EE WAS DRILLING A DRIFT ROUND HE LEANED HIS JACKLEG AGAINST THE RIB THE JACKLEG FELL OVER STRIKING EE'S ON RIGHT FOOT BREAKING 4 BONES IN HIS FOOT
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Showing all 25EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE JACK LEG AND THE ROCK.
MINER WAS COLLARING A HOLE IN THE RAISE. A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT AND BOUNCED HITTING HIM IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE PULLED WRONG AND STRAINED HIMSELF.
EE WAS DRIVING A ROCK BOLT WHEN A ROCK LOOSENED HITTING EE ON THE HEAD EE RECIEVED STITCHES.
MINER WAS ON THE BACK OF AMUCKER MOVING VENT BAG THAT WAS HANGING DOWN AND SLIPPED , FELL HITTING HIS HEAD. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES ON HIS HEAD.
EE WAS LONG HOLE DRILLING WHEN COLLARING A HOLE EE LOOKED UP A SMALL ROCK HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. A PATCH WAS PUT ON EE S RIGHT EYE HE WAS ALSO GIVEN A PRESERIPTION.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING AS HE WAS DRIVING A BOLT A ROCK CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM ON THE CHIN. EE RECD 4 STITCHES ON HIS CHIN
EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG IN A RAISE WHEN A ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE HEAD KNOCKING HIS HARDHAT OFF, ANOTHER ROCK HIT HIM ON BACK OF THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
MINER WAS MOVING A ROCK FROM THE ROADWAY CLEANER GROUND AND STRAINED HIMSELF.
WHILE FIXING A VENT BAG A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK HITTING THE MINER ON THE FOOT.
EE HAD LOWERED A JACKLEG DRILL DOWN OUT OF A RAISE WITH A ROPE. HE WAS UNTANGLING THE ROPE AND LOST HIS FOOTING. HE FELL OFF OF THE LANDING 20'-25', LANDING IN A LOADER BUCKET.
EE WAS WETTING DOWN A MUCKPILE. THE ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON MOVED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS DOWN THE MUCKPILE AND LANDED ON HIS BACK. RETURNED TO WORK (RESTRICTED DUTYA0, NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT (9/23).
EMPLOYEE WAS WLAKING AROUND A PARKED TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON THE WET SLOPED ROADWAY. AS HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM,HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A GENERATOR. OIL WAS NEEDED FOR THE OPERATION. HE LIFTED A 5 GALLON CONTAINER OF OIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY A DR. ON 1 2-13-97. HE SUFFERED A STRAIN IN LOWER LUMBAR AREA OF HIS BACK.
EE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF HIS HAUL TRUCK AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STOPE. THE GROUND WAS CLEAR EXPECT FOR ONE ROOF MAT, WHICH HE TRIPPED ON. ASHE CAUGHT HIMSELF, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE SEVERLY
EE HAD CHANGED A 17.5X25 TIRE AND WAS ROLLING IT TO THE STORAGE AREA. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL IT OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE GROUND WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF IT. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE TIRE AS IT WAS FALLING, BUT IT FELL ON HIS LEG.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WITH A JACK LEG. HE HAD JUSTTURNED OVER THE DRILL TO HIS PARTNER. THE OTHER EE HT THE THROTTLE ON THE DRILL & THE BOLT DRIVER POPPED OUT OF THE CHUCK. THE BOLT DRIVER STRUC K THE EE ON THE FOOT. HE CONT TO WORK UNTIL 3/2697 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION
EMP WAS ROCK BOLTING WITH A JACK LEG. AS HE WAS COLLARING A BOLT HOLE, A ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND FELL, GRAZING HIS FOREARM. SIX STITCHES REQUIRED TO SUTURE CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING BORE HOLE CUTTINGS WHEN HE GOT SOME ROCKS-DUST IN HIS EYE.
DRILLER RELEASED CHUCK AND THE CORE BARRELED ROPPED THROUGH THE CHUCK. INJURED EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS OVER THE ROD BELOW THE CORE BARREL. CORE BARREL STRUCK FINGER CAUSING CUT.
WHILE LOADING BLAST HOLES ON FACE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO LOAD AN EYE HOLE. AREA AROUND BLAST HOLE WAS LOOSE AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.
WHILE DRILLING ROCK BOLT HOLES TO INSTALL 9' MATS FOR A GROUND SUPPORT. EMPLOYEE FINISHED ONE HOLE AND STARTED ANOTHER. RATTLING OF DRILL APPARENTLY CAUSED GROUND TO LOOSEN AND A LARGE ROCK FE LL FROM BACK.
EE, THE MINER, LIFTED JACKLEG DRILL & PULLED LOWER BACK. SLIPPED LOWER BACK DISC - HE IS TREATED AS AN OUTPATIENT W/CHIROPRACTIC & PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EE WAS PREPARING TO ATTACH HOISTING PLUG TO A PIECE OF DRILL ROD. HE WAS FACING AWAY FROM HIS HELPER WHO HAD COME UP BEHIND HIM WITH A PIECE OF ROD. THE EE SHOVED HIS ELBOW BACK INTO THE END O F THE ROD, CUTTING HIS ELBOW. REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.