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Employee was reaching down to light an empty bin. As ee did this ee rested left hand on the forklift mast, exposing left hand thumb. As the employee stood up the bin came up quickly hitting left hand thumb.
Employee was resetting a damaged post. Employee's partner noticed dribbling from the ceiling and yelled at employee to get out. Employee got up and started moving towards the opening. Slab fell from the ceiling and caught the employee underneath.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING LAGGING OVERHEAD WITH THEIR PARTNER. IT WAS A 3X12X6 TIMBER. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HOLD OF THEIR END AND IT HIT THEM ON TOP OF THEIR HARD HAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SKID STEER AND WAS MIXING MATERIAL IN THE BAY AREA OF THE ALPINE MILL. THE BUCKET ON THE SKID STEER WAS FULL OF MATERIAL AND TIPPED FORWARD CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT EMPLOYEE'S HEAD ON THE INTERIOR OF THE SKID STEER. EMPLOYEE HAD A CONCUSSION AND CUT ON EMPLOYEE'S NOSE.
Employee was adding a bag to the scale and when EE stepped off EE twisted EE's left ankle.
Employee was removing core out of a drill rod. Repetitive motion caused pain in his right shoulder
EMPLOYEE WAS TYING IN A ROUND OF DYNAMITE. WAS LOOKING UP AND SMALL ROCKS FELL FROM THE CEILING INTO HIS RT. EYE. THE ROCKS HAD PRELL ON THEM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD SMALL DEBRIS IN HIS EYE AND A SCRATCH, BURN ON THE EYEBALL. EXPERIENCED BLURRY VISION OUT OF THE RIGHT EYE.
Employee was chipping material when he was hit in the back of the neck with a slab. The slab was approximately 1 ft in diameter.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBER (200-300 LBS) TIMBER IN A STOPE AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT REPORT IT TILL MAY 14 WHEN IT DID NOT GET BETTER.
Employee was cutting wood on a table saw. Reached back and grabbed the unfinished end of the wood and received a sliver in her rt hand.
Employee was drilling a round for blasting. Working in a raise. Employee was standing on a man made platform when big rocks dislodged and broke the platform causing the employee to fall 10 ft
Taking the wire off of mucker to place in a bucket-cut wrist
Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against employee's left leg
Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against the employees rt leg and foot
Employee was bending over and twisted to turn on a water valve.
BOLTING IN HEADER WITH JACKLEG, DEBRIS IN EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING 7 RODS WHEN THEY FELL OUT OF HIS HANDS. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON HIS SAFETY GLOVES AND FELT A SPIDER BITE HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND
employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a drill bit of a drill steel. Piece of sledgehammer lodged into employee's chest area.
Employee was breaking apart rock with 2 hammers. The hammer chipped and lodged into the employees left forearm.
Grinding and bolting underground and at the end of the day felt something in the left eye.
employee was hooking up the blow pipe to clean out drill holes
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING GROUND CONDITIONS AND HAD HIS BACK TO A WALL WHEN A ROCKSLAB APPROXIMATELY 20 PDS PEELED OFF THE WALL AND PUSHED HIM TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STEP AWAY BUT THE SLAB CAUGHT HIM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE AUGER WITH HER RIGHT HAND WHEN HER FINGERS WERE CAUGHT
While working to correct faults in electronics of a Sullivan air compressor something caused the electric control panel to explode causing severe burns on the hands and face.
We were pulling out tube and started laying it onto tube rack when the over shot popped off the retriever point causing tube to fall. Other end of tube came up and hit employee on side of cheek. He then fell to the ground. He was unconscious for a few seconds.
Miner was installing 5' split set rockbolts. He had pushed the bolt up into the back hole and went to push the bolt into the hole with the jackleg drill, when the bolt with the plate and mat fell down, hitting the miner in the mouth.