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DRY STRAIGHT 8% GRADE WITH SIDE TURN JUST AHEAD. OPERATOR APPEAR ENTRY FELL OUT OF CAB AND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN RIB AND TRUCK AND THEN RUN OVER BY REAR WHEEL.
MINER WAS RE-POSITIONING JACKLEG DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL WITH THE DRILL WHEN THE DRILL FELL OVER IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL & THE RIB
MINER WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE WHEN THE CHUCK TENDER SLIPPED AND RELEASED THE STEEL. THE JACKLEG THEN FOLDED DOWN ON THE MINER'S HAND CATCHING THE HAND IN THE PINCH POINT.
MINER WAS TRANSFERING 50 POUND BAGS OF PRILL FROM EXPLOSIVE CARRIER TO UNDERGROUND MAGAZINE AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING BACK STRAIN/SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF HAUL TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
REPLACING LIFT CYLINDER ON LHD WHEN THE CYLINDER SLIPPE AND PINCHED HAND.
MINER WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE GROUND WHEN ROCK FELL FROM RIB AND HIT HIM ON THE HAT AND NECK/SHOULDER AREA.
MINER WAS DRILLING A FACE ROUND WHEN A BASEBALL SIZE ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BACK & [HIT] HIS HAND THAT WAS CONTROLLING THE JACKLEG DRILL. THIS RESULTED IN A ABROKEN THUMB WHERE THE THUMB WAS RES TING ON TOP OF THE DRILL.
WHILE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 8'-0" SPLIT SET BOLT WITH A JACK LEG DRILL A SMALL BASEBALL SIZE ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT CHEEK BONE AREA OF THE FACE.
INJURED EE WAS COLLARING A HOLE USING A 6 FT DRILL STEEL AND A GARDNER DENVER JACK LEG DRILL. AS THE HOLE WAS COLLARED A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND ROLLED INTO THE INJURED'S LOWER LEFT LEG FR ACTURING /CHIPPING A BONE IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD BACK HOLES WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD & RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION ON THE SCALP ABOVE THE RIGHT EAR REQU IRING 5 STITCHES. DISLOATED RIGHT SHOULDER & SEVERAL SMALL ABRASIONS ON RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROVING ROADWY TO FACE TO BAR DOWNN AFTER FRESH BLASST, SLAB CAME OFF RIB AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HEAD NAD FOREARM.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROCKBOLTS WITH A JACKLEG DRILL AND SHORT STYLE SPLIT SET DRIVER. INJURED MOMENTARILY TURNED AWAY FROM MACHINE CAUSIGN DRILL TO FALL. WHEN INJURED TURNED BACK TOWARD THE MACHINE, THE SPLIT SET DRIVER STRUCK HIM ON THE MOUTH.
ROLL BACK CYLINDER PIN ON A LHD BROKE STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE ARM.
MINER WAS TAKING AN ORE SAMPLE FROM A PARKED HAUL TRUCK WHEN A ROCK SHIFTED AND ROLLED DOWN ON HIS FINGER.
WHILE GETTING OFF A BACKHOE THE PERSON BRASED HIMSEL FON A HYDRAULIC OIL COOLER THAT WAS MOUNTED ON THE REAR FENDER. THERE WAS A SMALL GAP IN THE GUARD IN FRONT OF TH ECOOLING FAN IN WHICH HE STUCK HIS FINGER THAT WAS HIT BY THE FAN.
MINER WAS IN THE WORKING PLATFORM LOADING LONGHOLE UP HOLES WHEN A ROCK WAS JARRED LOOSE WITH THE PRILL HOSE STRIKING THE MINERS THUMB THAT WAS ON THE SAFETY RAILING.
MINER STEPPED OFF OF LHD LOADER, TWISTED ANKLE.
MINER WAS DRILLING A FACE ROUND WHEN THE JACKLEG MACHINE KICKED UP & CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE & LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN FRESH BLAST WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF BACK AND HIT HIM ON LOWER BACK.
THE MINER WAS DRILLING A RISE ROUND WHEN THE BACK BECAME LOOSENED UP ENOUGH FOR ROCK TO FALL OUT STRIKING THE MINER ON THE LEFT FOREARM.
THE MINER WAS STARTING TO DRILL A FACE ROUND WHEN HIS 3RD INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE MACHING AND THE SADDLE.
ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK STRIKING MINER. THE WORKING AREA HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY BARRED DOWN.
EJECTOR HOSE FITTING ON JCQ250 LHD LOADER B ROKE AND SQUIRTED HOT HYDROLIC FLUID ON OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE MOVING OIL BARREL, STRAINED BACK.
MINER WAS CHANGING BIT ON JUMBO WHEN ROTATING STEEL CAUGHT RAG IN HAND AND TORE RIGHT THUMB.
BARRING DOWN MINER SLIPPED FELL SLAB BROKE LOOSEINJ LEG
WALKING OUT OF PORTAL TRIPPED FELL AND CUT RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING BACK WHEN A FOUR FOOT DRIVER FELL OUT OF BACK AND HIT HIM BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
BIT BY RATTLESNAKE ON R LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRILL HEAD ON MACHINE IN SHOP USING THE MOBILE OVERHEAD CRANE IN SHOP CONTROL ROPES THAT CENTER CRANE STUCK & TURNED A FRAME OF CRANE OVER & IN TURN STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEF T HAND WHILE FALLING
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD A ROUND AUSING AN ANFO POT WHEN THE HOSE BLEW OFF OF THE FITTING AND SPRAYED HIS HANDS WITH ANFO.
EE WAS BARRING DOWN IN THE DRIFT AFTER A BLAST, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF OF THE RIB NEXT TO WHERE HE WAS STANDING STRIKING HIM 9IN THE LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
WHILE DRIVING A JC1-250 SCOOP TRAM THE EMPLOYEE PULLED AN OVERHEAD ROPE TO OPEN THE AIRDOORS.HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROPE AND THE ROPS CANOPY AND CUT HIS THUMB.
MAN WAS TAKING AN AIR HEADER OFF OF THAT WAS CHARGED WITH AIR PRESSURE. THE PERSON DID NOT CHECK TO MAKE SURE AIR WAS OFF BEFORE TAKING THE HEADER OFF OF PIPE.