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A fire occurred at the #1 shaft station generator concreted location. Investigation found the potential cause of the fire was a ground fall in a timbered area of the drift, causing fallen timber to come in contact with the exhaust of the generator. The fire was of unknown duration.
The employee twisted knee while walking on snow and icy terrain.
Support timber collapsed in the #2 shaft below the 10th level, blocking access to the pump hung below the level, used to dewater the shaft. Time of collapse unknown, no one was present to witness.
Individual was guiding a skid steer in order to replace a timber car back on the track. Individual was walking backwards and tripped. Extended an arm to catch himself and landed with their hand on the ground and the weight of their body fractured the left arm approximately 2" above the wrist.
Employee was using a 4 1/2" grinder with a cutting wheel attached to cut PVC pipe. Grinder slipped and hit employee on the right thumb causing about a 1" laceration. Employee was taken to the clinic where he received 2 stitches.
Employee was drilling a hole in a piece of pipe, using an electric drilll mounted on a stand. As he pulled the pipe out, the drill bit caught his glove and pulled his left hand index finger into the hole saw blade.
An employee in the mill was using a handle extension to release a chain binder. When the chain binder released, the pipe handle extension flew off the handle and struck his left hand breaking his middle finger.
As EE was using a grinding wheel to remove paint and rust from skip he turned his head to look ahead of his work, a particle flew in the side of his safety glasses and lodged in his eye. It did not bother him until the next morning. It was removed by his dr.
AS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF CAB, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS HEAD, RIGHT RIB CAGE, RIGHT ARM & ELBOW. AMBULANCE TOOK HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM,STITCHES IN H EAD & FIRST AID ON RIBS.
EE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE ROCK IN THE RAISE. THE 1ST ROCK KNOCKED OFF HIS HARD HAT AND THE 2ND ROCK HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, RESULTING IN A CUT. HE WAS TREATED AT THE CLINIC, AND RETURN ED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
WHILE DRILLING IN THE STOPE ON 9 LEVEL A LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND HOLDING THE JACK LEG DRILL. FRACTURED BONE IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.