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EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING A PLACE WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN (RODE DOWN) BETWEEN A BOLT AND SAFETY JACK. THE ROCK RODE EMPLOYEE OVER THE PINNER (DID NOT ACTUALLY FALL DOWN ON HIM- IT RODE HIM DOWN). ROC ROCK WAS 18" WIDE, 2" THICK AND 28" LONG.
SLIPPED & FELL 2N ICE WHILE CARRYING TOOL BOX
EMPLOLYEE STATE8 HE STEPPED ON A BOARD & T URNED HIS LEFT FOOT
FELL IN THE #1 9NTRY OF THE RETURN FALL WAS 18 FT BY 40 FT BY 1 1/2 FT.
EMP WAS WORKING3UNDERGROUND WHEN HE TURNED TO PICK UP A HAMMER ON THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
EMP WAS CUTTING3TIMBER WITH BO SAW AND H IS HAND SLIPPED AND CUT THE THUMB ON HIS RT HAND. 6 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELT AND STRAINED HIMSELF.
FALL 20' X 20' 3 12' IT FELL AT BLOCK OUTBY SPAD Z191 AND #5 HDG.NO DAMAGE TO MINER OR EMPL.
THIS FALL WAS D3SCOVERED WHEN WE REPORTED FOR WORK ON 1/31/86. IT WAS 20 FT WIDE 35 FT LONG AND FROM 5 TO 7 FT THICK. IT FELL IN THE 1 HEADING ON BLEEDER LINE OF PILLERED SECTION 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD Z30. 3
EMPL LIFTING MI3ING TIMBERS AND HURT SIDES.HE HAD HERNIAS IN BOTH SIDES.THE INDUSTRIAL COMM. HAS REQ A HEARING BECAUSE EMPL IS CLAIMING HE WAS HURT IN OCTOBER 1985 BUT DIDNT REPORT ANYTHING OR GO TO DR UNTIL31-2-86.
THIS ACCIDENT HAS NOT YET BEEN APPROVED BY OUR COMPENSATION CARRIER. EMPLOYEE SUPPOSEDLY WAS LIFTING BELT AND STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA; HOWEVER HE ALSO SAYS IT COULD GO BACK TO AN INJURY 2 YEA YEARS AGO AND THAT THE DOCTOR SAYS IT HAS CAUSED A NERVOUR CONDITION. HE WAS SUPPOSEDLY HURT ON 9-3-85 HOWEVER HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 9-23-85. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, WE ARE NOT POSITIV
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING A ROOF BOLT & SAID HE HURT HIS BACK (NO REPORT WAS TURNED IN UNTIL 090685) THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT IN DUE TO & AS A RESULT OF AN AUDIT ON 011486
FELL IN #3 HDG DIRECTLY OUTBY SPAD A707 FOR DISTANCE OF 50-60\.IT WAS BETWEEN 16-20\ WIDE X 5-7\DEEP.FALL OCCURRED DURING WEEKEND AND WAS FOUND AT 5:30 AM 6-17-85.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE AND ROCK FELL HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING IN THE MINES HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AND THEN THE HIT IT AGAIN AND IT BEGAN SWELLING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-5-85.
EMPLOYEE SAID WHILE HE WAS RUNNING A LOADER HE EITHER BACKED INTO A HOLE OR RAN OVER A ROCK HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING BRAKES AND TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE HAD NOT LOST ANY TIME UNTIL 1-21-85, HE MISSED THAT DAY AND HAS NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLAINED HIS KNEE OFF AND ON DURING THAT TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO WALK UNDER BELT HEAD, AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL, CRILLING HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON A LOADER AND SLIPPED ANF FELL HITTING LEFT KNEE AGAINST SIDE OF LADDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULING MINING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST AND STRAINED HIS BACK.