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WAS IN LOADER BUCKET SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER DIRIVN GPIN I CASE ROCK PICK. WHILE SWINGING HAMMER HANDLE HIT BUCKET CAUSING ME TO MISS PIN & STRIAN BACK.
PRYING GRIZZLY SQUARE BACK INTO PLACE AND BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL INTO GRIZZLY STRIKING RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT SHIN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE LOADING POCKET PUTTING BOLTS ON THE HOPPER, WHILE TRYING TO WIDEN THE HOLE WITH A PIECE OF STEEL, HE HIT THE STEEL WITH A HAMMAR AND A PIECE OF STEEL WENT UNDER HIS GAL SSES STRIKING HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT A CYCLINDER IT BECAME JAMMED HE CONTINUED TO WINCH THE CYCLINDER WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE AND SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIS FOOT.
EMPL SCALING WALLS OF SHAFT BEFORE BOLTING AND STRUCK INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND AGAINST RUSTY BOLT THAT WAS CUT OFF.4 OR 5 STITCHES PUT IN AND RET.TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF GUIDES TO GET TWIST OUT OF THEM.A WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EAR.
WORKER WAS LOWERING SEALING BAR BY ROPE FROM 2384 PLATFORM TO SHAFT MINERS UNDERNEATH. BAR GOT HUNG UP 2 SETS ABOVE MINERS. ROPE BUILT UP SLACK & BAR LET LOOSE FALLING & STRIKING EMPL FON TOP OF SHOULDER.
MACHINCS NEEDED SOMEONE TO HELP IN THE SHOP. THE WORKER WAS HOLDING A CHISEL TO POUND A BOLT INTO BOOM JOMBO WITH 16 POUNDER. HAMMER GLANCED OFF CHISEL STRICKING THE WORKERS RING FINGER ON T HE LEFT HAND.
MINER STANDING IN 1284 LEVEL SHAFT ACCESS CUTTING AWAY LOOSE WIRE WHEN PIECE OF LOOSE WIRE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE INJURE8 HIS BACK AT HIME AND REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN.
FINGER CAUGHT B9TWEEN PIPEWRENCH AND MAST.
TIGHTENING BOLT8 ON A DOZER ILLER.WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT METAL.TOP PORTION OF HAND REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A WRENCH HANDLE WHILE WORKING ON THE DOZER. HE FELT A TWINGE OF PAIN GO DOWN HIS BACK INTO HIS RIGHT LEG. AFTER A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR, IT WAS FELT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. 3
MECHANIC WAS RE4OVING A BEARING RACE FROM THE SHAFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO POUND OFF THE BEARING RACE AND A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN HIS NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING EPOXY BOLT ON THE 1020 LEVEL. HE AND ANOTHER MINER WERE PUSHING THE EPOXY BOLT INTO A HOLE WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. THE BOLT CAME SLIDING BACK OUT OF THE H OLE STRIKING I 3AME IN THE FACE.
I.NAME WAS DIAM2ND DRILLING ON THE 1152 LEVEL AS HE WAS REMOVING THE DRILL BIT THE PIPE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED ON THE DRILL BIT AND TWISTED HIS WRIST