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STEPPING OUT OF VEHICLE LIT FACE W/MIRROR, LANDED ON BACK & INJURED BACK.
DIVIT IN RD - CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF 4 WHEELER.
DRILLING TOP RT HAND HOLE IN ROUND PULLING DRILL OUT OVER HEAD, BODY FULL EXTENDED, LEFT HAND RELEASED CHUCK TENDER, DRILL CAME DOWN RT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL AND LEG AT PINCH POINT BEHIND SWIVEL. MASHED RT LITTLE FINGER NAIL, CUTNAIL BED REQUIRED 2 STITCHES. NEED TO KEEP DRY 1 WEEK.
AFTER EXTENSIVE BARRING DOWN HAND MUCKING PROCEEDED AT FACE WORKER WAS KNEELING DOWN DISCUSSING BREAKAGE OF LAST ROUND. WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BACK STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HARD HAT LEFT SHOULDER AND THIGH.
EE WAS INSTALLING COURDELAINE LAGGING IN TIMBER SETS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A FLAT CAR-RAIL- NAILING OVERHEAD WHEN FLAT CAR SLIPPED PAST WHEEL CHALKS & MOVED ENOUGH TO CAUSE EE TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL. EE LANDED ON RAIL 2\ BELOW THEN COMPLETELY LOAST BALANCE & FELL INTO FLATCAR, STRIKING LEFT ASHOULDER ON CAR COUPLING.
EE WAS PERPARING A WORKING PLACE FOR DRILLING-A RAISE & START OF A SUBLEVEL THAT WAS TO BECOME A SHRINK STOPE ONE END OF IT ANYWAY- THE WORKING PLACE HAD BEEN LEFT FOR 2 WEEKS BECAUSE OF OTHE R DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. T. SMITH JR. THE FOREMAN ON THAT SHIFT WAS NOT CAUSTIOUS ENOUGH & FAILED TO BAR DOWN WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE AREA & WAS HIT BY A ROCK THAT FELL APPROX 25#.
EE & HIS PARTNER HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING & LOADING A ROUND. GENE WAS TYING HIS ELECTRIC CAP INTO THE PRIMACORD WHILE HE WAS PARTIALLY UNDER THE RAISE, A RATHER SMALL ROCK FALL SLUFFED OFF OF A SHOULDER OF THE RAISE-THE PORTION OF ROCK ADJOOINING THE ROOF OR BACK TO ONE OF THE RIBS OR WALLS- THE FALL STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER- NOT CAUSING ANY SERIOUS INJURY BUT LEAVING HIM VE