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EE WAS INVOLVED IN REPAIR OF THE #183 P & H 1550 LOADING HOE. HE HAD LOOSENED 2 BOLTS ON A COMPONENT AND AS THE THIRD BOLT BROKE LOOSE, HE FELL FORWARD SPRAWLING ACROSS SEVERAL HYDRAULIC HOSES . IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT HE FELT A SHARP STABBING PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER, ARM AND HAND. INJURY ON 11-22-00 WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIATED DISC BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH VERTEBRAE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A 1/4" METAL WIRE CHOCKER FROM AN ELEVATED WORK AREA. HE TIED A ROPE AROUND THE CHOCKER TO LOWER IT TO THE DECK OF THE MACHINE, THE OPPOSITE END OF THE ROPE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE OPPOSITE HAND (NOT LOWERING THE TOOL)WHEN THE TOOL CLEARED THE ELEVATED AREA THE WEIGHT PULLED HIS ARM AND CAUSED THE ARM TO BE DISLOCATED.

WHILE CUTTING THE TOP FROM A 5 GAL. BUCKET, THE LEATHERMAN POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT A 1" X 1" DEEP HOLE IN THE RIGHT THIGH. REQUIRING SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING LARGE BOLTS OUT OF PROPEL DRIVE MOTOR COUPLER. THEY WERE USING LARGE 1 1/8" BOX/OPEN END WRENCHES. AS PRESSURE WAS EXERTED, THE WRENCH OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT AND PINCHED THE TIP OF THE FINGER AGAINST THE MOTORCASE. THIS CAUSED A BRUISE/LACERATION TO THE FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

THE EE WAS CUTTING A LID IN A CARDBOARD BOX. HE HAD CUT 2 SIDES AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE THIRD SIDE WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH AND INTO THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE LACE RATION WAS APPROX. 1" LONG AND REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE.

INSTALLING A HOOD ON A S-24 SCRAPER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES AND HIT FINGER RESULTING IN AN INFECTION OF FINGER.

THE INJURED EMPLOYE EWA SMOVING CRIBBING BLOCKS TO A STORAGE AREA. HE WAS USING A LARGE SET OF TONGS TO LIFT AND PLACE THE CRIBBING. AS HE SET A BLOCK DOWN AND OPENED THE TONGS, THE SSCISSOR ACTION OF THE TONGS CAUGHT AND LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FIGNER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 6 STITHCES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

USED RAMMING PIN TO DRIVE OUT PINS IN PROPEL PIN BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK MOUTH, BREAKING UPEPR DENTURES AND REQURING 8 SUTURES.

54730HAD TO CLEAR SOME BRUSH TO SURVEY CROP HOLES AT AREA 1 CROP LINE. GOT A MACHETE FROM TRUCK AND ON FIRST SWING HAD A MUSCLE SPASM IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

EMPL ASSISTING A MECHANIC REPAIRING A HITACHI A/C. PLACED A 30 MM BOX OPEN END WRENCH BEHIND COMPRESSOR AND PULLED ON THE WRENCH TO PRY THE COMPRESSOR AWAY FROM THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD PUT TENS ION ON THE DRIVE BELT. AS TENSION WAS PUT ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED STRIKING EMPL IN THE CHIN INFLICTING A 1/2" LACERATION AND REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPL TIGHTENING A HOLD DOWN BOLT WHICH SECURES A DOZER IDLER TO THE POSITIONING TABLE.PLACED THA 2 3/8" WRENCH ON THE NUT,PLACED PERSON IN A SQUATTING /KNEELING POSITION AND TIGHTENED THE NUT. FELT SOMETHING POP OR SNAP IN LOWER BACK. FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN AND HAD TO BE HELPED INTO A SITTING POSITION.

THE ONSET OF THE MUSCLE SPASM OCCURRED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING & STORING PARTS & MATERIAL IN THE LOWER REVOLVING FRAME OF THE DRAGLINE. HE WAS ALSO BENDING OVER SWEEPING & MOPPING WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO GET STIFF WITH INCREASING PAIN UNTIL EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO WALK OR STRAIGHTEN UP.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF FEEDER BREAKER. HE WAS USING A 20 LB SLEDGE TO BACK UP THE FEEDER CHAIN LINK AS ANOTHER EE USING A 4TH SHOP HAMMER BEAT THE CONNECTOR LINK ON. A PIECE OF METAL SP ALLED OFF OF THE CHAIN LINK AND ALTHO THE EE WASAPPROX. 4 FT AWAY AND WEARING HIS PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS STRILL STRUCK IN HIS LEFT EYE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH TO CHIP OUT A PORTION OF PVC PIPE FROM THE FLANGE OF A SUMP PUMP. THE EMPLOYEE HAD ALLOWED HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO SLIP DOWN HIS NOSE AND WHEN THE PVC P VC PIPE WAS STRUCK WITH THE HAMMER AND PUNCH, A SMALL PIECE OF PVC PIPE WAS PROPELLED PAST HIS SAFETY GLASSES STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT CORNER OF THE LEFT EYE RESULTING IN A SLIGHT LACERATION

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD CABLE HOOK TO REPOSITION DRAGLINE TRAILING CABLE. AS HE PULLED ON THE HOOK HE TURNED SIDEWAYS AND THEN NOTED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A 20 SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT A CONNECTING PIN ON THE TRACK RAIL OF A CAT 225 TRAC HOE. THE PINE WAS ALMOST DRIVEN OUT AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO SLOW THE MOMENTUM OF THE S INGING HAMMER W2EN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. PAIN AND STIFFNESS GOT PROGBRESSIVELY WORSE EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT.

2 EMPL REMOVING3TOOTH ADAPTORS FROM DRAGLINE CUTKET.EMPLS USING 20 LB SLEDGE AND HYDRAULIC PORTA-POWER.2ND EMPL USING SLEDGE TO STRIKE ADAPTOR AFTER PORTA-POWER WAS PRESSURED UP.INJ EMPL BENT OVER TO PUMP M2RE PRESSURE IN PORTA-POWER AND WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT TEMPLE DURING BACKSWING OF HAMMER.BRUISED TO TEMPLE.NO CONCUSSION OR FX.

I.NAME WAS ENGA1ED IN REPLACING A BROKEN DUMP ROPE. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE THE WEDGE & CABLE FROM THE DUMP ROPE SOCKET. AS THE FACE OF T HE HAMMER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WE DGE A PIECE OF 8AND OF DIRT WAS PROPELLED INTO THE CORNER OF THE RT EYE. I.NAME WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.