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Injured Employee was part of a scaling crew. He was pointing out a loose rock on the opposite rib when a rock fell from the roof striking him on the left shoulder. Injuries are fractured left clavicle and 3 compressed lumbar vetibrae.Employee should have not been standing in the immediate area of the scaling.

Employee was scaling in Level 9 North 7 when a large rock fell from the roof and landed on the boom of the Getman Scaler. His right arm hit the side of the machine. He was taken to the ER and x-rays were taken. He was released back to work with no restrictions. Report was bruised forearm.

Removing chunk from rear end of a 35 ton haul truck, when last bolt was removed the chunk fell striking employee in the head. He was taken to the hospital by company vehicle and received 4 stitches in right side of head. Failure to make secure and inattention to job hazard were the causes.

Slipped while pulling on pipe wrench and hit head on a piece of steel.

Employee didn't shut-off, lock and tag equipment before performing task, leading to fractures to fingers and hand.

Another employee got irate with IE for not doing his job and physicaly assaulted him. The employee doing the assaulting was terminated and taken to jail and IE was taken to the ER by the EHS Manager where he received 3 stitches on the left eye brow. He returned to work and didn't miss any time.

Miner Reported his elbow hurting on 5/16 from loading ANFO. He did not go to the Dr. till 5/25 and was diognosed with tendonitis, his arm is in a sling and he is on light duty for 2 weeks. This is a possible repetative motion injury.

Employee was using a frontend loader to clean up an area on level 8, when he parked his loader to get out and look the area over he stepped on a rock on turned his ankle. Agrivating an old injury. He did not miss time until 10/20/2004. On the 20th he called and said he would not be able to work due to his injury. He has an appointment 10/29/2004 with a doctor.

DRIVER CLIMBED ON TOP OF HIS TRAILER AND WAS GOING UNDER A BEAM WHEN HIS MEASURING STICK STRUCK THE BEAM KNOCKING HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELL ON HIS STOMACH AND THEN SLID UNDER THE FALL PROTECTION HAND RAILS. HE GRABBED THE RAILING BUT WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ON AND FELL ABOUT 8 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE STATED THAT HE WAS OK JUST A LITTLE SORE & DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.

Injured was tapping a shaft out of a bearing. When it came out if smashed his finger between the shaft and the table. The basic cause was having his fingers under the shaft and the immediate cause was inattention to job hazard and improper hazard assessment of task. He was taken to the ER and received three stitches to his left index finger.

CLEANING WET BUILD UP OUT OF BUCKET ELEVATOR WITH THE ELEVATOR RUNNING. WHEN THE BUILD UP CAME LOOSE THE BAR WENT INTO THE BUCKETS CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ELEV ATOR FRAME WORK.

EE HAD CLOCKED OUT AT 1600 AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. HE WAS LEAVING THE PROPERTY WHEN HE RAN INTO AN OPENED GATE. THE GATE WAS CHAINED IN THE OPEN POSITION AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THE END OF T HE GATE BEING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND THE RATE OF SPEED PLUS THE DISTRACTION OF PASSING THE OVER THE ROAD ROCK TRUCK WERE THE CONTRIBUTING CONDITIONS. THE GATE WAS CHAINED IN THE OPEN POS

MINER WAS HAULING MUCK FROM THE MINE TO THE SURFACE. STEERING CYLINDER SUPPORT BROKE & BUSTED THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING & RIPPED OUT THE BRAKE LINES. THE EQUIPMENT ROLLED BACKWARDS ABOUT 60-75' STRIKING THE WALL. THE SUDDEN STOP GAVE THE EE WHIPLASH. DOCTORS RELEASED HIM TO FULL DUTY. HOWEVER HE STATES HE IS HAVING HEADACHES & CANNOT RETURN TO WORK.