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EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A LADDER CLEANING THE TOP OF A HOIST BRAKE DRUM WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX 10 FT STRIKING HIS RT ELBOW ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE LADDER HE RECEIVED A 2 CM X 1 CM DEEP 5ACERATION ON THE RT ELBOW
EMPL SCALING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL IN STEEL REHAB PROCESS. LOOSE SLAB 2\ X 4\ X 6\ SUDDENLY FELL FROM HIS OUTWARD SIDE HITTING SCALING BAR WHICH THREW HIM IN A FORWARD POSITION.THE TAIL END OF T HE SLAB KNOCKED I.NAME OFF BOLT CAR HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD,SHOULDERS AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL FROM BOLT CAR SURFACE ON THE BOLT CAR WAS SLIPPERY EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING CAUSING STEEL BEAM TO FALL FROM CAR HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT
HELPER REMOVED JACKLEG FROM DRILL ROD STEEL WHIPPED UPWARDS HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE CHIN
CLIMBING OUT OF SHAFT BUCKET SLIPPED ON STEP IN BUCKET & FELL ON RIM STRIKING RIB CAGE.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING LADDER WITH UPPER RUNG TAKING WT OF LADDER. RUNG BROKE & FELL ON INJUREDS NOSE. INJURY NOT SERIOUS-DR. PRESCRIBED PAIN MEDICATION WHICH CAUSED DIZZINESS THEREFORE INJURED MISSED 1 SHIFT.
INSTALLING CASING IN UP HOLE CASING SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE STRIKING INJURED IN CHIN REQUIRING STITCHES.
MACHINE SLIPPED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
INJ WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL BUCKET OF DRILLING MUD ACROSS A WOODEN WORK PLATFORM AND STEPPED IN A HOLE WHERE A PLANK HAD SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE
MECHANIC WAS STANDING ON 3RD RUNG OF LADDER REPAIRING DRILL. LADDER TWISTED MECHANIC FELL. HE LANDED ON A PROTRUDING PIECE OF METAL WHICH STRUCK HIM BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES.
STACKED DRILL RODS FELL OVER ON INJURED STRIKING ON HEAD & HAND.
EE WAS HOLDING 10\ CORE BARREL IN HAND WHILE STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER TO DISLODGE CORE & DROPPED CORE BARREL ON FOOT.
INJURED WAS WORKING FROM WORK PLATFORM IN SCOOP BUCKET PLATFORM FELL FROM BUCKED INJURED FELL ON SHOULDER.
BREAKING DIAMOND DRILL ROD LOOSE FROM DRILL STRING WITH PIPE WRENCH.WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING VICTIM TO LAND ON LEFT ELBOW DISBERMING LEFT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS SWINGING AXE WHEN AXE HEAD CAME OFF BOUNCED ON RAIL BACK UP INTO INJUREDS FACE CUTTING UPPER LIP.
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK LIGHTING PLANT TON RING TO BUMPER OF PICK UP.I NAME WAS SIGNALING I NAME (DRIVER)TO COME BACK AND BUMPBER CAUGHT I NAME HAND BETWEEN TON RING OR SHACKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING THE BACK WHEN A LARGE ROCK, APPROX. 200 LBS FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE ANKLE.
INJURED CLIMBED UP ON COMPRESSED AIR LINE TO HANG POWER CABLE & SLIPPED OFF CATCHING LEG BETWEEN PIPE & RIB TWISTING KNEE.
EMPL BACKED LOCOMOTIVE INTO BUCKET OF RS 150 MUCKER,PINNING HIM BETWEEN BATTERY ON LOCOMOTOVE AND BUCKET ON MUCKER.
TIHGTENING DRILL RODS WITH PIPE WRENCH CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN DRILL FRAME & WRENCH.
HOLDING ON TO COVE BARRELL HUNG IN STUFFING BOX CAUSING ROD TO KICK UPWARD STRICKING I NAME IN EYE. REQUIRING 15 SUTURES.
THERE HAD BEEN A ROOF FALL BETWEEN 4:00 AND 4:30 AM. I ARRIVED AT THE SITE AT 8:30AM AND NOTIFIED OTHER EMPLOYEE AT 9:00AM MAKING HIM AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I THEN WENT UNDERGROUND TO PI #7 + 344 (THE ROOF FALL SITE) AND FOUND THAT THE CREW HAD ALREADY PUT UP CROWN BARS, BUT THE ROOF WAS STILL FALLING AND THE WATER WAS STILL COMING FROM THE ROOF ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE CREW THEN STA
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TWO PIPE TOGETHER A ROCK FELL ON TO EMPLOYEE L HAND CRUSHING IT AGAINST THE PIPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSTING STEEL, LOOSE SLAB FELL OFF FACE HITTING I.NAME ON THE HEAD AND PINNING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND SLAB
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOTCRETING IN THE DRIFT, USING PREMIXED SHOTCRETE TYPE II LA CEMENT WITH ACCELERATOR 2%. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING WORN PROTECTIVE GEAR AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SHOTCRETE. EMPLOYEE AP PARENTLY IS ALLERGIC TO CEMENT
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER LIFTING A PIECE OF TRACK RAIL OUT OF THE MUD, WHEN DOING SO HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
A PIECE OF STEEL FELL FROM OVERHEAD HITTING I.NAME ON HARD HAT BREAKING IT & HIS LIGHT ALONG WITH CUTTING RIGHT EYE BROW.
EMPL CLIMBING UP ON DRILL JUMBO WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON FEED CHAIN.
EMP WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON PUMP AUGER HE PULLED TOO HARD AND STRTAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING STEEL POST. ROCK ROLLED OFF MUCK PILE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE ANKLE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT LOADING POCKET, MUCK WAS DUMPED FROM ABOVE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON UPPER BACK, NECK, AND HEAD.
EMP WAS USING A JACK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF PIPE WHILE RAISING CAP PIPE FLIPPED UP AND OFF STEEL HITTING HIM OVER EYE AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE
LEO WAS OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE PULLING EQUI MENT AWAY FROM THE FACE HE DID NOT SEE MUCKER BHIND HIM AND COLLIDED HE WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE LICI BATTERY AND THE BUCKET OF THE RS 150 MUCK
PUTTING ROCK UNDER WHEEL FOAR BLOCKING MOTOAR, MOTOAR ROLLED OVER ROCK CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN ROCK AND WHEEL.
PERRY WAS MOVING H-BEAM WHEN IT FELL ON ITS SIDE AND HITTING ANOTHER BEAM IT SEVERED PART OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER. (L)
CHANGING TIRE ON LOADER.TIRE ROLLED AND CAUGHT EMPL HAND BETWEEN TIRE AND FENDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN A LADDER TO THE SUBCOLLAR HE WAS STRUCK BY THE TRAP DOOR ON THE HEAD AND ALSO ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS
EMP WAS DUMPING MUCK INTO BUCKET WHEN A ROCK HIT THE CHAIN ON THE BUCKET ROCK CAME BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT THUMB
WHILE UNLOADING OXYGEN BOTTLE LOST FOOTING AND GOT HIS LEFT HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND FLOOR PLATE
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON GALLOWAY WHEN A HOSE STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND FRACTURED LEFT SCAPULA
WHILE DRILLING A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING WRIST AND PUNCTURING IT
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM RIB HEAD LAMP CAME OUTOF HOLDER ON HARD HAT LIGHT HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH RIGHT EYE TOOTH WAS BROKEN