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After using a 4 inch portable grinder on a CAT D11 track frame, George was removing the full face shield he was wearing when a small piece of metal fell in between his face and his safety glasses and on to his left eye. The piece of metal was removed at the Wabash Valley Eye Center in Vincennes, IN.

EE WAS POSITIONING A BROKEN PIECE OF A CAT 992 BELL CRANK (APPROX 200 LBS) WITH AN OVERHEAD HOIST. AS THE BELL CRANK MADE CONTACT WITH THE SHOP FLOOR SLACK IN THE CHAIN ALLOWED IT TO BECOME UN HOOKED, WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE PIECE THEN SHIFTED AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT GREAT TOE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT HAS CAUSE DHIM A GRADUAL WORSENING OF BACK PAIN HOWEVER HIS PHYSICIAN FEELS IT COULD BE CAUSED BY ALL OF THE LIFTING HE HAS TO DO AT W ORK.

HE WAS REPLACING A TOOTH ON A 992 FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. THE KEEPER PIN WAS NOT SLIDING INTO PLACE SO HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDING IN HI LOWER LIP, REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT TO BE REMOVED AND ONE STITCH, REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

EE WAS BOLTING UP A STUMP IN THE #3 ENTRY. A PIECE OF THE STUMP BROKE OFF AND FELL, IT CAUGHT HE OFF GUARD AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. THE BLOW CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 S TITCHES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE ENTRY IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS APPROX 10.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER IN THE 1LMW SECTION INTHE LAST SET OF ROOMS. INJURED STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECALL AN INCIDENT THAT INJURED HIS BACK OTHER THAN NORMAL COAL HAULER OPERATIO NS.EMPLOYEE SAID THAT NECK AND BACK ARE STIFF AND HURT. DR. GAVE HIM RELEASE FOT THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.

WHILE EXITING THE CRUSHER COAL ROM BELT BUILDING THE WIRE ROPE STEP BROKE AND EE FELL 3 FEET. THE FALL RESULTED IN EE HAVING A SPRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS STUCK IN THE #3 ENTRY BECAUSE THE ENTRY HAD PITCHED DOWNWARD CAUSING A RATHER STEEP HILL THAT WAS SOFT AND SLICK. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DOWN ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES PLACING CRIB BLOCKS UNDER THE MINER TO ATTEMPT TO PULL IT OUT. THEY WERE READY TO PULL THE MINER SO EMPLOYEE GOT UP & STARTED TO WALK TO SAFE LOCATION.WHILE WALKING HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN R. KNEE.

EE WAS CARRYING SURVEY EQUIPMENT FROM MANTRIP TO POWER CENTER. HE WAS BEN OVER AND WALKING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AND SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE MANTRIP AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. AT THAT TIME THE REPORTED INJURY WAS TREATED AS A FIRST AID CASE. TWO DAYS LATER IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE EE HAD DEVELOPED COMPLICAT IONS CONCERNING THE INJURY. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, XRAYS TAKEN, FRACTURE FOUND. TO WEAR AIR SPLINT WHILE WORKING. ON RESTRICTION.

ROOF FALL BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS-MAIN NORTH ENTRIES #7 ENTRY BETWEEN #5 &6 CROSSCUT OUTBY STATION#4394. IT WAS CAUSED BY 2 PARALLEL SLIPS IN THE ROCK STRATA. ALONG WITH ROLLING AND PITCH OF COA L AND ROCK 6'BOLTS & STRAPS WERE INSTALLED IN THIS AREA.

MECHANICS, EE AND OTHER EE WERE PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON THE CATERPILLAR 5230 SHOVEL. THEY HAD CHANGED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE AND WERE ADUSTING THE HYDARULIC PRESSURE, WHEN A HIGH PRESSURE HY DRAULIC OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT THE BLOCK COUPLING.THE HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAYED EE IN THE FACE AND RIGHT EYE, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE INJURIES. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE OTHER REGIONAL

A FALL IN AN INTERSECTION WAS FOUND WHILE WALKING THE WEEKLY EXAM. THE FALL IS LOCATED IN THE 2 RETURN ENTRY AT CROSSCUT 31, 1ST WEST SUBMAIN. IT FELL ABOUT 5' HIGH 4' BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA ALONG WITH STAIR. THE FALL IS ABOUT 50' LONG 17' WIDE. CAUSED BY A SLIP IN THE ROOF WITH DRIPPING WATER.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE COAL YARD WHEN A STRONG BREEZE CAME ACROSS THE YARD WHICH STIRRED UP THE DUST. APPARENTLY SOME OF THE DUST LODGED IN EE S LEFT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO A SPECIALIST ON 8- 29-97 WHERE THE FOREIGN OBJECT WAS REMOVED. TWO PRESCRIPTIONS WERE ISSUED.

