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DRIVING TRUCK DOWN DECLINE AT START OF SHIFT OTHER TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT TO TURN OFF WATER OPERATOR DRIVING SLOW (2ND GEAR) HIT ABRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BRAKES DIDNT SEEM TO RESPOND TURNED INTO R IB TO SLOW DOWN & HIT THE BACK OF THE OTHER TRUCXXX BENT IN & HIT SHIN OPERATOR DID NOT ENGAGE E BRAKE WITNESS THOUGHT TIRES WERE SKIDDING BRAKES LOCKED OPERATOR THOUGHT MAYBE WASNT ANYTHING
DAUGHT 1" AIR HOSE WITH SCOOP CANOPY, HOSE BROKE HIT HIM IN SIDE OF RIGHHT EYE COMPRESSED AIR BLEW DIR TINTO THE EYE. WENT TO DR, DR CLEARED DIROUT OF EYE, EYE SWELLED UP. NO EYE DAMAGE, JUST CLEANED DIRT OUT.
STANDING ON TRUCK, PRYING GATE ON ORE CHUTE OPEN, WHEN BACK TO CAB AND CONTROLS SLIPPED WITH WET BOOTS AND HANDED ON ELBOW AND HOST METAL TRUCK.
WORKING INSIDE A LIMESLAKER, EE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING LEAKED. LIME SLURY CONTACTED SKIN CAUSING BURNS ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF EACH LEG AND THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT.
MOVING ROCK THAT WAS ON OTHER MINER'S LEGS. STRAINED HIS COLON WHILE MOVING THE ROCK.
SCALING THE RIB AFTER A BLAST. ROCK SLID D OWN RIB HIT THE GROUND AND FELL BACK STRIKING THE LOWER LEFT LEG. INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT IS A FRACTURED LOWER LEFT LEG. THE MINER WAS STANDING ON A LARGE ROCK NEXT TO THE RIB WHILE SCALING AND SCALING ROCK ONLY 3' -4' FROM WHERE HE WAS S TANDIND WHEN LARGER THAN EXPECTED ROCK CAME DOWN, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY FROM THIS POSIT
REBUILDING THE INSIDE OF A DROP CHUTE EE PULLED UP A SHEET OF 1/2 PLATE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
SCALING THE BACK AFTER A BAST. WHILE SCALING THE BACK WITH A SCALING BAR, THE BACK SOUNDED DRUMMY NEAR THE FACE. COULDN'T FIND ANY CRACKS TO SCALE IT DOWN, WENT AROUND IT WITH HIS BACK TO THE FACE, SAW A CRACK, HIT IT WITH THE SCALING BAR & THE ROCK CAME DOWN WITH OTHER ROCKS & HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER. THE BLOW KNOCKED HIM OVER ON THE MUCK PILE, HURT KNEE IN FALL & ROCK HIT FOOT.
EE WAS LIFTING A 50# BAG OF ANFO WITH HIS LEFT HAND TWISTED TO THE LEFT & HEAR D A NOISE IN HIS BACK BACK BECAME INCREASINGLY PAINFUL DURING THE SHIFT CALLED THE NEXT MORNING COULDNT MAKE IT T O WORK WITH SORE BACK WENT TO DOC DOC SAID TO TAKE 3 DAYS OFF & REST IT
WHILE EE & EE WERE LIFTING A PUMP CASING ON TO A SLURRY PUMP THE CASE SLIPPED OFF & EE TRIED TO HOLD IT UP HURTING HIS LOWER BACK
SQUATED DOWN TO WORK ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. GOT UP & TURNED AT SAME TIME, KNEE MADE A POP. NO PAIN, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS STARTED TO HURT, DOCTOR SAID TO EXERSIZE IT & TAKE IT EASIER ON IT. KNEE GOT BETTER, NO PROBLEM. MONTHS LATER KNEE STARTED TO HURT. SAW DOCTOR, DID OUT PATIENT SURGERY TO SEW TORN CARTILAGE IN KNEE. SPENT 5 DAYS OF LIGHT DUT, NO LOST TIME-SURGERY 8-12-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE WITH A JACKLEG DRILL. A ROCK BROKE OFF THE FACE SLID DOWN THE DRILL STEEL & DRILL & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS A T TEMPTING TO COLLAR A DRILL WITH A JACKLEG DRILL AS THE DRILL BIT SKIPPED ACROSS THE ROCK SURFACE THE EMPLOYEE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT INTHE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE DRILL & THE JA CKLEG
LIFTING A BALL MILL GRATE SECTION, (INSIDE OF 7'X7'BALL BMILL) WHEN FOOT SLIPEPD ON GRINDING BALLS. THIS CAUSED A TWISTING MOTION OF BACK AND A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.
95149ED WAS STRIPPING A ELECTRICAL CABLE TO INSTALL IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED WITH THE RAZOR KNIFE, CUTTING HIS HAND. HAND WAS CUT. 5 STICHES WERE USED TO HELP THE CUT HEAL
EE WAS REPAIRING 2 INCH WATER LINE AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF 9 WIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EYE BY A PRILL HOSE WHEN LOADING ROUND. AIR WAS TURNED ONTO THE PRILL POT AND THE PRILL HOSE VALUE WAS ON CAUSING THE PRILL HOSE TO JERK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE EY E.
EE HAD JUST FINISHED MUCKING THE FACE AND WAS WAITING FOR A TRUCK THE ENGINE ON THE MUCKER DIED AND THE BRAKES WERE LOST. THE MUCKER STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE 15 DECLINE THE EE BRAKE FAILED TO WORK AND THE MUCKER STRUCK THE FACE OF THE DECLINE. THE EE STRUCK HIS LEFT HIP UPON IMPACT CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT HIP BONE./
EMPLOYEE WAS UP ON A LADDER WELDING ON A 6IN WATER PIPE IN AN UNUSUAL POSITION TWISTING HIS BACK OUT OF PLACE
EE STUCK CAN OF PAINT IN DRILL JUMBO ELECTRICAL BOX TO GET MEASUREMENT OF FAULTY RELAY SWITCH CAN OF PAINT EXPLODED.
MOVING TUBE THAT FELL LIFTING TUBE SLIPPED GRABBED BOLT WITH L HAND HANGING OVEREXTENDED L SHOULDER
EMPL TIGHTNING BOLT ON DISC FILTER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FACE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE DISC.ABRASIONS AROUND RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAD REOCCURRENCE OF INJURY ON 04-29-91 AND WAS OFF WORK AGAINS UNTIL 05-23-91.THEN ON 05-31-91 HE HAD ANOTHER REOCCURENCE AND HE IS STILL OFF WORK.
MAN WAS SUPPORTING PIPE FROM SCISSORS TRUCK. MAN ON OTHER END OF PIPE MOVED IT CAUSING LITTLE FINGER TO BREAK.
SLIPPED ON RT FOOT CAUGHT SELF WITH L FOOT AND HANDS SWELLING IN GROIN AREA INFLAMMED LOWER L BACK
MAN WAS LOADING CEMENT INTO A HOPPER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A RAIL BURIED IN THE MAD.
WORKING AT THE MILL BENT OVER AN ELECTRIC PANEL AND FELT IN HIS BACK.
A TIMBER BEING CARRIED IN A TRUCK BUMPED THE HARD VENTILATION PIPE DISLODING RUST PARTICLES THE NEXT DAY HIS LEFT EYE BOTHERED HIM. THE DR BUFFED HIS EYE AND GAVE HIM ANTISEPTIC DROPS NO WORK WAS LOST.
2 MEN HAD JUST FINISHED SEALING & INSPECTING A FACE AS THEY TURNED TO LEAVE A ROCK OR ROCKS FELL ON UPPER BACK & HARDHAT OF ONE MINER NEITHER ACTUALLY SAW THE ROCK OR WHERE IT CAME FROM MAN WA S KNOCKED INTO ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A 4X8 FT STEEL PLATE HE LOST HIS GRIP AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. (HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR PAIN, BUT DID NOT MISS WORK.)
EMPL STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP ELECTRICAL MOTOR & TWISITNG OR PIVOTING APPROX WT 40#.
EMPL FELL DIAG FROM DR 5-23 SPRAIN ,NO FRACTURES,DELAYED REPORTING DUE TO DIAG AND RET.TO WORK
VISIT TO HOSP. EMERGENCY ROOM ON 5-13-90 2 DAYS LATER DISCOVERED PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE. COULD NOT GOT OPTHAMOLOGIST UNTIL 5-15-90 WHEN ANOTHER METAL FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED THE MAN WAS IN T UCSON AZ ALL THIS TIME APPT WAS MADE LOCALLY ON 5-17-90 WHERE HE WAS RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY THAT NIGHT THE MAN .
JUMPED OFF DRILL LANDED ON ROCK TWISTED ANKLE LEFT ONE, HT OF JUMP 3 FT
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE AGITATOR BY TURNING SHEAVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH WHEN HE HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE INSTALLING THE DRILL ROD STABILIZER ON A 63 DEGREE HOLE THE STABLIZER SLIPPED DOWN THE RODS AND PINCHED THE RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND THE STABLIZER THE INJURY RESULTED IN TH E THUMB NAIL BEING BROKEN, THE THUMB BONE FRACTURED AND TWO CUTS ON THE THUMB. ALL INJURED WERE BETWEEN THE TIP OF THE THUMB AND THE LAST KNUCKLE 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED AND THE WOUND WAS DR
TRUCK DRIVER WAS HELPING MINER TO LOAD A FACE ROUND HE HAD JUST FILLED THE PRELL POT WHEN IT TIPPED OVER STRIKING HIM ON THE ARM AND ELBOW.
SUPERVISOR INSTRUCTED MINER TO TAKE DOWN LOOSE SLAB WITH EXPLOSIVES USING THE ROCK BOLT JUMBO MANLIFT MINER CHOSE INSTEAD TO WORK OUT OF THE RAISED BUCKET OF A SCOOP DURING LOADING EXPLOSIVE S THE SLAB FELL INTO THE BUCKET STRIKING HIS HEAD NECK AND SHOULDER ON LEFT SIDE
MINER WAS BARRING DOWN IN THE FACE HE WAS MUCKING OUT WITH A SCOOP AND A PIECE OF ROCK FORCED THE SCALING BAR UP CHIPPING A TOOTH
MINER STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DOING BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG.