THE OPERATOR HAD PARKED HIS DOZER ON AN INCLINE ADN WAS GETTING OUT OF DOZER AND SLIPPED ON SOME OIL THAT WAS ON THE RUNNING BOARD AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE DOZER TRACKS.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
Reportable incidents
26 on file1990 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON GRADER ADN INJURED RIGHT FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON GROUND RESULTING IN SMALL FRACTURE OF RIGHT ANKLE.
1989 · 2 incidents
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A METAL LID(@6'X6') MEASURING TO CUT A HOLE IN IT FOR A WATER VALVE,THERE WAS A (2'X2') INSPECTION LID IN THE CENTER HE FINISHED MEASURING HE STEPPED BACKW ARDS AND THE INSPECTION LID TILTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL THROUGH THE HOLE.
EMPL WAS LOADING HOLES WITH PRELL AND STATED THAT HE MUST OF OVER EXTENDED HIMSELF AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
1988 · 5 incidents
MOVING THE DAYBOX MAGAZINE IN BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK AND DOOR CLOSED ON RIGHT HAND THUMB CAUSING FRACTURE OF THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON COMPANY PROPERTY AND WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE AND MET COAL TRUCK IN CURVE AND THEY HIT EACH OTHER CAUSING HIM TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND WIND SHIELD CAUSING BRUI SES TO HEAD NECK AND CHEST
WAS USING KNIFE TO CUT OIL SAMPLING HOSE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT AHND CAUSING LACERATION AND 5 STITCHES TO BE PUT IN FINGER.
BACKING UP I NCLINE AND STOPPED APPLIED PARK BRAKE AND RAISED BED OF TRUCK. DIRT FAILED TO COME OUT., RELEASED PARK BRAKE WITH BED OF TRUCK STILL RAISED, LOST CONTROL AND WENT APPROX 30 FT AND TRUCK TURNED OVER ON RT SIDE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE AROUND IN TRUCK AND RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF 2 RIBS ON RT SIDE OF BACK AREA
RUNNING ROCK TR6CK AND RAN OVER FROZEN HUMP OF GROUND AND BOUNCED LEFT SHOULDER INTO DOOR OF ROCK TRUCK CAUSING CONTUSION AND FROZEN SHOULDER.
1987 · 7 incidents
WAS MOVING BARR9LS OF OILS FROM PALLET TO ANOTHER PALLET BY LIFTING AND WHILE LIFTING FAILED TO PIVOT AND TWISTED HIS BODY AND GOT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BOCK RIGHT SIDE.
IN PROCESS OF M2VING PR ELL MAGAZINE MANEUVERING IT WIT H A CRANE FOR PLACEMENT ON TRUCK I.NAME COMPLAINED OF HURTING HIS BACK WHILE DOING THIS ONE DAY LATER WENT TO THE DOC.,6 DAYS LATER
INSTALLING NEW 8HELVING IN SHOP WAS KNOCKING SHOLVING INTO PLACE WHEN SHELVING SLIPPED OUT OF BRACKET ON TO HAND CAUSING CUT BETWEEN FINGER AND THUMB
OPERATOR WAS OP9RATING ENDLOADER WHEN HE STRAINED NECK WHILE LOOKING BEHIND HIM. HIS USUAL JOB IS OPETATING DOZER BUT IS QUALIFIED TO OPERATE LOADER. STATED THAT HE DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER AN ANYTHING THAT C5USED ACCIDENT. FEELS THAT STRAIN WAS DUE TO THE UNUSUAL JOB AND EXCESSIVE TURNING OF NECK
BACKED OVER A R3DGE OF DIRT ON DOZER.DOZER TIRES SIDEWAYS THROWING HIM INTO METAL,ON SIDE OF CAB,CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.
DRIVING ROCK TR6CK, DRIVER BACKED TRUCK UNDER LOADER TO BE LOADED. ROCK FELL FROM LOADER BUCKET TO TRUCK BED, AND JARRED DRIVERS BACK
OPERATING DOZER2OPERATOR GOT OFF DOZER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK. HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS LEG WHEN THE ROCK TURNED OVER.
1986 · 3 incidents
RAN OVER ROCK W3TH DOZER-CLAIMING LOW BACK INJURY. POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN.
DRIVING TRUCK B9ING LOADED BY 475 ENDLOADER A LARGE ROCK FELL IN TRUCK THEREBY JERKING THE DRIVER SIDEWAYS & INJURING HIS NECK
FELL WHILE COMI3G DOWN LADDERS AND HIT THE GROUND CAUSING LACERATION TO KNEE
1985 · 2 incidents
MAN WAS WORKING3ON DOZER WHEN HE WALKED THROUGH THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT TO CHECK THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE HE TRIPPED ON THE FIREWALL ON THE DOZER CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS KNEE AG AINST THE TRAC5 OF T HE DOZER.
SITTING IN DRILL,EYE STARTED HURTING,RESULTING IN METAL IN RIGHT EYE.
1984 · 3 incidents
I.NAME WAS INJURED ON 6-12-84 WHEN COMING BACK TO WORK. HE HAD WALKED AWAY FROM THE WORK AREA DURING LUNCH & WAS HEADED BACK TO THE WORK AREA. WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WOULD TAKE A SHORT-CUT DOWN A 10\ SLIGHTLY INCLINED HIGHWALL. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THIS HIGHWALL HE SLIPPED, FELL, STRUCK THE GORUND & ROLLED ABOUT 30\ CAUSING SMALL CUT ABRASION & A SPRAINED ANKLE.
SUBJECT WAS INJURED AT #1 STRIP JOB WHILE CUTTING TREE APPROX 15" IN DIAMETER THREE FELL IN WORNG DIRECTION HITTING SUBJECT INLOWER PELVIC AREA CAUSING BROKEN RIBS, INTERAL BLEEDING, HOLE INBL ADDER AND PELVIS SEPERATION
SUBJECT WAS INJURED WHILE WALKING BACK TO THE REAR OF THE GREASE TRUCK HE WAS FILLING WITH FUEL WHILE WALKING BACK HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK HITTING THE GROUND ON HIS LOWER PART OF BAC K AND RIGHT PELVIS AREA RESULTING IN DOUBLE FRACTURE OF UPPER FEMUR BONE
1983 · 2 incidents
MAN WAS OPERATING A 1/2 ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN IT FOWLED FORCING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST METAL LACERATING IT
MAN WAS GETTING OFF GREASE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HIS ANKLE