Delamar Mine Metal/Non-Metal

THE SPRING ACTIVATED VALVE WAS MANUALLY OPENED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE INDIVIDUALS HAND WAS INSIDE THE VALVE WHEN THE RELEASE WAS BUMPED DURING INSTALLATIO N. THE CLOSING VALVE DAMAGED THE TIPS OF THE MIDDLE & RING FINGERS.

WASHING DOWN LIME MILL. LIME ENTERED BOOT CAUSING BURN TO SKIN ON FOOT. EE WAS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 6/7/03 & REPORTED ACCIDENT 6/9/03.

AGGRAVATED LOWER BACK. EE WAS ASSIGNED ALONG WITH A SECOND EE TO REMOVE A FUEL HOSE REEL FROM A MOUNTING POST. EE PROCEEDED WITHOUT SECOND EE PRESENT. EE UNDERESTIMATED THE WEIGHT OF THE FUEL HOSE REEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HYDRAULIC JACK TO STRAIGHTEN A BRACE ONA TRAILER. THE JACK SLIPPED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING THE BRACE, CAUSING HAMMER TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT CHEEK, CAUSING A LACERATION AND STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ICE AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HEFELL AND CAUGHT LEG WHILE FALLING.

EE WAS RELOCATING SECTIONS OF YELLOW MINE PIPE (3" DIAMETER). EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FOUR SECTIONS AT A TIME. EE STRAINED LEFT HIP SOCKET.

EE REPORTED THAT HIS LEFT WRIST WAS BOTHERING HIM. HIS JOB AT THE MINE SITE IS A FUEL SERVICE MECHANIC. THE EE STATED HIS WRIST HAS BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

EE WAS HELPING TIGHTEN PULL DOWN CABLES ON DRIL 313. HE SLIPPED THEN CAUGHT HIMSELF. 10-15 MINUTES LATER HIS BACK STARTED TO SPASM.

EE WAS ARC WELDING IN A TIGHT AREA. WELDING ROD CONTACTED SIDES, SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE EE'S HELMT WAS RAISED.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED FOR WORK COMPLAINING OF A SOREHAND, PREVIOIUSLY SHE HAD SPENT 2 FULL DAYS IN SAMPLE PREP (LAB). AFTER ORE SAMPLES WERE DRIED, EMPLOYEE INITIALLY BROKE THEM APART WITH A RUBBE R HAMMER. THIS REPETITIVE MOTION CAUSED SORENESSIN HER RIGHT HAND AND ARM.

EE WAS INSTALLING A PUMP AT TAILINGS DOWN. WATER DRIPPED OFF EE HARD HAT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EIGHTER THE WATER HAD SOME CONTAMINATION OR WHEN EE RUBBER HIS EYE WITH HIS RUBBER GLOVE IS WHEN IT STARTED TO BECOME IRRITATED.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A DRILL RIG. SLIPPED ANDFELL 3 FEET TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS USING AN AIRGUN TO INSTALL BITS ON A ROAD GRADER BLADE. HE THEN LIFTED A BUCKET OF BITS INTO THE CAB. THE NEXT MORNING HE STATES THAT HE COULDN'T GET OUT OF BED, BECAUSE OF HIS LOWER BA CK BEING SORE.

3 EMPLOYEES WERE ALTERNATELY WELDING WEAR MATERIAL ON A DOZER BLADE. ONE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH TO HIS EYES WHEN THE LIGHT REFLECTED OFF THE INSIDE OF HIS HELMET FROM ANOTHER EMPLOY EES WELDING ARC.

DRIVER DROVE ONTO WRON SECTION OF TAILINGS DAM(CLAY SECTION), REALIZED HE WAS ON WRONG SECTION. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO BACK UP. SECTION WAS ELEVATED APPROX. 4' ABOVE ROADWAY. HIS BACK DUAL GOT O FF THE SIDE OF SECTION, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK TIPPED ON ITS SIDE.

EMP WAS STUNG BY A BEE. HAD ALLERGIC REACTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO GRIND OFF AN OLD WELD. EMPLOYEE WENT HOME, WOKE-UP THE NEXT MORNIGN AND FELT SOEMTHING IN HIS EYE.

EMPLLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE MIL LINERS FROM SAG MILL. STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS WALKING UNDER LOWER LEVEL OF MILL. MILL SOLUTION DRIPPED ON HIS FACE. EE WIPED THE SOLUTION OFF, WITH SOME OF THE SOLUTION CONTACTING HIS EYE. EE NEGLECTED TO IMMEDINTELY WASH HIS FACE.

EE WAS DISCARDING A USED MILL LINER DOWN A CHUTE - LACERATED LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHEN SETTING LINER DOWN ON CHUTE.

EQUIPMENT LOADER BUCKET HIT INSIDE BED OF TRUCK. NOTE: THIS PERSON WAS TAKEN TO DR ON DATE LISTED ABOVE & RELEASED TO WORK AT FULL CAPACITY. ON 5-6-97 HE COMPLAINED THAT HIS NECK STILL BOTHERE D HIM. HAD NOT DISCUSSED UNTIL THEN, IN FACT, REFUSDED LAST APPOINTMENT LAST FALL.

PULLING SHRINK WRAP OFF A PALLET CONTAINING FLOCK/OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TIE WRAPS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED TWO(2) STITCHES.

SWING BRAKE ON THE SHOVEL FAILED CAUSING CLAM TOSTRIKE INNER FRONT OF DUMP BED OF 85 TON HAUL TRUCK. FORCE CAUSED TRUCK TO MOVE FORWARD AND DOWNWARD VERY RAPIDLY. OPERATOR WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS, WHICH CAUSED HER TO STRAIN HER NECK, BACK,SHLDRS

FRACTURED INDEX FINGER TIP WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ZINC BUCKETS BY HAND OFF A PALLET TO STACK ON THE ZINC DECK. BUCKETS WEIGHT APPROX 100LBS. THE EMP STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

THE MINER HAD CAME OUTSIDE OF PORTAL FOR LUNCH. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN ONE OF THEM SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON ICY GROUND. INITIAL X-RAYS INDICATED NO NEW INJURY. HOWEVER A LATER DOCTOR'S INV ESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE FRACTURED A RIB OR TWO. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED HOME TO UTAH BEFORE COMLICATION OF THIS PHSE OF THE WORK TO ALLOW HEALING OF THE INJURED RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SCRAPERS ON #3 BELT LINE. HE HAD REPLACED. LOWERED ONE OF THE COUNTER BALANCE WIEGHTS TO IT'S OPERATING POSITION. WHEN A SECOND SCRAPER COUNTER BALANCE FELL AND STRUCK MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND, LACERATING THE SHIN AN DCRACKING THE BONE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE RECIEVED FLASH BURNS/SNOW BLINDNESS FROM WORKING OUTSIDE IN AN OPEN CAB. BOB CAT LOADER. WEATHER ON THE DAY OF THHE INCIDENT WAS HEAVY OVERCAST AND EMPLLOYEE WAS IN AND OU T OFTHE AREA OF CONCERN. THE #1 BELT AT THE CRUSHER BUILDING. EMPLOYEE STATES HIS EYES FELT LIEK THEY HAD SAND IN THEM LATER THAT NIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE REFINERY INVESTIGATING TH ECAUSE OF A SMALL FIRE. WHILE DOING THIS IT WAS UNKNOWN THAT A GAS LINE WAS LEAKING. WHIHLE INVESTIGATING THE FIRST FIRE THE GAS REACHED A SOURC E OF IGNITION AND FLASHED BACK TO THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK.

