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EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SHOE ON BLOWBAR ON CRUSHER WHEN A HEAVY BAR FELL ON HIS FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE 972 BACKHOE & THE WI ND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS EYE (RIGHT)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 972 BACKHOE AND HE FELT SOMETHING BLOW IN HIS EYE.
AN EXTERIOR DOOR LEADING TO THE ELECTRICAL ROOM BROKE FROM ITS HINGES AS EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE ROOM. DOOR SPUN AROUND AND AS EMPLOYEE TURNED TO GET AWAY FROM IT, THE DOOR STARTED TO FALL A ND HIT HER IN THE BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES, NECK AND HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN THE TOGGLE SORT FELL OUT & STRUCK HIM IN THE SHOULDER, ARM & HAND.
WORKING ON MUSTANG SKID LOADER BUCKET. HITTING BUCKET PIN WITH HAMMER -HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT CONTROL ON LOADER CAUSING BUCKET TO FALL AND PIN ARM ON MACHINE.
MAN WAS HELPING REMOVE A SECTION OF WATER PIPE THE PIPE DROPPED DOWN AND STRUCK WORKER ON THE LEFT ARM.
MAN WAS HELPING TO INSTALL WATER LINES ON THE PLANT. A PIECE OF PIPE FELL ON WORKERS FINGER MASHING IT BETWEEN TWO PIERES OF PIPE.
MAN WAS WORKING ON PLATFORM ON LAKE WORKING ON FLOATING WATER PUMPS THERE IS A SMALL OPENING FOR THE WATER LINE TO GO THRU TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE WATER FOOT SLIPPED THRU OPENING
10241LL PORTION OF THE FLOORING IN THE TRAILER THAT FILTERS ARE STORED IN HAD DETERIORATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER AS EMPLOYEE WALKED ACROS S THE FLOOR IT GAVEWAY & HIS RT FOOT WENT THRU T 85063OORING
EMPL PUTTING DRIVE BELTS ON CRUSHER MOTOR WHEN EMPL BENT DOWN TO THE MOTOR,PIECE OF BELT LAYING ON MOTOR STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT EYE.
TAKING BREAK FROM OPER BACKHOE WALKING AROUND PILE SLUFFED OFF KNOCKING FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM COVERING HIM TO WAIST HURT L HIP]
ANOTHER EE WAS SUPPORTING A SHAFT ON TAIL PULLY OF SAND STACKER EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE BEARING ON SHAFT BEARING SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER WOUND NEEDED 12 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
ON APRIL 26TH, 1990, EE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE REPORTED IT TO THE PLANT SUPERVISOR, BUT NOT GO TO DOCTOR. IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM SOMEWHAT, UNTIL OCT. 13TH, 1990. HE DEVELOPED WATER ON THE KN EE AND WENT TO A DOCTOR. DOCTOR PUT HIM ON CRUTCHES.
RAN UP A 35 DEGREE CONVEYOR TO CATCH PIECE OF IRON AND PULLED LEG MUSCLE.
BACKING UP TO DUMP MATERIAL IT WENT OBER EDGE OF PILE FLIPPED OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN, 35 FT TALL PILE
BENDING OVER CLEANING OUT 3' CONE CRUSHER AND ROCK FELL OUT OF BIN ABOVE, STRIKING HEAD AT BASE OF HARD HAT. RECEIVED CONCUSSION.
WORKING WITH COWORKER FITTING STEEL BY PRYING TWO PIECES TOGETHER. CROWBAR SLIPPED & STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
WHILE DESCENDING CAT 988-B FRONT END LOADER, HE SLIPPED ON ICY TOP RUNG OF LADDER, AND FELL APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FEET TO GROUND, LANDING ON RIGHT FOOT.
WAS GETTING OUT OF FRONT END LOADER TO CHECK OIL LEAK,AND MISSED LAST STEP.LANDED ON SIDE OF LEFT FOOT AND TWISTED BACK.THE PAIN WAS MINIMAL AT START,SO HE CONTINUED TO WORK.IT BECAME PROGRESS IVELY WORSE WHEN OPERATING THE LOADER,SO HE DID NOT WORK AFTER 09-29-89.
CLEANING MUD OUT OF HOPPER BINS WITH POKER BAR. BUMPED ELBOW INTO RUSTY STEEL. PIECE OF STEEL EMBEDDED INTO ELBOW CAUSING INFECTION TO SET IN. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL ARM SWELLED THEN WENT TO SEE DR ON 7/20/89. HE DID NOT REALIZE HOW SERIOUS INFECTION WAS & DID NOT REPORT IT RIGHT AWAY.
STANDING ON I-BEAM, REACHING DOWN INSIDE OF DUMP BOX. LIFTED OUT FROZEN MATERIAL, HURTING BACK AND RIGHT HIP.
CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A TORCH AND A PARTICLE FLAKED OFF AND HIT HIS LEFT EYE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND CAUSED IRRITAITION
IN WHEN PIECE OF IT BROKE OFF & LODGED IN RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A STEEL BEAM.
HE WAS WORKING 6NDER THE HAUL OUT TRUCK REPAIRING A HOSE.HE WENT TO RAISE UP AND HIT HIS HEAD.FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED,THEN HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE FOUR STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOS E THE WOUND. 3
I NAME WAS CARR2ING A PIECE OF HEAVY STEEL (WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE) TO TOP FLOOR OF THE PLANT.
HOIST CABLE ON MARION DRAGLINE BROKE. FALLING CABLE STRUCK OPERATOR IN CAB OF RIG.
PLANT STRUCTURE WAS BEING DISMANTLED; INCIDENT THERETO A METAL STAIRWAY, APPROX. 15 FT IN LENGTH, WAS BEING HOISTED WITH BRIDLE CHAINS. AFTER REMOVING THE STAIRWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE AND WHEN PLANCING IT ON THE GROUND, UPON THE STAIRWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE BRIDLE CHAINS RELEASED AND STAIRWAY TOPPLED STRIKING EMPLOYEE.