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EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG AND GOT SOME MUD IN HIS EYE.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING UP REBAR SPILING WITH A JACKLEG, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN REBAR AND STRUCK EE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE AND A ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DOING MAINTANCE ON EIG AIR SYSTEM WHEN A 4" HOSE APPARENTLY BROKE LOOSE HITTING HIS UPPER LIP (CUT) AND UPEPR CHEST AREA (BRUISE).
WAS COLLERING A HOLE WITH A BCI DRILL, EE HAD GONE FORWARD TO MOVE A POWER CABLE WHEN HIS SHIRT JACKET BECAME ENTANGLED INTO THE DRILL ROD.
EE WAS PUSHING A RECESSED BOLT UP WHEN THE MECHANIC TURNED IT WITH A PNEUMATIC WRENCH
EE WAS REMOVING BROKEN STRIKER BAR FROM THE JUMBOS WHEN A PIECE OF BLOW STEEL ENTERED HIS ARM NEAR HIS RIGHT ELBOW. PIECE HAD TO BE REMOVED ON 9/28/98 BY A SURGEON. OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE NO RESTRICTIONS
EE WAS STRUCK IN CHEST WITH BOOM OF A HYDRAULIC MATERIALS HANDLER FOR THE SAG MILL
EE WAS PULLING TUBES THEY PUT IN FOOTCLAMP JAWS AND STARTED TO LOWER THE RODS,ONE JAW FELLDOWN INTO FOOTCLAMP AND EE REACHED IN TO PULL IT BACK THIS PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF T HE JAW AND THE FOOTCLAMP
HE WAS CHANGING JACKLEG STEEL WHEN THE MACHINE PIVOTED, PINCHING HIS HAND.
BOLTING A HEADING WITH SECOMA BOLTER CHAIN LINK FENCING THAT WAS BEING BOLTED, WRAPPED AROUND DRILL STEEL-LOWERED BOOM TO CUT THE WIRE FREE, BUT WAS STILL CONNECTED TO WIRE IN PLACE AND UNDER TENSION, WHEN CUT WIRE. SPRANG UP AND CUT THUMB.
WHILE DRILLING HOLES WITH A PLUGGER, EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CONCRETE DRILL CUTTINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A CHEMICAL BURN TO THE INNER FOREARM, AND INNER LEFT ARM. ALSO RECEIVED A SMALL BURN T O RIGHT FOREARM. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE 1715 LEVEL IN SHAFT #2. BURNS WERE CAUSED BY DRYING AGENTS (ACCELERATOR) WHICH IS ADDED TO THE CONCRETE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE OF SMALL CARPAL BONE.
EE WAS DRIVING A MUCKER, TURNED THE WRONG WAY AND DROVE INTO THE RIB. EE SLAMMED FORWARD STRIKING HIS FACE IN THE CONTROL PANEL AREA.
JACKLEG HUNG IN HOLE. EE TRIED TO GRAB MACHINE TO ASSIST DRILLER. SUFFERED A BACK STRAIN.
MUCKING OUT A ORE HEADING WITH A 6 YD. MUCKER WHEN PULLING BACK INTO HEADING, FOR A BUCKET OF MUCK, A 1" AIR DROP HOSE WITH A AIR SPUD ATTACHED GOT CAUGHT ON THE FOPS AND SHIPPED AROUND, STRIK ING OPERATOR ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EE WAS HANGING VENT LINE. DID NOT TURN FAN OFF. DIRT BLEN INTO LEFT EYE. PRESCRIPTION OINTMENT.
EE HAD HIS FINGER ON TOP OF A 6' SPLIT SET BOLT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, WHEN ANOTHER MINER WAS RAISING HE SISSOR DECK, & EE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLT END & THE DRIFT BACK.
ROCKBOLTING AND A SMALL ROCK FELL THROUGH WIRE MESH, HITTING HIM ON THE UPPER LIP.
INNER TUBE WAS STUCK IN OUTER BARREL USING THE WIRELINER TO PULL BACK EE HAD GRABBED THE WIRE LINE TO ALIGN IT ON PULLYE SPOOL. WHEN DRLLER ACTIVIATED THE HYD CONTROL LEVER TO THE WIRE LIN E SPOOL WHICK PINNED EE'S FINGERS AGAINST THE PULLEY AND UNDERNEATH THE WIRE LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROCKL BOLT WHEN THE ROCK BOLT DRIVER CAME OFF THE END OF THE STEEL. EMPLOYEE MOVED HIS HEAD BACK SUDDENLY TO AVOID THE ROCK BOLT DRIVER, THIS CAUSED HIS HARD HAT TO FALL OFF AND THE ROCK BOLT DRIVER STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD.
STOOD UP INTO ROD HOLDER OF DIAMOND DRILL. KNOCKED HARD HAT OFF, SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE BOOM OF THE CLAM CHECKING A LEAKING HOSE WHEN THE BOOM SUCKED UP CATCHING EE'S TOES BETWEEN THE WISHBONE & THE BOOM CYLINDER PACKING FLANGE. EE WAS NOT TIED OFF.
EE WAS BOLTING BACK. BACK WAS TOO LOW SO EE WAS PUSHING SPLIT BOLT UP WITH SIDE ROD ON MACHINE. DROVE SPLIT APPROX. 6" AND WENT TO LET UP ON MACHINE, WHEN IT KICKED SIDEWAYS & UP PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND & FINGER BETWEEN MACHINE & SPLIT BOLT . REQUIRED 13 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING EMPLOYEES ARM CAUSING A 3" LACERATION.
WHILE DRIVING SPLIT SET BOLT INTO ROCK WITH JACKLEG A SLIVER OF STEEL MUST HAVE COME OFF ROOF BOLT PLATE OR DRIVER AND EMBEDED IN R. EYE.
ROCK BOLTING, ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK STRIKING LEFT HAND AND LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE & CO-WORKER WERE ROCKBOLTING THE SUMP XCUT AT #2 SHAFT. IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING LENGTHS OF DRILL STEEL EE WAS STRUCK ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF NOSE WITH STEEL SUSTAINING A LACERATION WHICH RE QUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE OF JUMBO AS IT WAS BACKING AWAY FROM FACE. THE WHEEL OF THE JUMBO RAN OVER AN ARESOL PAINT CAN CAUSING THE CAN ATO BURST. A PIECE OF FORIEGN STRUCK EE IN L. EYE.
SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION: EE & CO-WORKER WERE INTHE PROCESS OF ADDING A NEW SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING. WHILE HOISTING IT INTO PLACE WITH AN AIR TUGGER LOCATER ON THE COLLAR, IT HUNG UP ON A WALL BRACKET. EES WERE USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE IT, WHEN THE VENT TUBING ABRUPTLY BROKE LOOSE & SPRANK UPWARD. BOTH EES WERE STRUCK BY THE RELEASED TUBING. EE SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES.
SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION: EE & CO-WORKERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING A NEW SECTION OF VENT TUBING. WHILE HOISTING IT INTO PLACE WITH A TUGGER LOCATED ON THE COLLAR, THE TUBING ALLEGEDLY HUN G UP ON A WALL BRACKET. EES WERE USING A PRY BARTO DISLODGE IT, WHEN IT ABRUPTLY BROKE LOOSE. THEY WERE BOTH STRUCK BY THE RELEASED TUBING AS IT SPRANK UPWARD. EE SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD & FACI
EE WAS REMOVING A B.O. HOSE FOR REPLACEMENT ON CLAM WHEN JAWS ROLLED AND PINCHED HIM BETWEEN THE CLAM BOOM AND THE SHAFT FORMS. EE SUSTAINED A CONTUSED RIGHT SHOULDER/ARM.
EE WAS BOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK STRIKING EE'S FOOT.
EE WAS CLIMBING ON MUCKER TO HELP HOOK UP THE HEADACH CHAIN TO THE MUCKER. IN DOING SO HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON GUIDE BEFORE THE MUCKER AND THE GUIDE SMASHING HIS FINGERS WHEN MUCKER MOVED.
EE WAS BOLTING WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK EE IN THE RT. LEG.
EMP WAS FIN HOEING A LIFTER OUT, STOOD STRAIGHT UP AND HIT HEAD ON JUMBO BOOM.
EE WAS ASSISTING WITH PLACING LIFTERS IN THE SAG MILL. HE WAS WARNED SEVERAL TIMES TO KEEP HIS FINGERS AND HANDS CLEAR OF THE RAM ON THE MATERIAL HANDLER.
EMP AND COWORKER WERE IN SHAFT BOTTOM. EMP WAS OPERATING CONTROLS FOR SECOND BOOM FINISHING UP DRILLING WITH OTHER EMP ALONG SIDE. ANOTHER EMP WAS POSITIONING THE #1 BOOM FOR HOISTING WHEN SLI DE BECAME DETACHED AND FELL STRIKING EMP AND COWORKER. EMP SUSTAINED FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE\FOOT.
EMP WAS OPERATING CLAM AND IN MOVING BOOM CONTROLS, FELT SOMETHING OP OR PULL IN BASE OF THUMB ON LEFT HAND. SPLINT APPLIED. RETURN TO REG WORK 2-12-97.
SUPPORT CHAINS ON CABLES USED TO SECURE CRYDERMAN TO GALLOWAY FAILED, ALLOWING MUCKER TO FALL APPROX 15' - 20' WITH THE OPERATOR IN COMPARTMENT.HE SUSTAINED A DISLOACTED SHOULDER FROM FALL.
COIN CAB ON LEG MALFUNCTIONED. EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE ? ? TO ACTIVATE. THE LEG WITH ? ONTO BOLT. THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVER AND BOLT.
EE SHUT DOWN 3 CARBON TRANSFER PUMP BECAUSE OF WE MEEKING A PUNLINE SOULD EE THEY WENT FOR A FEW SEIGHTS THEN PLAUD HIS HAND UNDER THE GROUND TO FEEL THE SHAFT TO SEE IF THE BEINGS WERE GOING OUT. THE SHAFT AND PULLEY WERE STILL TUNNIE AND AND THAT THEN END OF HIS FINGER.
WHILE BLOWING TH SHAFT BOTTOM, EMP OPENED THE VALVE ON THE BLOW PIPE FULLY AND HIS FOOTING WAS INADEQUATE TO CARRY THE FORCE CREATED BY THE BLOWPIPE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND FALL, LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS REPAIRING HAUL TRUCK WHEN A HAUL TRUCK HYDRAULIC LINE BLEW OFF AND HYDRAULIC OIL ENTERED INTO EE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING JACK LEG WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT I THE AUTUTORE JOINT OF THE MACHINE AND THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PNEUMATIC CHIPPING HAMMER TO DRIVE OPEN POUR DOOR ON CONCRETE FORMS WHEN THE WORK DECK WAS RAISED. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN CHIPPER AND THE DECKING ON WO RK DECK. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CONTUSED LEFT FOOTAND ANKLE.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING FOR TIC ON THE TURQUOISE RIDGE PROJECT FOR ONE WEEK WHEN HE REPORTED THAT HIS RT HAND WAS NUMB AND TINGLING.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN SHAFT WALL AND IN PULLING DRILL MACHINE FROM DRILL HOLE, STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON SHAFT WALL. EE NEVER WENT IN FOR A EVALUATION UNTIL 9-18-96 WHEN ELBOW BECAME UNCOM FORTABLE.
EMP WAS REACHING TO TURN OFF THE LEG CONTROL WHEN A SMALL ROCK CAME DOWN STRIKING EMPLOYEES TOOTH.
EE WAS BOLTING USING WIRE MESH. BOLT POPPED OFF OF THE DRIVE STRIKING EE S HAND.