EMPLOYEE GOT DOWN FROM HAUL TRUCK TO FUEL IT AND SLIPPED ON SNOW FLOOR. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING TO THE GROUND. RIBS HURT FOR A WHILE BUT THEN BACK BEGAN TO HURT. ARRANGED TOH AVE EMPLOYEE SAW NEURO FOR BACK ON 2-1-96. DR RECOMMEDED EXERCISES AND NOT HEAVY LIFTING. WE MOVED EMPLOYEE TO WAREHOUSE TO PREVENT AGGRAVATION OF RIBS.

E WAS WALKING TO HER TRUCK WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE, HURTING HER BACK AND NECK. EE SWENT TO HER CHIROPRACTOR FOR REPEATED TREATEMENT AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE JORDAN VALLEY HEALTH C LINIC. EE STATED THAT SHE HAD TROUBLES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND THAT THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT HELP HER.

EE WAS PASSENGER IN OUTBOUND P.O.V. DRIVEN BY SHIFT SUPERVISOR. AS THEY WERE LEAVING THE MINE PROPERTY ANOTHER P.O.V. OPERATED BY A CONTRACTOR EE DROVE INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT QUARTER. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE OUTBOUND VEHICLE WERE ON THEIRWAY HOME WHILE THE OCCPANTS OF THE INCOMING VEHICLE WERE COMING ONTO THE MINE PROPERTY, BACK TO THE CRUSHER.

EE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WAS LEANING THE MINE IN HIS P.O.V. ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING ONTO THE MINE, OPERATED BY A CONTRACTOR EE, DROVE INTO THE FRONT LEFT QUARTER OF EE S. P.O.V. THE INCOMI NG VEHCILE WAS A P.O.V. OWNED BY THE PASSENGER INSIDE. THIS OCCURRED APPROX. 150' BELOW THE HEAP LEACA BLDG.

STRAINED ELBOW WHILE LIFTING CRATE OF ORE SAMPLES. INJURY WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORTED, EE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE STATES WHILE ROLLING PIPE ON PIPE TRUCK, RT IRING FINGER BECAME ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE JOINTS OF THE PIPE, CAUSING FRACTURE OF FINGER AVULSION OF FINGERNAIL.

EE STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL SPRING OFF PIPE, PIPE WAS LOWERED AND STRUCK EE, TEARING OFF HIS FINGERNAIL.

EE WAS ON TOP OF PIPE TRUCK UNLOADING A BLOWOUT PREVENTER, WHICH HAS A FEW BOLTS WELDED ON IT. AS HE THROUGH IT OFF THE TRUCK THE BOLTS CAUGHT HIS COVERALLS AND PULLED HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSIN G HIS LEFT ANKLE TO BREAK.

EMPLOYEE IS A MILL MAINT MECH & WAS ASSISTING TO REMOVE A ROCKFROM THE CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY EMPLOYEE HAD BELT LOCKED OUT & GOT ONTO THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BELT TO USE AN AIR JACKHAMMER ON THE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK BROKETHE BELT MOVED & CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES FOOT FURTHER MOVEMENT CAUGHT HIS ARMS & PINNED HIM EXTRICATION FROM TIME OF ONSET TO BEING FREE WAS 12 MIN.

EE WAS REMOVING A PINE FROM A LIFT CYLINDER ON A F.E.L. EE HAD PIN CRADLED IN HIS ARMS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING "BREAK LOOSE" IN HIS LEFT ARM. EE SET PIN DOWN, FINISHED THE REST OF THE DAY WITH NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES, AND THAT NIGHT DECIDED HE HEECED TO SEE A DR.

EE WAS HELPING CLEAN OUT THE ABSORBER TOWER AT THE AVR BY USING A SHOVEL TO HELP PUSH THE PACKING DOWN A CHUT INTO THE BUCKET OF A F.E.L. EE WAS STANDING ON A SURFACE THAT WAS NOT INTENDED FOR STANDING WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE UPRIGHT SUPPORT OF THE CHUTE, STRIKING HIS RIBS AND BREAKING ONE, CRACKING TWO.

EE IS A DIESEL MECHANIC, AND WAS REPLACING THE WHEEL SPINDLE ON A HAUL TRUCK. THE SHIMS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINDLE SHIFTED AND THE EE TRIED TO PUT THEM BACK. WHILE DOING THIS THE SPINDLE SLI PPED OFF THE ARMATURE IT WAS ON AND STRUCK THE EE'S FINGERS, PINNING THEM BETWEEN THE SPINDLE AND THE FLOOR STAND IN USE TO ASSIST THE PROJECT.

EE IS A LABORER ON THE SURFACE CREW SUPERVISED BY ENGINEERING DEPT EE WAS REMOVING A SIGN FROM A GATE AND STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO THE OPENING BETWEEN THE RAILS ON A CATTLE GUARD. THERE APPARENT LY WAS A SHARP PIECE OF METAL SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA WHICH CAUSED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC IN THE M0BILE MAINTENANCE SHOP AND WAS HELPING TO REPLACE A SWAY BAR IN THE BACK END OF A 777 HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE HAD TO EXTEND HIS ARMS OVER THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO HOLD THE SWAY BAR IN PLACE. WHILE DOING THIS HE FELT A SLIGHT TWINGE OF PAIN BUT DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER NOTICED A LUMP IN THE AREA OF THE PAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED HERN

EE WAS BREAKING SLAG OFF ASSY SAMPLE WHEN A PIECE OF THE SLAG ENTERED HIS EYE. EE USED EMER EYEWASH PROMPTLY, THEN WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAM. AT THE HOSPITAL DR COULD FIND NO REMAIN S OF SLAG AND BURN TO EYE WAS NOT CONSIDERED MAJOR OR SERIOUS DAMAGE.

EE WAS CLOSING LID ON A METAL LOCKER CONTAINING PAINT WHEN THE LID BRACE HUNG UP ON THE LID NOT ALLOWING THE LID TO CLOSE. EE REACHED OVER TO RELEASE THE BRACE AND LOWERED THE LID. WHEN HE PUS HED THE LID DOWN HE SOMEHOW GOT THE MIDDLE FINGEER OF THE LEFT HAND IN THE LID.

EMPLOYEE IS A REFINERY WORKE.R EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TRAY FOR REMOVAL OF SLAG FROM BULLION BUTTONS. TRAY WAS FULL OF SLAG SO EMPLOYEE FLIPPED THE TRAY OVER TO EMPTY IT, THEN STARTED TO FLIP I T BACK OVER WHEN HE LOST THE EDGE AND DROPPED THE TRAY ON HIS FOOT. TRAY STRUCK BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF THE BOTTO, AND BROKE THE TOE.

EMPLOYEE IS 1ST OPERATOR IN THE CN RECOVERY PLANT. EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE LID OF A PLASTIC CONTAINER, BENT OVER TO PICKIT UP AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK, WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A STRAIN THAT REQUIRED MEDICATION FOR RELAXATION OF THE MUSCLEAND ONE DAY OF REST FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MILL MAINTENANCE IN REMOVING CRUSHER JAW. HE WAS USING A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PART OF THE JAW LOOSE. DURING ONE OF THE TIMES HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM ON AN EDGE OF A PIECE OF METAL WHICH CUT HIS ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW. THIS REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES ONLY.

EE IS A GAS MECHANIC IN THE MOBILE MAINTENENACE SHOP AND WAS WORKING ON A PICK UP TRUCK. WHILE WIPING GREASE FROM THE SPINDLE ON THE AXEL A VERY FINE METAL SLIVER PENETRATED HIS LEFT HAND INDE X FINGER ON THE TOP SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FIRST KNUCKLE THIS INJURY REQUIRED REMOVAL ONLY, WHICH WAS DONE BY A DR IN THE HOSPTIAL THE SLIVER WAS NOT REMOVED BECAUSE DR COULD NOT A GOOD GRIP ON

EE IS A CN RECOVERY PLANT OPERATOR AND WAS DOING A TEST IN THE LAB. HE DROPPED A CALIBRATED BEAKER, TRIED TO CATCH IT HOWEVER THE BEAKER BROKE BEFORE HE COULD CATCH IT THE EE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE BROKEN BEAKER GLASS THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY AND NO LOST TIME FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE IS A CYANIDE RECOVERY PLANT ASSISTANT OPERATOR WHO WAS TO TAKE READINGS ON THE STRIPPER TOWERS FOR THE END OF SHIFT. EMPLOYEE TOOK READINGS ON #1 TOWER THEN TOOK SHORT CUT ACROSS THE ROOF TO #2 TOWER. ROOF WAS SLIPPERY WITH FROSTOR ICE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & SLID ACROSS THE ROOF TO THE FAR SIDE & FELL FROM ROOF TO GROUND APPROX. 40' BELOW.

EE WAS REMOVING TOOLS FROM A BOX ON THE MIDDLE LEVEL OF THE CONE CRUSHER AS HE STARTED TO LEAVE THE AREA HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW I BEAM DESPITE HIS HARD HAT HE DEVELOPED AO CONCUSSION WHIC H IN TURN THREW HIS METABOLISM RATE OUT OF ORDEREE BLOOD SUGAR DROPPED WITH RESULTANT EPISODE OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS 15 MIN LATER.

EMPLOYEE IS ASSIST OPER AT THE AVR PLANT AND WASREMOVING SNOW FROM THE STRIPPER AND ABSORBER TOWER PAD WHEN HE SLIPPEN ON THE SNOW STRAINED HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T SEE DR. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT. CONSERVATIVE THERAPY WAS EMPLOYEDHOWEVER, THE KNEE REQUIRED SURGERY WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MAY 18, 1993.

EMPLOYEE IS A MOBILE MAINT. MECH. EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE REAR HOOD ON A 777 HAUL TRUCK STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO RETURN TO WORK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT, CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDED HE SEE A PHYSICIAN. X-RAYS AND MRI EXAM SHOW NOTHING, BUT EMPLOYEE STILL COMPLAINS OF PAIN.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC AND WAS CHANGING A TOOTH ON A SHOVEL BUCKET LOADER. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP THE USED TOOTH AND SET IT ON THE TAIL GATE OF A PICK-UP. AS HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT OF THE INSIDE O F THE TOOTH HE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

EMPLOYEE IS A MILL MAINT. WHO WAS WORKING ON THEMILL. ONE OF THE MILL LINERS WAS BEING HANDED OUT BY HIM FROM THE MILL. THE LINER HAD A SHARP EDGE THAT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAN D.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LUBE TRUCK GOING TO THE TAILINGS DAM TO START EQUIPMENT FOR THE DAY SHIFT PRODUCTION PEOPLE.AFTER STARTING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE DAM THE EMPLOYEE FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING WELL ENOUGH SO HE DOWN SHIFTED BUT MISSED THE NEXT LOWER GEAR. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLEGAINED SPEED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STOPPED BEFORE GOING OVER THE BERM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A STEEL BALL FOR CHARGING THE MILL.THE DOORS WERE OPEN ON BOTH ENDS OF THE MILL BLDG.AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING THROUGH THE BLDG.THE BALLS HAD DUST AND STEEL RUST ON THEM AN D THE WIND BLEW A BIT OF DUST/RUST INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE. THE RUST EMBEDDED IN THE EYE AND REQUIRED REMOVAL AT THE HOSPITAL E.R.

54736YEE WS WORKING IN THE LABORATORY BUILDING DOING ASSAY PREPARATIONS WHEN THE NEWLY INSTALLED ACCESS HATCH ON NUMBER ONE LEACH TANK TORE LOOSE AND OPENED THE TANK SPILLING ITS CONTENTS. TH 50365TENTS OF THE TANK SLAMMED INTOT HE LAB BUILDLING KNOCKING DOWN WALLS, ETC. AND CARRYING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BUILDING AND DEPOSITING HER OUTSIDE APPROX 60' BEYOND T

54730IS A MILL LABORER ASSIGNED TO HELP REMOVE BOLTS FROM MILL LINERS DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DAY. INJ USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLTS OUT OF THE MILL. INJ MISSED BOLT AND CAUGHT FINGE 90253WEEN BOLT AND HAMMER HANDLE.

