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EE WAS PUNCHING OUT ROD ANCHOR PIN ON AIR DOOR. WHEN PIN CAME OUT, ROD FELL ON LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH TB1 BENCH DRILL WHEN A DRILL STEEL CAME OF HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS INTO THE JAWS CRUSHING HIS FINGERS.
SWAPPING STABLIZER ON A DRILL WHEN IT SEEMED STUCK GRABBED BY ANOTHER POSITION AND PULLED HARD WHEN IT CAME OUT EASY LANDING EE ON TAILBONE.
WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE SEALS FROM DRIFTER HEAD, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO ROCK BOLT A HEADING AND WHILE HOLDING ONTO A BOLT, A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BACK ONTO THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.
OPERATOR BACKED OVER A ROCK OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE. WHEN DOZER CAME DOWN FROM THE ROCK, IT WHIPPED THE OPERATOR TO ONE SIDE AND THEREBY SPRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A D8K CAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER FELL FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAB HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD AND BURNING HIM ON THE ADOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OUT OF 550-D STOPE AREA WITH TR-1. WHEN HE WENT UNDER A VENT BAG THERE WAS A HOLE IN IT AND DUST AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYES.
WHILE SPRAYING SHOTCRETE IN 500 TAD AT 78, EE GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE. UPON CLOSE EXAMINATION NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. WASHED OUT EYE FOR 10 MINTUES.
68935 HE WAS POSITIONING THE BOOM ON AB-1, HE PINNED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE BOOM, BOOM CONTROLS AND THE RIB.
26453IME AFTER SHIFT ENDED EMPLOYEE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN RT EYE THOUGHT IT WAS FLASH WELD BURN FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN EYE
EE WAS BOLTING IN 850 BWAD. HAD ALL HOLES DRILLED WITH NO BOLTS INSTALLED WHEN A ROCK OF UNKNOWN SIZE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT UPPER BACK.
CLEARING OUT DRILL HOLES WITH BLOW PIPE. WATER AND DIRT BLEW BACK INTO FACE AND EYES. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON.
ROCK BOLT WAS IN MUCK ON APRON FEED OF JAW CRUSHER.HAND BECAME CAUGHT ON JAGGED EDGE OF SPLIT SET ROCK BOLT AND PULLED OVER A STELL ROD BREAKING BONE IN LEFT INDEX FINGER AND LACERATING INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.REQUIRED STITCHES AND SPLINT.WILL BE ON LIGHT DUTY.
WAS CLEANING RIBS AND SCRAPING RIB FROM SLABS WHEN ONE FELL INTO THE CAB HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST.
DRILLING HOLDERS JACK LEG KICKED OUT TRIED TO CATCH IT MACHINE FALLING AND PULLED MUSCLE
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE TRANSFERRING FLOC(7873)(PH7.8) FROM ONE DRUM TO ANOTER WITH A DIAPHRAM PUMP.THE PUMP SUCKED AIR AND PIT FROM THE DISCHARGE HOSE CAUSING FLOC TO SPLATTER OUT O F THE DRUM AND INTO INJUREDS EYE.
WAS ROCK BOLTING THE BACK WITH SPLIT SET BOLTS,STOOD ON BOOM TO ATTACH PLATE AND FELT ROCK HIT ROOM AND HE JUMPED OFF HURTING RIGHT AND LEFT WRIST.WILL BE ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE REACHED ACROSS DIAMOND DRILL RODS TO GIVE FEED WHEN CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN RODS. BROKE 2 RIBS AND MAY HAVE POSSIBLE SPLEEN DAMAGE.
CRUSHING ROCK,REACH FOR SAMPLE AND CUT THUMB ON SCREEN.
THEY WERE REAMING HOLE TO PUT CASING IN DRILLER ADVANCE RODS AND HELPER HAD FINGER BETWEEN H2O SWIVEL AND RIG.
EE WAS BLOWING OUT A MUCK CAR AT THE 1150 WASTE PASS WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE CAR HOLD DOWN, TWISTING HIS KNEE.
PULVERIZING CORE WHEN CONTAINER FELL ON HER LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
DRILLING WITH TB1. A STEEL FELL FROM THE CAUOUSEL. HE PICKED IT UP AND REPLACED IT. IT FELL AGAIN AND CAUGHT IT STRAINING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THEY WERE PULLING RODS OUT OF THE HOLE. UNSCREWED ROD IT WAS FULL OF H20 ROD DROPPED AFTER UNSCREWING PINCHING HIS RT FINGER IT WAS A VERY SMALL CUT EE CONTIVED WORK THAT DAY. DAY AFTER THEN C UT GOT SEVERLY INFECTED.
EE WAS PULLING THE JAWS OUT OF THE FOOT CLAMP AND ONE WAS STUCK SO HE TRIED TO MOVE THE CLAMP, GRABBING THE CLAMP IN THE WRONG LOCATION AT THIS TIME HIS PARTNER LET OFF PRESSURE ON THE PEDDLE ALLOWING CLAMP TO CLOSE ON HIS FINGER.
HE WAS MOVING DRILL AFTER COLALRING BACKSTOPE HOLE. STEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE CAUSING MACHINE TO PIVOT AND PINCH HIS HAND IN THE SADDLE.
WHILE CUTTING MOUNTING STRAP OFF ALIVA SHOTCRETE PUMP. SLAG POPPED & ENTERED LEFT EAR.
CHIPPING ON CP1 WHEN STEEL BOUND UP UNDER AUGER BLADE PINNING HIS LEG BETWEEN CHIPPER AND PUMP WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING DOWN CRUSHER RAISE AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BLOW PIPE AND THE SAFETY HANDRAIL.
SEPARATING DRILL RODS, AIR PRESSURE CAUSED TWO RODS TO JUMP, SMASHING LEFT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND DRILL.
AIRING U TIRE, GOT SOME DIRT IN RIGHT EYE.
TYRING TO GET CASING PIPE DOWN HOLE WHEN CHUCK JAWS RELEASED ALLOWING QUILL ROD TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET.
WHILE DRILLING, A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF DRILL AND LODGED IN EYE (RIGHT).
WHILE ROCK BOLTING THE BACK, A 6 FOOT DRILL STEEL BROKE OFF. THE MACHINE LURCHED UPWARD AND PUSHED ALONG THE BACK. WHEN THE LEG FULLY EXTENDED IT STARTED FALLING TO THE LEFT. THE EMPLOYEE, THE DRILL OPERATOR, WAS STANDNG TO THE LEFT OF THE MACHINE. HE INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE MACHINE WAS GOING TO FALL TOWARD HIS PARTNER BUT IT ACTUALLY FELL TOWARD HIMSELF. HE REACHED FOR IT, M
DRILL ROD FELL FROM CARROUSEL AND FORCED EMPL WRIST AGAINST BRACE,BRUISING WRIST AND CHIPPING BONE.
WHILE BOLTING RIB, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DRILL AT THE JOINT WHERE DRILL AND LEG JOIN. DRILL TIPPED BACKWARD AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S HAND AT THE STOP IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL WHERE IT CONTACTS T HE LEG.
WHILE THREADING LOOSE STEEL ON AMI THE EE REACHED OVER AND BUMPED JAW LEVER.
WHILE EMPL WAS ROCKBOLTING BACK ROCK FELL OUT FROM ALONGSIDE MATE THEY WERE INSTALLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN WATER BOLTS. WHEN THE BOLT WAS HUNG UP, HE RELEASED SWIELLEX WAND AND THE BOLT FELL OUT HITTING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPL WAS DRIVING TRACTOR DOWN RAMP. THERE WAS TOO MUCH WATER ON RAMP CAUSING TRACTOR TO SLIDE INTO RIB.
CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER IN D-H1 DRILL HAMMER WHEN IT WAS MOVING.
WHILE ROCK BOLTING RIB IN THE STOPE, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MACHINE AND STEEL OUT OF DRILLHOLE. WHEN STEELPULLER WAS RELEASED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MACHINE AND LEG.
WHILE WORKING ON ROD MILL OVER TRAMILL AREA, EE INHALED FUMES FROM BURNING CONCENTRATE.
PULLING RODS ON DIAMOND DRILL, HYDRAULIC WRENCH BROKE ROD CAUSING THE ROD TO WHIP. HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STOP ROD FROM HITTIN HIM AND THE ROD HIT PALM OF HAND BUT BENT WRIST BACK.
EE S LEFT ARM WAS EXTENDED OUT PULLING ON A LEVER. WHILE KEEPING HIS ARM THERE, HE TRIED TO ROTATED HIS BODY BACK TO THE RIGHT.
AFTER PULLING DRILL AND STEEL FROM DRILL HOLE, DRILL STARTED TIPPING TO SIDE. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO KEEP MACHINE UPRIGHT BUT WAS PULLED OVER WITH MACHINE. WHEN DRILL FELL OVER EMPLOYEE WAS STILL H OLDING ON AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MACHINE AND RIB.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO A PIECE OF CABLE WHILE HIS PARTNER WAS TRYING TO CUT A SECTION OFF. WHILE HOLDING THE CABLE, A PIECE OF THE CABLE FLEW UP AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE CABLE IN THE RIGHT WRIST.
INSTALLING ROCK BOLT -DRILLING RATTLED OFF ROCK TO RIGHT AND ABOVE EMPLROCK FELL ON RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS ON D-HANDLE OF JACKLEG DRILL.EMPL INSTALLED 2 MORE ROCKBOLTS BEFORE CHECKING HAND.
INJURED WA> OPERATING DIAMOND DRILL. HELPER HAD PLACED PIPE WRENCH ON DRILL RODS TO ASSIST IN BREAKING THEM APART. OPERATOR WAS GOING TO TKAE SLACK OUT OF CABLE & ENGAGED CLUTH WHEN HE DID THIS RODS ROTATED CAUSING WRENCH TO STRIKE HELPER & OPERATOR.