EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING WATER OUT OF LIFTER WITH BLOWPIPE HOLDING FOOT OVER THE HOLE ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON THE KNEE CAUSING SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF LEFT KNEE
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Showing all 14MUCKING MACHINE JUMPED TRACK AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING EMPL LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN THE CRUSHER, ABNORMAL POSTION CAUSED SLIPPED DISC IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING WITH AN EIMCO 22 MUCKING MACHINE, CAUGHT RIGHT ANKLE BETWEEN MACHINE AND THE RIB CAUSING BRUISING AND STRESS TO THE ANKLE.
LIME BUILDUP ON MOTOR SHEAVE DISCHARGEED LIME INTO EMP EYES CAUSING LIME BURNS BOTH EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE, SLAB FELL FROM HANGING WALL, BREAKING STAGING BOARD AND THROWING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF MACHINE PULLING RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE.
MOVING METAL CHUTE WITH TRAVELING CRANE USING 1/2" CHAIN. TRYING TO CLEAR AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND CHUTE CAUSING A RAGGED GASH WHICH REQUIRED 6 STICHES.
FOREIGN BODY RO7K CHIP IN LEFT EYE HELPING PARTNER COLLAR DRILL HOLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A ROUND-A PIECE OF ROCK WAS EMBEDDED IN EYE-BECAME INFECTED TWO DAYS LATER.
LOWERING RAIL W3TH A CABLE HOIST; HOIST RELEASED AND DROPPED RAIL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT (LEFT).
END OF CABLE CA4E LOOSE FROM TUGGER DRUM WHILE HODING ON TO CABLE.PULLED HIM OFF HIS FEET ONTO HIS BACK CAUSING PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS.
COLLARING DRIL 2OLE STEEL PRIED ROCK OUT OF THE BACK FELL & STRUCK LEFT THUMB WHICH WAS ON TOP OF THE THROTTLE OF THE MACHINE THUMB & THUMBNAIL BRUISED.
DRILLING WITH S7OPER & SLAB CAME OFF OF HANGING WALL & HIT LEFT HAND ON INDEX & RING FINGERS CAUSING BRUISING.
DRILLING WITH S7OPER STEEL HUNG UP IN BUG HOLE THE MACHINE STARTED SPINNING EMP HAD HOLD OF MACHINE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK FROM TWISTING