Shade No 3 Coal

INJURED ADN A MECHANIC WERE LIFTING ATUMBLER SHAFT WEIGHT APPROX 200-250 LBS FROMT HE GROUND UP ONTO A TRUCK BED. HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE HAD HURT HIMSELF UNTIL ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WHEN HE START ED FEELING A TIGHTNESS BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. THE PAIN CONTINUALLY GREW WORSE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEDEND AND WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON TUESDAY HE WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM HIS TASKS AND HE AHD

EE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE STRAIN ACTUALLY OCCURRED HE HAD CUT FIVE 1 5/8 INCH X 42 FT CABLES AND HAD TO DRAG THEM TOGETHER TO HOOK TO HIS TRUCK TO MOVE THEM. LATER IN THE DAY HE AND EE CHANGE D THE DRAG CHAINS ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET WHICH REQUIRED SOME LIFTING. HE DIDNOT REALIZE HE HAD HURT HIMSELF UNTIL LATER THAT EVENING.

9?514E AND OTHER REMOVING BOLTS FROM A ROLLER ON DOZER USING A SOCKET,BREAKER BAR AND CHEATER PIPE. THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE UNEXPECTEDLY SENDING A SHOCK THROUGH I.NAME RIGHT ARM. THEY WERE KNOCKE 40666 BALANCE AND BOTH EMPL FELL BACKWARDS. THE INJURY STRAINED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM RESULTED FROM THE SUDDEN JAR OF THE BREAKER BAR AND NOT THE FALL.

TWO MEN WERE CHANGING FAN BELTS ON THE 85 TON ROCK TRUCK. THEY GOT THE NEW BELTS ON AND EE FELT SOMETHING WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HE TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEE TO GO UP AND STARTED THE IT AND LET IT RU N AWHILE THINKING IT WOULD STRAIGHTEN ITSELF OUT. OTHER EMPLOYEE'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO START IT FAILED. AT THIS TIME, EE REACHED IN AND GRABBED TO BELT. OTHER EMPLOYEE, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE EE,

4 MEN INSTALLING SWING BRAKE ASSEMBLY IN DRAGLINE.HOOKED CRANE TO ASSEMBLY SHAFT TO RAISE IT INTO POSITION.2 MEN KNEELING BESIDE IT.ASSEMBLY 1'OFF GROUND WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF SHAFT LANDING ON O NE MANS KNEE.BADLY BRUISED & SPRAINED.

TWO OMEN WERE WELDING A BUCKET ON THE FRONT END LOADER ALL DAY LONG ONE MAN BEGAN EXPERIENCING SYMP0TOMS OF WELDING FLASH LATER THAT EVENING HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ABOUT MIDNIGHT & THEY GAVE HIM EYE DROPS & PUT PATCHES OVER BOTH EYESFOR A DAY

DRAGLINE OPERATOR WAS WALKING FROM CAB TO ENGINE ROOM CATWALK WAS SLIPPERY FROM RAIN AS HE REACHED EDGE OF STEPS HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT ROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL DOWN STEPS AS HE STARTED TO FALL H E TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY GRABBING HANDRAIL & AS A RESULT PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK FALL WAS APPROX 51/2FT

THE WELDER WAS DOING SOME OVERHEAD WELDING ON THE ARCH OF THE DRAGLINE BUCKET. HE SAID HE WASNT SURE HOS OR WHEN IT HAPPENED, FUT A SLAG CHIP OR A PIECE OF STEEL MUST HAVE GONE BETWEEN HIS HA RD HAT AND HIS WELDING SHIELD INTO HIS EYE. LATER THAT EVENING HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD THE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED AND HAD TOA GET A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.

THE MECHANIC WAS BUSY TAKING THE MOTOR OUT OF THE 988 CAT LOADER FRONT END LOADER HE HAD CRAWLED UNDERNEATH TO LOOSEN SOME BOLTS THE BOLTS WERE RUSTY AND WHEN HE BROKE THEM LOOSE A PIECE OF R UST FELL IN HIS EYE

FIXING CHAIN USED FOR TOWING PURPOSES.HOLDING REPAIR LINK WITH RIGHT HAND,TRYING TO CLOSE LINK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER ON BED OF WELDING TRUCK.BROKE TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER AND NAIL HAD TO BE DRIL LED TO RELIEVE PRESSURE.