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Employee washing the cement floor of underground drill station and was pricked in the right middle finger by a piece of wire braiding protruding from the connection end. Prescription drugs were administered to combat blood poisoning.
Miner bent over filling the oiler of a jackleg drill when the drill fell over striking the miner in the back of the head. Miner did not report incident to management until 05/01/08. Doctor prescribed prescription muscle relaxer
Installing 6 inch diameter x 20 foot long steel air line. Pipe slid out of pipe hanging cradle and struck right arm. X-ray 03/12/08 showed no fractures and employee was given a full duty return to work release. On 04/03/08 a MRI revealed a tear in the bi-cep muscle requiring surgery to repair. First shift missed 04/04/08
Electrician installing electrical cable. Went home at the end of shift 02/16/08 and on 02/17/08 his back was hurting and went to the clinic where he was given presciption drugs for pain. On 02/18/08 electrician went to his chiropractor where his L-5 disc was realigned. Electrician returned to work on his next scheduled shift 02-20-08 with a full duty release.
EE was drilling with a jackleg, lost his footing, slipped and thought he pulled a muscle. It did not bother him until 2/5/08, when he noticed a lump. EE went to the doctor on days off. The doctor told him it was a hernia on 2/11/08.
Small piece of rock lodged on miner's left eye. Miner went to the clinic 10/30/07 where the Dr. swabbed the particle out of eye and applied a prescription antbiotic to the eye.
Miner operating an EJC 416D haul truck on 03-Sept-07. Brakes set suddenly and he bunped his left elbow on the operators cab. On 04-Sept-07 miner reported the elbow swelling. Miner was trasported to the clinic where an infection was determined to be the culprit. Prescription anti-biotic given to treat the infection.
Cut hand while cutting jacket off fiber optic cable when the knife slipped and cut top of left hand. Medical treatment - stitches.
Miner unplugging the conveyor on the apron of the Dosco MK2BP #103 roadheader when a rock fell, slid down the cutting boom and struck him in the right hip dislocating the right femur bone.
Mechanic troubleshooting the vacuum system on a Fletcher roof bolter serial #2006500. Mechanic got his left middle finger caught between the drill bit and rock and recieved a laceration to the left third finger requiring 5 sutures to close.
Surface construction employee was helping erect steel sets at the mine portal. He was installing a 3 foot by 2 inch diameter spacer pipe between two sets of steel and caught his left thumb between the pipe and steel set. He received a laceration that required sutures.