ON 8/27/97, 2 EE'S WERE WORKING ON THE TOP FLOOROF WASH PLANT. A SECT OF THE FLOOR HAD BEEN REMVOVED TO REPAIR THE CYCLONE. EE'S LEFT AREA FOR AMOMENT. INJ EE CAME FROM ANOTHER WORK AREA TO SE E IF HELP WAS NEEDED. HE STEPPED INTO THE EXPOSED AREA AND LACERATED HIS LOWER LEFT LEG & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST. 1ST AID TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED AT THE MINE. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE M

08/28/97 EE INFORMED DAY SHIFT FOREMAN, THAT HISBACK WAS STIFF. EE INFORMED FOREMAN THAT HE DIDNT KNOW IF THE PAIN RESULTED FROM RUNNING THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER, OR IF IT OCCURED AT HOME WHILE H E WAS ROOFING. AT THAT TIME, THE REPORTED INJURYWAS TREATED AS A 1ST AID CASE. EE WAS SCHEDULED OFF WORK FROM 8/29/97 UNTIL 9/2/97. ON 9/2/97 EE INFORMED FOREMAN THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURT

EE WAS OPERATING #16 COAL HAULER AS HE WAS GOINGAROUND THE CORNER IN #1 ENTRY APIECE OF ROCK ORCOAL FLEW OFF THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACEEE IS NOT SURE WHETHER THE BED OF THE HAULER OR THE DRAG CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE RIB HE ONLYKNOWS THAT A SMALL CHUNK OF ROCK OR COAL FLEW UPAND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. HE HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS CHEEK ABOUT 1"LONG WHICH

EE & CO-WORKER WAS PULLING A SUPPLY TRAILER OUT OF A X-CUT. CO-WORKER WAS OPERATING THE GETMAN TRACTOR WHICH WAS HOOKED TO THE SUPPLY TRAILER. EE STANDING NEXT TO THE TRAILER WAS WATCHING IT P ULL OUT OF THE X-CUT. AS THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER PULLED OVER A CHUNK OF COAL, IT BUSTED SENDING A SPLINTER OF COAL FLYING INTO EE'S EYE. FLUSHED EYE WITH EYE WASH. GOT WORSE, HAD IT REMOVED

EMP. WAS SITTING IN COAL HAULER SEAT. SHE NOTICED THE CURTAIN THAT IS USED OVER THE WHEEL NEXT TO HER OPER. CAB WAS FRAYED.SHE ATTEMPTED TO CUT THE CURTAIN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. IN THE PROCESS SHE CUT THE THUMB OF HER LEFT HAND ABOUT 1" IN LENGTH. THE WOUND REQUIRED ABOUT 5 STITCHES.

EMP WAS HAULING DIRT FORM OFF TOP OF PIT ON EAST END. AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP, HE STRUCK A BUMP INROADWAY. BOUNCED FORWARD FROM SEAT. SEAT BELT, WHICH IS A LAP BELT, CAUGHT HIM. EMP SA ID HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE. MEDICAL CHECK UP SHOWED A STRAINED ABDOMEN MUSCLE.

EE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER INTO THE FACE. HE WAS ABOUT 20 FT FROM THE FACE WHEN A ROCK (MEASURINGAPPROX 3'X3'X11/2"THICK) FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF MATS. THE ROCK STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD AND THE N HIT EE ONT HE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT AS HE WASTRYING TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. THE RESULTANT DR VISIT REVEALED THAT EE CONTRACTED AN ARCH SPRAINDUE TO THE INCIDENT ABOVE.

