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WORKING ON A TRUCK & STEPPED BACKWARD WHEN THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS BEING LOWERED STEPPING ON AN OLD SEAT CAUSING ME TO FALL
CUMULATIVE TRAUMA- HEARING LOSS- YEARS OF MINING AND NOISE EXPOSURE.
WALKING FROM GUARD SHACK TO DRY AND SLIPPED ON ICE JARRING LOWER BACK.
FOLLOWING SHAFT INSPECTION THE HOIST WAS RUNNINGIN TEST MODE AT APPROX 1,000 FT PER MIN. THE PINION GEAR BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE HOIST BULL GEAR CAUSING BOTH PILLOW BLOCKS TO BRAKE FROM MOUNTS. THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO A BROKEN BOLT OR MOMENTARY STOP OF THE 500 HP MOTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN RAMP WITH LOADED TRUCK. WENT TO PUT ON BRAKE AND BRAKE PEDAL FELL THROUGH FLOOR. BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOOSE BEFORE BUT DIDN'TTURN IT IN BECAUSE BRAKES STILL WORKED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING INTO AREA WHEN BACK TIRE WENT UP ONR IB OR ROCK. WHEN I CAME DOWN HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ENGINE COVERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS JAMMING IN THE E-38,,650 LEVEL. HE PARKED THE JAMMER, ES2, IN THE AREA OF THE F-29. LOOKS LIKE HE GOT OFF ES2 AND WAS GOING TO WALK BACK WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A ROCK 14" THICK, 5' WIDE AND 7' LONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING JAW INTO PLACE ON 21-AB1 DRILL WHEN ASLIVR OF METLA CAME OFF HTE JAW WHEN HE WAS TAPPIN GIWTH A HAMMER AND SLIVER WENT INTO HIS FINGER.
YEARS WOR WORKING AT COMPUTERS RESULTED IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS REPORT IS BEING AMENDED TO SHOW 5 DAYS LOST TIME DUE TO SURGERY AND RECOVERY TIME 6/6,6/7,6/8,6/9,6/10.
2" COMPRESSED AIRLINE WAS PLUGGED AT VALVE, EMPLOYEE OPENED VALVE AND PUSHED A WIRE INTO THE PLUG CAUSING A SUDDEN OUTBURST OF RUST AND DUSTCAUSING SANDBLAST TYPE INJURY.
YEARS OF WORKING AT COMPUTERS RESULTED IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
EE WAS PUNCHING OUT ROD ANCHOR PIN ON AIR DOOR. WHEN PIN CAME OUT, ROD FELL ON LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH TB1 BENCH DRILL WHEN A DRILL STEEL CAME OF HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS INTO THE JAWS CRUSHING HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE RAMP RT AFTER THE ROAD HAD BEEN WATERED & HE SLIPPED & FELL ON IS RT SHOULDER HE REPORTED IT THAT DAY AFTER NOT GETTING BETTER HE WENT TO THE DOC ON 04-09-94 ALSO HIS NECK STARTED TO HURT HE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
HE SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR SELLAND CONSTRUCTION ROD UP TRAILER UP WHILE DUMPING LOAD. HE WAS ON BACK OF TRAIELR AND MOVED TO THE SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 10-12 FEET TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING YARD WORK FROM 10-11-93 TO 10-14-93. SHE ALSO WORKED ON 10-16-93 TO HELPO STRIP FLOORS. HER BACK WAS HURTING FROM DOING THESE ACTIVITIES. ON 3-15-94 HER BACK WAS HURTIN G AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE FOR THE OLD INJURY. SHE WENT BACK TO THE CHIROPRACTOR FOR SOME MORE TREATMENTS.
CUMULATIVE HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS.
EE WAS BARRING DOWN IN THE 630 D 65 SOUTH WHEN A ROCK FELL DOWN HITTING HIM BELOW THE RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES.
OPERATOR WAS HIT BY A UTILITY PIPE WHEN THE CANOPY OF THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS OPERATING ES4 CAUGHT THE END OF A PREVIOUSLY HIT OR LOOSENED PIPE. OPERATOR WAS OPERATING THE LHD AND TRUCK.
SWAPPING STABLIZER ON A DRILL WHEN IT SEEMED STUCK GRABBED BY ANOTHER POSITION AND PULLED HARD WHEN IT CAME OUT EASY LANDING EE ON TAILBONE.
EE WAS DRIVING 966 LOADER IN SAND PIT WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.
