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BARRING DRIFT BACK THROUGH THE BACK LAGGING, A THREE LB ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BULKHEAD OF THE SET OF TIMBER HEWAS STANDING UNDER AND BOUNCED OFF THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG(CALF MUSC LE). SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 03-27-2000.
WHILE SAMPLING THE FACE IN ER5, LOOSE ROCK PEELED OFF THE FACE AND A 3 LB ROCK HIT THUMB WHILE HOLDING ROCK HAMMER IN HAND.
EE WORKING IN 37 ERI DOWN RAMP. EE BOLTING LEFT RIB, SMALL BURST OCCURRED, KNOCKING ROCK DOWN, HITTING EE ON HEAD, REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WORKING IN 37 ER2A MUCKING WITH LITD. A SLAB SLID OFF WALL AND STRUCK EE SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO BLOW BULK HEAD WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM HANGING WALL STRIKING HAND.
SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BACKWHILE COLLARING A HOLE IN A BACK STOPE. EE HAD SEVERAL SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE BULKHEAD IN THE RAISE OFF WHEN A ROCKBURST OCCURRED WHICH BURIED HIM AND HIS PARTNER WITH MUCK. HE SUSTAINED MULTIBLE INJURIES (ARMS, LEGS, BACK, & HEAD) MOSTLY CUTS AND BRUISES. HE HAD MANY SUTURES ON HIS RT. ARM AND BACK.
CLEANING BULKHEAD WHEN A ROCK WASH DOWN AND STRUCK WRIST. EPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A BACK STOPE WHEN A ROCK BURST HIT IN THE AREA AND KNOCKED SOME ROCK DOWN ON HIS FOOT.
54736YEE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE GROUND IN A DEVELOPMENT HEADING A PIECE OF ROCK HE BARRED LOOSE STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES
54736YEE WAS INSTALLING SAFETY CHAINS IN MANWAY TO HIS STOPE PER EMPLOYEES REPORT AN ACT OF GOD CAUSED A SMALL ROCK TO FALL DOWN THE MANWAY & STRIKE HIS RT WRIST RESULTING IN A BRUISE\SPRAIN T 87509NJURY
OUTBURST OCC IN STOPE CUT IN L FOREARM AND TOTICOLLIS
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN SOME LOOSE GROUND IN HIS STOPE. A PIECE OF THE ROCK HE BARRED LOOSE FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW. EMPLOYEE ATTRIBUTES INJURY TO FAILURE ON HIS PART TO LET HIS PARTN ER DO THE BARRING DOWN.
EMPL WAS BARRING DOWN IN HIS TOPE A ROCK HE BARRED LOOSE BOUNCED OFF THE WALL AND STRUCK THE MEPLS ANKLE RESULTING IN A BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN A X-CUT DEVELOPMENT HEADING WHEN A LOCALIZED ROCKBURST OCCURRED. A CLUSTER OF SMALL PIECES OF ROCK EXPLODED OFF THE RIGHT WALL OF THE X-CUT. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED CUTS ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT ARM.
INJURED MINER AND PARTNER HAD TRAVELED UP THEIR ALIMAK RAISE TO THE END OF THE RAIL AND WERE PREPARING TO BAR DOWN ETC AS THE INJURED CLIMBED THROUGH FROM THE MAN CAGE TO THE WORK DECK OF THE CLIMBER A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE HANGING WALL AND STRUCK HIS R FOREARM CAUSING A BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN HIS STOPE HEADING WHEN HE OBSERVED A PIECE OF ROCK LOW ON THE RIB THAT APPEARED TO BE LOOSE HE HAD A FIN HOE SHOVEL IN HIS HANDS SO HE USED IT TO KNOCK THE ROCK DOWN TH E ROCK CAME LOOSE ROLLED OVER THE FIN HOE AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT SHARP POINT DOWN THE SHARP POINT OF THE ROCK PUNCTURED HIS SAFETY BOOT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE STEEL TOE CAP AND CUT HIS B
MINERS WERE TIMBERING A STOPE PILLAR PULL OPERATION THE INJURED LOOKED UP JUST AS A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE RIB THE ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE CAUSING A BLACK EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS TIMBERING UP IN A SILL PULL OF HIS STOPE A SLAB PEELED OFF THE WALL AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER
EMP WAS BARRING SLAB OFF THE FOOTWALL IN R AISE PREP THE SLAB BEING OF NO MIND TO COOPERATE WITH THE MINER FELL THE WRONG DIRECTION SLID DOWN THE MUCKPILE AND HIT HIS LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS FOR GROUND SUPPORT IN A DRIFT. AS HE WAS PUSHING A "SPLIT SET" ROCK BOLTINTO A DRILLED HOLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE RIB OF THE DRIFT AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING OUT FOR A TRACK TIE IN A DIRIFT HEADING. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE FACE OF THE DRIFT AND HIT HIS HAND. HE WAS WORKING WITH HIS HANDS.
INJURED AND SIX OTHER PERSONEL WERE REMOVING A SLAB FROM THE LEGS AND HIPS OF AN INJURED MINER. A ROCK FELL FROM THE HANGING WALL AND STRUCK THE MINER ON THE LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT. THIS ROCKFALL WAS ABOUT 35 MIN. AFTER THE FALL OF ROCK WHICH INJURED THE FIRST MINER. THE SECOND INJURED PERSON WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE STOPE CREW, BUT HAD COME UP TO ASSIST WITH THE FIRST INJURY
EE & HIS PARTNER WERE BARRING DOWN IN IN THEIR STOPE. A FELL OF GROUND OCCURRED FROM THE HANGING WALL, CAUSING INJURY TO ONE OF T HE MINERS. CREW CLAIMED IT WAS FROM A ROCKBURST BUT RBM SYST EM INDICATED NO ACTIVITY AT ALL IN THE STOPE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS IN HIS STOPE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HE WAS REMOVING A MATT INSTALLED PREVIOUSLY SO HE COULD RE-BOLT THE WALL. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND THE MAT T HE WAS REMOVING HITTING HIS ELBOW.
EMPL AND PARTNER WERE TIMBERING IN STOPE.PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM WALL AND STRUCK MINER ON THE ARM.
EE & HIS PARTNER WERE TIMBERING A SQUARE SET STOPE SET THEY HAD THE SET ALL IN PLACE PUT IN A STAGING TO REACH THE BACK & WERE CRIBBING ABOVE THE TIMBER. A SLAB OF ROCK FELL FROM THE HANGING WALL RIB & HIT THE MINER ON THE LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE OBSERVED A SLAB ON THE HANGING WALL RIB IN HIS STOPE. HE TOOK A SCALING BAR TO THE SITE AND BARRED DOWN THE SLAB. WHEN THE SLAB CAME LOOSE, IT RELEASED ANOTHER SMALL PIECE OF ROCK WHI CH STRUCK THE MINER ON THE HEAD, SHOULDER AND ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TIMBER IN HIS TOPE. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING SET-UP IN RAISE SO HE COULD START DRILLING HIS ROUND. A ROCK FELL FROM FACE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT WRIST.
SMALL, LOCALIZED ROCKBURST OCCURRED IN THE STOPE, CAUSING ROCK TO FALL AND STRIKE THE MINER.