Accident happened 9/30/25. employee was attempting to put a drill steel back into the carousel of a hammer drill. The drill steel shifted, pinching the miner's hand between the steel and the clamp on the drill. The employee did not miss work until EE had to have surgery 10/27/25. EE is off work until doctor releases EE.
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Showing all 3Employee was attempting to put a drill steel back into the carousel of a hammer drill. the drill steel shift pinching the miner's hand between the steel and the clamp on the drill.
After loading a hole in the offside of a bulk truck the operator swung the discharge hose in the wrong direction striking IE in the head. Hard Hat fell off and on the backswing of the discharge hose it caught IE in the head again.