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EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND BOLTER DRILL POT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP DRILL STEEL BECAME LODGED IN THE ROOF DRILL STEEL FELL FROM ROOF MASHING LFT RING FINGER
ENGINE STALLED ON DOZER EMPLOYEE STATED THA THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND HE JUMPED FROM DOZER AND INJURED HIS KNEE
EMPL ALLEDGES HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLT.
WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLT FOR INSTALLATION VICTIM FOR NO EXPLICABLE REASON, TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING SPRAIN TO IT.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE BUMPED HIS RT KNEE AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER HE WAS OPERATING HE DID NOT REPORT THIS ALLEDGED ACCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR
WHILE HELPING ON A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE A PIECE OF UNDETECTABLE LOOSE ROCK (ASLUG) INEXPLICABLY FELL FROM THE ROOF (BETWEEN BOLTS) STRIKING VICTIM ON BACK CAUSING A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF D- 8 VERTEBRA
WHILE VICTIM WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE THE DRILL STEEL AFTER FIRST HANGING UP IN THE HOLE DROPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS PI3NING TOP WRENCH BROKE & PINNED LEFT HAND BETWEEN BOOM OF PIN MACHINE & ROOF
VICTIM SLIPPED 4HILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WAY OF TREE HE WAS CUTTING DOWN AND HIS RIGHT HAND HIT CHAIN SAW AND IT CUT INTO BASE OF THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
A PORTA-POWER M5CHINE,VICTIM WAS USING TO CHANGE A TIRE,SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS OVER A CRIB BLOCK,AND HE STRUCK HIS BACK AND LEG CAUSING A SLIPPED DISC IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE USING A S7EAM CLEANER TO CLEAN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, MIST FROM SPRAY GOT INTO VICTIM'S EYES CAUSING SEVERE IRRITATION.
VICTIM WAS USIN1 WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLT ON BELLY PAN OF ENDLOADER BELLY PAN SUDDENLY SLIPPED & HIT WRENCH WHICH IN TURN STRUCK VICTIMS RT THUMB BREAKING & LACERATING IT
VICTIM WAS GRIN8ING A PIECE OF METAL WITH AN INDUSTRIAL SIZE DISC GRINDER WHEN IT SUDDENLY "KICKED BACK" AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A MODERATE LACERATION. VICTIM WAS WEARING G LOVES AT THE TI4E.
VICTIM WAS HOLD3NG AN ELECTRIC DISC GRINDER. HE INADVERTENTLY LET IT SLIP FROM THE GRASP OF HIS LEFT HAND, STARTED IT AT SAME TIME AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A SEVERE CUT THAT SE VERED A TENDON.3
CHAIN HOLDING TIRE BEING PUT ON 773-B CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK BROKE LETTING TIRE FALL ON TIRE TRUCK OPERATOR BRAKING LEFT ANKLE.
EES DUTY WAS TO TRACK IN MATERIAL ON THE MINE SLOPE WITH A D8 DOZER. THIS REGULAR JOB ACTIVITY SUPPOSEDLY CAUSED EES BACK TO BECOME STRAINED. EE WORK REMAINDER OF HIS SHIFT- 2HR 40 MIN & HIS NEEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT -9 HRS BEFORE TAKING OFF WORK DUE TO ALLEGED INJURY.