EMPL STANDING ON LADDER IN RAISE-ROCK FELL FROM STOPE HIT BULKHEAD,BOUNCED AN CAUGHT RIGHT HAND AND THUMB BETWEEN LADDER RUNG AND ROCK.CUT TENDON IN RIGHT THUMB -LACERATIONS OF RIGHT HAND.
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Showing all 23EMPL BLOWING OUT AIR HOSES ON DRILL MANIFOLD-BULL HOSE CAME LOOSE BROKE WHIP CHECK AND HIT EMPL ON BACK OF HEAD-LACERATION REQ SUTURES.
EMPL LOADING HOLES WITH POWDER,CREW HAD BARRED DOWN BASE ROCK ROCK FELL FROM BACK LACERATED DORSUM OF LEFT HAND.NO BROKEN BONES OR TENDONS.SUTURES NECESSARY.
COLLARING HOLE AT FACE.BACK BOLTED TO FACE-ROCK CAME FROM BEHIND MAT IN BACK-HIT DRILL MACHINE AND THEN HIT EMPL IN FACE.LOWER LIP CUT-FRONT TEETH CHIPPED AND CRACKED.
EMPLOYEE & PARTNER WERE MOVING A 4 X 8 STEEL PLATE PARTNER DROPPED ONE END CAUSING JARRING OF EMPLOYEE RIGHT ELBOW.
EE WAS LOADING HOLES WHEN SLAB CAME FROM FACE & HIT EE ON HEAD & RIGHT SHOULDER, LACERATION OF BACK OF HEAD.
EE WAS STOPPING & SLIPPED ON ROCK TWISTED KNEE. EE RECEIVED A MEDICAL MENISCUS TEAR OF THE LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS HELPING PARTNER COLLAR HOLE. IR300 DRILL MACHINE & STEEL HIT EES LEFT TRICEP WHEN DRILL STEEL SHANKED. EE RECEIVED A TRACT INJURY TO THE LEFT AUXILARY NERVE.
WORKING IN DRIFT HANGING AIR HOSE WALKED INTO LOW BACK-JAMMED NECK. A FEW MINUTES LATER-HIT HEAD AGAIN & HAD SHARP PAIN & STIFFNESS IN NECK. RESULT WAS TRAUMATRC CERVICAL APOPHYSTIS.
EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE MICHIGAN LOADER WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP EMP WASH HOLDING ONTO HANDRAIL WHEN FOOT SLIPPED HIS BODY SWUNG INTO EDGE OF STEEL LADDER HE HIT TESTICLES AGAINS LADDER EXTENT OF INJURY STILL TO B E DETERMINED
MINER WAS OPERATING ON ATLAS COPCO MUCKER HEEL OF MINERS LEFT FOOT WAS EXTENDED OVER EDGE OF MUCKER STEP & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MCCKER STEP & RIB. LEFT FOOT HAD SMALL CUT & ANKJLE FOOT & HEEL W ERE SWOLLEN
AIR HOSE BURST, PIECE OF WIRE WAS IMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE
MINER WAS DRILLING RISE ROUND-ROCKS CAME OUT OF BACK & CAUGHT RT HAND BETWEEN DRILL MACHINE & MUCK-CUT FINGERS ON RT HAND-SUTURES WERE NECESSARY
BARRING DOWN HUNG MUCK IN CHUTE-MUCK RAN AND SLAB HIT RIGHT FOOT.FOOT MASHED AND REQ STITCHES.
ROCK BOLTING STEPPED BACK ONTO A ROCK BOLT & PLATE BOLT FLIPPED UP & HIT MINER ON RIGTH SIDE OF FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL FROM SKIP & INJURED BACK
EMP WAS PULLING CABLE FROM A SHUSHER AND SPRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MINERS SET-UP IN FACE AND WHILE DRAGGING HOSES ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND.
PARTNER WAS BARRING DOWN SLAB. WHEN SLAB CAME DOWN PARTNER JUMPED BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD WITH END OF SCALING BAR.
SNOWSLIDE RAN OVER MINE PORTAL BLOCKING ENTRANCE TO MINE. MINERS DUG OUT OF SNOW AT 9:50 PM
PULLING JACKLEG OUT OF HOLE-SLIPPED ON TRACK AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRILL AND LEG. CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND.
HOIST MOTOR BROKE DOWN AND MAN HAD TO BE BROUGHT OUT OF SHAFT BY CLIMBING LADDERS IN MANWAY. MOTOR WAS REPAIRED OVER WEEKEND AND PUT BACK INTO SERVICE ON MONDAY 2/7/83 MICK DENNEHEY WAS CALLED AT 8:15 PM ON 2-4-83 TO NOTIVY MSHA OF ACCIDENT
CLEANING CLEVIS PIN WITH WIRE B RUSH ON GRINDER - METAL BURR GOT PAST SAFETY GLASSES AND WAS IMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE, BURR WAS REMOVED BY DOCTOR ON 2-5-83