OPERATOR WAS BACKING MUCKER OUT OF ONE HEADING INTO ANOTHER. RIGHT BACK WHEEL CLIMBED RIB AND OVERBALANCED MACHINE, INJURING OPERATOR'S LEFT SIDE.
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Showing all 11EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. EE WALKING TO WORKSITE SLIPPED ON ICE INSIDE PORTAL AND FELL. SURFACE WAS IN REGULAR USE BY EMPLOYEES AND HAD BEEN RECENTLY SALTED. NO INVOLVEMENT OF EQUIPMENT OR PROTE CTIVE DEVICES, NOR WERE JOB SKILLS, MINER PROFICIENCY, TRAINING OR ATTITUDE FACTORS.
I WAS BRINGING SOME SAMPLES FROM THE SAMPLE PREP AREA TO THE ASSAY LAB. ABOUT HALFWAY TO THE ASSAY LAB, I SLIPPED ON THE ICE. WHEN I SLIPPED I TWISTED MY KNEE AND LANDED ON IT.
MACHINE BROUGHT TO MINE SITE BY OPERATOR SEAT NOT BOLTED DOWN/NO SEAT BELT(4-6-94). 4-11-94 OPERATOR USING MACHINE TO MOVE WASTE ROCK ON MINE DUMP. OPERATOR WENT OVER SMALL PILE OF ROCK. FRONT OF TRACK LOADER CAME DOWN HARD. OPERATOR WENT FORWARD HITTING BRIDGE OF NOSE ON CROSS BAR - SKINNING NOSE, WRENCHING NECK.
THE INJURED MAN WAS GOING THRU THE TIMBER TO ASSISIT ANOTHER MINER ABOVE THE SET TO CATCH A AREA OF LOOSE GROUND AS HE WENT THRU AND LOOKED UP HE WAS HIT WITH ROCK THAT FELL OUT BREAKING HIS N OSE ONE TOOTH AND HEAD INJURY.
FELL OVER CEMENT FORMS WHILE POURING CONCRET INJURED BACK.
HIT IN FACE BY FALLING ROCK. SWELLING & CONTUSIONS PLUS 1 1/2" LACAERATION ABOVE LEFT EYE. SORE NECK & JAW.
EE WAS FELL-LOADING AND INJURED LOWER BACK.
SLICK ROADWAY
ROCK & DIRT FELL IN EYE SMALL PIECE OF ROCK IMBEDED IN EYE.
WORN BIT