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EMPL WAS RIDING ON TOP OF #2 SKIP IN THE SHAFT FOR SHAFT INSPECTION AS EMPL WAS TURNING TO LOOK AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE SHAFT WALL THE LANYARD WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST WHILE GETTING UNTANG LED HE TURNED BACKWARDS BUMPING R ELBOW INTO THE THIMBLE HOISTROP ATTACHMENT
EMPL PULLING UP ON RAILING TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY SO HE COULD GET IN BACK OF STAMLER UNIT BUT IT DIDNT MOVE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS UNPLUGGING A CHUTE BETWEEN THE ROCK HOPPER AND THE APRON FEEDER USING A BAR AND PORTA-POWER. A ROCK IN THE HOPPER CAME DOWN THROUGH THE CHUTE OPENING A LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
WAS IN LOADER BUCKET SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER DIRIVN GPIN I CASE ROCK PICK. WHILE SWINGING HAMMER HANDLE HIT BUCKET CAUSING ME TO MISS PIN & STRIAN BACK.
PRYING GRIZZLY SQUARE BACK INTO PLACE AND BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL INTO GRIZZLY STRIKING RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT SHIN.
SCISSORLIFT MAN TRIP WAS PUT INTO REVERSE TO LET A TRUCK BY, MOTOR DIED AND FREE WHEELED TO THE NEXT CORNER STRICKING RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE SKIP, DRAIN HOLE WAS BLOCKED. HE USED A PIPE TO TRY TO CLEAR THE BLOKAGE, RAMMING THE PIPE TWICE. THE SECOND STROKE THE PIPE BROKE THROUGH AND BEFORE HE COULD PULL BACK, IT HUNG IN THE WALL PLATE SMASHING HIS RIGGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE WALL PLATE.
THE EMPLOYEE WALKED THROUGH THE BACK DOOR OF THE SHOP WHILE SOMEBODY WAS WELDING ON THE STAMLER.
INJURED WAS A TTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF CLOTH TAPE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE IT SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THIGH 4 STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE CUT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHAFT, BELOW THE POCKET ON THE 1548 L. AIR HOSE SNAPPED OFF OF THE HAMMER (NUT BROKE), WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HAMMER FACING IT . HIS SAFETY LINE WAS ATTACHED OVER HIS HEAD AND TO THE LEFT OF THE HAMMER; CAUSING LINE TO RUN OVER LEFT SHOULDER; WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS; SAFETY LINE H
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING A JACKLEG OFF THE WORK DECK, PUT HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND HIMSELF TO BRACE HIM, FOOT WENT IN A HOLE ON THE DECK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND FALL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE TWO-BOOM JUMBO HELPING TO INSTALL A 58 HP PUMP; AFTER THE WORK WAS FINISHED THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE BOOM AND CAUGHT HIS ELBOW BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE SLID E JAMMING HIS UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE LOADING POCKET PUTTING BOLTS ON THE HOPPER, WHILE TRYING TO WIDEN THE HOLE WITH A PIECE OF STEEL, HE HIT THE STEEL WITH A HAMMAR AND A PIECE OF STEEL WENT UNDER HIS GAL SSES STRIKING HIS EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF LOADER WHILE FILLING IT WITH FLUID. HE THEN TURNED TO TALK TO HIM AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE 1600 LEVEL IN AN IMPROPERLY VENTILATED AREA,WHILE RUNNING LOADER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT A CYCLINDER IT BECAME JAMMED HE CONTINUED TO WINCH THE CYCLINDER WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE AND SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING THE 353 DRAWPOINT; A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE STOPE AND HIT HIM AND HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE END OF SHIFT, THE COACH STOPPED TO LET SOMEONE OFF TO GO BACK IN AND OUR EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE COACH TO WALK THE REST OF THE WAY OUT. HE STEPPED DIRECTLY INTO THE WATER DITCH AND ONTO A SHARP OBJECT AND IT WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT AND INTO HIS HEEL.
MUCKING 1600 LEVEL WITH 8 YD LOADER. VENTILATION WAS INADEQUATE CAUSING AIR TO GET VERY SMOKEY AND STALE.
SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE GRATE ON THE SKIP GETTING OFF THE SKIP AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT.
EMPL SCALING WALLS OF SHAFT BEFORE BOLTING AND STRUCK INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND AGAINST RUSTY BOLT THAT WAS CUT OFF.4 OR 5 STITCHES PUT IN AND RET.TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF GUIDES TO GET TWIST OUT OF THEM.A WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EAR.
WORKER WAS LOWERING SEALING BAR BY ROPE FROM 2384 PLATFORM TO SHAFT MINERS UNDERNEATH. BAR GOT HUNG UP 2 SETS ABOVE MINERS. ROPE BUILT UP SLACK & BAR LET LOOSE FALLING & STRIKING EMPL FON TOP OF SHOULDER.
TAKING ROLL BACK CYLINDER OFF GETMAN AND CUT FINGER RECD 4 STITCHES,ON SHARP EDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND BOLTING BACK WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE & LEG.
MACHINCS NEEDED SOMEONE TO HELP IN THE SHOP. THE WORKER WAS HOLDING A CHISEL TO POUND A BOLT INTO BOOM JOMBO WITH 16 POUNDER. HAMMER GLANCED OFF CHISEL STRICKING THE WORKERS RING FINGER ON T HE LEFT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DRILLING AND BLASTING THE 1600L AND WAS THROWING HIS TOOL BAG INTO THE BACK OF T-16. A WIRE CLIP THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HANDLE OF HIS BAG CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE AT THE BASE OF THE INDEX FINGER, RIPPING HIS FINGER OPEN THE FULL LENGTH TO UNDERNEATH THE FINGERNAIL AND ALSO SEVERING A NERVE.
THE WORKER WAS PULLING A HEAVY BEAM WITH A ROPE IN A SHAFT ACCESS OON THE 1284.
DRILLING IN 1620 SHAFT ACCESS DRILLER AND HELPER NO;TICED AIR WAS BAD CONT WORKING UNITL BECAME ILL AND HAD DIFF. BREATHING AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE BROUGHT TO SURFACE.
WHILE DRILLING IN THE 1620 SHAFT ACCESS, THE DRILLER AND HELPER NOTICED THE AIR WAS BAD (DUSTY,FOGGY, ETC). THEY CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL THEY BECAME ILL AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING AT WHICH T IME THEY WERE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A RIDE TO 880L TO GET ANOTHER TRUCK, WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF THE BOX OF T-18 HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE EXHAUST PIPE FOR BALANCE, NOT REALIZING IT WAS THE EXHAUST PIPE, HIS H AND (PALM) WAS THEN BURNT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A DOWN HOLE ROD WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LOWER ABCK.
THE INJURED WAS EXITING THE OFFICE BUILDING AT QUITTING TIME. AN ICE BUILD UP HAD CUSED THE MAIN DOOR TO STICK SHE BUMPED THE DOOR TO FORCE IT OPEN AND DEVOLPED PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEADY THE BULL GEAR COVER AS IT WAS BEING LAID DOWN ON THE FLOOR WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE. THE COVER SPUN SUDDENLY CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS AWAY FROM LIFTERS AND PULLED HIS BACK
WORKING ON THE WORK DECK AT APPROX 1200' WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE 1020 LEVEL STRIKING EMPL AND THE HEAD
BLASTER WEREE BLOWING HOLE CLEAN ON 1152 LEVEL 420 E ROW OPERATION WAS GOING PROPERLY UNTIL THEY LOST AIR TO BLOWPIPE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT NO AIR WAS BEING FED TO 1152 THEY DID NOT KNOW TH AT BLOWPIPE WAS PLUGGED. AT THAT POINT EMPL PULLED UPON PIPE IT BECAME UNPLUGGED & PIPE & CUTTING ROCKETED OUT OF HOLE STRIKING EMPL IN HEAD.
MINER STANDING IN 1284 LEVEL SHAFT ACCESS CUTTING AWAY LOOSE WIRE WHEN PIECE OF LOOSE WIRE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.
WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH AND SLAG HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
PRIMING UP HOLES A ROCK FELL IN STOPE THE EMPL STARTED TO RUN FALLING ON MUCK PILE HIS ANKLE BECAME PINNED IN THE MUCKPILE
INJ USING CRESCENT WRENCH INSTEAD OF SOCKET TO LOOSEN BOLTS FOR RETAINER ON MICARTA BUSHING OF GRINDING MILL.IT SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD PINCHING FINGER,CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND AND CRACKED BONE IN FINGER.
A SLAB MEASURING 22' X 14' X 2 1/2" THICK FELL FROM THE BACK IN THE 1416 MUCKBAY AND LANDED ON THE HAULAGE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES FROM FLY ROCK. THE SLAB LANDED ON THE BOX OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS REPAIRED TWO DAYS LATER.
HE WAS ON THE 1152L ATTEMPTING TO MOVE BOOSTER COMPRESSOR USING THE DHD DRILL TO PULL IT. HE STEPPED BACK ONTO A BURIED BOARD WITH A NAIL STICKING OUT, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT. T HE BOARD HAS BEEN BROKEN OFF FROM A NEARBY BARREL RACK AND WAS COVERED WITH A FEW INCHES OF MUD.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON SURFACE OPERATING THE 8 YD LOADER REMOVING WASTE ROCK FROM HOIST PAD HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE SKIP POSITION NOR COULD HE SEE FLASHING LIGHT BECAUSE OF THICK FOG & RAIN WHILE MAKING A CLEAN UP RUN SKIP DUMPED A LOAD OF WASTE ROCK ONTO LOADER HE SUSTGAINED A SM.LACERATION ON L.HAND MINOR DAMAGE TO LAODER BROKEN WINDSHIELD HEADLIGHTS STEERING WHEEL
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 25 TON UNDERGROUND HAULAGE TRUCK AFTER MAKING SEVERAL RUNS TO SURFACE HEAD FROM ENGINE RADIATED INTO OPERATORS COMPARTMENT CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RT.FOO T BURNS LATER BECAME INFECTED & HE WILL BE OFF WORK FOR UP TO THREE WEEKS
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ON SURFACE FUELING HIS LOADER HE WAS ON TOP OF THE LOADER AND WHEN HE COMPLETED FUELING IT HE STEPPED BACK ONTO THE DRIVERS SEAT THE SEAT WAS WET AS IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND SNOWING AND HE FELL AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND BRUISED HIS RIBS
AT 630 AM 9-30-88 THERE WAS A PRODUCTION BLAST ON THE 1416L. AT 930 AM WENT DOWN IN ATTEMPT TO TURN ON THE EXHAUST FAN LOCATED ON THE 1548L, BUT WAS EXPOSED TO THE BLAST SMOKE AND HAD TO TURN AROUND. HE WAS TREATED FOR NON INFECTION PNEUMONIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING DITCH WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT BECAME LODGED IN LEFT EYE.
HE AND THE DRILLER WERE MOVING THE DOWN HOLE DRILL ON THE 1416L. THE INJURED WAS CARRYING THE CONTROL PANEL WHICH WEIGHED APPROX. 40 LBS. WHEN HE STEPPED IN A SMALL HOLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HI S BALANCE AND SPRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 25 TON UNDERGROUND HAULAGE TRUCK. HE MADE 6 OR 7 RUNS TO SURFACE. THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE RADIATED INTO THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN S TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.