EMPLOYEES WERE BUILDING A BLOCK STOPPING ON THE RETURN SIDE OF THE UNIT. EMPLOYEE JUST PLACED A BLOCK ON THE WALL AND HAD TURNED TO GET MORE BLOCKS OFF THE TRAILER. EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO B LOCKS TO THE WALL WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK WHICH MEASURED 6' X 5' BY 4" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTSSTRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT & SHOULDER. ROCK SLID CAUSING ABRASIONS/CONTUSIONS LEFT LEG < KNE

EE WAS FUELING A 789B ENDDUMP AT LUNCH IN THE SOUTHPIT. THE 789B WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WIGINS FASTFUELING FITTING. THE QUICK FEUL COUPLER DIDN'T DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPRAY INTO HIS EYE S. FIRST AID WAS ADMISNISTERD AT THE TIME, EE WAS TAKEN TO THE TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL HOSP WHERE HE EYES WERE FLUSHED. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTIONFOR 10% SODIUM SULAMYD.

EE WAS FUELING A 922 LOADER IN THE PIT. THE QUICK FUEL COUPLER DIDN'T DISENGAGE CAUSING THE FUELTO OVERFLOW INTO HIS FACE & EYES. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED AT THE MINE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE GR EENE CO HOSP WHERE HIS EYES WERE FLUSHED & BAND AGED. HE WAS GIVEN A RX FOR SULF-10 SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM OPTHALMIC SOLUTION

HE WAS PUTTING BOLTS IN A COAL HAULER DRAG. THERE WAS A CURTAIN HUNG ON ONE END OF THE DRAG. HE WAS STANDING UPRIGHT TRYING TO FREE THE CURTAIN WHEN HE WALKED INTO A BROW JAMMING HIS NECK.

WHILE CHANGING COAL HUAULER BATTERIES THE BATTTERY LATCHES DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE COAL HAULER TO RAISE OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE LATCHES DID POP LOOSE IT DROPED THE COAL HAULE R CAUSING EE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE UNDERSIDEOF CANOPY. EE STATED THAT HE KNEW THE HAULER WAS GOING TO BOUNCE A LITTLE BUT HE DIN'T REALIZE IT WAS GOING TO BE SO SUDDEN. EE CONT TO WORK

EE AND OTHER WERE ROOF BOLTING THE WORKING PLACE IN 1 ENTRY. THE ROOF HAD BEEN CUT HIGHER NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF THE PLACE. TO CHASE A COAL RIDER SLIP IN THE MINE ROOF. BOTH FELLOWS WERE INSTALL ING 6' LONG PINS ON A ROW SPACING OF 3'. HE WAS BOLTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOLTER AND HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING THE HOLE FOR THE MIDDLE BOLT OF THE 5TH ROOF. AS HE WAS INSTALLING THE G

EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A ROM SHAKER DRIVE BELT WHEN THE BELT SLIPPED PINCHING THE TIP OF EE S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE DAVIESS CO HOSPITAL WHERE X RAYS WERE TAKEN NEGAT IVE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED TWO STITCHES AND HEWAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR KEFLEX.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH ACURTIAN WITH AN OPEN UTILITY KNIFE IN HIS HAND. HE HAD TIED THE CURTAIN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND WAS BENDING OVER WHIE GOING THROUGH IT. HE PALCED HIS HAND ON THE GROUN D TO BALANCE HIMSELF AND IN THE PROCESS STABBED HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH HI OPEN BELT KNIFE. THE WOUND REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE ANDHE CAME BACK TO WORK AFTER BEING STITCHED UP.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP HOSE COUPLIGN. HE REQURESTED A HAMMER TO WORK ON THE COUPLING. COWORKER TOSSED THE HAMMER TO EE. THE HAMMER STRUCK A ROCK & GLACED OVER TO STRIKED EE'S RT. KNEE. RESUL TING INJURY: CONTUSION & SWELLING TO THE RT. KNEE.

EE NOTIFIED HIS MAINT. SUPERVISOR THAT HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE HE WAS CHECKING THE OIL ON A DOZER AT LUNCH SERVICE TIME. FIRST AID ADMININISTERED, FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION REFUSED. TEN DAYS LATER IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM, & HE WASTAKEN TO MEDICAL CENTER. HE WAS GIVEN AN ELASTIC SLEEVE TO WEAR AND RESTRICTED TO NO CLIMBING.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING OFF A SPOOL SOME HOSE TO MAKE UP SOME EXTRA HYDRAULIC HOSES. HE WAS STANDING IN A CROSSCUT NEAR THE SECTION SHOP TRUCK &IN FRONT OF THE SPOOL OF HOSE. HE TWISTED & TURNED HIS BODY AS HE GRABBED THE END OF THE HOSE & WAS PULLING SOME OF THE HOSE OFF. HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AS PART OF THIS MOTION. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE BY MINE MANAGER

