WHILE SCALING A BACK FROM A ROOF BOLT JUMBO BASKET, THE EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.
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Showing all 15WHILE PRYING JAMMED ROCKS IN THE CHUTE OF A SURFACE SOME ROCKS BROKE LOOSE AND THIS CAUSED THE BAR TO COME UPWARD STRIKING THE EMPP JAW AND FRACTURING IT
EE TRIED TO KICK A DRILL STEEL COUPLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH A TIRE ON A JUMBO WHILE IT WAS MOVING. THE WHEEL PASSED OVER HIS FOOT CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN ALONGSIDE A RIB TO EAT HIS LUNCH. WHILE EATING, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING HIS FOOT AND INJURING IT.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LIFT A BULL HOSE ON TO THE HOSE RACK BY HIMSELF HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING THE HOSE
WHILE WALKING IN THE 350 LEVEL CROSS-CUT THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE
WHILE TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE MAN IN THE LEFT EYE.
WHILE REPOSITIONING A DRILL MACHINE THE EE LIFTED THE MACHINE INSTEAD OF USING A MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR LIFTING, CAUSING A STRAIN OF T H E BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PC OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SHIN
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CARRY A DRILL HAMMER FROM #4 SCOOP TO J-3 WHEN THEY BENT OVER TO SET IT ON THE SADDLE THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA
WALKING DOWN INCLINE -SLIPPED AND SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT.
EMP WAS WALKING DOWN DECLINE TO START HIS SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOOSE PIECE OF MUCK AND TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
LEAVING UNDERGROUND STATION WHEN HE SLIPPED IN GULLY CAUSING TWIST LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING FROM THE BASKET OF THE ROOF BOLT JUMBO WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FELL ONTO HIS PRY BAR THIS FORCED THE PRY BAR DOWN ON HIS LEFT FOREARM WHICH WAS MOMENTARILY CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE BASKET RAILING
WHILE POURING COAL FROM A BUCKET INTO A STOKER SANCHEZ FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP FOR A FEW MINUTES