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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A LIFTER WHEN A SLAB PEELED OFF THE RIB ABOUT 9' UP, CAME DOWN HITTING HIS HARD HAT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY A BUCKET OF WATER OVER THE SIDE OF A SETTLING TANK THE LADDER HE WAS ON SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM RESULTING IN A 6' FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING A HOLE FOR A FOOT BLOCK HE SLIPPED; & FELL CATCHING HIMSELF ON A ROCK HIS RT PALM SUSTAINED A LACERATION EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN & TREATED 03-21-95 AT THEBEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC HERECEIVED 8 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING 8 OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE LOWERING OF A STEEL TABLE. DURING THE LOWERING OF THE STEEL TABLE THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN AND TREATED 3-9-95 AT INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL CLINIC FOR LUMBAR STRAIN. EMPLOYEE MISSED 1 SHIFT ON 3-10-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG FULLY EXTENDED THE JACKLEG BEGAN TWISTING & THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE JACKLEG INJURY WAS 02-27-95 DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 03-2295 WHEN EMP LOYEE WAS SEEN BY A CHIROPRACTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING PIPE ONTO A PIPE STAND AND GAVE THE SIGNAL TO THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR TO LOWER THE PIPE. THE PIPE CAME DOWN ON HIS THUMB.

DURING BOLTING AND COLLARING A HOLE, LOOSE ROCK FELL ON THE EE'S RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TREATED AT CLINIC ON 2-6-95. RECEIVED 3 STITCHES ON THE DORSUM OF THE RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS CUTTING THE BAND FROM A BUNDLE OF 6" PIPE, WHEN THE BAND BROKE IT SNAPPED UP CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. TREATED 1-30-95 AT BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC RECEIVED 10 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GROUND SUPPORT WITH A GARDINER-DENVER JACKLEG. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK A SMALL ROCK, APPROX. 2" IN DIAMETER FELL THROUGH THE WIRE MESH AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SH OULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC. X-RAYS NEGATIVE, PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. VALIDITY OF CLAIM IS QUESTIONABLE.

EE WAS INSTALLING SPLIT SET ROCK BOLTS WITH A GARDINIER DENVER JACKLEG. WHILE REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE, EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND CONTROL OF JACKLEG. THE JACKLEG STRUCK EE ON LEFT KNEE. E E WAS TREATED AT MEDICAL CLINIC AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

TWO UNDERGROUND EE USER INSTALLING 6 FT SPLIT BOLTS IN THE 942 S ORS HEADING WHEN THIS GROUND BEGAN WORKING THIS EE RESTRATED TO A AREA. NINE SPLIT ST BOLTS PULLED PAST THIS POINT OF ANCHORAGE RESULTING IN APPROX. 35-40 TONS OF MATERIALS CALLING FROM THIS BACK AND RIB. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A SMALL TRENCH SPLICING CABLE. WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF THHE TRENCH EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE PICKED UP AN 8 FT X 25 FT ROLL OF CHAIN LINK WIRE FROM A MUCKER BUCKET AND CARRIED IT UP A RAMP WHERE HIS CREW WAS WORKING. SOUGHT TREATMENT AT INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL CLINIC PLACE ON RESTRICTED DUTY 10-31-94. RETURNED TO FULL DUTY 11-4-94.

WHILE THROWING A 40-50LB BAG OF GARBAGE INTO A DUMPSTER, THUMB SNAGGED ON THE BAG YANKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS RIDING ON TOP OF A 30INX20FT SECTION OF FIBERGLASS VENT TUBE INSIDE OF A 6YDSWAGNER BUCKET THE OPERATOR CHANGED DIRECTION THE TUBE HIT THE RIB SHIFTED & PINCHED EE LEG BETWEEN END OF TU BE & BUCKET HE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CRUSHING INJURY NO XRAYS GIVEN PAIN PILLS & MUSCLE RELAXERS SECOND OPINION AWAITING 09-16-94

EE WAS STANDING O A PIECE OF FIBERGLASS VENT TUBE HE STEPPED OFF INTO A ROCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE SPRAINED HIS RT ANKLE THE BEATY MEDICAL CLINIC X-RAYED HIS ANKLE SPLINTED IT & PUT HIM ON CRU TCHES FOR A FEW DAYS

EE WAS EXITING THE DECLINE WETTING THE ROAD WITH THE WATER TRUCK, NEAR THE 970 HE LOST TRACTOR AND STEPPED OFF TO SAND THE TIRES. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON ROCK AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED. HE WAS EXAMI NED AND X RAYED AT THE BEATY MEDICAL CLINIC. NO APPARENT BREAKS AND SOME SWOLLING HE RECIVED CRUTCHES TO ASSITING WALKING RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG IN THE 990 DRIFT A ROCK CAME OFF THE BACK & HIT HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING THE JACKLEG THE ROCK BROKE HIS SECOND DISTAL METACARPAL BONE ON H IS LEFT HAND TH ERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF SWELLING WITH IT

EE WAS INSTALLING GROUND SUPPORT WHEN A ROCK CAME LOOS STRIKING HIM ON THE MOUTH, CUTTING LIP & BREAKING FRONT TOOTH. EE WAS SEEN AT INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC., WHERE HE REC'D 2 STITCHES. DENTAL WORK IS SCHEDULED.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OF TRACTOR, SLIPPED AND HIT ANKLE ON ROCK. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL CLINIC, X-RAYED, RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. HIS SNKLE WAS SPRAINED AND WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.

EE WAS UNLOADING A TRUCK CARRYING DRILLING STABLIZERS THE LOAD HAD SHIFTED & CREATED EXTRA T ENSION IN THE CHAIN WHEN THE BINDER WAS R ELEASED IT SNAPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG EE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STANDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BINDER BUT BEHIND INSTEAD

THEY WAS DRILLING THE 906 S HEADING, AS HE WAS LINE DRILLING THE LEFT BACK HE NOTICED SOME VEIN MATERIAL WORKING OVER THE BACKFILL. HE BACKED THE DRILL OUT OF THE FACE AND ABOUT 60 TONS 15L'X1 0'WX6'DEEP CAME OUT OVER THE BACKFILL AND ALONE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIFT. NEITHER EE OR THE DRILL WERE HARMED.

EE AND OTHER EE WERE BOLTING IN 966S DOING REHAB WORK TO FACILITATE REOPENING HEADING. THIS AREA HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN WORKING AND WAS NOW BEING CAUGHT UP. ABOUT 40 TONS 5' W X 12' L X 2-3' DEEP CAME OUT NO ONE WAS INJURY BECAUSE THIS WAS IN AT GEO MARK 42. NO BOLTS OR BACKED INVOLVED.

EE WAS APPLYING SHOTCRETE IN THE DECLINE AND SOME OF IT GOT IN HIS BOOT. HE WASHED AT THE END OF SHIFT AND IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM. LATER HE NOTICED HE HAD A BURN ON HIS FOOT, SO HE WENT TO THE CLINIC SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY 6-6-94 HE CAME IN AND REPORTED THE INJURY. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 7 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING U.G. HAUL TRUCK BY VENTILATION BAG IN 869 DRIFT. A HOLE IN THE BAG ALLOWED AIR TO BLOW DIRT IN TO HIS EYE. HE WASHED EYE OUT, BUT IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM. ON 6-6-94 HE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO US AND WE SENT HIM TO THE BEATTY CLINIC. HE HAD A PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. HE LATER SOUGHT SECOND OPINION, HAD AN EYE INFECTION.

EE WAS ROLLING MILL RODS ONTO THE CHARGER BY HAND. WHEN THE CAM CAME BACK TO CATCH ANOTHER ROD IT CAUSE DHAND TO PINCH BETWEEN TWO RODS. HE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC X RAYED AND RELEA SE TO WORK AFTER COMPALINING OF PAIN, THE SAW ANOTHER DR ON 6-10-94 WHO PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY FOR TWO DAYS. TERMINATED 6-15-94 FOR BREACH OF CANCOMPANY POLICY.

THE 966 SOUTH HEADING IS INACTIVE DUE TO A STATE ORDER. UPON DOING A GROUND SUPPORT SURVEY IN THE HEADING EE AND EE DISCOVERED A 10X6X0-3 FT TRACK 5 TONS SECTION ON HANDING WALL THAT HAD FALLE N. 5 TO 6 BOLTS AND MESH AND 2-20FT SECTION OF VENT TUBE WERE KNOCKED DOWN. THIS AREA HAD BEEN REPORTED AS NEEDING REHAB WORK EARLIER.

EE WAS PUTTING CRIBBING UP IN THE DECLINE WHEN HE PASSED A PIECE UP HISRT HAND SCRAPED A ROCK & HE RECEIVED A CUT BETWEEN MIDDLE & FIRST KNUCKEL HE WENT TO BEATY MEDICAL CLINIC & RECEIVED 4 S TITCHES

2 EE'S WERE LOADING A "FACE ROUND" WHEN W/O WARNING/INDICATION A BACK-FILL FAILURE OCCURRED, (3'H X 6'W X 60'L), APPROX. 150' FROM THIS FACE. PASSAGES AND VENTIALTION WERE IMPEDED; 2-3 6' SPLI T SET BOLTS PULLED PAST POINT OF ANCHORAGE, AND 2 6X8STULLS WERE KNOCKED DOWN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.

EE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN 962 S. HEADING RAMPING MUCK PILE TO BOLT. THEY NOTICED MATERIAL DRIBBLING & MOVED BACK TO WATCH IT. AS THEY WATCHED THE HANGING WALL WITH 6' BOLTS PEELED OFF. 50 TONS. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE RESULTED.

APPROX 30 TONS OF MATERIAL WITH 25 BOLTS CAME OUT IN 954SW3 THIS WAS FOUND & REPORTED AT ABOVE 7:00AM EE AS WELL AS THE STATE INSPECTOR WERE NOTIFIED THEY RELEASED AREA FOR REHABALITATION IN T HE FUTURE THERE ARE AS WILL BE BOLTED & MESHED THEN SHOTCRETE

ON 2/15/94, SOMETIME BETWEEN SHIFTS A BACKFILL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THIS BULLFROG UNDERGROUND MINE, IN THIS 9625 ORS DRIVE. EXTIMATED AMOUNT OF FALLEN MATERIAL WAS 10-20 TONS. POOR QUALITY OF B ACKFILL & POOR APPLICATION TECHNIQUES APPEAR TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. [SEE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM].

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING VENT TUBE FROM THE PUSH BLADE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING TO THE GROUND, HURTING RIGHT SHOULDER (APPROX 2-3 FT) EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC & PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS INSTALLING A 6' SPLIT SET BOLTS WITH A JACKLEG IN THE 983 N. HEADING. THE LEG ON THE MACHINE STUCK SO HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE HANDLE TO FREE IT. THE LEG JUMPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT HIS RIGHT EYELID CUTTING IT. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC & RECIEVED 3 STITCHES ON RIGHT EYE.

TWO MECHANICS TRAMS[PRTED A S[ARE LHD TIRE TO THE LHD WITH A FLAT. WHILE UNLOADING THE SPARE TIRE IT FLIPPED OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATY MEDICAL CLIN IC & INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL GROUP OF LAS VEGAS, NV., & INDTRUCTED TO REMAIN AT WORK.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A BOX OPEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. T HE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE BOX AND CUT ACROSS HIS LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC AND RECEIVED 7 STITHCES .

INJURED WAS DICONNECTING A 2" WATERLINE WHICH SLIPPED & CAUSED HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HIS LEFT WRIST & THUMB WERE INJURED. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC, X-RAYS CONFIRMED THIS E MPLOYEE BROKE HIS L WRIST.

AT APPROX 8:40AM THE 918N HEADING FACE ROUND WAS SHOT. THE 918N HEADING WAS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE POINT IN 906S DRIFT WHICH FELL. ABOUT 30 TONS OF MATERIAL CAME FROM BACK, PULLING SPLIT SET BOLTS WITH IT. 2-10' SECTIONS OF VENT TUBE & UTILITIES CAME DOWN ALSO. THIS SFALL WAS FOUND & REPORTED IMMEDIATELY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE INJURED HIS UPPER FORARM & BOTH ELBOWS WHILE ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF CABLE REEL ON ATLAS COPCO JUMBO DRILL.

THE MEPLOYEE WAS CLEANIGN HSI WORK AREA WHEN HIS STEPPED ONA 4" AIR SPARGIGN LINE, AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC.

WIND BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL IN EMPLOYEES EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO INDUSTRIAL MEDIAL GROUP OF LAS VEGAS NV. DEEPLY EMEDDED METAL MATERIAL WAS REMOVED. INJURY OCCURRED AT UNDERGROUND MAINTENAN CE SHOP. LOCATED ON THIS SURFACE. DID NOT RECIEVE DESCRIPTION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 11-15-93. UNDER REVISED TO DETERMINS IF INJURY OCCURRED AS DISCRIBED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE TASK OF INSTALLING FROUND SUPPORT WITH BOLTER. 6' SPLIT SET HUNG UP IN WIRE MESH REQUIRING MANUAL ADJUSTMENT. THE SPLIT SET BOLT FELL FREE OF WIRE & CUT THE MID DLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKENTO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC RECEIVED 7 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE IS A SUPERVISOR CROSS TRAINING IN UNDERGROUND MINING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING @ WATER WELL #1 INSTALLING DUEL CABLE. STRIPPING CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE SO CABLE COULD BE SPLICED. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC & RECEIVED 12 STITCHES.

A SLAB OF BACKFILL FELL OUT NEAR THE FACE OF 9305 APPROX. 20'X20'X3'. THERE WAS NO WORK ACTIVITY OR MACHINERY IN THE AREA.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY GROUND SUPPORT. A ROCK FELL FROM THE "RIB" AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT THIGH. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICA L CLINIC, X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. SEVEREAL WEEKS LATER THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE AS A RESULT OF THE SAME INCIDENT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS AGAIN SENT TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL

GROUNDFALL AT 918 N. GROUNDFALL WAS APPROX. 15' X 10' X 6'. FALLEN MATERIAL WAS MUCKED OUT AND HEADING BACK-FILLED WITHOUT EXPOSING PERSONS TO UNSUPPORTED GROUND. NO ACTIVITY OR EQUIPMENT IN T HE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER LINER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, WHICH HAD A NEW BLADE, AT BOTTOM RUBBER WAS THIN & KNIFE CUT RAPIDLY STOPPING AT STOMACH. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT BEATTY CLINIC WHERE HE RECIEVE 2 STITCHES & A TETANUS SHOT & RELEASED TO WORK.

HE WAS BEING LOWERED INTO AN OVERFLOW TANK WHEN HIS SAFETY ROPE BROKE HE FELL 2+03 FT & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SCOOPTRAM WHILE OPERATING HE HIT BUMPS TO KEEP LOOKING BACK & FORTH CAUSING A STRAIN ON NECK AND BACK.

GROUND FALL AT 954 N. A SMALL SLAB, APPROX 9'X3'X6' PEEPLED FROM BACKFILL BETWEEN RIB SAMPLE MARK 5 & 6. NO ACITIVITY OR EQUIPMENT IN THE AREA.