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ENTERING MILL CLIMBING IN MILL JUMPED FROM OPENING LANDED ON BAR FRACT L FOOT
EE WAS CUTTING ON 27" I BEAM WITH TORCH. A PIECE OF THE 27" I BEAM FELL OFF THE WORK BENCH AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT BIG TOE SMASHING THE STEEL SAFETY SHOE.
EE WAS REMOVING A SEAL SPRING FROM 1 ROD MILL. SPRING CAME LOOSE CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A HOSE REEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE NORTH ORE HOIST SKIP AND THE VENTILATION FROM THE U.G. FANS BLEW FORIEIGN MATERIAL PARTICLE IN LEFT EYE.
THE NO.8 CONVEYOR TUBE WHICH CARRIES CRUSHED ORE FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER BUILDING TO THE TRIPPER FLOOR IN THE MILL BUILDING FAILED CAUSING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF STEEL TUBING TO COLLAPSE TO T HE GROUND DAMAGING THE CONVEYOR BELT, STAIRWAY, AND UTILITIES WITHIN THE TUBE. INITIAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY TWO CONSULTING ENGINEERS INDICATE THAT EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS CONTRIBUTED TO THE A
EMPL WAS WORKING ON ST8 SCOOPTRAM BUCKET TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN LIP. HAD JUST HEATED AREA WITH TORCH & AS EMPL LIFTED GOGGLES TO LOOK AT AREA SMALL PARTICLE OF RUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
POSITIONING PORTAPOWER RAM,EMPL HOLDING RAM AND STEEL BAR TAKING PIN OUT OF 988 LOADER,BAR KNUCKLED AND STRUCK EMPL IN CHIN.
EMPL WELDING ON FRONT END LOADER FRAME WHEN DUST PARTICLE FROM AREA BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.A FAN WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME BLOWING TOWARDS EMPL WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT.WAS WEARING EYE PROTY ECTION.RECD RX FOR EYE.
DRILLING WITH FAN DRILL DRILL STEEL CAME OUT STEEL SLIPPED OFF OF MACHINE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND MACHINE.
CARRYING CENTRALIZER FOR FAN DRILL SLIPED IN MUD AND TWISTED HIP
EMPLOYEE STATES A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON HE WAS WORKING WITH SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AMD STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND THE PROTECTIVE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.RESULT WAS FRACTURE OF MIDDLE TOE,LEFT FO OT.
EE WAS LIFTING A CONVEYOR BELT IDLER FRAME FELT A PULLING AND PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE DRILLING OR COLLARING A HOLE A PIECE OF ORE OR STEEL GOT IN RIGHT EYE. FOREIGN MATERIAL IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DONW FROM CLOSING A VALVE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL BACK INTO A GATE VALVE. FALL WAS UNTO THE SAME LEVEL.
TRYING TO START A BELT THAT WAS SLIPPING.EMPL USED A WRENCH TO SLIP INSIDE GUARD TO HOLD DOWN V-BELTS WHICH WERE SLIPPING TO GET CONVEYOR STARTED.V-BELTS CAUGHT WRENCH AND SLAMMED FINGER INTO GUARD CUTTING END OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS JOB AT THE PELLET PLANT BUILDING, HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CHAIN AROUND DRAIN LINE AND AS HE REACHED DOWN TO GET A PEICE OF WIRE, A SLIVER OF FIBERGLASS MATERIAL PUNTURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT BOLTS. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ROLLED DOWN SHIRT SLEEVE AND STRUCK ARM. RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY.
DURING THE TESTING PROCEDURES OF CHECKING DEVICS OF OVERTRAVEL ON SHAFT THE MAN CAGE RAISED TO THE HEAD FRAME BY MAUAL CONTROL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SCOOPTRAM SAT DOWN ON SHOP TOWELS THAT HAD DIESEL FUEL ON THEM AN HOUR OR SO LATER H IS HIPS BEGAN TO BURN ON 12-18-89 WENT TO PHYSICIAN & RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY
WHILE INSTALLING PIPE, THE EYE BOLT HOLDING THE PIPE CAME LOOSE, PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE PIPE.
WHILE WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING IT OFF AND ON TO CHECK IT'S OPERATION AND SOMETHING BLEW OUT OF THE UNIT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.
EMPL WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF A BOSS BUGGY TRACTOR FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BUGGY FIRST BUGGY STOPPED AND SECOND BUGGY RAN INTO THE BACK OF FIRST AND MASHED L ANKLE OF INJURED EMPL
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE A DRIFT ROUND AND WHILE MOVING LADDER AT THE FACE, THE LADDER HOOKED UP ON OLD ROOF BOLT WHICH CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING POCKET KNIFE TO SPLIT POLE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MULE PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN IT RAN OVER A ROCK, BOUNCING THE EMPLOYEE AND HURTING HIS BACK. RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY.
