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EE WAS HELPING MOVE THE POWER CABLE FOR THE 1250 DRAGLINE THEY WERE PULLING THE CABLE WITH A TRUCK THE CABLE SLIPPED OVER A ROCK & HIT EE WITH THE CABLE
INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED SERVICING #2 D11N TRACTOR AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE TRACTOR & SLIPPED & FELL OFF OF THE MACHINE.
HE WAS PULLING POWER CABLE WHICH POWERS THE 1250 DRAGLINE AND TOOK A BAD STEP TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WSA OPERATING 245 BACKHOE & GOT OUT TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD & COAL DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE
INJURED WAS DRIVING A LOADED COAL TRUCK OUT OF HTE PIT AND THE ENGINE STALLED AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACK INTO THE SPOIL BANK AND TURN OVER.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING D9H TRACK PAD ON THE TRACTOR. INJUREED HAD A STRAIN IN GROIN AREA. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING THE PAD.
GETTING OFF 245 BACKHOE & TRACK PAD WAS GONE CAUSING ME TO FALL
EE WAS DRIVING R85 TRUCK & HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON DOOR HANDLE THE R85 WAS BEING WORKED ON & THE 992 LOADER HAD PICKED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK UP & THE TRUCK FELL OFF OF THE LOADER BUCKET
HE WAS WELDING A TRACK FRAME ON A 245 BACKHOE AND GOT A FLASH, CAUSING A BURN IN BOTH EYES.
WORKING ON 1250 DRAGLINE, USING 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER HIT A CABLE HOOK HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE HOOK HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHIN.
TIGHTENING BOLTS ON 992 HOIST CLY & PULLED MUSCLE IN ARM. ALSO PAIN IN RIGHT HAND.
CLIMBING ON DOZIER & SLIPPED & BROKE RIBS ON BAR.
SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND AIR HOSE FLEW OFF AND HIT RIGHT HAND.
WELDING ON 245 BACKHOE AN THE AIR HOSE TO THE CHIPPER BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
LOADING TIPPLE PARTS ON TRUCK AND BOOMING EQUIPMENT DOWN AND SOME METAL FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
68935 INSTALLING EQUALIZER PIN ON A D9L BULLDOZER, SLEDGEHAMMER STRUCK THE PIN, CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO STRIKE HIS LEFT LEG- PUNCTURE WOUND.
WORKING ON D-10 AND PUTTING PUMP AND TWISTED BACK.
54736YEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT THE COLLET FROM A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. GREASE IN CYLINDER GOT HOT AND CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING A FIRE BALL TO SHOOT UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
WORKING ON 1250 DRAGLINE & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE
A 60# BOX WAS LIFTED AND CAUSED A BACK INJURY.
GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO RELEASE DUMP LEVER & STEPPED ON FUEL TANK & SLIPPED OFF OF IT HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BOX OF POWDER WHEN HE STEPPED IN A CRACK IN LIMESTONE & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
UNLOADING PARTS AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN PARTS.
WORKING ON R-85 TRUCK BED, GOT METAL IN EYE.
WALKING ON CATWALK ON 245 BACKHOE, AND CATWALK BROKE.
HELPING PUT REAR END OF TRUCK AND HOOK BROKE IT HIT IN CHEST AND HEAD AND NECK
EE WAS REPAIRING A DOZER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE DOZER, HE STEPPED OFF THE PUSHARM, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. UPON EXAMINATION AT THE LOCAL HOSPTIAL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT T HE ANKLE WAS FRACTURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FAN BELTS ON A 245 CAT EXCAVATOR ENGINE. WHEN CLIMBING DOWN ON THE ENGINE, HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE V-BELT BRACKET.
INJURED WAS WELDING A BOX ON THE BED OF A 350 BACK DUMP.WHEN HE FINISHED HE STARTED BACK DOWN ON THE 5' STEP LADDER AND FELL.
EE WAS TRYING TO PRY A ROCK ON THE FEEDER LOOSE AND THE ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT.
AS THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A 50# BOX HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN TO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BOXES OF PRODUCT FROM TRUCK INTO MAGAZINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK FALLING TO HIS KNEES ONTO THE CONVEYOR. WAS UNABLE TO GET UP.
PULLING CABLE FROM PIT TO SUB STATION AT TOP OF RAMP. WHEN CABLE WAS HOOKED UP AND STARTED TO MOVE EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SPOILS AND POWER CABLE. WHEN HE TRIED TO JUMP OVER THE CABLE IT CAUGTH HIM AND FLIPPED HIM INTO THE AIR. HE LANDED ON HIS SHOUDLER-DISLOCATING SHOULDER AND BREAKING CHIP OF BALL JOINT OF RIGHT ARM.
EMPL WAS WELDING ON COAL BREAKER FRAME HE REMOVED SAFETY BELT HOOK TO MOVE TO DIFFERENT LOCATION. HE THEN REACHED TO GRAB HAND HOLD LOST GRIP & FELL APPROX 15' TO GROUND. EMPL LANDED ON FEET & FELL BACK ON RIGHT ARM. HE DISLOCATED RIGHT ELBOW.