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Employee developed welders flash (Photokeratitis) to their eyes when welding.
Employee stated that EE was tramming the D9 dozer when the park brake inadvertently became engaged causing EE to jolt EE's back. The employee completed shift and as EE stepped onto the mantrip, EE stated EE felt pain in lower back. The employee was taken to the ER and determined EE had a strain. The machine was inspected, and no deficiencies were found.
The employee was installing a roof bolt and the bolt came out of the drill chuck near the top. As the employee attempted to get the bolt back into the drill wrench, employee got a finger caught between the wrench resulting in a laceration.
Employee was drilling a hole in the mine roof to install a roof bolt and as employee was retrieving the drill steel out of the hole employee placed hand on the drill steel as it was spinning.