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THE EMPLOYEE WALKED THROUGH THE BACK DOOR OF THE SHOP WHILE SOMEBODY WAS WELDING ON THE STAMLER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHAFT, BELOW THE POCKET ON THE 1548 L. AIR HOSE SNAPPED OFF OF THE HAMMER (NUT BROKE), WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HAMMER FACING IT . HIS SAFETY LINE WAS ATTACHED OVER HIS HEAD AND TO THE LEFT OF THE HAMMER; CAUSING LINE TO RUN OVER LEFT SHOULDER; WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS; SAFETY LINE H
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING THE 353 DRAWPOINT; A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE STOPE AND HIT HIM AND HIS HAND.
MUCKING 1600 LEVEL WITH 8 YD LOADER. VENTILATION WAS INADEQUATE CAUSING AIR TO GET VERY SMOKEY AND STALE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND BOLTING BACK WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE & LEG.
DRILLING IN 1620 SHAFT ACCESS DRILLER AND HELPER NO;TICED AIR WAS BAD CONT WORKING UNITL BECAME ILL AND HAD DIFF. BREATHING AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE BROUGHT TO SURFACE.
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEADY THE BULL GEAR COVER AS IT WAS BEING LAID DOWN ON THE FLOOR WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE. THE COVER SPUN SUDDENLY CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
BLASTER WEREE BLOWING HOLE CLEAN ON 1152 LEVEL 420 E ROW OPERATION WAS GOING PROPERLY UNTIL THEY LOST AIR TO BLOWPIPE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT NO AIR WAS BEING FED TO 1152 THEY DID NOT KNOW TH AT BLOWPIPE WAS PLUGGED. AT THAT POINT EMPL PULLED UPON PIPE IT BECAME UNPLUGGED & PIPE & CUTTING ROCKETED OUT OF HOLE STRIKING EMPL IN HEAD.
WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH AND SLAG HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING DITCH WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT BECAME LODGED IN LEFT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A LINER BOLT ON 2 GRINDING MILL. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING OFF LINER BOLTS ABOUT 8 FT AWAY SOME SLAG CAME FROM BEHIND THE INJURED AND GOT AROUND HIS SAFETY GL ASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE JACKLEG DRILL TO DRILL AN UPHOLE FOR ROCKBOLTING ON THE 880 DECLINE. THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF THE CHUCK AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. HE SUSTAINED A SERIOUSLY B RUISED FOOT AND EXPECTED TO BE OFF WORK FOR TWO WEEKS.
1 IN AIR HOSE W5S NOT CONNECTED TO JUMBO MAIN AIR VALVE WAS TURNED ON AND HOSE END STURCK EMPLOYEE IN RT CHEEK CAUSING CUT 6 STITCHES
WORKING IN AN A9EA THAT A WELDER WAS ARC-AIRING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND MUST HAVE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.
ROCKBOLTING AND3SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE ABOVE EYE.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING ROCK PICK MACHINE WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED OFF ROCK AND JARRED MACHINE. ALSO JARRED BACK.
I NAME AND HIS 1ARTNER HAD JUST STARTED DRILLING WHEN A 5 1/2 IN DRILL ROD WHICH HAD BEEN LEANING AGAINST THE RIB FELL AND LNADED ON HIS FOOT
EMPLOYEE ATTEMP7ED TO BAR DOWN LOOSE ROCK ROCK WOULD NOT COME DOWN WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BOLT (WHILE ROCKBOLTING) THE ROCK DID COME DOWN
HE WAS ROCK BOL7ING ON THE 650 LEVEL AND WAS DRILLING HOLES WITH THE JACKLEG. A SLAB REELED OFF AND SLID DOWN THE JACKLEG STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG
THE JUMBO DRILL3WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE.THE HOSE BROKE LOOSE AND THE END OF THE HOSE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE KNEE.HE RECEIVED BRUISES AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO HIS KNEE.
THE EMP WAS WOR5ING AT THE 1020 LEVEL HANGING POWER CABLE. A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK WAS KNOCKED OFF THE BACK BY THE LOADER BUCKERT. THE PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT FOOT
THE INJURED WAS3DRILLING PIN HOLES ON THE 1284 LEVEL WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED 14 STITCHES.
INJ EMPL WORKIN1 IN SURFACE SHOP GRINDING PIECE OF METAL AND PIECE FLEW UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS WEARING.SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BECAME IMBEDDED IN EYE WHICH REQ REMOVAL BY DR.
I.NAME WAS USIN1 THE JACKLEG DRILL AND DRILLING PIN HOLES IN THE BACK WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE, CAUSING THE JACKLEG TO JUMP STRIKING HIM IN THE KNEE CAP
I.NAME WAS ROCK3BOLTING ON THE 650 LEVEL & WAS DRILLING HOLES WITH THE JACKLEG A SLAB PEELED OFF AND SLID DOWN THE JACKLEG STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG
I.NAME WORKING 2N DIAMOND DRILL.HELPER WAS REMOVING RODS FROM HOLE.AS RODS SLIPPED DRILL OPERATOR STARTED TO LOWER DRILL HEAD TO CATCH RODS.I.NAME HAD PLACED HAND BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND JAWS A ND WAS CAUGHT B9TWEEN THEM.
PIPE FITTING ON JUMBO BROKE BLOWING FOREIGN PARTICLES IN EYES.
MAN WAS ROCKBOLTING AND JACKLEG KICKED BACK CAUSING MINER TO LOOSE BALANCE & TRIP OVER RAIL RESULTING IN BROKEN LEFT LEG
MINER WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN ROCK POPPED OFF RIB AND STRUCK MAN IN LEFT COLLAR BONE CAUSING LACERATION
INJURED MAN WAS ROCKBOLTING WITH SPLIT SETS-AFTER DRIVING BOLT HE WAS PULLING ON DRILL, IT CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN DRILL AND LEG, TEARING OFF THUMBNAIL & FRACTURING TIP OF THU MB.
MAN WAS BLOWING STATION FLOOR WITH 2" BLOW PIPE HE TURNED & WRENCHED BACK.
MINER WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN CHIP OF STEEL LANDED IN LEFT EYE. STEEL CHIP IMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.