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EE WAS FUELING HEAVY EQUIPMENT & WHEN HE RETURNED THE HOSE TO THE HANGER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN THE SOIL BERM AT THE FUEL TANK CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL & FALL TWISTING HIS KNEE
EE WAS REMOVING THE MUFFLER FROM THE HATACHI SHOVEL. HE HAD PLACED HIS FOOT IN A GREASY AREA & SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO START TO FALL. HE WAS ABLETO CATCH HIMSELF BUT TWISTED HIS LOW BACK IN THE PROCESS CAUSING A BACK STRAIN
WHILE REMOVING AN OIL FILTER FROM SERVICE TRUCK THE WRENCH BEING USED AND A CHEATER EXTENSION SLIPPED AND HIT EMP IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION 1/2" LONG ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
OPERATOR EITHER BLACKED OUT OR WAS SOMEHOW KNOCKED OUT WHILE DRIVING THE HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BERM AND DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. THE OPERATOR SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION AND 4 BROKE N RIBS WITH A POSSIBLE PUNCTURED LUNG. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, DRY AND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCIDENT.
MINER WAS ADJUSTING ROLLER BEFORE TIGHTENING BOLTS. WILE MINER WAS BENT OVER ROLLER THE AIR LINE CONNECTED TO 1" AIR IMPACT WRENCH BROKE FREE OF CONNECTION. THE AIR LINE STARTED WHIPPING ARO UND. MINER JUMPED BACK TO AVOID THE AIR LINE SLAMMING ELBOW INTO ANOTHER ROLLER ON THE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A 55 GALLON DRUM FILLED WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL OVER A FIVE FOOT HIGH WALL OF MUD HE LIFTED IT END TO END & FELT A STRAIN IN HIS STOMACH AREA
POSITIONING A 657 TO MAKE ANOTHER SCRAPING PASS. THE PUSHER, A D-10 DOZER, STRUCK THE 657 FROM BEHIND, CAUSING THE OPERATOR OF THE 657 TO BE JOSTLED AROUND THE CAB OF THE 657.
OPER CAT IN PUSH PULL OPER WITH OTHER 637. THE TRAILING 637 SLAMMED THE REAR END OF LEAD 637 SUFFERED WHIPLASH TYPE INJ