EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON BACK DUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SMASHED SMAL RIGHT FINGER IN DOOR.
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Showing all 25EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO DIG MATERIAL OUT OF CHUTE WHEN MATERIAL FELL, HE SLIPPED, FELL AGAINST ANGLE IRON AND BADLY BRUISED LEFT THIGH.
FACE C-8 N. WAS DRILLED & HOLES LOADED. FACE C-7W.(ADVANCING TOWARDS & PERPENDICULAR TO FACE C-8N.) WAS THEN DRILLED. THIS FACE WAS ALMOST FINISHED WHEN LOWER LEFT HOLE BEING DRILLED INTO FACE C-7 W. INTERSECTED A LOADED HOLE IN C-8 N. A PREMATURE DETONATION OCCURRED. ROCK WAS THROWN TOWARDS ATLASCOPCO DRILL BREAKING FRONT WINDOW. FACEC-8 N. BARRICADED & EVACUATED. NO INJURIES OCCU
MOVING INTO AREA ALL READY DRILLED FOR ROOF BOLTING. ROCK WAS SEEN FALLING, WAS ABLE TO GET UNDER STANDING ROOF BOLTS IN BASKET.
A ROLLER ON THE CONVEYOR WAS STUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET IT UNSTUCK. COVERALLS GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED EMPLOYEES ARM IN HEAD SHAFT OF CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM UNDER IMPACT CRUSHER DUE TO A CONVEYOR BELT TEARING IN TWO PARTS. A ROCK BECAME DISLODGED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING BEARING ON CRUSHER INTO PLACE WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF THE HAMMER ENTERING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND NEAR HIS THUMB
EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD FROM HIS BACK DUMP WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED BREAKING THE SAFETY CABLE AND ALLOWING THE BED TO OVEREXTEND CAUSING THE CAB TO RAISE OFF THE GROUND. THE TRUCK THEN BROKE IN TWO PARTS FORCING THE CAB TO FALL TO THE GROUND CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD.
EE WAS INSTALLING A HOSE CLAMP ON ANFO HOSE, THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED, PUNCTURING HIM AROUND THE WRIST AREA.
SECTION OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 6-18" GTHICH FELL OUT OT INTERSECTION. ROOF BOLTING HAD BEEN DONE IN THIS AREA. HOWEVER SECTION OF ROOF IN FRONT OF ROOF BOLTING FELL OUT TO THE ROOF BOLTING LINE. NO BOLTING WAS BEING DONE AT THE TIME OF ROOF FALL.
GETTING OFF DRILL PINCHED A NERVE
EE WAS DUMPING SAND INTO STOCKPILE. APPRAENTLY, THE STOCKPILE GAVE WAY AND THE TRUCK BACKED OFF STOCKPILE INJURING EE. EE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.
DURING OFF SHIFT, THE POWDER TRUCK APPARENTLY CAUGHT FIRE RESULTING IN DETONATION OF BLASTING AGENT. NO ONE PRESENT AT QUARRY SITE AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BELOW CRUSHE RA ROCK FELL FROM JAW CRUSHER'S SHAKER AND LANDED ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT CAUSING SEVERE CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR NEAR MAIN CRUSHER. THE SURFACE WAS SLIPPERY AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS CLEANING CONVEYOR BELTS HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND HIP.
CLEANING BOTTOM HOLES ROCK FELL FROM CEILING
MINER CLEANING BOTTOM HOLES WHEN 25' X 25' X 3" ROCK FELL FROM CEILING
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP WHICH WAS A CHAIN STEP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TEAR LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT ANKLE
EMPL STATES THAT HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF POWDER TRUCK WHEN HE CLOSED VEHICLE'S DOOR ON FINGER.
EE WAS STANDING BY THE SECONDARY CRUSHER AT THE QUARRY S CRUSHER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE MOUTH OF THE SECONDARY CRUSHER AND A ROCK STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPL GOING TO REPAIR ELEC WIRE.APPARENTLY LOCKED OUT WRONG BREAKER.DIDNT CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS DE-ENERGIZED,GRABBED HOT WIRE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
PUSHING OIL WAGON BARRELL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BARREL AND RAIL.
PULLING MINE CABLE AND TWISTED BACK
WHILE DISMOUNTING STEPPED ON STONE ON STAIR CAUSING FALL & TWISTING OF ANKLE.