THIS EE WAS DESCENDING THE STEPS OF A ROOF BOLTER. HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE STEP.
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Showing 50 of 66EE WAS REPAIRING A DAMAGED AIR DOOR. HE REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM THE NUTSIDE TRUCK. THESE BOLTS ALSO RELEASED THE INSIDE TRACK. ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER THE INSIDE TRACK FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A LOADER VIA A STEP LADDER. A STEP BROKE ON THE LADDER AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL, INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WORKED UNTIL 1-8-97 WHEN SURGERY WAS REQUIRED.
INJURED WAS LOADING TRUCK WIHT LOADER IN AREA THAT HAD BEEN SCALED EARLIER AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, WHEN BACK ROCK FELL ON MOTOR END OF LOADER. ROCK WAS OF SUCH SIZE (EST 20X25X3) IT SHOOK EMP AROUND INSIDE OPERATORS POSITION CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST SAFE TOP. SUFFEREDCONTUSION TO SKULL AND NECK.
EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS HAULAGE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT THE RIB. EE'S RIGHT KNEE HIT THE TRUCK OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED IN OCTOBER.
THE PORTABLE CRIMBER WAS BEING USED TO REPAIR GRESE HOSE. THE CRIMPER WAS HUNG ON OVERHEAD CRANE WITH SWIVEL BASE MOVED OT HORIZONTAL POSITION AND LOCKED DOWN. WHEN PUTTING HOSE IN CRIMPER TH E BASE CAME LOOSE AND TORE OFF NAIL ON MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
EMP STATES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK AS HE DISCONNECTED A HYDRAULIC PUMP ON A LOADER. WORKED UNTIL 9-13-96.
EE CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN BAR & CHUTE WALL WHILE BARRING OUT A ROCK WEDGES IN CHUTE. CONDITIONS UNDERGROUND DRY FOOTING, AREA LIGHTED, CLOSE WORKING QUARTERS CONTRIBUTED TO CAUSE OF ACCIDEN T.
EE WAS STANDINGBESIDE A DEMP TRUCK WHILE THE DRIVER WAS RAISING THE BED TO UNLOAD LIME, THE DRIVE SHAFT TO THE HYDRAULIC PUMP BROKE, FLEW OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE ANKLE & KNEE
THIS EE WAS SCRAPING A HEADING FACE WITH A LOADER DIPPER TO SCALE LOOSE ROCKS. A LARGE ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FACE AND ENTERED THE OPERATOR S COMPARTMENT. THE EE WORKED UNTIL AUGUS 13, WHEN HE BECAME UNABLE TO WORK.
THIS EE CUT HIS LEFT FIFTH FINGER ON THE METAL EDGE OF A CALENDAR AS HE INSTALLED A SUGGESTION BOX IN THE SURFACE SHOP.
THIS EMPLOYEE FELT PAINS IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE DROVE RAILROAD SPIKES WITH A SPIKE HAMMER.
THIS EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN IT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN A U-BELT AND DRIVE PULLEY AS THE BELT WAS BEING ROLLED ON TO THE PULLEY.
DUST AND RUST ENTERED THIS EMPLOYEE'S EYE AS A SIDE PANEL WAS REMOVED FROM A SHAKER SCREEN.
THIS EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER MARK LIFTER HOLES WITH A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT.
INJURED WAS SCALING WHILE STANDING ON STEEP MUCKPILE WHEN ROCK UNDER FOOT GAVE WAY CAUSING EMLOYEE TO TURN HIS LEFT KNEE. (ACCIDENT OCCURRED 4-3-96 HOWEVER, INJURED WORKED 11 HOURS 4-4-96 AN D 8 HOURS 4-5-96, MISSING HHIS FIRST SHIFT 4-8-96.)
THIS EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE REPAIRED THE SHIFTER ON A LHD.
THIS EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER AFTER LIFTING PLYWOOD INTO A RAISE.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE BACK TO SUPPORT AN AIRLINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SHIN ON THE LOCOMOTIV E.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN INTO PLACE WHICH HOLDS THE CLAW TIP TO THE CLAW. A METAL SLIVER FLEW OFF OF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIS EYE LID AND EYE.
