LIFTING ON A SLUSHER BUCKET TO TURN IT OVER STRAIN TO THE GROIN HERNIA.
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Showing all 33HELPING WELD A PIPE LINE LOTS OF ICE IN THE AREA FLASH FROM THE WELDING OFF FROM THE ICE HE RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH TOHIS EYES
LOADING SECONDA9Y SHOT WHEN MUCK RAN EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK AND KNOCKED TO A SITTING POSITION WITH TWO ROCKS PINNING HIS LEGS UNDERNEATH
HOLDING BAR WIT2 RIGHT FOOT BAR SLIPPOED MUCKER RAN OVER FOOT
EE OPERATING LA7HE & WAS STRUCK BY SHARP PIECE OF METAL OFF LATHE.
STRIKING AT BO6LDER WITH DOUBLE JACK MISSED ROCK AND STRAINED BACK THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE COMPANY TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT EMP SHOWED UP WITH A PARTIAL RELEASE AND WE DID NOT PUT HIM BAC5 TO WORK AS WE NEED A FULL RELEASE FOR MINE WORK WE FEEL WE SHOULD NOT BE BCARRYING THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT ON ON OUR QUARTERLY
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING STARTER ON 480 VOLT LINE STARTER BLEW UP CAUSING FLASH BURNS
EMPLOYEE WENT THROUGH AIR DOORS WITH TRAMMING MOTOR, MOTOR STOPPED IN DOORS AND CATAPULTED HIM THROUGH DOORS. OPERATING AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTURES IN PELVIC AREA.
LOADING DRAW HOLE, LEANING DOWN PUTTING PRIMER CORD INTO POWDER, A ROCK CAME OUT OF BACK OF DRAWHOLE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDEO OF HEAD.
LIFTING BOULDER INTO MINE CAR.
I. NAME WAS FILLING HIS THIRD CAR OF SHIFT WHEN MUCK FLOODED OUT UNCONTROLLABLY KNOCKING OFF HIS HAT AND COVERING HIM WITH MUD AND HITTING HIM WITH ROCKS. A ROCK HIT HIM IN KN EE.
EMP WAS TRAMMING ORE AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE EMP WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A DOWN HOLE HAMMER AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLASSES.
PUMP HOUSING SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT FOOT, APPROX. 300 LB WEIGHT SEVERE LACERATION OF RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING CONTASMINATION OF WOUND DUE TO BOOT AND SOCK BEING CRUSHED INTO WOUND.
STANDING IN SKIP WITH DRILL DRILL SHIFTED AND FELL ON FOOT.
BARRING DOWN DRAW POINT WHEN ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT MUCKER BUCKET AND SPLATTERED CHIPS OF ROCK IN FACE.
WORKING ON A CONTROLLER FOR A 40 HORSE POWER ELECTRIC HOIST CONTACT POINTS CONTACTED AND FLASHED
TRAMMING TIMBER TO 1100 PUMP STATION & A 8X8 TIMBER FELL ON RT. FOOT.
EE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER & FELL THRU THE GRIZZLY GRID. HE TORE-?- THE LIGAMENTS ON T HE INNER ASPECT OF HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MACHINERY (GREASING) OUTSIDE WHEN ROCK CAME OFF MOUNTAIN AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT FLANK AREA OF HIS BACK. BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP A PIPE WHEN ROCK HIT HIM.
PULLING POCKET ON #2 SHAFT LOADING ROCK INTO SKIP BUCKET.ROCK CAME OUT AND MASHED HAND.FINGER AND ONE IN LEFT HAND WERE BROKEN.
LIFTING A MUCKING MACHINE BUCKET
INJURED KNEES FROM CONTINUAL PRESSURE ON COCRETE SHOP FLOOR
THIS IS AN AGGRAVATION OF AN OLD INJURY OCCURRED IN 1981. THIS IS A GOOD EE & WE WOULD LIKE TO DEAL WITH THIS INJURY AS WELL AS POSSIBLE & STILL RETAIN OUR EE. RECURRING BACK STRAIN IS A RESU LT OF THE ORIGINAL INJURY. THE CURREN INJURY WAS CAUSED WHEN THE EE TRIED TO LIFT A PUMP, WE WILL COUNSEL EE TO BE MOREE CAREFUL ABOUT LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLERING WORK AREA AND WAS TRYING TO LIFT WATER HOSE.
INSTALLING UNDERGROUD ELEC SYSTEM GROUND IN MINE SHAFT AT 950 SHAFT STATION.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF LARGE SPLIT BOLT.JAMMED RIGHT ELBOW INTO SOLID ROCK WALL.RECURRING SWELLING OF RIGHT ELBOW.FIRST VISIT TO DR FOR TREATMENT 3-15-84.
PINCHED NERVE IN SPINAL COLUMN - FROM OLD INDUSTRIAL INJURY OF 9/8/80
MOVING DRILL RIG-CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DRILL BOOM AND ROCK RIB.CONTUSION OF 2ND FINGER RIGHT HAND.CLOSED FRACTURE OF 3RD FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EE STUMBLED ON PLANK LAYING ON MILL FLOOR & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
GREASING HOIST EQUIPMENT - LACERATED INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAN D ON SHARP PORTION OF GREASE CONTAINER
LEAD POISONING (EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS & TOXIC AIR).
ALIGNING MACHINE ON NEW HOLE POSITION. CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN FEED MOTOR & BOOM SLIDE.
DUMPING LOADED MINE CAR AT GRIZZELY CAR DID NOT EMPTY COMPLETELY RETURNED SUDDENLY TO UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HOLD IN DUMP POSITION