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While tramming 2yd LHD out of the mine, employee got to the spiral between the 650 and 500 level. As employee came around the corner, saw the 18 ton haul truck rolling backwards at an unusual rate of speed. Attempted to reverse LHD and braced for impact. Haul truck hit LHD at the bucket end and bounced it off the rib. Employee was wearing EE's seatbelt.
Driving a loaded HT up the ramp, when employee encountered a jeep coming down the ramp. Stopped and began backing up to make room for jeep to pull into muck bay. Employee stated: tried to stop and move forward but continued to go backwards down the ramp. HT glanced off rib and ran into the front of a 2yd LHD coming up the ramp approx. 200 ft. away. HT rolled over on its side.
IE was cleaning out drill holes with air using a blowpipe and hose when EE felt a pain in EE's lower stomach area. IE sustained a hernia.
While grabbing and picking up a jackleg from the bolt deck and transporting it approx. 12ft. then placing against the rib to secure, employee felt a cramp like pain in right bicep area.
While operating a Jackleg drill, the drill steel shanked causing the drill to drop which pulling EE's left arm when it dropped. The employee was evaluated and release to EE's normal duties. EE later experience difficulties with EE's arm and will be scheduled for surgical repair to tendon tear on July 15, 2020 (notified the mine on 07/13/2020)
Miner was operating a Model DT-12 dump truck, while backing up miner placed hand on the outside of the ROPS post and while articulating the truck around the corner, miner's left middle finger was pinched between the ROPS post and the bed of the truck resulting in required sutures to close the wound. No bones were broken.
Bolting with jackleg, just about to complete the hole, looked up to see how much was left to drill and a piece of rock from the back came down and struck them in the lower right cheek area resulting in a broken tooth and small laceration on lower lip.