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MARKING OUT FACE TO DRILL, PIECE OF QUARTZ FELL OFF AND CUT WRIST.
3 EMP'S WERE SCALING A PREVIOUSLY BLASTED AREA. EMP WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF A LARGE ROCK. THE 3 WORKERS HAD ATTEMPTED TO PRY THE RODK LOOSE, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT MOVE. EMP MOVED TO THE RIHGT AND LOWER SIDE WHEN THE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG.
ROCK FELL OFF FACE WHILE CLEANING OUT A HOLE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON TOP OF A WOODEN 6' LADDER.
SUDDEN MASSIVE UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE OF EAST HIGHWALL RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.THE FALLING SLIDING ROCK CRUSHED THE 5130 SHOVEL KILLING THE OPERATOR.IT ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPACTED THE 85 TON TRUCK BEING LOADED WITH RESULTING HEAD AND LEG WOUNDSTO THE DRIVER.
BARRING DOWN & A ROCK CAME OFF SIDEWALL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FT. JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.
BARRING ROCK, ROCK CAME OFF WALL & ROLLED DOWN CUTTING BOOT & FOOT, FRACTURING THE FOOT.
BARRING & CUTTING CABLE BOLTS. ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON HEAD & KSHOULDER. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO US AS A HOSPITAL NON-TREATMENT [MINOR INJURY]. WE WERE INFORMED ON 5/12/94 THAT HE HAD BEE N RECIEVING PHYSICAL FTHERAPY SINCE THAT TIME & IS NOW OFF WORK TO ALLOW THE INJURY TIME TO HEAL.
BARRING ROCK, ROCK FELL AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT BREAKING IT.
INJURED WAS SOUNDING OUT THE BACK OF THE STOPE WITH A 6' BAR AND STANDING ON A 7' LADDER THE BACK OF THE STOPE WAS APPROX 10' HIGH.A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 14'X12"X4" ROLLED DOWN THE ROCK PILE AN D BROKE THE STEP LADDER.HE FELL AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE LADDER.
REMOVING PIPE AND RAISED CHAIN FROM SCRAM AT 34-36-D, WHILE ON CAGE SOME ROCK ROLLED DOWN, FIRST THIS KNOCKED ONE LEG OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND THEN WHILE HAND WAS DOWN TO REGAIN BALANCE ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED AND LACERATED HIS HAND.
SEISMIC EVENT SET OFF ROCK BURST AND I.NAME WAS BURIED PARTIALLY.
BARRING DOWN FACE OF THE DRIFT WITH VENT BAG CLOSED TO FACE AND SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
BARRING SM PC OF LOOSE ROCK FELL OFF RIB AND HIT ON R SHOULDER L FOOT
I.NAME FINISHED PINNING A MAT WHEN ROCK FELL OFF RIB,HIT MAT AND SLID OFF GLOVE AND PUSHED ARM GUARD UP AND CUT ARM.
BARRING THE RIB AND A ROCK SLID DOWN THE BAR AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
HE AND HIS PARTNER HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING THE BACK IN THE DRIFT WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
EMPL WAS STANDING ON 5' STEP LADDER LOADING DRIFT ROUND WHEN FACE & SIDEWALL OF DRIFT CAVED IN ROCK STRUCK LADDER CAUSING IT TO TIP & EMPL TO FALL.
BARRING DOWN DRIFT ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND MAT AND STRUCK, L. LEG
I.NAME WAS BARRING THE SHAFT STANDING ON A 2' X 12' TIMBER IN THE MANWAY, REACHING WITH THE BAR AND THE SLAB STARTED DOWN AND HE FELL WITH IT. FELL 4 FT. - HAD A SAFETY ROPE ON - SPUN AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON A 12 X 12 BEAM.
KNOCKING BIT OFF 10'STEEL,ROCK RATTLED OFF RIB,SLID DOWN STEEL & STRUCK ARM.
RESTING IN FRONT OF VENT BAG ANS SMALL ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIHGT HAND.
WHEN THE ROCK HE WAS BARRING CAM OFF THE BACK,PART OF IT HUNG UP ON A MAT MOMENTARILY AND THEN SLID DOWN THE BAR CUTTING HIS THUMB.
BARRING ROCK AND ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM THE SIDE WALL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT AHND.
I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG LADDER UP AGAINST WALL LOOSE ROCK CAME DOWN & STRUCK RT.WRIST
BARRING FACE OF3DECLINE, ROCK CAME DOWN AND PUSHED THE BAR DOWN AND THE BAR SPRUNG BACK UP AND STRUCK HIM ON ARM.
I.NAME WAS BARR3NG DOWN FACE OF SCRAM WHICH WAS IN PORPHYRY. AS HE WAS BARRING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCRAM, PORPHYRY POPPED OFF OF THE FACE, UP HIGH ALONG LEFT SIDE & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK & ARMS. 3
BARRING -SMALL 9OCK FELL FROM HANGING WALL SIDE OF DRIFT,STRUCK LEFT WRIST.
BARRING THE WES7 WALL AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE WALL AND STRUCK THE BAR, JERKING THE BAR FROM I NAME S HANDS CAUSING PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.
DRILLING WHEN ROCK FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT
BARRING ON WALL IN DRIFT ROCK PULLED OFF WALL BEHIND ROCK BEING BARRED AND FELL ON TO BENCH BELOW, BOUNCED OFF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT
I.NAME WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE CAME OFF THE WALL, ALID DOWN THE PILE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
BARRING FACE AND A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF FACE AND SLID DOWN BAR STRIKING I NAME ON LEFT WRIST AND RIGHT THUMB.
BARRING A ROCK OFF WALL ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND A PIPE HITTING HIS RT FOOT.
BARRING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BASE OF THE DRIFT WALL AND S TRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE.
DRILLING NEXT TO THE FOOTWALL A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF THE FOOTWALL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM
BARRING THE FOOTWALL SIDE, PIECE OF SLATE SLID DOWN THE BAR AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
BARRING DOWN WALL ROCK FLEW OFF SIDE OF WALL AND HIT HIS LEFT WRIST.
BARRING ON FACE OF DRIFT, SLAB OF ROCK TIPPED OFF FACE AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF NECK.
DRILLING TOP CORNER RIM HOLE IN DRIFT ROUND.SMALL ROCK WAS IN COLLAR OF HOLE AND WHEN HE CLIMBED UP LADDER TO CLEAN ROCK OUT OF HOLE,ROCK FELL OFF FACE OF DRIFT AND STRUCK RIGHT ARM.
RICHARD WAS BARRING LOOSE FROM THE BACK WHEN SOME LOOSE FELL FROM THE WEST WALL NEAR HIM AND HIT HIM ON HIS ARMS AND LEGS
BARRING DOWN,ROCK SLID DOWN BAR,BOUNCED OFF ROCK PILE AND STRUCK FOOT.