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EE WAS FIXING A SPARE WHEEL & TIRE WHICH WAS REMOVED OFF THE FRONT OF BACKHOE A WEEK BEFORE. WHILE AIRING THE TIRE, IT EXPLODED THE REASON IT EXPLODED WAS THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE WHEEL (18"0
GRAVEYARD EE WERE MUCKING OUT OF REMUCK BAY, NOTIFED THE GROUND STARTING TO WORK, NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR STARTED TO SHOT CRETE AREA MINE FOREMAN CAME ON SITE EVALUATED THE SITUATION G ROUND STARTED TO MOVE FROM GROUND SUPPORT FORMAN REMOVED CREW, BARRICARDED AREA, NOTIFIED APPOR. PEOPLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG AND GOT SOME MUD IN HIS EYE.
LIFTING OUT A CORE TUBE, STRAIGHT UP FROM OUT OF A 90 DIAMOND DRILL HOLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN ANDA POPPING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA.
WHILE TRYING TO UNBURY A PRIMER LEAD FACE A SLABON THE LEFT ARCH CAME DOWN, STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
THE LOADER OPERATOR PARKED THE LOADER NEAR THE FACE AND GOT OFF THE LOADER TO INSPECT HE THE HEADING AND FACE WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN, SMASHING RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN LHD WHEN THE FRONT EDGE OF THE BUCKET SRTUCK A LARGE ROCK IN THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE LHD TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO JERK FORWARD, AND HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE DASH ON THE LHD.
EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A CAN AND CAUGHT HIS ARM ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3/4 RATCHET TO LOOSEN A BOLT. WHILE PULLING ON THE RATCHET HANDLE EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND THE RECOIL OF THE RATCHET CAUSED HANDLE TO STRIKE EE AND CUT HIS LIP.
EMPLOYEE HAD A PIECE OF METAL ENTER HIS EYE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE IT ORIGINATED FROM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL AND SLIPPED.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN SHOT CRETE ACCESS, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND WIRE ON RIB STRIKING EE ON UPPER LEFT ARM AND LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF A STEERING CYLINDER USING A METAL PUNCH AND A BALL PIN HAMMER. WHILE SWINGING AT THE PUNCH WITH THE HAMMER, EE MISSED THE PUNCH AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING UP REBAR SPILING WITH A JACKLEG, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN REBAR AND STRUCK EE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS ACSENDING ONTO THE REAR OF 6YD LOADER. HE HAD HIS LEFT FOOT IN THE FOOT REST AND WAS PULLING HIMSELF ONTO THE LOADER. AFTER PULLING HIMSELF UP HIS LEFT KNEE WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT AND WAS LOCKED IN THE BENT POSITION.
EE FINISHED DRILL RD WITH HUMBO. HE WAS UNHOOKING CABLE POWER CLAMPS TO LET THE JUMBO POWER CABLE WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT ONE OF THE HANGERS.
OPERATOR WAS STEPPING BETWEEN 2 PARKED HAUL TRUCKS WHEN ONE HAUL TRUCK ROLLED SLIGHTLY PINCHING OPERATOR'S LOWER RIGHT LEG
EE WAS REMOVING A WIRE HANDLE FROM A BUCKET TO RETRIEVE A SOCK FROM THE DRYER WHEN THE WIRE POPPED LOOSE FROM THE BUCKET & CUT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE AND A ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DOING MAINTANCE ON EIG AIR SYSTEM WHEN A 4" HOSE APPARENTLY BROKE LOOSE HITTING HIS UPPER LIP (CUT) AND UPEPR CHEST AREA (BRUISE).
EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE DOING MAINTENANCE ON UG AIR SYSTEM WHEN A 4" AIR HOSE APPARENTLY BROKE LOOSE, HITTING EE IN HIS BACK OF HEAD.
LEADMAN CHECKED HEADING INACTIVE ABOUT 330 AM AND DIDNT OBSEEVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 430 AM LEADMAN WENT BACK BY HEADING AND OBSERVED FOG IN THE AREA INTERSECTION.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 900 LEVEL, 46.4' FROM THE SHAFT ACCESS DRIFT, IN THE A-BED ACCESS DRIFT HEADING. THE HEAD WAS BOLTED AT THE START OF SHIFT AND WAS AWAITING TO BE SHOTCRETED. AT AP PROX. 0230 THE GROUND STARTED DRIBBLING, DUE TO AIR SLACKING, AT AT 0320 IT CAME IN. 3 ROWS OF 8' BOTS, PLUS THE WIRE CAME DOWN. CAVED 4' ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE. TOTAL OF 60 TONS OF MATERIA
EE WAS IN FRONT OF BOLTER. ALIGNING A BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE. AS HE TURNED AND RAN IT CAUGHT HIM FROM BEHIND, HITTING BACK OF LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO CUT LONG SLEEVES OFF INJURED EMPLOYEES SHIRT IN DRY CHANGE ROOM. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED ONA SEAM OF MATERIAL, LACERATING EMPLOYEES RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER WHEN THE LANYARD GOT HUNG UP AND JERKED HIM DOWN TO HIS FEET ON THE GROUND.
ON THE 1550 L-3855-806N INTERSECTION A SLAB RD WAS SHOT ON DAY SHIFT, AFTERNOON SHIFT WENT IN TO MUCK AND BOLT SUPERVISOR OBSERVED GROUND DRILBBLING, MOVED CREW OUT, BARRICADEN AREA. CAME BACK LATER TO INSPECT. OBSERVED GROUND FALL-8'HX13'WX20'L 19-6' SPLIT SET BOLTS PULLED AND WIRE.
EE BUMPED A DRILL BUT WITH RIGHT HAND WHILE CLEANING OFF THE DRILL PRESS. CAUSETED RT INDEX FINGER 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS CUTTING THE OUTER LINING OF A POWER CABLE, SLIPPED WITH THE UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST. EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND GOT THE LACERATION CLEANED OUT AND SUTURED.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN A RECLINE RAMP, SLIPPED ON A SMALL PILE OF MUD, IN FALLING HE TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG.
WAS COLLERING A HOLE WITH A BCI DRILL, EE HAD GONE FORWARD TO MOVE A POWER CABLE WHEN HIS SHIRT JACKET BECAME ENTANGLED INTO THE DRILL ROD.
EE WAS INSPECTING SAG FEED CHUTE WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL TRAVELING UP THE BELT STRUCK THE EE IN THE FACE, RT TEMPLE. EE REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS BOLTING WITH BOLTER. HIS DRILL STEEL GOT TANGLED UP IN THE WIRE, SO HE DROPPED THE BOOM TO GET IT OUT, IN THE PROCESS HE WENT OUT BEYOND HIS GROUND SUPPORT. A SLAB FELL OUT OF THE BACK STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND HIS BACK.
EE WAS PUSHING A RECESSED BOLT UP WHEN THE MECHANIC TURNED IT WITH A PNEUMATIC WRENCH
EE WAS PULLING WIRE BACK AND A ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND THE WIRE STRIKING HIS FOOT
EE WAS REMOVING BROKEN STRIKER BAR FROM THE JUMBOS WHEN A PIECE OF BLOW STEEL ENTERED HIS ARM NEAR HIS RIGHT ELBOW. PIECE HAD TO BE REMOVED ON 9/28/98 BY A SURGEON. OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE NO RESTRICTIONS
THE #2 SHAFT-HOIST WAS DOWN FOR 2 1/2 HOURS DUE TO GENERAL MAINTENANCE. THE LUBE PUMP WAS CHANGED OUT AT THIS TIME. HOIST WAS GIVEN BACK AT 9:30 AM. AT 10:00 AM THE HOIST TRIPPED. THE MG-SET L UBE FLOW SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND THE HOIST WAS OPERATING AT 10:45 AM. THE TOTAL TIME DOWN:45 MIN. THERE WERE MEN ON THE GALLOWAY AT 200'MARK IN SHAFTN IN NO DANGER
WAS LOADING BREAKOUT TOOL ON SKIP WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING EE ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT. EE WAS WEARING METATARSAL BOOTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BOLTING MATERIAL IN THE 1250 LAYDOWN, HE FELT A F.O. IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS STRUCK IN CHEST WITH BOOM OF A HYDRAULIC MATERIALS HANDLER FOR THE SAG MILL
EE WAS PULLING TUBES THEY PUT IN FOOTCLAMP JAWS AND STARTED TO LOWER THE RODS,ONE JAW FELLDOWN INTO FOOTCLAMP AND EE REACHED IN TO PULL IT BACK THIS PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF T HE JAW AND THE FOOTCLAMP
DURING SHIFT EE NOTICED A LEAKING HYDRALIC VALVE ON THE #1 CLUTCH AT THE #2 SHAFT HOIST. HOISTMAN THEN NOTIFIED EE. THEY BROUGHT CREW TO SURFACE AND TURNED HOIST OVER FOR REPAIRS. TOTAL DOWN T IME WAS 1 HOUR. NO ONE WAS IN ANY DANGER.
EE PLACED FUEL NOZZLE IN TRUCK AND STEPPED OF TRUCK. EE STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND LOST BALANCE AND RT FOOT CAUGHT ON TRUCK.. CAUSED A FRACTURE
HE WAS CHANGING JACKLEG STEEL WHEN THE MACHINE PIVOTED, PINCHING HIS HAND.
BOLTING A HEADING WITH SECOMA BOLTER CHAIN LINK FENCING THAT WAS BEING BOLTED, WRAPPED AROUND DRILL STEEL-LOWERED BOOM TO CUT THE WIRE FREE, BUT WAS STILL CONNECTED TO WIRE IN PLACE AND UNDER TENSION, WHEN CUT WIRE. SPRANG UP AND CUT THUMB.
EE WAS TRANSPORTING A CONE TUBE TO BE DUMPED HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS NECK
WHILE DRILLING HOLES WITH A PLUGGER, EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CONCRETE DRILL CUTTINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A CHEMICAL BURN TO THE INNER FOREARM, AND INNER LEFT ARM. ALSO RECEIVED A SMALL BURN T O RIGHT FOREARM. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE 1715 LEVEL IN SHAFT #2. BURNS WERE CAUSED BY DRYING AGENTS (ACCELERATOR) WHICH IS ADDED TO THE CONCRETE.
UNLOADING TWO 6"X 10' PIPE, ONE WAS ON THE GROUND, THE SECOND ONE HUNG ON DECK OF SERVICE TRUCK. WHEN EE TRIED TO FREE IT UP IT CAME DOWN ON THE OTHER PIPE AND BOUNCED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE OF SMALL CARPAL BONE.
EE WAS DRIVING A MUCKER, TURNED THE WRONG WAY AND DROVE INTO THE RIB. EE SLAMMED FORWARD STRIKING HIS FACE IN THE CONTROL PANEL AREA.
MINER WAS OPERATING A MUCKER IN THE SOUTH ORE BODY HEADING ON THE 1715 LEVEL, THE MUCKER STRUCK AND SET OFF A NON-L BLASTING CAP. EE WAS GIVEN FIRST-AID FOR A FEW SCRAPES AND ABRASIONS ON HIS BACK, HE CHECKED OUT TO BE OK. NO DAMAGE TO THEMUCKER. NO ONE ELSE WAS IN ANY HARM OR DANGER. EXPLOSIVES SAFETY WILL BE COVERED IN THE NEXT SAFETY MEETING.