PEA RIDGE IRON ORE CO Metal/Non-Metal

THIS ELECTRICAL REPAIRMAN WAS WORKING AS PART OF A THREE MAN CREW REMOVING A LARGE BREAKER FROM A HOISTING CIRCUIT. HE STATES THAT HE DEVELOPED A DULL PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER THAT GOT WORSE. DR. PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY. DR. VISIT 12-18-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE BED OF A PARKED CHEVY PICK UP TRUCK. AS HE STARTED TO STEP OUT HE HOOKED HIS TOE OF HIS BOOT ON A 1/4 INCH AND 8 INCH BY 8 INCH STEEL PATCH. HE FELL FROM THE TRUCK H ITTIN GON HIS HEAD. MEDICAL EXAMINATION HAS REVEALED A HERNIA. SCHEDULED REPAIR 12-28-00.

THE GENL MGR WAS RAISING UP ON THE MAIN GATE TO INSERT LOCKING PINS, WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ARM. MED EXAM REVEALED NO FRACTURE PAIN MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED. NO TIME LOST OR RESTRICTED

TWO EMPLOYEE'S WERE REPAIRING A POWER LINE AND SCALING ROOF. WHILE SCALING ROOF AND CUTTING DOWN OLD ROOF WIRE A PIECE OF RUST WAS BLOWN INTO THE LEFT EYE OF THE ELECTRICAL REPAIRMAN. DR. REMO VED OBJECT, DRILLED OUT INFECTION & PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.

MINER WAS FLUSHING OUT A 4" COMPRESSED AIR LINE.HE OPENED A BUTTERFLY VALVE ON THE END OF PIPE. AS AIR RUSHED THROUGH PIPE THE LAST COUPLING FAILED AND THE MINER WAS STRUCK BY THE PIPE OR PRES SURE AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN INTO THE CONTROL AREA OF JUMBO.

AT THE END OF DAY SHIFT THIS MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HIS RIGHT WRIST WAS TENDER HE SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE CAUSED FROM WASHING PARTS IN DIESEL FUEL. MED EXAM REVEL CELLUTITIS CAUSE UNK. TRE ATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS & RELEASED

EE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A DOOR WAY OPENING, JARRING HIS NECK. ON 10/12/00 HE REQUESTED TO SEE DOCTOR, WAS X-RAYED AND EXAMINED ON 10/12/00 AND PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXERS. HAS NO TIME LOST OR RES TRICTED.

MINER WAS INITIATING A BLAST BY USING A SPRING LOADED MUSHROOM SHAPED POPPER, WHEN HE STRUCK THEPOPPER WITH HIS HAND WAS OFF CENTER AND HE INJURED HIS WRIST BONE, MEDICAL EXAM REVEALED NOTHING . SECOND OPINION ON 9-18-00 DOCTOR PRESCRIBED RESTRICTED DUTY.

SURFACE PLT PROD SUPERVISOR WAS EXAMINED BY DR ON 8/25/00 RESULTING IN CORRECTIVE SURGERY FOR BILATER CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME & BILATERAL CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDORMES 1ST SURGERY 9/15/00 RIGHT SI DE LEFT SIDE SURGERY TO FOLLOW . DR STATES THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE OCCURRED OVER A 5 YR PERIOD

MECHANICAL REPAIRMAN WAS USING A SOCKET AND TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE HEAD BOLTS ON A JOY AIR COMPRESSOR; THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND THE MAN HIT HIS ELBOW ON A PIPE. ELBOW BRUISED AND SORE; DO CTOR RECOMMENDED LIGHT DUTY.

MAN DRIVING A TRACTOR DOWN INCLINE; TRACTOR LOST HYDRAULIC OIL, CAUSING IT TO FREE WHEEL. HE CAME OFF TRACTOR, LANDING ON KNEE, NECK & SHOULDER. MEDICAL EXAM REVEALED NO INJURIES; 2ND OPINIO N ON 7/28/00 SUGGESTS LIGAMENTOUS STRAIN/SPRAIN & 2 VISITS SCHEDULED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 8/8 AND 8/10/00.

A GROUND FALL OCCURRED ON 2475 LEVEL ON M1 DRIFT BTWN X-17 AND M19 LX DRIFTS. ROOF FALL APPROX. 4'W, 4' THICK AND 10' L HAD FALLEN DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS AREA WAS PREVIOUSLY ROOF BOLTED, W IRED AND GUNITED. DIKES & STRONG JOINTING ORIENTATION OF THIS AREA PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ROOF FAILURE. AREA WAS BLOCKED AGAINST ENTRY UNTIL IT WAS SCALED AND STABILIZED WITH SPLIT SET

WORKING AS A MINE REPAIRMAN, CREW WAS REPLACING THE SUPPORTING CABLES OF A CONVEYOR BELT WHICH IS ON A SLOPE. THE MAN STEPPED ON A ROCK, TURNED AND FELL. HE FELT A SHARP BACK PAIN. HE ASKED TO SEE DR AND DID SO ON 6-6-00. DR PRESCRIBED LGIHT DUTY AND MUSCLE RELAXERS.

CREW WAS PULLING A SUPPORT CABLE INTO PLACE WITHA SMALL TRACTOR. THE MINER WAS STANDING ON THE DECK ON REAR OF TRACTOR WHEN CABLE HUNG UP. THE BUGGY MADE A QUICK STOP AND MAN HIT HIS RIBS ON A FIXED BRACKET. WENT TO DOCTOR 6/13/00.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROAD GRADER ON A SURFACE ROAD. THE BLADE STRUCK A BURIED RAIL ROAD TRACK RAIL. THIS CAUSED A VERY SUDDEN STOP THAT CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE FRAMEWORK O F THE CAB. PHYSICIAN PUT SEVERAL STITCHES IN FOREHEAD & REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR NECK.

SUPERVISOR WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE SHOWER STALL ONTO A WET CONCRETE FLOOR, HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON THE CONCRETE THRESHOLD OF THE SHOWER STALL. THIS INJURY REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

EE WAS USING A 16 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOWCK A PIN OUT OF THE HOIST EYLINDER OF AN ST-8 SCOOPTRAM. EE MISSED WITH ONE SWING AND FELT A PULLING PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE DR TREATED INJURY WITH M USCLE RELAXERS.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE DOORWAY TO ENTER THE PLANT PROPERTY AS HE WENT THROUGH THE DOORWAY AND TURNED TO HIS LEFT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HAS HAD 2 MEDICAL EXAMS AN D IS NOW BEING SCHEDULED AN M.R.I.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP A 3/4 INCH DRIVE AIR IMPACT WRENCH WHEN HE FELT AN INCREASING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAITED UNTIL 5-11-00 TO SEE PHYSICIAN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED CELEBR EX 100 MG AND SENT TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. RE-EXAMINATION IN 3 WEEKS.

