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EMPL WALKING ON CATWALK ON BELT WHEN EMPL SLIPPED & FELL. GRABBED HANDRAIL TO BREAK FALL AND LANDED ON LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE CATWALK FROM TOP OF COAL SILO AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
4 MEN INSTALLING SHELVES AND THE LOAD SHIFTED TO I.NAME SIDE.
EMPL WAS CHANGING SCREEN PANEL ON DOUBLE DECK SCREEN. WHILE CLIMB ING OUT OF SCREEN FROM LOWER DECK RIGHT KNEE POPPED OUT.
WHILE PULLING ON A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET TO LOOSEN A BOLT, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. FELT STIFF AND SORE BY END OF SHIFT.
WHILE DESCENDING STEPS AT THE TRUCK AUGER SAMPLER, EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING LOWER AREA OF BACK AND BUTTOCKS ON STEPS.
WHILE LIFTING A SAMPLE CAN, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPL IN PELLETIZER APPLYING ROCK DUST TO SURFACES OF SLIDER BELT & DRIVE ROLLER TO IMPROVE FRICTION TO BELT WOULDNT SLIP.THIS REQUIRED TWISTING AND TURNING MANUVERS.EMPL DIDNT SLIP,TRIP OR FAL L.PRIOR TO THIS,DROPPED 50 LB DUST BAG AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN SMALL OF LOWER BACK.
HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CLEANING ALL EXTRA MATERIAL OFF THE 6TH FLOOR AT THE WET PLANT. HE SAID WHEN HE WENT TO LIFT PIPE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EMP INSTALL TOP COVERS ON CONVEY WERE REAR MIS PLACED COVERS HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF AN INSTALLED COVER IN COVEY. L FT COME IN CONTACT WITH TOP OF FLIGHT ANKLE TURNED WITH LOUD CRACK.
INJURED EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHIE SWEEPING FLOOR WITH BROOM.
INJURED WAS USING CRANE TO RAISE STEEL PLATE 1/4"X52"X72". PLATE SLID TOWARD EMPL. HE ATTEMPTED TO BACK AWAY AS PLATE CAME TOWARD HIM & FELL STRIKING BACK ON FLOOR.
THE EMP TELEPHO3ED ON 11 17 87 AND STATED THAT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING COAL AT THE PELLETIZER
THE INJURED WAS3UNPLUGGING A FEEDER AT T HE BOTTOM OF A SILO. THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE FOURTH WRUNG OF A LADDER POKING AT THE FEEDERS WITH A PIECE OF PIPE. THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND JUMPED ON 7HE CEMENT FLOOR. THE INJURED STATED HE HURT HIS BACK & NECK WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS FEET.
MANUALLY MOVING3STEEL ANGLE MACHINE BASE THROUGH PLANT ON DOLLY. WHILE TURNING BASE AROUND ROTATING-STEEL ANGLE PINCHED INJ HAND BETWEEN BSE AND 18'' DIA VERTICAL IPE RUNNING THOUGH PLANT.
THE INJURED WAS3TRYING TO REPAIR A GARAGE DOOR WHILE LOOSENING A COUNTER TENSION SPRING ASSEMBLY HE INJURED A TENDON ON HIS LITTLE FINGER THE INJURED PLACED HIS HAND ON THE SPRING ASSEMBLY WHI LE HE WAS REACH3NG FOR A WRENCH THE SPRING ASSEMBLY THAT WAS PARTIALLY LOOSE RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 INSTALLING 2" DIAMETER CONDUIT. THE CONDUIT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP, FELL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM AGAINST THE UNIT NO. 328 JOG BUTTON NAMETAG.
THE INJURED WAS3ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE IMPELLERS ON A HIGH SPEED SHEAR TAPE WAS TO BE PLACED OVER SHARP EDGES OF BLADES WHILE REACHING INTO THE BLADES TO PLACE TAPE HIS HANDS CONTACTED SHARP EDGES CUTTING 7WO FINGERS
THE INJURED LIF7ING A BOX OF GREASE CARTRIDGES FROM OFF A SHELF. THE CARTON SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
INJURED STATES 7HAT HE T WISTED HIS KNEE WHILE WALKING DOWN A SET OF STEPS AT #2 BELT THE INJURED DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 062587
INJ POSITIONING3TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON CMI.WHILE GETTING INTO POSITION HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS3WALKING DOWN A STAIRWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
THE INJURED WAS3USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT. THE BOLT WAS ONE OF SEVERAL BEING TIGHTENED. WHILE TIGHTENING THE BOLT WRENCH, SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW.
I NAME WAS GETT3NG OFF SCAFFOLD THAT WAS LOCATED IN SHOP AREA OF PREP. PLANT.THE SCAFFOLD WAS 3 FT. OFF THE FLOOR.I NAME WAS SITTING ON THE SCAFFOLD,WHEN HE PUSHED HIMSELF OFF THE SCAFFORD HIS HIS LEFT HAND B9NT BACK(FRACTURED WRIST)9
THE INJURED WAS3LIFTING A COAL SAMPLE BAG 75LB APPROX. WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN.
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING A HEATER IN THE SCALE BUILDING A HOLE HAD TO BE PROVIDED TO ENTER A CONDUIT THROUGH A BLOCK WALL A 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER WAS USED TO STRIKE A 2 IN PIECE OF IRON PIPE THE HAMMER GLANCED3OFF OF PIPE STRIKING HIS RT KNEE
INJ REPLACING 10'' 45 DEGREE PVC ELBOW ON RETURN LINE TO SUMP.INJ SUPPORTING ELBOW WITH KNEE.WHILE HOLDING ELBOW AND TIGHTENING CLAMPS,HE TWISTED KNEE.INJURED DIDNT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 8-28-86
THE INJURED SLI1PED IN MUD CAUSING HIM T O LOOSE
THE INJURED WAS3CARRYING AN OXYGEN TANK FROM THE SUN DECK FLOOR TO THE BREAKER SFLOOR. WHILE LIFTING THE TANK UP A STAIRWAY HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER INJURED DID NOT MISS ANY WOR K UNTIL 4-18-863WHEN HE UNDERWENT AN OPERATION TO CORRECT THE PULLED MUSCLE.
A PUMP WAS BEIN1 MOVED TO THE CENTER OF A POND, I NAME WAS STANDING ON THE BANK PULLING THE PUMP WITH A JABCO CORD ROPE. THE ROPE BROKE CAUSING HIMN TO FALL HE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS FRACTURED DURING THE FAL5.
THE INJURED WAS3TAKING A COAL SAMPLE. I,NAME WAS USING A SHOVEL TO COLLECT THE SAMPLE AS THE TRUCK DUMPED ITS LOAD. A BOARD APPROX. 2"X10"X8' FELL FROM THE TAIL GATE STRIKING THE INJURED PERSO N ON THE THUMB.3
A MOBILE SCAFFO5D PLATFORM ADJUSTED 75" OFF THE FLOOR WAS BEING USED. A 4" X 20" STEEL PIPE THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED WAS PLACED ON A 27 1/2"X71 1/2"X1/2" PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHICH SERVED AS THE P LATFORM FLOOR. 7HE PLACING OFTHE STEEL PIPE ON THE PLATFORM APPRENTLY JARRED THE PLYWOOD OUT OF THE CHANNEL SUPPORT. WHEN I,NAME PLACED HIS WEIGHT ON THE PLYWOOD, HE AND THE PLYWOOD FELL THRO
THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE GOING TO LIFT A METAL PLATE INTO A HIGHLIFT SCOOP BUCKET. WHENEVER BOTH EMPLOYEES FLIPPED THE PLATE INTO BUCKET IT KICKED OUT STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE STEEL PLATE WAS APPROX 3\X3\X5/8" THICK.
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A SMALL PORTABLE HOIST. WHILE LIFTING INJURED FELT PAIN IN GROIN.
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING A ROCK CHUTE. A METAL LID COVER USED TO COVER THE CHUTE WAS LAID BACK. NORMALLY THE LID COVER STAYED IN POSITION. HOWEVER A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW THE LID COVER SHUT . THE LID COVER STRUCK THE INJUREDS RIGHT HAND.
EMPL TIGHTENING LOOSE BOLTS ON GUARD WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE STRUCK FINGERS ON SHARP EDGE-AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER NAIL.
I.NAME WAS HANGING LIGHTS ON STEEL STRUCTURE ABOVE SILO, WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL, INJURING HEAD, BROKEN LEFT WRIST & ELBOW, STITCHES IN MOUTH
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS SAMPLING COAL AT TRUCK DRUMP HE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT POSSIBLY COAL DUST IN HIS RT EYE
USING UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN SAMPLE BAGS CONTAINING DRILL CORES,KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
THE EMP STATED THAT AS HE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE BELT HIS SHOVEL STRUCK A BOTTOM RETURN ROLLER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE BELT FRAME WORK
EMP STATES THAT AS HE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON WATER JUG ONTO THE WATER COOLER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT LEG
THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS MOVING A MOTOR AND A PEED REDUCER ON A CART THE CART TIPPED ON ITS SIDE AND AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE CART TO SET IT UPRIGHT THE CART STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT BE HIND THE STEEL TOE INJURING HIS RIGHT GREAT TOE
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP A PC OF STEEL WITH ROPE AND PULLEY ROPE BROKE AND HE FELL ON HIS RT ARM WENT TO DOC AND HE SAID HE JUST SPRAINED IT-TO SOAK IT & STAY OFF WORK FOR 2 WKS AT THT TIME IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE ACCIDENT BUT IT KEPT BOTHERING HIM SO HE WENT TO ANOTHER DOC AND HE SAID HE HAD A TORN MUSCLE AND HE OPERATED ON HIM AT LATROBE HOSPITAL ON JULY 28 1983