THE EE HAD FINSIHED CUTTING A PLACE AND WASMOVING TO THE NEXT LOCATION. EE PARKED HIS HAULER IN THE CROSSCUT TWO BREAKS OUTBY THE FACES. HE WAS WALKING AROUNDHIS HAULER INSPECTING IT AND CLEAN ING ANY LOOSE MATERIAL OF IT. HE STOPPED AT THE BATTERY END OFFSIDE LIGHT TO CLEAN LOOSE COAL OF IT. A PIECE OF COAL FELL OUT OF THE RIB STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HIS HAND WHICH HE WAS NEXT TO HI

EE WAS HANDLING I-BEAMS FROM AN OVRCAST. AS HE WAS LAYING THE BAM DOWN HIS FINNGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BEAMS RESULTING IN SWELLING AND CONTUSION TO THE FINGER NEAR THE KNUCKLE. THIS EVENT OCC URRED ON SATURDAY 51-7-97. HE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK FOR MONDAY'S SHIFT 5-19-97 BECAUSE OF THE PAIN IN HIS FINGER. HE SAW THE DR ON MONDAY AND RETURN TO WORK FOR TUESDAY'S SHIFT 5-20-97.

HE WAS REPLACING THE STRUTS AND BEARINGS ON A FOR PICK-UP IN THE SHOP. DIRT FELL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. A SMALL PARTICLE LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE OBJECT WAS REMOVED. HE WAS ISSUED A PRESCRIPTION (FREE SAMPLE) OF OXAMYCIN EYE OINTMENT.

EE WAS MOVING BOLTER SUPPLIES THRU A MAN-DOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FININSHED HIS SHIFT & WORKED THE NEXT DAY. HE ASKED TO SEE A DR BECAUSE THE DSCOMFORT CONT IN INCREASE HE WENT TO DR ON 5/15/97 & DR PLACED HIM OFF WORK FOR 3 DAYS TO REST HIS BACK. THE BOLTER SUPPLIES WAS FOR A BOLTER DOING REHAB WORK IN THE MAIN WEST RETURN ENTRIES.

THE MINER WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PLACE EE WAS WATCHING THE MINER CABLE TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING RUN OVER HE TOOK HIS FOOT AND PULLED THE MINER CABLE TO ONE SIDE. AFTER THIS EVENT HE NOTICED A TIGHTENESS AND PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS GROIN. HE COULD NOT RECALL ANY OTHER EVENT THAT PUT ANY STRAIN ONHIM THAT SHIFT. HE THOUGHT THE DISCOMFORT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER FEW DAYS HE STATED

EE WAS WORKING AT THE FACE HANGING CURTAINS WHENHE FELT SOMETING IN HIS EYE. EE RINSED EYE OUT AT WORK BUT IT STILLKEP BOTHERING HIM. AFTER SHIFT EE WENT TO GOOD SAM ER. THEY SAID THEY COULD N OT FIND ANYTHING IN EYE, BUT EYE APPEARED TO BE RED & HAD A SCRATCH. EE WENT TO SEE DR NEXT DAYAND DR SAID EYE APPEARED TO HAVE SMALL BLISTER ONIT & IT WOULD TAKE COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE IT STA

NIGHT SHIFT MECHANIC WAS CHECKING FOR A HYUDRAULIC LEAK ON 16-3 GRADER. UNABLE TO SEE THE LEAK, HE FELT FOR THE LEAK WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE MACHINE WAS ENERGIZED (AT HIS REQUIREST0, HE INADVE RTENTLY HAD HIS LEFT THUMB OVER THE PINHOLE IN THE HOSE. THE HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS INJECTED INTO HIS THUMB VIA A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND.

AT END OF SHIFT DRIVER WAS DISMOUNTING FROM TRUCK, AS SHE DESENTED TO THE GROUND, SHE STRUCK HER ELBOW ON THE TRUCK BUMPER. SHE COMPLAINED OF PAIN WITH STIFFNESS AND SLIGHT SWELLING OCCURING. WHEN MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS ADMINSTRATED, X RAYS FOUND A PREEXISTING BONE CHIP WHICH WAS AGGRIVATED BY THE CONTACT WITHT HE BUMPER. THE INJURY REQUIRED A TEMPORARY CAST.

ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY INBY SPAD #5349 THE FALL WAS A MAX 125' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 6' HIGH IN PLACES. IT WAS CAUSED BY TWO PARALLEL SLIPS WITH MUD AND WATER IN THE ROOF. IT OCCURRED 10 CROSS CUT S OUTBY THE FACES IN THE 2 LEFT MAIN WEST UNIT. ALL OPENINGS TO AREA WERE PROPPED.

EE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN CURTAIN CAUGHT ON A HOOK ON HIS BUCKET. HE GOT OUT OF THE SCOOP AND PULLED THE CURTAIN OFF THE FIRST HOOK, BUT IT WAS STILL CAUGHT ON THE SECOND MIDDLE HO OK. HE GAVE THE CURTAIN A STRONG PULL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND IN THE PROCESS HE BROKE HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND JOINTS IN TWO PLACES.

ON THE DAY OF THE INJURY EE WAS WRESTLIG A TIRE & BRAKE CALIPER FROM A VOLVO TRUCK. HE ALSO WORKED ON REPLACING AN IDLER ROLLER ON THE D-8 DOZER. THIS JOB REQUIRED HIM TO WORK ON THE CAT R TRACKS. EE NOTICED PAIN & DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWEER BACK AFTER DOING THESE TASKS. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY WITH SOME DISCOMFORT IN THE LOWER BACK. THE DISCOMFORT CONTD TO INCREASE UNTIL

EMP WAS WASHING DOWN THE RIBS AT THE NEW SHOP LOCATION. FOOT SLIPPED OFF A WET ROCK LAYING ON FLOOR IN AREA. EMP FELT KNEE TWIST. FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED NEXT DAY WITH LITTLE PROBLEMS UNTIL HE KNELT DOWN TO CHANGE A HEADLIGHT IN MANTRIP AND HIS KNEE POPPED. WENT TO DR FOR OBSERVATION. RETURNED TO WORK. CONT'D TO WORK UNTIL DR ORDERED SURGERY - TORN MEDIAL MENISCUS - 5-12-97.

EE WAS LOADING PIN PLATES ON THE ROOF BOLTER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF BOLTER. HE HAD JUST PLACED THE PLATES ON THE BOLTER WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 2 1/2' IN DIAMETER AND 2' THICK FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 6 1/2 TO 7 FT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS FOOT ON THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS METATARSAL GUARD EE WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT WAS FOUR ROOF STRAPS OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF

EE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER. THE HAULER BROKE DOWN AND IT WAS PARKED IN THE CROSSCUT NEXT TO THE FEEDER. WHILE MECHANICS WORKED ON THE HAULER EE WENT TO THE BOTTOM TO GET PARTS. WHEN EE RET URNED FROM THE BOTTOM HE GOT OFF OF A MANTRIP AND AS HE WALKED PAST THE HAULER BUMPER, A STEEL BURR THAT WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE BUMPER CUT HIS LEG CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCH

EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL STRAP THAT WAS HOLDING TWO BUNDLES OF ROOF STRAPS TOGETHER WHEN THE STRAP WAS CUT INTO IT FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM CREATING A LACERATION ABOUT ONE A ND ONE HALF INCHES IN LENGTH REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP STEEL. HIS HANDS LOST HOLD OF THE PIECE OF STEEL, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EE WAS SETTING ON THE MANTRIP. TWO FELLOWS WALK UP AND ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW THE LOCATION OF A CERATIN SUPPLY TRAILER. HE POINTED WITH HIS LEFT BACK OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER AT THE LOCATION OF TH E CAR BEHIND HIM. BECAUSE OF THE ARM MOVEMENT, HIS LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF JOINT. HE PUT IT BACK IN PLACE BUT BECAUSE OF DISCOMFORT HE COULD NOT RETURN FOR HIS REGULAR SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A STEEL PIN INSIDE A TOOTH ON A 992 LOADER. A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED INTO HIS LOWER LIP. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER IN THE FOREMAN'S PICK-UP TRUCK. HE WAS SENT FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER TO A SPECIALIST ATTERRE HAUTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL WHERE THE PIECE OF STEEL WAS EXTRACTED BY DR. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE.