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THE EMPLOYEE WA8 DRILLING BLAST HOLES IN A BREAST FACE OF AN UNDERGROUND STOPE. WHILE DRILLING A SLAB APPROX. 2'X4'X4" FELL FROM THE RIB. THE SLAB WAS MADE UP OF PRIMARILY MUD AND SOFT MATERIA EFT ARM, LEG & 0OOT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILL BEYOND SUPPORTED GROUND. PREVENTION OF THE ACCIDENT REGUIRED COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAFETY RULES.
EMPLOYEE COULD 3OT IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE BELIEVED IT HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF A 930 CAT FRONT ENDLOADER HE SAYS HE FELT HIS KNEE POP BUT DI D NOT PAY ANY 5TTENTION TO IT THE FOLLOWING DAY 0410 HIS KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF HIS SCHEDULED SHIFTS FOR THAT WEEK 10TH & 11TH HE ALSO RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 14TH AF
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SUPPORT THE BACK- HE PUT HIMSELF OUT UNDER OPEN GROUND (UNSUPPORTED) - WHILE COLLARING A DRILL HOLE THE BACK GAVE WAY STRIKING THE DRILL OPERATOR - THE EMPLOY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACK UNDER THE SUPPSUTED BROW - IT WAS A SAFETY VIOLATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OFF THE SCAFFOLDING AND DECIDED TO JUMP TO THE FLOOR THE LAST 4 FT CAUGHT HIS HEEL IN THE BREAKING CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING JACKLEG DRILL BACK FROM WORKING FACE-AFTER SETTING MACHINE DOWN IT BEGAN TO FALL OVER HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH IT-FALLING WITH IT-CAUGHT HIS R.HAND RING FINGER INBETWEEN T HE DRILL AND A ROCK
SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL ON TANK EDGE BROKE TAIL BONE.
THE MEN CARRYING A PIECE OF 4" PIPE ONE MAN PRIC*%%*%@ DROPPED HIS END. I.NAME CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
MOVING STEEL AND STOPED ON ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
MAN WAS SAWING WOOD WITH SKIL SAW A CHIP OF WOOD FLEW INTO R EYE
LOADING PIPE ON FLAT BED TRUCK, PIPE ROLLED ON FINGER AND CUT FINGER.
TWO MEN MOVING BALL MILL LINERS WITH BAR, LINER SLIPPED TO ONE END, I.NAME DROPPED HIS END & THE THE OTHER END FLEW UP END HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH & JAW
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DRILL RIG FOR A WATER WELL A CHIP OF STEEL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR IMEDIATELY ANDWAS REFERRED OTHER SPECIATIST IN CARSON CITY TO REMOVE STEEL FROM E YE. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SHIFT.
EMP WAS CRIBBING OVERHEAD IN A TIMBER SET SLAB CELL OUT OF RIB, FORCING EMPLOYEE OUT OF THE TIMBERED SET - HIS FOOT GOT HUNG UP MOMENTARILY IN THE LAGGING
EE WAS LIFTING STEEL CAP WITH HIS H EAD & HANDS A SLAB CAME OUT OF THE BACK STRIKING THE CAP. CONSEQUENTLY JAMMING EES NECK & BACK.
EE WAS LIFTING STEEL H-BEAM & WALKING WITH IT. ANOTHER EE WAS HELPING HIM. EE COMPLAINED OF STRAINED BACK AFTER SETTING THE MATERIAL DOWN.
SLAB FELL FROM WORKING FACE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A ROUND SLAB FELL ON LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE WORKED THE NEXT 5 SCHEDULED SHIFTS BEFORE SEEING A DOCTOR
TIMBERING DRIFT SET SLAB FELL HIT HAND LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN SLAB & TIMBER MINOR BRUISES.
I NAME WAS WHEELING CONCRET & HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON CONCRET SHOOT CUT THE TOP OF HIS HAND.
TOOK OFF HARD HAT & REACHED DOWN FOR WELDING HELMET AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF STEEL
THE GROUND WAS BARRED DOWN AND MAN WAS DIGGING HITCH FOR POST ROCK FELL GRAZING MANS BACK
MAN WAS BACKING 911 LOADER OUT OF HEADING HITTING HEAD ON PIPE LINE LOADER HAS ROOL BAR ON IT
MAN WAS CARRING 10\X10\ BLOCK OF WOOD TRIPPING OVER AN ELECTRIC EXTENTION CORD.
USING GRINDER AND GRINDER KICKED BACK AND CUT LEFT LEG. 10 STITCHES.
MAN WAS PUTTING STEE CAP ON TOP OF POST ROCK FELL HITTING AND CUTTING ARM MAN HAD TWO STITCHES IN ARM