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AFTER DRILLER AND HELPER MAD CONNECTION HELPER PLACED SCREW PLUG IN DRILL PIPE W/O SCREWING IN PROPERLY, AS DRILLER RAISED DRILL PIPE,HE DIDN'T SEE THAT SCREW PLUG WAS NOT SCREWED IN BECAUSE H ELPER WAS BLOCKING HIS VIEW. AS THE PIPE WAS PICKED UP THE SCREW PLUG SLIPPED OUT CAUSING DRILL PIPE TO FALL AND HIT HELPER ON RIGHT FOREARM.
BRING DRILL PIPE OUT OF HOLE AND CABLE BROKE FALLING PARTS, BROKE BONE IN HELPER'S HAND.
CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A SWABBING TOOL THAT WAS STUCK DOWN HOLE IN AN INJECTION WELL. THE CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRIP 2" FIBERGLASS PIPE OVER THE SWABBING LINE TO FREE THE TOOL, THE 3/8" CABLE WAS NOT SECURED AT THE WELLHEAD, & ALLOWED IT TO COME LOOSE & GO DOWN HOLE. THE CABLE ENTANGLED THE EE'S LEFT SHOULDER. THE EE SUSTAINEAD A SPRAIN TO HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRIME PUMP ON A CEMENTING MACHINE. PUMP MOTOR WAS ENGAGED WITH VALVE ON DISCHARGE LINE IN OPEN POSITION. THIS PERMITTED THE DISCHARGE HOSE TO PREWSSURE UP. THE DISCHARGE E ND OF THE HOSE HAD NOT BEEN SECURED ALLOWING THE HOSE END TO STRIKE THE EE, CUTTING EAR. REQUIRED NONE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GRINDING WELDS SMOOTH WITH AN ANGULAR GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDER SLIPPED AND CUT HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED, FALLING, STRIKING AND LACERATING LEFT THUMB. SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING ROCK DRILL OPERATOR COLLAR DRILL HOLES IN DRIFT FACE. WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM FACE,STRIKING HIM ON LEFT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EMPL DRILLING W3TH JACKLEG DRILL MACHINE AND PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF LIFTER HOLE STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS DRILLIN1 WITH JACKLEG MACHINE AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF HOLE, STRAINED LOWER BACK
EMPL LIFTED WEL8ING HOOD TO INSPECT WELD AND PIECE OF SLAG POPPED INTO RIGHT EYE.SLAG WAS EMBEDDED IN CORNEA.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG IMPACT WRENCH TO DISMANTLE HAMMER, MILL WHEN THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO HOLD IMPACT WRENCH ON NUT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HAND AGAINST SIDE OF HAMMER MILL. HE R ECEIVED AN AVBR5SION TO MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
MINER INJURED H3S BACK PULLING A DRILL MACHINE OUT OF A HOLE HE WAS DRILLING STRAINING LOWER BACK. HE WORKED A NUMBER OF SHIFTS BEFORE MISSING WORK
EMPLOYEE WHILE 9OOF BOLTING DISLODGED A SMALL ROCK WHICH STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE SUSTAINED A BRUISED AND ABRASED INJURY. EMPLOYEE WORKED THE REST OF SCHEDUALED SHIFTS IN WEEK. HOW EV EVERY A STAFF I3FECTION SET IN OVER WEEKEND AND ANTIBIOTICS WERE ADMINISTERED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA5ING PROBLEMS WITH JACKLEG SO HE HAD RUN THE LEG UP ALONG WITH THE MACHINE AGAINST BACK AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO LEG WHEN HE RELEASED THE LEG A SMALL ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON FOREARM CAUSIN1 A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING HOLES IN BACK TO ENSTALL ROOF BOLTS IN THE 191 WEST DRIFT, WHEN A SMALL ROCK WAS DISLODGED AND FELL STRIKING MINER ON LEFT ARM CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED S UTURES. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING IN THE 4 CONTRACT WORK AREA AND AS HE WAS PULLING BACK ON THE DRILL MACHINE TO EXTRACT THE DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE PREVIOUSLY DRILLED FELT SOME PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LIMIT ION OF MOTION. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING FELLOW WORKER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP SUPPLIES AND A 3\X5 1/2\X10\ ROCK SLABFELL FROM HACK AND RIB BEHIND HIM,STRIKING HIM ON BACK CAUSING A COMPRESSED VERTBRAE 6-T ALONG WITH A SMALL RLOCEROTION AND MUITIPLE BRUISES AND ABRASIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRILL MACHINE OUT OF HOLE AND HIS RT KNEE POPPED OUT OF JOINT TIS REPORT HAS BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE OF QUESTIONING WHETHER THIS IS A LEGITIMATE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT ACTUAL DA MAGED TO JOINT WAS DONE PREVIOUS AND THIS WAS A REOCCURRANCE TO AN OLD INJURY IS IT?