WHILE REMOVING BOULDERS FROM THE 600 LEVEL ORE PASS, MUCK WAS DUMPED INTO ANOTHER CONNECTING ORE PASS 700 CAUSING A SUDDEN GUSH OF AIR AND DUST TO IMPART THE 600 LEVEL OF SOME OF WHICH ENTERED EE S EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A STEEL PLATE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DOING YARDWORK ON A PART TIME BASIS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS WHEN HER BACK STARTED TO HURT.
SUPERVISOR WAS MAKING HIS ROUNDS UNDERGROUND ON HS TRACTOR HIS SELFRESCUER WAS HITTING ON HIS BACK CAUSING IT TO BE SORE
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE MINE VIA THE MAIN RAMP (AR1) WHEN A WAGNER TRUCK PULLED INTO THE PORTAL AND CAUSED EXCESS DUST.
NOTICED TINGLING SENSATIONS AND NUMBNESS IN MIDDLE FINGERS AND ARMS, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. POSSIBLE FORM OF CUMULATIVE TRAUMA.
WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE SEALS FROM DRIFTER HEAD, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT FOREARM.
LOWERING BRAKE CALIPER ONTO TRUCK. FORKS HUNG UP SLIGHTLY. HAD PARTNER LOWER SOME MORE WHICH PUT DOWN PRESSURE. FORKS CAME FREE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON JUMBO WITH OILY HANDS & SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS STRIKING ELBOW ON STEEL HYDRAULIC TANK.
EMPLOYEE HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHILE BLOCKING UP A PICK-UP AT THE MILL MECHANIC'S BAY.
CHECKING FURTHER AT BALL MILL DISCHARGE WHEN SLURRY LINE BROKE UNDER GATING. EMPLOYEE BACKED UP TRIPPING OVER GRATING AND FALLING ONTO HIS RIGHT HIP AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A CHUTE WITH A BAR. THE BAR CAME DOWN HITTING HIS THUMB AND SMASHED IT ON THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO ROCK BOLT A HEADING AND WHILE HOLDING ONTO A BOLT, A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BACK ONTO THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN ACCESS DRIFT ON TRACTOR AND NOTICED A LARGE ROCK ON ROADWAY AND A PIECE OF CHAIN HANGING DOWN. LOOKED OVER AREA AND THOUGHT ROCK FELL FROM TRUCK. WENT TO PUSH CHAIN OUT OF WAY AND ADDITIONAL ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HAND.
LIFTING AND CARRYING 4" SALA PUMP SHAFT. THIS REPORT IS AMENDED TO SHOW EMPLOYEE HAD 1 MORE ADDITIONAL DAY OF LOST TIME ON 7/7/93 DUE TO 5/4/90 INJURY.
BRACING PLYWOOD TO BE NAILED TO A BULKHEAD WITH LEFT ARM - SLID ARM UP TO STABILIZE AND ENCOUNTERED SLIVER.
EE WAS CHANGING OUT A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A BENCH DRILL WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BACK OF DRIFT HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.
LIFTING & CARRYING 4IN SALA PUMP SHAFT THIS REPORT IS AMENDED TO SHOW EMPLOYEE HAD 7 DAYS LOST TIME DUE TO 5-04-90 INJURY
OPERATOR BACKED OVER A ROCK OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE. WHEN DOZER CAME DOWN FROM THE ROCK, IT WHIPPED THE OPERATOR TO ONE SIDE AND THEREBY SPRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE ADJUSTING AN AUTO VALVE SOME MUDDY WATER SPLASHED OVER A FLOAT CELL NEXT TO THE VALVE AND SOME DIRT WENT INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING A D8K CAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER FELL FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAB HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD AND BURNING HIM ON THE ADOMEN.
EE WAS REMOVING SHEEP SLIDE ON AB1 DRILL AND CUT HIS RIGHT FINGER ON THE EDGE OF SLIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OUT OF 550-D STOPE AREA WITH TR-1. WHEN HE WENT UNDER A VENT BAG THERE WAS A HOLE IN IT AND DUST AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYES.
EE WAS PULLING AND LIFTING POWER CABLE OUT THE BACK 21AB1 BENCH DRILL WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.
WHILE DRIVING WT-5 ROCK TRUCK AND WAS BETWEEN 400 B-NEATH AND 360 LEVEL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS.
CUMMULATIVE TRAUMA OF NOISE EXPOSURE OVER 30 YRS.
WHILE BARRING DOWN IN THE 520AX, INSIDE A CONCRETE TUNNEL SET, A SLAB OF BACKFILL CAME DOWN FROM THE BACK STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM AND RIGHT FOOT (TOP).
PICKED UP TOOLS AND STARTED TO STEP OVER ROPE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL TO GROUND ONTO RIGHT KNEE.
AN UNPLANNED IGNITION OF LP GAS AT VAPORIZER FOR MINER AIR HEATER.