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HE WAS PRIMING HOLES FOR BLASTIN,G WHEN APPARENTLY A PRIMER AND BLASTING CAP WENT OFF IN HIS HAND. IT SEVERED HIS RIGHT HAND AND DAMAGED 3 FINGERS OF L. HAND ADN OPENED HIS BOWEL.
HE WAS CHECKING HIS LOADER PREPARING FOR WORK AN DHE RAISED A DOOR TO CHECK THE OIL AND WHEN HE SHUT THE DOOR BACK HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE HANDLE CUTTING IT INTO AT THE FRIST JOINT.
HE HA DJUST PULLED A BIG ROCK AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL WITH HIS DOZER AND WENT BACK FOR ANTOHER BLADE FULL. WHEN HE MOVED THE DOZER INTO THE HOLE THE ROCK HAD LEFT THE DOZER JOLTED AND JARRED C AUSING HIM PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.
WAS COMING IN ON HAUL ROAD WITH PARTS & CAME UPON A ROCK BLOCKING THE ROAD. GOT OUT & MOVED THE ROCK ABOUT 6" SO HE COULD GET BY & WHEN HE GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK FELL PAIN IN LOWER BACK, DOWN LEFT ELG INTO HIS FOOT.
TRAMMING DOZER, JARRING MOTION STRAINED BACK
HE HAD BEEN FUELING A LOADER & AS HE WAS CLIMBING OFF ON LAST STEP DOWN SLEEVE OF HIS COVERALLS CAUGHT ON BATTERY BOX & HIS WEIGHT WAS PULLING ON HIS ARM WHEN HE GOT TO THE GROUND
WAS BACKING LOADED ROCK TRUCK UP RAMP TO DUMP BACKED REAR WHEEL OVER TO SIDE OFF ROADWAY TRUCK DROPPED DOWN & FLIPPED OVER THROWING HIMM OUT THE DOOR TO THE GROUND INJURIES INCLUDED SMALL CUT TO FOREHEAD & BRUISES NO BROKEN BONES
WAS SERVICING DOZER & AS CLIMBING DOWN STEPPED ON PUSH ARM THEN STEPPED BACK UP ON DOZER & FOOT SLIPPED. TRIED REACHING TO CATCH HIMSELF WHEN FELT PAIN IN BACK.
WAS WORKING ON DOZER & AS HE STARTED TO GET DOWN GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON RIPPER WHILE TRYING TO FREE HIS FOOT HS SLIPPED & FELL BETWEEN RIPPER
I.NAME INSTALLING A CENTER PIN ON A LOADER ALL DAY.HAD BEEN USING SHOULDER DURING INSTALLATION.TOWARD THE END OF INSTALLATION,FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.THIS WAS INITIALLY HANDLED AS A FIRST AID CLAIM ONLY.
HAD BEEN SERVICING A DOZER AND AS HE CLIMBED DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
HE WAS REMOVING A HOSE WHEN ONE OF THE WRENCHES SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.
ON 10-15-90 SAID WAS WALKING ACROSS PACKING LOT WHEN STEPPED IN HOLE MECHAINCS HAD DRILLED WHEN TESTING AND WORKING ON DRILL ON 10-17-90 HIS LEG STARTING GIVING HIM TROUBLE SO HE WENT TO THE D R WAS TOLD HE HAD BRUISED THE BONE IN HIS LEG RECOMMENDED HE STAY OFF THE LEG FOR COUPLE OF DAYS.
WHILE OPERATING DOZER HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT HIP. PAIN DID NOT BOTHER HIM MUCH BUT ON 10/5 REPORTED TO FOREMAN PAIN WAS WORSE & HE WAS GOING TO DR ON MONDAY 10/8.
WAS WORKING REMOVING DRIVE LINE ON LOADER WHEN DRIVE LINE CAME LOOSE HITTING HIS RT SHOULDER & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND
ON 08-03-90 I NAME WAS GREASING DOZER & AS HE GOT OFF OF DOZER SAID FELT LIKE KNEE TWISTED & MAYBE PULLED MUSCLE IN KNEE DID NOT GO TO DOC TILL 08-13-90 BECAUSE IT DIDNT BOTHER HIM TOO MUCH UN TIL THEN
WAS WORKING AT HIGHWALL, HAD LOADER BUCKET RAISED AND FILLED WHEN HIGHWALL BROKE LOOSE AND OVERFILLED BUCKET CAUSING ROCKS AND DIRT TO COME INSIDE LOADER ON HIM.
WAS OPERATING DOZER & AS BACKING UP RAN OVER ROCK CASUIGN DOZER TO JOLT & JAR HIM & HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WAS OPERATING DOZER WHEN FELT SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.
