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EE WAS IN BASKET RUNNING ANFO VALVE WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE FELL FROM BACK STRIKING LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS FIVE FEET FROM FACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DIRLL LOOKING AT BIT WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE FELL, GLANCED OFF SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM CAUSIGN LACERATOINS OF HIS SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM.
EMP WENT INTO HEADING TO SEE IF THE POWDERMAN NEEDED ANY HELP FINISHING UP THE HEADING. HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM ON BASKET RAIL WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BACK STRIKING RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING LOOSE WHEN AN UNSEEN PIECE FELL OUT OF THE BACK AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD KNOCKING HIM TO HIS KNEES.
STRUCK BY LOOSE ROCK AS HE BENT OVER PULLING MUCKING HOSE INTO PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING LOOSE STANDING 9 FT FROM FACE WHEN A PIECE FELL NOT THE ONE HE WAS PRYINGON FROM 3 FT AWAY AND STRUCK SHOULDER AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MUCKING HOSE CLOSER TO MUCKPILE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY ROCKFROM BACK
BARRING LOOSE ABOUT 4 CUTS FROM FACE WHEN A PIECE RELEASED BEHIND POINT OF TRIM BAR. HIT LIGHT ON HARD HAT AND TRIM BAR, KNOCKING HAT OFF AND GLASSES AND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
ROCK FELL FROM RIB ONTO CANOPY & LEFT HAND.
A SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE SLLID ODNW TRIMMING BAR AND CUT LEFT ELBOW.
TRIMMING LOOSE ABOUT 20' FROM FACE WHEN PIECE SLID DOWN TIMMING BAR & STRUCK LEFT KNEE.
HOOKING UP 29" FAN WHEN LOOSE FELL FROM BACK & STRUCK SHOULDER.
TYING IN THE TRUNK LINE WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD POP AND A CHUNK POPPED OFF FROM A BOLT AND STRUCK HER LEFT SHOULDER.
PAINTING FACE PRIOR TO DRILLING WHEN SLAB CAME DOWN FROM BACK STRIKING RIGHT FOOT.
LANCING HEADING WHEN CHUNK CAME OFF BROW & CUT LEFT ARM WHILE HE WAS PULLING AWAY.
TAMPING POWDER IN TOP HOLE WHEN LOOSE FELL AND STRUCK EE ABOVE LEFT EYE AND ON LEFT THUMB.
CLEANING OUT MISFIRES WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE CAME DOWN STRIKING HEAD AND SHOULDER.
TURNED AIR VALVE TO LANCE A HOLE WHEN PIECE OF LOOSE FELL FROM BACK & STRUCK RT FOREARM
HANGING WIRE FROM A ROOF BOLT WHEN LOOSE CAME OFF THE BOLT PLATE & STRUCK BACK OF RT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE BENT PLATE AND ROCK FELL FROM BACK, HITRAIL ON PITMAN AND STRUCK ANKLE.
PIECE OF LOOSE STRUCK RT INDEX FINGER WHILE HE WAS CHANGING BIT ON BOLTER
POWDERING IN BASKET WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD AND ARM CAUSING HIM TO FALL OUT OF BASKET.
CLEANING BOTTOM HOLE WHEN HEARD A SNAP JUMPED BACK & A PIECE OF THINLY CUT HIM N BACK OF RT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING LOOSE FROM BASKET WHEN A PIECE FELL INTO BASKET STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND.
MARKING HOLE ON FACE WHEN LOOSE CAME DOWN & STRUCK ARM.
USING SCOOP TO PREPARE HEADING FOR BOLTER. AS HE PICKED LOOSE ROCK OFF A HANGING BOLT, A PIECE OF LOOSE BEHIND THE BOLT FELL ONTO BASKET, BOUNCED ON TIRE AND STRUCK.
EMPLOYEE PARKED BOTLER WHERE THE BACK WAS GOOD SO MECHANIC COULD LOOK AT IT. AFTER HE GOT OFF BOLTER A PIECE OF LOOSE FELL HITTING HIS STEEL TOE BOOTS.
SHOWING NEW EMPLOYEE HOW TO LANCE WHEN THE BACK SNAPPED & CAME DOWN STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER BEFORE HE COULD GET OUT OF THE WAY
BARRING LOOSE DOWN IN INTERSECTION AND WHEN HE BARRED A PIECE NEAR BOLT ANOTHER PIECE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS. IN AN ATTEMPT TO JUMP AWAY, HE STRUCK FACE AGAINST GUARD RAIL OF POWDER BASKET. H E WAS WORKING FROM.
WALKING FROM SCOOP TO FACE WITH PRIMERS AFTER HEADING HAD BEEN SCALED AND PREPARED WHEN BACK SNAPPED AND PRESSURE CRACKED 12' FROM FACE RELEASING A THIN PARTING SHALE FROM BETWEEN BOLTS WHICH STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT ARM AND LEG.
STANDING ON TAIL SHAFT COVER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF AND STRUCK EE ON BACK OF HARD HAT AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOLT ON WRENCH WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE STRUCK RIGHT WRIST.
TRIMMING LOOSE WHEN A PIECE FELL OFF BACK & STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOTTOM HOLES AFTER SCOOP HAD CLEANED FLOOR WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE FELL FROM ABOVE BURN STRIKING LOWER BACK
POWDERING WHEN PIECE OF LOOSE FELL AND STRUCK LEFT HAND.
STRUCK IN ARM BY LOOSE WHICH FELL OFF BACK WHILE HE WAS PAINTING HOLES.
PRIMING HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ABOUT 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER STRUCK HIM ON LEFT ELBOW.
STRUCK BY SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE INSERTING RESIN.
STRAIN OF LOWER BACK WHEN ROCK CAME OFF FACE AND HE TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.
EMPL CLEANING FLOOR HOLES WHEN CHUNK CAME FROM BACK AND STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW.
PIECE OF LOOSE FELL FROM BACK STRIKING OPERATOR ON BACK OF HARD HAT AND SLIDE DOWN ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISING AND BACK PAIN.
39944ING LOOSE IN JUMBO BAY WHEN A PIECE FELL AND BROKE OVER TRIMMING BAR AND STRUCK INJURED'S RIGHT EYEBROW.
54736YEE WAS FILLING WATER TANK ON SCOOP WHEN BACK SNAPPED AND CHUNK HIT CANOPY ON BOLTER WHICH WAS NEXT TO SCOOP AND THEN HIT INJURED IN THE BACK OF RIGHT LEG.
WHILE PRIMIONG HEADING LOOSE FELL FROM FACE AND STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM.
POWDERING HEADING- LOOSE HAD BEEN BARRED. TWELVE HOLES WERE LEFT TO POWDER WHEN THEY HEARD BACK POP AND PULLED OUT OF HEADING AND WAITED 10 MINUTES. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED SO THEY WENT BACK IN AND BEGAN BARRING LOOSE AGAIN. THEY HAD BARRED 3/4 OF THE LENGTH OF FACE WHEN LOOSE POPPED BEHIND INJURED STRIKING HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
TRIMMING LOOSE IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF LOOSE WITH WHICH HE HAD NO CONTACT.
BARRING FACE TO POWDER OUT OF PLATFORM, LOOSE CAME DOWN FROM HIGHER UP HITTING RAIL AND SPLATTERING STRIKING RIGHT FOREARM.
LANCING BURN HEADING WHEN LOOSE CAME OFF BACK AND STRUCK HEAD, SHOULDER AND LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SUCKER HOSE AHEAD WHEN LOOSE FELL FROM BACK STRIKING LEFT SHOULDE.HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 04-28-92.
CLEANING BOTTOM HOLES WHEN 8' UP THE FACE CAME OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEES HELMENT, FACE AND SCRAPING BACK AND ANKLE.