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EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DRIVE BELT ON A PUMP AND LACERATED HIS FINGER ON THE PUMP PULLEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT AT THE WAIST CONNECTING 4" PLASTIC PIPE & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK (EMP. STATED INJURY OCCURRED ON 5-9-91 BUT DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 5-14-91 AT WHICH TIME HE MISSED WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A ROCK BOLT THROUGH A MAT & A SMALL ROCK THAT WAS ON TOP OF THE MAT FELL OFF & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LIP
ALLEGED INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL 05-08-91 EMPLOYEE CLAIMS BACK STRAIN DUE TO REMOVING A ROCK FROM ROADWAY
THE EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE INT HE BACK WHEN A ROCK APPROX 3" X 8" FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYE CRAWLED UNDER A PICKUP & DIRT FROM THE PICKUP CARRIAGE FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE IN THE BACK WITH A JACKLEG ROCK DRILL-A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT. Y
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE DISMOUNTING A LOADER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE WITH A STOPER ROCK DRILL-A ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BACK AND STRUCK HIS THUMB WHICH WAS ON THE DRILL THROTTLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 11-17-90 AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATENTION UNTIL 11-26-90 AND THEN DID NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL 12-8-90. EMPLOYEE WORKED FROM 11-17- THRU 11-26-90. WHILE OPERATING A TRACK MOUNTED MUCKER EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BLOW TO THE SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A PALLET OF PARTS AND THE EDGE OF THE PALLET WAS DROPPED ON HIS FINGER.
EMPL BENT OVER REACHING FOR A TOOL AND RECEIVED PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WHILE ROCK BOLTING CEILING ON MINE 120' INTO FACE CILING FELL & BURIED ONE EMPL WHILE PUSHING ANOTHER UP AGAINST FACE.
WHILE ROCK BOLTING THE CEILING OF THE MINE 120' INTO THE FACE,THE CEILING FELL AND BURIED I.NAME WHILE PUSHING OTHER EMPL UP AGAINST THE FACE.
MINER WAS ROCK BOLTING THE BACK WITH JACKLEG ROCK DRILL WHEN A SHARP PIECE OF ROCK SPILLED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A ROCK DRILL ACROSS A MUCK PILE & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING WINDOWS OUTSIDE OF THE GUARD SHACK,SLIPPED ON WET DIRT AND FELL ON HIS POSTERIOR.
THE EMLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN HE RELEASED A JACK USED FOR SHIFTING THE TRACK ON THE MAINLINE HAULAGE AND A ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND THE JACK STRIKING HIS FOO T.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A JACKLEG GETTING READY TO SET UP TO DRILL- SLIPPED AND PULLED A LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKBOLTING IN THE ORE ON THE FOOTWALL WHEN A SLAB BROKE LOOSE AND ROLLED STRIKING THE ROCK DRILL CAUSING THE MINER TO SLIP AND FALL STRIKING SOME SHARP ROCKS ON THE MUCKPILE.
EMPL WAS DRILLING UPHOLE WITH JACKLEG ROCKDRILL WHILE PULLING DRILL FROM HOLE HE PLACED FINGER ON PINCHPOINT.
EMPL SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK CLEANING FLOOR.
EMPL MOVING BARREL OF REAGENTS BY HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A LOCAMOTIVE ON THE SURFACE AT THE END OF SHIFT. STEPPED TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT 2" X 12" LAGGING AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN AIR HOSE &* CUT HIS FINGER WITH A HACK SAW
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A MOUND PERPARING TO BLAST WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE SPRAINED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE MUCH ONTO A CONVEYOR <LATE REPORT RE-EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJUR Y UNTIL 011290|
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE SUPPORT COLUMN FOR THE DIAMOND DRILL WITHOUT REQUESTING HELP FROM HIS PARTNER AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
JUST STARTED SHIFT STEPPED FORM LOCI ON TRAACK TWISTING FT AND FRAC SM BONE IN FT.
EE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK IN THE SHOP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPL WAS DRILLING UP HOLES IN A STOPE AND THE DRILL RATTLED A ROCK LOOSE THAT FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPL ON THE NECK AND BACK
EMPL WAS BACKING SMALL DOZER USED FOR BACKFILLING STOPE UP INCLINE. PROTRUSION FROM BACK STRUCK HARD HAT & KNOCKED LEFT CHEE INTO DOZER GRABRAIL. FRACTURING LOWER JAWBONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING TO WORK AT START OF SHIFT - PUSHED ON THE GLASS WINDOW OF THE GUARD SHACK DOOR THE GLASS BROKE LACERATING T HE PALM OF HIS RT HAND NEAR THE BASE OF THE THUMB
WHILE PUMPING MUD FROM A SETTLING POND INTO A TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO CLOSE A VALVE AND UNCOUPLED A HOSE FROM THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE. THE HOSE COUPLING STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND FRACTURING TWO FINGERS.
EE ALLEGES WHILE DISMOUNTING AN LHD LOADER HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EE STATED THIS KNEE WAS ALSO INJURED IN 1980 WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS FITTING A WHEEL ON AN ORE CAR WHEN HE EXPERINCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A JACKLEG ROCK DRILL,STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT ROLLED FROM UNDER FOOT AND FELL TWISTING HIS BACK.
WHILE MOUNTING A GETMAN TRUCK THE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST THE FIRE EXTINUISHER BRUSING HIS CHEST.
WHILE PULLING ROCKDRILL FROM DRILLED HOLE EMPLOYEE LACERATED FINGER IN CHUCK TENDER PINCH POINT.
SCALING DOWN THE BACK ABNOVE THE RIB OF THE STOPE SLAB FELL DOWN BOUNCING OFF THE RIB LANDING ON THE TOP OF THE LOST.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM A LIFTER HOLE & FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE ASCENDED A RAIS WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE WORKER ABOVE AND WAS STRUCK WITH LOOSE MUCK AND/OR FELL FROM THE LADDER AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE. (IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO MSHA IN GRAND JUNCT ION CO. BY TELEPHONE TO R.B. WILLIAMS.)
WHILE ROCK BOLTING EMPL WAS STRUCK ON SHOULDER BY PIECE OF ROCK THAT POPPED LOOSE WHEN ROCK BOLT PLATE TIGHTENED UP TO HANGING WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A FAN BELT ONTO A DEISEL ENGINE. THE SPRING LOADED IDLER SLIPPED OFF THE BAR IT WAS HELD WITH CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FAN BELT AND IDLER (THE FLESH WAS SEVERED & BONE HAD TO BE REMOVED).
EMPL WALKING INTO MILL OFFICE,SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HANDRAIL TO KEEP BALANCE.
TWO EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL STRICKING HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING COUPLER ON A LOCI WHEN HE TURNED HE SPRAINED HIS BACK LATE REPORT DUE TO SAFETY DIR OVERSIGHT
EMPL WAS STACKING ROD MILL LINERS ONE OF LINERS SLIPPED FROM PALLET & FELL APPROX 8" STRIKING EMPLS TOE. EMPL IN PULLING HIS FOOT OUT OF WAY PARTIALLYPULLED RUBBER BOOT OFF EXPOSING TOE.
EMPL MOVING JACKLEG DRILL TWISTED HIS BACK.EMPL SAW DR AND RETRW NO MEDICATION OR LOSS OF TIME UNTIL 1-15-89.EMPL CLAIMS PAIN CONT TO WORSEN AND MISSED SHIFTS STARTING 1-15-89.