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EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG FULLY EXTENDED THE JACKLEG BEGAN TWISTING & THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE JACKLEG INJURY WAS 02-27-95 DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 03-2295 WHEN EMP LOYEE WAS SEEN BY A CHIROPRACTOR
DURING BOLTING AND COLLARING A HOLE, LOOSE ROCK FELL ON THE EE'S RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TREATED AT CLINIC ON 2-6-95. RECEIVED 3 STITCHES ON THE DORSUM OF THE RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS INSTALLING SPLIT SET ROCK BOLTS WITH A GARDINIER DENVER JACKLEG. WHILE REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE, EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND CONTROL OF JACKLEG. THE JACKLEG STRUCK EE ON LEFT KNEE. E E WAS TREATED AT MEDICAL CLINIC AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG IN THE 990 DRIFT A ROCK CAME OFF THE BACK & HIT HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING THE JACKLEG THE ROCK BROKE HIS SECOND DISTAL METACARPAL BONE ON H IS LEFT HAND TH ERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF SWELLING WITH IT
EE WAS INSTALLING GROUND SUPPORT WHEN A ROCK CAME LOOS STRIKING HIM ON THE MOUTH, CUTTING LIP & BREAKING FRONT TOOTH. EE WAS SEEN AT INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC., WHERE HE REC'D 2 STITCHES. DENTAL WORK IS SCHEDULED.
EE WAS INSTALLING A 6' SPLIT SET BOLTS WITH A JACKLEG IN THE 983 N. HEADING. THE LEG ON THE MACHINE STUCK SO HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE HANDLE TO FREE IT. THE LEG JUMPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT HIS RIGHT EYELID CUTTING IT. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC & RECIEVED 3 STITCHES ON RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE TASK OF INSTALLING FROUND SUPPORT WITH BOLTER. 6' SPLIT SET HUNG UP IN WIRE MESH REQUIRING MANUAL ADJUSTMENT. THE SPLIT SET BOLT FELL FREE OF WIRE & CUT THE MID DLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKENTO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC RECEIVED 7 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE IS A SUPERVISOR CROSS TRAINING IN UNDERGROUND MINING.
HE WAS BEING LOWERED INTO AN OVERFLOW TANK WHEN HIS SAFETY ROPE BROKE HE FELL 2+03 FT & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING FROM A SCISSOR LIFT. HE WAS DRIVING A BOLT IN WITH A JACKLEG. WHEN THE JACKLEG KICKED OUT, THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER AND THE BOLT TO COME OUT AND THE DRILL TO FALL. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE DRILL WRENCHED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GROUND SUPPORT WITH A JACKLEG WHILE COLLARING THE HOLES THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTOR OF THIS MACHINE AS THE MACHINE STARTED TO FALL HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL IN HIS AT TEMPT HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE JACKLEG & HIS RIB THIS EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC & PLACED ON RESTRICTION DUTY FOR A SHIFT
GRINDING LINE #1 WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT. THE MILL MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE XXXXX PUMP #1. PUMP #2 WAS PLUGGED AND SEVERAL OPERATORS WERE TRYING TO CLEAR IT USING "FLUSH WATER". THE VOLUME OF WATER USED FORCED THE CHECK VALVES OPEN ALLOWING WATER AND SLURRY TO BACKFLUSH INTO PUMP #1. AS THE MATERIAL ENTERED THE PUT IT BEGAN TO ROTATE MOMENTARILY PINCHING THE HAD OF THE M
AFTER REMOVING DRILL STEEL, THE DRILL PIVOTED DOWNWARD PINNING EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN THE LEG & DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY CLINIC WHERE HE RECIEVED 4 OR 5 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING THE DECLINE WITH A JACKLEG WHEN A ROCK CAME OFF THE RIB & HIT HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS A MINOR INJURY AT THE TIME. ON 5-13-93 EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO HA VE HIS ANKLE X-RAYED. HE WAS SENT TO INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL GROUP IN LAS VEGAS & WAS DIAGNOSED AS CELLULITUS OF FOOT. EE WAS REPORTED OFF WORK FOR 1WEEK & WILL BE RECEIVING THERAPY.