EMPL FILLING WATER TRUCK AT WATER STAND.WALKED TOWARD TRUCK STEPPED ON SMALL STONE WHICH ROLLED UNDER HEEL AND CAUSED EMPL TO SLIP.SLIP CAUSED BACK INJURY IN 2 LOCATIONS AND SCIATIC NERVE PROB LEM...

ALLEGEDLY, WIND BLEW METAL FRAGMENT INTO L EYE AND LODGED IN CORNIA.

MISSED HANDLE ON BENCH HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER ON TABLE FINGER IN BETWEEN HAMMER AND TABLE

EMPL PULLING WIRE WITH PLIERS.WIRE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE TEETH KNOCKING 2 OUT.

GRATING WAS BEING SWUNG INTO PLACE AND STRUCK I.NAME IN RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS PULLING WIRE WITH PLIERS AND THE WIRE SLIPPED. THE PLIERS HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING TWO TEETH.

EE SAID HE WAS USING HIS NIPPERS TO SLIDE ON CLIPS. HIS NIPPERS SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE A CLIP WITH HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE IS A MOBILE EQUIPMENT, MAINT. MECHANIC. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE BELLY PAN ON D8L DOZER. THE BELLY PAN WAS STUCK DUE TO MUD AND OIL CREATING A SUCTION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE EN GINE. EMPLOYEE PUT ALL HIS WEIGHT ONTO A BAR TO BREAK THE BELLY PAN LOOSE. WHEN IT DID COME LOOSE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A POSITIN TO INJURE HIS FINGER WHEN HE DID WHEN THE FINGER STRUCK AN OIL

TWISTED ANKLE ON 2X4 POSSIBLE SPRAIN.

SUBJECT WAS REMOVING FORM PINS WITH A HAMMER.A PIN SPRUNG OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FRONT TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE POWDER CREW. WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A PLASTIC WRAPPER FROM THE NONEL DELAY WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WRAPPER AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK SELF IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING A TOOT H.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD BUILT UP ON #4 INTERCHANGE WITH A BAR BAR SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE STRUCK H IS FINGER ON THE BACK OF THE CHUTE FINGER REMAINED SWOLLEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS EMPLOYEE FINALLY GOT IT X-RAYED ON 6JAN 1992 X-RAY SHOWED A FX OF THE VERY TIP OF THE BONE AT THE END OF THE FINGER

EMPLOYEE IS A WILDLIFE CONTROLLER AND WAS HAZING BIRDS OFF THE TAILINGS POND. HE WAS IN A BOAT ON THE POND AND USING A 12 GA. SHOTGUN FIRING CRACKER SHELLS TO SCARE OFF THE BIRDS. UPON FIRING THE SHOTGUN FOR ONE SHOT, THE POWDER FROM THE SHOTGUN WAS BLOWN BACK INTO HIS FACE BY THE WIND. SOME OF IT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. REQUIRED WASHING AND EXAM WITH DROPS IN THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MUD BUILDUP ON A CONVEYOR INTERCHANGE USING A LONG BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE I-BEAM FRAME. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE LEFT HA ND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

EMPL INVOLVED IN WILD LIFT CONTROL PROJECT,REQUIRED TO BE IN A BOAT ON TAILINGS POND.WAS GETTING OUT OF BOAT WHEN FOOT BECAME TANGLED IN CATCH NET.EMPL FELL FORWARD STRUCK LEG ON EDGE OF DOCKL LACERATING LEG THEN FELL INTO POND-DEPTH 4'.REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

EMPL PUSHING/ROLLING LARGE TRAY WEIGHING SEVERAL HUNDRED LB WHEN ROLLER WHEELS SUPPORTING TRAY STRUCK ROUGH SPOT ON FLOOR SURFACE CAUSING UNEXPECTED ,ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE WAY THE TRAY MOVED.RE SULT-BACK SPRAIN OR STRAIN AND BACK ACHE.

INJ EMPL WORKED IN THE LAB BUT WAS HAVING TROUBLES WITH ARMS AND REPETITIVE MOTION.DUE TO SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL ON SURFACE CREW AND A REDUCTION IN WORK LOAD IN THE LAB THIS EMPL WAS TRANSFERRE D TO THE SURFACE CREW.SOME OF THE WORK INVOLVED DRIVING LOTS OF NAILS WHICH CREATED OVERUSE OF CERTAIN MUSCLES.INJ SEEN BY A DR AND DIAG AS HAVING DE QUERVAIN'S TENOSINOVITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE JAW CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED A CABLE AROUND THE ROCK AND STARTED TO LIFT THE ROCK FROM TEH JAW WHEN THE CABEL SLIPPED A ND ALLOWED THE SHEAVE BLOCK OF THE CRANE TO MOVETOWARD THE EMPLOYEE WHERE HE WAS STANDING. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND A RAILING WHICH TOOK SOME OF THE FORCE FROM THE BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A SHALLOW DITCH (5") AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT REFLECTOR STAKES OUT ALONG SIDE THE TOWN ROAD.SHE WAS USING A POST POUNDER AND LIFTED IT TOO HIGH.IT STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD ANS SHE FELL.AS SHE HIT THE GROUND THE IMPO ACT CAUSED HER TO BITE HARD ON THE SCREWS SHE HAD IN HER MOUTH.THIS INTURN CHIPPED A TOOTH WHICH REQUIRED REPAIR.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THE DATE SHOWN ABOVE. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOADE ROLLS OF PLASTIC PIPE THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 25 LBS. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ONE ROLL AND TWI STED TO UNLOAD IT. HE SAW A DOCTOR WHO HAD HIM OFF WORK FOR FIVE DAYS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDEENT. HE WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON HIS BACK, SUPPOSEDLY AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN UP AROUND CONVEYOR BELT AND LIFTED A WEIGHT ON A BELT SCRAPER IMPROPERLY.WHEN HE DID THIS HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS WELDING CASING AT JOB SITE FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT WHILE KNEELING DOWN AND GETTING UP. HIS KNEE BOTHERED HIM THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT HE WANTED TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT GOT BETTER. ON 9-17 HE FELT THE KNEE WAS PAINFUL ENOUGH THAT HE WENT TO THE CLINIC. BECAUSE OF THE SWELLING AND PAIN HE WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF THE KNEE BEGINNING 9-24-90 UNTIL RELEASE BY DOCTOR ON 10-02-90.

EMPLOYEE IS A REFINERY EMPLOYEE AND AS SUCH WE REQUESTED THAT HE HAVE SOME BLOOD DRAWN FOR A HEAVY METALS TEST. THIS WAS SCHEDULED FOR AFTER WORKING HOURS AT THE LOCAL HEALTH CLINIC IN TOWN. T HE BLOOK WAS DRAWN BY THE PHYS ASSIST AT THE CLINIC. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM SWELLED AND BECAME BRUISED AT THE ELBOW. EXAM BY A MD SHOWED AN INTERNAL BLEED W/ TIME OFF REQ FOR

EMPLOYEE IS MILL DAY LABORER AND WAS LOADING A SPECIAL BARREL WITH 5" STEEL BALL FROM A STORAGE BIN. EMPLOYEE TURNED TO GET A STEEL PRY BAR BUT DID NOT FIND ONE. ON TURNING BACK TOWARD THE BAR REL EMPLOYEE JAMMED FOOT UNDER ONE OF THE "WINGS" OF THE BARREL. THIS CAUSED HER FOOT TO SWELL DRAMATICALLY REQUIRING TIME OFF ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON A DRIVING PIN OUT OF TOOTH HOLDER WHEN PIN CHIPPED. METAL FRAGMENT PENTRATED LIP BUT WAS UNDETECTABLE ON X-RAY. EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR NEW X RAYSSHOWED M ETAL FRAGMENT.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC WHO WAS WORKING ON FEL TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON IT. THE JACK HE WAS MOVING SHIFTED POSITIONS AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE DIFFERENTIAL OF THE LOADER CAUSI NG A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

MEPL WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM WHEEL CLEANER BAR UNDER A COMPACTOR WITH A 1" DRIVE AIR GUN EMPL THOUGHT HE WAS REMOVING ANUT BUT INSTEAD WAS REMOVING A BOLT THE BOLT BACKED OUT OF THE HOLE FORCI NG THE AIR GUN DOWN TO THE CONCRETE PINNING THE EMPLS HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOOR THIS CAUSED TISSUE DAMAGE BUT DID NOT BREAK ANY BONES

EMPLOYEE IS A MILL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WHO WAS INSIDE THE SAG MILL HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A MILL LINER & SLIPPED ON THE ROCKS IN THE MILL THIS CAUSED A MINOR STRAIN IN THE BACK WHICH REQUIRED MEDICTION ONLY EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME ASA RESULT OF THIS

INJURED IS AN EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. HE HAD FINISHED PUTTING NEW CUTTING EDGES ON A D8 DOZER AND HARAISED THE BLADE TO REMOVE THE STANDS. AFTER REMOVING THE STANDS HE WAS GETTING BACK ONTO THE DO ZER TO SET THE BLADE ON THE FLOOR AS HE STEPPED ON TO THE PUSHARM HE FELT HIS KNEE ON THE LEG LEG POP AND CRACK 3-4 TIMES IT HURT HIM TO REST OF THE NIGHT. HE LATER SAW DR WHO SAID IT POSSIBL

EMPL IS LAB TECH WHO HAS DONE FIRE ASSAYS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.REPETITIVE ACTION REMOVING AND INSERTING MATERIALS INTO ASSAY FURNACE.HAS DEVELOPED TENDONITIS AND 5-24 HAD TO HAVE SURGERY TO CORRE CT CONDITION.UNTIL SURGERY WAS DONE ALL ACTIVITIIES DIAGNOSTIC OR CONSERVATIVE THERAPY SO 7000-1 NOT SUBMITTED UNTIL NOW.

EMPL CLAIMS BACK HURT WHILE REPLACING HYDRAULIC RAM ON BACKHOE.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL AFTER HE HAD GONE HOME.NO ACCIDENT REPORT MADE UNTIL 5-24.

EMPLOYEE BROUGHT HAULAGE TRUCK INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR MECHANIC PULLED INSPECTION COVER BEFORE OPERATOR GOT OFF THE TRUCK & DETERMINED THAT IT CULDNOT BE REPAIRED RT AWAY OPERATOR WAS GETTING DOW N FROM TRUCK TO SWAP TRUCKS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TOP STEP OF THE LADDER EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 12FT & LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT TOOK MOST OF IMPACT ON HEEL OF RT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT & SLIPED ON SNOW PACK WHEN HE LANDED HE HIT ON HIS ELBOW & JAMMED SHOULDER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS WHICH INDICATED NOTHING WRONG AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS SHOULDER WAS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER SO A SECOND OPINION WAS SOUGHT THIS SHOWED SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPERING THE EDGE OF A RUBBER CONVEYOR BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN THE BLADE OF THE KNIFE CAUGHT ON THE REMNANTS OF AN OLD FLEXCO SPLICE. WHEN THE KNIFE RELEASED IT SLIPPED OFF T HE FLEXCO AND OUT OF THE RUBBER AND CUT THE EMPLOYEES HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACK TO WORK LATER THAT DAY.

EMPL THINKS IT MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHILE CHECKING LEVELS ON THE THICKNER TANKS BUT IS NOT CERTAIN HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING AFTER SOMETIME HAD PASSED EXACT CAUSE IS NOT KNOWN

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING STAMP DORE BULLION BUTTON AS HE STRUCK THE STAMP WITH A 8LB HAMMER THE HEAD CHIPPED THE CHIP WENT UP THE EMPLOYEES SLEEVE PENETRATED THE EMPLOYEES ARM AND STARTED THE EXIT A POINT SEVERAL INCHES BELOW THE ENTRY POINT THIS REQUIRED REMOVAL BY A PHYSICIANS ASST. AND STICHES ONLY.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC IN THE MOBILE EQUIP MAINTGENANCE SHOP & WAS HELPING THE WAREMAN UNLOAD ROLLS OF PLASTIC HOSE FROM DELIVERY TRUCK HOSE MAY WEIGH APPROX.25LBS PERROLL EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ONE ROLL & TWISTED HIS BACK TO UNLOAD IT IN DOING SO HE STRAINED THE LOWER BACK MUSCLEDS & REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION & TIME OFF TO HEAL THE MUSCLES

EMP WAS OPER FEL IN ORE CORRAL. APPROACHING RE PILE FOR NEW LOAD WHEN BUCKET HIT HIDDEN CONCRETE SLAB AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. SUDDEN STOP CAUSED THE EMP TO BE WHIPPED FORWARD AND BACK WARD CAUSIGN A CASE SEVERE WHIPLASH. EMP WORKED UNTIL 27 //OF AUGUST BEFORE ANY LOST TIME OCCURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING INSPECTION COVER ON AIRTANK USING WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION TOOL.THE TOOL SLIPPED OUT OF THE RUBBER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LOWER LIP.THIS INJURY RERQUIRED ONLY STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO DRIVA A PAN BOLT OUT OF THE MILL APRON FEEDER A VEIN SMALL PIECE OF BOLT BROKE OFF & PENETRATEDF UNDER SKIN ABOVE METACARPAL BONE OF FIRST FINGER OF LE THIS REQUIRED REMOVAL & SUTURING BY A PHYS.ASSISTANT (VET.HEALTH CLINIC)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A FIVE HAMMER TO DRIVE THE PINS OUT OF THE ARMS ON A LOADER EMPLOYEE MISSED THE PUNCH HE WAS USING AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING ON TO THE SHOVEL LOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS SHOULDER AREA EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE DID NTO THINK ANYTHING OF IT SINCE NOTHING HURT LATER IN THE MORNING HI S NECK STARTED 7O HURT UPON EXAMINATION BY A DR ASSISTANT IN TOWN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD A MUSCLE SPASM THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM REQUIRED ONLY MEDS FOR SPASM

EMPLOYEE WAS IN5OLVED IN FLAGGING SHOT MUCK FOR ORE CONTROL PURPOSES. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE SHOT MUCK, SHE STEPPED INTO A SNOW COVERED HOLE AND FELL APPROX. 121 FT. AFTER SHE GOT UP ON THE BOTTO4 OF THE HOLE, SOME DIRT AND ROCKS FELL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING DUMP VALVE ON THE MILL LAB BUILDING VACUUM BAG HOUSE AND REACHED INTO THE ROTATING VALVE.HE HAD FORGOTTEN THAT HE HAD STARTED THE MACHINE RUNNING AND REACED INTO THE VALV E AREA TO CHECK3FOR FOREIGN MATERIAL.WHEN HE DID THIS THE ROTATING STAR VALVE CAUGHT THE END OF HIS LONG FINGER AND REMOVED IT.

EMPLOYEE IS A M3LL MECHANIC & WQAS HELPING DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO THE DSHGMILL IN THE CHUTE FOR THAT PURPOSE THE WEAR PLATE CAUGHT AN EDGE ON THE CHUTE & FLIPPED UP IN SUCH A MANNER AS T O CATCH THE EMP5OYEES WRIST & CUT IT THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY

EMPLOYEE IS A M3LL MECHANIC AND WAS HELPING TO ASSEMBLE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE VICINITY OF THE TAILINGS POND. HE WAS HOLDING TWO PIECES OF PIPE WHILE A CO WORKER PUSHED ON THE OTHER END TO CONNECT THE PI1E TOGETHER. INJURED HAD HIS FINGER IN THE PORTION OF PIPE THAT SLID INTO THE ADJOING PIPE AND PINCHED THE PAD ON THE RING FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED

WAS USING CADWE5D PROCESS, BONDING COPPER WIRE TO GROUND RODS. THE MOLD LID NOT COME INTO PLACE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. THE WELDING MATERIAL BACKFIRED BURNING THAT TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

EMP WAS OPERATI3G DOZER SKIDDING LOGS IN PREPARATION AREA FOR HEAP LEACH AREA. WHILE SKIDDING A LOG HE NOTICED LIMB CRAWLING INTO CAB ON FLOOR. HE STOPPED TO BACK UP AND RELEASE LIMB. WHEN HE BACKED UP ANOTH9R LIMB HIGHER UP ON THE ROPS FRAME WAS RELEASED AND HIT HIM ON BOTTOM OF NOSE, CAUSING A LACERATION OF APPROX 3/4" LENGTH AND 1/2" DEEP. CUT INTO NASAL CARTILAGE

INJ IS MINE SUP9RINTENDANT AND WAS ESCORTING A SNOW BLOWER WHILE REMOVING SNOW FROM THE MAIN ROAD. INJ WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED A MINOR WHIP LA8H WHICH THE INJURED WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR ADJUSTMENT. THIS WHIPLASH WAS A NAN AGGRAVATION OF A PREEXISTING CONDITION WHICH HAD BEEN TREATED ON A CONTINUING BASIS

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AS A LABORER AND WAS ASSISTING IN HOOKING UP A PROFANCE TANK TRAILER 100 GAL TO A PICK UP HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE TANK TONGUE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BAC

EMPLOYEE IS A P3T SUPERVISOR AND WAS SPOTTING FOR A D8 DOZER WHILE IT WAS DOZING OFF AN OVERHANG ON THE ORE PAD AT THE CRUSHER.THE MATERIAL BEING DOZED HAD BEEN RIPPED PREVIOUSLY BUT HAD REFRO ZEN.WHILE OBSER5ING THE DOZING THE MATERIAL BROKE BEHIND THE SUPERVISOR AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ORE PAD APPROX.30FT.BELOW.EMPLOYEE RODE THE MATERIAL TO THE BOTTOM.

EMPLOYEE IS EMP5OYEE AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A D8 CAT AND WAS GETTING DOWN FROM IT. HE RELEASED HIS HAND HOLD WHILE ON THE PUSH ARM AND WAS ABOUT TO STEP DOWN T O THE FLOOR WHE3 HIS FOOT SLIPPED DOWN BETWEEN THE PUSH ARM AND THE CAT TRACK ROLLER ARM. EMPLOYEE FELL OVER BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR AND BROKE A LEG.

HE BENT OVER TO3PICK UP AN EMPTY 30 GAL. BARREL AND FELT A SLIGHT TWINGLE OR PAIN BUT DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT NEXT DAY HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS BED SAFETY DIRECT TOOK HIM TO J.5. HELAT CLINIC PA THERE RX MUSCLE RELAX AND WEEKEND OF BED REST. THIS INJURY REQUIRED NO FURTURE TREATMENT.

