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EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TREATED FOR NECK STRAIN WHICH OCCURRED 09-25-91.RELEASED FROM RESTRICTED DUTY FOR NECK ON 10-22-91.CONTINUES ON RESTRICTED DUTY DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DIAGNOSED AS A SEPERATE MEDICAL CONDITION.REFER TO REPORT DATED10-02-91.

EE WAS LOADING ROCK THAT HAD BEEN RIPPED. A D-10 DOZER WAS BEING USED TO PUSH LOAD THE SCRAPERS. AS THE SCRAPER STARTED OFF THE SLOPE ITS PAN CAUGHT ON A LARGE ROCK JUST AS THE D-10 STARTED TO PUSH. EE WAS THROWN FORWARD AND THEN BACK, WHICH HIS NECK. SEATBELTS WERE IN USE DR PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS COLLECTING A DENSITY SAMPLE. THE SAMPLE LINE BROKE, SPLASHING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE. HE TURNED AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A STEEL SUPPORTER, CAUSING A CUT ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. HE RE CEIVED 3 STITCHES AND WAS DISCHARGED BACK TO WORK BY THE DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO D-9 DOZER, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TURN HIS LEFT ANKLE. RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO THE ANKLE. THE DOCTOR PLACED EMPLOYEE ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

ON 8-24-91, EMPLOYEE WAS UPRIGHTING A DRUM OF CHEMICALS WHICH WAS ON ITS SIDE, WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT STRAIN. HE DID NOT FELL HE NEEDED A MEDICAL EXAM AT THAT TIME. ON 9-10-91, HE REQUESTED AN EXAM. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AN ABDOMINAL STRAIN AND PLACED THE EMPLOYEE ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR TWO WEEKS ON 9-12-91. THIS WAS HIS LAST SCHEDULED WORKDAY. WILL REPORT BACK 9-20-91.

EMPL PUSHING DRUM ON ROLLER CONVEYOR STRAINED WRIST.DIDNT FEEL IT WAS SERIOUS UNTIL A FLUID BUILD-UP OCCURRED.REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION 8-28-91.FLUID WAS DRAINED AND EMPL PLACED ON RESTRICTE D DUTY 8-30-91.

EE WAS SERVICING SCRAPERS. AS HE STEPPED UP ON SCRAPER, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A WOODEN FORM USED FOR POURING CONCRETE ONTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK. A NAIL WHICH WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE FORM LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND AS HE RELEASED THE FORM.

IN SQUATTING POSITION, LOOSENING BOLTS ON FEED THROAT TO SAG MILL, HE LEANED FORWARD TO PICK UP IMPACT WRENCH, AND FELT STRAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTING TO REPOSITION FORKS BY PULLING ON LOCKPIN CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE FORK. CHAIN WELD BROKE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION TO SHOULDER R ESULTED IN ROTATOR CUFF TEAR RESULTING IN SURGERG AND LOST TIME INJURY BEGINNING ON 5-8-91.

EMPL MEASURING AIR CONDITIONER HOUSING FOR SECURITY BLDG TO CONSTRUCT A COVER FOR IT.HE SLIPPED & FELL ,STRUCK HEAD AGAINST ELEC JCT BOX WHICH FED POWER FROM A CONDUIT TO AIR COND UNIT.

EE WAS TURNING THE CRANK ON A SMALL CALE REEL WHILE RETRIEVING A DEPTH SENSOR THE CRANK STOP BLOCK DROPPED DOWN WHILE HE WAS CRANKING AND HE STRUCK IT WITH HIS HAND. CABLE REEL AND CRANK STOP BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE SAG MILL. ANOTEHR EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE WAS DRIVING OUT LIFTER BOLTS WITH 10 LB. SLEDGE. A HALF STEEL BALL WAS LODGED BETWEEN LIFTER AND MILL. AS BOLT WAS KNOCKED OUT, THE BA LL DISLODGED AND HIT EMPLOYEE THAT WAS IN THE MILL, ON THE LOWER LIP. GUARDING WAS IN PLACE, HOWEVER EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING OVER THE GUARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTED EMPTY 55 GALLON DRUM TO WASTE DUMP. WHEN HE LIFTED DRUM, HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT ABDOMEN AREA.

INSTALLING ROOF SPLIT SETS FOR GROUND SUPPORT IN HEADING. SMALL ROCK CAME OFF BACK STRIKING MACHINE & DRILL STEEL. BOUNCING OFF MACHINE STRIKING LEFT ARM CAUSING EMPL T SFALL BACKWARDS LANDING ON SELF RESCUER.

DRILLING ROOF SPLIT SET HOLES CAUSING LOOSE SUPPORTED BACK TO FALL.AREA IN DRIFT WAS BEING REBOLTED DUE TO BROKEN WIRE AND BASKETS.SOME OLD SPLIT SETS WERE RUSTED OFF UP IN THE HOLES 12"TO16" ALLOWING ROCK TO FALL.

ON KNEES INSPECTING PIPE, BACKED UP UNDER GUARD RAIL FELL TO TRACK LEVEL, BACK OF HEAD STRUCK RAIL

EMPLOYEE WAS PROBING ORE NEAR BACKHOE TURNED AND EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS FACE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT ROLLERS AND TRACKS ON BACKHOE WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND SLIVERS OF METAL WERE B EING SHEARED OFF. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF TRACKS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT CHEEK OF FACE. THE METAL WAS EMBEDDED IN THE FLESH AND REQUIRED A DOCTOR TO REMOVE IT.

BUILDING GROUND SUPPORT CRIB WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES.

MINE RESCUE TRAINING EVENT IN SMOKE CONDITIONS EMPLOYEE WAS ONE OF SIX IN THE EXERCISE BG174 FACE MASK WAS NOT COMPLETELY SEALED ALLOWING SOME SMOKE IN HALATION

DRIVING LHD UNIT MUCKING OUT HEADING.TIRE RAN OVER ROCK CAUSING LHD TO BOUNCE.EMPLOYEE RAISED OFF THE LHD SEAT,AND ROPPED DOWN ON THE BACK OF LOADER SEAT INJURING THE LOWER BACK.

MOVING R AISE BORDER MACHINE WHEN STEEL CHANGED SWUNG AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG ON BACK SIDE OF UPPER CALF SENT TO DR ON 090589 & 090789LEG DID NOT IMPROVE

PULLING STEEL FROM HOLE PULLED MACHINE BACK LEG SLID F ORWARD FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT MACHINE AND JACK LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FLOWMETER PROBE FROM ACID FLOW CONTROL SHUT OFF ACID FLOW BUT DID NOT OPEN PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE WHEN THE COUPLING HOLDING PROBE IN PLACE WAS LOOSENED PRESSURE IN LINE B LEW SURFURIC ACID OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RT ARMCHEST & THIGH

MINER WAS STANDING ON LADDER CUTTING OFF OLD BOLTS PREPARATORY TO REBOLTING. TOP OF LADDER NOT SECURED - LADDER SLIPPED. MINER REACHED UP TO GRAB WIRE TO KEEP FROM FALLING TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE FUELING A LOADER AND FELL AGAINST A STACK OF CRIBBING. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNED TO WORK. STILL COMPLAINED OF PAIN. WAS REFERRED TO SPECIALIST WHO P LACED HIM ON LOST TIME STATUS UNTIL FURTHER EVALUATION. DISABILITY BEGAN 7-24-89.

PUMP MECH WAS REMOVING PACKING FROM A D-5 ASH PUMP THE PACKING TOOL HANDLE BROKE UNDER STRESS LEAVING A SHARP EDGE WHICH SLICED INTO THE KNUCKLE OF THE R MIDDLE FINGER SUTRUES WERE REQUIRED

EMPL ASSISTING PARTNER IN PUTTING STEEL MAT ON BACK NEAR FACE.SMALL ROCK FELL FROM FACE AND STYRUCK MAT.MAT FELL FROM HAND AND EDGE OF MAT STRUCK ON FOREARM.

UNLOADING DRUMS FROM DUMP TRUCK.DRUMS LODGED BETWEEN TAILGATE AND TRUCKBED.EMPL SWUNG TAILGATE TO FREE DRUMS.DRUM CAME OVER TAILGATE STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP AN ADAPTER TO A FAN. HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FAN AND THE ADAPTER WHEN IT SLID INTO PLACE.

MINER MAKING UP BELTS WHILE PARTNER DRILLING HOLES IN BACK.SLAB FELL FROM BACK ONTO DRILL STEEL KNOCKING MACHINE FROM MINERS CONTROL AND DOWN MUCK PILE WHERE MACHINE LANDED ON I.NAME FOOT.TAKE N TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION RX.

STEPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE..

CUTTING OFF OLD BOLTS WITH TORCH BOLT FLIPPED OVER WITH SHARP EDGE STRIKING FINGER AND LACERATION TO KNUCKLE AREA. APPARENT INFECTION.

THE MINER AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE SALVAGING A CHUTE. THEY REMOVED THE CYLINDER AND HUNG A 3 TON CHAIN FALL FROM A PAD EYE ON THE CHUTE TO THE CHUTE STANDARDS. THEY THEN REMOVED THE SUPPORTI NG BOLTS, PRYED ON THE CHUTE TO FREE IT. WHEN IT FELL IT PINNED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND THE RIB OF THE DRIFT.

DRILLING BOLT HOLE CUT AIR OFF TO ADVANCE LEG.DRILL BACKED OFF AND STEEL FELL FROM HOLE.MINER LOST BALANCE AND SET LEG DOWN ON HIS FOOT.

INJURY HAPPENED BUT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12-6-88-STANDING ON MUCK PILE HANGING CABLE-SLIPED AND REACHED UP TO GRAB WINE TO KEEP FROM FALLING. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN 12-6, SENT TO DR. FOR X-RAYS. X-RAYS NEGATIVE. RETURNED TO WORK. PAIN CONTINUED WAS REFERRED TO SPECIALIST FOR TREATMENT ON 12-29-88. TREATMENT GIVEN ON 1-4-89.

MINER WAS BOLTING BACK WHEN A SMALL ROCK FROM BETWEEN THE EDGE OF OLD AND NEW WIRE SHOULDER RECEIVED BRUISE AND SEVERAL SLIGHT SCRATCHES WENT TO DR ON 10-31-88 COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN TRD TO WNET TO DR AGAIN ON 11-9 WITH BACK PAIN RTD TO WORK WITH FOLLOW UP SCHEDULED FOR 12-7-88 WENT TO DR ON 12-7-88 DIAGNOSED AS DISC DISEASE BECAME LTA ON 12-8-88

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A FIVE GALLON BUCKET OF SLURRY CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER RT ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG 510 S DRIFT ON THE 3100' LEVEL OF THE MINE. THE DRIFT IS HIGH ALONG THE CENTER AND LOWER TOWARD THE RIBS. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME WET SHALE IN THE FLOOR AND HIS RIG GHT LEG SLID FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A LOWER LEG FRACTURE AND POSSIBLE ANKLE DISLOCATION.

DRILLING & BOLTING MACHINE GOT OUT OF BALANCE WHEN PLLING OUT OF HOLE. HE SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO BLANCE MACHINE. INITIAL EXAM RESULTED IN RETURN TO WORK SUBSEQUENT EXAMS IN 1988 RESULTED I N BEING PLACED ON LOST TIME STATUS FOR REHABILITATION.

MINER WAS DRILLING WHEN A SMALL SLAB FELL FROM FACE. MINER STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID ROCK FALLING AND TWISTED HIS FOOT RESULTING IN HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF TARSAL TO SMALL TO E OF RIGHT FOOT.

MINER WAS MUCKING FACE OF HAULAGE DRIFT-HAD FINISHED RIGHT SIDE AND DRILLED OUT.WAS FINISHED EFT SIDE TO DRILL LIFTERS WHEN SLAB PEELED FROM RIGHT SIDE.SLAB STRUCK MUCKING MACHINE AND BROKE IN TWO PARTS.ONE PART CAME OVER THE BUCKET AS HE WAS LIFTING IT STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER,SLID DOWN THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEG.

MINER WAS DRILLING FACE ROUND WHEN SMALL ROCK FROM TOP OF FACE FELL STRUCK STEEL & BOUNCED OFF STRIKING MINER ON LEFT ELBOW. HE WAS REFERRED TO DR WHO EXAMINED HIM & RELEASED HIM BACK TO WORK SUBSEQUENT EXAM RESULTED IN PLACEMENT ON LOST TIME STATUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-9 DOZER WHEN HE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. A PHYSICIAN REMOVED A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT FROM HIS EYE. THE METAL FRAGMENT IS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SMAPLE DRILL TO THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT WHEN A RAIN SHOWER CAME UP. THE PIT GROUND WAS WET AND HE SLIPPED, FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A ROCK. AFTER THREE WEEKS, FLUID AND BURSITIS DEVELOPED IN THE KNEE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8/19/88.

ONE OF FIVE COOLING MOTORS IN THE CONTROL PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE MAIN LOOP CIRCUIT BREAKER NOT TO CLOSE. THE ELECTRICIAN ON DUTY THOUGHT THET PROBLEM WAS IN THE LOGIC CIRCUIT AND STARTED SU BSTITUTING PRINTED CIRCUIT CARDS, THE MOTOR FAILURE WA> DISCOVERED AND A NEW MOTOR INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE HOIST WOULD STILL NOT RUN DUE TO A CIRCUIT CARD THAT HAD NOT BEEN CALIBRATED TO THE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RUST OFF OF A WATER VALVE WITH A HAND HELD GRINDER. A FLAKE OF RUST WAS BLOWN INTO HIS EYE FROM A GUST OF WIND. AFTER RUBBING HIS EYE, THE FLAKE OF DUST BECAME EMBEDDED I N THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING THE DIKE AREA AFTER STARTING A TRANSFER PUMP EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE PEBBLES & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE

EMP. COVERS THE ENTIRE MINE 3100 LEVEL. EMP. IN IS IN AND OUT OF HOT , HUMID WORK PLACES.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE WHILE CLEANING STAIRWAY.