Sixteen To One Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Miner slipped on lose shot rock in the stope.

Was grinding on metal. Removed goggles to check on progress and a piece of metal flew into eye.

Rock came loose while drilling smaller than a bowling ball per employee.

EE WAS HOSPITALIZED 9/18/05 WITH INFECTION IN BOTH HANDS. 9/19/05 EE CALLED IN TO REPORT HE WOULD NOT BE AT WORK WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT INFECTION HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW BUT THAT HE HAD NOTICED A PUSSY SORE ABOUT 2 WKS PRIOR TO GOING TO HOSP. 9/23/05 HOSP REQUESTED WC INFO AND AT THAT TIME EE STATED WEARING OLD GLOVES CAUSED INFECTION.

KNEELED DOWN TO PICK UP A BAG OF ORE, UPON STANDING UP KNEE MADE A POPPING SOUND.

ORE CAR DERAILED PUT IT BACK ON TRACKS UNASSISTED HURT BACK POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE

NO SPECIFIC EVENT OR ACCIDENT OCCURED- ACCUMULATIVE AFFECT OF LIFTING- POSSIBLE HERNIA.

WAS TRYING TO GET SYPHON GOING, INHALED WATER, LATER CONTRACTED PNEUMONIA, EMPLOYER WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY AWARE THAT ILLNESS WAS WORK RELATED.

HAND GOT PINNED BETWEEN DRILL AND ROCK.

LOST BALANCE WHILE MUCKING, FELL BACKWARDS-LANDED ON SELF RESCUER, BRUISED HIP.

LIFTING DRILL AFTER HEAVY LABOR-SEVERE BACK PAIN.

WAS RUNNING TO CRUMMY AT THE END OF THE DAY. TWISTED ANKLE. SPRAINED IT.

THIS WAS AN IRRITAION OF A PREEXISTING INJURY EEJUMPED OFF A FLAT CAR, APPROX 2FT AND LANDED WRONG ON LEG PREVIOULSY DAMAGED IN A NON WORK RELATED MOTORCYLE ACCIDENT

WE WERE IN A DRIFT, HAND MUCKING LOOSE MATERIAL AND A SMALL PIECE OF SLAB FELL AWAY AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF MY FOOT. THE FOOT WAS NOT BROKEN.

I WAS BUILDING A PUMP, WHEN A I BENT DOWN TO GRAB A PUMP PART AND AT THE SAME TIME REACHED OVER MY HEAD TO REACH THE HOIST. THEN I FELT A POP IN MY BACK AND HAD PAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TRAMMER TO PUSH A LOADED FLAT CAR-AT THE END OF THE TRACK HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRAMMER HTE LOAD HIT ON EMPTY MINE CAR CAUSING THE LOAD TO SHIFT TOWARDS HIM, PINNING H IM AGAINST THE TRAMMER.

EE WAS ON LADDER HE SAID THAT HE SLIPPED AND PULLED HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS USING A 12B MUCKING MACHINE & RAN OVER HIS FOOT. FX OF TOES 3-5 ON R FOOT.

EE WAS USING A PIECE OF RAIL TO GET A DERAILED ORE CAR BACK ON THE TRACK. THE RAIL HIT THE EE & CHIPPED A TOOTH.

THE EE WAS PRYING ON A 6' DRILL STEEL CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS SCALING DOWN AT HIS FACE, A ROCK FELL ANDSTRUCK HIM ON THE CHEEK AND TEMPLE AREA CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

EMP WAS HAMMERING WITH A HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS FINGER WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN FINGER AS WAS RELATED TO US BY DR.

HE WAS COLLARING A HOLE IN THE FACE AND A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE. THE END RESULTS WERE A 3" LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

EE WAS DRILLING ON THE 2600 LEVEL. DURING THE PROCESS HE GOT SOME QUARTZ DUST IN HIS EYES. EE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 9-11-96. HE RECEIVED EYE DROPS FROM THE DR AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE 1 DAY OFF AND RETURN TO WORK.

EE WAS PICKING ON A ROCK AND GOT A PIECE OF QUARTZ IN HIS EYE. THIS EE WAS INSTRUCTED ON THE IMPORTANCE. THIS EE DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 9-5-96 TO HAVE HIS EYE LOOKED AT AND A PIECE OF QUA RTZ REMOVED.

EMP REPORTED THAT HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE DRILLING. WE HAD HIM FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. HEDID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT HE IS GOING TO H AVE SURGERY ON KNEE ON 08-22-96. WENT TO DR ON 7-17-96 AND WAS RELEASED OT RETURN TO LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING. THINKS FOREIGN MATERIAL MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO EYE. DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY, SO UNSURE AS TO DIRECT CAUSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN AWKWARD POSITION. FELT PAIN NEXT MORNING.

EE GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL AND HANGING WALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING HANGING WALL. FOREIGN MATERIAL FLOW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

WORKER WAS CROSSING SNOWY PARKING LOT. WORKER SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING AWKWARDLY, CAUSING DISLOCATION OF LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING ORE CAR AT 800 SURFACE POCKET. BENT TO LIFT CAR. AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS ANKLE.

EE DID NOT FORMALLY ACCIDENT AT TIME OF INJURY EE NOTIFED 11-8-95 EE STATES ORE CAR KICKED BACK WHILE BEING DUMPED. SEE ATTACHED AFTER 2 TON ORE CAR, BUILT BY SIERRA METAL FAB OF GRASS VALLEY.

OXY-ACETELYNE CUTTING ON A CHUTE LINED WITH WOOD. SPARKS WERE HIDDEN AND DEVELOPED INTO A FIRE OVERNIGHT.