EMP WAS HELPING3TO CLEAN UP AT THE CRUSHER BLDG. WHILE DUMPING A 1/2 FULL WHEELBARROW HE TWISTED KNEE AND HEARD SOMETHING POP. BY THE NEXT DAY THE KNEE HAD SWELLED AND REQUIRED REMOVAL OF FLUI D. ON MONDAYU H9 WENT TO DR WHO REMOVED MORE FLUID. ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY WAS DOWN ON THRUSDAY BMMORNING AND HE RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT SCHEDULED DAY

EMPLOYEE HAD FI3ISHED OPERATING O/H CRANE @ CRUSHER AND TURNED TO GO ELSEWHERE. AS HE TURNED HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE GUARD RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AT THE MINE SHOP WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEG AFTER THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WALK ON THE LEG HE WAS TAKEN TO A DR WHO DIAGNOSED HIS INJURY AS A TORN MUSCLE I3 THE LEFT CALF THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THE AREA HE WAS WALKING IN WAS FLAT AND THAT THERE WERE NO ROCKS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HE STEPPED ON

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUST FROM THE VACCUUM SYSTEM ON THE # 12 REEDRILL SK-25 DRILL AND WAS USING LOW PRESSURE AIR TO BLOW IT OUT OF THE MACHINE A SMALL AMOUNT OF THIS DUST BLEW PAST THE 9MPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT IN HIS EYE SOME OF THIS DUST WAS METAL AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE REQUIRINNG REMOVAL BY A DOCTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS LY3NG UNDER THE FRAME OF A DOZER USING A 1 INCH AIR GUN TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE SWING FRAME CAPS. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE FRAME CAP FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER CAUSING INJURY TO HIS 2AND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES ONLY I FORGOT TO SEND THIS IN WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC IN THE DIESEL SHOP. HE WAS REPLACING A FRONTEND LOADER BUCKET TOOTH. HE WAS DRIVING THE RETAINING PIN INTO THE HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF THE PIN FRAGMENTED AND FLEW INTO HIS HAND. THE FRAGMENT BECAME EMBEDDED INTHE FLESHY PART OF THE HAND JUST BELOW THE THUMB ON THE PALM SIDE OF THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A CUTTING EDGE ON A DOZER BLADE HE HAD HIT IT WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK IT BACK IN PLACE THE THIRD TIME HE HIT IT WITH HT E HAMMER A CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF AND EMBEDDED ITSELF UNDER THE SKIN BETWEEN THE FINGERS BELOW THE TOP KNUCKLE THIS INJURY REQUIRED REMOVAL OF EMBEDDED FOREIGN OBJECT ONLY

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH SOME WIRING FOR AN INSTRUMENT JOB EMPLOYEE NEEDED TO STRIP SOME WIRE AND NEEDED TO REMOVE A NYLON WIRE TIE BEFORE HE COULD DO SO TO CUT THE WIRE T IE EMPLOYEE USED HIS POCKET KNIFE IN DOING THIS HE CUT HIMSELF ON THE BUTT OF HIS HAND THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES ONLY

WHILE STRIKING A CHISLE TO DIG UP A SAMPLE FRAGM%'%'* FOR A SAND CONE DENSITY TEST THE HAMMER CHIPPED & THE METAL FRAGMENT EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE EES ARM. THE FRAGMENT EVIDENTLY EMBEDDED ITSE LF ON THE RADIAL NERVE & NEEDED TO B E REMOVED BY A DOCTOR. THE EE FINISHED THE SHIFT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON & WORKED 2 OTHER DAYS BEFORE GOING TO A DOCTOR. TIME OFF WAS TO GO 100 MI TO ME

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO A HAUL TRUCK AND SLAMMED THE DOOR ON HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED AS A MECHANIC AND WAS UNROLLING A DOZER TRACK IN PREPARATION TO PUTTING IT ON THE DOZER. EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING CHAIN FROM OVERHEAD CRANE WITH LEFT HAND WHEN CHAIN TWISTED A ROUND AND PINCHED WEB BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER, CAUSING 1/2 INCH LONG LACERATION OF THE PALM OF THE HAND. INJURED REQUIRED ONE SUTURE ONLY AND MEDICATION TO PREVENT INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING ICE CYCLES OFF THE BACK SIDE OF THE MILL CYANIDE STORAGE AREA. A LARGE PIECE OF ICE HAD FALLEN OF THE AREA BING WORKED ON. A SECOND SMALLER PIECE OF ICE FALL OFF THE ROOF AND STRUCK THEEMPLOYEE ON THE HARD HAT. THIS KNOCKED EMPLOYEES GLASSES OFF. GLASSES LACERATED INJURED MAN FACE AS THEY WERE KNOCKED OFF. INJURIES WERE MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO FACE. REQUIRED S

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST ARRIVED AT THE MINE SITE, GOTTEN OUT OF VEHICLE AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW PACK, HE LANDED ON BUTTOCKS ROLLED ONTO HIS BACK AND HIT H EAD. FALL RESULTED IN SORE HIP AND BUMP ON HEAD. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. DR RECOMMENDED HE STAY OFF WORL. HE WENT TO SEE ANOTHER DR NEXT DAY AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-13-84. TIME OFF WAS TO

EE IS A DIESEL MECHANIC. EE WAS CLEANING A BRAKE PAD ASSEMBLY ON A 769 HAUL TRUCK. WHILE PLACING THE BRAKE PAD ASSEMBLY INTO A TANK OF SOLVENT THE PAD ASSEMBLY SLIPPED OFF GRATING. EE TRIED T O CATCH IT & IN DOING SO CUT HIS FINGER & THUMB ON THE EDGE OF TH E PAD. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A LARGE WATER PUMP BY PULLING THE SUCTION HOSE OUT OF THE WATER. BECAUSE OF THE DEPTH OF THE WATER THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SQUAT TO USE HIS LEGS TO LIFT THE HOSE, I NSTEAD HE USED HIS B ACK AND STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED THE HOSE BEFORE AND IT WAS NOT VERY HEAVY BUT TIME HE DID NOT CONSIDER THE WATER IN THE HOSE.

EMPLOYEE WALKED ACROSS PIT FLOOR TO GET BACK ON LOADER AFTER LUNCH. STEPPED UP ONTO LOADER BOTTOM STEP WITH MUD ON HIS FEET. STEP SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON LA DDER AND SPRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES. EMPLOYEE DIDNT REPORT INJURY UNTIL NEXT DAY. SPRAIN WAS TO RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK MUSCLES

EE WAS PUTTING A HOIST CYLINDER ON A HAUL TRUCK WITH A CRANE. THE HOIST CYLINDER SLIPPED IN T HE CHAIN THAT WAS HOLDING IT & CAUGHT THE EES FINGER LACERATIONG THE INDEX FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY.

EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A DISCHARGE LINE ON A THOMAS PUMP IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE PIPE FREOM THE PUMP. INSTEAD OF REMOVING THE TOP BOLT LAST HE REMOVED THE BOTTOM BOLT LAST. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE PIPE DROPPED & CAUGHT HIS HAND CAUSING A SCRAPING INJURY & LACERATING THE WEB BETWEEN HIS THUMB & FOREFINGER. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY.

