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EMPL PULLING UP ON RAILING TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY SO HE COULD GET IN BACK OF STAMLER UNIT BUT IT DIDNT MOVE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
TAKING ROLL BACK CYLINDER OFF GETMAN AND CUT FINGER RECD 4 STITCHES,ON SHARP EDGE.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DRILLING AND BLASTING THE 1600L AND WAS THROWING HIS TOOL BAG INTO THE BACK OF T-16. A WIRE CLIP THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HANDLE OF HIS BAG CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE AT THE BASE OF THE INDEX FINGER, RIPPING HIS FINGER OPEN THE FULL LENGTH TO UNDERNEATH THE FINGERNAIL AND ALSO SEVERING A NERVE.
THE WORKER WAS PULLING A HEAVY BEAM WITH A ROPE IN A SHAFT ACCESS OON THE 1284.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A RIDE TO 880L TO GET ANOTHER TRUCK, WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF THE BOX OF T-18 HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE EXHAUST PIPE FOR BALANCE, NOT REALIZING IT WAS THE EXHAUST PIPE, HIS H AND (PALM) WAS THEN BURNT.
THE INJURED WAS EXITING THE OFFICE BUILDING AT QUITTING TIME. AN ICE BUILD UP HAD CUSED THE MAIN DOOR TO STICK SHE BUMPED THE DOOR TO FORCE IT OPEN AND DEVOLPED PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS AWAY FROM LIFTERS AND PULLED HIS BACK
AT 630 AM 9-30-88 THERE WAS A PRODUCTION BLAST ON THE 1416L. AT 930 AM WENT DOWN IN ATTEMPT TO TURN ON THE EXHAUST FAN LOCATED ON THE 1548L, BUT WAS EXPOSED TO THE BLAST SMOKE AND HAD TO TURN AROUND. HE WAS TREATED FOR NON INFECTION PNEUMONIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH THE BULLGANG INSTALLING VENT TUBE ON THE 1416 LEVEL. THE VENT TUBE FELL AND KNOCKED A 4 INCH AIR PIPE DOWN WHICH LANDED ON HIS HEAD. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT DEVELOPE A STIFF NECK AND UPPER BACK.
I.NAME WAS LIFTING WASHDOWN HOSE FROM THE LOWER BASEMENT TO THE MAIN BASEMETN ABOUT FOUR FT HE TWISTED TO PUT THE HOSE DOWN AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK HE WORKED THREE MORE DAYS BEFORE SE EING A DR HIS FIRST MISSED WORKDAY WAS 3-26-88
EMPL HOOKING UP TIMBER CAR TO DRAW BAR CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN DRAW BAR AND COUPLER CUTTING TIP OF RIGHT THUMB OFF.
IT WAS RECENTLY DETERMINED THAT HIS HERNIATED DISC WAS WORK RELATED. HIS LAST DAY WORKED WAS 2-29-88. ON 8-3-87, HE WAS LIFTING A WOODEN TIMBER WHEN HE STRAINED AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK .
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP RAIL TO HOOK UP FOR LOADING AND STRAINED BACK.
INJURED KNEE WHILE GETTING OFF TRUCK.
WAS WORKING ON CENTRIFICAL PUMP INSIDE OF DRILL AND WENT TO PULL START ENGINE HITTING ELBOW ON PULLING PLUG HANGING FROM CABLE.
THE INJURED WAS3SCRAPING THE DUST SEAL ON THE CONE CRUSHER IT IS VERY SHARP AND HIS HAND CONTACTED THE EDGE CUTTING THE THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
ROD SLIPPED THR2UGH CHUCK JAWAS AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND HOOD
EMPLOYEE WAA AT7EMPTING TO PUT DRILL ROD INTO ROTARY HEAD. HE HELD ROD WITH RIGHT HAND UNDERNEATH IT. EITHER ROD FELL OR WAS PUSHED BY ROTARY HEAD, FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROD AND THE WORK TABLE OF 8RILL. EMPLOYEE BROKE 2 FINGERS, CUT AND BRUISED.
