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EE WAS LIFTING AND CAUSED A SORE BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER ADN HIT A BUMP. HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON DOOR OF SCRAPER. HE DID NOT GO TO THE CLINIC UNTIL 6-17-97, AT THIS TIME HE HAD A BRUISED ELBOW, X-RAY SHOWED NOTHING BROKEN, H E MISSED WORK FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 6-18-97.
EE WAS OPERATING A 637 CAT SCRAPER, HE RAN OVER A ROUGH SPOT CAUSING PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK & GROIN AREA.
EMP WAS REMOVING SNOW WITH 637 SCRAPER IN FRONT OF SHOP BUILDING. CAUGHT HIS BOWL AND CAUSED SCRAPER TO STOP SUDDENLY. HIS HIS RIBS ON STEERING WHEEL. EMP DID NOT GO TO CLINIC UNTIL 11-13-97. AT THIS TIME HE HAD AN X-RAY SHOWING BROKEN RIB.
EE WAS LOADING COAL WITH 992 LOADER, BACKED LOADER INTO A SUMP CAUSING LOADER TO OVERTURN, EE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT BUT WHEN THE LOADER OVERTURNED HE PUT HIS RT. ARM OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL I NSIDE THE CAB, HIS ARM HIT EITHER THE CAB, OR THE ROPS STRUCTURE.
CHENGING DRAG CABLES AT 7620. ANOTHE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING THE STAPLE THAT HOLDS THE CABLE TO THE SPOOL EE THOUGHT THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HAVING ROUBLE PULLING THE STAPLE AND WENT TO LOOK-AT THAT TIME THE STAPLE WAS REMOVED AND RELEASED THE CABLE-THE CALBE SPRUNG BACK STRIKING EE IN THE NOSE-THE NOSE WAS X-RAYED-NOT BROKEN-MINOR CUTS-NOSE SWOLLEN.
SHE WAS DRIVING A 100 TON COAL HAULER, SHE RAN OVER A COAL CHUNK, CAUSING A JAR TO HER BACK.
EE WAS REMOVING A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH, HE WAS USING A MALL TO HIT THE TOOTH. A CHIP OF STEEL FLEW OFF, CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM, RESQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.
I.NAME REPORTED HE FELT BACK PAIN AT HOME AFTER HIS SHIFT WAS OVER, HE STATED THIS BACK PAIN WAS CAUSED BY RIDING IN THE PICKUP WE USE TO DO OUR PUMP WORK.
HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS COAL TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND HIS KNEE HURT. HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 4-6-90. AT THIS TIME HIS ACCIDENT BCAME REPORTABLE.
I.NAME WAS LOOKING AT STOCKPILE CONVEYOR, HE STEPPED ON A COAL CHUNK THAT WAS ON THE CONVEYOR STAIRWAY, THIS CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO TURN, CAUSING THE ANKLE SPRAIN.
I NAME WAS MOVING OIL BARRELS WITH FRONT END LOADER WHILE ROLLING BARRELS INTO BUCKET OF LOADER HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER I NAME RECEIVED A DOC EXCUSE FOR NO HEAVY LIFTING 10 LBS OR MORE
I NAME WAS UNLOADING COMSOL FROM BLAST TRUCK & CAUSED BACK STRAIN
INDIVIDUAL WAS REMOVING PLUG FROM AIR TANK, PLUG WAS UNDER PRESSURE FROM AIR IN TANK, AS HE TURNED PLUG OUT, IT BLEW OUT & HIT HIM IN LEFT FOREARM BREAKING A BONE IN HIS FOREARM.
INDIVIDUAL WAS 1ICKING UP SECTIONS OF ALUMINUM PIPE. TWO PIECE OF PIPE WERE STUCK TOGETHER, INDIVIDUAL KICKED THEM TO LOOSEN THEM UP WITH SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT IN DOING SO STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS 4ALKING FROM THE GREASE SHOP TO TRUCK BARN. AS HE WAS WALKING HE HIT HIS HEAD ON BOOM OF COAL DRILL. HE RECIVED A CUT REQUIRING STITCHES
INDIVIDUAL WAS 1REPARING TO LAD A PALLET OF SCRAPER PINS ON A FORKLIFT HE WAS MOVING THE FORKS ON THE FORK LIFT TO ACCOMATE THE PALLET AS HE WAS MOVING THE FORKS HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEN THE FORKS CAUSI3G A CUT ON THE TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER CUT WAS APPROX 3/8 IN WIDE AND 1/4 IN DEEP
INDIVIDUAL WAS 5EVELING SPOIL IN THE NORTH PETERSON SPOIL. HE WAS RUNNING A BULLDOZER. HE WAS BACKING UP AND DOING SO BACKED UP OVER A RIDGE AND JARRED HIS NECK. HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR S EVERAL DAYS. 3
INDIVIDUAL WAS 9EMOVING A TOOTH FROM A DRAGLINE BUCKET. INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE THE TOOTH AS HE STRUCK THE TOOTH A PIECE OF STEEL, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SLIVER MAYBE SLIGH TY LARGER, DISL2DGED FROM THE TOOTH AND STRUCK THE THIGH. THIS CAUSED A CUT OF ABOUT 1/4" ON HIS LEFT THIGH.
I.NAME WAS WORKING IN THE R.O.M. (PRIMARY CRUSHER) AREA OF TIPPLE. A CREW WAS REMOVING THE DRIVE SHEAVE OF MOTOR. I.NAME NEEDED MORE BLOW ROD TO CUT THE SHEAVE OFF THE MOTOR. I.NAME WENT OUT T HE OPEN WINDOW TO SET THE ROD WHEN HE RETURNED HE CAME IN THE OPEN WINDOW, GRABBING THE FRAME. THE WINDOW BROKE BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE I.NAME PUT ON IT. A PIECE OF GLASS CAME DOWN AND CUT I.
INDIVIDUAL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING TEETH ON THE BUCKET OF OUR 7620 DRAGLINE. ONE TOOTH WAS NOT COMING OFF SMOOTHLY SO THE INDIVIDUAL USED A HAMMER TO DISLODGE THE TOOTH. AS THE INDIVID UAL WAS POUNDING A SLIVER OF STEEL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND HIT HIS KNEE.
IDIVIDUAL WAS WELDING A BRACKET MADE UP OF 2 PIECES OF FLAT IRON. BRACKET WAS POSITIONED ON WORK BENCH. THE BRACKET FELL OF B ENCH & HIT THE UPPER PART OF ANKLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED A 1" WIDE CUT ON UPPER ARCH OF ANKLE.
DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN.STRAINED HIS KNEE.
ASSEMBLING VTA-1710-C CUMMINS ENGINE, HAND WAS LYING ON EXHAUST PIPE HOLDING HEAT SHIELD FOR WATER RAIL, WHEN ASSISTING MECHANIC, WHO WAS SITTING ON EXHAUST FLEX PIPE SLIPPED, CAUSING FLEX PIP E TO CUT LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
STANDING ON DITCH SIDE SLOPE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF STRAINING A LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE