Apparently the victim attempted to install drill steel with the mast vertical and the drill head rotating. The victim became entangled in the rotating drill steel when the steel cross threaded in the drill collar.
LOADER OPERATOR OTHER INFORMED HIS FOREMAN, EE THAT HIS LOADER HAD AN OIL LEAK. EE TOLD OTHER THAT HE COULDN'T FIND THE LEAK, CLIMBED DOWN, WENT TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK FOR A FLASHLIGHT, RETURNED, & CLIMBED UNDER THE LOADER TO LOOK FOR LEAK. OTHER THINKING THEY WERE DONE, CLOSED THE COWLING, GET INTO THE CAB, AND PUT THE LOADER IN REVERSE. EE HEARING THE BACKUP ALARM, UNSUCESSFULLY TRI
While greasing belt on wash plant, ladder gave way and ee fell to the ground hitting his elbow.
Repetitive Movement operating equipment (loader). Accumulative trauma over time, 37 years as loader operator. No lost time until surgery.
Repetitive movement of operating equipment, accumulative trauma over time. No lost time until 7-05-06 when he had surgery.
Stepped off ladder to ground while doing maintenance.
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, SCRAPING HIS BACK AGAINST THE EQUIPMENT.
Cleaning his window on drill, tripped on tracks, and hit his right elbow on tracks.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CONVEYER WHEN A 1 1/2 INCH SQUARE TUBING FELL AND HIT EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF LADDER AND MISSED LAST STEP FALLING TO THE GROUND.
PRYING ON BEARING WITH CAT BAR, CAT BAR SLIPPED, A SLIVER OF METAL WENT INTO THE EYE.
TOO MUCH ROCK IN BUCKET, SHOOK BUCKET TO REMOVE EXCESS ROCK; 1 8""-10"" ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF BUCKET AND HIT AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD. MINUTE PARTICLES OF GLASS WENT INTO HIS EYE.
CHANGING TUBE OF GREASE IN GRASE GUN. METAL RIN ON TUBE CUT HIS FINGER.
HE WAS ENTERING FRONT OF SKID LOADER, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE STRUCK HIS ARM ON SHARP OBJECT ON ROLL OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE OF MACHINE.
WHILE USING A COME-ALONG, ON A TAIL PULLEY SECTION, THE COME-ALONG STRIPPED A TOOTH CAUSING THE HANDLE TO HIS HIS ARM WHERE THE ELBOW BENDS.