EE WAS DRILLING BEING TRAINED-HE WAS PULLING OUT OF A HOLE IN THE BACK, MACHINE WENT OVER CENTER AND FELL. HE HAD HIS HAND BETWEEN FORWARD PART OF DRILL END LEG AND WAS PINCHED WHEN THE MACHIN E JACK KNIFED.
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Showing all 8DRILLING BACK OF STOPE WHEN HE BLEW THE HOLE HE GOT SOMETHING IN R EYE EYE MOVED IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS SCRATCHING IT
I.NAME WAS LEANING THE BUZZIE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE DRILLING THE EAST END OF THE STOPE. THE ANGLE AND WEIGHT OF THE MACHINE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PINCHED NERVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON SOME STEEL FOR A GUARD WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON, BUT WAS NOT USING THE FULL FACE SHIELD THAT WAS AVAILABLE.
EMPL WAS DRILLING & ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK & WENT BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES & BROW STIRKING RIGHT EYE.
LEAD MINER WAS DRILLING GETTING READY TO CHANGE STEEL AIR GOOSENECK THREADED OUT OF MACHINE AND WHIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM ON R SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING A ROCKDRILL AGAINST THE RIB. HIS COAT CAUGHT ON THE DRILL AND HIS LEFT WRIST WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRILL AND THE RIB.
CLEANING OUT LAUNDER ON THE NORTH END OF THE WEST BALL MILL. REACHED INTO TROUGH TO REMOVE DEBRIS ROCKS WITH SCREWDRIVER AND BALL MILL INLET TRUNION STUD CAUGHT GLOVE ON BACK AND PULLED UNDERN EATH.