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It is unknown as to the exact cause of the incident. However, the employee believes that it may have occurred while replacing a cylinder on a jumbo. The employee was using a hoist system and was pulling on a come-along handle to lift and lower the cylinder. The employee did not notice any discomfort.

The employee was changing out hoses under a mucker. He was lying on a creeper pushing upward on hoses when he felt some discomfort in his shoulder. The employee make no reference to an injury and completed his shift. Determination of a work related injury was not provided to POM until December 31, 2007 when the employee visited a physician and was classified as work related.

While closing a passenger door, the employee caught her index finger in the door.

A mine employee cut his right hand with box cutter knife while cutting tape.

An employee was walking up the steps exiting the administration building when he stumbled and fell. He extended has left arm to catch himself injuring his shoulder. The employee was assessed by a doctor and released for light duty. The employee reported the incident January 22, 2008.

A mill employee developed a rash on both of his arms just above his wrists. The employee never missed work as the investigation was ongoing. The rash has since disappeared. The employee visited the doctor on November 13, 2007. However, the doctor's report was not received until December 04, 2007.

A rash developed on the neck and lower neck area of the individual. It is alledged that this is work related.

While using a box cutter to cut nylon banding, the knife slipped and cut the index finger of the right hand. The employee was sent to the local clinic and received four sutures. The employee returned to work and completed his shift.

The employee pinched his little finger while changing out the mantle on the crusher. The employee did not report the occurance and worked August 14, 15 and 16. His scheduled time off was August 17-23. On August 21, the employee experienced redness and swelling to the finger and on August 24 (day reported) had to undergo intravenous antibiotics to clear the infection.

The employee was helping with dismantling a shelving unit when the backing of the shelving unit came loose. One of the upper shelves slid down and cut the employee's left arm.

The power went out due to a lighting strike that struck a surface electrical substation. The site wide power outage resulted in the 1085 hoist being down for greater than 30-minutes. The surface electrical equipment was repaired and hoist operational. There was no damage to the hoist.

The employee was hanging barricades. He lost his balance and caught himself with his hands. In doing so, he cut his thumb on a sharp rock.

A mine employee sustained a laceration to the right forearm while he was loading a blast hole. He fell against the face while pushing a loading hose into the hole. He received 5 sutures and returned to work the following work day.

A momentary power outage occurred while hoisting. This resulted in a drive fault in the hoist program. It would not immediately reset. The DHS computer had a communications error and had to be powered down to reset. The hoist was inoperable for over 30 minutes. Crews were brought above the 900 level. There was no damage to the hoist.

An electrical connector on the -50 hoist hydraulic unit shorted, resulting in a blown fuse in the control power circuit. This resulted in the hoist not operational for greater than 30-minutes. The failed component was replaced, system was reset and operational. There was no damage to the hoist.

Employee was restacking drill rods in the rod basket when several drillrods rolled onto his right hand, fracturing his right pinky finger and bruising his right hand.

Due to a small fire on a distribution box, an employee received smoke inhalation while extinguishing the small fire. The employee was taken to the local hospital. The employee reported back to work the following day's shift.

The 1085 hoist was inoperable for approximately 2.5 hours when one of the skip tires went flat. The tire was repaired and the hoist returned to operation. Note: The second skip was operational during this period and the hoist was still functional as secondary escapeway. There was no damage to the hoist.

The 1700 Sump electrical station went down due to moisture on the contacts that was a result of a previous power outage that occurred off site. To re-energize the 1700 sump electrical station, the hoist was intentially shut down to allow the electrical system to load share so as not to overload the system. There was no damage to the hoist.

The 1085 hoist was inoperable for approximately 3-hours due to a power failure in the lower portion of the mine. The power outage was due to blast concussion that knocked out fuses from their holder of the S43 substation transformer. There was no damage to the hoist.

Working over head and shoulder gave out.

1085 hoist main AC breaker would not reset due to PLC output error. System was rebooted and all checks were completed. There was no damage to the hoist.

EE stepped down off of the drill platform onto a rubber mat covering muddy ground. As he came down he twisted his ankle. Broke left ankle.

The 1085 hoist became inoperable due to a faulty relief valve. Previously a new relief valve was installed and it did not seal itself correctly. Hydraulic oil leaked around the valve and caused the system to overheat. The valve was replaced and the system was operational.

The 1085 hoist experienced electrical and computer problems. The PLC communications error made the hoist inoperable. There was no damage to the hoist.

The 1085 level hoist became temporarily inoperable due to a brake sensor out of adjustment. Normal wear (vibration) on the brake sensor caused it to go out of adjustment. The sensor was readjusted and the hoist was operational. There was no damage to the hoist.

During the process of bolting down a Hagby core drill rig, an employee experienced back pain while maneuvering a jackleg. The employee was initially accessed by an on-site EMT. The employee recieived off-site medical attention and prescribed antiinflammatory medicaiton.

Maintenance activities were proformed on the hoist during earlier shift. The emergency stop buttons were not reset following completion of the maintenance work. Therefore, the hoistman could not start the hoist. The emergency buttons were reset and the hoist operational. There was no damage to the hoist.

The #2 skip became stuck above the 1050 level after failing to dump. The #2 skip door did not close all the way and got hung up on the 1085 shaft collar. The muck was removed fromt the skip and the door closed. The door and door latches were inspected and the hoist returned to service. The hoist operator did not ensure the conveyence dumped properly.

The 1085 level hoist left brake #2 cartridge valve had become stuck. The cause was a low break pressure alarm that did not immedialely reset. The alarm was eventually reset and the valve has since been replaced. The hoist was in service within 25 minutes; however, MSHA was contacted within 20 minutes of the hoist being down. There was no damage to the hoist.

The 1085 level hoist was inoperable for approx. 4 hours due to corrosion on the auxilary switch on the scroll latch, which caused it to fail. Because of the faulty switch, the digital hoist supervisor on the PLC dropped the "WD1" relay & would not reset properly. Maintenance replaced the switch & reset the PLC. No injury or equipment damage.

A maintenance employee suffered a laceration to one finger and an avulsion to a second finger while attempting to unplug a fine ore feeder with an air lance and struck his hand on a sharp piece of steel. The shift medic evaluated the employee and off-site medical treatment was required. The employee returned to work the next scheduled shift.

A fall of ground (approx. 10'wide x 10' long x 3' thick) occured at the intersection of the A-4 sump and 900 roadway. Our Geology dept. has concluded the area contained a mixture of striped coarse and fine grained dolomite with a layer of calcite on the bedding contact. No injuries The affected area has been scaled and further ground support needs are under evaluation.

While adjusting the wireline, employee pinched his finger between the wireline and the pully, resulting in a cut and bruised finger.

The injury occured when EE was removing a mucker bucket tooth. The tooth had been torch cut loose previously and the EE was using an air chisel & a hammer to remove it. When the EE struck the tooth with the hammer a piece of metal chipped off the tooth and struck the EE's Leg (thigh).

Helper was unloading core tube, shaking tube to release the core when he felt a "pop" in his shoulder, causing pain and numbness in his arm and shoulder.

Employee laid a full core tube on a make-shift tube holder. The tube began to fall. The employee tried to catch it. As he grabbed it he felt a pain in his right bicep tendon. Employee was not using the proper tube holder.

The EE was injured when he was drilling with a Jumbo. During drilling, he noticed loose centralizer bolts and attempted to tighten them with his rap wrench. As he was pulling on the wrench, it slipped off a bolt causing him to fall backward. As he fell backward, his left forearm brushed against a sharp rock on the rib, causing the injury.

While rock bolting overhead, having just finished drilling a hole, employee turned off drill & removed safety glasses to clean them. He looked up & a drop of mud fell into his right eye. Material would not flush out & had to be removed by a Dr.

The mine supervisor's injury occurred when he was walking from his light vehicle to the pump station. There is no specific incident or accident that can be attributed to the injury. The supervisor stated he had just parked his vehicle and started to walk down the drift, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

EE was repairing a mechanized rock drill. The EE was striking the drill steel with a 4lb hammer when a small metal shard broke off the end off the3 drill steel and struck the EE on his chest. The piece of shard was removed by a physician on 4/13/06.

The 1085 hoist was inoperable for approximately one hour as the result of a brake adjustment sensor failure on #1 side drum brakes. The sensor failed during normal muck hoisting operations causing the hoist to stop and apply the brakes. No injuries or damage resulted from this situation. On site personnel were notified.

On 03-14-06 the employee was removing a 20' length of 2" schedule 10 pipe from the 270 level pipe rack and pinched his finger between the pipe and the pipe rack rail. On 03-20-06 the employee visited a physician who determined the tip of his finger had been fractured.

THE 1085 HOIST WAS INOPERABLE FOR APPROX. 2 HOURS DUE TO BRAKE ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS ON #2 SIDE. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A ROUTINE HOIST ROPE REPLACEMENT. A MAINTENANCE DEPT. INSPECTION REVEALED BRAKE SENSOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE REQUIRED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. NO INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT.

The hoist was inoperable for appr. 2 hrs due to mechanical problems. During muck hoisting operations, the hoistman experienced problems with the control joystick. A maintenance inspection revealed a faulty rheostat inside the joystick. No injuries or damage resulted from this incident.

The hoist inoperable for approximatley 2 hours as a result of brake adjustment problems on #1 side. This occured during the normal muck hoisting cycle a maintenance department inspection determined brake sensor adjustments were required to remedy the problem. No injury or equipment damage resulted from the incident.

As the Hoistman was conducting the daily Pre- Operational saftey checks, The #1 left brake failed to properley release. A maintenance inspection identified a faulty brake hydraulic tank level sensor to be the cause. No injuries or damage resulted from this incident. MSHA notification was made.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN #1 SIDE SHAFT COMPARTMENT APPROX. 428'BELOW THE 900 LEVEL. AS THE SKIP WAS LOWERING THE 1ST CREW FROM 1085 TO 50 LEVEL, THE SKIP MAN DOOR OPENED PARTIALLY & STRUCK A SHAFT SET CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE PUSHED UP INTO THE SKIP. THE INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THE DOORS LOCK MECHANISM FAILED ALLOWING THE DOOR TO MOVE. MSHA WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED.

THE EE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS HELPING A 2ND EE LIFT & CARRY A PORTABLE WELDON WATER PUMP TO THE FACE IN A PRODUCTION HEADING. THE EE'S MUSCLE STRAIN OCCURRED AS THEY WERE CARRYING THE PUMP.