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SMALL PIECE OF CLAY FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO A JACK LEG DRILL AND THE CLAY CAUGHT THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE JACK LEG. F RACTURE OF THE METACARPAL BONE IN THE RIGHT HAND
EMPL ROCKBOLTING WHEN STEEL SHANKED.LEG PRESSURE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN D HANDLE OF DRILL AND END OF STEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ANGLE IRON BRACING FROM AN OVERHEAD TRAVLING HOIST BEAM, WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND, WHEN BRACING WAS REMOVED, THE HOIST BEAM ROLLED OVER, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON INSTEP OF LEFT FOOT. CONTUSION TO INSTEP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING ROCKBOLTS WITH PLATES THROUGH CHAIN LINK FENCING. HE HAD DRILLED BOLT HOLE & WAS USING BOLT TO STRETCH FENCING WHEN BOLT SLIPPED ALLOWING PLATE TO STRIKE INJURED ON RIGHT L OWER LIP RESULTING IN 3/4" LACERATION WHICH DID NOT CUT THROUGH LIP.
EE WAS DRILLING USING JACK LEG DRILL WHEN THE JACK LEG BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE LEG FREE, AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING, WITH LEFT HAND ON HANDLE OF DRILL, SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BACK STRIKING MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
HE WAS INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS AND MATS IN 0210 STOPE. HE HAD DRILLED AND INSTALLED ONE BOLT AND DRILLED THE HOLE FOR THE SECOND BOLT. HE WAS USING THE DRILL WITH BOLT DRIVER TO HOLD UP THE MAT WHILE HE PLACED THE SECOND BOLT IN THE HOLE WHEN THE DRILL SLIPPED. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE AIR HOSE AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE SWING OF DRILL. HE LET IT FALL AND IN THE PROCESS THE JACK LEG TU
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING HOLE TO INSTALL ROCK BOLT, AS HE COLLARED THE HOLE A PIECE ABOUT 12"X12"X2" FELL FROM THE BACK CATCHING EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND HAMMER.
HE WAS FILLING AN OIL BARREL USING THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON THE LUBE VAN. THE AIR COMPRESSOR MOTORWAS N
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING. AS HE PULLED THE STEEL FROM THE HOLE A ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD, LACERATING THE UPPER LEFT PORTION OF THE FOREHEAD.
WHILE HOLDING SHOTCRETE HOSE, HOSE PLUGGED UP AND A SUDDEN BURST OF PRESSUR RELEASED AND CAUGHT HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELL BACKWARD AND HIS RIGHT HAND WAS STRUCK AGAINST A ROCK BY THE HOSE.
I.NAME AND I.NAME TAKING RADIATOR OUT OF MINE TRUCK 687 WITH AID OF HOIST.RADIATOR SWUNG FORWARD CATCHING FINGER AGAINST RADIATOR BRACKET.
GOOSENECT FITTING WHERE AIR HOSE ATTACHES TO ARITRACK DRILL UNSCREWED UNDER PRESSURE ALLOWING AIR HOSE TO WHIP STRIKING EE ON LEFT THIGH. SAFETY ROPE WAS ATTACHED BETWEEN AIR HOSE & GOOSENEC K FITTING.
I.NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING AN ACID LINE FROM A STORAGE TANK. WHEN I.NAME TURNED THE AIR PRESSURE ON TO UNPLUG THE LINE, THE VALVE BROKE AND SPRAYED ACID ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS F ACE AND HIS UPPER CHEST. (HE HAD DECIDED TO CHECK THE VALVE AFTER PUTTING THE AIR PRESSURE INTO THE PIPE AND THAT IS WHEN THE VALVE BROKE.)
ACTUATOR WAS STUCK AND THEY REMOVED THE CAPS TO INSPECT PISTONS AFFIXED AIR TO ACTUATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE PISTONS FREE PISTONS BLEW OUT OF HOUSING HITTING MR VAN SELL ON LEFT FOREFINGER C CAUSING IT TO BE LACERATED AND ALSO DISLOCATED KNUCLE JOINT AND TEARING LIGAMENTS LOOSE
A MICRO SWITCH FAILED CAUSING SODIUM HYDROSULFIFDE TO BE ACCIDENTALLY ADDED TO AN ACIDIFIED PRECIPITATION TANK CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID AND OUR PROCESS LIQUOR THIS CAUSED THE GENERATION OF H2 S GA S
A MICOR SWITCH FAILED CAUSING SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE TO BE ACCIDENTLY ADDED TO AN ACIDIFED PRECIP. TANK CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID & OUR PROCESS LIQUOR. THIS CAUSED THE GECERATION OF H2S GAS.
A MICRO SWITCH FAILED CAUSING SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE TO BE ACCIDENTLY ADDED TO AN ACIDIFIED PRECIP. TANK CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID & OUR PROCESS LIQUOR. THIS CAUSED THE GENERATION OF H2S GAS.
A MICRO SWITCH FAILED CAUSING SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE TO BE ACCIDENTLU ADDED TO AN ACIDIFIED PRECIPITATION TANK CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID & OUR PROCESS LIQUOR. THIS CAUSED THE GENERATION OF H2S GAS
A MICRO SWITCH FAILED CAUSING SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE TO BE ACCIDENTLY ADDED TO AN ACIDIFIED PRECIPITATION TANK CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID & OUR PROCESS LIQUOR. THIS CAUSED THE GENERATION OF H2S GAS
A MICRO SWITCH FAILED CAUSING SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE TO BE ACCIDENTLY ADDED TO AN ACIDIFIED PRECIP. TANK CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID & PUR PROCESS LIQUOR. THIS CAUSED THE GENERATION OF H2S GAS.
A MICRO SWWITCH FAILED CAUSING SODIUM HYDROSULDI'*%'@'@% HYDROSULFIDE TO BE ACCIDENTLY ADDED TO ACIDIFIED PRECIP. TANK CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID & OUR PROCESS LIQUOR. THIS CAUSED THE GENERATION OF H2S GAS.