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WHILE BARRING DOWN SIDE STEPPING A ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HE STRUCK THE BACK OF THE LOADER WITH LEFT ELBOW
I.NAME WAS CUTTING AN 8X8 TIMBER WITH THE CHAIN SAW AS THE END OF THE TIMBER WAS ABOUT TO FALL I.NAME REACHER OVER THE SAW BLADE TO CATCH THE TIMBER THE CHAIN SAW BUCKED AND CUT HIS LEFT FORE ARM
JEFF WAS LOADING A ROUND IN THE 4635 SOUTH VEIN AND A ROCK FELL OFF THE FACE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE WRIST
EMPL UP IN LOADER BUCKET HANGING PIPE.HAD HOOKED UP ON 10\ PIECE OF 4\\ PIPE AND HAD HOOKED UP BUTTERFLY BALVE TO OTHER END OF PIPE.VALVE WAS SHUT OFF BUT VALVE THAT FEEDS THAT PART OF MINE WA SNT SHUT FULLY CLOSED.PIPELINE BUILT UP PRESSURE.IN TRYING TO GET ELBOW LINED UP WITH VALVE MOVING PIPE BACK AND FORTH,HE PULLED APART.PIPE KNOCKED HIM OUT OF BUCKET AND PIPE STRUCK HIM ON KN
HE PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE SETTING UP POWER PACKS ACTUALLY DID THE DAMAGE WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE SAG MILL
HE WAS TAKING APART A 6 INCH PIPE IN MAIN DECLINE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT ON 6 INCH VICTAULIC CLAMP CAUSING FINGER NAIL TO BE LOST OR RIGHT THUMB
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE WATER NEEDLE ON JUMBO HAMMER AND GOT A PIECE OF STEEL OR METAL IN LEFT WRIST
ATTEMPTING MOVE VCR DRILL.PICKED UP HIGH PRESSURE AIR HOSE AND PUT IT ON SHOULDER WHERE TWO HOSES JOIN TOGETHER AND HOSE BLEW HOLE IN IT BEHIND DOUBLE CONNECTOR AND KNOCKED EMPL UP AGAINST RIB
ROGER THURSTON WAS WELDING 3 1/2" O.D. DRILL CASING DOWN INSIDE OF 22" I.D. WELL CASING WHEN HE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER HE HAD ALREADY CUT OFF OLD FISHING TOOL AND WELDED ONE SIDE OF SWEDGE.
FELL OFF 5FT LEDGE AND INJURED LEFT FOOT
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON DRILL BIT WHEN THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS (R) 4TH FINGER BETWEEN REGULAR DRILL STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE HOLE.
MR ROUNDY & MR RON ANZALONE WERE BRINGING A DIAMEC 250 DRILL TO THE SURFACE ON THE BACK OF KUBOTA TRACTOR. MR ROUNDY WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF TRACTOR WITH THE DRILL AND MR ANZALONE WAS DRIVIN G. THE DRILL HUNG OUT OF THE SIDE OF KUBOTA ABOUT 2 1/2\ AS THEY WERE COMING UP DECLINE MR ANZALONE GOT TO CLOSE TO THE RIB HITTING THE DRILL ON THE RIB & PUSHING IT BACK AGAINST MR ROUNDYS F