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INJURED WAS STARTING TO MAKE A LIFT WITH A RATCHET TYPE COMEALONG. INJURED HOOKED THE RATCHET END TO THE BOTTOM FLANGE OF THE BEAM, LOCATED AT FOOT OVERHEAD. WHEN HE STARTED TAKING UP THE SLAC K CHAIN, THE HOOK SHIFTED OFF THE BEAM, STRIKING& GLANCING INJURED'S LEFT FOREHEAD AND HARD HAT. THE HOOK HAD A SAFETY LATCH OPERABLE, BUT COULD NOT BE LATCHED DUE TO THE HOOK UP PLACEMENT. I

PICKING UP SCRAP STEEL AND CARRY TO FRONT END LOADER AND PUTTING INTO THE BUCKET FOR CARRYING TO SCRAP STORAGE AREA.

EE WAS WATCHING 670 CHUTE IN THE EVENT THAT A CHUTE PLUG WOULD OCCUR. WHEN THE CHUTE STARTED TO PLUG THE EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE AREA WHERE HE WAS STANDING HE WASNT WATCHING WHERE HE WAS STOPPING HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE

WHILE CUTTING OUT OBSOLETE WASH PLANT EQUIPMENT, EE WAS MOVING TO ANOTHER AREA TO BEGIN CUTTING SOME OTHER EQUIPMENT ON 2ND FLOOR LEVEL, WHILE MOVING ACROSS FLOOR DECKING, A PIECE OF FLOOR PLA T FELL FROM UNDER EE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO 1ST FLOOR LEVEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER REPAIRING FRONT DOOR OF SUPPLY HUT AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER THE SECOND STEP FROM THE BOTTOM BROKE THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS LOADING ON A PALLET OF C EMENT MIX INJURING HIS BACK

WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL ONTO A BELT EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS ON BARGE, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER TURNBUCKLE INJURING LOWER BACK, BECAME REPORTABLE AS OF 4-22-93.

OEPR SCRAPER CAME TO SUDDEN STOP, CAME IN CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL, WEARING SEAT BELT

EMPL CLEANING AN AREA IN PLANT.HE TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA,LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL TO HIS KNEE CAUSING ABRASION.

THE EE WAS EXPERINECING CHEST PAINS AND PAIN IN HIS SHOULERS.

I.NAME CHANGING EYE ON BARGE HAUL CABLE AT PLANT RIVER UNLOADER.CABLE STARTED TO SLIP OVER EDGE OF BARGE-I.NAME REACHED OUT AND GRABBED CABLE AND PULLED IT BACK ONTO BARGE.AT THAT TIME FELT PA IN IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS PULLING ON A WIRE ROPE RIVER LINE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND HAS WORKED 19 REGULAR SHIFTS SINCE. ON THIS DAY HE CALLED IN AND REPO RTED HE HAD GONE TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND NEEDS A WEEK OFF. THIS IS HIS FIRST DAY OFF.

I.NAME WAS PULLING ON A RIVER BARGE LINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG. NOTE: I.NAME DID NOT MISS A DAY OF WORK UNTIL HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S ON 3/1/90 (THIS DAY WAS REPORTE D OFF AS A VACATION DAY) AT THIS TIME THE DR. ASKED HIM TO TAKE OFF 1 WEEK.

HE WAS CLIMBING INTO A COAL BARGE USING A RIVER LINE (1 15/16"), WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.

WHILE TIGHTENING UP DOLLY LINES HE BENT OVER TO MOVE RIGGING & GAVE IT QUICK JERK. AT THAT TIME IS WHEN HE FELT PAIN.

I,NAME WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF A COAL BARGE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON A TIMBER HEAD.

THE INJURED WAS MOVING BELT IDLERS IN THE SUPPLY YARD,WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK AND FELT PAIN ALSO.

I.NAME STRETCHING OUT OVER #481 BELT TO INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURE.TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

HE WAS CLEANING OUT AN ELEVATOR WHEN HE PICKED UP A STEEL SHAFT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.

THE INJURED STEPPED DOWN OFF OF A BARGE UNLOADER BUCKET WHEN IT SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEP LOCATED IN THE MAIN PUMP ROOM WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.

A FLOATING PUMP WAS BEING REMOVED FROM NO.3 SLURRY POND WHEN I,NAME WAS CLIMBING ON & OFF, HE THOUGHT HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. I,NAME FINISHED WORKING THE SHIFT AND REPORTED THE INJURY THE N EXT DAY TO HIS FOREMAN. I,NAME HAS LOST NO TIME BECAUSE OF THIS UNTIL 6-1-89.

EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING FROM MACHINE D-8 DOZER WHEN HE LSOT FOOTING ON CAT PAD PULING HAND & ARM FROM HAND HOLE ON CAB OF DOZER.

I NAME WAS DISMOUNTING A SCRAPER PAN WHEN AS HE STEPPED DOWN OUT OF THE CAB OF THE MACHINE HE FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS UPPER BACK BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

I NAME WAS ENTERING A DOORWAY AT TAILEND OF #M-1 BELT HE LOST HIS FOOTING SOMEONE HAD A BRATTICE CLOTH ACROSS THE DOOR SUPPORTED BY A PC OF ANGLE IRON WHEN HE FELL INTO THE BRATTICE THE ANGLE IRON CAME DOWN & STRUCK HIM ON THE HE

POWER WENT OFF IN THE PLANT & I NAME STEPPED OFF OF A GRATED WALKWAY TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE PLANT SHUT DOWN AT NOON BECAUSE OF THE ICE STORM & POWER OUTAGE

CREW OF REPAIRMEN CHANGING 42" FIELD BELT #580.CRAIN WAS TO BE USED TO PULL BELT ,BALL & HOOK SLIPPED OFF BELT AND HIT I.NAME ON RIGHT SIDE AND ARM AS WALKING NEAR BOOM TO GET TOOL.

I.NAME LIFTING OFF CABLE ON RIVER BARGE FELT PAIN IN MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

HE WAS MOUNTING HIS SCRAPER (PAN) WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE CHAIN STEP. IT WAS VERY MUDDY.

I.NAME WAS TIEING UP BARGE NO #1809 TO THE LOADED FLEET FROM THE CO HARBOR BOAT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A BARGE TIMBERHEAD

HE WAS TYRING TO FREE UP A COAL FEEDER ON #423 BELT LINE WHEN HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND HAMMER HANDLE HIS FIRST DAY OFF WAS 1-11-89.

NOTE THIS IS NOTICE THAT I NAME IS OFF ONCE AGAIN WITH A RECURRENCE OF ANDOLD INJURY PLEASE FEFER TO THE RPORT MADE ON 8-7-88

THE INJURED WAS WORKING IN THE #182 SUMP WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

I.NAME WAS ADJUSTING A BRAKE ON A RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF A CAR LADDER STEP TWISTING HIS BACK

THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURY I NAME WAS INJURED ON 8-6-88 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 9-10-88 I NAME WORKED 7 DAYS ONLY AND IS NOW AS OF 9-21-88 OFF ON INJURED LIST

EMPL WAS WALKING UP SET OF STEPS TO JOB LOCATION UNLOADER #CONTROL ROOM. EMPL SLIPPED ON STEP TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.

I.NAME WAS REMOVING AN OXYGEN TANK FROM A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE DROPPED THE TANK ON HIS FINGER SMASHING IT BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO UNIT NO. 156 RAW COAL SCREEN, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO #175 FEED CHUTE.

THE MEN WERE CHANGING THE COUNTER WEIGHT GUARDS. AFTER MOVING THE GUARD ASSY. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

I,NAME BUMPED HIS KNEE NUMBEROUS TIMES ON A PROTRUDING SECTION OF CHANNEL-DATES 8/1-8/2-8/3 ON 8/4 HE HAD SOME SWELLING.

