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Crew installing drag ropes on dragline #79 using a 1 1/2" drive impact to install rope clamp bolts. EE pulled back on the impact, which was suspended via overhead crane, and he felt a pinch or sting sensation in his right lower back and hip. EE didn't report the incident to his supervisor. He began experiencing back pain the following night, went to ER & reported the next day.

The Mine Electrician was using a chuck wrench to loosen the chuck on a 1/2" drill when the chuck came loose suddenly causing the electrician to contact the flute of the drill resulting in a cut requiring 6 stitches to close.

A Mine Mechanic was using a 3/4 in impact wrench to loosen bolts on the brake assembly of a Cat 776 Hauler Trailer. The bolt broke loose suddenly and the resulting motion of the impact pinned the mechanics hand against the rear side of the assembly resulting in a laceration requireing 6 stitches.

Employee was standing on the bed of the track truck while the trans. puller was being unloaded with the use of a remote control, used by another employee when the puller rolled on to its side, hitting the victim in the back of the legs/ankle.

D8 DOZER WAS FOLLOWING A STEEL DRUM. STEEL DRUM ROLLER STARTED TO BACKUP, DOZER TRIED TO GET OUT OF WAY. HIT REAR TIRE OF STEEL DRUM ROLLER JARRING THE OPERATOR.

SCRAPER WAS BEING PUSHED BY DOZER. SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS LOADING THROUGH HARD ROCKY DIRT WHEN HE RAISED THE PAN SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO PULL AWAY FROM THE DOZER. WHEN DOZER CAUGHT UP, IT BUMPED THE SCRAPER HARDER THAN USUAL CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO JOLT & STRAIN HIS BACK.

OPERATOR WAS MOVING HITACHI 1800 BACKHOE OVER CREST OF RAMP TO PIT. WHILE BREAKING OVER A BLADED PORTION OF COAL AND DIRT, THE EQUIPMENT MOTION CAUSING A JARRING MOTION. THE OPERATOR SUSTAINED THE UPPER BACK STRAIN DURING THIS MOTION.

WHILE REFUELING AIR COMPRESSOR DIESEL TANKS AT THE POWER STATION, HOSE REEL APPARATUS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING HOSE JERKING MOTION. RESULTING MOTION CAUSED WORKER TO STRIKE OBJECT. INJURY TO RIGH T SHOULDER OCCURRED.

OPERATOR WAS USING A CATERPILLAR D9 DOZER TO PUSH COAL ON COAL PILE. HE HAD PUSHED A RAMP UP A FACE OF COAL TO CHECK CONDITION OF COAL AHEAD OF THE LOADING. WHEN HE CAME BACK OFF THE UPPER LEV EL OF THE STOCKPILE, HE MISSED THE RAMP & BROKE OVER THE FACE TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP, STRAININGHIS NECK AS THE DOZER PITCHED DOWNARD ~ 8 1/2 FTCAUSING A JARRING MOTION.

EE WAS PART OF A CREW RESTOCKING DRAP ROPES ON DRAGLINE 79. CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE WEDGES FROM SOCKET USING A LARGE KNOCKER (BATTERING RAM). KNOCKER IS SISPENDED FROM CRANE AND THEN SWU NG BY THE CREW. ABOUT THE 3RD ATTEMPT ON THE RIGHT WEDGE, ONE OF THE CREW TRIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE KNOCKER BECAME UNSTABLE & THE REST OF CREW RELEASED GRIP. THUMB PINCHED BETWEEN K

EE WAS USING A GAS CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE A WIRE CABLE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE ROLLERS AND ROLLER GUIDES ON TRACTOR 998. TO CUT THE CABLE THE EE HAD TO POSITION HIMSELF LYING ON HIS SIDE UNDER TH E TRACTOR. WHILE IN THIS POSITION A PIECE OF HOTSLAG FROM BURNING THE CABLE APPARENTLY POPPED INTO HIS RT EAR. THE EE TURNED HIS HEAD AND THE SLAG FELL OUT.

