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EE WAS DRIVING 50 TON ORE TRUCK OVER ROUGH ROAD & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. ALSO FELT POP IN BACK. THERE WERE POT HOLES IN THE ROADWAY. WENT TO DOCTOR & STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY 6/23/94, HE CONTI NUED THERAPY ON 6/27 & 6/30/94.
2 SHIFT EXTRA MEN WENT TO 62W56 STOPE TO PUT IN ROOF PINS. THEY PUT IN 36 PINS & STARTED TO PUT IN ANOTHER PIN IN LEFT CORNER. WHILE TIGHTENING PIN, A PIECE OF LOOSE BROKE FROM CORNER OF SLOPE & FELL IN BASKET OF #4 HYDRO-CARRIER HITTING ONE ON R FOOT. STOPE HAD BEEN MINE WITH SCALER & JUMBO, & PIN HOLES DRILLED- SIZE OF LOOSE- 36" X 22" X 6".
AT 9:15 AM, A BEARING WAS RUNNING HOT ON THE MOTOR END OF THE MG SET ARMATURE. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CHANGE THE ARMATURE. THE CHANGE OUT WAS STARTED AFTER MSHA AND WEST FORK WERE NOTIFIED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AND CALLS WERE MADE AT 6:00 PM THE SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING EMPTY PALLETS TO PREPARE TO SEND THEM TO SURFACE. AS HE PICKED UP A PALLET ND SWUNGIT ON THE 3 FT. HIGH STACK, HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED PHYSIC AL THERAPY ON 4-28-94.
ON 3-17-94 HALKINS COMPANY INSPECTED OUR ROPES AND FOUND THE COUNTERWEIGHT ROPE ON #31 SERVICE HOIST TO HAVE A LOST 10.1 %. A ROPE CHANGE WAS SCHEDULED FOR 8:00 AM ON 3-18-94 AND COMPLETED AT 2:00 PM SAME DAY. WEST FORK MINE WAS ON STANDBY MSHA WAS NOTIFIED ON 3-17-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUICING A LINER INTO PLACE IN CHUTE THAT FEEDS HYDROCONE CRUSHER. THE CHOKER HOLDING THE LINER UNHOOKED THE INSPECTION DOOR LATCH, & THE INSPECTION DOOR FELL FORWARD HITTING HIM I N THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRE THREE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING #22 ST8B MOVING A BOULDER PILE, WHILE TRYING TO RAISE AND DROP A BOULDER TO BREAK, THE REAR OF THE LOADER CAME OFF THE GROUND. OPERATOR DROPPED THE DIPPER CAUSING HIM TO LE AVE THE SEAT. WHEN THE REAR OF LOADER CAME DOWN, THE OPERATOR'S SEAT BOTTOM OUT RESULTING IN SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE STARTED THERAPY ON 3-31-94.
LOST ELECTRICAL POWER ON #36 PRODUCTION HOIST AT 10:20 PM. THE BRAKE LIMIT SWITCH HAD TAKEN THE HOIST DOWN. TWO ELECTRICIANS WERE CALLED INTO WORK. THEY FOUND BACK CONTACTORS AND FAULTY VALVES . MSHA WAS CALLED AT 10:50 PM. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND HOIST POWER WAS RESTORED AT 11:30 PM. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 11:35 PM.
EE PLACED PERSONAL TOOL BOX ON GATE DRIVE UNIT..ENTERED OFFICE VIA SHOP TO BACK SIDE OF RETRACTING SECURITY GATE. REACHED THROUGH AN OPENING WHERE WIRE WAS MISSING TO PICK UP TOOL BOX. GATE SUDDENLY OPENED PINCHING EE & DRUG HIM BETWEEN GATE AND FENCE BREAKING RIGHT LOWER LEG & INJURING LEFT SHOULDER LACERATION TO RIGHT EYE BROW.
