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Miner was assisting at the face opening anfo bags for loading a round, a pressurized anfo pot was being used. The pot ran out of anfo the miner loading the round lost his grip on the hose; the hose then whipped back and struck the miner opening the anfo bags in the face lacerating his upper lip.
Miner using jackleg, strain back. Did not report accident to supervisor till off site in Colorado. Saw doctor in home state on May 13th and was reported as workers comp claim.
Mill Operator placed his hand in a pinch point and his left hand got caught in between two pieces of metal
ee was welding and foreign material fell off of his welding mask and entered his eye.
Miner was bolting and the leg extended rapidly. The miner tried to catch the machine and got his hand in between the wall and the handle of the machine.
While using a table saw to cut 4" x 4" blocks of wood, the wood kicked back. The block hit his left thumb, pushing back. The thumb was broken, requiring surgury to repair. Security(contractor) was assigned the duties of safety and reporting. A safety audit identified this accident as not being filed at the proper time.
Employee was welding and grinding throughout the day. A particle lodged in his left eye and was irritated.
Employee states while drilling a 53 degree up hole the over shot released the tube and the tube struck employee in the chest