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April 10, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE REMOVING DRILL RODS TO REPAIR ROTARY HEAD A BROKEN PIECE OF CHAIN FELL FROM TOWER & HIT EEON LEFT LEG-CUTTING & BRUISING CALF AREA. THE WOUND IN HIS LEG WAS CLEANED AT AN ER A DRESSING W AS APPLIED & HE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY. HE RETD TO WORK IN AN RWA STATUS THE NEXT SCHEDULEDSHIFT

December 13, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD ON WET GLOVES & A WET SHIRT. HE GRABBED THE COLD DRILL PIPE. HIS GLOVES STUCK TO THE PIPE & IT WHIPPED HIM AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. IT PULLED & TORE MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER.

March 13, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

A TRUCK DRIVER HAD BCKED UNDER THE SHOVEL AND SPOTTED A BIT TOO FAR AWAY. WHEN THE SHOVEL ATTEMPTED TO LOAD THE TRUCK, THE SHOVEL ARM BANGED INTO THE SIDEBARD CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE ROCKED F ROM SIDE TO SIDE AND STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER HE WAS EXAMINED AT PENROSE ET ON 3/14 AND RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY. HE WAS RECHECKED AT.

January 1, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE HAD JUST STARTED AN INGERSOLL RAND DRILL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE AIR DRAIN VALVE ON THE AIR RECEIVER WHEN DIRT BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE ATTEMPTED TO IRRIGATE THE EYE, BUT WITH OUT SUCESS. AT THE MEDICAL CNTR AN IMBEDDED FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM THE CORNEA. ANTI BACTERIAL DROPS WERE APPLIED AND HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK. THE EYE WAS NOT PATCHED. SAFETY GLASSES WE

September 26, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

YEE WAS STEAM CLEANIGN THE FLOOR OF A HUAL TRUCK CAB. HE WA SOPERATING THE SPRAY AND WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND HOLDING THE HIGH PRESSURE WATER SUPPLY HOSE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN HE RELEASED THE TRIGGER ON THE WAND, HIGH PRESSURE WATER WAS INJECTED INTO HIS LEFT HAND FROM A HOLE IN THE HOSE BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY HSI SUPERVISOR OR REPAIR THE HOSE.

September 13, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS UNLOADING A DRILL HAMMER FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP WITH THE SANDLINE WINCH. WHEN HE TRIED TO STEADY THE HAMMER IN PLACE, THE MOMENTUM PUSHED HIS HAND INTO THE DRILL RIG, BREAKING THE TI P OF THE LEFT HAND RING FINGER AND REQUIRING 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

May 21, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WORKING OFF OF LADDER, USING TORCH TO CUT FASTENERS SO HE COULD CHANGE OUT TEFLON LINER ON GRIZZLEY SHUTE, THE LADDER SLIPPED, EE WHILE TRYING TO STABLIZE HIMSELF AND LADDER, PASSED TOR CH ACROSS LT. ARM JUST ABOVE WRIST RESULTING IN BURN INJURY. EE NEGLECTED TO TIE OFF LADDER AS REQUIRED BY SAFETY POLICIES.

January 5, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN THE PROCESS OF FABRICATING A HYDRAULIC HOSE, EE IMPROPERLY PERFORMED THE PROCEDURES FOR INSTALLING A FITTING ON A HOSE. THE DIE CAME OUT OF THE MACHINE, STRIKING HIS HEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EY E. FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED BACK TO WORK.

December 21, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by flying object

HE WAS USING AN AIR POWERED DIE GRINDER TO PREPARE A PIECE OF METAL FOR WELDING. AIR FROM THE DIE GRINDER BLEW DUST INTO HIS FACE AND UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. TWO PIECES OF FOREIGN MATERIAL W AS REMOVED FROM HIS LEFT EYE.

January 24, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING GINDER DRESSING DOWN STEEL CHUTE WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND THE WHEEL STRUCK EE IN THE CHIN. LACERATION 1-3/4" LONG. EE WAS NOT WEARING FACE SHELD AS REQUIRED BY CO.

January 6, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOOT CAUGHT IN ROTATING SHAFT OF HYDROMULCHER TANK. FRACTURED LOWER LEG BONES.

November 26, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB WHILE WORKING HIS DRILL. THE CUT WAS CAUSED BY A PIECE OF GLASS THAT WAS LEFT AFTER A FLOOD LIGHT WAS REPLACED. THE CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

June 11, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pikes Peak Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TREE CLEARING DUTIES. BMEPD HIS LEFT KNE EAGAISNT HTE SAW CHAIN RESULTING IN A SUPERFICAL LACERATION TO HIS KNEE.

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