EE WAS SERVICING AN ENDLOADER, GREASING THE "BOOM" OF THE MACHINE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF THE MACHINE, APPROXIMATELY 5' TO THE GROUND. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WI TH HIS HANDS. SPRAINED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, BRUISED, SWOLLEN & ABBRASSIONS TO LEFT FOREARM. X-RAYED: NO FRACTURES.
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- Muertes
- 0
- Incidentes totales
- 9
- Años en registro
- 1993–1995
- Último incidente
- Apr 1995
Incidentes reportables
9 en archivo1995 · 2 incidentes
EE HAD FINISHED SERVICIGNA SCOOP. HE KNEELED DOWN ON TOP OF THE SCOOPT O LIFT AND PULL THE MACHINES' MOTOR AND DRIVELINE COVER BACK IN PLACE, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO DR THE NEXT MRONING AND WAS TOLD HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1994 · 5 incidentes
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING BOLTS IN AN AREA WHERE AFALL HAD OCCURRED, DUE TO HIGH TOP HE WAS USING LONGER STEEL, WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE TH EUP PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE MACHINES ' BOOM CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND STRIKING EE ON THE WRIST WRIST AND HAND SWOLLEN NO FRACTURE.
EE HAD JUST ANSWERED THE PAGE PHONE AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK POST HE TWISTED AROUND HE SAID HE FELT A POP AND TINGLING HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HIGHLAND REGIONAL MED CENTER E.R. AND DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP SCOOP INSIDE IN A SQUATTING POSITION NEAR THE REAR OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK, RAISING UP THE BUCKET. EMP. LEANED OVER TO AVOID HITTING T HE TOP BUT HIS ELBOW BUMPED THE TOP. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIS KNEE GOT AGAINST THE TOP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
THIS IS A RE-OCCURENCE OF A PREVIOUS INJURY DATING 12-1-93. EMPLOYEE, A TAILPIECE OR "DUMP" WORKER, RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-13-93 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ISSUED A BACK SUPPORT "SAFETY BELT" THAT H E AGREED TO WEAR, BUT IT WAS SOON DISCARDED. NOW SOME 4 MONTHS STATES HIS BACK HAS BEEN TROUBLING HIM FOR A WHILE AND THE PAIN HAS BECOME TO BAD TO CONTINUE WORKING.
SOMETIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT, 2/24/94, INJURED BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. HE SAID IT BEGAN SWELLING THAT AFTERNOON [LATE]. HE SHOWED THE INJURY TO CO OWNER THE NEXT MORNING, 2/25/94, BUT WORKED THAT SHIFT & WENT TO HOSPITAL ER AFTERWARDS. DR.'S EXAMINATION SHOWED A RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL.
1993 · 2 incidentes
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SLATE FROM COAL AT #2 TAILLPIECE(POINT AT WHICH COAL WAS BEING DUMPED BY SCOOPS). HE GRABBED A LARGER PIECE OF ROCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO PULL IT FROM THE COAL, THE ROCK BROKE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP PULLING ANOTHER SCOOP. EMPLOYEE PULLED UP TO GET SLACK & REMOVE CHAIN. HE HAD ALREADY SWITCHED DIRECTION ON THE SCOOP WHILE REMOVING THE CHAIN HE ACCIDENTALLY B UMPED THE ACCELERATOR PUTITNG TENSION ON THE CHAIN THUS PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.