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#2 MAN HOIST BLEW FUSES AT 6:40 AM EST DOWN TIME WAS 2 HRS. FOUND BAD ELECTRICAL SHUNT. REPAIRS COMPLETE HOIST OPERATING AT 10:30 AM. #1 SHAFT HOIST HAS MAN CAGE AND IS SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY WHI CH IS OPERABLE. NO PRODUCTION GOING ON WHILE #2 HOIST WAS DOWN. CALLED FIELD SUPERVISOR AT 7:40 AM OF HOIST OUTAGE AND 10:40 AM OF REPAIRS COMPLETED.
16 MINER WAS STUCK AND EE WAS CARRYING A CROSS TYE TO PUT UNDER TRACK ON MINER HE FELL AND CUT RT KNEE ON A NAIL THAT HAD BEEN SHOT. THRU PUMP COVER FOR MINER TO HOLD A PIECE OF RUBBER ON IT R EQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ONTOP OF MINER INSTALLING CROSS OVER ON MINER CONVEYOR WHEN HE STEPPED OFF MINER. HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND FELT HIP POP OR GIVE WAY.
HE WAS MAKING A SPLICE ON 10SC CABLE. HE WAS USING A HAMMER CRIMP, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE HAMMER CRIMP AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS AT #20 MINER, LIFTING A GUARD FOR THE RIGHT ANGLE DRIVE GEAR BOX, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO HELP UNPIN TRAM MOTOR ON 10SC. EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE WEB OF LEFT HAND. 1ST DAY OF RESTRICTED DU TY WAS 7/17/97.
MOVING MINE MACHINE CABLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT SIDE. LOST TIME ACCIDENT AS OF 10/20/97
EMP WAS CLEANING UNDER S-55 FEED BELT, ABOVE FLOTATION ORE BINS, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. DR GAVE EMP RESTRICTED DUTY ON 5-13-97.
EE & CO-WORKER WERE HANGING A 24OO VOLT CABLE WHILE PUTTING CABLE IN A CLEVIS THE SPOOL SLIPPED & FELL, HITTING EE IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A FRONT TOOTH.
EE WAS WITHDRAWING A SAMPLE FROM THE TAILS ANALIZER BOX AND CUT PALM OF LEFT HAD ON A RUSTY PEICE IF NETAK, REQUIRED 3 SUTURES
HE WAS LEANING INSIDE #3 BAKER PERKINS, TIGHTENING THE NUT HOLDING THE BASKET IN THE CENTRIFUGE. THE STRAIN CAUSED MUSCLES IN BACK TO BECOME STRAINED.
YEE WALKED INTO A BELT CLIP TO CUT RIGHT EAR.
EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN A PALLET OF CARDBOARD AND THE BAG WRAPPER, WHEN OPERATOR STARTED THE BAG WRAPPER AND THE CORNER HIT EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEEL. FIRST DAY OF RESTRICTED DUTY WAS 2-28-97.
EE WAS USING A 2# HAMMER & PUNCH TO DRIVE SHEAVE ONTO A HUB, WHEN HE MISSED THE PUNCH & HIT HIS LEFT THUMB. FIRST DAY OF RESTRICTED DUTY 2/11/97. HE WILL BE ON DAY OFF FROM 2/6/97 TO 2/11/97. THESE ARE REGULAR DAYS OFF.
EE WAS ON TOP OF A BELT ROPE ABOUT 3'OFF THE GROUND, WHEN HE JUMPED OFF ROPE, THERE WAS AN OLD DROP CHAIN BOLTED TO BELT ROPE. IT SWUNG UP & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING ONE OF HIS FRONT TEETH AND MADE A SMALL CUT ON HIS UPPERLIP. EE WENT TO A DENTIST AND HAD THE TOOTH REPAIRED ON 2/17/97
EE WAS PUTTING LUG ON CUTTER MOTOR LEAD WITH CRIMPING TOOL AND COWORKER WAS HELPING HIM. EE DIDN'T GET HIS THIRD FINGER ON LEFT HADN AWAY QUICK ENOUGH. WHEN COWORKER PRESSED DOWN ON CRIMPING T OOL, IT CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER AND IT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
EE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE CARRYING A BOX OF CUTTER BITS TO THE MINER. FIRST DAY OF RESTRICTED DUTY 3-19-97.
EE WAS CHIPPING THE SLAG OFF A WELD, WHEN TRASH GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK ON 11-3 LONG TOM WHILE MOVING UP LONG TOM. EE WAS STEERING LONG TOM AND COWORKER WAS OPERATING TRAM BUTTONS. CURRENTLY STILL INVESTIGATING FOR CAUSE.
EE WAS WORKING ON A DISCHARAGE LINE CLOSE TO THEDIKE PUMP STATION. HE WENT TO RETRIEVE A TOOL FROM HIS PICKUP, & WHEN WALKING BACK, HE STEPPED OUT OF THE LIGHTED AREA INTO A SHADOWED AREA & ST EPPED INTO A HOLE THAT WENT STRAIGHT DOWN APPROX35'. FIRST DAY; OF LOST TIME 11/6/96.
EMP WAS GOING DOWN LADDER FROM SOUTH MILL F-600 FEED SCREW WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE DIDN'T GET HIS LEFT FOOT OFF THE PLATFORN ON TOP. HYPEREXTENDED LEFT KNEE. FIRST DAY OF RESTRICTED DUTY 10-10-96.
EMP WAS PULLING TRAILING CABLE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT KNEE. FIRST DAY OF RESTRICTED DUTY 10-8-96.
HE HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM #7 BOILER, HE CHECKED ALL INSTRUMENTS, ALL WAS FOUND OK. THEN HE WENT FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS OK. STUCK HIS HEAD OUT THE EAST DOOR BY #5 BOILER AND WATCHED BRICKS FALLING FROM SOUTH WALL OF #7 BOILER (DUST AND FIRE WITH IT). THEN HE SHUT #7 BOILER DOWN AND CALLED THE SHIFT BOSS.