EE WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM CUTTING EDGE OF LOADER BUCKET HOLDING BOLT WITH LEFT HAND USING IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE THE NUT THE BOLT SPUN AROUND CUTTING HIS PALM EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE BEATTY CLINIC WHERE HE RECIEVED 15 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING AT THE DECLINE WHEN A 4" ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BACK & GRAZED THE INNER PART OF HIS UPER RIGHT ARM CAUSING A CUT. HE WAS TAKEN & TREATED AT THE BEATTY CLINIC WHERE HE R ECEIVED 9 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A GRINDER WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION A PIECE OF METAL BECAME EMBEDED IN HIS EYES EMPLOYES SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC MANAGEMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF T HE INCIDENT UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER
BOLTING IN 918 WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN LEFT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN ATLAS COPCO DOUBLE BOOM JUMBO, WHILE OPERATING THE DRILL, A SMALL LEAK DEVELOPED IN A HYDRAULIC HOSE. INSTEAD OF SHUTTING THE DRILL DOWN FOR REPAIRS, THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE DRILL. ON 9/14/92 THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINK FOR A RESPIRATOR INFECTION AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 DAY.
CLEARING A PLUGGED DOWN COMER WITH AIRLANCE STRAINED LOWER BACK
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN FINISHED DRILLING HOLE HE WAS TAKING OUT THE DRILL & A ROCK (FIRST STEEL) DISLODGED FROM BEHIND THE MAT & STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE EE WENT TO UMC HOSPITAL FROM THE BEATT Y CLINIC
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG INSTALLING WIRE MESH.SMALL ROCK CAME OUT OF BACK,THROUGH MESH,STRUCK THE JACKLEG AND THEN HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH,LOOSENING HIS FRONT TOOTH.EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DENTIST FOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 01-16-92.ON 01-24-92 EMPLOYEE HAD A ROOT CANAL ON THE TOOTH.EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
THEY WERE PULLING CONCAVES OUT OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER BY USING A HAMMER ON THE ROCK PIT. THE ROCK PICK STARTED TO HAMMER AND BUSTED OFF A PIECE OF METAL WHICH HIT HIS LEFT LEG 6" ABOVE THE KNE E. HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES.
EMPL WAS BOLTING WHEN HE TURNED LEG FEED ON DRILL STINGER KICKED OUT & DRIVER IN CHUCK FELL ON ANKLE & LEG.
HELPING CO WORKER PULL PC OF L STEEL THROUGH PRESS PULLED METAL POPPED HIS L ELBOW
EMPL TIGHTENING FLANGE BOLTS ON PUMP DISCHARGE WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON THE NUT AND OPEN END WRENCH ON BOLT.THE OPEN END WRENCH PULLED WHEN BOLT TIGHTENED PINCHING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND .EMPL WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SHOVEL LIP WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM A COWORKERS GRINDER FLEW IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND IMBEDDED INTO HIS EYE.
THE EE WAS USING A AIR HOSE IN THE MAINTENCANCE SHOP WHILE BENDING OVER USING THE AIR HOST THE EE COULD PEEL HIS LONG BACK TIGHTEN MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS TIDEN BY A CHIROPRACTOR ALL X RAYS WERE READ AS NEG AND NO WORK TIME WAS LOST.
EMPL NOTIFIED ADMIN SUPT THAT PROBLEMS WERE OCCURRING WITH NUMBNESS IN HANDS & FOREARMS.ACTUAL INCIDENT DATE COULDNT BE DETERMINED.FIRST MEDICAL EVALUATION WAS 12-19-90. DR DIDNT FEEL THIS WAS RELATED.2ND EVALUATION ON 1-9-91 DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT INJURY WAS DETERMINED AS JOB RELATED INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR TO BLOW THE DUST OUT OF A HOOD WHEN SOME DEBRIS FLEW INTO HER EYE EYE PROTECTION WAS IN PLACE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX USING A SHOP DRILL PRESS. THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT IN THE THIN METAL OF THE BOX, PULLING IT OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S GRASP AND CAUSING INJURY. WORK PIECE WAS NOT PROPERLY CLAMPED TO THE DRILL PRESS TABLE. THE INJURY REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO THE PALM OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL PLATING WITH A CUTTING TORCH. AFTER CUTTING THROUGH THE STEEL PLATE, A PIECE OF THE MATERIAL FELL AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT FOR EARM. THE INJURY SUSTAINED WAS A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEFT FOREARM AND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO WORK ON IT. AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE SAFETY PINS OUT HE ASKED A HELPER TO MOVE ONE OF THE LEVERS ON THE PANEL TO GET PRESSURE OF RAM. IT MOVED TOO FAST AND HIS FINGERS WERE IN BETWEEN END OF RAM AND THE ROD. IT BROKE MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
MOVING BAG WITH CRANE USING HAND CONTROL BOX. BAFG MOVING THE EMP. PINNED AGAISNT CONCRETE WALL HAND CONTROL CAUGHT BETWEEN EMP AND BAG OF CARBON LOCKING IT UP LIFTED HIM OFF FEET UNTIL ABLE TO FREE SELF SPLINT PLACED ON FINGER FROM CLINIC