EE LOST CONTROL OF A HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT THE RIB. EE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED IN OCTOBER.
THIS EE PULLED A HOSE UP THE MUCK PILE TO WET ITDOWN. A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK & STRUCK HIS HEAD.
THIS EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM A TRACTOR. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED ON 4-9-96.
THIS EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE PULLING A HOSE IN THE MILL TUNNEL.
THIS EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM THE CAGE.
THIS EE SLIPPED AS HE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE POWDER RIG BASKET & STRAINED HIS SHOULDER/NECK AREA.
THIS EE S FOOT SLIPPED AS HE CLIMBED ONTO A LOADER. HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LOADER.
THIS EMPLOYEE JERKED ON A PIECE OF 3/16" CHAIN LAYING ON A UTILITY TRUCK BED. THE CHAIN STRUCK HIS MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A ROCK WHILE PULLING ON A BULL HOSE.
THIS EE SUFFERED A FATAL HEAD INJURY. HE HAD WALKED TO THE END OF THE BOOM ON THE MECHANICAL SCALER HE WAS OPERATING. ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK.
THIS EMPLOYEE FELT PAINS IN HIS BACK WHEN HE TURNED, AS HE OBSERVED A GROUT PUMP OPERATION.
THIS EE HAD A FOREIGN BODY ENTER HIS EYE AS HE OPERATED A LHD.
THIS EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING A FUEL FILTER ON A DUMP TRUCK.
AT APPROX 230 AM THE HOIST STOPPED. A RECTIFIES WAS REPLACED AND CREW HOISTED OUT AT 430 AM
INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TOP ROUND AND HE FELL OFF LOADER, BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING VALVE ON PUMP SUMP BOX & STEAM BLEW OUT BURNING RIGHT FOREARM WRIST HAND & NECK
EE STATES THAT HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK AS HE OPERATED A LOAD-HAUL-DUMP UNIT OVER A ROUGH ROADWAY.
EE WAS HANGING VENT. FAN WAS ON. DUST CAME OUT AND OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE.
INJURED WAS REMOVING WEDGES FROM METAL DUMP HOPPER.HE EXITED HOPPER STEPPING ONTO A 55 GALLON DRUM DOWN TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAULAGE TRUCK. WHILE HAULING A LOAD, HE TURNED LEFT, THEN RIGHT. HIS LOW ENGINE SPEED PREVENTED THE ARTICULATED VEHICLE FROM TURNING. THE TRUCK HIT THE RIB. THE E MPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS LOADING HOLES ON A SLOPING BENCH HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE SLID FROM BENCH TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE
WHILE HOISTING ORE IN THE SEMIAUTOMATIC MODE, THE NORTH SKIP DUMP LIP HUNG OPEN & WEDGED AGAINST A SHAFT RUNNER. THIS STOPPED THE HOIST CAGE COMBINATION & MINERS COULD NOT BE HOISTED. REPAIRS WERE MADE & THE MEN WERE HOISTED FROM THE MINE BY 2:30AM.
EE SUSTAINED A THROMBOSED HEMORRHOID AS HE STRUCK THE LIP OF A CHUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THIS INJURY BECAME LOST TIME ON 3-3-95.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A JOHN DEERE FRONT END FROM THE CAGE. THE HUB MOVED AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS DESCENDING NO. 1 BELT WALKWAY WHEN (1) PANEL OF FLOOR GRATING FELL OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HIS LEFT KNEE FELL ON SHARP RIPPLED EDGES OF REMAINING PANEL AND CUT A GASH IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
AFTER CLEANING TRIPPER SADDLE, INJURED STEPPED DOWN FROM TRIPPER PLATFORM ONTO BIN WALKWAY AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
THE HOIST MOTORE ARCED AND FLASHED. THE HOIST WAS CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
THE BRAKES ON THE HOIST GOT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED AND HOIST REPAIRED.
THIS EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PLACING A LOADER HUB ON A PALLET.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN A DISCHARGE LINE FROM AN AIR COMPRESSOR RUPTURED. HE WAS STRUCK BY PIECES OF THE AIR LINE & COMPRESSED AIR.