HE WAS WELDING A PIPE WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF 12" PIPE FOR INJURED EMPLOYEE, AND WAS BURNING THE PIPE. AS EMPLOYEE 1 TURNED AROUND WITH THE TORCH IN HIS HAND HE CROSSED INJURED'S UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER ARE A, BURNING ARM.

HE WAS ON THE TYRLER DEWATERING SCREEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED BACK, HITTING HIS HEAD ON SCREEN.

HE WAS PULLING A HEAVY STEEL BOX INTO PLACE USING A HAND HOIST, THE HOOK SLIPPED OFF OF THE HOLDING LUG CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT HIP.

HE WAS WALKING 5ROUND THE BACK OF THE TAIL BUILDING. HE WAS GOING TO WALK UNDER THE BELT GALLEY WAY ON THE DOWN RIVER SIDE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A WASHED OUT AREA STRICKING HIS FINGER ON THE P ES. OF TRANSITE1

THE AREA AROUND3THE EQPT. WAS VERY MUDDY. HE TOLD ME HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF HIS PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE UNDERARM (RIGHT) ON A PAN STEP.

THE CONDITION O0 THE AREA WHERE 50 TEMP RAIN, HVY MUD, CHUCK WAS ENTERING A BUILDING ONT HE REFUSE PILE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOT AND FELL.

HE WAS WALKING 8OWN A SET OF STEPS WHEN AT THE END OF THE STEPS HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING DOWN.

I NAME WAS CARR2ING A FULL TANK OF OXYGEN TO THE JOB THE TANK HIT A STEEL LADDER CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE I HAME FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

PLANT MAINTENAN7E MEN WERE REPAIRING A 16" WATER LINE WHICH FEEDS THE PLANT WITH MAKE UP WATER.THE INJURED WAS WELDING KEEPER STRAPS OVER A DRESSER COUPLING.THE LINE WAS FILLED AND THE COUPLI NG CAME LOOSE,W5TER PORED OVER HIM CAUSING HIM TO CRAWL OUT OF THE AREA.

I.NAME WAS TIEI3G THE LAST BARGE OF T HE DAY. HE HAD THE ROPE IN HIS RT HAND WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL INTO AN EMPTY BARGE. THE ROPE PULLED TIGHT JUST AS HIS FEET HI THE BOTTOM. OTTOM. 3

I NAME WAS GETT3NG OFF THE BACK ENGINE OF A 30 TON SCRAPER CAT WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HE STEPPED FROM THE FENDER TO THE TIRE AND SLIPPED OFF. THE RTIRE WAS WET AND HAD WET REFUSE AMTERIAL ON IT.

THE DECK HAND I2NAME THROUGH A WET RIER LINE ACROSS A BARGE (EST. 26FT.) I,NAME CAUGHT THE LINE. THE LINE PULLED HIS ARM DOWN WITH A SURPRISING JOLT. I,NAME FINISHED WORKING THE SHIFT AND AFTE R CLEANING UP H9 REPORTED THE INCIDENT.

WORKING AROUND 1LANT UNIT #273 I.NAME MAKING LONG REACH AND FELT PULL IN MUSCLE IN LOWER ABDOMEN.ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 1-8 I.NAME WORKED REGULAR SHIFTS AND TOOK DAY OFF 1-9 ON UNION BUSI NESS.MISSED 1ST3DAY OF WORK ON 1-12-87.

I NAME WAS FOUN8 DEAD AT 93 BELT PLATFORM BY I NAME CONFRONT AT 1127 PM.

WALKING ALONG 428 PUMP AREA AND STEPPED IN DRAIN DITCH FELL HITTING HIS BACK AND SIDE.

I.NAME WAS LIFT3NG UP 2 IN WATER HOSE TO FILL WAER TRUCK TANK WHEN HE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LEFT FOREARM

EE WAS STNADING3ON TRUCK BED ASSISTING IN UNLOADING EQUIPMENT. LOAD SHIFTED FORCING HIM TO STEP OFF OF TRUCK. HE TWISTED ANKLE IN DOING SO.

I NAME HAD A LA8DER FROM A FULL BARGE TO A EMPTY BARGE LADDER SLIPPED ON LOADED BARGE CATCHING RIGHT WRIST IN LADDER.

I,NAME WAS LOOS3NG BOLT WITH POWER BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE.

I.NAME REMOVED 6OTTOM HALF OF DRYER PIPE TOP HALF SLIPPED OUT OF ROUST A BOUT AND HIT I.NAME ON BACK OF HAND PIPE WAS PLASTIC 10 IN X 28 IN I.NAME RETURNED TO WORK AFTER THE ACCIDENT BROKEN T HUMB DIAGNOSED 2N 1-30-86

I.NAME WAS REMOVING BAD TROUGHING IDLER FROM 166 BELT WHEN HE SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN IDLER AND BELT CHANNEL THE FINGER THAT WAS BROKEN WAS THE SMALL FINGER RT HAND

CUTTING A PIECE OF LIVER RUBBER, WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, IT SLIPPED AND CUT MY LEG LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.

INJURED MAN WAS WORKING IN SHOP WELDING A FRAME. MATERIAL SLIPED OFF OF WORK BENCH AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. (HAD TO HAVE 5 STITCHES.)

INJURED WAS STEPING FROM TRIPPER TO WALK WAY WHEN HE STEPED ON FIRE HOSE AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN HALYING A FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE.

I,NAME WAS INSTALLING DRIVE SPLING ONC-VIBERATOR HOLDING SPLING OVERHEAD I,NAME FELT PULL IN HIS BACK.

A PIECE OF 3FT X 10 FT STEEL SIDING WAS FALLING AND I TRIED TO CATCH IT TRYING TO CATCH IT BY THE EDGE AND IT CUT ME

I.NAME WAS STANDING ON TOP FLOOR OF CPP HOLDING ONTO HANDRAIL WITH LEFT HAND & HIS RIGHT HAND HE HELD THE CONTROL BUTTON FOR OVERHEAD CRANE. HE ENERGIZED THE CRANE BUTTON & WAS SHOCKED BURNI NG HIS LEFT HAND-RING FINGER-RAISING LOAD.

I.NAME WAS TRAVELING WITH A LOADED PAN TO DUMPING AREA, WHEN HE HIT A CUT OUT SPOT IN ROAD CAUSING PAN TO GO OUT OF CONTROL STRIKING HIS KNEE P BACK AGAINST FRAME OF PAN

WHILE WALKING ON SIDE OF BARGE TO TIE THE 2 BARGES TOGETHER ONE BUMPED THE OTHER AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE EMPTY BARGE

DROPPED 8 PLASTIC PIPE ON FOOT BEHIND SAFETY TOE BRUISE AGGRAUATED A GOUT CONDITION CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING OF LEFT FOOT.

HE WAS INSTALLING A BILGE PUMP WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE & TWISTED HIS ANKLE

MAN WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF A PAN WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSED BY THE WET MUDDY CONDITIONS HE SUPPORTED HIS BODY WEIGHT BY 1 ARM STRAINING HIS HSOULDER.

MAN WAS HOSING DOWN THE FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS UNDER THE MUCK AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

WHILE PROFORMING DEMOLISION WORK-HE WAS CUTTING A STEEL BRACE FORA PIPELINE WITH A TORCH, WHEN ANOTHER LOOSE PIECE FELL & HIT HIS LT FOOT.

MAN WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF A MAGNETIC SEPARATOR WHEN THE HANDLE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO BROKE OFF WELD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS BRUISING HIS RIGHT HIP ON A PIPE

MAN STEPPED INTO A SUMP WHICH HE WAS CLEANING &CU MAN STEPPED INTO A SUMP WHICH HE WAS CLEANUNG &CUT HIS LEFT CHIN.