PHYSICAL STATEMENT INDICATES THAT EMPLOYEE HAS RIGHT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE WILL REQUIRE SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION FOR OPTIMUM RESOLUTION AND PREVENTION OF FUTURE NERVE DAMAGE.

MINER WAS STRUCK ON THE FOOT BY A ROCK THAT ROLLED DOWN A MUCK PILE. MINER WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A BLOCKAGE AT THE DRAWPOINT. XRAYS FOLLOWING ACCIDENT REVEALED BRUISING ONLY. ON 5-19 THE DR. FOU ND & REMOVED A BLOOD CLOT.

EE WAS CARRYING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ACROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR. THE MOTOR WAS TO BE INSTALLED ON A BLOWER SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCT DRYER. THE EE SLIPPED IN THE MUCK ON THE FLOOR. THE FALLING MOTION C AUSED THE PAIN IN HIS BACK. MEDICAL EXAM 4/10/00

TWO MINERS WERE STANDING ONA MUCK PILE TO CHECK CONDITION OF BLAST HOLES. THE ADJACENT DRAW ROCK POINT BEGAN TO RUN CAUSING ROCK TO MOVE WHERE THEY WERE. BOTH MINERS DIVED OFF THE MUCKPILE AND RECEIVED BRUISES. ONE MINER FORCED OFF OF MUCKPILE AND RECEIVED BRUISES. ONE MINER FORCED HS HAND BCKWARDS CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE WRIST.

EE WAS PARKING A PICK-UP TRUCK AFTER HE LEFT THE TRUCK HE REALIZED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS NOT ALL THE WAY IN THE PARK POSITION. HE HURRIDLY JUMPED INTO THE TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT CA LF. DR SAID STRAINED MUSCLE, 2 DAYS LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS REPAIRING THE DRIVE POSITIONER ON A SLURRY PUMP. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE FLOOR UP ON THE PUMP BASE HIS FOOT SLIPPEDCAUSING HIM TO SPLIT HIS LEGS APART, EMPLOYEE WE NT TO DOCTOR ON 3-1-00, HAS STRAIN TO GROIN AREAPRESCRIBED ANTO INFLAMMATORY DRUG AND TOLD NIO LIFTING UNTIL HEALED.

THE MINER WAS TAKING AN OXYGEN/ACETYKENE CUTTI NG TORCH CART OFF THE MAN CAGE AT 2380 LEVEL OF THE MINE. AS HE PULLED BACKWARDS ON THE CART HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS BUMP ING THE CENTER OF HIS BACK INTO THE LATCH ON THEGATE. FOUR DAYS LATER HE WENT TO THE DR. FOR EXAM.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS USING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE SOME BOLTS. WHILE LAYING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE A PIECE OF SLAG OR SPARK WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR. ON 2/3/00 A DR. REMOVED A PI ECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL & PRESCRIBED EAR DROPS.

EE WAS REMOVING SNOW FROM ENTRY ROAD TO PLANT. WHILE ASSISTING A LOADED CUSTOMER TRUCK UP THE HILL HE FELL WHILE CARRYING A CHAIN. FELL HITTING BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER. ORIGINAL DR VISIT 2/8/ 00. NO TREATMENT ADMINISTERED UNTIL RESULTS OF MRI ON 3/7/00. DIAGNOSIS OF LIGAMENTOUS STRAIN OF THE CERVICAL SPINE AND CONTUSIONS TO RIB.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED ORE FROM THE CONCRETE FLOOR, HE RAISED HIS HEAD QUICKLY AND HIT A LOW HANGING BEAM. EE WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR FOR MUSCLE SPASM IN NECK, THREE TRI PS AND TREATMENTS WERE REQUIRED.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS BENDING OVER WHILE REMOVING A MOTOR PULLEY, WHEN HE RAISED UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EE WAS TREATED BY A PHYSICAN THAT PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMMATION DRUGS FOR STRAI NED MUSCLE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A VICTANCIC PIPE CLAMP WHICH WAS LOCATED OVER HIS HEAD. AS HE HIT THE CLAMP WITH A HAMMER FOREIGN MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO A DR & HAD IT REMOVED

TAIL ROPE ON ORE SKIP BROKE AND FELL INTO SHAFT. HOIST IS A KOEPE FRICTION, TOWER MOUNTED WITH 2250 HP WESTINGHOUSE MOTOR. ROPE IS 1 3/4' DIAMETER BRIDON AMERICAN. NO INJURES OCCURRED. THIS IS A HOISTING INTERUPTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS FLOOR. THE FLOOR WASWET CONCRETE AND HAD ROUND PELLETS AND MUCK SPILLED ON IT. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HISSHOULDER ON CONCRETE SUMP WALL. HE SAW DOCTOR. N O FRACTURES FOUND. EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED FOR FIVE DAYS. HE HAD A FOLLOW UP VISIT WITH DOCTOR BUT IS STILL ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

MINER WAS PREPARING TO CHARGE A RING IN A DRAW[POINT HE CLIMBED THE MUCKPILE TO CHECK DRILLED HOLES-ROCKS STARTED TO SLIP HE RAN DOWN MUCKPILEHE TRIPPED STRIKING ELBOW HAD MED EXAM WITH NO I NJURY. REVIEWING RECORDS FOUND LIGHT DUTY FOR 2 DAYS THEREFORE MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE DUTY

EE HAD COMPETED HIS WORK SHIFT AND WAS SHOWERING IN THE COMPANY PROVIDED SHOWER ROOM. EE WAS USING GRANULATED SOAP AND APPARENTLY GO SOME IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS CAUSED IRRITATION AND SCRATCHIN G. EE HAD TO HAVE THE EYE FLUSHED AND MEDIDCATEDBY AN EYE SPECIALIST.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS TRANSPORTING A DRYER EXHAUST FAN AND BEARINGS USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE. AT THE END OF THE CRANE TRAVEL THE LOAD HAD TO BE TRANSFERRED TO COME-A-LONGS. WHEN THIS RIGGING CH ANGE TOOK PLACE THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND THE LOAD BUMPED INTO A STEEL STRUCTURE. THE EE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FAN AND THE STRUCTURE. THE MIDDLE JOINT OF THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS LACER

THIS EE ORIGNIALLY REPORTED AN ACCIDENT ON 8-26-98, WHICH REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR OF HERNIA, SURGERY WAS DONE 9-16-98, EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-27-98 AT FULL DUTY. EE CONTINUED TO FEEL DISCO MFORT AND CONSULTED A DIFFERENT DR ON 1-29-99, AT THAT TIME HE SWCHEDULED CORRECTIVE SURGERY FOR 2-16-99. SECOND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY AND EE IS RECUPERATING AT HOME. NO RETURN T

PLANT PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR HAD PICKED UP A PROPANE TANK, WAS CARRYING TANK OVER SHOULDER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE IS CONTRACTED THROUGH A TEMPORARY PLACEMENT AGENCY EE STATES HE WAS PERFORMING CLEAN UP WORK. SHOVELING SPILLER MATERIAL ONTO A STOPPED CONVEYOR BELT, AS HE WAS LIFTING AND TURNING HE EXPER IENCED PAIN IN BACK.

EE WORKED MOST OF HIS SHIFT ON REMOVING & REINSTALLING A FIRE HYDRANT,WHILE MOVING THE HYDRANT FRO ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER EE CARRIIED IT ON HIS SHOULDER THE NEXT DAY THE EE GOT MEDICAL TREA TMENT FOR MUSCLE STRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER

DR.'S STATEMENT INDICATES THAT EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND LEFT CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, DUE TO "REPETITIVE MOTION INJURY." THE SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE SCHEDULED ON 11-03 AND 1 1-17, DR. EXPECTS RECOVERY PERIOD TO LAST UNTIL ABOUT12-27.

EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS REPLACING SOME OLD EXPANDED METAL FLOOR GRATING, HE THREW DOWN A PIECE THAT CAUGHT ON THE CUFF OF HIS GLOVE. THIS CAUSED THE GRATING TO HIT HIS WRIST, CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS UIN PROCESS OF CHANGING PRODUCT SIZING SCREENS IN PRATER HAMMERMILL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE OF GROIN AREEA, WHILE PULLING ON SCREEN PANEL.

MECHANICAL REPAIRMAN WAS REMOVING A BROKEN BOLT FROM THE PACKING GLAND OF A SLURRY PUMP. HE WAS USING A 24" PIPE WRENCH, WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH, IT SLIPPED AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

EE OPENED AND CLOSED THE GATE AT THE #1 MAN CAGE. HE GOT HIS FINGER HUNG ON SOMETHING AND CUT HIS FINGER AND DAMAGED FINGERNAIL. UPON EXAMNINATION IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHAT HE ACTUALLY CAUGHT FINGER ON.

EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL H BEAM ABOUT 6' LONG WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS CUTTING IT LOOSE. THE BEAM SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND ROLLED ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS WALKING ACORSS CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK. THERE WERE IRON PELLETS SCATTERED ACORSS THE FLOOR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EE WAS LATER TREATED BY A CHIROPRAC TOR FOR BACK PAIN.

HANGING 4" PIPE. WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION, PIPE SLIPPED.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS A SNOW COVERED INCLINED ROADWAY. WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL. FELT PAIN IN AREA OF LEFT RIB CAGE. THE FOLLOWUP X RAYS REVEALED FRACTURED RIBS. EE WORE A RIB BELT AND CONTINU ED TO WORK./

MECHANICAL REPAIRMAN WAS CUTTING GALVANIZED FLOOR GRATING WITH A CUTTING TORCH. TWO MEN WORKING TOGETHER, WORKING OUTSIDE, THE ONE INDIVIDUAL BECAME ILL DURING THE NIGHT & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTEN TION, WAS TREATED FOR IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT.

WALKING DOWN STEPS OF HEAVY MEDIA LOADOUT AREA,CARRYING A SAMPLE TO BE ANALYZED. EE SLIPPED ON APATCH OF ICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRWAY TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

MINER SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS MANUALLY PULLING AN OIL CAR OFF CAGE. THE MINER CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND BUT STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

SETTING ANGLE IRON 2X2X1/4X8' UP ON STEEL PLATFORM TUBE INSTALLED ANGLE IRON SLIPPED OUT OF CHOKER CAME DOWN HIT MAN IN FACE AND NECK. 2 INCH CUT ON LOWER JAW & 2" CUT ON LOWER NECK.

WHILE IN PROGRESS OF CHANGING AN 8 INCH RED JACKET VALVE IN A STEEL PIPELINE, THE EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUGGLING TO GET VALVE INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE PIPE.

SUPERVISOR WAS HELPING A PROCESS OPERATOR REMOVE THE GUARD FROM A SLURRY PUMP. DURING REMOVAL THE GUARD CAUGHT ON THE PUMP SHEAVE, THE EES USED MORE STRENGTH TO CONTINUE THE LIFT, CAUSING THE SUPERVISOR TO FEEL A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

AFTER WASHING DOWN A DRIFT ROUND THAT HAD BEEN BLASTED AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS DAYS SHIFT, TWO MINERS WERE HAND SCALING THE BROKEN MATERIAL. WHILE SCALING. LOOSE MATERIAL FELL, FROM BEHIND THE MINER KNOCKING HIM OFF HIS FEET ONTO A MUCK PILE.

TAKING APART CONCRETE FORMS SMASHED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMP WAS CUTTING WELDS TO REMOVE A 1/2" X 4' DIAMETER STEEL DOOR FROM A HAMMER MILL. AS THE MILD STEEL SUPPORT SEPARATED FROM THE HARDENED STEEL DOOR, IT SPRUNG AWAY CAUSING THE HANDLE TO HIT T HE EMP ON THE FOREHEAD.

ELECTRICIAN WAS DOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND PUMPING EQUIPMENT WHEN MECHANICAL REPAIRMEN ERRONEOUSLY OPENED A PIPE FITTING ON A WATER DISCHARGE PIPE. THIS ACTION CAUSED A RUSH OF WATER TO HIT ELECTRICIAN CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HISFOOTING.

EE HAD REMOVED A SCREWED IN PLUG FROM A MATERIALPIPE LINE TO CLEAR A STOPPAGE. AS MATERIAL WAS CLEARED IT RAN FREELY & WENT OVER THE EE GLOVE. THE MATERIAL WAS DISCHARGING FROM A ROTARY DRYER AND WAS VERY HOT. THE EE RECD BURNS TO RIGHT ARM

EE WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER ON THE BACK OF A TRACTOR GOING DOWN AN INCLINE TRAVELWAY. BETWEEN 2 MINING LEVELS. THE TRACTOR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR& STARTED GAINING SPEED. THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL THIS EE WAS THROWN OR JUMPED OFF TRACTORLANDING IN ROADWAY.

EE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR DOWN AN INCLINE TRAVELWAY BETWEEN 2 MINING LEVELS, THE TRACTOR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR& STARTED GAINING SPEED. THE EE LOST CONTROL, RAN INTO THE RIB & TURNED THE TRACTOR ONTO ITS SIDE

ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE ON INCOMING POWER FROM SUPPLIER. POWER WAS OFF APPROX 1 HR. MINERS THAT WERE UNDERGROUND REPORTED TO THE LUNCHROOMS AND WAITED FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED. AT THAT TIME TH EY WERE HOISTED OUT. NO INJURIES

AN ICE STORM THAT COVERED OUR WHOLE GEOGRAPHICALAREA CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL OUTAGE. THE MINERS THAT WERE UNDERGROUND REPORTED TO THE LUNCHROOMS AND WAITED FOR THE POWER TO BE RESTORED SO THEY CO ULD BE HOISTED OUT. OUR INCOMING POWER SUPPLY WAS OUT APPROX 61/2 HRS. NO INJURIES OCCURED

THE MINER WAS WORKING IN A DRAW POINT THAT WAS HUNG UP WITH BOULDERS. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SCALING, THE HANG UP BROKE LOOSE AND STARTED RUNNING. THE EE STARTED LEAVING THE AREA AND FELL DOW N. THE FALL RESULTED IN A DISLOCATED FINGER.

ELECTRICAL REPAIRMAN WAS ASSISTING HIS SUPERVISOR MAKE REPAIRS TO A 600 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER, MALFUNCTIONING BREAKER ARCED AND BURNED BOTH MEN. THIS REPAIRMAN RECEIVED FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND. ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN MOTOR CONTROL CENTER OF OUR IRON PROCESSING PLANT.

ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR STATES THAT AS HE TRIED TORESET A MALFUNCTIONING 600 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER, BREAKER BLEW UP. ARC CAUSED BURNS TO FACE, ARMS,AND HANDS OF EE. ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN MOTOR CO NTROL ROOM OF OUR IRON PROCESSING PLANT. ANOTHERELECTRICAL REPAIRMAN WAS WORKING WITH SUPERVISORAND WAS SLIGHTLY BURNED.

WHILE OPERATING A ROCK BOLTING A DRILLING MACHINE THE EE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS LEFT LEG. THE STAIRS AND PLATFORM WERE MUDDY AND THE EE S SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE RIG. THE LEFT SHIN STRUCK AGTAINST THE STEEL FRAMEWORK. EE REALIZED THAT INJURY WAS MORE SEVERE THAN HE FIRST THOUGHT, HE WENT TO THE DR AFTER HIS SHIFT WAS OVER AND RECEIVED APPROX. SEVEN STITCHES.

EE WAS STANDING ON A WOODEN LADDER USING A CUTTING TORCH ABOUT 10' ABOVE THE FLOOR LEVEL. THE LADDER SLIPPED, THE EE SLIPPED DOWN THE LADDER ABOUT 12". THE EE CAUGHT HIS TESTICLE ON THE STEEL ANGLE CLIP, CAUSING A LACERATION WOUND.

MINER WAS DRIVING A FORD TRACTOR UP AN INCLINE FROM 2705 LEVEL TO 2675 LEVEL. THE INCLINE HAD A HUMP IN IT DUE TO EROSION, AS THE MINER STARTED OVER THE MOUND THE FRONT END OF THE TRACTOR STAR TED TO WANDER. TO CORRECT THIS ACTION THE MINER STOPPED THE TRACTOR AND BEGAN TO BACK DOWN AS HE BACKED DOWN THE INCLINE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT UP ONTO A SMALL PILE OF ROCK CAUSING THE TRAC

AFTER SHOOTING A RING IN DRIFT DX-2E, ON 2475' LEVEL, A PIECE OF BACK, ESTIMATED TO BE 16' X 5' AND VARYING IN THICKNESS FROM ABOUT 6" TO 3', FELL ONTO THE ROAD. CAUSE OF THE OCCURRENCE WAS A COMBINATION OF GEOLOGY AND CORROSION IN POINT ANCHOR BOLTING. THE FRACTURED ORE DID CONTAIN SOX MECHANICAL ROOF BOLTS, 5 HAD FAILED, AND ONE CAME LOOSE FROM THE ANCHOR.

WHILE HOISTING WITH THE MANUALLY OPERATED ROCK HOIST IN THE SHAFT 1 THE SKIP WAS ALLOWED TO DROP BELOW THE INTENDED LANDING. WHICH CAUSED THE BONNET OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT TO RAISE ABOVE ITS NOR MAL LEVEL AND THE BECOME STUCK INTHE STEEL STRUCTURE OF THE HEAD FRAME. THE BONNET LATER BROKE LOOSE AND RODE THE CABLE ONTO THE HOIST DRUM.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD A TEN INCH ADJUSTABLE WRENCH IN ON EHAND AND TWELVE INCHPIPE WRENCH IN THE OTHER HAND AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE A ONE HALF INCH STEEL PIPE UNION. WHEN THE UNION BROKE LOOSE THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE ALSO STATES THAT HE HAS AN INJURY TOT HE BACK FROM THE PAST. EMPLOYEE MADE A TRIP TO A CHIRO TO RELIEVE

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPTING A 50 POUND SACK OF DRY FLOCCULANT INTO A TANK FOR MIXING WITH WATER. THE EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS LEFT HAND INTO A JAGGED EDGE OF A PIPE THAT HAD BEEN CUT OFF. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND (MIDDLE FINGER) THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EE WAS CUTTING TAPE FROM A RUBBER HOSE ON A LONG HOLE DRILL WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CAUSED EE TO CUT HIS HAND. THE HOSE HAD BEEN TAPED FOR TEMPORARY REPAIR AND EE WAS REMOVING TAPE TO REMOV E THE HOSE FOR PERMANANT REAPRI. EE RECEIVED APPTOX FIVE STITCHES ON THE THUMB OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TO A CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE SHOWER/CHANGING ROOM FACILITY. AFTER COMPELTION OF HIS SHIFT THE MINER TOOK A SHOWER IN THE FACILITIES PROVIDED ON THE MINE PROERTY, AS HE LEFT THE SHOWER ROOM AND STEPPED ONTO A CONCRETE FLOOR THA ADJOINS THE SHOWER HE SLIPPED AND FELL. EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT ARM DOWN TO BREAK THEFALL AND THAT MOTION RESULTED IN HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW OF 3 MEN TO ROTATE A 12 INCH STEEL PIPE. THE PIPE WAS ONE OF 3 THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 7 FT. ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. A MOBILE CRANE WAS HOOKED TO THE PIPE AS WELL A S COME-A-LONG HOIST. CLAMP WAS REMOVED. AS EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING CHAIN HOIST, PIPE SWUNG FREE & EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING & FELL TO GROUND. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED FRACTURED RIBS, CONCUSSION & SEPARA

EE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE FROM USING ONE WATER STRAINER TO ANOTHER, IN THE SURFACE PLANT. THE WATER SHUTOFF VALVE IS A SIX INCH VICTAULIC FITTING, ATTACHED TO A SIX INCH STEEL PIPE. THE VALVE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE WITHOUT FORCE SO THE EE USED AN 8# HAMMER TO HAMMER THE VALVE HANDLE TO THE CLOSED POSITION. EE MISSED THE HANDLE AND SMASHED "RIGHT" INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS INSIDE A ROTARY KILN DRYER, AS THE EE WAS CLEANING BUILDUP OF MATERIAL OFF THE FLIGHTS WITH A HAMMER, MATERIAL ENTERED LEFT EAR. EE CLEANED EAR WITH Q-TIP AND BELIEVED HE WAS NOT HARMED . ONE WEEK LATER THE EAR WAS INFECTED. DR. CLEANED EAR AND TREATED FOR INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE WIRING ON A SCOOPTRAMIN THE SHOP AREA OF THE MINE. EMPLOYEE HAD THE STEEL DOOR TO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT OPENED, DOOR WAS PROPPED IN A VERTICAL POSITION. THE 24 INCH BY 24 INCH DOOR FELL TO THE CLOSED POSITIONHITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLEANING DEBRIS OUT OF THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHILE DOING SO THE EMPLOYEE CUT THE LEFT INDEX FINGER EMPLOYEES FINGER HAS BECOME SWOLLEN THE EMPLOYEE NOW BELIEVES THAT HE MAY HAVE A PIECE OF GLASS IN HIS HAND EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON 05-01-95 & REQUESTEDTO SEE DOCTOR DR EXAMINED FINGER & PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS & SCHEDULED RETURN VISIT

THE PROJECT ENGINEER WAS ASSESSING THE NEWLY INSTALLED RAW ORE DRYING OPERATION. HE DECIDED TO MOVE A 4'X8' SHEET OF PLYWOOD, WHILE CARRYING THE PLYWOOD THE ENGINEER STATES THAT HE STEPPED ONA FIST SIZE ROCK. THE ROCK CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO TWIST, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE. INJURED WAS NOT AN EE BUT WAS PERFORMING WORK FOR CO.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A DRIVE GEAR MOTOR. MOTOR CHANGE WAS IN A VERY CONFINED AREA OF OUR SURFACE PREPARATION PLANT. AS THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE MOTOR INTO PLACE AND LINED UP THE BOLT HOLES, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR TWICE DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND NOW REPORTS NO MORE PROBLEMS.

A CONVEYOR BELT WAS TANLED AT THE HEAD PULLEY. THE EMPLOYEE AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO CORRECT THE POSITION OF THE BELT. WHILE TRYIN GTO PLACE A CONVEYOR BLOCKING DEVICE INTO POSITION THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR. WHILE USING THE PRY BAR, THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SLIGHT GROIN STRAIN.

WHILE TESTING A NEWLY INSTALLED MAGNETIC SEPARATOR, THE MATERIAL FEEDING INTO THE SEPARATOR BECAME PLUGGED. EMPLOYEE REALIZED PROBLEM AND USED AN AIR LANCE TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE. WHILE DOING SO TH E AIR LANCE BECAME HUNG. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT THE EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS HAND. HAND IS BRUISED AND SMASHED. RECEIVED SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.

ONE OF THE TWO ORE HOISTING SKIPS BECAME HUNG AS IT DUMPED. THE OIST ROPE MOTION DETECTOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT SKIP WAS NOT MOVING, SO HOIST DRUM CONTINUED TO TURN. THE TREADS ON THE HOIST DRUM BECAME HOT AND WERE DAMAGED.

EE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF AERO DRI LIQUID, AS EE WAS WALKING THE BARREL, HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE BARREL AND A STEEL PIPE. THE BARREL WAS BEING MVOED WHILE IN AN UP RIGHT POSITION, THE EE WAS ACTUALLY SPINNING THEN SPUN INTO THE PIPE AND THE EE S HAND WAS PINCHED. THE SMALL FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND WAS FRACTURED AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A FULL OXYGEN CYLINDER ONTO A RACK ON A TRACTOR TYPE VEHICLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WRAPPED HIS ARMS AROUND ON 8-23-94 EMPLOYEE REQUESTED AND THEN SAW DR. ON 9-14-94. DIAGNOSISIS TENDONITIS RIGHT SHOULDER, RESTRICTED TO 15 LB LIFTING.

EE STATES THAT AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM A BUGGY (BOLENS TRACTOR) ONTO THE GROUND THAT HE TURNED HIS ANKLE. THE EE IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE OR POSSIBLY STEPPED ON A ROCK.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS GRABBING AN UPRIGHT PIPE TO PULL HIMSELF UP TO THE BED OF A SCISSORS TYPE LIFT. THE STANCHION TYPE POCKET THAT HELD THE PIPE WAS RUSTED AND ALLOWED THE PIPE TO PULL OUT, CAUSING EE TO FALL TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS REMOVING A THREE INCH PIN FROM THE LINKAGE TO A PELLET FURNACE CRUSHER THE LINKAGE ARM FELL & SMASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER THE EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE LINKAGE A RM WAS FIXED BUT IT IS NOT THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS FINGER IN THE HOLE EMPLOYEE HAD THE INDEX FINGER ON RT HAND PINCHED

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE DOING ROUTINE CLEAN UP WORK AT UNDERGROUND CRUSHER FEEDER, PULLED ON WATER HOSE & SLIPPED. AS HE LOST HIS FOOTING HE PUSHED HIS HAND ONTO A PIECE O WIRE, WIRE PUNCTU RED THE PALM OF LEFT HAND.

EE STATES HE WAS CHARGING A RING WITH EXPLOSIVE WHEN DRAW POINT STARTED TO RUN. EE RAN FROM DANGER AND RAN INTO THE MOBILE CHARGINING VEHICLE HE HAD PARKED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INSTALLING RUBBER INSERTS INTO A VIBRATING SCREEN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER BOUNCED UP AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO HIT ELBOW ON A NEARBY PIPE. EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR ON 10/21 /93 - NO MEDICATION - STARTED HAVING PAIN & SAW DOCTOR AGAIN ON 12/20/93 - RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS UNLOADING A BIN FULL OF IRON ORE POWDER. THE ROTARY FEEDER VALVE BECAME JAMMED SO EMPLOYEE OPENED THE BIN ABOVE THE VALVE. HOT IRON ORE BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE. DOCTOR VISIT REVEALS BURNED EARS.-OCITCAIR SOLUTION PRRIBED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING ACROSS CONCRETE FLOOR IN MILL BUILDING, STEPPED ON A STEEL GRATING THAT WAS COVERING A FLOOR LAUNDERER [DITCH]. THE GRATING SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL INTO THE 6' DEEP LAUNDERER.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A WORN OUT TAPERED SOCKET CAPSCREW FROM AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH. CAPSCREW SPUN AND HEAD OF SCREW CUT THROUGH HIS COTTON GLOVE AND CUT LEFT HAND, REQUIR ING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RFREE LINKAGE ON STARTER BOX AT 2475 CRUSHER STARTED WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION MECHANICAL INTERLOCK WAS REMOVED TO ATTEMPT TO FREE LINKAGE ARC FROM FUSEHOLDER I NJURED EMPLOYEE WHILE REINSTALLING INTERLOCK MECHANISM

