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Employee was walking around the ANFO loader when he tripped over a rock and landed on his left elbow. EE had a metal plate surgically implanted in his left elbow a few years prior in an injury unrelated to the mine or current case. The 9/9/08 incident aggravated the ee's left elbow & surgery to remove the plate implant was performed on 11/7/08.

Employee was walking down the steps at the stone processing plant by the 1560 Crusher and overstepped a step causing his foot to go beyond the stair tread, pulling his knee. He did not request medical attention at the time of the incident. Subsequently, he was examined at his request by a medical doctor on 8/25/2008 and was placed on restricted duty.

EE is a haul-truck operator that informed mine management on 8/7/08 that driving haul-truck for more than 40 hours per week causes him hip pain.

Rock fell from roof of mine and landed on the basket of the anfo loader. The operator was in the cab and suffered a back sprain. The employee had restrictions placed on his work by a doctor causing the injury to be recordable.

Employee stretched to hold a belt clip and felt a pop in left side of neck.

Employee was cutting belting with utility knife, when it slipped, cutting his arm.

Employee was using a hydraulic jack. The handle slipped and cut him above the lip, requiring stitches which made the injury reportable.

Employee was cleaning out spray lines and got sprayed in the face with water. Something was in the water and became embedded in his eye.

Employee was throwing a breaker and the box exploded, knocking him down. He received burns to his face.

An unknown condition started a fire in the engine compartment of a Fletcher scaler while it was in use back-scaling. The operator activated the fire suppression system and initiated the mine evac system. All personnel exited the mine safely and MSHA was notified immediately.

Employee was cleaning a guarded catwalk deck and fell into a hole made for debris disposal. Employee sustained contusions, sprain, and laceration.

Employee lifted sample bucket from truck bed and felt pain in right elbow.

A small rock fell from the back and hit the employee's hard hat, shoulder, and arm.

EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE REACHING UP TO GREASE A SCALER BOOM ROLLER. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT WRIST, BREAKING IT.

Employee was entering a screen deck and felt back pain.

EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING NEXT TO DITCH AND LANDED AWKWARDLY ON HIS ANKLE, BREAKING IT.

Employee tripped over a piece of angle iron and fell on his back.

Employee was fastening seat belt and strained back.

While shoveling mud he pulled a muscle in lower stomach or groin area.

Employee accidentally dropped a bucket of aggregate on her foot causing a fracture. Treatment was application of a cast.

Unseen rock at base of ladder

THE INJURED EE MOVED A COME-ALONG WHICH HAD A FRAYED CABLE. A WIRE BROKE OFF THE CABLE AND WAS PROPELLED UPWARDS TOWARDS THE EE'S FACE. IT ENTERED FROM THE SIDE AND PASSED BETWEEN HIS SAFETY G LASSES AND FACE, CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION TO PREVENT INFECTION.

LIFTED AND CARRIED POWER CABLE FOR VENTILATION FAN AND STEPPED IN A HOLE.

HITTING CABLE WITH PRYBAR WHEN CABLE LET GO CAUSING BAR AND CABLE TO KICK BACK AND HIT HIS FINGER AND BOTH LEGS CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK ABOUT 3' ONTO DECK.

DRAINAGE DRUM WAS FALLING AND HE TRIED TO STOP IT. SHARP EDGE ON DRUM CUT HIS THUMB.

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO PROPEL BACKWARDS TRIPPING ON WATER HOSE AND FALLING ON CORNER OF CRIBBING USED UNDER CRANE OUTRIGGING.

CLEANING IDLER WITH SCREW DRIVER. HAND GOT CAUGHT IN IDLER IN BACK OF THE ONE BEING CLEANED.

EE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLY AND WAS REMOVING ROCKS WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEENTHE ROCK AND SLIDER ON THE GRIZZLY.

STRAINED BACK WHILE STANDING INCLINED AT CONVEYOR FOR LONG TIME.

EE WAS SCALING IN THE BENCH AREA WHEN A LARGE ROCK HIT THE BOOM OF THE SCALER RESULTING IN HIS BACK BEING SPRAINED.

WHILE TURNING BELT SHEAVE, FINGER GOT CAUGHT UNDER BELT AND SHEAVE AND TORE SKIN AT END OF FINGER.

WENT INTO OLD SHOP TO FILL KEROSENE CANS, HIT HEAD ON UNKNOWN OBJECT.

ADDING ENGINE OIL TO LOADER IN UNDERGROUND SERVICE AREA WHEN STRUCK BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK.

OPERATING LOADER, SHIFTER GOT TIGHT AND TWISTED BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A STARTER FOR THE M.V. CHIPPER OFF THE HILL USING A SMALL CRAIN, AFTER STARTER WAS ON DECK OF THE BARGE HE WAS GOING TO PUT IT AWAY ONTO THE BOAT. HE WAS ABOUT TO DROP IT & TRI ED TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT FELL INTO RIVER OR ONTO THE DECK. HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN STARTER & A BIT.

EMPLOYEE HAMMERING BIT OFF OF END OF DRILL STEEL. A SMALL PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD BROKE OFF WHEN HE STRUCK BIT AND PROPELLED UPWARD STRIKINGHIM IN THE CHEST.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING INTO POSITION TO ADD HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SCALER STEPPED DOWN & SLIPPED IN SOME OIL & FELL. HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS LEFT FOOT, STRUCK LEFT ELBOW & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT HE DID NOT INDICATE THAT ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NECESSARY.

EE WAS HAND SCALING FACE AREA WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A LARGE PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK. AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCALING MACHINE WOULD BE NEEDED. AS HE WAS PULLING BACK THE ROCK POP PED LOOSE AND CAME DOWN HITTING THE MANLIFT. THE FORCE THREW HIM INTO ANOTHER EE WHO WAS PUSHED INTO RAIL OF BASKET. FIRST EE WAS HIT ON ELBOW & HAND.

EE WAS HAND SCALING FACE AREA WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LARGE PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SCALING MACHINE WOULD BE NEEDED. AS HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE PULLING AWAY THE ROCK CAME LOOS E AND FELL, HITTING THE MANLIFT. THE FORCE THREW 2ND EE INTO 1ST, PUSHING HIM INTO THE SIDE RAIL OF THE BASKET BRUISING LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIBS.

EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE LARGE FLAT ROCK FROM MOVING CONVEYOR IN STICK PICKER AREA ON MAIN SURGE BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE ROCK THE CONVEYOR DROVE THE ROCK INTO A CHUTE ABOVE THE BELT PINCHING HI S HAND BETWEEN THE TOP OF ROCK & BOTTOM OF CHUTECUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER & TOP OF LEFT HAND.

EE WAS BURNING CRANE CABLE WITH CUTTING TORCH. TORCH DEVELOPED LEAK & IGNITED, CAUSING BURN TO HAND. UNBURNED GAS MAY HAVE ENTERED GLOVE AT CUFFR THEN IGNITED AS BURNING CABLE PRODUCED SPARKS.

EE WAS LOADING LIFTER HOLES IN WATER AND CUT HIS FINGER ON SHARP ROCK.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRK THAT WAS LOADED WITHSILT. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING UP A STEEP GRADE WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED AGAINST THE TAILGATE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TIP STRAIGHT ONTO THE TAILGATE. AFT ER THE LOAD EMPTIED ONTO THE ROAD THE TRUCK SLAMMED TO THE GROUND UPRIGHT ON ITS TIRES

SLIPPED OFF OF TRACK ON BUSTER WHILE FUELING ANDHURT LOWER BACK. THERE WAS GREASE AND OIL ON HISBOOTS.

EE WAS OPENING A CAN OF WELDING RODS WHEN HE CUTHIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF TUNNEL BELT CLEANING UP AROUND THE PLANT WITH THE MUSTANG. HE HAD THE BUCKET IN AIR WITH MATERIAL IN IT AND WHEN HE HIT THE BERM THE MUSTANG TIPPED FORWARD.

IN THE MINE AT MAIN S13 REPLACING HYRAULIC HOSE, STEPPED ON GUARD THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. SLIPPED & FELL, SEVERE CONTUSIONS/SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WEAR AIR CAST

EE WAS SITTING ON A 12" BLOCK WELDING ON PARTS IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WENT TO REPOSITION HIMSELF AND LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS MID-SECTION STRUCK A ROCK AS HE LANDED.

CHANGING BEARINGS ON C12 TAIL PULLEY WHILE PULLING TAIL PULLEY BACK WITH CABLE PULLER HAND SLIPPED OFF OF HANDLE WHILE PULLER WAS UNDER TENSION THE HANDLE FLEW BACK & HIT EE ON THE CHIN REQUIR ED STITCHES

WAS ON REAR STAIR-WELL COMING FROM TEST LAB TO MAIN DECK. WAS CARRYING PANS WEIGHING 50-70 LBS OF MATERIAL DOWN STAIR-WELL TO DISPOSE OF. FELT SHARP PINCHING IN STOMACH AREA. PUT PANS DOWN AND PAIN QUIT.