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MINER WAS HELPING ANOTHER MINER DRILL, USING A GD-83 JACKLEG DRILL. HE GOT PART OF HIS HAND CAUGHT IN A PINCHPOINT AND THEN CUT. THE CUT, LEFT HAND, JUST BELOW THE KNUCKLE OF HIS SMALL FINGER. L FINGER.
EE MINER, WAS ROCKBOLTING (SPLIT SET) HAULAGE WAY (RIB), WHEN GD JACKLEG DRILL (HAMMER) FOLDED DOWN AND SMASHED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. CAUSING A BROKEN BONE AND LACERATION THAT NEEDED STITC HES AND SPLINT.
HE WAS ASSISTING BULL GANG EMPLOYEES WITH LOWER SERVICE UTILITIES WHEN HE BEGAN TO CLIMB DOWN FROM SCISSOR TRUCK BED, ONE MINER TOLD THE OTHER TO LOWER THE BED. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS POSITIONED ON THE REAR BUMPER WHEN THE SCISSOR WAS LOWERED TO THE BOTTOM. THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF ANKLE IRON WEDL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCISSOR BED AND ONE CAME DOWN TO REST ON HIS FOOT. NO PUNCTURE OR OPEN
EMPL DRILLING AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN MACHINE AND STEEL CRIB.
THE EMPLOYEE WALKED THROUGH THE BACK DOOR OF THE SHOP WHILE SOMEBODY WAS WELDING ON THE STAMLER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHAFT, BELOW THE POCKET ON THE 1548 L. AIR HOSE SNAPPED OFF OF THE HAMMER (NUT BROKE), WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HAMMER FACING IT . HIS SAFETY LINE WAS ATTACHED OVER HIS HEAD AND TO THE LEFT OF THE HAMMER; CAUSING LINE TO RUN OVER LEFT SHOULDER; WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS; SAFETY LINE H
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING HOLE IN RAISE WITH SINKING HAMMER WHEN HAMMER BOUNCED AND STRIKED EMPLOYEE IN FOOT AND BROKE IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING THE 353 DRAWPOINT; A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE STOPE AND HIT HIM AND HIS HAND.
MUCKING 1600 LEVEL WITH 8 YD LOADER. VENTILATION WAS INADEQUATE CAUSING AIR TO GET VERY SMOKEY AND STALE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN RAISE & STEEL FELL OUT & ON RIGHT FOOT
DRILLING IN 1620 SHAFT ACCESS DRILLER AND HELPER NO;TICED AIR WAS BAD CONT WORKING UNITL BECAME ILL AND HAD DIFF. BREATHING AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE BROUGHT TO SURFACE.
BLASTER WEREE BLOWING HOLE CLEAN ON 1152 LEVEL 420 E ROW OPERATION WAS GOING PROPERLY UNTIL THEY LOST AIR TO BLOWPIPE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT NO AIR WAS BEING FED TO 1152 THEY DID NOT KNOW TH AT BLOWPIPE WAS PLUGGED. AT THAT POINT EMPL PULLED UPON PIPE IT BECAME UNPLUGGED & PIPE & CUTTING ROCKETED OUT OF HOLE STRIKING EMPL IN HEAD.
WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH AND SLAG HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPL WAS MUCKING WITH CAVO 310 MUCKER BETWEEN 10' SET OF TIMBER. MUCKER STRUCK POST KNOCKING IT OUT WHICH ALLOWED CAP TO FALL STRIKING EMPL IN HEAD. FRACTURED SKULL & JAW CONCUSION
EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE JACKLEG DRILL TO DRILL AN UPHOLE FOR ROCKBOLTING ON THE 880 DECLINE. THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF THE CHUCK AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. HE SUSTAINED A SERIOUSLY B RUISED FOOT AND EXPECTED TO BE OFF WORK FOR TWO WEEKS.
WORKING IN AN A9EA THAT A WELDER WAS ARC-AIRING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND MUST HAVE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING ROCK PICK MACHINE WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED OFF ROCK AND JARRED MACHINE. ALSO JARRED BACK.
I NAME AND HIS 1ARTNER HAD JUST STARTED DRILLING WHEN A 5 1/2 IN DRILL ROD WHICH HAD BEEN LEANING AGAINST THE RIB FELL AND LNADED ON HIS FOOT
EMPLOYEE ATTEMP7ED TO BAR DOWN LOOSE ROCK ROCK WOULD NOT COME DOWN WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BOLT (WHILE ROCKBOLTING) THE ROCK DID COME DOWN
HE WAS ROCK BOL7ING ON THE 650 LEVEL AND WAS DRILLING HOLES WITH THE JACKLEG. A SLAB REELED OFF AND SLID DOWN THE JACKLEG STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG
THE JUMBO DRILL3WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE.THE HOSE BROKE LOOSE AND THE END OF THE HOSE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE KNEE.HE RECEIVED BRUISES AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO HIS KNEE.
THE EMP WAS WOR5ING AT THE 1020 LEVEL HANGING POWER CABLE. A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK WAS KNOCKED OFF THE BACK BY THE LOADER BUCKERT. THE PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT FOOT
THE INJURED WAS3DRILLING PIN HOLES ON THE 1284 LEVEL WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED 14 STITCHES.
INJ EMPL WORKIN1 IN SURFACE SHOP GRINDING PIECE OF METAL AND PIECE FLEW UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS WEARING.SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BECAME IMBEDDED IN EYE WHICH REQ REMOVAL BY DR.
I.NAME WAS USIN1 THE JACKLEG DRILL AND DRILLING PIN HOLES IN THE BACK WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE, CAUSING THE JACKLEG TO JUMP STRIKING HIM IN THE KNEE CAP
I.NAME WAS ROCK3BOLTING ON THE 650 LEVEL & WAS DRILLING HOLES WITH THE JACKLEG A SLAB PEELED OFF AND SLID DOWN THE JACKLEG STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG
I.NAME WORKING 2N DIAMOND DRILL.HELPER WAS REMOVING RODS FROM HOLE.AS RODS SLIPPED DRILL OPERATOR STARTED TO LOWER DRILL HEAD TO CATCH RODS.I.NAME HAD PLACED HAND BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND JAWS A ND WAS CAUGHT B9TWEEN THEM.
OPERATING DOWN-THE-HOLE DRILL--PINCHED TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND ON BREAKOUT WRENCH. LOST IP OF FINGER BELOW FIRST JOINT.
IN THE PROCESS OF ROCKBOLTING A ROCK FELL FORM THE BACK & STRUCK HIS RT FOOT PUNCUTURING IT & CHIPPING A BONE.