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EMPLOYEE REPORTED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES AFTERWELDING RAW WATER TANK. WOKE UP IN THE NIGHT AND BOTH EYES WERE BURNING SO EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL.
AS EE WAS CHUCKING A DRILL STEEL, THE MACHINE SLIPPED, CATCHING EES MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN STOP ON MACHINE AND LEG, BREAKING MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
AS EE WAS CHANGING BIT ON CORDLESS DRILL, EE ACCIDENTLY HIT SWITCH AND WHEN IT STARTED IT DROVE WRENCH HANDLE INTO R. MIDDLE FINGER CUTTING SAME AND REQUIRED SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILING, WHEN A SLAB FELL 3' FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON L. SHOULDER AND ARM. ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS ON L. SHOULDER AND L. ARM.
AS EE WAS TESTING A STOPER, THE SECOND STAGE STUCK MONENTAIRLY & THEN KICKED IN. THE STOPER JERKED SUDDENLY TOWARD THE RIB, & THE EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB & THE STOPER. EE REPORTED INJURY TO SUPERVISOR BUT EE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BRUISE & WOULD BE OK. EE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS & WAS SENT TO THE DR ON 3/9/98. EXAM SHOWED EE HAD HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO L 5TH FINGER.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT STEEL,EMPLOYEE DODGED A LOOSE ROCK,CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS IN A TWISTING MOTION,TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING OFF OF MUCK PILE. WHILE COLLARING A HOLE IN THE BACK, STINGER POINT ON JACKLEG KICKED OUT, CAUSING MACHINE TO FALL ONE WAY AND EMPLOYEE TO FALL THE OTHER WAY. EMPLOYEE STU CK HIS RIGHT HAND OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL AND HIS RIGHT HAND LANDED ON A POINTED ROCK CUTTING HIS RIGHT PALM REQUIRING STITCHES.
AS EE DROVE A PLIT SET BOLT INTO ROCK TO PIN WIRE MESH TO RIBS, A PIECE OF ROCK SHEARED OFF RIB & STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING AN ABRASION/CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE HAD SLUSHING AND DRILLING ON HIS WORK SHIFT. AFTER EMPLOYEE'S SHIFT, WHILE HE WAS SHOWERING, EMPLOYEE NOTICED HIS RIGHT EYE WAS SORE, BUT THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT. DURING THE NIGHT AN D THE NEXT MORNING, EMPLOYEE'S EYE FELT WORSE. UPON EXAMINATION BY THE DOCTOR, A ROCK SLIVER WAS REMOVED FROM THE CORNEA OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
YAS EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CYL. BUSIHNG IN A G.D. 83 DRILL WITH A G.D. HAMMER & SINGLE JACK, EMPLOYEE FAILED TO HIT HAMMER SQUARLEY, INSTEAD HIT THE FACE AND THAT CAUSED A CHIP OF METAL TO EMBED ITSELF IN L. FOREARM, REQUIRING SUTURES.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COLLAR A HOLE, A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE FACE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE CAUSING A CONTUSION.
EE WAS USING A 12-B MUCKER TO MUCK OUT A DRIFT ROUND, WHEN EE'S LEFT ARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE MUCKER AND A WATER HEADER, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO LEFT FOREARM.
AS EMP WAS DRILLING, A ROCK CAME LOOSE HITTING EMP ON LEFT FOOT. BRUISE ON ANKLE OF LEFT FOOT.
EMP WAS DRILLING A SCRAM ROUND WHEN HIS JACKLEG HUNG UP IN THE HOLE AND THREW EMP AGAINST THE RIB. AS DRILLHUNG UP IN HOLE, LEG OF DRILL SPUN OUT, CAUSING EMP TO BE KNOCKED AGAINST RIB. DIAGNO SIS WAS A CONCUSSION AND LACERATION TO RT LEG.
AS EE WAS USING JACKLEG TO DRILL UPHOLES IN STOPE, RIGHT SHOULDER BECAME VERY SORE
THE EE WAS PULLING ON A JACKLEG DRILL TO REMOVE THE STEEL FROM THE HOLE WHEN THE MACHINE CAUGHT & TURNED TWISTING THE EE'S ARM RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN. AFTAER TREATMENT FAILED TO IMPROV E THE INJURED EE'S ARM HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT RESTRICTED DUTY; ON 11/1/96.
WHILE HELPING TO COLLAR A HOLE, A PIECE OF ROCK WENT INTO THE EMP'S EYE. WENT TO THE DR THE NEXTDAY AND BY THEN THE OBJECT WAS IMBEDDED IN THE RIGHT EYE AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.
EMPL WAS DRILLING DOWN HOLE WITH 4 1/2' DRILL STEEL ON GD83 MACHINE NO LEG. STEEL BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE CONTROL OF MACHINE. EMPL FELL INTO NEARBY DRIT WAY 3' STRIKING HEA AGAINST MUCK PIL E CAUING CERVICAL STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING GRIZZLY OF ROCK PILE WHEN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN 2 ROCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A DRILL HOLE-HE LOST CONTROL OF THE G.D. 83 DUE TO BREAK UP OF THE ROCK SURROUNDING THE DRILL BIT-IN ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE MACHINE, THE EMPLOYEE WRENCHED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING LIGAMENT STRAIN.
EMP COLLARING DRILL HOLE WHEN ROCK SURROUNDING DRILL BIT B ROKE LOOSE FORM FACE STRIKING EMP ON L. FT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR GUN TO BLOW BATTERY ACID OFF BATTERIES.THIS CAUSED A MIST WHICH SETTLED ON HIS NECK AND ARMS.RASH RESULTED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 10/18/88. NOTE:EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HARD HAT,COVERALLS STEEL TOED BOOTS AND PROTECTIVE EYE-WEAR AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE 8 IN BEARING AFROM A GASO PUMP USING A 2 JAW PULLER AND AIR IMPACT WRENCH THE PULLER SLIPPED FROM THE BEARING STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER LIP AND CAUSI NG A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 SUTURES FOR CLOSING
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO LEFT ZYGOMATIC ARCH (CHEEK BONE) WHEN STRUCK BY THE WIRELINE WINCH ASSEMBLY WHILE DIAMOND DRILLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING ROCK FIXTURES IN HIGH BACK HAULAGE DRIFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS TO BOTH ARMS ABOVE AND BELOW EACH ELBOW.
EMP HAD BEEN FA6RICATING A STEL AIRDOOR FRAME CUTTING, GRINDING, CHIPPING AND WELDING. HE LATER FELT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE AND DR FOUND A SMALL FRAGMENT IN HIS EYE
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 COLLARING A DRILL HOLE-A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LOWER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
EMPL USING OVER2EAD CRANE TO LIFT AND MOVE PREFABRICATED SECTION OF GUARDRAIL MADE OF SCHEDULE 40 6'' PIPE.WHEN LIFTED OFF GROUND GUARDRAIL BECAME UNBALANCED AND TIPPED TOWARD EMPL STRIKING HI M ON LEFT SIDE 5ND ON RIGHT FOOT.
THE EE CLAIMS B5CK PAIN AS A RESULT OF DRILLING 5-6 HOURS IN AN AREA OF LOW BACK MEASURED HEIGHT OF AREA 4 1/2'.
EMP WAS USING 93IN HAND HELD GRINDER TO SMOOTH WELDS MADE ON THE BUSHING IN THE FRAME OF YOUNG BUGGY THE GRINDER MOMENTARILY BOUND AND FORCED THE EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM INTO THE FRAME OF THE BUG BUGGY THIS RESU5TED IN DEEP LACERATION DAMAGE TO TENDONS AND A FRACTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING LONGHOLES HE HAD JUST CHANGED STEEL AND WAS RAISING THE JACKLEG TO CHUCK THE MACHINE TO THE STEEL WHEN HIS LAMP BELT CAUGHT THE MACHINE THROTTLE THIS CAUSED THE MACHINE T O HIT AND CHIP 7HE STRIKING BAR A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE JUST BELOW THE LEFT EYEBROW CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION THE PIECCE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN THE SKIN WAS REMOVED MONTHS LATER ( 3-2
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAPERING A BOLT ON A BENCH GRINDER. THE BOLT WAS PULLED INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL BY THE TOOL REST AND THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND BOLT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN EIMCO 12-B OVERSHOT AIR MUCKER TO MUCK THE DRAWPOINT IN THE 1002 AREA. AS HE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS WITH A FULL BUCKET, A LARGE ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE MUCKPILE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT.
EMP WAS OPERATING A 30X4 CASE TRENCHER AND BUMPED THE REVERSE LEVER AND THE MACHINE STRUCK HIM KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND RAN OVER HIS LEGS
EMP WAS DRESSING END OF CHISEL WITH A BENCH GRINDER HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CONTACTED THE GRINDING WHEEL RESULTING IN AN ABRASION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES
INJ EMPL AND COWORKER WERE DUMPING TRAM CARS INTO GRIZZLY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.AGGRAVATING A PREVIOUS CONDITION.
EMPL MUCKING OUT DRAW POINT WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND MUCKING MACHINE.HE HAD REMOVED MUCKER STEP BECAUSED OF CLOSE TOLERANCE BETWEEN RIB AND MUCKER AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE MUCKING.
EE WAS DRILLING LONGHOLES WHEN FALLING ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM.
INJURED WAS USING A 280 TOYO STOPER OT INSTALL SPLIT SET BOLTS. THE MACHINE WAS STAGED ON A 8 X 8 15 INCHES LONG TO GAIN THE EXTRA 4" NEEDED TO SET THE BOLT. THE MACHINE JUMPED OFF THE 8 X 8 A ND PUNCTURED THE INJURED\S RIGHT FOOT, ALSO BREAKING THE FOOT BONE TO THE LITTLE TOE.
EMP WS USING A JACKLEG TO INSTALL SPLIT SET ROCK BOLTS INTO A MUDSTONE RIB. TO KEEP THE LEG FROM HANGING UP IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONTINUALLY MOVE THE LEG. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACUTE RIGHT SHOUL DER STRAIN
ROCK BOLTING WIRE MESH TO THE BACK OF THE DRIFT AND CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN JACK HAMMER AND WIRE MESH
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING A SLUSHING OPERATION STANDING APPROX 12FT FROM THE SLUSHER AND 15FT FROM THE SHEAVE BLOCK THE BLOCK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE CHIN AND SHOULDER THE E MPLOYEE WAS NOT TREATED BY A DOCTOR UNTIL 112883 WHILE ON VACATION HE LIFTED A SUITCASE AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER AREA
WAS LIFTING BALL MILL LINER OUT OF BALL MILL WITH A CRANE AND CHOKER CHOKER BROKE CAUSING LINER TO COME BACK DOWN CATCHING EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND BETWEEN LINER AND BALL MILL
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS IN THE 1922 DRIFT. THE SPLIT BOLT HUNG UP IN HIS MACHINE AND WHEN HE PULLED TO FREE IT HIS HAND SLIPPED OFFTHE HANDLE. HE THEN STUMBLED OVER LOOSE ROCK A ND FELL WITH THE DRILL FALLING ONTO HIS FOOT.
EE WAS DRILLING STOPE ROUND WITH JACKLEG. WATER & ROCK CUTTINGS DRIPPED OFF HARD HAT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG IN 700 A BED SCRAM THE LEG FEED DID NOT BLEED OFF AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS FORCED INTO THE FACE HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AND CHEST ON FACE AND RIB
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A JACKLEG TO MOVE IT CLOSER TO THE RIB WHILE DRILLING HOLES FOR ROCK BOLTS WHILE LIFTING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK