SUN CITY MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Unknown, Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated Employee had a standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.

Unknown. Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated employee had a Standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.

Employee was loading a truck from a bin. The gate stuck on the chute he was using so he used a pipe wrench to help close the gate. The pipe wrench slipped and smashed his index finger on left hand between the wrench and guard.

Employee was helping blaster tape on fuses and get ready to blast. While walking back to pickup he stepped in a hole and wrenched his back.

Employee was hauling rock with a Cline truck out of underground mine. When he got to the portal he hit a section of rough road. This caused the truck to bounce and jarred his back.

EE WAS WALKING TO CHECK WHITE ROCK BINS. WHILE WALKING UNDER RAIDIAL STACKER, A ROCK ABOUT 6" IN DIAMETER FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR FROM APPROX. 30' HIGH STRIKING EE ONT HE LEFT HAND. INJURY, INCURED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WAS A BROKEN BONE IN THE HAND.

HE CLAIMS THAT ON THE MORNING OF 12-3-94, HIM AND I.NAME WERE LOWERING A SIZE 4AWG CABLE INTO THE MINE THROUGH A PVC PIPE LINED AND GROUTED BOREHOLE. HE CLAIMS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CABLE WAS TIED OFF WITH A ROPE, IT STILL SLIPPED AND STARTED GOING DOWN THE BOREHOLE. WHEN IT DID SO, HE CLAIMS IT PULLED ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL, DRAGGING HIM ALONG THE GROUND. I.NAME JUMPE

EMPLOYEE WAS POWDERING A DRILL HOLE IN THE MINE FACE IN THE NORMAL MANNER FROM THE PLATFORM ON THE POWDER TRUCK. WHEN THE AIR WAS APPLIED, THE ANFO HOSE KICKED BACKWARDS. THIS SUDDEN AND FORCE FULL MOVEMENT OF THE HOSE CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR.

EE WAS ASCENDING THE LADDER OF THE LOADER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE BACKED DOWN TO THE GROUND, AND FOUND THE PAIN IN HIS KNEE SEVERE ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE HIM BEARING WEIGHT ON THE LEG. ACCORDING TO THE EE HE DID NOT SLIP FALL OR TWIST THE KNEE NOR DID HE BUMP THE KNEE OR INUURY IT IN ANY WAY NO DEFICIENCIED WERE FOUND IN THE LADDER. ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIANS TH