MULE CANYON MINE Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A STEAM CLEANER FROM A MOTOR GRADER HE WAS TOWING IT WITH. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE TWISTED ANKLE WHEN STEPPED ON A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BITS. A AS HE STEPPED INTO THE CAB OF THE DRILL, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE DRILL DECK AND THE CAB, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIPPING ROCK WITH A DOZER WHEN THE ROCK BROKE LOSE. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT STRAINED HIS NECK. DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE CERVICAL SPINE STRAIN. EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR AGA IN. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. HE RETURNED TO WORK BUT HAD PROBLEMS AGAIN. REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR. HE IS OFF WORK UNTIL EVALUATION IS COMPLETED. INCIDENT DISCUSSED WITH MSHA MR.JORGENS

WHILE RETRIEVING A TOOL FROM THE TOP SHELF, EE RUBBED HIS WRIST AGIANST A SHARP INSIDE CORNER. THIS CAUSED A DEEP CUT IN HIS RIGHT WRIST RESULTING IN 7 STITCHES.

EE WAS LAYING OUT THE DRILL PATTERN IN THE SOUTHPIT. HE HEARD A ROCK ROLL OFF THE HIGHWALL AS HETURNED AWAY HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE HE RETURNEDTO WORK FULL DUTY ON 9/23 HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE HE RETD TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY

WHILE REMOVING A DRIVE CHAIN FROM A MOTOR GRADERTHE CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE PALM OF JOSE'S RIGHT HAND. RESULTING IN SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A DUMP STOCK PILE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDSHE CAUGHT HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS EXAM INED AT BATTLE MT GENERAL AND DETERMINED TO HAVESTRAIN/SPRAIN OF THE SHOULDER AND RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY.

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BERCITUS AND TENDONITUS WAS THE INJURY SUSTAINED. EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY. THIS WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE PULLING OF SAMPLES DURING DRILLING OPERATION.

EE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED BY BACKHOE. WHILE BEING LOADED, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HER NECK. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY JARRING OF TRUCK BY BACKHOE EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND EXAMINED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE HAD STRAINED HER NECK. EE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLLOYEE WAS TRACKIGN A LOAD OF MATERIAL FROM 101 HOE TO THE NORTH WEST DUMMP. AS HE TOPPED THE CREST OF THE HAUL ROAD AND STARTED DOWN THE HILL, THE BRAKES ON THE RETARTER SYSTEM FAILED. TH E TRUCK STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED VERY GQUICKLY SO THE EMPLOYEE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO THE BERM ON HIS LEFT SIDE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ROLL ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEA

EMPLLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE BED OF THE HAUL TRUCK. THE ROCK SLID OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK AS THE BED WAS RAISED UP THE WEIGHT OF THE ROCK ON THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK CAU SED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK TO RAISE UP AND COME BACK DOWN VERY HARD, BOUNCING THE DRIVER UP AND DOWN IN THE SENT CAUSING A BACK MUSCLE STRAIN AND NECK STRAIN.

WHILE STEPPING OFF A TRACK DOZER LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE DOZER ARM AND FELL IN BETWEEN THE TRACK AND THE DOZER ARM CATCHING THE RIGHT ARM AAD HANGING IT UP ON THE TRACK, PULLING AND TEARI NG THE BICEP MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM A CLAMP WITH A RACHET WRENCH. THE BOLT WAS RUSTED & VERY HARD TO BREAK LOOSE. AS HE PUSHED FORWARD WITH FORCE ON THE RACHET, THE BOLT BROKE & HIS HAND MOVED FORWARD VERY QUICKLY HITTING IT ON A PIECE OF METAL CUTTING IT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMP REPORTED UNSURE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT BACK WAS SORE AFTER SHOVELING.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE WATER PUMP DRIVE COUPLER LOCATED AT REAR CENTER OF WT702 WATER TRUCK. AS HE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE PUMP DRIVE AREA, HE WAS DUCKED DOWN AS HE WALKED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. EE STOOD UP WHEN HIS HEAD (HARD HAT) STRUCK A 2 INCH BALL VALVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SPRAYER CAUSING HIS MOUTH TO CLOSE SUDDENLY. HIS BOTTOM TEETH CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS UPPER TEETH CAUSN

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONA ROCK AND THE ROCK ROLLE DOVER RESULTING IN STRAINED ANKLE.

EE WAS GETTING A LOAD OF ORE INTHE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE BUCK OF THE BACKHOE AND FELL ONTO THE BACK END OF THE TURCK BED. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO WHIP BACK & FORTH HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS UPPER BODY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER 170 ON M-2 DUMP. AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO PLACE HIS FOOT ON THE SECOND STEP, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT ON TOP OF THE GROUSER BAR ON THE BOTTOM CENTER OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE AND COWORKER WERE STARTING A CAT SCRAPER. EE HAD SPRAYED SOME ETHER INTO THE AIR CLEANER AS COWORKER STARTED THE ENGINE. EE STARTED TO WALK AROUND THE FRONT OF THE SCRAPER ON THE WALKWAY WH EN THE BAIL RAISED UP CATCHING EE'S RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE BAIL FRAME AND THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LYING UNDERNEATH A 16H MOTOR GRADER GETTING READY TO DO SOME WELDING. EMPLOYEE HOOKED UP THE GROUND CABLE CLAMP FROM THE WELDING MACHINE AND THE CLAMP CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM O N HIS FRONT UPPER TEETH, CRACKING ONE AND LOOSENING THE OTHER.

EE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE READY LINE TO GET HIS HAUL TRUCK. EE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE BOTH FEET WENT UP IN THE AIR, HE FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE LANDING ON HIS LUNCH BUCKET BETWEEN HIS LEFT RIB CAGE AND THE GROUND.

ON AFTERNOON OF 10-16-96 STRONG WINDS WERE BLOWING DUST FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. EMP AND OTHER WORKERS WERE SETTING UP A TEMPORARY MAINT SHOP. ABOUT 2PM EMP GOT SOME DUST IN LEFT EYE AND WITH HE LP OF FOREMAN, WASHED EYE WITH WASH SOLUTION. EYE SEEMED TO BE DOING OK UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN MORE WIND AND DUST WAS BLOWING. BY 7PM FRI NIGHT 10-18-96, EMP NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

ROCK SLID DOWN SCALING BAR STRIKING RIGHT WRIST CAUSING 3 CENTIMOTOR LACERATIONS. MEDICAL AID INCLUDED SUTURES AND TETNUS SHOT.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE DRILL RIG DECK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT THRU THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL BACKWARDS CATCHING HIS FOOT IN THE LADDER .