49559 WAS UNLOADING TIMBER AT THE TOP OF A RAISE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND BY A FALLING ROCK, CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION OF THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 17TIMBER SKIP IN MANWAY RAISE HUNG UP BEING HOISTED UP THE RAISE. INJURED PARTY WENT TO FREE THE SKIP. SKIP SWUNG LOOSE AND KNOCKED MINER FROM THE LADDER ON WHICH HI WAS WORKING. INJURED PARTY F ELL APPROX. 30 FT DOWN THE RAISE.
MINER WAS MUCKING WITH CAVO 310 RUBBER TIRE MUCKER WHEN A BOULDER ROLLED OFF THE MUCK PILE, STRIKING HIS FOOT.
MINER WAS MUCKING WITH CAVO 310 MUCKER WHEN A BOULDER ROLLED OFF OF MUCK PULE CATCHING MINER ON THE ANKLE AND SEVERELY LACERATING IT.
MINER STRAINED SHOULDER 5-31-90 WHILE MOVING A HEAVY STRING OF DRILL STEEL. ON 6-14-90 MINER RESTRAINED SHOULDER CAUSING PAIN. HE THEN WENT TO A DOCTOR.
MINE MECHANIC WAS LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT & STRAINED HIS BACK
DROP STRING OF DRILL STEEL ON TOE WHILE DRILLING IN BACK
HOISTMAN SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHILE STEPPING OUT OF THE DUMP TRUCK.
MINER SUFFERED APPARENT NON-WORK RELATED STROKE WHILE WORKING IN STOPE PREPARING TO BLAST BOULDERS.
WHILE MOVING HEAVY LADDERS ONE LADDER FELL AND CAUGHT MINERS ARM CAUSING COMPRESSION FRACT BELOW ELBOW ANDSTRAINED LIGAMENTS IN WTRIST
MINER WAS OPERATING A CAVO 310 MUCKER. WHILE BACKING UP TO THE GRIZZLEY, THE ROPE BROKE OFF AN AIR HOSE STRIKING THE MINER'S RIGHT KNEE CAUSING PAIN ON INSIDE OF KNEE.
MECHANIC WAS REEMING OUT A HOLE WITH A 7/8 INCH BIT IN A 1/2 DRILL. THE BIT HUNG UP CAUSING THE HANDLE TO PINCH THE LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.
WHILE JACKING MOTOR BAK ONTO TRACK THE JACK SLIPPED A MOTOR FELL BREAKING MINERS FINGER DR XRAYED AND SPLINTED FINGER
MINER WAS PICKING UP A SHEAVE BLOCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK
WHILE DRILLING UNDERGROUND AT THE UVX MINE THE MINER MADE A RAPID TWISTING MOTION AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MINER WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR FOR BACK ADJUSTMENT
LOST GRIP WHILE USING A GRINDING WHEEL ALLOWING PORTABLE GRINDER TO LACERATE WRIST
WHEN ON RETURN TRIP TO CHUTE NO 1 ORE CAR JUMPED THE TRACK STRIKING AIRLINE CAUSING AIRLINE TO BLOW APART.ORE CAR DERAILED BY ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM RECAR ON THE WAY OUT TO SHAFT.