Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en Westbury.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BUCKET TEETH RETAINING BOLTS ON DRAGLINE BUCKET.HE WAS DRIVING THE BASE PLATE INTO POSITION WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE BASE PLATE AND STR UCK HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS EHLPING TO CHANGE THE DUMP CABLE (1" DIA) ON UNIT 220. HE WAS PUSHING THE CABLE END INTO SOCKET WHEN IT POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. Y
EMPL WAS DRIVING A LOADED HAUL WAGON TRAVELING APPROX 20 MPH WHEN THE R FRONT TRACTOR TIRE AND WHEEL SHEARED OFF AS THE HAUL WAGON CAME TO A STOP THE JERKING AND VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL SPRAI NED HIS R SHOULDER AND NECK
CRANE CREW REPLACING TRAVEL CHAIN ON DRAGLINE.EMPL HAD WRAPPED SMALL LINK CHAIN ON EITHER SIDE OF TRAVEL CHAIN AND USED A COME-ALONG TO PULL TRAVEL CHAIN TOGETHER SO IT COULD BE CONNECTED.AFTE R TRAVEL CHAIN WAS CONNECTED HE REACHED TO REMOVE SMALL CHAIN JUST AS CRANE MOVED FORWARD.TRAVEL CHAIN SLAPPED AGAINST TRACK FRAME CATCHING HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT WEDGE IN CROWS FOOT FOR ORAG CABLE ON UNIT 228 AS HE STRUCK THE PIN M AUL WITH HAMMER A METAL FRAGMENT SOPLINTERED & PUNCTURED INSIDE LEFT KNEE REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION & SURGICAL REMOVAL SLEDGE HAMMER WAS NEW & THE PIN MAUL WAS PROPERLY DRESSED
RECURRENT INJURY OF 7-19-86, EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING TRACK ROLLER ON DRAGLINE CRANE. AS HE WAS STRETCHING TO REACH GREASE FITTING UNDER TRACK PADS HE STOOD UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD WEARING HARD HA T ON TRACK SPRAINING HIS NECK.
EMPL WAS SUING POCKET KNIFE TO TRIM RUBBER CHUTE LINER AND CUT HIS L THUMB
EMPL WAS HELPING TO CHANGE HOIST CABLE ON UNIT 220 WITH SEVERAL OTHER COWORKERS AS HE WAS PULLING CABLE DOWN THE BOOM TOWARD THE HOIST DRUM HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A BARGE BEING LOADED AT SAND AND GRAVEL PLANT. AS HE STEPPED ONTO A BIT ON THE DECK OF PLANT HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE BIT STRIKING HIS BUTTOCK NOTE THIS INJURY W AS NOT REPORTED BECAUSE IT WAS HEARD BEFORE THE THE VA. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION TO DETERMINE ANY LOST TIME. OPION WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 5, 1989.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO UNLOAD 42" TROUGHING IDLERS FROM PICKUP TRUCK AND CARRY THEM DOWN GANG BOARD ONTO PLANT 18. HE WAS CARRYING THE IDLERS IN FRONT OF TORSO AND ALONE WITHOPUT ANY ASSISTAM CE. 3
THIS EMPLOYEE W5S HOSPITALIZED ON JAN 5 1987, TO UNDERGO SPINAL SURGERY FOR AN INJURY THAT INITIALLY OCCURRED ON JULY 19, 1986. A COPY OF THE ORIGNIAL REPORT IS ATTACHED THE ORIGINAL REPORT IS INCORRECT AND S2OULD READ AS FOLLOW SECTION D 29 8/19/86. 30 5 DAYS 31 15 DAYS THE RETURN TO DURTY INFORMATION FOR THIS SECOND REPORT WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS THE CASE IS CLOSED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING INTO THE CAB OF DOZER & AS HE REACHED FOR THE DOOR LATCH HE SPRAINED HIS BACK
EE WAS GREASING3TRACK ROLLER ON 4600 CRANE. AS HE WAS STRETHCING TO REACH GREASE FITTING UNDER TRACK PADS HE STOOD UP & STRUCK HIS HEAD WEARING HARD HAT ON TRACK SPRAINING HIS NECK.
THE INJURED EE & 3 C/-WORKERS WERE REPLACING THE BUCKET TEETH ON A DRAGLINE CRANE & ALSO TURNING THE DRAG CABLE LINKS TO PROLONG THE USE OF THE CHAIN. WHILE THE EE WAS HELPING LIFT THE CHA IN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO STEAMCLEAN A DRAGLINE CRANE. HE AND THE FIELD FOREMAN WERE GOING TO MOVE THE STEAM JENNY SEVERAL FEET BY HAND TO ALLOW THE WATER AND SOAP CONTROL TO BE MORE EARILY VISI BLE. WHEN THEY PULLED ON THE JENNY THE FRONT WHEEL FELL FROM THE TRAILER TONGUE AND AS IT DROPPED DOWN A BURR ON THE TONGUE LACERATED HIS F INGER. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONTEND LOADER TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS AROUND SHOP AREA AS HE WAS BACKING UP THE LATCH THAT HOLDS DOOR OPEN FAILED AND THE DOOR CLOSED CATCHING HIS LEFT FINGER DOOR HAD BE EN KEPT OPEN BY USING WIRE AND HE WAS UNAWARE OF FAULTY LATCH