WHILE OPERATING SHEEPSFOOT COMPACTOR THAT CONTINUED ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH UNSEEN ROCKS CAUSED OVEREXERTION OR STRAIN TO BACK. CONTACT WITH ROCKS WAS DUE TO DISCING OPERATIONS WHICH COVERED THE ROCKS.

WHILE REMOVING THE ROSEBUD TIP FROM A TORCH WHICH HAD JUST BEEN USED, THE EE MISHANDLED THE HOT TIP CAUSING IT TO BURN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER, CREATING A SMALL BLISTER REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. GLOVES WERE NOT BEING WORN.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING DUMPED STONE ON PIT RAMP WITH MAINTAINER. THE EMPLOYEE HAD PARTIALLY BLADED THE TOPS OFF A COUPLE OF STONE PILES AND BACKED OVER THEM TO GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY TO A HAUL TRUCK. IN BACKING OVER THE PILES, THE EMPLOYEE WAS JARRED TWICE. LOWER PAIN (BACK) WAS NOTICEABLE THE NEXT DAY AND INTENSIFIED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

INJ EE WAS HOLDING METAL PLATE IN PLACE FOR WELDER TO TACK TWELD. INJURED WAS STANDING WIT HEAD TURNED AWAY TO AVOID FLASH FROM THE MIG GUN ARC AS THE WELDER STRUCK AN ARC, A SMALL PIECE OF ME TAL TRAVELED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRAVELED BETWEEN THE SIDE SHILED OF INJ'S SAFETY GLASSES AND DEFLECTED INTO HIS EYE. THE ACTION RESULTED IN A BURN AND FOREIGN BODY TO THE EYE.

OPERATOR WAS SITTING AT THE TABLRE LOCATED INSIDE THE RIGHT SIDE OPERATOR'S CAB OF THE DRAGLINE. A CLIPBOARD SITTING ON TOP OF THE MICROWAVE SLID OFF APPROX 3' DUE TO THE MOTION OF THE DRAGLIN E. THE CLIPBOARD STRUCK THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD CAUSING A 2CM. LACERATION AND A 3/4 CM. LUMP.

EE WAS BLADING IN RECLAMATION WHEN SHE HIT A BOULDER CAUSING THE EQUIPMENT TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS SUDDEN STOP CAUSED THE EE TO JERK FORWARD JARRING HER BACK, RESULTING IN UPPER BACK PA IN.

EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING SCRAPER PAN BY WELDING AN I BEAM TO SCRAPER APRON. THE I BEAM WAS UNSECURED AGAINST MOVEMENT AND SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TIP OF THE RIGHT THUMB. THE RESULT ING INJURY WAS A FRACTURED TUFT OF THE RIGHT HAND THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MAINTAINER ON STOCK PILE WHEN HE RAN OVER SEVERAL TIRE RUTS. HE COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN RIGHT LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS HISTIRY OF CHRONIC BACK PROBLEMS. THIS WAS ORIGI NALLY CLASSIFIED AS A FIRST AID CASE UNTIL THE INJURED RECEIVED ADDITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION ON 10-18-97.

EE SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE POSTERIOR OF THE HARD HAT, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. THE EE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CO-WORKER WAS PLACING A SLING AROUND A DRAGLINE BUCKET CHAIN AND ATTACHING SLI NG TO CRANE HOOK. THE CO-WORKER BROUGHT THE CRANE'S BOOM INTO PLACE. THE MOMENTUM AND WEIGHT OF HOOK AND BALL CONTINUED ON TO STRIKE THE EE. EE NOTIFIED SUPV. WHEN BEGAN FEELING DIZZY/NAUSEAT

WHILE GRINDING BACK RADIUS OF BUCKET EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE. WASHED OUT 2 TIMED BUT COULD NOT WASH IT ALL OUT.

