISHED COMPANYT POLICY ELEC DIDNT DISCONNECT POWER AND LOCK-OU T BEFORE WORKING ON EQUIP.THE RESULTING ARC FLASH CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING DOG HOUSE STEPS, MIS-STEPPED ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE LOADING HOLES,MATERIAL FELL FROM THE FACE HITTING EDGE OF HARD HAT AND FALLING ONTO RIGHT HAND.2 FINGERS WERE LACERATED BY SHARP EDGE OF ROCK.

WHILE ROCK BOLTING, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK, STRIKING ON RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON LADDER TURNING ON AIR WHEN HOSE BLEW OFF.HE FELL OFF LADDER AND INJURED ANKLE.

MOVING WATER LINES,ONE END WAS BEING SUPPORTED BY A CHAIN.THE CHAIN SLIPPED PINCHING TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN PIPES.

WHILE BOLTING WIRE MESH IN A HARD BRITTLE WASTE AREA,2 PIECES OF ROCK CAME DOWN THE 4' STEEL ONE WAS DODGED,THE OTHER ONE LANDED ON HIS INSTEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS SECURING AREA WITH SAFETY LINES.HAD OVEREXPOSURE TO AFTER BLAST GASES.TROUBLE BREATHING.

EMPLOYEE RUBBED HIS EYE & FELT IT START TO BURN

WHILE ROCK BOLTING INT EH 4456 DRIFT, A ROCK FELL OFF THE RIB AND LSID DOWN THE MESH, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HEEL. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BIT FROM THE DIAMOND DRILL CORE BARREL, WHEN THE BARREL SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND STARTED TO FALL. I.NAME REACHED OUT TO CATCH THE BARREL AND MISJ UDGED ITS LOCATION. HIS WRIST STRUCK THE THIN SHARP EDGE OF THE BARREL, RESULTING IN A LACERATION. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

DURING ROCK BOLT INSTALLATION A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND THE ROOF MAT AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM.

WHILE ROCK BOLT DRILLING WITH A 4 FOOT JACK LEG STEEL THE STEEL SHANKED & A 8 INCH PIECE FELL OUT OF THE CHUCK STRIKING I NAME ON THE FACE

AS EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT A HEADING HE SCRAPED THE RIB WITH THE CANOPY OF A 3 YARD LOADER CAUSING ROCKS TO FALL,STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK.REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES.

WHILE LOADING FACE, ROCK FELL FROM FACE, STRIKING THE HARD HAT AND SHOULDER OF EMPLOYEE. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED ON BACK OF SCALP.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE. DURING THE PROCESS OF RETRACTING THE JACKLEG AND REMOVING THE DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE, THE STEEL PULLER OPENED AND RELEASED THE JACKLEG IN AN UNCONTROL LED FALL. EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK, RELEASED THE JACKLEG. JACKLEG FELL OFF THE SCISSOR LIFT, PIVOTING AROUND THE GUARD RAIL ON THE REAR OF THE LIFT, CAUSING CROW FOOT ON END TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE O

ROCK CAME DOWN ON HAND WHILE CHANGING DRILL BITS ROCK HIT FINGER ROCK FELL 8 FT

WITNESS DID NOT KNOW IF HE FELL AGAINST THE RIB OR IF A DRILL STEEL TIPPED OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF EAR. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER SUPPORTED GROUND.

SLIPPING ON ROCK,FALLING DOWN AND CATCHING WEIGHT WITH EXTENDED ARM.REPORTABLE DUE TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION GIVEN.

WHILE EMPL WAS ROCK BOLTING ROCK CHIP GOT IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS DRILL STEEL RESTING ON THE GETMANS HAND RAIL A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK & STRUCK THE END OF THE STEEL HANGING OVER THE END OF THE GETMAN CAUSING THE OTHER END TO FLY UP & STR IKE EMPLOYEE ON THE ELBOW

A ROCK WAS DISLODGED BY THE DRILL BIT WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A ROCK BOLT. ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE DRILL STEEL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE THE ROCK WAS ABOUT FIST SIZE.

WHILE STANDING STEEL POST IN THE WET AREA MATERIAL WASHED OUT OF BACK OR RIB & STRUCK THE TOP & BACK OF HARDHAT PITCHING EMPLOYEE FORWARD INTO THE STEEL POST HARDHAT STRUCK THE POST CAUSING A NECK STRAIN REPORTABLE DUE TO RX DRUGS DISPENSED

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCALING BAR TO MOVE A LENGTH OF 8IN I-BEAM & TURNED FELLING A SHARP PAIN SHOOT THROUGH HIS BACK

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT SUBMERSIBLE PUMP BY HIMSELF & HURT BACK.

WHILE LIFTING A 2" PUMP SLIPPED HIS BACK OUT OF PLACE. THREE LOWER VERTEBRAES WERE PUSHED TO THE LEFT AND THE MUSCLE WENT WITH IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COMPONETS TO EEFECT REPAIRS ON BLADE AAEMBLY OF A MOTORGRADER. A MAJOR COMPONET WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND WAS RELEASED WHEN THE BOLT WAS REMOVED. THE COMPONENT SPRUNG UP A ND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE RIGHT CHEEK AND MOUTH.

LIFTING ROD TO SET ON RACK RIG WAS PULLING RODS AT TIME.

WHILE TRYING TO BREAK CORE BARREL IT JUMPED OFF TRAY AND SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CORE BARREL AND THE TUBE TRAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WATER PUMP AHEAD WHEN SOME GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM BEHIND AND ALLEGEDLY STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SECTION OF SCHED. PIPE FROM THE PIPE RACK SO A LOADER COULD PICK UP. THE PIPE SPUN AROUND, FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.

SLIPPED HURT BACK LIFTING RODS

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING A TUBE INTO THE RODS, WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE TRAY, THE JAR PULLED HIS MUSCLES.

STEPPED ON NAIL WHICH PENETRATED SHOE AND FOOT.

EMPLOYEE PUT BEAN PUMP IN 4TH GEAR & WAS ENGAGING CLUTCH & DISENGAGING PUMP PRESSURED UP. HOSE GOING FROM BEAN TO RIG POPPED ME ACROSS MY LEFT FOOT. BRUISED FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIPPING RODS OUT OF HOLE HOLDING A 24" WRENCH, THE WRENCH LOST ITS BITE ON THE ROD AND THEN REGRABBED AND ROTATED HIS HAND INTO A VALVE BOX ON THE HEAD OF THE DRILL.

HURT BACK PUTTING DRILL ROD IN HOLE.

CHAIN BINDERS FLIPPED BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT BOTTOM LEG-10 STITCHES.

WHILE PLACING STEEL SETS & TIMBERING TO SECURE GROUND CONDITIONS IN COVE DECLINE STEADY STREM OF SMALL ROCKS BEGAN FALLING. SOON THEREAFTER AFTER PULLING CREW OUT OF AREA TWO LARGE BLOCKS OF MATERIAL FELL. SCOOP TRAM WAS USED TO SECURE GROUND TO FACILITATE SAFE WITHDRAWAL OF MINERS. MORE LOSE MATERIAL FELL TRAPPING BUCKET OF SCOOP. DAY SHIFT CREW REMOVED SCOOP MATERIAL CONTINUED T

DURING CRIBBING OF AREA ABOVE STEEL SETS MINER APPARENTLY SLIPPED ON TIMBERS FELL TO THE GROUND APPROX 13 FT STRIKING GETMAN WORK PLATFORM WITH HIS RT LEG AS HE FELL STRUCK HEAD WHEN HE HIT T HE GROUND

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER PROTRUDING REINFORCING BAR ON TOP OF A CONCRETE FORM. THE EMPLOYEES TOOL BELT BECAME ENTAGNLED IN THE RE-BAR. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE WALL AND FELL 1 4' TO A CONCRETE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED LOWER BACK PAIN, RETURNED TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY THE NEXT SHIFT. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE LIFTING 10# AT WAIST HEIGHT HE SUFFERED 2HERNIATED DISKS AND

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER OPENING BOX OF EXPLOSIVES AT THE FACE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE FREE END OF WOOD LAGGING WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BLOCKS WITH A CHAIN SAW. THE CHAIN SAW HIT A KNOT, JUMPED AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHIN.

STEPPING OFF OF VEHICLE SHIFTED WIEGHT FROM RIGHT LEG TO LEFT LEG. SMALL ROCK ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER FOOT CUASING HIM TO REEL FOOT OVER TO OUTSIDE RESULTING IN SEVERE SPRAIN.

PIECE OF DRILL PIPE CLAMPED IN PIPE BOOM HIT EMPL IN THE FACE