EE WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A STUCK FILTER WHEEL WHICH HAD STOPPED BY USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN THE DRIVE SHAFT. WHEN THE FILTER WHEEL STARTED, IT PINNED IS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND G EAR BOX FRACTURING THE END OF HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPL HOLDING ENTRANCE DOOR OPEN FOR OTHERS AND UPON STEPPING DOOR GOT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT IN HINGE OF DOOR WHICH CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY.
EMPL OPERATING UG FRONT END LOADER DRIVING TOWARD CRUSHER DRIVING PAST ANOTHER RAISE,OPERATOR ON UPPER LEVEL DUMPED LOAD AND DUST CAME OUT OF RAISE DRIFT AND GOT IN RIGHT EYE.OPERATOR WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS AT TIME.
EMPL UNROLLING E-CORD DOWN MUCK PILE AT DRAW POINT OF DRIFT.WHILE UNROLLING CORD,SLIPPED ON MUCKPILE FORCING ROLL OF E.CORD HE WAS CARRYING UNDER HIS ARM INTO HIS SIDE HURTING HIS RIBS.RECD RX
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONVEYOR BELT IDLER FRAME ONTO AN UNDERGROUND BELT LINE. AS HE WAS PICKING UP THE IDLER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER STRIPPING FROM A SECTION OF CONVEYOR BELTING USING A POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPL WAS TIGHTENING A 1-1/2" HOSE FITTING ONTO A CHARGING PUMP HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND PINCHED AND MASHED HIS L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND CONVERTER BRACKET
EMPLOYEE HAD FOREIGN BODY IN BOTH EYES. HE WAS UNSURE AS TO THE SXACT TIME OR LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYES. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM UNTIL A FTER WORK HOURS AND AFTER SHOWERING OUT AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, WHICH WAS 0230 HOURS. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.
WATCHING ANOTHER EMP CUTTING BOLT OFF A RETURN IDLER WITH CUTTING TORCH . HE WAS LEANING ON HOSES AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A LEAK AND OXYGEN ACC. IN HIS CLOTHING SPARK FORM CUTTING BOLT CASUED A FLASH BURNING THE EMP FACE NECK AND ARMS.
EMPL WAS STANDING ON LADDER PRYING ON PAN FEEDER WITH 6' LONG STEEL PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED & EMPL HIT ELBOW ON BAR.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR BESIDE A MAGNETIC SEPARATOR MAGNET AS HE WAS STEPPING BACK FELL OVER A HEAVY MEDIA LINE AND HIT BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A BUTTERFLY VALVE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO UNPLUG A FURNANCE COOLER LEG WHEN THE CLUSTER OF PELLETS BROKE LOOSE AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A NIPPLE ON THE FURNACE, MASHIN G IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING HIS CONTROL ROOM THROUGH THE DOOR, WHEN PARTICLE OF DUST BODY GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OFF A LADDER AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING IT STEADY EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE LADDER LET GO CAUSING THE LADDER TO MOVE EMPLOYEE GRABBED A BEAM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT SHOULDER STRAINING IT.
EMPL WAS HOLDING BOX END WRENCH WITH LEFT HAND WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS LOOSENING NUT WITH IMPACT WRENCH. BOX END WRENCH TURNED & CAUGHT INJURED EMPL'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER FRACTURING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING UNDERNEATH SCOOP TRAM FRONT END LOADER AND SELF-RESCUER ATTACHED TO MINER'S BELT STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK. THEN WHILE PULLING ON HYDRAULIC HOSE, FELT SOMETHING PULL I N HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DRILL MACHINE ON A FAN DRILL. HE BENT OVER TO TIGHTEN NUT ON FEED MOTOR AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF PETTIBONE LOADER BACKWARDS WHICH IS THE PROPER WAY AND WHEN STEPPING ON GROUND LEVEL HEEL STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SPRAIN RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF ROAD GRADER HELD ONTO PIECE OF WIRE TOO LONG AND STRAINED SHOULDER
CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HANDBETWEEN ROTATING DRUM OF TUMBLE TESTER AND FRAME OF MACHINE.
CHANGING 150 HP MOTOR ON #3 TOP GAS FAN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2" X 6" WOODEN BOARD TO PRY MOTOR INTO POSITION THE BOARD SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A DOWN HOLE MISSION DRILL, POSTION DOWN AND THE FIRST SECTION OF DRILL TOOL STEEL WORKED LOOSE FROM THE DRILL HEAD AND FELL STRICKING TOP OF EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT.
INJURED EMPLOYEE ALNG WITH ANOTHER WERE REMOVING A SUCTION BOOT FROM TAILS UMP IN THE MILL BUILDING. SHUT OFF AIR VALVE ON SUCTION SIDE OF PUMP AND AS THEY WERE REMVOVING THE BOOT WATER AND T AILS SPRAYED INTO EMPLOYEES FACE AND RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DISCHARGE FEEDER MOTOR FROM THE FLOOR ONTO A WALKWAY AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CALF OF RT LEG