LOST HOIST POWER ON #37 MAN HOIST AT 1:55AM THE HOIST BROKE LIMIT SWITCH TOOK THE HOIST DOWN THIS WAS CAUSED BY WATER IN THE AIR LINE MSHA WAS CALLED AT 2:20AM TWO ELECTRICIANS WERE CALLED IN TO BLEED THE AIR SYSTEM & MASKE ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIRS POWER WAS RESTORED & THE HOIST IN SERVICE AT 2:50AM MSHA WAS RECALLED AT 3:10AM
LOST HOIST POWER ON #36 PRODUCTION HOIST AT 1:50 AM. THE HOIST BRAKE LIMIT SWITCH HAD TAKEN THE HOIST DOWN. THIS WAS CVAUSED BY WATER IN THE AIR LINE. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 2:20 AM. TWO ELECTRICI ANS WERE CALLED IN TO BLEED THE AIR SYSTEM AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND REPAIRS. POWER WAS RESTORED AND THE HOIST IN SERVICE AT 2:40 AM. MSHA WAS RECALLED AT 3:10 AM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FUEL #46 GETMANSCALER AT FUEL STATION. HE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUEL NOZZLE ALL THE WAY IN THE TANK INLET WHEN HE TURNED THE FUEL ON. TIS CAUSED THE FUEL TO SPLASH BACK INTO HIS FACE. FUEL OIL SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO DR AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIBED OINTMENT FOR EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LOOSE ROCK FROM FACE HE WAS TO CHANGE WITH HIS LEFT HAND & WEIGHT OF ROCK MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGERNAIL. HE WENT TO DR. DRILLED A HOLE INTO THE NAIL TO LET PREASSURE OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING THE ANFO TANK ON HIS GETMAN CHARGING RIG. HE LIFTED A BAG OF ANFO AND TURNED TO POUR IT INTO THE ANFO TANK. THEN HE TURNED, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEE N BY DOCTOR ON 11-05-92. STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 10-29-93. WENT TO DOCTOR AGAIN ON 10-27-93. ON 1-18-94 HE WAS TOLD BY DOCTOR TO TAKE 24 TO 36 HOURS OFF WORK AND RECEIVED AN EPIDURAL BL
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE HAS RT WRIST PAIN & POSSIBLY CARPAL TUNNEL SNYDROME DR TREATED THE EMPLOYEE ON 01-13-94 & STA TED HE WULD LIKE TO TREAT HIM WITH WRIST SPLINTS & NON S TEROIDALS DOC STATED HE HAS A NEGATIVE PROVOCATIVE TEST FOR CARPAL TUNNEL EMPLOYEE IS TO RETURN TO DOC IN THREE WEEKS
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH UG SHOP AREA OF BUICK MINE. HE WALKED UP TO TRACTOR PARKED ON A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL ABOUT 4' X 8' X 3/8". AS EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE TRACTOR, THE DRIVER OF TRACTO R DROVE OFF. THE EMPLOYEE HAD PART OF HIS R FOOTUNDER THE EGE OF THE PLATE STEE. WHEN TRACTOR MOVED OFF, THE STEEL CAME DOWN OF TOP OF THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. EMPLOYEE INSTRUCTED TO USE ICE PACK
EE WAS FILLING FUEL TANK ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN THE FUEL HOSE NOZZLE JUMPED CAUSING FUEL TO SPLASH INTO THE EYES OF EE AND ON HIS FACE. DR GAVE EE OINTMENT FOR HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE BALL MILL FEED END LINERS WITH 1" IMPACT WRENCH. HE REPORTED FEELING PAIN WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK AS IMPACT WRENCH WAS LIFTED. EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT WORK ON 1/6/94. AS HE TURNED TO CLOSED THE CAR DOOR, HE SNEEZED & IMMEDIATELY HAD SERIOUS PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED TO DOCTOR AND DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF WORK 1/11 & 1/12,THEN START THERAPY
ON ROUTINE 14 DAY INSPECTION OF THE HOIST, ACCELERATED DETERIORATION OF THE OVERWIND ROPE WAS FOUND. THE ESCAPE HOIST WAS SET UP AND THE ROPE REPLACED. THE HOIST WAS BACK IN SERVICE AT 8:45 PM SAME DATE. THE TIME OF ACCIDENT LISTED ABOVE IS THE TIME THE HOIST WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE TO BEGIN ROPE CHANGE. THIS HOIST IS HTE NORMAL EESCAPE HOIST BUT THE MAN CAGE IS ON THE UNDERWI
HYDRAULIC HOSE RUPTURED SPRAYING OIL ON EMPLOYEE IN BASKET. EMPLOYEE SWUNG DOWN TO GROUND FROM BASKET (4 TO 5 FT) STRAINING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. INJURY PERSISTED UNTIL VERNIE WAS EVALUATED BY S PECIALIST 12-10-91 (DR. ). ARTHROGRAM SHOWED PROBABLY LARGE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR OF RIGHT SHOULDER.EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 11/1/93. HE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN ON 11-11-93 AND IS TAKING PHYSICAL
EE WAS RESETTING HANDLE ON TRASH TRUCK. THE HANDLE JERKED PULLING HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING STRAIN RESULTING IN BROKEN COLLAR BONE. HE WENT TO DR ON 10-21 AND AGAIN ON 10-26-93. STARTED LOSING TIME ON 10-26-93.
EE OPENED OVERHEAD DOOR TO HOIST ROOM WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THRU SAME DOOR, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON BOTTOM OF DOOR AND JAMMED HIS NECK. HE STARTS THERAPY ON 1-7-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO 5-GALLON CANS FULL OF DIESEL FUEL. HE TRIPPED ON A SMALL ROCK PROTRUDING THROUGH THE FLOOR GRATING. HE REACHED AND GRABBED THE HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDERS.HE STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 10-27-93.
SUBJECT DRIVER WAS SITTING IN HIS TRUCK UNTIL TRUCKS AHEAD OF HIM WERE LOADED. WHEN DRIVER DIDN'T PULL FORWARD FOR LOADING, ANOTHER DRIVER DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBJECT HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTA CK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP ROTATION OF A BAD ORDER FAN BLADES WITH A 4X4X3 WOODEN STICK. AS THE STICK CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE BLADES THE STICK KICKED BACK HITTING THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
INJURED USED A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT 12" X 48" PIECE OFF A FULL 4" X 8" STEEL PLATE. WHEN HE BURNED THROUGH, THE CUT PIECE FELL TO FLOOR, BOUNCED AND STRUCK INJURED ON FOOT. EMPLOYEE RETURNED T O DOCTOR ON 9-7 FOR SWELLING AND PAIN, RESULTING IN RESTRICTED RELEASE. HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 9-8-93.
EMPLOYEE AT SURFACE SERVICE HOIST PENTHOUSE WAS CLOSING AIR LINE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT ARM WENT THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOW. HE REQUIRED FOUR STITHCES.
AT 7:23AM LOW AIR PRESSURE WAS REPORTED ON #37 HOIST ON INSPECTION AN AIR VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AT 8:3AM A DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT THE HOIST DOWN & MAKE THE PROPER REPAIRS BY REPLACI NG THE OLD VALVE THE HOIST WAS BACK IN OPERATIONAT 10:00AM THE PROPER CALLS WERE MADE
HOIST LWER CONTACTOR HAD BADLY BURNED CONTACT SET CAUSING MOTOR TO SINGLE PHASE WHEN TRYING TO LOWER. CONTACTOR WAS REPAIRED AND HOIST RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 12 20 P.M. SAME DATE. PORTABLE ES CAPE HOIST WAS SET UP ON VENT SHAFT WHILE HOIST WAS DOWN.
ROTOR SHORTED TO GROUND ON MOTOR DRIVING GENERA TOR BLOWING FUSES IN EXCITER AND SHUTTING DOWN HOIST. MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND EXCITER REPAIRED. HOIST WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT ABOUT 3:00 PM SAME DATE. THE PORTABLE ESCAPE HOIST WAS SET UP ON A VENT SHAFT WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT BARGE PUMP INSTALLING NEW VALVE ON FLYGT PUMP. HE STRAINED HIS RIBS WHILE MOVING THE PUMP. WE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 9-28-93. STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 10-28-93.
WHILE CHANGING HOIST ROPE EMPLYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING PIN FROM THIMBLE ON ROPE ATTACHMENT HOIST BRAKE WASNT HOLDING HE REINSTALLED PIN & FELT DISCOMFORT IN BACK & SHOULDER EMPLOYEE STAR T ED THERAPY ON 08-11-93
ZINC FILTER AGITATOR SPRANG FREE AFTER BEING BOUND UP INSIDE THE FILTER DRUM DURING REMOVAL. THE SPRING ACTION OF THE AGITATOR STRUCK EMPLOYEE & BRUISED HIM ON LEFT THIGH & RIGHT HAND. THERA PY STARTED ON RIGHT HAND 3/10/94.
ACCUMULATOR WEIGHT DROPPED TO FLOOR AFTER SEVERAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS. HOIST BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE. PRESSURE LINE FILTER ELEMENT WAS REPLACED & HOIST RETURNED TO SERVICE @ 9:30 A.M. SAME D ATE. ASARCO WEST FORK MINE WAS NOTIFIED IN CASEESCAPE ROUTE WAS NEEDED.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SLINGING ROCK WITH #05 SLINGER TRUCT AT 14 NORTH. HE WALKED DOWN THE RAMP TO SHUT POWER OFF AT GENERATOR. RAMP WAS ROUGH AND HE STEPPED OVER A BIG ROCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAU SING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. RESTRICTING KNEE BRACE WAS FITTED TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING RAIN APRON IN SKIP POCKET, WHILE TURNING TO CLIMB DOWN, HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HE STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 6-23-93.
HIT HIS BACK AND SHOULER ON WATER PIPE WHILE CLIMBING A LADDER RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.
HOISTMAN WAS BRINGING THE MAN CAGE TO SURFACE WHEN HOIST KICKED OUT ON OVERSPEED AND THE POWER SUPPLY WOULD NOT RESET. ELECTRICIAN WAS CALLED AND INSTALLED A NEW M.U.V. COIL AND CLEANED THE CO NTACTS ON LILY OVERSPEED SWITCH. HOIST WAS REPORTED BACK IN OPERATION AT 12:17 PM
EMPLOYEE OPERATES LOADER USING CONTROL LEVERS WITH REPETITIVE MOTION TO CAUSE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
EMPLOYEE OPERATED DRILL JUMBO USING CONTRIL LEVERS WITH REPETITIVE MOTION TO CAUSE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
AT 4:30 A.M. MINE CREW WAS HOISTED TO SURFACE AND RELEASED CAGE. HOISTMAN WAS LOWERING CAGE TO PARK WHEN HE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. HE STOPPED HOIST & TURNED POWER OFF TO INVESTIGATE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER BUT COULD NOT. HE MADE THE PROPER CALLS TO GET ELECTRICAL HELP.PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A BURNED UNDER VOLTAGE RELAY. RELAY WAS REPLACED & POWER RESTORED @ 9:30
ONE MINER CALLED FOR CAGE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE END OF REGULAR SHIFT. HOISTMAN PULLED HIM OUT AND ASSUMING IT WAS THE WHOLE SHIFT, SHUT DOWN HOIST AND WENT HOME. HE DID NOT WORK THRU CHANGE RM NOR COMMUNICATE WITH SUPERVISOR. WHENEVER THE REST OF SHIFT GATHERED TO LEAVE MINE, HOISTMAN WOULD NOT RESPOND TO A SIGNAL AND SHIFT SUPERVISOR HAD TO LOCATE A RELEIF HOISTMAN TO COME IN CREW
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE ON HIS BACK UNDER #66 JUMBO DRILL PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, HE TURNED AND REACHED FOR A 3/4" IMPACT WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP. HE WENT TO DR ON 8-3 -93 AND DUE TO THERAPY STARTED LOSING TIME 8-25-93.
VIRIOUS OFFICE EQUIPMENT - KEYBOARDS CALCULATORS TYPEWRITER WAS USED WITH REPETITIVE MOTION TO CAUSE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
USING PERSONAL COMPUTER KEYBOARD WITH REPETITIVE MOTION FOR KEYING DATA. EMPLOYEE REPORTED LOSS OF STRENGTH OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LATERAL EPICONYLITIS.
EE WAS ASSISTING WELDER WHO WAS WELDING ON A SKIP IN THE HEADFRAME. EE TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES BECAUSE THEY FOGGED UP, HE RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES DR APPLIED ANTIBOTIC CREAM TO EE S EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING FULL CYLINDER OF OXYGEN RUPTURING HEMORRHOIDS. STARTED LOSING TIME ON 1-13-93.
TRANSPORTING 2 MAINT.EMPL UG TO CHECK PUMPS -THE GENERATOR SUPPLYING DC FOR HOIST MOTOR EXPERIENCED MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ARMATURE WITH CAGE 200' ABOVE MINE LEVEL LANDING. COMMUNICATIO N EST. WITH THE 2 EMPL VIA RADIO. HOIST BRAKES OPERATED BY EXTERNAL CONTROL POWER AND CAGE LOWERED TO MINE LEVEL. THE 2 EMPL WERE EVACUATED USING PORTABLE ESCAPE HOIST REACHING SURFACE 12:00PM
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 4'X 8' SHEET OF PLYWOOD. AS HE LIFTED THE PLYWOOD IT FELL SIDEWAYS AND HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO ADOCTOR ON 3/10/93. HE STARTED THERAPY ON 7-1-93.
AFTER A BRIEF SHUTDOWN TO PERORM SOME SCHEDULED REPAIRS HOISTING WAS RESUMED HOIST APPEARED NOT TO HAVE ENOUGHT TORQUE TO PULL THE LOADED NORTH SKIP & IT ROLLED INTO OVERTRAVEL OPERATOR DID NO T MOVE THE HOIST UNTIL IT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IT WAS RETURNED TO SERVIDE AT 10:30AM SAME DATE AN ADJUSTMENT TO HOIST CURRENT LIMIT WAS MADE TO PREVENT ANOTHER OCCURRENCE