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EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MILL MAINTENANCE IN REMOVING CRUSHER JAW. HE WAS USING A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PART OF THE JAW LOOSE. DURING ONE OF THE TIMES HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM ON AN EDGE OF A PIECE OF METAL WHICH CUT HIS ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW. THIS REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES ONLY.

EE IS A GAS MECHANIC IN THE MOBILE MAINTENENACE SHOP AND WAS WORKING ON A PICK UP TRUCK. WHILE WIPING GREASE FROM THE SPINDLE ON THE AXEL A VERY FINE METAL SLIVER PENETRATED HIS LEFT HAND INDE X FINGER ON THE TOP SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FIRST KNUCKLE THIS INJURY REQUIRED REMOVAL ONLY, WHICH WAS DONE BY A DR IN THE HOSPTIAL THE SLIVER WAS NOT REMOVED BECAUSE DR COULD NOT A GOOD GRIP ON

EE IS A CN RECOVERY PLANT OPERATOR AND WAS DOING A TEST IN THE LAB. HE DROPPED A CALIBRATED BEAKER, TRIED TO CATCH IT HOWEVER THE BEAKER BROKE BEFORE HE COULD CATCH IT THE EE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE BROKEN BEAKER GLASS THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY AND NO LOST TIME FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE IS A CYANIDE RECOVERY PLANT ASSISTANT OPERATOR WHO WAS TO TAKE READINGS ON THE STRIPPER TOWERS FOR THE END OF SHIFT. EMPLOYEE TOOK READINGS ON #1 TOWER THEN TOOK SHORT CUT ACROSS THE ROOF TO #2 TOWER. ROOF WAS SLIPPERY WITH FROSTOR ICE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & SLID ACROSS THE ROOF TO THE FAR SIDE & FELL FROM ROOF TO GROUND APPROX. 40' BELOW.

EE WAS REMOVING TOOLS FROM A BOX ON THE MIDDLE LEVEL OF THE CONE CRUSHER AS HE STARTED TO LEAVE THE AREA HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW I BEAM DESPITE HIS HARD HAT HE DEVELOPED AO CONCUSSION WHIC H IN TURN THREW HIS METABOLISM RATE OUT OF ORDEREE BLOOD SUGAR DROPPED WITH RESULTANT EPISODE OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS 15 MIN LATER.

EMPLOYEE IS ASSIST OPER AT THE AVR PLANT AND WASREMOVING SNOW FROM THE STRIPPER AND ABSORBER TOWER PAD WHEN HE SLIPPEN ON THE SNOW STRAINED HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T SEE DR. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT. CONSERVATIVE THERAPY WAS EMPLOYEDHOWEVER, THE KNEE REQUIRED SURGERY WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MAY 18, 1993.

EMPLOYEE IS A MOBILE MAINT. MECH. EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE REAR HOOD ON A 777 HAUL TRUCK STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO RETURN TO WORK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT, CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDED HE SEE A PHYSICIAN. X-RAYS AND MRI EXAM SHOW NOTHING, BUT EMPLOYEE STILL COMPLAINS OF PAIN.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC AND WAS CHANGING A TOOTH ON A SHOVEL BUCKET LOADER. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP THE USED TOOTH AND SET IT ON THE TAIL GATE OF A PICK-UP. AS HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT OF THE INSIDE O F THE TOOTH HE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

EMPLOYEE IS A MILL MAINT. WHO WAS WORKING ON THEMILL. ONE OF THE MILL LINERS WAS BEING HANDED OUT BY HIM FROM THE MILL. THE LINER HAD A SHARP EDGE THAT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAN D.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LUBE TRUCK GOING TO THE TAILINGS DAM TO START EQUIPMENT FOR THE DAY SHIFT PRODUCTION PEOPLE.AFTER STARTING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE DAM THE EMPLOYEE FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING WELL ENOUGH SO HE DOWN SHIFTED BUT MISSED THE NEXT LOWER GEAR. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLEGAINED SPEED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STOPPED BEFORE GOING OVER THE BERM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A STEEL BALL FOR CHARGING THE MILL.THE DOORS WERE OPEN ON BOTH ENDS OF THE MILL BLDG.AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING THROUGH THE BLDG.THE BALLS HAD DUST AND STEEL RUST ON THEM AN D THE WIND BLEW A BIT OF DUST/RUST INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE. THE RUST EMBEDDED IN THE EYE AND REQUIRED REMOVAL AT THE HOSPITAL E.R.

54736YEE WS WORKING IN THE LABORATORY BUILDING DOING ASSAY PREPARATIONS WHEN THE NEWLY INSTALLED ACCESS HATCH ON NUMBER ONE LEACH TANK TORE LOOSE AND OPENED THE TANK SPILLING ITS CONTENTS. TH 50365TENTS OF THE TANK SLAMMED INTOT HE LAB BUILDLING KNOCKING DOWN WALLS, ETC. AND CARRYING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BUILDING AND DEPOSITING HER OUTSIDE APPROX 60' BEYOND T

54730IS A MILL LABORER ASSIGNED TO HELP REMOVE BOLTS FROM MILL LINERS DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DAY. INJ USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLTS OUT OF THE MILL. INJ MISSED BOLT AND CAUGHT FINGE 90253WEEN BOLT AND HAMMER HANDLE.

EMPL FILLING WATER TRUCK AT WATER STAND.WALKED TOWARD TRUCK STEPPED ON SMALL STONE WHICH ROLLED UNDER HEEL AND CAUSED EMPL TO SLIP.SLIP CAUSED BACK INJURY IN 2 LOCATIONS AND SCIATIC NERVE PROB LEM...

ALLEGEDLY, WIND BLEW METAL FRAGMENT INTO L EYE AND LODGED IN CORNIA.

MISSED HANDLE ON BENCH HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER ON TABLE FINGER IN BETWEEN HAMMER AND TABLE

EMPL PULLING WIRE WITH PLIERS.WIRE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE TEETH KNOCKING 2 OUT.

EE WAS PULLING WIRE WITH PLIERS AND THE WIRE SLIPPED. THE PLIERS HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING TWO TEETH.

GRATING WAS BEING SWUNG INTO PLACE AND STRUCK I.NAME IN RIGHT KNEE.

EE SAID HE WAS USING HIS NIPPERS TO SLIDE ON CLIPS. HIS NIPPERS SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE A CLIP WITH HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE IS A MOBILE EQUIPMENT, MAINT. MECHANIC. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE BELLY PAN ON D8L DOZER. THE BELLY PAN WAS STUCK DUE TO MUD AND OIL CREATING A SUCTION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE EN GINE. EMPLOYEE PUT ALL HIS WEIGHT ONTO A BAR TO BREAK THE BELLY PAN LOOSE. WHEN IT DID COME LOOSE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A POSITIN TO INJURE HIS FINGER WHEN HE DID WHEN THE FINGER STRUCK AN OIL

TWISTED ANKLE ON 2X4 POSSIBLE SPRAIN.

SUBJECT WAS REMOVING FORM PINS WITH A HAMMER.A PIN SPRUNG OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FRONT TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE POWDER CREW. WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A PLASTIC WRAPPER FROM THE NONEL DELAY WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WRAPPER AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK SELF IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING A TOOT H.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD BUILT UP ON #4 INTERCHANGE WITH A BAR BAR SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE STRUCK H IS FINGER ON THE BACK OF THE CHUTE FINGER REMAINED SWOLLEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS EMPLOYEE FINALLY GOT IT X-RAYED ON 6JAN 1992 X-RAY SHOWED A FX OF THE VERY TIP OF THE BONE AT THE END OF THE FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MUD BUILDUP ON A CONVEYOR INTERCHANGE USING A LONG BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE I-BEAM FRAME. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE LEFT HA ND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

EMPLOYEE IS A WILDLIFE CONTROLLER AND WAS HAZING BIRDS OFF THE TAILINGS POND. HE WAS IN A BOAT ON THE POND AND USING A 12 GA. SHOTGUN FIRING CRACKER SHELLS TO SCARE OFF THE BIRDS. UPON FIRING THE SHOTGUN FOR ONE SHOT, THE POWDER FROM THE SHOTGUN WAS BLOWN BACK INTO HIS FACE BY THE WIND. SOME OF IT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. REQUIRED WASHING AND EXAM WITH DROPS IN THE EYE.

EMPL INVOLVED IN WILD LIFT CONTROL PROJECT,REQUIRED TO BE IN A BOAT ON TAILINGS POND.WAS GETTING OUT OF BOAT WHEN FOOT BECAME TANGLED IN CATCH NET.EMPL FELL FORWARD STRUCK LEG ON EDGE OF DOCKL LACERATING LEG THEN FELL INTO POND-DEPTH 4'.REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

EMPL PUSHING/ROLLING LARGE TRAY WEIGHING SEVERAL HUNDRED LB WHEN ROLLER WHEELS SUPPORTING TRAY STRUCK ROUGH SPOT ON FLOOR SURFACE CAUSING UNEXPECTED ,ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE WAY THE TRAY MOVED.RE SULT-BACK SPRAIN OR STRAIN AND BACK ACHE.

INJ EMPL WORKED IN THE LAB BUT WAS HAVING TROUBLES WITH ARMS AND REPETITIVE MOTION.DUE TO SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL ON SURFACE CREW AND A REDUCTION IN WORK LOAD IN THE LAB THIS EMPL WAS TRANSFERRE D TO THE SURFACE CREW.SOME OF THE WORK INVOLVED DRIVING LOTS OF NAILS WHICH CREATED OVERUSE OF CERTAIN MUSCLES.INJ SEEN BY A DR AND DIAG AS HAVING DE QUERVAIN'S TENOSINOVITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE JAW CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED A CABLE AROUND THE ROCK AND STARTED TO LIFT THE ROCK FROM TEH JAW WHEN THE CABEL SLIPPED A ND ALLOWED THE SHEAVE BLOCK OF THE CRANE TO MOVETOWARD THE EMPLOYEE WHERE HE WAS STANDING. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND A RAILING WHICH TOOK SOME OF THE FORCE FROM THE BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A SHALLOW DITCH (5") AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT REFLECTOR STAKES OUT ALONG SIDE THE TOWN ROAD.SHE WAS USING A POST POUNDER AND LIFTED IT TOO HIGH.IT STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD ANS SHE FELL.AS SHE HIT THE GROUND THE IMPO ACT CAUSED HER TO BITE HARD ON THE SCREWS SHE HAD IN HER MOUTH.THIS INTURN CHIPPED A TOOTH WHICH REQUIRED REPAIR.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THE DATE SHOWN ABOVE. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOADE ROLLS OF PLASTIC PIPE THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 25 LBS. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ONE ROLL AND TWI STED TO UNLOAD IT. HE SAW A DOCTOR WHO HAD HIM OFF WORK FOR FIVE DAYS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDEENT. HE WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON HIS BACK, SUPPOSEDLY AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN UP AROUND CONVEYOR BELT AND LIFTED A WEIGHT ON A BELT SCRAPER IMPROPERLY.WHEN HE DID THIS HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS WELDING CASING AT JOB SITE FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT WHILE KNEELING DOWN AND GETTING UP. HIS KNEE BOTHERED HIM THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT HE WANTED TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT GOT BETTER. ON 9-17 HE FELT THE KNEE WAS PAINFUL ENOUGH THAT HE WENT TO THE CLINIC. BECAUSE OF THE SWELLING AND PAIN HE WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF THE KNEE BEGINNING 9-24-90 UNTIL RELEASE BY DOCTOR ON 10-02-90.

EMPLOYEE IS A REFINERY EMPLOYEE AND AS SUCH WE REQUESTED THAT HE HAVE SOME BLOOD DRAWN FOR A HEAVY METALS TEST. THIS WAS SCHEDULED FOR AFTER WORKING HOURS AT THE LOCAL HEALTH CLINIC IN TOWN. T HE BLOOK WAS DRAWN BY THE PHYS ASSIST AT THE CLINIC. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM SWELLED AND BECAME BRUISED AT THE ELBOW. EXAM BY A MD SHOWED AN INTERNAL BLEED W/ TIME OFF REQ FOR

EMPLOYEE IS MILL DAY LABORER AND WAS LOADING A SPECIAL BARREL WITH 5" STEEL BALL FROM A STORAGE BIN. EMPLOYEE TURNED TO GET A STEEL PRY BAR BUT DID NOT FIND ONE. ON TURNING BACK TOWARD THE BAR REL EMPLOYEE JAMMED FOOT UNDER ONE OF THE "WINGS" OF THE BARREL. THIS CAUSED HER FOOT TO SWELL DRAMATICALLY REQUIRING TIME OFF ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON A DRIVING PIN OUT OF TOOTH HOLDER WHEN PIN CHIPPED. METAL FRAGMENT PENTRATED LIP BUT WAS UNDETECTABLE ON X-RAY. EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR NEW X RAYSSHOWED M ETAL FRAGMENT.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC WHO WAS WORKING ON FEL TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON IT. THE JACK HE WAS MOVING SHIFTED POSITIONS AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE DIFFERENTIAL OF THE LOADER CAUSI NG A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

MEPL WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM WHEEL CLEANER BAR UNDER A COMPACTOR WITH A 1" DRIVE AIR GUN EMPL THOUGHT HE WAS REMOVING ANUT BUT INSTEAD WAS REMOVING A BOLT THE BOLT BACKED OUT OF THE HOLE FORCI NG THE AIR GUN DOWN TO THE CONCRETE PINNING THE EMPLS HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOOR THIS CAUSED TISSUE DAMAGE BUT DID NOT BREAK ANY BONES

EMPLOYEE IS A MILL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WHO WAS INSIDE THE SAG MILL HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A MILL LINER & SLIPPED ON THE ROCKS IN THE MILL THIS CAUSED A MINOR STRAIN IN THE BACK WHICH REQUIRED MEDICTION ONLY EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME ASA RESULT OF THIS

INJURED IS AN EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. HE HAD FINISHED PUTTING NEW CUTTING EDGES ON A D8 DOZER AND HARAISED THE BLADE TO REMOVE THE STANDS. AFTER REMOVING THE STANDS HE WAS GETTING BACK ONTO THE DO ZER TO SET THE BLADE ON THE FLOOR AS HE STEPPED ON TO THE PUSHARM HE FELT HIS KNEE ON THE LEG LEG POP AND CRACK 3-4 TIMES IT HURT HIM TO REST OF THE NIGHT. HE LATER SAW DR WHO SAID IT POSSIBL

EMPL IS LAB TECH WHO HAS DONE FIRE ASSAYS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.REPETITIVE ACTION REMOVING AND INSERTING MATERIALS INTO ASSAY FURNACE.HAS DEVELOPED TENDONITIS AND 5-24 HAD TO HAVE SURGERY TO CORRE CT CONDITION.UNTIL SURGERY WAS DONE ALL ACTIVITIIES DIAGNOSTIC OR CONSERVATIVE THERAPY SO 7000-1 NOT SUBMITTED UNTIL NOW.

EMPL CLAIMS BACK HURT WHILE REPLACING HYDRAULIC RAM ON BACKHOE.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL AFTER HE HAD GONE HOME.NO ACCIDENT REPORT MADE UNTIL 5-24.

EMPLOYEE BROUGHT HAULAGE TRUCK INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR MECHANIC PULLED INSPECTION COVER BEFORE OPERATOR GOT OFF THE TRUCK & DETERMINED THAT IT CULDNOT BE REPAIRED RT AWAY OPERATOR WAS GETTING DOW N FROM TRUCK TO SWAP TRUCKS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TOP STEP OF THE LADDER EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 12FT & LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT TOOK MOST OF IMPACT ON HEEL OF RT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT & SLIPED ON SNOW PACK WHEN HE LANDED HE HIT ON HIS ELBOW & JAMMED SHOULDER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS WHICH INDICATED NOTHING WRONG AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS SHOULDER WAS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER SO A SECOND OPINION WAS SOUGHT THIS SHOWED SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPERING THE EDGE OF A RUBBER CONVEYOR BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN THE BLADE OF THE KNIFE CAUGHT ON THE REMNANTS OF AN OLD FLEXCO SPLICE. WHEN THE KNIFE RELEASED IT SLIPPED OFF T HE FLEXCO AND OUT OF THE RUBBER AND CUT THE EMPLOYEES HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACK TO WORK LATER THAT DAY.

EMPL THINKS IT MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHILE CHECKING LEVELS ON THE THICKNER TANKS BUT IS NOT CERTAIN HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING AFTER SOMETIME HAD PASSED EXACT CAUSE IS NOT KNOWN

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING STAMP DORE BULLION BUTTON AS HE STRUCK THE STAMP WITH A 8LB HAMMER THE HEAD CHIPPED THE CHIP WENT UP THE EMPLOYEES SLEEVE PENETRATED THE EMPLOYEES ARM AND STARTED THE EXIT A POINT SEVERAL INCHES BELOW THE ENTRY POINT THIS REQUIRED REMOVAL BY A PHYSICIANS ASST. AND STICHES ONLY.