Tuscarora Breaker Coal

Standing next to bin loading a truck with slate and something flew in to his eye

While replacing a return idler on the raw coal feed conveyor, the new idler slipped off the mounting bolts and struck the left forearm.

EE and another EE were moving 50lb bags of magnatite. He said he felt a twist, thought he must have pulled his back. Worked a full day and did not report until following day.

EE WAS SORTING ROCK FROM COAL WHEN RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS, INJURING THUMB & RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLT ON ENGINE REMOVAL ON D9 DOZER.. TOOL SLIPPED OFF NUT, EE LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING TO GROUND. PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE--RIB AND SHOULDER BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LODDING MUD FROM MUD DAM USING A GRADE ALL. WHIEL DUMPIN BUCKET OF MUD, IT SPLASHED BACK INTO WIDNOW SPLASHING HIM IN THE EYES WITH MUD. ADMINISTERED FIRST AID ON JOB SITE. WEN T TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT GOOD SAMARITON HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER CLEANING. WAS SENT TO DR. FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START MACHINE. PUTTING GAS INTO CARBURATOR TO PRIME IT. IT BACK FIRED, CAUSING IT TO CATCH FIRE. EE JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE, LANDING ON HIS RT ARM.

EE WAS CUTTING OUT A STEEL PIN FROM THE CYLINDER ON A DRILL USING AN ACETYLENE/OXYGEN CUTTING TANK. HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS GLOVE CREATING A FLASH, BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND (THE PALM AND TOP AREA OF HIS HAND).

EE WAS OPENING TAIL GATE ON INTERNATIONAL TRI ANKLE DUMP TRUCK. HE ALLEDGEDLY WAS PUSHING DOWN ON ROD TO OPEN GATE WHEN HE RELIZED HE CUT THE PALM AREA OF HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING IT TO BLEED. IT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS SERVICING A MACHINE IN THE HEADHOUSE BLDG HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHEN A SECTION OF GRATING GAVE WAY & DE-TACHED HE GRABBED ONTO A HAND RAIL FOR BALANCE TWISTING HIMSELF WHILE HOLDING ON A FEW DAYS LATER HE EXPERIENCED SORENESS IN HIS BACK & WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT

SHOVELING DIRT HE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED FORWARD AND FELL AGAINST A SHOVLE, INJURING HIS LEFT SIDE (RIB AREA).

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A D-9 DOZER, TAKING OFF PARTS FOR REPAIR, WHEN SOMETHING ENTERED HIS EYE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG THE FEED HOPPER WITH A BAR EE PUT THE BAR BETWEEN THE MOVING PLATE & FEED PLATE IN ERROR CAUSING THE BAR TO PINCH HIS FINGER AGAINST THE HOPPER

I NAME STATED THAT THE HAMMER SLIPPED FROM HAND AT THE PICKING TABLE HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP THE HAMMER & WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT HAND BY ANOTHER ROCK TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL DISPENSARY WILL RETURN ON MONDAY FOR A CAST TO BE APPLIED

HE SUFFER CUT AND FUMP TO THE SAME FINGER X RAYED BY DR ON CALL. NOTHING BROKEN BUT PAIN AND SWELLING WAS PERSISTANT. BURN ON APRIL 2, WENT UNDETECTED. HE CUTTER STEEL WITH CUTTING TOUCHES AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

WHILE LACING THE CABLES ON THE 4600 MANITOWAC DRAGLINE, ONE CABLE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK PULLEY AND CAUGHT HIM ACROSS THE LEFT ANKLE.

HE STATED THAT APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO HE WAS WORKING ON THE 2400 DRAGLINE. HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

THE INJURED STATED HE HAD COMPLETED ACETYLENE WELDING THE OIL PAN OF THE MACK TRUCK(WHICH HAD BEEN DRAINED)WHEN HE PASSED THE OIL DRAIN HOLE AND THE FUMES IGNITED.

WHILE OPERATING BACKHOE IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING UP LARGE LUMPS OF COAL A PIECE OF COAL FLEW CAUSING A CUT TO RT SIDE OF CHEST