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HELPER WAS COLLARING DRILL BIT INTO SLABS FROM ROUND, LAST ROCK SPLIT PREMATURELY, HELPER LOST FOOTING & BANGED ELBOW INTO RIB. WORK AREA WAS STREWN WITH BOULDERS FROM SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING 12 X 12 BEAM WITH 1" AUGER BIT. BIT GRABBED WOOD AND TWISTED RIGHT WRIST.
EMP WAS DRILLING. THE WHIP CHECK WAS NOT IN PLACE. THREADS BACKED OFF ON DIXON FITTINGS. HOSE SEPARATED HITTING EMP ON LEFT JAW.
EE WAS DRILLING HOLE. HOLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY COLLARED. DRILL SLIPPED PULLED ARM FORWARD. DISLOCATED ARM.
EE WAS PULLING DRILL OUT OF HOLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A LIMB THAT WAS SPRING LOADED. IT SNAPPED AND HIT IS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS HELPING DRILLER PULL OUT THE DRILL. HE HAD HIS ARMS EXTENDED OVER HIS HEAD WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED.
DRILLING AT RUBY MINE CAUSED A PIAN IN LOWER BACK.
JIG HUTCH PLUGG9D EMPL CLEARING NOZZLE BY OPERATING CONTROL VALVE-NOZZLE CLEARED VIOLENTLY JETTING HEAVY SANDS INTO EMPL FACE.