Three employees were installing a wear plate in a chute. As they lowered the plate into the chute, it was pulled up by a tramp steel magnet. One employee's finger tip was pinched between the steel and the magnet.
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Showing all 8As an old electric cable was being removed from a mine shaft, it broke and fell back into the shaft. This employee was observing the task and was struck on the upper lip by the end of the cable. Sutures were required.
EE WAS CUTTING THE BANDS ON A BUNDLE OF BOLTS.HE CUT HIS LEFT WRIST ON A SHARP EDGE OF ANOTHER BAND HE HAD ALREADY CUT. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
WHILE INSTALLING A 6" BY 20' SECTION OF STEEL PIPE, THE PIPE SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK. AMPUTATION OF FIRST KNUCKLE OF LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
PREPARING TO DO REMOTE DRILLING AND AFTER PUTTING PULLING HOSES LOWER BACK APPEARED TO BE STRAINED.
EE WAS LOADING A LIFTER AND WHILE TAMPING THE POWDER HIS FINGER HIT A ROCK ON THE FLOOR.
EE WAS REMOVING A 60" DIAM. 20' SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING WHEN IT SLID INTO HIS HAND, PUSHING IT INTO A STEEL PLATE.
MINER WAS PLACING PUMP IN LHD BUCKET AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER.