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VICTIM RECEIVED 'FLASH' BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE ASSISSTING A WELDER. VICTIM EXPERIENCED NO MAJOOR DISCOMFORT UNTIL 2300 (ABOUT 7 HRS AFTER END OF SHIFT). AT THAT TIME VICTIM WAS TAKEN TOT E H EMERGENCY ROOMM, TREATED AND RELEASED. VICTIM WAS OFF WORK FOR TWO DAYS.

HE WAS PUMPING THE PAD 5 DRAIN AND THEN WALKED DOWN THE HILL TO GET INTO HIS TRUCK. HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON SIDE OF GULLEY AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WEED EATING WHEN ATTACKED BY BUMBLE BEES

EE WAS THAWING A FROZEN CAUSTIC PUMP. AFTER HE GOT IT RUNNING HE WAS CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. HE HAD BEEN WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES THE ENTIRE TIME. UNTIL T HE LAST TIME HE CHECKED THE PUMP, AT WHICH TIME HE TOOK THEM OFF. AT THIS TIME A CAMLOCK FITTING BUSTED, SPRAYING THE EE WITH LIQUID CAUSTIC [BELIEVED TO BE 30-40% LIQUID CAUSTIC AT THIS TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SPEED REDUCER ON S BELT. IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING GRINDER ON PIPE CUTTING DOWN EDGE. HE WALKED OVER TO THE SINK AND WHEN HE RETURNED HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING STEEL NIPPLE OUT OF EDUCTOR, WHEN STEEL NIPPLE HAD A PIECE OF FLARED STEEL CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING THE PEGS BACK IN THE SUPPORTRS POLES WITH A STEEL POLE WHICH IS PROVIDED TO DO THIS JOB & ALLEDGES HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING HAUL TRUCK WITH LARGE FIRE HOSE WHILE BACKING UP HE STEPPED IN DRAIN WHERE GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED & NOT REPLACED CAUSING HIM TO FALL & INJURY HIS BACK

I.NAME WORKING AT THE JAW. HANDED A ROCK TO ANOTHER EMPL TO PUT INTO FEEDER. WHILE TRYING TO PUT ROCK ONTO GRIZZLY BARS THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF THE OTHER EMPL HAND. I.NAME REACHED TO STOP THE ROCK FROM COMING BACK INTO THE PITMAN OF THE GRIZZLY BARS AND FINGER WAS SEVERLY CUT IN THE PROCESS.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE HAD A NEW PAIR OF RUBBER BOOTS, WHICH HE IS REQUIRED TO WEAR AS A LEACH PAD OPERATOR, AND THAT THE SHOE BOOT RUBBED A SPOT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT TOP EE IS A DIABETIC AND HIS FOO T BECAME INFECTED. THE CONDITION EXISTED FOR A MONTH BUT WAS NOT REPORTED.

EE WAS DRIVING UP HILL BACK TO PLANT WHEN THE FORKLIFT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE FORKLIFT TO ROLL BACKWARDS IT THEN ROLLED INTO DTICH CAUSING IT TO TURN OVER.

55025NT OVER TO PICK UP A COME-ALONG WHEN HE RAISED UP HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS PUTTING CAUSTIC INTO THE PIT WATER TREATMENT TANK AND THE CAUSTIC AND WATER AS IT WAS BEING MIXED,SPLASHED AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE CORNEA OF THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPL WAS HOLDING UP CUTTING EDGE ON 95ZIII WHILE ANOTHER EMPL TOOK CUTTING EDGE NUTS OFF.CUTTING EDGE SLIPPED WHEN BOLTS CAME OUT,GROUND DOWN BOLT CUT EMPL RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN 7 ST ITCHES.

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON PUMP HOUSING ROLLING IT OVER ON INJURED'S FOOT WHILE THEY WERE INSTALLING THE PUMP HOUSING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CRUSHER RUN FR OM LOADER BUCKET TO STEM DRILL HOLES EMPLOYEE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A SHARP PAIN BUT RATHER A SORENESS GRADUALLY DEVELOPED IN LEFT LOWER BACK AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN SEVERAL POINTS ON THE B6 PIT LIMITS HE WAS STANDING ON ROOTS/DIRT OF AN OVERTURNED TREE ONE OF THE ROOTS GAVE AWAY & HE FELL CAUSING HIS BACK TO GET SCRATCHED & SORENES S IN GROIN AREA HE WAS ALSO BIT BY ANTS

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE BOLTS LOOSE ON THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER ON 63 LOADER WITH A 3/4 RATCHET AND 4' PIPE.PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELLY PAW ON TD25 USING 1' IMPACT ,AIR DISCHARGE FROM AIR GUN BLEW ALL OVER EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A STEEL BAND ON A BOX OF CYANIDE WHEN THE BAND BROKE.EMPLOYEES HAND SLIPPED AND HIT ANOTHER BAND ON ANOTHER BOX WHICH CUT HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING TWO CUTTING EDGES ON PICKUP TRUCK IN THE LAY-DOWN YARD.THE EDGES ARE 2"X12"X6'AND WEIGH APPROXIMATELY 225 LBS.IN DOING SO HE SUFFERED A HERNIA ON THE LEFT SIDE.

CARRYING EXTRUDER ACROSS PLASTIC FOOT SLIPPED ON WET PLASTIC AND FELL ON BOTTOM

EMPL WAS DRILLING HOLES IN JAW CRUSHER TRUCK FRAME WITH 1/2" DRILL & DRILL KICKED BACK HITTING RIGHT ARM CAUSING SEVERE BRUISE TO RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PLASTIC WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A FRENCH DRAIN PIPE.

COMING DOWN FROM JAW, BIG ROCK FELL CAUSING PLATFORM TO VIBRATE FELL COMING DOWN LADDER FROM PLATFORM

THE PAD SIX OVERFLOW DAM BEGAN TO SEEP WATER FROM THE TOE OF THE DAM ON 10-25-90 AND CONTINUED UNTIL 10-28-90 AND APPROX. 12:50PM. THE DAM RUPTURED. THIS CAUSED THE OVERLOWING OF THE DAM WITH SODIUM CYANIDE SOLUTION. APPROX 8-9 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER SPILLED FROM THE DAM. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED THE FINAL CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT OTHER THAN THE DAM FAILED AT THE TOE AND MAYBE ATT

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH SLAG FELL INTI THE TOP OF HIS BOOT-BURNING A SPOT ON HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.THIS WAS A FIRST AID CASE TO START WITH THEN THE BURN BECAME INFECTED CAUSING IT TO BE A DOCTOR CASE.NOTE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 11-16-90.

EE WAS WELDING ON THE SCREEN LID WHEN WIND BLEW METAL UP UNDER HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE WHICH ALSO CAUSED A BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AN ALTERNATOR FROM RIGHT ENGINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. BOTH FEET SLIPPED UNDER HAND RAIL UNTIL EE CAUGHT HIMSELF. EMPLOYEE FELL ON THE CAT WALK.

EMPL CLAIMS TO HAVE HURT BACK WHILE MOVING ROCK FROM TRUCK STAGING AREA. DRS NOT SURE YET AS TO DIANOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE TIRES ON LUBE TRUCK WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT RIM WITH A HAMMER CAUSING LUGS TO FLY OFF. A LUG HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH WHEN TURNED AROUND ABOUT FIVE OR SIX FEET FROM T HE TIRE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PLASTIC AND IT STARTED TO RAIN. PLASTIC BECAME WET AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE TENDING FUSIONS IN THE FIRES ASSAY LAB. SALT AND SLAG ON FLOOR MADE FOOTING SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF A 4X4 TRUCK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DIPPED OFF OF THE JACK AND MASHED HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE GUIDING A REEL OF WIRE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING WITH A PIECE OF PIPE. HAND SLIPPED OFF PIPE AND PIPE HIT THIS EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYE. TOOK 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ROCK BITS WHEN A FRAGMENT FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE F OLLOWING DAY. FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN BUT NO MEDICATION PRESCRIBED. NO PREMANENT DAMAGE TO EYE OCCURRED.

EMP CUTTING SKIRTBOARD FROM UNDER JAW. BENT ACROSS TENSION ROD WHILE LIFTING FRONT OF SKIRTBOARD PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE HOPPER ON BACK OF THE STACKER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF THE STACKER ON HIS RT LEG HURTING HIS BACKK

EMPLOYEE WAS SPOTTING PICK-UP TRUCK BACKING TO HITCH UP LIGHT PLANT SUBJECT ATTEMPTED TO PUSH LIGHT PLANT TONGUE & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE DOING SO

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WALKING DOWN A MUDDY HILL.

EMPL WAS STEAM CLEANING LOADER WITH PRESSURE CLEANER. HANDS WERE COVERED WITH GREASE & DIRT. HANDLE OF PRESURE CLEANER LSIPPED OUT OF HAND ALLOWING HOT WATER TO HIT ANKLE. THIS CAUSES SECOND & DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS TRYING TO START ENGINE BY POURING GAS IN THE CARBURETOR. THIS CAUSED A BACK FIRE INTO HIS FACE.

CLEANING PULLEY OF STACKER ROCK FELL FROM SCREEN HIT IN BACK OF NECK CUT TO BACK OF NECK

EMPL REPLACING REAR STRUT ON 769 CAT TRUCK AND WHILE PRYING ON A STRUT BAR SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW ON FRAME OF TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ALTERNATOR ON LOADER AND WAS CLIMBING STEPA TO GET ON LOADER. BOTTOM STEP WAS BROKEN AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN TRYING TO GET ON TO NEXT STEP.

INJURED WAS CHOCKING TRUCK WHEEL, AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT ON ROCK; CHOCK MOVED AGAINST RIGHT LEG, INJURING RIGHT THIGH.

INJ COMPLETING REPORTS IN HIS OFFICE.TOOK OFF HIS GLASSES TO RUB HIS EYES AND A MOTH FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS PREPPING SAMPLES FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING. HE WAS CARRYING SAMPLES FROM DRILL TO SPLITTER AND STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS REMOVING SNUBBER FROM HEAD SECTION. PULLEY HUNG UP AND HE PRIED IT LOOSE. IT WAS THEN THAT HE PULLED HIS BACK.