COLLER PIPE FALLING DOWN SHAFT, LACERATION RIGHT EAR.

EE BY KNEELING & TWISTING, HIS KNEE STARTED TO HURT WHEN HE STOOD UP (RIGHT KNEE).

PINCHED BETWEEN JACKLEG AND DRILL, FRACTURES IN LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE CUT FINGER-THE SLUSHER BUCKET WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND HE WAS LOADING IT IN THE ORE CAR.

SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN (SAFETY) AND ORE CAR.

CHANGING PLUG ON BATTERY CABLE TO TRAMMER. CABLE WAS ENERGIZED AND BURNED EMPLOYEES HAND.

EMPL WAS SCALING LOOSE ROCK ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPL ON THE BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF THE EXCESS BELT WITH A KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PALM OF HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ORE CAR HE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF THE CAR HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HARD HAT DUCKED DOWN AND HIT HIS CHIN ON SHARP ROCK IN THE ORE CAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SPOOL OF 2/3 ELECTRICAL WIRE ON FLAT CAR IT STARTED TO SLIP HE REACHED TO CATCH IT AND HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BENEATH THE SPOOL

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING PIPE WITH A CUTTING TORCH WHEN THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE BRACKET AND CRUSHED HIS FINGER.

MINER WAS MOVIN1 A LARGE STEEL GATE ALONG MAIN ACCESS HAULAGE WAY AND WENT TO MOVE TRAMMER BY PUSHING CONTROLS FROM ALONG SIDE THE TRAMMER. TRAMMER CRUSHED HIM AGAINST THE RIB

MINE FOREMAN WE3T ON AFTERNOON INSPECTION OF WORKING AREA 1749 WINZE WHEN A SLAB NEAR THE LATEST TIMBER SET HIT HIM IT KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND AND BROKE HIS LEG

MINER SLIPPED O3 RAIL CAUGHT HIMSELF AND STRAINED LOWER BACK

WHILE OFFLOADIN1 12-B MUCKER FROM WINGE TO 1500 STATION EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WITH 3 X 12 PRY BLO BOARD AND STRAINED BACK

COMPACTING MATE9IAL AROUND 8! CULUTER WITH FOOT; STEPPED ON OLD NAIL.

WHILE DRILLING 9AISE ROUND IN 1500 SOUTH LEVEL EXTENSION LEG FROM GD-83 JACK LEG KICKED OUT OF HITCH AND HIT RT FOOT OF OPERATOR

WHEN UNLOADING 30HP FLYGHT PUMP FROM WINRE UTILITY SKIP AT 1300 STATION, THE PUMP SLIP FORWARD PINCHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SKIP AND PUMP WHEN LIFTING PUMP TO REMOVE HAND. STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS FI3HOEING LEFT RIB AND A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE MUCKPILE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE NEAR THE LEFT ANKLE

CARRYING ROCK D9ILL AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE MUCK.DRILL FELL ON FOREARM AND BROKE ONE BONE IN FOREARM.

SUBJECT WAS OPERATING JACKLEG ROCK DRILL TO DRILL PIN HOLE FOR SLUSHER SILL OF STOPE WAS INCLINED 45 DEGREES & LOOSE MUCK ON HARD SILL CAUSED SUBJECT TO LOOSE FOOTING & FALL WITH DRILL LANDIN G ON HIS SHOULDER.

SUBJECT LOST CONTROL OF JACKLEG DRILL WHILE COLLARING HOLE IN VERY HARD ROCK, FELL WITH MACHINE IN AN ATTEPT TO KEEP IT FROM INJURING HIS PARTNER. SUBJECT LANDED ON ROCKS WHICH CAUSED 2 CRACKSED RIBS.

SUBJECT WAS KNOCKED AGAINST RIB BY HIS HELPER WHO WAS OPERATING ANOTHER DRILL & LOST CONTROL WHILE COLLARING A BACKHOLE IN HARD ROCK. THE HELPER WAS INEXPERIENCED & HUNG ON TO HIS MACHINE IN A N ATTEMPT TO NOT INJURE SUBJECT. SUBJECT BUMPED ELBOW AGAINST RIB CAUSING A BURSITIS BURST.

SUBJECT WAS HOOKING UP ORE CARS WHILE IN PROCESS OF SWITCHING CARS HE MASHED RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ORECARS AS CARS WERE MOVED BEFORE HIS HAND WAS OUT OF THE WASY ACCIDENT CUT HIS FINGER & FR ACTURED THE BONE

WAS JACKING A DERAILED TRAMMER ONTO THE TRACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED. THE JACK STRUCK HIS HARD HAT, BREAKING THE BRIM AND THEN STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. THE JACK PUSHED THE BROKEN PIECE OF HARD HAT INTO HIS FACE CUTTING HIM BELOW THE EYE AND THE JACK HIT HIS NOSE.

JOE WAS TRAMMING ON 800 LEVEL HAD SELF RESCUER ON BELT ON BACK RESCUER HOOKED TIMBER AND PULLED HIM OFF INTO DRIFT

BARED DOWN UNTIL TIRED.STARTED DRILLING BEFORE HANGING WAS SAFE.ROCK FELL OFF HANG AND LANDED ON HAND WHILE DRILLING,CUT HAND REQ 4 STITCHES.NO LOSS TIME.

MIKE WAS LOWERING ELEC CABLE DOWN SHAFT WITH REOPE LOST FOOTING FELL DOWN ON RAIL CUT HIS ELBO