Coal Mac #17 Surface Coal

MECHANIC WAS GETTING READY TO REMOVE A ROLLER FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE FOR REPLACEMENT. WHILE USING A SLATE PRY BAR TO APRY THE ROLLER OUT, BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE MASHED BETWEEN BA R AND TRACTOR PUSH ARM.

2 MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING ROLLERS ON A D11 BULLDOZER. THE DOWELHOLE DID NOT LINE UP ON THE ROLLER SHAFT. ONE EE LOOSEDED BOLTS TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE DOWELHOLE. IN DOING SO THE ROLLER SHIFTED AND FELL ON EE'S LEFT HAND. EE WAS ON THE OTHEREND PREPARING TO INSTALL CAP ON BACK SIDE OF THE ROLLER.

WHILE INSTALLING AN ENGINE IN A D9N CAT BULL DOZER, A WIRE ON THE ENGINE GOT HUNG ON AN ENGINE MOUNT, WHILE REMOVING THE WIRE THE ENGINE SWUNG FREE, TRAPPING HIS HAND AGAINST THE TRACTOR FRAME .

54736YEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN AN AIR CONDITIONER BOX TO INSTALL A DRAIN TUBE. WHILE USING THE AIR DRILL THE AIR PRESSURE AGAINST THE METAL BOX BLEW A SMALL PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE ?0000

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TREE. ANOTHER TREE WAS LODGED IN TOP OF IT. WHEN TREE BEGAN TO FALL, THE TREE IN THE TOP KICKED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES BRUISED SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK PAIN.

THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY IS UNCERTAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HIS LEFT LEG BECAME PAINFUL. EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES PAIN BECAME SO BAD THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK. NO ACCIDENT T RAMA OCCURRED THIS IS POSSIBLY TIED TO A 1985 BROKEN HIP" INJURY.

OILER HAD CLIMBED UP INTO A LOADER TO PUT WATER IN RADITOR. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND.

RECLAMATION EMPL WAS ROCKING A PON SPILLWAY WITH A 963 CAT TRACK LOADER EMPL STEPPED OUT OF LOADER TO LOOK OVER EMBANKMENT TO SEE WHERE TO PLACE ANOTHER ROCK WHILE PREPARING TO LOOK OVER EMBAN KMENT EMPL STEPPED ON AN UNSTABLE ROCK WHICH FLIPPED AND TRAPPED HIS LEG BETWEEN TWO ROCKS CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO LOWER L LEG

EMPL WAS OPERATING 980B CATERPILLAR ENDLOADER AT COAL TIPPLE. EMPL STOPPED LOADER TO DISMONT. BING DOWN LADDER TO STEP FROM LOADER TO GROUND HE STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL FRACTURING RIGHT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 992C CAT. ENDLOADER IN SURFACE MINE PIT. WHILE EXTENDING THE BUCKET REACHING FOR A LARGE ROCK TRYING TO POSITION IT FOR LOADING, WHILE POSITIONING THE ROCK IT SLID I NTO THE BUCKET CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE LOADER TO RISE THROWING THE OPERATOR FROM SEAT INSIDE THE CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TIMBER WITH A CHAIN SAW.HE HAD CUT A TREE AND WAS STEPPING OVER TO ANOTHER TREE.WHILE STEPPING HE STEPPED ON ANOTHER FALLEN LOG AND IT ROLLED CAUSING EMPLOYE TO FALL AND STRIKE LOWER RIGHT FLANK OF BACK AGAINST LEG.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3:00 THAT AFTERNOON BEFORE SEEING A DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING TO PICK UP A BOX OF DYNAMITE TO LOAD INTO ANFO TRUCK.WHILE LIFTING HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WROK AND DID NOT REPORT INJURY THAT DAY.THE N9XT DAY EMPLOYEE DID NOT WORK AND REPORTED TO LOCAL DR.S OFFICE

EMP WAS DISMOUN7ING FROM HIS BULLDOZER. AS HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND HE STUMBLED ON A ROCK AND BROKE HIS TOE, HE WAS WEARING SAFETY BOOTS

EMP WAS PUSHING3WITH DOZER IN FILL AREA AND LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.

I,NAME WAS USIN1 A HAND GRINDER ON A METAL BATTERY BOX FOR AN AUGER. THE DISC OF THE GRINDER SPUN OFF ITS SPINDLE BECAUSE THE EYE OF THE DISC PULLED LOOSE. DISC STRUCK I,NAME RIGHT SHIN CAUSIN G A CUT WHICH R9QUIRED TWENTY FOUR STITCHES.

I NAME WAS SEAT9D IN H IS TRUCK WAITING WHILE ANOTHER MAN LOADED THE TRUCKK WITH AN ENDLOADER THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER BOUNCED OFF A ROCK IN THE LOAD BUCKET STRUCK TRUCK IMPACT THREW I NAME FORWARD AND HE 8TRUCK GEAR SHIFT COLUMN WHICH TWISTED HIS BACK