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FOUR EMPLOYEES 4ERE INSTALLING REVERSE SPRIAL IN DISCHARGE END OF BALL MILL. THERE WAS A LONG CABLE ON THE HOOK, A SHACKLE THAN A CABLE LOOPED THOUGH A HOLE IN THE SPIRAL EXTENSION WHICH WAS B EING INSTALLED.3 AS THE CRANE WAS RAISED THE CABLE SNAPPED. THE CABLE WITH THE SHAKLE SWUNG UP IN THE AIR ON THE WAY DOWN HIT HIM ON THE RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

PLACING PACKER 6OX ON 8" T-FAILED TO SECURE DISCHARGE LINE TO JACKLEG, DISCHARGE LINE ROATATED & HITTING R. ANKLE

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D THAT HE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A 90 LB JACKHAMMER ON LEFT LEG JUST BELOW KNEE WHEN HE AND A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE DRIVING IN LINER BOLTS APPROX 15 MIN LATER WHILE USING A DOUBLE J ACK THE HANDLE 8TRUCK SAG MILL SHELL CAUSING A JOLT TO BOTH WRISTS

WHILE CUTTING B2LTS WITH CUTTING TORCH PIECE OF HOT METAL LANDED ON HIS GLOVE

I NAME AND ANOT2ER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING THE BATTERY ASSEMBLY FROM A MICHIGAN DOZER WITH A NYLON STRAP AND THE OVERHEAD CRANE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE CRANE CONTROLS AND I NAME WAS GUID ING THE BATTERI9S OUT. THE NYLON STRAP SLIPPED, MASHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLY ANDTHE DOZER FRAME.

CAROUSEL ROD HO5DER, HELPER OUT OF SITE WHEN DRILLER SWUNG CAROUSEL INWARD. HELPER HAD HAND IN BETWEEN THE CAROUSEL & THE DECK. CRUSHED LEFT PALM

ES 25 SHOVEL SW3NG BRAKES SET UP BUT BUCKET SONTINUED SWINGING, HIT 629 EUCLID IN BACK OF TRUCK BED CAUSING EMPLOYEE I NAME TO WHIP OUT OF SEAT AND BACK AGAIN.

I.NAME AND ANOT2ER EMPL TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DISCHARGE OF TAILINGS UNDERFLOW PUM P.OTHER EMPL USING IMPACT WRENCH,LOST FOOTING AND STARTED TO FALL.I.NAME REACHED FOR IMPACT WRENCH TO KEEP IT FR OM FALLING CAUS3NG RIGHT HAND TO GET PINCHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON TOP OF A CRANE TRYING TO LOCATE A PROBLEM ON THE AUXILIARY HOIST BRAKE WHILE THE CRANE WAS OPERAING. HE SLIPPED AND GOT HIS FOOT UNDERNEATH THE TROLLEY WHEEL.

INSTALLING CUTT3NG EDGE ON A DOZER TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS USING THE SPLINE DRIVE AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE CUTTING EDGE BOLTS WHEN HE FELT THE TWIST ON HIS BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS DRIVING DOZER #300, HE DROVE OVER A PILE. THE DOZER DROPPED SHARPLY, JARRING THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING #23 ELECTRIC SHOVEL WHEN A LARGE BOULDER CAME DOWN A BANK AND STRUCK FRONT OF SHOVEL BETWEEN THE CRAWLER BELTS. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT.

MOVING ELEC SHOVEL POWER CABLE WITH MICHIGAN RUBBER TIRED DOZER,CAUGHT LEFT FINGERS BETWEEN DOWZZER BLADE AND POWER CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A DIPPER TOOTH ADAPTOR WHILE SETTING OUTRGGER ON WINCH TRUCK HE PULLED WRONG CONTROL LEVER AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN OUTRIGGER AND FRAME OF HYDROLIFT WI CH TRUCK

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE SUFFERED A SPRFAINED RIGHT WRIST WHILE TIGHTENING LUG NUTS ON THE #617 EUCLID WHEEL WITH A SPLINE DRIVE IMPACT WRENCH (FILED UNDER PROTEST-PRESCRIPTION DRUG)

EMPLOYEE TOUCHED A PIECE OF HOT ANGLE IRON THAT HE HAD CUT WITH A TORCH EARLIER IN THE SHIFT.

TO USE THE BANDSAW TO CUT AN EXHAUST PIPE. AN LENGTH OF 2 3/16 PUMP SHAFTING WAS SITTING ON SAW TABLE ROLLERS AND WHEN HE SET EXHAUST PIPE DOWN ON ROLLERS THE SHAFTING ROLLED OFF, HITTING HIM ON LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING BITS ON THE BIT GRINDING MACHINE WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE #04 MOBILE DRILL. HE WAS TAKING THE BIT OFF FROM ADAPTER AFTER FINISHING THE GRINDING OF THE BIT WHEN SUDDENLY TH E MACHINE SPED UP AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST BRACKET ON MACHINE

USING CUTTING TORCH OVERHEAD-HOT METAL FELL INTO RIGHT GLOVE.

EMP WAS LOADING A LINER ON SAG MILL LINER HANDLER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN AFTER COMPLETING HIS JOB HE APPARENTLY HIT THE CART CONTROL CAUSING THE CAT TO MOVE AND CATCH HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE CART AND THE STEEL STOP BUMPER A GURARD HAS SINCE BEEN FABRICATED FOR THE CONTROLS ON THE CART TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE

EMPLOYEE WAS TACKING WELDING ANGLE IRON ON A LADDER TACK BROKE AND ANGLE IRON FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT

GALLARDO AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE TIGHTENING A TRACK BOLT ON A BACKHOE AT THE BIG TRUCK SHOP GALLARDO WAS HOLDING A PRYBAR AGAINST THE NUT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRACK WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOY EE USED A AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON THE HEAD OF THE BOLT WHEN THE IMPACT WRENCH WAS STARTED THE NUT WAS ROTATED AND FORCED THE PRYBAR TO SLIP CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BACKHOE FRAME AND THE PR

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE INSTRUMENT SHOP. WHILE USING A 1/2" DRILL MOTOR WITH A 3/4" BIT AND DRILLING A COUPLING TO 3/4", THE BIT BOUND AND THE DRILL MOTOR TWISTED IN EMPLOYEE\S HAND, TWI STING RIGHT RING FINGER.