INJURED WAS ADD3NG DRILL RODS AND PULLED LIGAMENT IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
CAUGHT FINGER B9TWEEN CHUCK AND SWIVEL HOSE ON DIAMOND CORE DRILL.
REMOVING DRILL 9ODS FROM AN UP HOLE THE ROD OVERBALANCED AND CAUGHT LITLE AND RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROD AND THE TRACK FOR THE HEAD.(TRACK IS AN I-BEAM) THIS CAUSED A PINCH TO TH E TWO FINGERS M9NTIONED.
ON 6-1-87 I.NAM9 UNABLE TO REPORT TO WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN CAUSED BY INJURY BENDING TO PICK UP ROLL OF FENCING NEAR ROPES MINE WAREHOUSE 4-22-87.DIAGNOSED AS CERVICAL BACK STRAIN AND UNDERWENT TESTING AND TH9RAPY.
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS DISCONNECTING THE LINKAGE ON THE M-10 MANTRIP AND WAS REACHING AROUND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE IN A BLIND SPOT AND RAN HIS FINGER ACROSS A SHARP COTTER PIN WHICH CUT HIS FINGER1 THE WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON SURFACE IN THE SHOP. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATED RIGHT THUMB AND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS HANGING SOME UTILITY 2 IN PIPE IN THE 1284 LEVEL WHEN THE PIPE DROPPED CATCHING HIS RT LITTLE FINGER AND PULLED IT DOWN AND TOWARDS HIS FOREARM THEY WERE LIFTING THE 20 FT PIPE OFF OF3A TRUCK WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED
I.NAME WORKING 3N SHOP PICKING UP SHOVEL IT SLIPPED FROM HE QUICKLY TRIED TO CATCH SHOVEL AND THEN STRUCK HAND ON SHARP TOP EDGE OF BARREL.
THE INJURED PER8ON WAS FIGHTING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOP OFFICE AND WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD WITH A PIECE OF METAL. THE INJURED RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
MECHANIC WAS RE5CHING UNDER THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 8 YD LOADER TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE HYDRAULIC HOSE. THE LID OR HOOD OF THE LOADER FELL DOWN ION HIS WRIST WHEN HE BUMPED THE BUCKET CONTROLS
HE WAS MOVING A3DRILL ROD JUST AFTER COMPLETING DRILLING IN THE 800 LEVEL THE ROD SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS RT HAND BETWEEN TWO RODS
I NAME WAS LIFT3NG A BAG OF HYDRATED LIME AFTER PICKING IT UP SHE TURNED AND FELT A STRAIN IN HER BACK PRELIMINARY DR REPORT INDICATED STRAINED BACK MUSCLES
HE WAS UNLOADIN1 A DIAMOND DRILL FROM THE CRATE IN PREPARATION FOR JOB, WHEN THE CONTROL PANEL OXX FELL OFF THE FORKLIFT AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT
I.NAME SLAMMED 7HE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK HOPING TO FREE A FROZEN ROCK FROM THE REAR CORNER OF THE DUMP BOX HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE TAILGATE JAMMING IT AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE BOX THE PROCEDU RE IS TO USE TH9 SPREADER CHAIN FOR CLOSING THE TAILGATE AND NOT TO GRAB THE TAILGATE ITSELF
CARRYING JACKLE1 DRILL STEPPED INTO DRAINAGE DITCH IN DRIFT AND A PIECE OF WIRE PUNCTURED RIGTH FOOT.
I.NAME WAS WORKING IN AN AREA THAT WAS TO HOT FOR HIM AND HE GOT HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION
THE DIAMOND DRILL CREW WAS SETTING UP THE DIAMOND DRILL ON BLOCKS THE BLOCKS GAVE WAY CAUSING DRILL TO FALL HITTING I.NAME ON RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO RIGHT ARM
POURING CONCRETE RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURN TO GROIN AREA