WHILE CHECKING BARGES AT UNLOADER HE SLIPPED OFF BARGE AND FELL INTO RIVER UP TO HIS KNEES CAUGHT HIMSELF ON BARGE ROPE AND PULLED SHOULDERS NECK AND BACK

WALKING TOWARD PLANT AND FELL ON ICE

TRANSFERRING A BARGE PUMP FROM BARGE 1349 TO BARGE 1348 AND IN DOING SO HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE

GOING THROUGH DOOR TO 167 A HEAD PULLEY STRUCK HEAD ON TOP OF DOORWAY JAMMING NECK

INJ WAS EXAMING AN ABANDONED GALLERY FOR FUTURE PLANNING STEPPED ON LOOSE OBJECT AND WHILE FALLING BACKWARDS GRABBED A SHARP BOLT WHICH RIPPED PALM OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING TEN STITCHES

INSTALLING ID TAG ON DOOR OF STARTER TWO STAZRTERS ABOVE 377 STARTER, 377 STARTER BLEW UP AMD OMJURED LEFT HAND & FLASHED EYES

GETTING OFF OFRKLIFT- RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

ATTEMPTING TO ENERGIZE 282A CRUSHER SWITCH BLEW UP INJURING RIGHT THUMB

CLIMBING DOWN FROM TAIL END OF 523 BELT AND SLIPPED OFF BELT FRAMEWORK

WHILE LIFTING A 10IN Y INTO PLACE TO PUT BELTS IN HE FELT THE PULL IN HIS BACK REOCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY

WALKING DOWN STAIRS-STEPPED ON HOSE & TWISTED LEFT FOOT.

WHILE CUTTING OUT SIDE PLATE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO HAND PAIL.THE PLATE 12\ X 6\ WAS HELD IN MIDDLE BY STEEL ... WHEN CUT CORNER LOOSE,THE TAKE-UP BOLT AND PLATE,DROPPED.BOLT STRUCK LEFT THUMB.

CLEANING OUT LAUNDER GATE HE WENT TO CLOSE GATE W%ITH A ROD AND THE ROD SLIPPED FROM GATE THROWING HIS WEIGHT IN A FORWARD MOTION

LIFTED BARREL RATCHET ON A BARGE AT 610PM AND FELT PAIN OVER LEFT RIB CAGE AT THAT TIME DID NOT HAVE MORE PAIN UNTIL 645PM

CLOSING GATE ON DRYER FELT MUSCLE PULL IN SHOULDER

GOING DOWN INTO LOADED BARGE ANBD HIT CORNER OF BLDG.

STEPPED INTO BARGE TO REMOVE DOLLY LINE AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

PUSHING COAL OFF #167 BELT DECKING AND TWISTED KNEE AND FELL.

JUMPED OFF EMPTY BARGE ONTO THE SPARE BARGE WORK BARGE AND STEPPED IN A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE GUNNEL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIP

PULLING SCRAP METAL OFF BELT LINE & A SHARP PIECE CUT HIM ON RIGHT THUMB.

STEPPED OFF CATWALK TO CONCRETE FLOOR STEPPED ON BELT RIGHT FOOT TURNED IN UNDER HIM

PAN SCRAPER STUCK OPERATOR GRABBED ROLL BAR TURNING STEERING AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN BAR AND GOOSE NECK STOP

CUTTING OFF OLD CHUTE FROM LADDER LAST 6 BOLTS ON VERTICAL ANGLE SNAPPED OFF CHUTE CAME DOWN AND HIT RIGHT FOREARM

SCRUBBING FLOOR SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST WALL FELT STIFFNESS IN BACK AND SHOULDR AT BASE OF NECK ALSO HIT RIGHT ELBOW

TRIED TO SHOVEL OVER TOP OF GUARD-FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER

WORKING ON TOP OF 876 FLOTATION-JUMPED TO FLOOR ANDIN DOING SO TWISTED LEFT KNEE.