VICTIM WAS DRILLING PIN HOLE WITH JACK LEG. JACKLEG SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN LEG & HAMMER OF JACK LEG. HE HAS A CHIPPED BONE AND SMALL FRACTURE OF THE LEFT THUMB.
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Showing all 10EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LARGE ROCKS, COLLARING HOLE ON HANGING WALL, WHEN MACHINE SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE FELL AS MACHINE WENT DOWN AND RECEIVED CONTUSION ON LEFT KNEE.
WHILE PULLING DRILLING MACHINE FROM HOLE EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RT ABDOMINAL MUSCLE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING WITH LHD MACHINE AND DUST OR SMALL ROCK FROM MUCK GOT IN EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN STOPE. WHEN HE MOVED LINER ACROSS PART OF DRILLING MACHINE SETUP, THE MACHINE ROCKED AND SMASHED FINGER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HIS STEEL GOT STUCK AND HE COULDNT PULL IT OUT WHEN HE TURNED TO GRAB A WRENCH TO PULL IT THE STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN STEEL AN D DRILLING MACHINE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MUCKING MACHINE WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED DOWN MUCK PILE AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 22 EIMCO MUCKER. HE HOOKED THE MUCKER BUCKET INTO THE LEFT RIB CAUSING MACHINE TO TIP OVER AND PIN LEFT FOREARM BETWEEN MUCKER AND RIB.
EMP WAS PULLING DRILLING MACHINE OUT OF HOLE AND FELT PAIN IN RT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A RAISE ROUND WHEN THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF THE STOPER AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES FOOT