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EE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL CLAMPED IN A VICE USING A HANDHELD SIDE GRINDER. THE SIDE GRINDER "KICKED BACK" AND THE BACKSIDE OF THE GRINDER (SIDE OPPOSITE THE GRINDING WHEEL) HIT THE E E'S GOGGLES AND NOSE. THE GOGGLES PRESSED AGAINST THE EE'S NOSE ON IMPACT AND LACERATED AN AREA ACROSS THE ARCH OF HIS NOSE.
TRYING TO GET ROD TAP IN DROPED STRING OF RODS HAND WAS IN THE WAY WHEN PIPE WENT THROUGH THE ROD HOLDER. CUT MIDDLE FINGER.
WHILE INSTALLING LAST ROCK BOLT, MINER EXTRACTING MACHINE (DRILL). WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BACK STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF LEFT WRIST AND HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT A PLUGGED CHUTE. A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE PLUG AND BOUNCED OFF THE PILE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL RODS FROM CORE DRILL AND PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND DRILL SLIDE. WHEN DRILL WAS REVERSED TO UNSCREW THE ROD, IT PINCHED HIS HAND REQUIRING STITCHES TO THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHING ROCK BUT WAS STANDING OUTDIDE CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM. A BOULDER WITH A CABLE BOLT CAME OFF FEEDER INTO JAW. AS BOULDER ROLLED INTO JAW THE CABLE BOLT WHIPPED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOIST WITH METAL HOOK TO FREE LODGED ROCK IN A SHAKER FEEDER. THE HOOK WOULD NOT CATCH IN THE JAM SO THE EMPLOYEE GRASPED THE SHEAVE BLOCK TO GUIDE THE HOOK INTO THE ROCK JAM. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO RAISE THE HOIST, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BY THE CABLE DRAGGING IT INTO THE SHEAVE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MUCKING THE HAULBACK STULL PULLED OUT HITTING HIM IN THE RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE PLACED LADDER AGAINST BEAM CUT BOLTS OFF BEAM WAS NOT SECURED THE BEAM FELL CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOLDING DRILL STEEL AT AFCE WHEN A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 20LBS FELL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE DRILL STEEL.THE COMPANY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE EMPLOY EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES UNTIL 05-12-92.
EE STATED THAT WHILE MUCKING THE HAULBACK STULL PULLED OUT HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING AN 18" CIRCLE FROM AN1/2" SHEET OF STEEL PLATE WITH A CRICLE LINE TORCH. JUST BEFORE THE CUT WAS FINISHED THE EMPLOYEES SECRURED THE LINE TORCH FROM FALLING THROUGH THE HOLE BY BOTH THEM GRABING HOLD OF THE TORCH. ONE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT BENEATH THE STEEL PLATE, WHEN THE CUT WAS FINISHED THE 18" CIRCLE FELL THROUGH STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HI
EE STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING OVERHEAD IN A CUTOUT, A SLAB OF ORE CAME DOWN HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE RT ARM THEN TO HIS LEFT WRIST & HAND
FOREIGN BODY IN THE LEFT EYE.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE THE OBJECT ENTERED HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A CUT LEFT EAR WHEN THE SLUSHER CABLE THREW A ROCK AT HIM HITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD RECEIVED 2 STITCHES IN LEFT EAR
USING DRILL PRESS BIT HUNG , PLATE SPUN AROUND CUTTING EMP FINGER
EE WAS SUPERVISOR MOLD BOARD REPLACEMENT ON A CATERPILLAR SCRAPER. ONE EE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE HEAD OF THE BOLT BEGAN TO SLOWLY TURN AND THE EE GRABBED THE BOLT HEAD WITH HIS HAND TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE BOLT AT THAT MOMENT THE BOLT HEAD BEGAN TO TURN AT HIGH SPEED CUTTING HIS FINGERS.
THE CREW WAS ADDING A LENGTH OF DRILL PIPE TO DRILL THE HOLE DEEPER WHEN HE TOOK THE CLAMP OFF, THE PIPE FELL ON HIS FINGER. EE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CUT OFF THE 2ND JOINT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A DRILL STEEL ON THE CENTER MACHINE OF A THREE BOOM GARDNER DENVER JUMBO WITH THE ROTATION MOTOR RUNNING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE THREADS DID NOT MESH CAUSING THE STEEL TO FLOP OVER STRIKING THE RIGHT THUMB OF THE EMPLOYEE AND PINNING IT BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE GUIDE SHELL OF THE MACHINE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EE RUNNING A SLUSHER WHEN AN EYEBOLT BROKE, CAUSING A SHEAVE TO HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING ON A STOPER MACHINE. (LIGHT DUTY).
