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Employee was helping install 12 foot bolts in the 800D2. While walking back to the bolter ee stepped on a wire barb. The wire penetrated left boot and lacerated left foot. The employee was taken to the hospital and received a tetanus shot and 8 stiches.
A miner was hooking up a water hose to jumbo when the Dixon fitting struck and chipped front tooth.
WHILE EXITING THE MINI EXCAVATOR/ROCKBREAKER, THE OPERATORS HAND GOT IN THE DOOR HANDLE WHILE STEPPING DOWN, RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO THE THUMB JOINT ON RIGHT HAND.
Crew was replacing rotation unit. Unit slid on frame into hand pinching hand momentarily causing contusion.
SIMBA OPERATOR WAS TYING A RAG ON HYDRAULIC HOSE TO MARK IT WITH MACHINE ON AND GOT A OIL INJECTION PIN HOLE CUT TO RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER.
Employee was tying down a load on the pallet truck when ee felt a strain in shoulder.
Assisting another employee to lift 40 Pound item.
Employee was unable to nip directly into power source due to the entry of heading. This led employee to pulling power cable by hand apprx. 150' down a 10% grade. The employee was pulling enough cable out to complete task in thirds. While doing so the pulling, twisting, and walking resulted in muscle damage to lower back.
Employee strained back while loading a reel of hydraulic hose into the back of a vehicle.
Employee got left thumb smashed in air door took to doctor and got 5 stitches is left thumb
Employee was walking up a stairway located in the mine office complex when EE felt a muscle snap.
Banita clip came off a power cable and was caught inside employees mouth resulting in laceration to the inside of his mouth requiring stitches.
DURING THE PROCESS OF ADVANCING UTILITIES THE HEADER WAS IN THE PROCESSS OF BEING REMOVED WHEN THE CHAIN THAT SECURED THE PIPE TO RIB HAD CAME UNHOOKED FROM THE RIB. THE OPERATORS GRAB THE PIPE TO KEEP IT FROM SLAMMING THE GROUND WHEN HE HAD FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BICEP. RESULTING IN A PARTIAL TEAR TO THE BICEP.
Employee was hanging 400MCM high voltage wire cut hand on hanger hand took stitches.
Employee was loading the carousel on DR05. The adjustment wheels on the carousel were too tight and he had force the bolt into the carousel slots. When he forced the bolt in his left outer thumb upper knuckle was lacerated on a previously loaded bolt and plate. It took stitches to close cut.
Employee was removing his work clothes when he felt something get into his eye.
Employee was pulling a shirt out of his clean locker when his left little finger was cut on the door latch mechanism.
Employee handling a guard had gloves on cut palm of hand took 7 stitches
Employee stated hurt left shoulder pulling her self up during rope training
While retrieving the core tube from the rod, the employee twisted the body to his right causing him to strain his back.
Experienced employee was loading an inner core tube into the outer core barrel by hand while the latch ears were extended. The latch ears prevented the inner core tube from entering the core barrel and the force caused the latch head to puncture the driller's glove and furrow his hand.
EE was unhooking power cable for his jumbo drill, cable was hung on the rib with bonita clip, when EE unhooked the clip, it sprung off the wire it was connected to and hooked his left ring finger.
Employee was handling swellex roof bolts, there was a jagged edge on the bolt. While handling bolts EE received puncture wound to "R" palm. Next shift EE complained of swelling and discomfort to hand. EE was wearing gloves at time of accident.
Core driller sprained his right shoulder while lifting a core tube. Employee reported back to his next scheduled shift with restrided duty
The employee was pulling an inner tube out of a drill hole as designed, when the tube started to lean. The employee reached out to grab the tube injuring his shoulder. The employee was assessed by a doctor and released to restricted duty.