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DESCRIPTION PER EMPLOYEE: CHANGING TIRES ON 992 LOADER IN THE FIELD WITH VERY HIGH WINDS, DIRT BLOWING EVERYWHERE. GOT DIRT IN EYES AND WASHED THEM OUT BUT PARTICLE GOT STUCK IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A GANG BOX INTO THE BACK OF OUR SERVICE TRUCK. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HELPING LIFT THE SAME BOX.

IN TORQUERING RIGHT REAR INNER WHEEL LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED IN BETWEEN TORQUE MULTIPLIER REACTION BAR AND WHEEL. THUMB REQUIRED STITCHES AND TIPOF BONE WAS FRACTURED.

WHILE BACKING UP A BOLT TO BE REMOVED WITH A WRENCH THE LEFT WRIST/HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A METAL PART ON THE CRUSHER STRUCTURE.

A240 TON UNIT RIG, MT4400 TRUCK 642 WAS BACKING UNDER P&H 4100 SHOVEL 335, THERE WAS SOME SOFT MATERIAL THE TRUCKS HAD TO BACK THRU TO GET POSITIONED UNDER THE SHOVEL BUCKET AND STRUCK THE SHO VEL BUCKET WITH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BOX, CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN THE OPERATOR OF THE TRUCK. RETURNED TO WORK ONE RESTRICTED DUTY.

WIND BUST BLEW DUST/SAND INTO RIGHT EYE.

USING A WIRE WHEEL ON A GRINDER, CLEANING THE RIM BASE. SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD WERE IN USE AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE MASTER SWITHCH, AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WENT TO STEP DOWN AND WEDDING RING CAUGHT ON THE ENGINE COVER CAUSING THE RING TO CUT INTO THE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

SEVERAL CUTS MADE IN SPPORT STRUCTURE. INJURIED EE WAS POSTIONED UNDER METAC, WHEN STRUCTURE FAILED FALLING AGAISNT EE. INJURING SPINE.

EE WAS OPERATING A MT4400 #644 ON NIGHT SHIFT (7PM-7AM), WHEN HE DROVE UPON A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, CAUSING LOWER BACK AND RT LEG PAIN.

CHANGING OUT A COOLENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR ON CAT 793 OFF HIGH WAY TRUCK. BURNED ALL FINGERS AND THUMB ON RIGHT HAND. BURNED THUMB, FIRST AND SECOND FINGERS ON LEFT HAND, BY HOT ANTI-FREEZE COO LANT.

WHILE INSTALLING THE FRONT OIL PAN ON A CAT 793 OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK EE USED HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO SUPPORT ONE END OF THE PAN. WHEN HE REACHED TO START A PAN BOLT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

TWO MECHANICX WERE CLEANING UP AFTER CHANGING THE HOSE CONE PIN ON 633 CAT HAUL TRUCK WHILE THROWING AWAY JUNK PARTS, THEYLIFTED THE HEAVEY PIN FROM A CART INTO THE DUMPSTER THE PIN DROPPED ON EE S RIGHT RING FINGER, SMASHING HIS FINGERTIP BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE EDGE OF THE DUMPSTER.

UPON COMPLETING REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE OF A 16G MOTOR GRADER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED SO THAT THE REPAIRS COULD BE EVALUATED. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVER SPEED. THE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN EE PLACE A CLIPBOARD OVER THE AIR INTAKE TUBE. IN DOING SO, HE CAUGHT THE END OF HIS RIGHT THUMB IN BETWEEN THE CLIPBOARD AND THE AIR INTAKE, CUTTING THE END OF HIS THUMB

GRINDING ON WHEEL MOTOR OUTSIDE THE SHOP TAKING OFF METAL BURRS THAT WERE ON THE HUB, CREATED BY THE WHEEL SPINNINGON THE HUB. PERSON NEVER NOTICED ANY DISCOMFORT UNTIL 1-1-97.

EMP CUTTING OPEN A CARDBOARD BOX FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPS UPPER LEFT WRIST.

TECHNICIAN WAS WORKING ON ROUTINE SHOP MAITENANCE JOBS AND THROUGHOUT THE MORNING EXPERIENCED INCREASING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP. HIS RECALL OF WHEN PAIN STARTED WAS WHILE BENDI NG AND STRAIGHTENING BACK UP WHILE REPAIRING A LIGHT PLANT. HE WAS NOT LIFTING OR MAKING MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS AT THE TIME.

HELPING INSTALL STEERING CYLINDER ON HAUL TRUCK STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLES.

STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND EE HAD TO STOMP THE BRAKES AND JERK THE STEERING WHEEL.

EE WAS DOING THE FIRST WHEEL TORQUE ON UNIT #643 WHEN TORQUE WRENCH FAILED. BROKEN TEETH OFF OF THE WHEEL AND WORN DOGS CAUSED THE WRENCH TO FAIL. EE WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE WRENCH AND FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING THE ANKLE INWARDS AND SIDEWAYS FRACTURING THE LEFT ANKLE FIBULAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SHIPPER SHAFT FROM MINES SHOVEL. EMP WAS HOLDING ON TO SHIPPER SHAFT NUT AND SHARP EDGES ON NUT CUT 2 FINGERS.

A SMOOTH METAL PLATE USED AS A GUARD OVER THE FLIGHT CHAINS, INSIDE OF A CRUSHER WERE BEING REPOSITIONED AFTER REPAIR TO THE CHAINS. TWO TECHNICIANS PICKED THE PLATE UP TO TIP IT INTO PLACE. T HE PLATE WAS RAISED APPROX 3" WHEN IT SLIPPED, CATCHING THE TIP OF EMPS FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATEAND DECK AS IT DROPPED.

WHILE CLEANING EITHER FIRST AID OR AMBULANCE GOT COAL DUST INTO LEFT EYE. WHILE SAFETY GLASSES WERE ON, I MAY HAVE RUBBED EYE. BY 1700, EYE RED AND SORE. THAT EVENING EYE RINSED OUT FOR 20 MIN UTES. TWO ASPIRIN TAKEN FOR PAIN. NEXT MORNING EEYE RED. CAME TO WORK AND INFORMED TO GO TO EMERGENCY RM.

PROLONGED SHUT DOWN 7 DAYS OF DUST COLLECTOR SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COAL RUN WITH ABOVE AVERAGE MOISTURE CONTENT, ALLOWING MOIST COAL DUST TO SET ON BAGS. DAMAGE 544 BAGS REPLACED MOTOR GEARBOX BEARINGS SELENOID VALVE DIAPHRAGM VALVE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL WIRING, TEMPERATURE PROBES, CHANGED OUT, INSULATING FOAM ON EXPLOSION DOORS REPLACED, REPAINTED UPPER SECTION OF UNIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON WATER PIPE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH, CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE'S LIP AND CHIPPING 2 TEETH.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM FUEL TRUCK WHEN A PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE HE USED AS A HAND HOLD BROKE. EMPLOYEE FELL OVER BACKWARDS, LANDING ON A GROUNDING MATT.

EE GRINDING METAL PLATES IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING. A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED EE RIGHT EYE UNDER FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES.

EE BACKED UNDER SHOVEL TO BE LOADED. HE HAD THE DRIVER WINDOW DOWN PART WAY AND DUST FROM AROUND THE SHOVEL GOT INTO EYE.

SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK THE BACK OF THE BOX ON UNIT 641 HAUL TRUCK. TRUCK BACKED INTO SHOVEL BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS TEARING DOWN 4" BORING BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED THROUGH THE GEAR BOX AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.

SOUTH SIDE OF PIT SLOUGHED, CREATING A POTENTIONAL HAZAARD TO THE FACE OF COTTONWOOD RESERVOIR.

EMPLOYEE IN PROCESS OF INSTLALING ADOUBLE PLAT EON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF A TRUCK DUMP BODY FRAME. HE POSITIONED THE PLATE ON A WRAPPER LIP AND TURNED TO PICK UP A "C" CLAMP TO SECURE THE PL ATE IN POSITION. WHEN HE TURNED, THE PLATE TIPPED OFF HE FRAME AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

GRINDING FILING

BEAD SEAT BAND WAS STUCK IN WHEEL. WHEEL WAS RAISED IN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH TIRE HEAD. SLEDGE HAMMER WAS USED TO KNOCK RING LOOSE. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT BOUNCED ON THE CONCRETE & LANDED ON EE 'S RT. FOOT, FRACTURING THE BONE.

EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A SCRAPER BEING FUELED. IT WAS OVERFILLED AND THE FUEL SPRAYED THROUGH A VENT HOLE INTO THE AIR. THE WIND CARRIED THE FUEL SPRAY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE EE. THE FUEL ST RUCK HIM, AND HE GOT FUEL IN HIS EYES.

STEPPED OFF LADDER ON BACK OF TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND.

EE WAS REMOVING AN AXLE FROM A LUBE TRUCK. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE AXLE, IT REQUIRED HIM TO STRIKE THE AXLE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE AXLE, A PIECE OF STEEL ABOUT THE SIZE OF A P ENCIL ERASER FLEW OFF AND IMBEDDED ITSELF IN HISRT HAND JUST BELOW THE KNUCKLE OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

EE, IN A SQUATTING POSITION, WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN CHANGING OUT CUTTING EDGES ON A 16G BLADE WHEN HE REACHED BACK TO HIS RIGHT TO PICK UP A BOLT, THUS TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ELECTRICAL CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A FROZEN CHUNK OF MATERIAL & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE