Rosebud #6 Coal

PERFORMING MAINT ON DOZER.WORKING ON TOP OF TRANSM COVERS.EGRESS THROUGH FLOOR BOARDS OF CAB.SPACE WAS LIMITED AND AS HE PUSHED BODY WEIGHT WITH ONE LEG TO GET OUT OF HOLE INJURED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A REPAIR LINK (ABOUT 50-60 LBS) FOR A HOIST CHAIN FOR A DRAGLINE ON THE BED OF A WELDING TRUCK. AS HE LIFTED AND TURNED TO SWING THE CHAIN LINK UP ON THE TRUCK BED, HE I NJURED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE AND TWO OTHER ELECTRICIANS WERE PULLING 4/0 COPPER CABLE OFF A REEL AND CUTTING IT INTO 100 FT LENGTHS INJURED EMPLOYEES JOB WAS TO PUT COLORED TAPE ON THE CUT ENDS OF THE CABLE FOR P PHASING PURPOSES AS THE THIRD LENGTH WAS MEASURED A& PREPARED FOR CUTTING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS KJNEELING NEAR THE CABLE READY TO TAPE WHEN CABLE WAS CUT, IT SPRANG UPWARD.

EE WAS IN BASEMENT OF PRIMARY CRUSHER ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE SUCTION LINE OF A WATER PUMP OUT OF THE MUD & SILT. HE WAS BENDING OVER BECAUSE OF THE LOW OVERHEAD CLEARANCE. WHILE PULLING ON THE SUCTION LINE IN THIS POSITION HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT NOR DID HE MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 11-7-83.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTY AS SCRAPER OPERATOR. DURING THE LOADING OF HIS SCRAPER HE WAS SCRAPER OPERATOR. DURING THE LOADING OF HGI SCRAPER HE WAS TURNED IN HIS SEAT AND LOOKING CKWARDS WAITING FOR THE PUSHCAT. WHEN THE PUSHCAT PICKED HIM UP IT BUMPED INTO THE SCRAPER HARDER THAN NORMAL. THE JOLT AND THE OPERATORS POSITION IN THE SEAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES AS HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. HE WAS BREAKING LOOSE THE NUTS ON THE MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS ON A LARGE DIESEL ENGINE. HE WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AN D USING A LARGE HAND RATCHET AND SOCKET. WHILE PULLING HARD ON THE RATCHET HANDLE HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE BACK OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK POSITIONING USED TIRES IN THE FEED BOX OF THE TRUCK WHEN FINISHED HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE LIFTING PIN ON THE DUMPSTER TAHT WAS ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A DOZER AFTER HIS LUNCH BREAK HE WAS HOLDING THE GRAB-BAR WITH HIS RT HAND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK AND HE FELL HIS RT ARM AND SHOULDER TOOK THE FORCE OF THE FAL L

EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE HOUSE LEVEL TO THE SHOE OF A DRAGLINE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS HE STUMBLED & STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST THE LOWER PORTION OF THE HANDRAIL STRUCTURE. HE HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR THE KNEE 11-13-83.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE BED OF A FLAT-BED TRUCK DRIVING 10\ STEEL FENCE POSTS WITH A POST DRIVER. AS SHE RAISED THE POST DRIVER FOR A BLOW, IT SLIPPED OFF THE TOP OF THE POST, THE WEIGHT OF THE POST DRIVER CAUSED IT TO OVERBALANCE & FALL TOWARDS THE EE STRIKING HER JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EAR.

EMPL HAD GOTTEN OUT OF MAN-BASKET ON HYDRAULIC CRANE TO TOP OF WELDING UNIT ON FLATBED TRUCK.STEPPED DOWN FROM TOP OF WELDER ONTO DRAGLINE-DRAG CHAIN LINK THAT WAS LYING ON BED OF TRUCK.CHAIN LINK ROLLED UNDER HIS WEIGHT AND HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON THE HITCH OF A WATER PUMP UNIT IN ATTEMPT TO POSITION IT ON THE BALL HITCH OF A TRUCK THE GROUND UNDERFOOT WAS MUDDY AND SLIPPERY HIS FEET SLIPPED WHILE LIFTING RESULTI NG IN INJRY TO HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A COUPLER FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ABOUT 100LBS FOR TRANSPORTATION ON A FLATBED TRUCK WHILE MOVING THE COULER BY HAND IT OVER BALANCED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE COUPLER AND A SECTION OF STEEL PIPE THAT WAS ALSO ON THE TRUCK BED FOR TRANSPORTATION

MAKING CONNECTION ON ROOF BEAM ASSEMBLY.LOOSENED BOLTS ON ONE BEAM TO CONNECT 2ND BEAM,PINNED CONNECTION ,SLIPPED CAUSING FALL TO GROUND.LANDED ON HIS BACK IN SOFT DIRT SCRAPED ARM ON FOUNDATI ON WALKED TO POLICE CAR.

PLACING AXLE RETAINER NUT ON AXLE OF 1/2 TON LIGHT TRUCK.WHILE KNEELING,BENT FORWARD AND REACHED OUT IN FRONT TO PLACE RETAINER NUT ON AXLE.EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK .SEVERE ENOUGH TO RES TRICT MOBILITY AND CAUSE HIM TO SEEK TREATMENT AND BED REST.

SLIPPED ON IRON, FALLING TO STAIR LANDING RESON BECAUSE OF WESTERN ENG SECIAL PAINT.

SLIP ON GRADING WHEN CARRYING OUT TO PLACE.

WHILE USING A SKILL SAW TO CUT A USED FORM (MAKING A NEW FORM) THE BLADE CUT INTO SOME OLD DRIED CONCRETE CAUSING SAW TO KICK AND BLADE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND

ELECTRICIAN WAS DESCENDING FROM LADDER HOLDING ON TO OVERHEAD 2X4 THAT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS OFF LADDER ONTO CONCRETE FLOORING

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A LARGE BEARING RACE IN ITS HOUSING. THE HOUSING WAS ON CRIBBING ABOUT 1\ OFF THE FLOOR THE CRIBBING DIDNT EXTEND TO THE OUTSIDE PERIMETER OF THE HOUSING WHICH WAS OPEN ON BOTH SIDES WHEN THE RACE WAS POSITIONED IN THE HOUSING AND TAPPED WITH A HAMMER, IT FELL THROUGH THE HOUSING ON THE EMPLOYEES FOOT ABOVE PROTECTIVE TOE

EMP WAS HOLDING A BOSS DRIVER WHILE REPLACING BUSHINGS ON THE RIPPER ASSEMBLY OF A CRAWLER TRACTOR ANOTHER WORKER WAS STRIKING THE BOSS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO SEAT THE BUSHINGS EMP WAS HOLD ING THE BOSS PROPERLY BY ITS ATTACHED HANDLE HOWEVER THE COWORKER STRUCK A GLANCING BLOW MISSING THE DRIVING HEAD AND STRIKING THUMB OF EMPLOYEE

MR. JACKSON HAS NEVER REPORTED ANY ACCIDENT DURING HIS EMPLOYMENT HERE. HE WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE BACK SURGERY BECAUSE OF INCREASING PAIN & LOSS OF FUNCTION OF ONE LEG 50%. HE FEELS THAT PERFORM ING HIS NORMAL & CUSTOMARY JOB DUTIES AS A MECHANIC AGGRAVATEDTHE CONDITION OF HIS BACK TO THE EXTENT THAT MEDICALK TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY.

EMP WAS OPERATING TRACTOR SCRAPER IN CUT AND FILL OPERATION HE BECAME STUCK IN WET DIRT WHEN BACKING OUT AND TURNING A HALF MOON SHAPED DIRT WINDROW WAS THROWN UP HE PROCEEDED TO DUMP HIS LO AND WHILE ON HIS WAY BACK TOWARD CUT DECIDED TO TRY TO LEVEL WINDROW HE HAD MADE AS TRACTOR WAS GOING OVER WINDROW AT AN ANGLE HOOKED ROCK BRINGING SCRAPER TO SUDDEN STOP