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EE lost balance while splitting a block and fell. EE was wearing working at heights protection, however EE's retractable failed to lock up. Before use inspection was conducted, it worked fine. Retractable has been put out of service.
The miner was working on uneven terrain and twisted knee
Conducting secondary breaking operations. When EE was pulling the wedges the stone broke and EE fell to a lower level fracturing and dislocating EE's ankle.
Tripped while pushing a piece of Curb and thigh hit a corner of a stone and caused a puncture of EE's upper thigh
Breaking Stone and fell between the stones and one stone rolled back onto EE's leg
Miner fell from highwall 14'6" to the lower level. Miner suffered 5 broken vertebrae and laceration to the back of head. Miner was ambulatory after the fall.
While handling the hand hammer drill and walking to EE's work area, EE slipped and fell on the ground. The hammer landed on EE's left hand, index finger.
Employee was removing drill steel (approx. 10 feet long) from a drill machine. He tripped on a rock with the steel in his hand. He tried to protect himself from the fall and upon impact the weight of the steel caused his left wrist to twist backwards.