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WHILE TRYING TO BAR THE GRISSLY, EE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE RAIL. A BOULDER CAME FROM THE DRAW POINT STRIKING HIM ON THE FOOT. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A [...] LACERATION, LEFT LITTLE TOE, REQUIR ING A SUTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MOTOR WHEN HE FELT AN AIR BLAST. HE PUT HIS HAND UP JUST AS A PIPE FELL. THE PIPE HIT HIS HAND AND FACE. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A PARTIAL DEGLOVING INJURY, RIGHT PA LM, MULTIPLE FRACTURES RIGHT FINGER AND CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO FACE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOST TIME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING IN THE PANEL WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF THE RAISE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHEEK. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT CHEEK, CAUSING HIM TO LOS E TIME FROM WORK.
EE WAS FILLING COFFEE POT WITH WATER FROM HOSE IN FRONT OF CHIPPY HOIST. MUD FROM HOIST ROPE FELL AND SPLASHED INTO EYE. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FOREIGN BODY AND CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE FOREIGN BODY WITH NEEDLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. EE WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST WHO REMOVED THE FOREIGN BODY WITH A DRILL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A CONTROL BOARD WHEN A BOULDER CAME OUT OF THE DRAWPOINT, STRUCK THE CONTROL BOARD AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CONTROL BOARD AND THE CONCRETE. THIS INCIDENT RESULTE D IN A COMMINUTED FRACTURE, RIGHT THUMB. HE WAS SENT TO A SPECIALIST CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A MAIN LINE WHEN A SLAB OF CONCRETE FELL FROM THE RIB. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF A BATTERY MOTOR,ACID WATER FROM THE BACK FELL AND GOT INTO HIS EYE.THIS INCIDENT RESULTING IN CONJUNCTIVITIS AND A CORNEAL ABRASION,RIGHT EYE,CAUSING H IM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING #14-13 C BIN.IN THAT BIN IS A HIGH WALL(MUCK MATERIAL.THE WALL BROKE AND APPROX 8-10 TONS OF MATERIAL SLID OFF TOWARD 14-13 FEEDER(TOWARD EMPLOYEE).HE TRIED TO JUMP AWAY BIT IT CAUGHT HIM AND CARRIED HIM THE OPPOSITE WAY. THE MATERIAL PINNED HIM INTO A CORNER AND HIS LEFT LEG HAD BEEN CAUGHT.HE WAS BURIED FROM 8" ABOVE HIS WAIST TO HIS FEET.THIS INCIDENT RESUL
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MILL T OOL ROOM FLOOR WHEN A TOOL DRESSER FELL OFF THE WALL KNOCKED HARD OFF & CUT HIS HEAD THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A 2CM SCALP LACERATION REQUIRING 5 SUTURES
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A MANWAY THE LID OFF OF A LUNCH PAIL FELL OFF, BOUNCED ON MANWAY LADDER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LACERATION, CHIN, REQUIRING FOUR (4) SUTURES.
EMPL CLEANING DOWN RAISE HE WAS GOING DOWN RAISE TO RETRIEVE SCALING BAR WHEN ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HARD HAT.Y-SHAPED 4'' LACERATION TOP OF HEAD REQ 10 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING A GRIZZLY PREPARING TO DRAW ORE FROM THE NORTH DRAW POINT WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN THE SOUTH DRAW POINT, STRIKING HIM ON THE FOOT. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT FOOT,3CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS WALKING DOWN THE DRIFT, A BROKEN PIECE OF CONCRETE FELL AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CONCUSSION, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.