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WHILE BENT OVER LIFTING A PIECE OF LUMBER EE STRAINED LOWER BACK . ON 9/2/99 EE SOUGHT MED TREATMENT & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. DUE TO MINE CLOSURE UNABLE TO ACCOMADATE RESTRIC TIONS. EE MISSED 4 SCHEDULED SHIFTS
EE ALLEGES TO HAVE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND ON A STEEL BEAM WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED WHILE CLEANING EASE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE GRINDING CIRCUIT. THE ALLEGED INJURY WAS REPOR TED ON AUGUST 17, 1999 BUT MEDICAL TREATMENT WASNOT UNTIL SPET 10. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. AS A RESULT MINE CLOSURE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODAT
WHILE LIFTING A BUCKET OF NORDBAK LINER MATERIAL(APPROX. 8 POUNDS), ABOVE HIS HEAD, EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC AND REFERRED T O A SPECIALIST WHO IMMOBILIZED THE SHOULDER AND PLACED THE EMPLOYEE ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
WHILE ASCENDING THE RAMP FROM THE 880 PIT BOTTOMTHE 18TON P& H CRANE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS & CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE THE OPERATOR INCURRED A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES, AN ABRASION TO HIS LEFT EYE AND A BRUISEED LUNG THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CRANE
WHILE REMOVING ELECTRICAL CABLE FROM UNDERGROUND MINE EMPLOYEE FRACTURED LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHEN A CABLE HANGER CAUGHT HIS GLOVE. TREATED AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY AT BEATTY MEDICAL C LINIC.
EE WAS REMOVING BARREL HANDLER FROM THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT WHEN THE HANDLER FELL APPROX 4" CRUSHING & FRACTURING 2 TOES ON HIS LEFT FOOT
RESULTS OF HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM AUDIOMETRY TESTS REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HEARING RANGE. EE REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TREATMENT TO INCLUDE HEARING AID FOR T HE RT EAR. EE TO BE RATED PER AMOUNT OF HEARING LOSS AND FOR PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY. THIS INFORMATION TO BE FORWARDED WHEN AVAILABE. (EVALUATION PROVED NOT OCCUPATIONAL - NOT REPORTABLE
RESULTS OF HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM AUDIOMETRY TESTS REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HEARING RANGE. EE REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TREATMENT TO INCLUDE HEARING AID FOR T HE LEFT EAR. EE TO BE RATED PER AMOUNT OF HEARING LOSS FOR PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY. THIS INFORMATION TO BE FORWARDED WHEN AVAILABLE.
EE EVALUATED FOR REPETITIVE MOTION DISORDER OF BOTH WRISTS. SAMPLE PREP LAB WORK RESULTING IN BILATERAL WRIST/HAND NUMBNESS. EE WAITING OUTCOME OF SECOND MEDICAL OPINION. FOLLOW UP INFORMATION TO BE FORWARDED REGARDING CORRECTIVE TREATMENT/SURGERY AND PPD RATING.
RESULTS OF HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM (AUDIOMETRY) TESTS REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HEARING RANGE. EE REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TREATMENT TO INCLUDE BILATERAL HEARI NG AIDS. EE TO BE RATED PER AMOUNT OF HEARING LOSS & FOR PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY. THIS INFORMATION TO BE FORWARDED WHEN AVAILABLE.
EE USED THE CAT 992 LOADERS SIDE LADDER TO STEP DOWN TO THE GROUND. HE STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK TWISTING HIS ANKLE. 12-3-98 EE WAS SEEN AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE X-RAYS REVEALED A HEEL F RACTURE. HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIST FOR FURTHER MEDICAL EVALUATION AND/OR TREATMENT. EE RETURNED TO WORK TO COMPLETE HIS SHIFT.
WHILE REMOVING CUTTING EDGE BOLTS, THE HAMMER USED TO SUPPORT THE BOLTS SLIPPED. THE EE'S HAND MOVED FORWARD AND CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE TURNING BOLT, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RT FINGER. EE WAS SEEN AND TREATED 11-23-98, AT BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC, WHERE HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AND WAS RELEASED TO WORK.
RESULTS OF HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM AUDIOMETRY TESTS REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HEARING RANGE. EE REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TREATMENT TO INCLUDE BILATERAL HEARING AIDS. EE TO BE RATED PER AMOUNT OF HEARING LOSSAND FOR PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY. THIS INFORMATION TO BE FORWARDED WHEN A VAILABLE.
RESULTS OF HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM(AUDIOMETRY)TESTS REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HEARING RANGE. EMPLOYEE REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TREATMENT TO INCLUDE BILATERAL H EARING AIDS. EMPLOYEE TO BE RATED PER AMOUNT OF HEARING LOSS AND FOR PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY. THIS INFORMATION TO BE FORWARDED WHEN AVAILABLE.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING THE TOP OF HIS BOOT/FOOT. HE WAS SEEN AT THE MEDICAL CLINIC 10/26/98 WHERE HE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES TO HIS FOOT. HE RETURNED TO WORK.
WHILE RAMPING A HEADING WITH A MUCKER, THE MUCKER SLID ON SOFT MUCK CAUSING THE HEADACHE RACK TO HIT THE RIB. WHEN THE RIB WAS HIT SOME ROCKS FELL HITTING THE EE S RIGHT HAND. HE WAS SEEN 10-2 4-98 AT THE AMARGOSA MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE IT WASDETERMINED HE HAD A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
EE WAS CUTTING UP FEED BEAM RAILS. WHILE SLIDING A FEED BEAM RAIL THROUGH THE CHOP SAW THE BACK OF HIS HAND CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE FEED BEAM RAILING. HE WAS SEEN AND TREATED AT THE CLINIC O N 10/1/98 WHERE HE RECEIVED 9 STITCHES TO HIS LEFT HAND. HE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 10/5/98.
A EE STEPPED OUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG. DOOR ONTO THE PORCH HER FOOT SLIPPED ON A SMALL ROCK CAUSING HER TO LOSE HER BALANCE AND FALL INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUI8LDING STRIKING HER RIGHT SHOULD ER. UPON EXAMINATION SHE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FRACUTRE HUMERUS.
EE WAS CHANGING PUMPS IN THE N20-810 SUMP AREA WITH A TRACTOR. EE REACHED OVER RAIL ON BACK OF THE TRACTOR TO PULL THE PUMP UP & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEEN & TREATED BY A CHIROPRACT OR FOR LUMBAR/MUSCLE SPASMS ON 9/11/98. HE RETD TO WORK HIS NEXT SHIFT
EE WAS WORKING ON A 6 YARD MUCKER. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN AND OFF THE EQUIPMENT, HE SNAGGED HIS WEDDING RING ON THE TOP WEAR PLATE OF THE ROLL OVER PROTECTION HE HAD BEEN INSTALLING. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS SNAGGED RING CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER. EE WAS SEEN AND TREATED AT THE CLINIC 9/3/98 WHERE HE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES. HE RETURNED TO WORK FINISHING HIS SHIFT.
EE WAS REMOVING A STEERING CYLINDER ON EQUIPMENTWHEN THE CYLINDER DROPPED ON HIS RIGHT HAND LACERATING HIS LITTLE FINGER. HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHESTO HIS FINGER ON 5/12/98 AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC. HE RETURNED TO WORK 5/12/98 AND FINISHEDHIS SHIFT.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE C2 834 WHEN A 4 INCH WATER LINE STRETCHED THE S HOOKS FELL DOWN. THE EE REHUNG THE 4 INCH LINE. WHEN THE 4 INCH LINE WAS LOWERED BACK INTO PLACE THE 6 INCH AIR LINE BROKE APART HITTING THE EE ON THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEERING CYLINDER FROM EQUIPMENT IN THE UNDERGROUND SHOP WHEN THE CYLINDER FELL AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND THE EQUIPMENT FRAME CAUSING A LACERATION. HE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC 4-7-98 WHERE HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EE WAS BOLTING THE RIB WHEN MATERIAL SLOUGHED OFF AND FELL ON HIS LEG. HE WAS TREATED FOR A TIBIAL FRACTURE AT SUNRISE HOSPITAL IN L.V. ON 3-12-98. HE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY ON 3-23-98. TH E EE MISSED 7 WORK SHIFTS. THIS IS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT. MODIFIED DUTY INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
EE REMOVED RAIATOR CAP FROM AN OVERHEATED LOADER. HOT LIQUID FROM THE RADIATOR SPRAYED BURNING BOTH HANDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC ON 2-16-98 AND ON 2-17-98 WAS REFERRED TO THE U MC BURN CENTER FOR TREATMENT. THE BURNS WERE SECCOND DEGREE REQUIRING SOAKING AND DEBRIDEMENT.
EMPLOYEEWASS ROCK BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG STEEL HUNG UP AND THE HAMMER TWISTED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL AGAINST ROCK ADN CUT HIS RIGHT ARM (ELBOW). HE WAS SEEN AND TREATED WITH STITCHES TO THE RIGHT ELBOW AT THE AMARGOSA MEDICAL CLINIC ON 1-29-98. HE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A HOSE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED ADN CUT HIS RIGHT LEG. HE RECEIVED FIVE STITCHES IN THE UPPER RIGHT LEG ON 10-29-97 AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK A ND FINISHED HIS SHIFT.
AN UNDERGROUND EE REPORTED A GROUND FALL AT ABOUT 3:15-330 AM THAT OCCURRED IN THE MAIN DECLINE BELOW THE N-1-850 PUMP STATION. THE AREA WAS BARRICADED. APPROXIMATELY 6 BOLTS DAME DOWN WITH 4 TONNES OF ROCK. THE BOLTS GAVE OUT DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE GROUND FALL WAS INVESTIGATED BY EE OF MSHA INSTALLATION GALVANIZED ROCK BOLTS HAS BEEN INITIATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM
THE SHIFTER AND RELIEF SHIFTER WERE CHECKING SEVERAL COMPRESSORS THROUGHOUT THE UNDERGROUND. A FALL OF APPROX 20 TO 30 TONS OF ROCK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE N-1-890 ACCESS AREA. NO ONE WAS WORKIN G IN THIS AREA AT THE TIME OF THE GROUND FALL. SEVEN SPLIT SET BOLTS HAD GIVEN OUT DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSITIONS. THE AREA WAS BARRICADED. EE OF MSHA INSPECTED THE GROUND FALL ON 10-21-97.
WHILE STEPPING OFF OF THE JUMBO THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE EDGE OF A ROCK. HE WAS SEEN 8-25-07 AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC. HE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR TWO SHIFTS.
EE WAS CUTTING POWDER WHEN THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT LEG. HE WAS SEEN AND TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES.
EE WAS STANDING ON A HAUL TRUCK HANGING VENT BAG. HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER. HE WAS SEEN AT THE AMARGOSA MEDICAL CLINIC AND TRANSFERRED TO VALLEY HOSPITAL E.R. IN LAS V EGAS 7-11-97.
EE WAS SCALING DOWN SOME ROCKS ON THE RIB BY THE HEADERS WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE SCALING BAR HITTING AND CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND. ON 7-6-97 HE WAS TREATED AT THE MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE HER EC EIVED SEVERAL STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN SOME LOOSE MATERIAL FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS SEEN ADN TREATED 7-2-97 AT THE AMARGOSA MEDICAL CLINIC FOR A CORNEAL ABRASION. HE WORKED R ESTRICED DUTY 7-3-97 AND RETURNED TO FULL DUTY 7-6-97.
EE WAS DRILLING WITH THE JUMBO., WHILE CHECKING THE DRILLHOLE A ROCK FELL KNOCING HIS HARD HAT OFF AND NOTHER ROCK HIT HIM ON HIS HEAD. HE WAS SEEN AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC ON 7/1/97 WHERE HE RECD SEVERAL STITCHES & RETD TO COMPLTE HIS SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKIGN DOWN LOOSE ROCK FROM TEH BACK WITH AMUCKER BUCKET WHEN LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE WIRES HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER. HE WAS SEEN 6-26-97 AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES AND RETURNED TO FINISH HIS SHIFT.
EE WAS BEING TRAINED ON ROCK BOLTING. WHILE DRILLING A HOLE LOOSE ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING HIS RT FOREARM. HE WAS TREATED FOR LACERATIONA AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC 6-6-97. HE RECEIVED 10 STIT CHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND STOPPED TO REPOSITION THE JACKLEG WHEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ROCK FELL THROUGH THE WIRE HITTING AND LACERATING HIS LEFT ARM.
LOADER OPERATION WAS RAMPING MUCK PILE AFTER BLASTING IN N2-802N IN PREPARATION FOR INSTALLMENT OF GROUND SUPPORT. OPERATOR OBSERVED THE BACK DRIBBLING SO HE RETREATED TO A SAFE LOCATION. A FA LL OF GROUND (20-30 TON) WAS OBSERVED BY THE OPERATOR.
WHILE ROCK BOLTING A SMALL ROCK FELL THROUGH THE WIRE HITTING THE EE ON THE UPPER LIP. HE WAS SEEN 4-14-97 AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC AND REFERRED TO DR. OF LAS VEGAS THE SAME DAY FOR TREATM ENT REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IN A ROCK BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE WAS SEEN AND TREATED 3-30-97 AT THE AMARGOSA MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES TO A LACERATION ON H IS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE HEADS PRESS. WHEN SHE STEPPED DOWN SHE SLIPPED ON WATER ON THE FLOOR CAUSING HER TO TWIST HER KNEE. SHE WAS SEEN AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE A KNEE MOBILIZ ER WAS APPLIED. ON 3-24-97 SHE WAS SEEN BY DR. &PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS MOVING A BOULDER OUT OF THE WAY OF THE EQUIPMENT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED HIS INJURY TO LOSS CONTROL ON 2-25-97 AND WAS SEEN 2-25-97 A T IMG AND BY DR WHO PLACED HIM ON OFF DUTY STATUS FOR 9 DAYS. HE RETURNED TO SHIFT ON 3-19-97.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING THE BACK WITH THE MUCKER TRYING TO KNOCK LOOSE ROCK DOWN WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND LACERATING HIS FINGERTIP. HE WAS SEEN 2/15/97 A T THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN ROCK FELL DURING HIS SCALING DOWN OF THE S1874 SOUTH AREA OF THE UNDERGROUND MINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPEARTING A MUCKER WHEN A ROCK BOLTSHOT UP AND CAUGHT HIS LOWER LEG CAUSING A CONTUSTION AND A KNEE SPRAIN AND ANKLE SPRAIN. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN BUT A FRACTURE WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL LATER EXAMINATION. THE EMPLOYER WAS NOTIFIED 2-14-97 THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD SUSTAINED A NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE FIBULA.
WHILE DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG A ROCK FELL THOUGHTHE WIRE MESH STRIKING THE EE'S UPPER LIP, WHICH CAUSED HIS TOOTH TO PUNCTURE HIS LIP. HE WAS SEEN & TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC ON 11/ 19/96 WHERE HE RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES TO HIS UPPER LIP.
WHILE WEDGING CENTER OF BULKHEAD POST, UPPER BLOCK AND WEDGE CAME LOOSE FALLING ON EE'S FINGER. HE WAS TREATED 10-4-96 AT BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHHES AND X-RAYS REVELA ED HE ALSO HAD A FRACTUURED FINGER TIP.
DURING ROCK BOLTING EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE, THE ACKLEG CAME FORWARD PINCHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHIN4E AND THE LEG. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SUTURES TO REPAIR INJURY AT THE UNIV ERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN LAS VEGAS ON 9-25-96. HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK.
WHILE COLLARING A HOLE WITH A JACKLEG, JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY AS A ROCK FELL. EE FELL DOWN HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A ROCK. HE WAS TREATED AT BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIS, WHERE HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHE S TO THE LEFT ELBOW ON 8-20-96.