EMPLOYEE BRUISE8 HIS KNEE WHILE KNEELING AND WELDING ON A COAL FEEDER.
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Showing 50 of 140EMPL LYING ON H3S SIDE CHANGING HYDRAULIC JACK ON CM PARKED 15'OUTBY #70 X-CUT.A ROCK 4'LONG X 3'WIDE X 8''THICK FELL WITHOUT WARNING AND STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE.ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB A BOLTED TOP. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS RE0UELING A BULLDOZER. WHILE FUELING DOZER THE FUEL HOSE TWISTED AROUND CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER IN THE FUEL NOZZLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING HOIST METAL INTO CRUSHER LEVEL OF PLANT. WHILE HOISTING METAL, THE WIRE ROPE BROKE FROM THE MANUAL WINCH STRIKING EMPLOYEE S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING PARTS TRUCK TRAVELING ON MINE ACCESS ROAD. WHILE TRAVELING ON ROAD, EMPLOYEE CROSSED INTO THE PATH OF A TIRE TRUCK RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING AN ENGINE IN A BULLDOZER. WHILE INSTALLING ENGINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWNGRADE ON AN ACROSS ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRUCK LOST AIR PRESSURE AND LOST ALL BRAKING CONTROL. EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND JUMPED FROM3TRUCK ALLOWING TRUCK TO TRAVEL OVER APPROX. 150 FOOT ENBANKMENT.
EMPLOYEE FELT P5IN IN HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING MUD FROM ALONG A BELTLINE.
UNINTENTIONAL F5LL OF BOLTED ROOF OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION 40TH X-CUT #2 ENTRY ON WEST MAIN HEADINGS.FALL DIDNT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN.NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIP DAMAGED.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE0UELING A PROTABLE HEATER. WHILE REFUELING HEATER, THE FUEL IGNITED CAUSING BURNS TO FACIAL AREA.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK3HIS THUMB WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REPAIRING A TIE ROD ON A ROCK TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING A ROCK TRUCK.WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LADDER,EMPLOYEE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEPS AND FELL APPROX.3FT STRIKING GROUND.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 FALL OF BOLTED ROOF OCCURRED IN NO. 6 HEADING NO.'S 1 & 2 CROSS CUT ON 2 SOUTH OFF WEST MAINS.ROOF FALL MEASURED 6-12' THICK, 20' WIDE AND 150' LONG.FALL TEMPORARILY AFFECTED VENTILATION; NO3INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.
AN ININTENTIONA5 FALL OF BOLTED ROOF OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION, 48 CROSSCUT, # 1 AND 2 ENTRY ON WEST MAIN HEADINGS. ROOF FALL MESURED 12 FEET THICK, 70 FEET LONG, AND 20 FEET WIDE. FALL DI D NOT AFFECT VE3TILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OF BOLTED ROOF WAS DISCOVERED AT AN INTERSECTION 36 X-CUT #5 ENTRY ON WEST MAIN HEADINGS. ROOF FALL MEASURED 7' THICK 50' LONG 20' WIDE. FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTIL ATION OR PASSA1E OF MEN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED OR NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5RTING A GASOLINE ENGINE FOR A FUEL PUMP. WHILE PULLING ON THE STARTER ROPE EMPLOYEE LOST BALNCE WHEN THE ROPE BROKE AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A PAN CONVEYOR LINE WHILE TWISTING AROUND TO POSITION HIMSELF HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN
EMPL WORKING ON3FUEL PUMP IN BED OF MAINTENANCE TRUCK.WHILE DOING SO EMPL FELL BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT THUMB AGAINST TOOL BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAMMER TO ALIGN A MECHANICAL PART INTO PLACE WHILE USING HAMMER EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS WRIST
EMP WAS ASSISTI3G EXPLOSIVES CREW UNLOADING BLASTING AGENTS FROM REAR OF TRUCK, WHEN EMPLOYEE LOWERED TAILGATE, A BAG OF EXPLOSIVES STRUCK THE RELEASE LEVER STRIKING THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AROUND HIS ROCK TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK WHICH FELL FROM THE TRUCK HEADBOARD.
EMPL POSITIONED3ON OUTSIDE EDGE OF EMBANKMENT GUIDING ANFO FROM DISCHARGE BOOM INTO BLAST HOLES.WHILE FILLING BLAST HOLE EMPL LOST BALANCE AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS OVER 10' EMBANKMENT CA USING INJURY. 3
EMPLOYEES HARD 2AT FELL OFF AND AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE CAUSING INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A MOTOR THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS ARM
EMP GOT DIRT IN3HIS EYE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN OIL PLUG FROM A D9L DOZER
EMPLOYEE WAS PO8ITIONED UNDER SHOVEL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING LOADED. WHILE LOADING THE TRUCK, THE SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK BED OF TRUCK JARRING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING METAL PIN ON EQUIPMENT WHILE INSTALLING PIN EMPLOYEE DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO PULL WATER SUCTION LINE FROM THE WATER HOLE WHILE PULLING ON LINE EMPLOYEE TWISTED BACK WHEN WATER LINE SLIPPED
UNINTENTIONAL F5LL OF BOLTED ROOF IN INTERSECTION OUTBY #5 & #6 FACE IN X-CUT #28 IN WEST MAIN SECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACROSS DRILL BENCH MEASURING DRILL HOLES WHILE WALKING ACROSS DRILL BENCH EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A CRACK TURNING HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A LIGHT BULB ON HIS BULLDOZER WHILE CHANGING BULB EMPLOYEE RAISED UP STRIKING THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE LIGHT RECEPTACLE
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING AN ELECTRICAL ROCK TRUCK. WHILE OPERATING TRUCK IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING TORQUE ARCED CAUSING FLASH BURNS.
EMP WAS STACKIN1 TIRES ONTO A STACK AND ONE TIRE BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK EMP CAUSING INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A ROCK TRUCK HAULING REFUSE TO THE DUMP AREA WHILE OPERATING THE TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE OUTSIDE MIRROR AND RAN UP ON SIDE OF SPOIL TURNING TRUCK OVER ON LEFT SIDE 3
EMP WAS OPERATI3G BULLDOZER IN SPOIL WHILE OPERATING DOZER THE TRACKS RAN OVER A ROCK BOUNCING EMP AGAINST RIGHT ARM REST
EXPERIENCED LOW3BACK PAIN WHIEL LIFTING A 777 CAT TRUCK AXLE AND LOADING IT ONTO A TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A STEAM CLEANER TO CLEAN MACHINERY. WHILE CLEANING MACHINERY, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE FOOT BY HOT WATER AND STEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A ROCK TRUCK HAULING REFUSE FROM TO A DUMP AREA WHEN EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BED TO DUMP HE RECEIVED A SEVERE JARRING MOTION INJURING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A CYLINDER HEAD FROM A DIESEL ENGINE WHILE DOING SO EMPLOYEE DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT CAUSING AN INJURY
EMP WAS LOWERIN1 A PORTABLE WALK OVER SCREENS AT THE ROTARY BREAKER WHILE LOWERING THE WALK THE CHAIN SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND S AND THE HOOK STRUCK HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A MOTOR GRADER TIRE USING A FUEL HOSE WHILE FUELING GRADER EMPLOYEE SLIPPPED AND FELL STRIKING THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAMMER TO LOOSEN A STUCK PART.WHILE USING HAMMER,EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS MIDDLEFINGER WITH THE HAMMER.
EMPL JARRED BY 5ARGE ROCK THAT FELL FROM SHOVEL BUCKET AND STRUCK TRUCK BED WHILE BEING LOADED.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 AND FELL FROM THE BED OF A TRUCK WHILE LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO A MAGAZINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING A LADDER ON A ROCK TRUCK. WHILE MOUNTING LADDER, THE EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D A TWISTED BACK WHILE OPERATING A DOZER IN ROUGH TERRAIN.
EMPL USNING WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUT FROM A BOLT.WHILE LOOSENING THE NUT,WRENCH SLIPPED ALLOWING EMPL THUMB TO STRIKE ALTERNATOR FAN BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRAIL CABLE, SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LOWER LEG ON ANGLE IRON HE WAS STANDING ON AND ALSO TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN END-LOADER MOVING LARGE ROCKS FROM THE PIT AREA. WHILE MOVING ROCKS, ONE SLIPPED FROM LOADER BUCKET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE CAB CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER. WHILE OPERATING DOZER EE TRAMMED OVER A ROCK & TWISTED HIS BACK.