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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EE WAS TRAMMING THE HIGHWALL DRILL TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN A FLASH FIR OCCURRED IN THE CAB. IT IS BELIEVED THAT AN ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC REVERSE ALARM SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED. THE EE RECEIVED BURN S TO HIS FACE, HANDS, AND FOREARMS.
EE HAD CUT ONE SIDE OF A TRUNION BALL BEARING. ANOTHER EE WAS GOING TO SPLIT THE BEARING BY USING A HAMMER & CHISEL. WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK THE CHISEL THE CHISEL BOUNCED UP & HIT EE ON THE NOS E. SMALL LACAERATION & FRACTURE OF NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A CIRCLE GEAR GUARD ON THE JOBSITE. HE WALKED BY A GRINDER JUST AS THE GRINDER WAS STARTED. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE METAL BECAME IMBEDDED. THE AREA WAS EXTREMELY DUSTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE STEPS OF A FUEL SERVICE TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS USING A PRESSURE GREASE GUN TO GREASE A D11-N DOZER. HE WAS HOLDING THE GREASE HOSE WHEN IT BURST. THE PRESSURE CAUSED A PUNCTURE WOUND IN HIS THUMB AND ALLOW GREASE TO ENTER THE THUMB. THE GREASE HAD TO BE REMOVED BY SURGERY.
EE WAS OPERATING A D9L DOZER PUSHING IN A SHOT. HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD FASTENED HIS SEAT BELT. HE PUSHED MATERIAL TO THE EDGE OF THE SHOT. HE PUT THE DOZER IN REVERSE. WHEN IT STARTED BACKWARD S HE CAME OUT OF THE SEAT AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CAB. A KNOT APPEARED ON HIS ARM NEXT TO HIS ELBOW.
EE WAS LIFTING A BULL DOZER TRACK PAD ONTO THE DOZER. HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS CLOSE TO THE DOZER'S PUSH ARM. HE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TRACK PAD AND PUSH ARM. HE FRACTURED HIS RT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS LOADING WATER ONTO THE WATER TRUCK. HE NOTICED A BALLONED PLACE IN THE WATER PUMP DISCHARGE LINE. AS HE EXAMINED THE LINE IT BLEW OUT AND HOT WATER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. THE PUMP HAD BEEN SUCKING AIR AND WATER WAS RECIRCULATINGIN THE PUMP CAUSING THE WATER TO HEAT UP. HE HAD 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS BACK AND LOWER ABDOMEN. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 7-16-95.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE ROCK TRUCK WAS DRIFTING UNDER THE LOADER. THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED AND A BRAKE VALVE WAS REPLACED. ON HIS FIRST LOAD HE REPORTED THE BRAKES WERE O.K, HE TRAVELED 1/2 MILE DO WN THE HOLLOW FILL AND THOUGHT THE BRAKES WERE WEAKENING. HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO THE HILL SIDE & WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP IT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. TRUCK IN WORKING ORDER, EE BRUISE