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Employee was moving miner cable and injured EE's back.
Employee was pulling miner cable slack. A shuttle car came around the corner catching EE's left ankle between the shuttle car and a small rock.
Employee was beating on a bolt with a hammer. A sliver of the hammer head came off and went into the index finger of his right hand.
Employee was walking up steps into the security office in the rain. She is uncertain if she slipped or tripped but she fell forward landing face down striking her nose on the steps resulting in a fractured nose. Doctor released her to return to work the same day with no restrictions. She reported she was using the hand rail at the time of the incident.
Employee was loading supplies onto roof bolter and his knee popped.
Pinner operator was putting up a roof bolt. His hand slipped from chuck and got caught between chuck & head of bolt. Hand was cut between thumb and first finger.
At 8:35 a.m. we cut into a stray bore and induced water.
Pinner operator was coupling steel together when his glove got caught between steel, cutting his left index finger.
Truck driver exited truck and received injury to left ankle as his foot struck the ground.
Employee was putting a conveyor chain on a shuttle car when a piece of metal came off the chain and went into his left hand.
EE was bolting the top and the bolt slipped off the head and hit his left hand.
Roof fall at spad # 50 on belt line. (#1 belt line).
Ee was removing a rock from the top of the miner and hurt his back
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM BETWEEN NON-MOVING BELTS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
Employee had gloves on while removing wiring from around the roof bolt plates. A piece of metal from roof bolt plates went thru his glove & into his finger.