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AFTER LUNCH, THEY TOOK THE BUCKET TRUCK TO #2 TO BEGIN REMOVAL OF POWER LINES FROM THE #2 SUBSTATION AREA. HE WAS USING THE BUCKET TRUCK AND APPARENTLY DECIDED HE COULD NOT REACH THE LINES. HE THEN REPOSITIONED THE BUCKET AND CLIMBED ONTO THE TOWER. HE THEN CUT AWAY THE 8 LINES TO THE WEATHER HEAD FITTINGS AND 3 MAIN FEED LINES AND LOWERED THE INSULATORS. HE WAS APPARENTLY FINISHED
EMPLOYEE WENT INTO THE 23MTB HEADING TO SCALE. HE BEGAN SOUNDING THE HANGING AND A PIECE 10' X 10' PEELED DOWN FROM THE HANGING, FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. THIS RESULTED IN A COMPOUND FRACT URE OF THE LOWER LEFT LEG, CRUSHED ANKLE AND FRACTURED VERTEBRAE.
EE WAS STANDING AT THE SIDE OF THE CUBEX LONG HOLE MACHINE WORKING THE BOOM CONTROL HANDLES TO POSITION THE BOOM FOR THE NEXT HOLE. HIS LEFT HAND RESTED ON THE FRAME OF THE DRILL CARRIER AND H E WAS WORKING THE CONTROLS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND THE VALVE HE WAS WORKING OPERATED THE CARIAGE SLIDE CYLINDER WHICH HAS A SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT. SLID THE CARRIAGE OVER THE TOP OF FRAME THAT HIS HAN
HE ENTERED ONE OF HIS WORKERS AREA TO CHECK THE PATH THE VEIN OF ORE WAS TAKING SO HE COULD INSTRUCT THE DRILLER WHERE TO DRILL. THE WORKER WANTED TO SHOW HIM SOMETHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TH E DRILL RIG. AS THEY WENT AROUND THE RIG, A PIECE OF HANGING POPPED OFF THE SIDEWALL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER. HE RECEIVED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE CLAVICLE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDE
REMOVING MUCK, WITH SOVEL BUCKET CONT EMP ON R SHIN HE FELL BACK
EMPLOYEE HAD HI8 ARMS RAISED OVER HIS HEAD CHANGING STEEL ON AIR TRACK AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
ALLEGES OCCUPAT3ONAL LUNG DISEADE.
OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.
INJURED WAS BREAKING APART WITH PIPE WRENCH. ROD HOLDER SLIPPED & T HE RODS SLID BACK INTO HOLE WITH PIPE WRENCH ON THE RODS STRIKING INJURED ON KNEE.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS WALKING UP MUCK PILE AND HIS RIGHT LEG SLID DOWN THE MUCK PILE AND HIS LEFT LEG REMAINED UP THE MUCK PILE CAUSING HIS LEGS TO SPLIT APART, STRETCHING THE GROIN MUSCLE.
INJURED WAS IN STOPE OBERVING THE HANGING AND LOAD OPERATOR AND A SMALL STONE FLEW FROM UNDER THE BACK TIRE OF THE LOADER, STRIKING INJURED.
ALLEGES OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS THIS MAN RETIRED ON 11-1-74.
INJURED WAS HOLDING UP A 1" PIPE AND SLIPPED, FALLING DOWN HITTING HIS ARM.
INJURED WENT HOME AFTER WORK AND DURING THE EVENING HIS RIGHT ARM BECAME INFLAMED HE NOTICED A SMALL CUT ONTHE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED THE INFECTION
INJURED WAS RETURNING WITH EMPTY CARS AND SAW A PIECE OF CABLE BESIDE THE TRACK. INJURED STOPPED AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CABLE; TURNED AND STOOD UP HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PIPELINE.
INJ CARRYING BOX WHICH HAD STEEL BAN AROUND IT.BOX SLIPPED IN INJ HAND AND BAN CUT HIS FINGER.
INJ WAS SCALING AND PIECE OF ROCK BEING SCALED CHIPPED AWAY INJ SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FIST INTO THE HNAGING
HELPER WAS MOVING TRAMMER BACK AND INJURED WAS HOLDING DRAWBAR OF JUMBO TO HOOK ONTO THE TRAMMER AND GOT HIS FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN DRAWBAR AND TRAMMER.
HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL AND CHUNK ABOUT 1 FT SQ FELL, STRKING INJURED ON LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS PUSHING FLATCAR AND SLIPPED CAUSING A SPRAIN IN HIS BACK
INJ CLAIMED HE WAS DRIVING ST2B TO DUMP WHEN HE DROVE OVER A CHUNK IN THE ROADWAY WHICH BOUNCED HIM BACK AND FORTH CAUSING WHIP LASH TO HIS BACK
INJURED WAS CHANGING STEEL WHEN CROW FOOT SUNK INTO THE MUCK CAUSING INJURED TO START DRILL BY ACCIDENT. THIS CAUSED THE LEG TO BUCKLE PINNING HIS ARM INTO THE HANGING
INJURED CLAIMED HE STARTED MACHINE AND A CHUNK FELL FROM HANGING. INJURED PUT HIS HAND UP TO PROTECT HIMSELF AND CHUNK STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND
INJ WAS DRIVING LOADER DOWN ROADWAY AND WHEEL WENT OVER A BUMP AND LOADER ROCKED UP AND BACK OF SEAT STRUCK INJURED IN THE BACK
INJURED WAS BARRING ON MUCK TO GO THROUGH GRIZZLY RAILS AND MUCK STARTED TO BREAK DOWN, INJURED MOVED BACK STEPPING ON SMALL ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.
INJURED WAS SCALING WHILE STANDING ON THE MUCK PILE AND AS HE WAS REACHING FORWARD HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
HE WAS DRILLING OVER SOME BROKEN MUCK-USING A 10FT STEEL TO DRILL IN THE HANGING. HE COULDN\T GET ENOUGH DISTANCE TO DRILL STEEL ALL THE WAY SO HE PUT A PIECE OF SPLIT SET ROOF BOLT ON THE S TINGER OF HIS MACHINE TO GET MORE RACH AND STRINGER SLIPPED AND WENT THRU HIS FOOT.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS PULLING AIR AND WATER HOSE AND HAD THEM OVER HIS SHOULDER. INJURED SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE GROUND. LIGHT DUTY BEGAN 1-18-83.