EMPL STATED WHEN MUCKET BUCKET CAUGHT RIB IT CAUSED MUCKER TO TIP OVER PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRILLING AN EYE BOLT H OLE WHEN THE STOPER MACHINE SLIPPED & HE WENT WITH IT & PULLED A MUSCLE & BROKE A RIB
EMPL STATED HE SAT TOO CLOSE TO DRAGLINE & SLUSHER BUCKET CAME SIDEWAYS HITTING HIM ON RIGHT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WENT BACK TO PULL SLACK ON THE CABLE, SOMETHING BUMPED THE LIGHT SWITCH TURNING IT ON. THE SLUSHER OPERATOR STARTED UP AND WHEN THE BUCKET CAME UP HE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND EITHER THE SHEAVE OR THE HAULBACK, CUTTING OFF 3/4" OF HIS RING FINGER AND SMASHING THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
BULL HOSE BLEW APART AT THE CONNECTION STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING, HE SET THE DRILL DOWN TO PULL OUT A STEEL, WHEN HE WENT TO PICK THE DRILL UP THE THROTTLE WAS STILL ON (IN THE 1ST NOTCH) AND THE MACHINE PUSHED HIS HAND A CROSS SHARP ROCKS CUTTING THE KNUCKLE ON HIS INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. (3 STITCHES IN FINGER)
EMPL STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING A FOOT WALL PIN CAME OUT CAUSING BOTH HIM AND THE MACHINE TO FALL TO THE BULKHEAD OF THE MANWAY AND THE STINGER OF THE MACHINE PENETRATED HIS L FOOT BROKE 4TH T OE L FOOT
HELPING DRIFTCREW AIR HOSE BLEW APART AT SPLICE HIT L FOOT BRUISING IT.
EMPLOYEE BUMPED ELBOW ON ROLL OVER PROTECTION EQUIPMENT OF JUMBO DRILL WHILE TURNING AROUND IN DRILL.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK STARTED HURTING AS HE WAS DRILLING STOPE FACE. (CHIROPRACTOR)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SHOP CUT OFF SAW, REMOVED PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE, DROPPED THE PIPE. THE PIPE BOUNCED UP HITTING EMPLOYEES FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING IN A RAISE, THE CABLE FROM THE SLUSHER DISLODGED A ROCK, THAT CAME DOWN THE RAISE HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN THE SLUHSER HE WAS RUNNING GOT PULLED OUT OF PLACE HE WAS PULLED ALONG WITH IT HURTING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CUTTING OFF A BOLT UNDER THE DRYER FEED BELT A HOT PIECE OFSLAG FELL INTO HIS EAR.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE USING ANAIR WRENCH HE REACHED OUT TO THE LEFT SIDE AND GOT A SEVERE MUSCLE SPASM, INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLED PRELL GUN SUCTION PIPE OUT OF THE SACK. HIS PUARTNER REVERSED THE FLOW OF AIR CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, CUTTING HIS LIP AND INJURING A FRONT TOOTH.
FELLOW EMPL GRINDING,PIECE OF SOMETHING GOT IN HEYE.PRESCRIPTION.
EMP WAS CHANGIN1 DRILL STEEL WHEN A ROCK FROM THE RIB FELL HITTING HIM ON HEAD AND HAND, BRUISING AND CUTTING HAND
WHILE ROOF BOLT3NG A SMALL ROCK WAS FORCED FROM THE BACK OF THE EXPANSION OF THE BOLT. BRUISE TO HEAD.
MAN USING CUTTI3G TORCH INSIDE ZINC REGRIND BALL MILL FOR 6 HR. AFTER SHIFT HE COMPLAINED OF BURNING AND SORENESS IN HIS THROAT.
EMP STATED THAT3WHILE MUCKING UP AGAINST THE FAR RIB HE APPARENTLY PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE RAIL AND RAN OVER IT WITH THE MUCKING MACHINE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE DROPPED A ROCK DRILL ON HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD BARRED THE RIB AN D BROW OF A CUT OUT AND STARTED TO COLLAR A TOP DRILL HOLE WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK CAME DOWN THE DRILL STEEL AND HIT HIM.
EMPL GOT LEFT THUMB PINCHED BETWEEN ROCK DRILL AND LEG FOR DRILL.
EE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS NECK WHEN HE WAS JERKED BY A 300 I.R. STOPER AFTER THE DRILL STEEL BROKE.
WHILE MOVING A SCALING MACHINE IN REVERSE THE FRONT WHEELS STRUCK A BOULDER CAUSING THE REAR OF THE MACHINE TO RAISE OFF THE BOTTOM THIS ACTION CAUSED THE MAN TO BE THROWN ONTO THE BACK OF TH E SEAT
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING WITH A SCALING MACHINE THE SCALING TOOTH SLIPPED OFF OF THE SLAB CAUSING THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE. THE EMPLOYEES HEAD FLEW FORWARD STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD ON THE MACHINE
EMPLOYEE GET HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAVEL CENTEL HANDLE ON A 21 MUCKER AND THE HANGING WALL.