EE WAS REMOVING STEERING BRACKET FROM 369 WATER TRUCK, USING A HALF INCH AIR IMPACT WRENCH. EE WAS UNABLE TO GRIP IMPACT WRENCH BY THE HANDLE. BECAUSE OF POSITION OF BRACKET. EE GRIPPED WRENCH BY THE BARREL, WITH FINGERS EXTENDING OVER THE BACK TOP. WHEN BOLT CAME LOOSE, THE WRENCH MOVED UP, FOLLOWING THE BOLT. THIS PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND TRUCKFRAME. EE DID NOT R

INJURED & EE WERE REBUILDING A STEERING CYLINDERFROM A 657E SCRAPER WITHIN MAINT. SHOP FACILITY.CYLINDER WAS PLACED ON A WHEELED OIL CART TO DRAIN OIL. AS SECOND EE OPERATED OVERHEAD CRANE, FO RCE APPLIED TO CART BY UP-RIGHTING CYLINDER, CAUSED CART TO ROLL. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO STEADY CYLINDER AT WHICH TIME CONTACT WAS MADE W/ INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER & A STEEL WORKTABLE.

EMPLOYEE COMPLETED FABRICATION OF STAND INCLLUDING WELDING A CHAIN HOOK ONTO SIDE OF STAND. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO MOVVE STAND TO A READY YEARD. DURING LIFTIN GPROCESS (W/CHERRY PICKER) EMPLOYEE DECIDED OT CHECK LOAD BALANCE. EMPLOYEE STOPPED LIFT PROCESS AND PLACED BOTH HAND SON TOP O STAND BEAM AND CHECKED BALANCE, THEN REMOVED HIS HANDS. WHEN EMLOYEE REMOVED HIS HANDS FROM THE BE

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING SEAM WELD WITH 7" ELECTRIC SIDE GRINDER, WHEN GRINDER STOPPED TURNING. EMPLOYEE RESTED GRINDR ON LEG, WHILE DEPRESSING TRIGGER ON AND OFF. AFTER APPROX 30 SEC. THE GRI NDER STARTED UP AND WHEEL CUT HIS LEG, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE STANDING POSITION AND AIR ARCING THE WELD ON THE SHROUD OF #624 BUCKET (102 CU. YARD). IN THE PROCESS OF AIR ARCING, A PIECE OF MOLTEN SLAG FELL DOWNWARD AND LANDED ON BUNC HED UP 100% COTTON JEAN AT TOP OF BOOT. (JEANS WERE PULL ON TYPE). SLAG BURNT THROUGH JEAN AND SOCK AND CAME TO REST ON TOP OF FOOT.

MOVING RIG (RIG DOWN)- BACK PAIN.

STANDING NEAR PERSON ARC GOUGING ROD STRUCK R FOREARM CAUSING BURN

OTHER EMP GRINDING ABOVE SOME METAL CAME IN HOODAND GOT IN EYE PARTICLE IN EYE AFTER LEFT WORK

WHILE CLEANING PARTING BETWEEN SEAMS 4 & 4A,EMPL BACKING UP DOZER LOOKING BACK TOWARDS RIGHT SIDE,ANOTHER EMPL OPERATING DOZER-11N TO RIP PARTING X-WAYS FROM I.NAME DIRECTION.HE BACKED INTO BL ADE OF 11N DOZER.

EMPL WAS WELDING OVERHEAD ON DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH BASE ON NEW BUCKET. SLAG FROM WELD FELL ONTO LEFT FOREARM & BURNED THRU SLEEVE APPROX 1" DIAMETER COMBINATION 1SR & 2ND DEGREE.

EMPL WAS WELDING A BULKHEAD INSIDE THE REVOLVING FRAME OF A 2750 BUCYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINE WHEN HOT SLAG ENTERED HIS L POCKET BURNING THE INSIDE OF HIS L THIGH