WAS OPERATING GRADER, OPENED DOOR, DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON THUMB.
WAS WELDING OVERHEAD ON DOZER FRAME WHEN PIECE OF HOT METAL OR SPARK WENT IN EAR.
HE HAD CLIMBED ON TOP OF DRILL CAB TO UNTANGLE SOME HOSES ON MAST AND AS HE TURNED AORUND HIS RIGHT KNEE TWISTED.
WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF ROCK TRUCK HE WAS WORKING ON AND AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HIS ANKLE CRILLED AND CRACKED THE BONE.
HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE SIDE OF HIS DOZER WHEN A SNAKE BIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
EE WAS TRAMING 45 DRILL WHEN PONTOON CAME OFF AS HE WAS ROLLING IT OUT OF ROAD IT ROLLED AGAINST A ROCK CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING HIS FINGER.
WHILE OPERATING HIS DOZER, HE EXPERENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE USING HYDRQAULIC PRESS TO PUT PIN IN 375 DOZER LINE BROKE AND HYDRAULIC ON SHOT IN HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS OPERATING MOTOR GRADER UPHILL AND THE MOTOR DIED THE BRAKES FAILED IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ROCK WALL BOUNCING HIM INSIDE THE CAB CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD TO RIGHT EYE.SORE ARM AND NECK.
WHILE PUTTING WATER INN992 C LOADER AS HE WAS STANDING ON GREASE TRUCK HE FELL OFF HITTING THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON LOADER WITH RIGHT CHEST AND FELL BACK ON GROUND.
INJURED WAS HELPING LIFT A STEERING JACK ON A L320 LOADER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN AFTER LIFTING ONE CASE OF PRIMER BUT ON FIRDAY HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO QUIT WORK AND SEE A DOCTOR.
EMPL WAS AT BUCCANEER COAL WORKING ON D475 KOMATSU TRACTOR. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF TRACKS WHICH IS APPROX 3 FEET FROM GROUND SPRAINING RIGHT FOOT.
HE WAS THE DRIVER OF HIS PERSONAL PICK-UP TRUCK ON MISSION TO GET A GREASE TRUCK FOR THE COMPANY WHEN HIS TRUCK WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY AN OUT OF CONTROL OTHER CAR, CAUSING HIM TO BE FLUNG FORWA RD INTO DASH. ALTHOUGH WEARING SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER STRAP, HE SUSTAINED A BROKE BREAST BONE AND RIGHT KNEE BROKE.
AS A PASSENGER OF PICKUP T RUCK ON MISSION TO GET A GREASE TRUCK TRAVELING ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY THE TRUCK WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY AN OUT OF CONTROL OTHER CAR CAUSING I NAME TO BE FLUNG FORWARD INTO THE DASHBOARD & WINDSHIELD LEFT HAND & ARM SEVERLY BRUISED GLASS IN FOREHEAD CUT L EYEBROW NUMBEROUS ABRASIONS BRUISES & LEFT LEG CUT
THE INJURED AND HIS HELPER WERE ATTEMTPING TO REMOVE A TRACK PAD FROM THE MACHINE.HE HAD TORCHED THE BOLT HEDS OFF THAT WERE HOLDING THE PAD.THE SLAG FROM THE TORCH WAS CAUSING THE PAD TO BE H ARD TO GET LOOSE.HE WAS ON ONE END OF THE PAD AND HIS HELPER ON THE OTHER END LIFTING ON THE PAD.WHEN THE PAD CAME LOOSE. HE HIT HIS RIGHT AHND AGAINST ANOTHER PAD CAUSING A CUT IN THE WEB OF
WAS PUTTING SUB ON A DRILL IT WAS MUDDY TWO OTHYER MEN WERE HELPING WHEN THEY SLIPPED IN THE MUDD I.NAME TRIED TO SHIFT ALL OF THE WEIGHT TO HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS BACK
I NAME WAS PUTTING CROSS BAR ON JACK IN TO PRESS PIN ON 475 DOZER. BAR JUMPED OFF AND HIT I NAME IN THE MOUTH.
I.NAME WAS PICKING UP ROCKS AND PUTTING THEM IN A LOADER BUCKET HE GOT HOLD OF A ROCK AND ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED DOWN AND MASHED AND CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND
TRUCK BLEW AIR LINE-DRIVER TRIED TO REPAIR IT.HE AHD VEHICLE PARKED ON SUPPOSEDLY LEVEL GROUND,BUT THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL.DRIVER TRIED TO PUT IN GEAR TO STOP IT AND COULD NOT.HE JUMPED OFF TRUCK INTO DITCH AND HURT LEG.
INATTENTIVENESS POSSIBLY FATIQUE