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Working over head and shoulder gave out.
During the process of bolting down a Hagby core drill rig, an employee experienced back pain while maneuvering a jackleg. The employee was initially accessed by an on-site EMT. The employee recieived off-site medical attention and prescribed antiinflammatory medicaiton.
While rock bolting overhead, having just finished drilling a hole, employee turned off drill & removed safety glasses to clean them. He looked up & a drop of mud fell into his right eye. Material would not flush out & had to be removed by a Dr.
THE EMPLOYEE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS WITH A JACKLEG. AS HE WAS DRILLING, THE STEEL BROKE PUSHING THE JACKLEG FORWARD. HE WAS HOLDING ON, RESULTING IN PULLING HIM SHARPLY FORWARD CAUSING A PAIN TO HIS ABDOMINAL AREA.
DURING THE BOLTING CYCLE THE EMPLOYEE INSTALLED A 6' X 9' WIRE MESH WITH 6' SPLIT SETS. AFTER INSTALLING, HE LOOKED UP AND A SMALL ROCK FELL THROUGH THE WIRE MESH, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
The employee was installing rock bolts with a jack leg when the injury occurred. He had just completed drilling a bolt hole and was pulling the drill steel when a small piece of rock fell from the back, striking him on the back of his wrist.
MINER WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE ON HANGING WALL OF 70 DEGREE RAISE WITH JACKLEG. WHILE CHANGING DRILL STEEL THE JACKLEG SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE RIB. DAMAGE WAS BAD CUT TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.
THE EE AND HIS HELPER WERE INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS WITH A JACKLEG DRILL WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. THE EE HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING A BOLT HOLE AND WAS PULLING THE JACKLEG BACK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
THE EE INJURED HIS THUMB WHEN HE WAS RECEIVING TASK TRAINING TO OPERATE A JACK-LEG DRILL. THE INJURY OCCURRED AS THE EE WAS HELPING THE TRAINER CHANGE A DRILL STEEL. THE EE'S THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILLS STEEL RETAINER AND CHUCK AS IT WAS BEING CLOSED.
DUST AND/OR GRINDING MEDIA FELL OFF FACE SHIELD WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED IT AFTER GRINDING. EMPLOYEE FLUSHED EYE AND DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING BUT EYE BECAME IRRITATED LATER.
EE WAS DRILLING A RAISE ROUND WITH A STOPER. THE STEEL HUNG & HIS HAND BECAME TANGLED IN THE MACHINE & HE BROKE A FINGER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE STOPER HAD THE WRONG THROTTLE CONTROL VALVE HANDLE CAUSING A PINCH POINT.
EE & CREW WERE DRILLING BENCH ROUND IN SHAFT BOTTOM. LOOSE FALL FROM THE WEST WALL HITTING EE ON THE SIDE FORCING HIS FACE INTO THE DRILL MACHINE CAUSING DISABLING INJURIES - BROKEN HIP, PELVI S, FIBULA, RIBS, ANKLE - BRUISED LUNGS, RUPTUREDSPLEEN, HYPER EXTENDED KNEE, LOSS OF TEETH.
EE WAS JUST DEMOTED FROM SHIFT BOSS TO MINER ANDTHIS MUST BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR- TO EARLY TO TILL DR. HAS NOT DETERMINED EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO EE'S KNEE. WAS DRILLING FOR ROCK BOLT- STEEL INTERSECTED WITH EXISTING BOLT THE DRILL HUNG & TWISTED & EE TWISTED HIS KNEE TRYING TO HOLD ON.
THE MINER HAD AN UNCLE PASS AWAY & WAS NOT FOCUSED ON HIS JOB. EE IS GOOD EXPERIENCED MINER WHO WORKS SAFE, USES PPE SAFETY RULES & REGS & COMPLIANCE. HE REACHED DOWN TO TURN ON AIR, & VALVE O N THE MACHINE WAS OPENED. MACHINE SURGED FORWARD & EE DUCKED OUT OF THE WAY, TWISTING KNEE & CAUSING KNEE SPRAIN.
DRILLING WITH JACKLEG FROM THE SILL FOR SHORT 24" PIN HOLES LOSS DOWPAD AT HOLE COLLAR FOLLOWED DRILL STEEL DOWN AND STRUCK LOSS EE LEFT HAND LACERATIONS AND FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER. RETURNED TO WORK ON REGULAR SCHEDULED SHIFT.