EMP PICKED UP A 5 GAL. PROPANE TANK & FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE LEFT LOWER QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMINAL AREA. WHEN EXAMINED BY THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IN JORDAN VALLEY HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL THE DIAGNOSIS WAS AN INCARCERATED INGUINAL HERNIA, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE IMMEDIATE SURGERY

EMP WAS DOING HIS WORK AS A MINE SHIFT SUPERVISOR, HE HAD EATEN A PORTION OF HIS LUNCH & THOUGHT IT HAD GIVEN HIM INDIGESTION. HE WAS HAVING CHEST PAIN & NUMBNESS OF THE LEFT ARM FOR ABOUT 3 H OURS PRIOR TO COMING TO WORK THAT NIGHT HE ALSO REPORTS HAVING CHEST PAINS AND NUMBNESS SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THIS WHILE SPLITTING WOOD

CHECKING ON CREW,HAD TO WALK UP SLIGHT HILL AND BACK DOWN.HILL WAS SNOW COVERED AND PACKED HARD.SLIPPED ON SNOW-PACK AND BROKE LEFT FIBIA ABOVE ANKLE.

WALKING ACROSS PARKING AREA BEHIND MILL,SLIPPED ON ICE -SNOW PACK AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE HE FELL TO GROUND...TWISTED HIS BACK AND STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES.UNLOADING CYANIDE .

...FINISHED REPAIRS ON TRUCK AND COMING OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK RAISED UP TOO SOON HIT HEAD ON AIR TANK OF TRUCK.FELL BACK TO GROUND AND HURT HIS BACK.DR SAID COULD HAVE BEEN MUSCLE SPASM BROUGHT ON BY COLD WEATHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO CHECK A LEAK WHEN HE RAISED HIS HAND TO GET ANOTHER HAND HOLD HIS SHOULDER SLIPPED OUT OF JOINT THIS SHOULDER HAD BEEN DISLOCATED PREVIOUSLY WHICH WOULD MAKE DISLOCATION MUCH EASIER THIS IS AN AGGRAVATION OF AN OLD INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WATER LANCE TO UNPLUG A PLUGGE DUP CYCLONE FEEL LINE SOME OF THE MATERIAL HAD BROKEN LOOSE EMPLOYEE BECAMNE INPATIENT TO UNPLUG THE LINE AND SHOVED THE WATER LANCE FURTHER INTO THE LINE AND STARTED TO PULL MATTER OUT WITH HIS HAND MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE FELL AGAINST HIS HAND AND SLAMMED IT INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE PIPE BREAKING A BONE IN THE HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SACK OF PRE-COAT TO THE PRE-COAT MIX TANK, TURNED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. THIS IS AN AGRAVATION OF AN OLD PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR WHO SAID T HAT THELIGAMENT DIDN\T APPEAR TO BE TOR SHORTLY AFTER SEEING THE SURGEON.

INJURED WAS DRILLING EXPLORATION HOLE DRILL HOSE KICKED PIPE WRENCH OFF RIG PIPE PIPE WRENCH FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEES HAND WRENCH BROKE BONE IN LEFT HAND PALM

EMP WAS PICKING UP TRUCK TIRE WITH OVERHEAD CARANE WHEN TIRE SLID FORWARD AND KNOCKED EMPLOYEE INTO TRUCK BUMPER. EMP DIDN\T THINK HE WAS HURT AND WAS NOT GOING TO FILL OUT A REPORT BUT DID. BACK BECAME A LITTLE SORE BVUT WAS NOT TOO SORE. A MONTH LATER THE EMP WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS REAR-ENDED AT 40 MPH BACK WAS SORE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, HE DIDN\T SEE A

DRIVING 35 TON HAUL TRUCK WENT OVER EMBANKMENT WHEN EMBANKMENT GAVE WAY.OPERATOR OF TRUCK MADE SEMI-CIRCLE TO VISUALLY CHECK PAD,BACKED UP TO EDGE 4-5\ FROM EDGE.EMPL WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AN D SUSTAINED SEVERE CONCUSSION FROM FALL.DR KEPT IN HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND TESTING.

WHILE PULLING 3 WELL CABLE ATTACHED TO THE SUBMERSIBLE PUMP WAS BEING WRAPPED ONTO A WIRE SPOOL PUMP AND APPROX 80FT OF PIPE CAME LOOSE PULLED CABLE SPOOL OFF STAND STRUCK A GLANCING BLOW TO I NJURED EMPLOYEES KNEES AND KNOCKED HIM AGAINST BUILDING AND TO THE GROUND ON TOP OF SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS INJURED WAS TAKNE TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS AND RELEASED FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO SHIFT SHACK FROM PIT AREA AND TOOK A SHORT CUT OVER THE AHUL ROAD EMBANKMENT ON THE WAY DOWN THE EMBANKMENT EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS ANKLE CAUSING A SE VERE SPRAIN AND TEARING LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY TOED SHOES NOR WERE THEY LACE TYPE BOOTS EMPLOYEE DOD NOT REPORT ACCIENT UNTIL 050483

...EMPL LIFTED TO GABLE OF BLDG WITH CRANE IN BOSUNS CHAIR.CRANE OPERATOR HEARD SNAPPING SOUND,-CRANE HAD TAKEN UP CABLE AND BROKEN IT -EMPL FELL 13\ TO GROUND.

EE WAS HOLDING A 35 TON HAUL TRUCK SHOCK ABSORBER IN PLACE WHILE CO-WORKER DROVE TOP INTO THE SLIP JOINT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HEAD OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER CAME OFF AS CO-WORKER TOOK ANOTHER W ''''' SWING AT THE SHOCK & HIT IN INJURED EE IN UPPER LEFT CORNER OF MOUTH. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A HAULAGE TRUCK WAS USING A TIRE TRUCK WITH A HYDRAULIC BOOM TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE AS CO-WORKER MOVED BOOM TO REACH THE TIRE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HAND BETWE EN BOOM AND TIRE RIM BOOM MADE SUDDEN JERKING MOVEMENT AND CAUGHT INJURED EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN RIM AND BOOM MINE SHOP EMPLOYEE INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MILL 2ND OPERATOR CLEAR A LIME LINE WITH AN AIR HOSE 2ND OPERATOR HAND HIS END OF AIR HOSE HOOKED UP WHEN 2ND OPERATOR TURNED TO SEE IF THE OTHER END WAS CONNECTED HE TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE AIR VALVE OPENING THE AIR VALVE THIS CAUSED THE AIR TO KICK LIME BACK INTO INJUREDS EYES EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CARDBOARD FILE BOXES WHEN INJURY OCCURRED HE BENT OVER TO LIFT A BOX TO CARRY IT DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS TO THE STORAGE ROOM WHEN HE LIFTED THE BOX HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO J V HEALTH CLINIC FOR TREATMENT