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On 5/20/13 a miner was blowing in the end of a drill steel to see if it was plugged. His partner turned around and accidentally hit the steel, injuring the miner's tooth. First aid was given initially, but the miner requested further treatment on 6/3/13 after the condition did not improve.
The mill operator was freeing compacted material from the top of a feed hopper when a large rock dislodged and struck this left leg.
While lifting a trashcan full of shop waste a "pop" sound was heard from the right elbow/bicep area of the miner's arm.
The miner noticed a lump in his left groin area on May 10th 2012. He visited his family doctor on May 25th 2012 and it was determined to be a hernia. A specific incident or action that could have caused the hernia is unknown, nor is it known if the hernia was caused by activities related to the miner's tasks.
The miner was moving a mat when it contacted the rib, dislodging a small piece of rock which fell behind his safety glasses and into his eye.
A crew of miners were working off the main raise of 275 Stope. Miner went down the main raise manway to the sill level. He began picking up some items from under the ore pass. He had not covered the grizzley of the ore pass. A rock rolled down the ore pass, and hit the miner in the hardhat causing injury to the miners head.
Closing the door to pulveriser and did not have my thumb out of the way, smashing the tip of my thumb.
Moving jackleg to face of drift, turned wrong and strained my back muscle.
He was cleaning up some mud with a shovel. He said his knee popped and he felt a lot of pain.
Was setting timber and some rock fell from the back. When the miner jumped down he caught his arm on a slusher cable and tore his rotor cuff.