EE STATES THAT HE HAD BEEN CUTTING BOLTS ON A 2 INCH FLUSH WATER LINE. SHUT OFF TORCH AND STEPPED BACKWARDS. AS HE WAS STEPPING BACK HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO EXTEND HIS RIGHT AR M TO CATCH HIMSELF. WHEN HE EXTENDED ARM HIS HAND WHEN INTO THE MOTOR SHEAVE OF NUMBER 1 PIT PUMP WHICH WAS RUNNING, PARTIALLY SEVERED 3 MIDDLE FINGERS ON R HAND.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS CHANING A CIRCUIT BREAKER ON RUBBER TIRED SCOOPT TRAM WITH A ADJUSTABLE WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING THE EE HAD TO HIT A PIECE OF SHARP CERAMIC INSULATOR. EE S RIG HT HAND REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS PRYING A STEEL LINER FROM THE INSIDE OF AN ORE BIN, WHEN THE LINER CAME LOOSE EMPLOYEE SAID HE FELL AGAINST BIN AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE, RIGHT ELBOW AND CHEST.

EE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A COMPRESSED AIR LINE HEADER, THE LINE HAD BEEN ABLED BUT A LEAKING VALVE CAUSED PRESSURE TO BUID UP. AS THE CLAMP WAS REMOVED THE AIR PRESSURE PUSHED THE EE DOWN. EE FELL AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT ON RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT SHOULDER. EE HAD A BRUISED RIGHT HAND AND DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOY EE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A SECTION OF GALVANIZED SIDING IN PREPARATION OF SUMMER TEMPERATURES & ALLOWED THE PANEL TO FALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A FX OF T HE BIG TOE ON THE LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A BUNDLE OF BOMB POLES & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE USED HAMMER TO REMOVE A WORN WEAR-EDGE ON A 988 LOADER BUCKET. EMPLOYEE STRUCK WEAR-EDGE WITH THE HAMMER AND A METAL CHIP BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LEG, BETWEEN ANKLE A ND KNEE.

WHILE PLACING A FULL BARREL OF REAGENT ONTO A BARREL STAND, THE BARREL SLIPPED. BARREL PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BARREL AND PALLET. TWO MEN WERE PERFORMING THIS TASK.

CREW OF THREE MEN WERE CLEANING A BELT-LINE INSIDE A TUNNEL. INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LOOSE PELLETS ON FLOOR AND LANDED ON HIS HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AN OLD PIPE FROM A SUMP.AS HE STEPPED OFF OF PIPE HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY FLOOR,CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON TOP OF GTAE HANDLE.THAT CLOSES PIPE OFF.EMPLOYEE HIT ON BACK CAUSING INJURY TO BACK AND RIBS.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO SHOOT DOWN A HANG-UP IN A DRAW POINT THAT A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

UNKNOWN EMPLOYEE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MOUTH INJURY. COMPANY THINKS EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE GOING UP STEPS AND HIT MOUTH ON STEP

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DISMANTLING PUMP AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK BOLTS LOOSE WITH WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO TWIST BACK.

EMPL OPENING A WINDOW IN HOIST ROOM.UNLATCHED WINDOW THEN TURNED TO TALK TO ANOTHER EMPL.PUSHED OUT ON WINDOW,RIGHT HAND WENT THROUGH THE GLASS.

EMPL CUTTING PIPE CLAMP WITH CUTTING TORCH WHEN PIECE OF SLAG POPPED INTO LEFT EAR.

IT APPEARS EMPLOYEE FELL FROM LADDER,WHILE HE WAS INVENTORING A BULK FLUCCULENT TANK.HIT BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR,REQUIRING NINE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BOLT ON A 2" PIPE CLAMP WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT THUMB TO SLAM INTO BOLT ON TOP OF CLAMP. RIGHT THUMB WAS FRACTURED AND THUMB NAIL WAS PULL ED OFF.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF LOADING PLATFORM AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HAND RAIL POST AND PLATFORM BRACE,RESULTING IN LOSS OF FINGER NAIL.

STANDING ON PLYWOOD PLATFORM, PLYWOOD SLIPPED EMP FELL TO FLOOR

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE BACK-HEAD OFF OF A DRILL MACHINE, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE BETWEEN THE FEED HANDLE AND THE BACK HEAD OF THE MAHCINE RESULTING IN 14 STITCHES TO HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO A FAN DRILL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE, EMPLOYEE HAD ORTHOPEDIC KNEE SURGERY ON 8-24-90, AS AN OUTPATIENT, HAS BEEN ON RESTRICTED DUTY SINCE THAT DATE.

PUTTING BALLS BROKEN SECTIONOF HAND RAIL, LEFT JAGGED EDGE ON HANDRAIL LATER WORKING AROUND HANDRAIL SSCRAPED AGAINST IT CUT LEG

ENTERING MILL CLIMBING IN MILL JUMPED FROM OPENING LANDED ON BAR FRACT L FOOT

EE WAS CUTTING ON 27" I BEAM WITH TORCH. A PIECE OF THE 27" I BEAM FELL OFF THE WORK BENCH AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT BIG TOE SMASHING THE STEEL SAFETY SHOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE NORTH ORE HOIST SKIP AND THE VENTILATION FROM THE U.G. FANS BLEW FORIEIGN MATERIAL PARTICLE IN LEFT EYE.

EE WAS REMOVING A SEAL SPRING FROM 1 ROD MILL. SPRING CAME LOOSE CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A HOSE REEL.

THE NO.8 CONVEYOR TUBE WHICH CARRIES CRUSHED ORE FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER BUILDING TO THE TRIPPER FLOOR IN THE MILL BUILDING FAILED CAUSING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF STEEL TUBING TO COLLAPSE TO T HE GROUND DAMAGING THE CONVEYOR BELT, STAIRWAY, AND UTILITIES WITHIN THE TUBE. INITIAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY TWO CONSULTING ENGINEERS INDICATE THAT EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS CONTRIBUTED TO THE A

EMPL WAS WORKING ON ST8 SCOOPTRAM BUCKET TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN LIP. HAD JUST HEATED AREA WITH TORCH & AS EMPL LIFTED GOGGLES TO LOOK AT AREA SMALL PARTICLE OF RUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

POSITIONING PORTAPOWER RAM,EMPL HOLDING RAM AND STEEL BAR TAKING PIN OUT OF 988 LOADER,BAR KNUCKLED AND STRUCK EMPL IN CHIN.

EMPL WELDING ON FRONT END LOADER FRAME WHEN DUST PARTICLE FROM AREA BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.A FAN WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME BLOWING TOWARDS EMPL WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT.WAS WEARING EYE PROTY ECTION.RECD RX FOR EYE.

DRILLING WITH FAN DRILL DRILL STEEL CAME OUT STEEL SLIPPED OFF OF MACHINE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND MACHINE.

CARRYING CENTRALIZER FOR FAN DRILL SLIPED IN MUD AND TWISTED HIP

EMPLOYEE STATES A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON HE WAS WORKING WITH SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AMD STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND THE PROTECTIVE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.RESULT WAS FRACTURE OF MIDDLE TOE,LEFT FO OT.

EE WAS LIFTING A CONVEYOR BELT IDLER FRAME FELT A PULLING AND PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE DRILLING OR COLLARING A HOLE A PIECE OF ORE OR STEEL GOT IN RIGHT EYE. FOREIGN MATERIAL IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DONW FROM CLOSING A VALVE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL BACK INTO A GATE VALVE. FALL WAS UNTO THE SAME LEVEL.

TRYING TO START A BELT THAT WAS SLIPPING.EMPL USED A WRENCH TO SLIP INSIDE GUARD TO HOLD DOWN V-BELTS WHICH WERE SLIPPING TO GET CONVEYOR STARTED.V-BELTS CAUGHT WRENCH AND SLAMMED FINGER INTO GUARD CUTTING END OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS JOB AT THE PELLET PLANT BUILDING, HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CHAIN AROUND DRAIN LINE AND AS HE REACHED DOWN TO GET A PEICE OF WIRE, A SLIVER OF FIBERGLASS MATERIAL PUNTURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT BOLTS. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ROLLED DOWN SHIRT SLEEVE AND STRUCK ARM. RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY.

DURING THE TESTING PROCEDURES OF CHECKING DEVICS OF OVERTRAVEL ON SHAFT THE MAN CAGE RAISED TO THE HEAD FRAME BY MAUAL CONTROL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SCOOPTRAM SAT DOWN ON SHOP TOWELS THAT HAD DIESEL FUEL ON THEM AN HOUR OR SO LATER H IS HIPS BEGAN TO BURN ON 12-18-89 WENT TO PHYSICIAN & RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY

WHILE INSTALLING PIPE, THE EYE BOLT HOLDING THE PIPE CAME LOOSE, PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE PIPE.

WHILE WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING IT OFF AND ON TO CHECK IT'S OPERATION AND SOMETHING BLEW OUT OF THE UNIT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.

EMPL WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF A BOSS BUGGY TRACTOR FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BUGGY FIRST BUGGY STOPPED AND SECOND BUGGY RAN INTO THE BACK OF FIRST AND MASHED L ANKLE OF INJURED EMPL

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE A DRIFT ROUND AND WHILE MOVING LADDER AT THE FACE, THE LADDER HOOKED UP ON OLD ROOF BOLT WHICH CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF THE NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING POCKET KNIFE TO SPLIT POLE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MULE PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN IT RAN OVER A ROCK, BOUNCING THE EMPLOYEE AND HURTING HIS BACK. RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY.

EE WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A STUCK FILTER WHEEL WHICH HAD STOPPED BY USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN THE DRIVE SHAFT. WHEN THE FILTER WHEEL STARTED, IT PINNED IS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND G EAR BOX FRACTURING THE END OF HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPL HOLDING ENTRANCE DOOR OPEN FOR OTHERS AND UPON STEPPING DOOR GOT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT IN HINGE OF DOOR WHICH CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY.

EMPL OPERATING UG FRONT END LOADER DRIVING TOWARD CRUSHER DRIVING PAST ANOTHER RAISE,OPERATOR ON UPPER LEVEL DUMPED LOAD AND DUST CAME OUT OF RAISE DRIFT AND GOT IN RIGHT EYE.OPERATOR WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS AT TIME.

EMPL UNROLLING E-CORD DOWN MUCK PILE AT DRAW POINT OF DRIFT.WHILE UNROLLING CORD,SLIPPED ON MUCKPILE FORCING ROLL OF E.CORD HE WAS CARRYING UNDER HIS ARM INTO HIS SIDE HURTING HIS RIBS.RECD RX

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONVEYOR BELT IDLER FRAME ONTO AN UNDERGROUND BELT LINE. AS HE WAS PICKING UP THE IDLER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER STRIPPING FROM A SECTION OF CONVEYOR BELTING USING A POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPL WAS TIGHTENING A 1-1/2" HOSE FITTING ONTO A CHARGING PUMP HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND PINCHED AND MASHED HIS L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND CONVERTER BRACKET

EMPLOYEE HAD FOREIGN BODY IN BOTH EYES. HE WAS UNSURE AS TO THE SXACT TIME OR LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYES. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM UNTIL A FTER WORK HOURS AND AFTER SHOWERING OUT AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, WHICH WAS 0230 HOURS. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.

WATCHING ANOTHER EMP CUTTING BOLT OFF A RETURN IDLER WITH CUTTING TORCH . HE WAS LEANING ON HOSES AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A LEAK AND OXYGEN ACC. IN HIS CLOTHING SPARK FORM CUTTING BOLT CASUED A FLASH BURNING THE EMP FACE NECK AND ARMS.

EMPL WAS STANDING ON LADDER PRYING ON PAN FEEDER WITH 6' LONG STEEL PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED & EMPL HIT ELBOW ON BAR.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR BESIDE A MAGNETIC SEPARATOR MAGNET AS HE WAS STEPPING BACK FELL OVER A HEAVY MEDIA LINE AND HIT BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A BUTTERFLY VALVE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO UNPLUG A FURNANCE COOLER LEG WHEN THE CLUSTER OF PELLETS BROKE LOOSE AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A NIPPLE ON THE FURNACE, MASHIN G IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING HIS CONTROL ROOM THROUGH THE DOOR, WHEN PARTICLE OF DUST BODY GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OFF A LADDER AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING IT STEADY EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE LADDER LET GO CAUSING THE LADDER TO MOVE EMPLOYEE GRABBED A BEAM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT SHOULDER STRAINING IT.

EMPL WAS HOLDING BOX END WRENCH WITH LEFT HAND WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS LOOSENING NUT WITH IMPACT WRENCH. BOX END WRENCH TURNED & CAUGHT INJURED EMPL'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER FRACTURING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING UNDERNEATH SCOOP TRAM FRONT END LOADER AND SELF-RESCUER ATTACHED TO MINER'S BELT STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK. THEN WHILE PULLING ON HYDRAULIC HOSE, FELT SOMETHING PULL I N HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DRILL MACHINE ON A FAN DRILL. HE BENT OVER TO TIGHTEN NUT ON FEED MOTOR AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF PETTIBONE LOADER BACKWARDS WHICH IS THE PROPER WAY AND WHEN STEPPING ON GROUND LEVEL HEEL STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SPRAIN RT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF ROAD GRADER HELD ONTO PIECE OF WIRE TOO LONG AND STRAINED SHOULDER

CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HANDBETWEEN ROTATING DRUM OF TUMBLE TESTER AND FRAME OF MACHINE.

CHANGING 150 HP MOTOR ON #3 TOP GAS FAN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2" X 6" WOODEN BOARD TO PRY MOTOR INTO POSITION THE BOARD SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A DOWN HOLE MISSION DRILL, POSTION DOWN AND THE FIRST SECTION OF DRILL TOOL STEEL WORKED LOOSE FROM THE DRILL HEAD AND FELL STRICKING TOP OF EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT.

INJURED EMPLOYEE ALNG WITH ANOTHER WERE REMOVING A SUCTION BOOT FROM TAILS UMP IN THE MILL BUILDING. SHUT OFF AIR VALVE ON SUCTION SIDE OF PUMP AND AS THEY WERE REMVOVING THE BOOT WATER AND T AILS SPRAYED INTO EMPLOYEES FACE AND RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DISCHARGE FEEDER MOTOR FROM THE FLOOR ONTO A WALKWAY AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CALF OF RT LEG

EMPOYEE WAS REACHING FOR ALDDER WHILE STANDING ON THE EDGE OF SCISSOR LIFT MULE PLATFORM. HE POSITIONED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON 4X4 INCH BEAMS RESTING ON A STORAGE RACK. WHEN THE BEAMS GAVE WAY HE F ELL AGAINST THE CHAIN GUARD ON THE MULE PLATFORM BRUISED RIGHT RIBS. WHEN THE DR FOR OBSERVATION AND X RAY ALL NEGATIVE BUT RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMVING A STANDPIPE FILTER TUB ASSY. COME-ALONG HOIST WOULD NOT RELEASE SO EMPLOYEE TOOK THEM OFF WHILE HE WAS BALANCING THE PIPE. PIPE SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE COUND NOT HANDLE PIPE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MA1PING AND SAMPLING THE GEOLOGY FROM ATOP A MUCKPILE,HE FELL UNTO THE MUCK PILE AFTER STUMBLING AND CUT HIS FOREARM ON A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING WHATS CALLED A GOONEY BREAKER AT THE DISCHARGE END OF THE PELLET ROLLER SCREENS HE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO BREAK UP THE CLODS OF PELLETS THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE JAM MED HIS RT THUM6

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9NING AIR VALVE HEADER WITH 2" BULL HOSE CONNECTED TO IT. UPON OPENING VALVE OF HEADER, THE BULL HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING HOSE TO STIKE EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE, LACERATING IT

EMPLOYEE WAS IN5ENTORING DRILL STEEL SECTIONS AND STEPPED BACKWARD TO AVOID A FORK LIFT TRUCK.UPON STEPPING BACKWARDS STUMBLED OVER SOME DRILL STEEL AND FELL UNTO HIS BACK. RECEIVED A PRESCRIP TION ONLY. 3

EMPL WASHING DO4N THE HYDRASTRIKE RAISE WHEN IT BEGAN TO RUN.EMPL TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY,SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT HIP CAUSING SOME PAIN.RX ONLY.

EMPL OPERATING 8COOP TRAM FRON END LOADER.STEERING WITH RIGHT HAND AND HIS ELBOW HIT THE DASH.NOT REPORTED AT THE TIME BUT ELBOW STARTED TO BOTHER HIM.RECD RX DRUG.

EMPLOYEE AND TW2 OTHERS WERE LOADING 4" GALVANIZED PIPE INTO A SCOOPTRAM WHEN THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS RIGHT,MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE END OF THE PIPE AND THE BUCKET DIPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9UCK BY A ROCK FALLING DOWN A MUCK PILE ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEES RT LEG AND KNEE

EE HAD JUST PAR5ED HIS SCOOPTRAM FRON-ENDLOADER HE HAD BEEN OPERATING TO BREAK FOR LUNCH. AS HE WAS GETTING OFF SCOOPTRAM STEPPED ON PIECE OF ORE ON THE ROADWAY & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A FORKLIFT EMPTY WITH FORKS TOO LOW TO THE GROUND LEVEL & AS HE WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS FORKS HIT RAILS CAUSING FORKLIFT TO STOP SUDDENLY EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AG AINST THE INT E9IOR OF THE FORKLIFT TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT LUMPS AND CLODS FROM A FURNACE LEG USING A BAR AND HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED AND MASHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN COOLER LEG STEEL AND HAMMER HEAD.

EMPL LIFTING WA7ER LINE SO DRILL RODS STORED ON FAN DRILL WOULDNT HIT WHILE MOVING DRILL LOCATION FELT SOME PAIN IN BACK LATER IN DAY.RX ONLY.

EMPL HELPING 2 2THER EMPL CARRY 30 HP PUMP MOTOR.WHILE CARRYING INJURED TWISTED HIS BACK.STARTED HURTING AFTER THEY FINISHED MOVING MOTOR.RX ONLY.

EMPL PREPARING 7O HAND 6'' PIPE FROM BACK.EMPL PUSHING PIPE UP TO BACK OF DRIFT WHEN SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE FELL FROM BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN BACK OF NECK.RX ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A 6" IDLER NEXT TO A STRONG MAGNET HEAD PULLEY.MAGNET PULLEY PULLED IDLER AND EMPLOYEE'S HAND INTO THE MAGNET PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A WALL PLATE ON RIB FOR AIR DOOR CYLINDER STAND IN WATER.WHILE WALKING TTHROUGH THE WATER,STEPPED ON A RUSTED OFF ROOF BOLT.WATER APPROX. 10"DEEP.

MANUALLY LIFTIN1 ON A FRONT END SPINDLE ASSEMBLY FOR ROAD GRADER AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN NECK AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON MAGNET BAY CRANE CHAIN & SLIPPED IN WET ORE MUCK ON THE FLOOR FELL TO THE SAME FLOOR LEVEL & WHEN GETTING UP FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK & LEFT SHOULDER

EMPL LOOSENING 1IPE FITTINGS ON REAGENT PUMP AND GOT REAGENT IN HIS EYES.RX ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DU4PING A WHEELBARROW LOAD OF ORE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.