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STEPPED OFF STAIRS TO BLACKTOP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN INTO HIP AND DOWN LEG.
LIFTING MATS THAT WERE LAYING ON BUNDLES OF SPLITSET BOLTS AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. FIRST TREATED AND RELEASED ON 4-23-01.
DRIVING A BOLT INTO THE BACK AND A ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS ARM.
WALKING IN PARKING AREA AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND LANDED ON BACK. FIRST REPORTED 2-12-01.
DRILLING HOLE IN BACK FOR A ROCKBOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
WHILE LOWERING THE CAGERS IN SINGLE DRUM ON THE NORTH SIDE THE HOIST WAS BEING SLOWED TO STOP ON THE 3700 LEVEL WHEN THE HOIST SUDDENLY GAINED SPEED AND WENT APPROXIMATELY 80' BEFORE THE HOIST MAN COULD STOP IT. ON WEDNESDAY AT 1000 WE FOUND A BAD RELAY COIL AND REPLACED IT.
12/30/00 WE SENT THE SOUTH END OF THE ROTATROL IN TO HAVE IT CLEANED & CAM TURNED. ON 1/2/01 WEINSTALLED THE ROTATROL & HAD THE HOIST RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIS ROUND WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
ON 12-13-00 AT 6:00 AM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE CREW, THE JEWELL CHIPPY HOIST ROLLED BACK. THE HOIST WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. EXTENSIVE TESTS WERE PERFORMED WITHOUT FINDING THE CAUSE AND A FIELD ENGINEER FROM GE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS WASCALLED AND ARRIVED ON 12-14-00. A VRG RELAY WAS REPLACED AND EXTENSIVE CHECKS WERE MADE BEFORE PLACING HOIST BACK IN OPERATION ON 12-15-00.
ON 12-12-00 AT APPROX 3:00 AM THE PRIMARY 2300 VOLT CONDUCTORS FEEDING THE CRUSHING PLANT SHORT CIRCUITED IN THE CONDUIT. POWER WAS RESTORED ANDTHE GRAVEYARD CREW WAS HOISTED AT APPROX 5:30 AM. DAY SHIFT STARTED AT 6 AM. SINCE POWER NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF TO FACILITATE REPAIR TO THEFAILED CONDUCTORS, ORDERS WERE GIVEN TO EVACUATE THE MINE AT 8:55AM, POWER RESTORED 1:15 PM.
AT 1005 THE JEWELL CHIPPY HOISTMAN CALLED AND STATED THE HOIST WAS DOWN. ELECTRICIANS AND UPPER MGMT. WERE INFORMED. WE THEN CALLED THE HOISTMAN TO CONFIRM THE HOIST WAS NOT OPERATING. THE HOI ST WAS OPERATING AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. WE DECIDED THAT UNTIL WE COULD DETERMINE THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM, WE WOULD CONSIDE THE HOIST DOWN AND START IMMEDIATE EVACUATION AT 1020.
RECEIVED WORD FROM THE CONSIL THAT THE HOIST WAS DRAWING TOO MANY AMPS. DETERMIONE IT TO BE UNRELIABLE AND BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION FROM ALL LEVELS UNDERGROUND. ELECTRICIANS WORKED ON THE HOIST AND FOUND A SMALL MERCURY SWITCVH THAT HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. RECEIVED WORK THE HOIST WAS RUNNING GOOD AT 1005 AND PUT THE CREWS BACK TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DIE GRINDER TO ENLARGE A HOLE IN A BRAKE PLATE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CONTACTED THE TOOL BIT.
REMOVING A SINKING HAMMER FROM THE TOP SHELF OF THE PARTS CABINET WITH A 1 TON CRAWL. WHEN THE SINKING HAMMER WAS LIFTED, IT CAME TOWARD THE EE CAUSING HIM TO BACK INTO A 83 MACHINE. THE EE ST RUCK THE 83 MACHINE IN THE LOW BACK AREA. FIRST TREATED AND RELEASED 11-16-00.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF LHD LOADER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
PULLING ON HUNG STEEL. FIRST TREATED 10-26-00.
EE SLID HAND DOWN EDGE OF MAT AND CUT HAND ON SHARD OF METAL.
JUMPED UP ON THE LEG OF A JACKLEG MACHINE TO SHOVE THE CHUCKTENDER DOWN, THE LEG TWISTED AND THE EE FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG. FIRST TREATED AND RELEASED ON 10-31-00.
EE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHILE SWINGING A PICKEROON. THE EE WAS CHECKING GUIDES AND WHEN HE SWUNG THE PICKEROON HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A WALLPLATE.
ALLEGED SILICOSIS- THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED.
ON 9/13/00 WHILE DOING THE SAFETY CHECK ON THE CONSIL HOIST, WE WERE CHECKING THE DOGS. TO DO SO, YOU MUST RELAX THE CABLE. THIS SET OFF THE SLACK-ROPE INDICATOR. THE LIGHTBULB FOR THE SLACK-R OPE INDICATOR WAS BURNED OUT. WHEN THE SLACK ROPE SHUT OFF THE HOIST, THE HOISTMAN DID NOT THINK IT WAS FROM THE SLACK-ROPE BECAUSE THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. HAPPENED AT 6:45 AM. ELECTRICIAN
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT A CHLORINE BOTTLE WHENTHE VALVE WAS TURNED BACK THE SYSTEM BEGAN TO LEAK & THE EE INHALED CHLORINE GAS. THIS WAS REPORTED 9/14/00. FIRST TREATMENT WAS 9/14/00
WHILE DRILLING TO BOLT THE BAKC, A ROCK DISLODGED AND HIT EE ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING OUT FIRE ON PARTNER'S CLOTHES AND BURNED HIS HANDS.
AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, THE POWER WAS CUT TO THENORTH SUBSTATION WHILE INVESTIGATING AN INJURY TO AN ELECTRICIAN ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A 400 AMPCIRCUIT BREAKER. THE JEWELL DOUBLE DRUM HOIST WAS AFFECTED FROM 3:30 PM TO 4:35 PM. THERE WERENO CREWS UNDERGROUND AND THE AFTERNOON SHIFT WASCANCELLED. POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE HOIST AT 4:35 PM.
ATTEMPTING REPAIR ON 400 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. A SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE PHASE TO PHASE CAUSED ELECTRICAL ARC FLASH RESULTING IN FALSH BURNS AND QUESTIONABLE ELECTRIC SHOCK TO 40% OF THE BODY.
FIXING A LIGHT AND SPIDER BIT HIM.
SUPERVISOR WENT TO THE #4 SHAFT HOIST ROOM ON 3100 LEVEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESET THE HOIST AND FOUND THE HOIST ROMM FULL OF SMOKE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FIRE.
EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO STRETCH THE AIR HOSE ON THE JUMBO. THE EE SLIPPED & FELL WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT KNEE. THIS INCIDENT REPORTED AT TIME BUT EE DID NOT SEEK TREATMEN T UNTIL LATER.
WORKING IN THE ROCK HOUSE SHOVELING WET, HEAVY MUCK AND THROWING THE MUCK ON THE BELT AT SHOULDER HEIGHT, EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 7/20/00.
WORKING IN ANTIMONY PLANT, DUMPING BARRELS INTO TANK, PINCHED END OF FINGER BETWEEN AN ANGLE IRON AND BOTTOM OF BARREL.
A JUMBO WITH A SMALL LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE 31SR1D AREA AT APPROX. 5:40 P.M. THE CREWS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE MINE. SUNSHINE MINE RESCUE TEAM ENTERED MINE & DET ERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT; THEY SECURED THE AREA AND SWEPT THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE MINE TO BE CERTAIN IT WAS CLEAR.
BOLTING IN 37ER1-H WHEN FOOTWALL AND FACE AIR BLASTED AND EE WAS STRUCK WITH ROCK. CUT LEFT RING FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES.
ROCK BURST OCCURRED IN 37ER1-H EAST. MINIMAL DAMAGE ON EAST SIDE WITH 2 TONS DISPLACED.
WORKING UNDERGROUND BARRING DOWN BAD GROUND, ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HIT HIM CAUSING MULTIPLE BRUISING, HAND, NOSE, SHOULDER, HEAD.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON POINTED END OF GRIZZLY PICK AND PUNCTURED RIGHT EYE.
WORKING IN ANTIMONY PLANT CHANGING A BAG FILTER IN THE TAILS TREATMENT. PULLING OUT FULL BAG THAT WAS STUCK AND STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
ON JUNE 16, 2000 AT 3:08 P.M. A TREE FELL ONT HE POWER LINE CAUSING A TRANSFORMER TO BLOW AT THE MINE. THIS TOOK OUT THE POWER TO THE CHIPPY HOIST, HOWEVER WE COULD STILL RUN THE DOUBLE-DRUM H OIST BY ISOLATING THE POWER. THE POWER WAS FULLY RESTORED AT 4:28 P.M. AND CREWS WENT TO WORK. AT 6:00 P.M. THE POWER WENT OFF AGAIN AND WAS RESTORED AT 8:50 P.M. ALL CREWS SAT ON STATIONS DU
RIDING UP IN CAGE WHEN HOIST KICKED OUT. EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCED AROUND AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL AUGUST 3, 2000.
WORKING UNDERGROUND IN 37 S78 PACKING EQUIPMENT,LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST FOOTWALL, BRUISINGLOWER BACK (TAIL BONE). REPORTED AS A MINOR IN-JURY 5/22/00. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 6/8/00.
WORKING UNDERGROUND AT 3100 STATION CLEARING GRIZZLY, HIT LARGE ROCK AND DOUBLE JACK BOUNCED BACK AND SPRAINED WRIST.
EMPLOYEE, WORKING UNDERGROUND ON 3100 OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE, FAILED TO OPEN AIR DOORS. HE WAS GOING TOO FAST AND PLOWED THROUGH AIR DOORS.
REMOVING AIRLINE IN SHAFT. EMPLOYEE HAD RIGHT FOOT ON LADDER. LACING BROKE AND THREW ARM OVER A WALL PLATE TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING. WALL PLATE HAD RUSTED CABLE WRAPPED AROUND IT AND E MPLOYEE CUT HIMSELF ON RUSTY CABLE.
WORKING UNDERGROUND IN ER1-H EE SHANKED 6' STEEL WHILE DRILLING CLOSE TO FACE, CAUSING METAL SLIVER TO GO INTO RIGHT EYE.
DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. RIGHT HAND SURGERY 11/27/00.
EE WORKING UNDERGROUND AS A MINER CLAIMS HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK, BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HURT HIS BACK.
3-28-00 DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL, LEFT HAND SURGERY 5-19-00.
EE RIDING UP THE JEWELL SHAFT WHEN DUST BLEW INTO SKIP AND LANDED IN EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES.
WHILE WORKING UNDERGROUND, EE BLOW PIPING BULK HEAD, ROCK FELL FROM HANGING WALL HIT AND CUT ARM.
WORKING UNDERGROUND ON 2700 LEVEL, OULLING JACKLEG DRILL STEEL OUT OF RATTY HOLES AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 03-27-2000.