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MINER WAS HELPING ANOTHER MINER DRILL, USING A GD-83 JACKLEG DRILL. HE GOT PART OF HIS HAND CAUGHT IN A PINCHPOINT AND THEN CUT. THE CUT, LEFT HAND, JUST BELOW THE KNUCKLE OF HIS SMALL FINGER. L FINGER.
EE MINER, WAS ROCKBOLTING (SPLIT SET) HAULAGE WAY (RIB), WHEN GD JACKLEG DRILL (HAMMER) FOLDED DOWN AND SMASHED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. CAUSING A BROKEN BONE AND LACERATION THAT NEEDED STITC HES AND SPLINT.
MINER WAS TRYING TO PULL A PIECE OF BROKEN COLLAR PIPE OUT OF A DRILL HOLE. HE FORCEFULLY PULLED ON THE PVC PIPE WHEN IT SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE. HIS HANDS CAME SWINGING BACK AND HIS LEFT HAND ST RUCK A SHARP ROCK AND WAS CUT. THE CUT, NEAR THE KNUCKLE OF HIS SMALL FINGER WAS CUT. THE CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
HE WAS ASSISTING BULL GANG EMPLOYEES WITH LOWER SERVICE UTILITIES WHEN HE BEGAN TO CLIMB DOWN FROM SCISSOR TRUCK BED, ONE MINER TOLD THE OTHER TO LOWER THE BED. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS POSITIONED ON THE REAR BUMPER WHEN THE SCISSOR WAS LOWERED TO THE BOTTOM. THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF ANKLE IRON WEDL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCISSOR BED AND ONE CAME DOWN TO REST ON HIS FOOT. NO PUNCTURE OR OPEN
INJURED SURFACE EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING ON TRASH CAN INTO ANOTHER WHEN A CLOUD OF DUST CAME UP- HE RUBBED HIS EYE WITH DIRTY FINGERS AND SCRATCH? HIS LEFT EYE AND EMBEDED A VERY SMALL METAL SLIV ER IN EYE. HE DIDN'T REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL TUES 8-16-94. I SENT HIM TO EYE DR. FOR AN EXAM, THE EYE DR. SCRAPED EYE AND GAVE HIM SOME EYE DROPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RODS OUT OF HOLE & RUPTURED RIGHT SIDE
EMPLOYEE SLID BAR ACROSS TIMBER TRUCK AND PINCHED LEFT THUMB.
EMPL WAS RIDING ON TOP OF #2 SKIP IN THE SHAFT FOR SHAFT INSPECTION AS EMPL WAS TURNING TO LOOK AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE SHAFT WALL THE LANYARD WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST WHILE GETTING UNTANG LED HE TURNED BACKWARDS BUMPING R ELBOW INTO THE THIMBLE HOISTROP ATTACHMENT
EMPL DRILLING AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN MACHINE AND STEEL CRIB.
EMPL PULLING UP ON RAILING TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY SO HE COULD GET IN BACK OF STAMLER UNIT BUT IT DIDNT MOVE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN RAISE AND ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HIT RIGHT AHND.
EE WAS RAISE AND SMASHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TIMBER CAR AND MOTOR.
WAS IN LOADER BUCKET SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER DIRIVN GPIN I CASE ROCK PICK. WHILE SWINGING HAMMER HANDLE HIT BUCKET CAUSING ME TO MISS PIN & STRIAN BACK.
EMPL WAS MOVING TIMBER ON 11 LEVEL TO MOVE MUCKER & WAS CLIMBING OVER 10X12 CAPS SLIPPED ON STATION TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
PRYING GRIZZLY SQUARE BACK INTO PLACE AND BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL INTO GRIZZLY STRIKING RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT SHIN.
SCISSORLIFT MAN TRIP WAS PUT INTO REVERSE TO LET A TRUCK BY, MOTOR DIED AND FREE WHEELED TO THE NEXT CORNER STRICKING RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE WALKED THROUGH THE BACK DOOR OF THE SHOP WHILE SOMEBODY WAS WELDING ON THE STAMLER.
LIFTING WALLPLATE INJ BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING A JACKLEG OFF THE WORK DECK, PUT HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND HIMSELF TO BRACE HIM, FOOT WENT IN A HOLE ON THE DECK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND FALL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHAFT, BELOW THE POCKET ON THE 1548 L. AIR HOSE SNAPPED OFF OF THE HAMMER (NUT BROKE), WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HAMMER FACING IT . HIS SAFETY LINE WAS ATTACHED OVER HIS HEAD AND TO THE LEFT OF THE HAMMER; CAUSING LINE TO RUN OVER LEFT SHOULDER; WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS; SAFETY LINE H
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE TWO-BOOM JUMBO HELPING TO INSTALL A 58 HP PUMP; AFTER THE WORK WAS FINISHED THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE BOOM AND CAUGHT HIS ELBOW BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE SLID E JAMMING HIS UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE LOADING POCKET PUTTING BOLTS ON THE HOPPER, WHILE TRYING TO WIDEN THE HOLE WITH A PIECE OF STEEL, HE HIT THE STEEL WITH A HAMMAR AND A PIECE OF STEEL WENT UNDER HIS GAL SSES STRIKING HIS EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF LOADER WHILE FILLING IT WITH FLUID. HE THEN TURNED TO TALK TO HIM AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE 1600 LEVEL IN AN IMPROPERLY VENTILATED AREA,WHILE RUNNING LOADER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT A CYCLINDER IT BECAME JAMMED HE CONTINUED TO WINCH THE CYCLINDER WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE AND SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING HOLE IN RAISE WITH SINKING HAMMER WHEN HAMMER BOUNCED AND STRIKED EMPLOYEE IN FOOT AND BROKE IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING THE 353 DRAWPOINT; A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE STOPE AND HIT HIM AND HIS HAND.
MUCKING 1600 LEVEL WITH 8 YD LOADER. VENTILATION WAS INADEQUATE CAUSING AIR TO GET VERY SMOKEY AND STALE.
SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE GRATE ON THE SKIP GETTING OFF THE SKIP AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT.
EMPL SCALING WALLS OF SHAFT BEFORE BOLTING AND STRUCK INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND AGAINST RUSTY BOLT THAT WAS CUT OFF.4 OR 5 STITCHES PUT IN AND RET.TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF GUIDES TO GET TWIST OUT OF THEM.A WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EAR.
WORKER WAS LOWERING SEALING BAR BY ROPE FROM 2384 PLATFORM TO SHAFT MINERS UNDERNEATH. BAR GOT HUNG UP 2 SETS ABOVE MINERS. ROPE BUILT UP SLACK & BAR LET LOOSE FALLING & STRIKING EMPL FON TOP OF SHOULDER.
TAKING ROLL BACK CYLINDER OFF GETMAN AND CUT FINGER RECD 4 STITCHES,ON SHARP EDGE.
MACHINCS NEEDED SOMEONE TO HELP IN THE SHOP. THE WORKER WAS HOLDING A CHISEL TO POUND A BOLT INTO BOOM JOMBO WITH 16 POUNDER. HAMMER GLANCED OFF CHISEL STRICKING THE WORKERS RING FINGER ON T HE LEFT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DRILLING AND BLASTING THE 1600L AND WAS THROWING HIS TOOL BAG INTO THE BACK OF T-16. A WIRE CLIP THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HANDLE OF HIS BAG CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE AT THE BASE OF THE INDEX FINGER, RIPPING HIS FINGER OPEN THE FULL LENGTH TO UNDERNEATH THE FINGERNAIL AND ALSO SEVERING A NERVE.
THE WORKER WAS PULLING A HEAVY BEAM WITH A ROPE IN A SHAFT ACCESS OON THE 1284.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN RAISE & STEEL FELL OUT & ON RIGHT FOOT
WHILE DRILLING IN THE 1620 SHAFT ACCESS, THE DRILLER AND HELPER NOTICED THE AIR WAS BAD (DUSTY,FOGGY, ETC). THEY CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL THEY BECAME ILL AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING AT WHICH T IME THEY WERE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE.
DRILLING IN 1620 SHAFT ACCESS DRILLER AND HELPER NO;TICED AIR WAS BAD CONT WORKING UNITL BECAME ILL AND HAD DIFF. BREATHING AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE BROUGHT TO SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A RIDE TO 880L TO GET ANOTHER TRUCK, WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF THE BOX OF T-18 HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE EXHAUST PIPE FOR BALANCE, NOT REALIZING IT WAS THE EXHAUST PIPE, HIS H AND (PALM) WAS THEN BURNT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A DOWN HOLE ROD WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LOWER ABCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS AWAY FROM LIFTERS AND PULLED HIS BACK
WORKING ON THE WORK DECK AT APPROX 1200' WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE 1020 LEVEL STRIKING EMPL AND THE HEAD
BLASTER WEREE BLOWING HOLE CLEAN ON 1152 LEVEL 420 E ROW OPERATION WAS GOING PROPERLY UNTIL THEY LOST AIR TO BLOWPIPE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT NO AIR WAS BEING FED TO 1152 THEY DID NOT KNOW TH AT BLOWPIPE WAS PLUGGED. AT THAT POINT EMPL PULLED UPON PIPE IT BECAME UNPLUGGED & PIPE & CUTTING ROCKETED OUT OF HOLE STRIKING EMPL IN HEAD.
MINER STANDING IN 1284 LEVEL SHAFT ACCESS CUTTING AWAY LOOSE WIRE WHEN PIECE OF LOOSE WIRE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.
WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH AND SLAG HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPL WAS MUCKING WITH CAVO 310 MUCKER BETWEEN 10' SET OF TIMBER. MUCKER STRUCK POST KNOCKING IT OUT WHICH ALLOWED CAP TO FALL STRIKING EMPL IN HEAD. FRACTURED SKULL & JAW CONCUSION
EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE FELL AND STRUCK BUCKET AND STEP ON CAVO 310 MUCKER LACERATING LOWER LIP EIGHT STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE CUT.
PRIMING UP HOLES A ROCK FELL IN STOPE THE EMPL STARTED TO RUN FALLING ON MUCK PILE HIS ANKLE BECAME PINNED IN THE MUCKPILE
A SLAB MEASURING 22' X 14' X 2 1/2" THICK FELL FROM THE BACK IN THE 1416 MUCKBAY AND LANDED ON THE HAULAGE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES FROM FLY ROCK. THE SLAB LANDED ON THE BOX OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS REPAIRED TWO DAYS LATER.