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WHEN THE MECHANIC HELD PARTS FROM EQUIPMENT IN HIS HANDS, TO INSTALL ON EQUIPMENT, HE COULD NOT HOLD ON TO THE PARTS, HE SAID HE DROPPED THE PARTS AFTER HOLDING ONTO THEM FOR AWHILE, HIS HANDS GOT NUMB.
INJ OPERATING BULLDOZER ON STEEP SLOPE AT STRIP MINE BACKDRAGGING WITH DOZER.IT RAN OVER LARGE ROCK JARRING MACHINE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNECK.
MECHANIC WAS IN8TALLING A HOIST JACK ON A BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE TRACK AND FELL ON HIS BACK ON THE PUSH ARM INJURING HIS BACK
EMPL SERVICING 6ULLDOZER RAISED FLOOR SECTION TO GET TO FILTER COMPARTMENT TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION FILTER.OPERATOR HELPER BUMPED FLOOR SECTION IT FELL KNOCKING HARD HAT OFF HEAD AND HITTING HI M ON RIGHT SIDE3OF HEAD CUTTING HIS HEAD.
EMPOYEE WAS SHO5ELING DIRT INTO THE SHOT HOLES AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ACROSS THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE DAY THEN WENT HOME.
EMPLOYEE WAS TI9ING A KNOT IN A STEEL CABLE & ONE END OF THE CABLE CAME LOOSE & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING TRANSMISSION CASE BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND MECHANIC FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE TRANSMISSION
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A STARTER ON 773 #7 ROCK TRUCK,REMOVING THE STARTER,IT SLIPED FROM HIS HANDS AND PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE STEERING ARM.
OPERATOR AND TH9 WELDER WERE REPLACING THE RIPPER TOOTH,AND REMOVING THE PIN FROM THE RIPPER TOOTH.THE OPERATOR OF THE BULLDOZER SWUNG THE SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE PIN AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLE W OFF OF THE RI1PER TOOTH AND ENTERED HIS LEFT THIGH.
OP OF ROCK TRUC5 WAS HELPING MECHANIC REMOVE THE HOIST JACK FROM THE R OCK TRUCK WHEN THE OP REMOVED THE LAST BOLT THE JACK SHIFTED PINNING HIS ELFT HAND BETWEEN THE JACK & THE FRAME OF T HE TRUCK. BRUISIN1 HIS LEFT HAND.
EMP WALKED BACK3TO THE END OF THE PICKING TABLE TO WAIT FOR A SIGNAL FROM THE FOREMAN TO SHUT THE PLANT DOWN, HE TURNED AROUND AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE PICKING TABLE CAUSING A CUT IN HIS LEFT3EYEBROW REQUIRING STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING THE LADDER ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK MY WET FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNG & I BUMPED MY LEFT LEG ON THE STEP CAUSING SERIOUS BRUSHBURN & BRUISED THE FIRST MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS O N 100686 3
INJ INSTALLING 3EW TOOTH ON LOADER BUCKET 980 #8 WAS HAMMERING ON PIN.SPRAHL OF METAL HAD BROKEN OFF OF PIN AND ENTERED HIS LEFT UPPER BICEP ARM
INJURED WAS DRI5LING WITH A DAVEY DRILL THE DRILL WAS IN A POSITION LEANING TOWARD THE FRONT END O F THE DRILL HE PULLED ON THE CALLI BAR TOP PULL IT AWAY FROM THE BRACKET IT SETS IN - FELTOR PAIN IN MY LOW9R RIGHT ABDOMEN.
INJURED WAS STA3DING UP PICKING ROCK FROM THE PICKING COAL TABLE & BLACKED OUT & FELL TO THE FLOOR INJURING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS USI3G A I NAME ON A BELT THAT WAS PLACED IN A VISE-HE PLACED THE SOCKET AND RATCHET ON THE THREAD HIM ANDTHE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE HIM AND FELL DOWN ON THE BUMBER OF THE TRUCK HE TRIED TO CA7CH THE SOCKET AND WRENCH AND GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND BUMPER.
INJURED WAS REM2VING THE BOOM OFF OF 992 C AT 138 JOB AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW CAUSING A BRUISED AREA.
INJURED WAS CLI4BING DOWN FROM THE BULLDOZER & HE STEPPED ON TO THE GROUND & STEPPED ONTO A ROCK & TWISTED HIS LEG & EFT HIP. THE FIRST DAY M ISSED WORK WAS 4-30-86.
INJURED WASREPA3RING AN OIL LEAK ON 945#2 LOADER-HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM MACHINE & HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED & GOT CAUGHT IN A BRACKET ON THE LADDER & HIS RT FOOT WENT DOWNON THE GROUND CA USING BRUISED &3PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT HIP & LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS HEL1ING PULL A D E EP WELL PUMP OUT OF THE WELL HE WAS KNEELING ON THE GROUND & ON THE WELL CASING & FELT A PAIN IN HIS R KNEE, THE FIRST LOST DAY WAS 4-7-86
INJURED WAS HEL1ING A WELDER INSTALL A CARRIER ROLLER WHICH FOT HUNG UP ON THE STAND. THE WELDER WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET IT LOOSE & A SPRAWL CAME OFF THE ROLLER & STRUCK THE INJUREDS RIGHT AHND BET4EEN THE RING & MIDDLE FINGER.
WHILE STANDING ON THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER PUTTING IN FUEL HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
SURVEYING AND WALKING THRU BRUSH ,STICK WENT BEHIND GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
PULLING A WATER PUMP FROM A DEEP WELL AND FELT A PULLING IN HIS BACK.
CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTING OFF BELT AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.
WHILE FUELING TRUCK HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN HE FELL HIS FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE RAILING AND HE PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LEG AND BRUISED HIS KNEE.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRIME A 6 IN PUMP MOTOR BY BLOWING AND SUCKING ON FUEL LINE AND HE SWALLOWED FUEL
EMP CLIMBING DOWN FROM DOZER STEPPED ON PUSH ARM HIS HEEL CAUGHT AND HE FELL FORWARD TO GROUND STRIKING HIS CHEST
EMPLOYEE CHECKING HYDRAULIC FAN. HAD SIDE PLATE COVER OPEN. IT DISLODGED & FELL STRKING RT HAND. THE ACCIDENT DI NOT INVOLVE.
EMPLOYEE REPLACING LIGHTS ON DOZER GLOBE BROKE LACERATING 3 FINGERS RT HAND THIS ACCIENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION OF RULES REGULATIONS MINE EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS JOB SKILLS MINER PROFICIENCY TRAINING ATTITUDE OR PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR DEVICES
WAS IN PROCESS OF FUELING UP HIS ROCK TRUCK WHEN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED LEFT EYE
D9 #64 WHICH WAS BEING OPERATED BY EMP BEGAN HEATING UP EMP STOPPED AND BEGAN TO LOOSEN RADIATOR CAP TO RELEASE PRESSURE THE CAP BLEW OFF CAUSING WATER BURNS TO FACE AND ARMS AND CHEST
INJURED WAS HOLDING WRENCH WHILE ROGER GEIST WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE NUTS SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT INJURED ON HAND. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION OF RULES & REGULATION S MINE EQUIPMENT OR SUYSTEM JOB SKILLS MINER PROFICIENCY, TRAINING ATTITUDE OR PROTECTIVE ITEM & DEVICES.
INJURED WAS WALKING THROUGH DRAGLINE AT D13-0. PIT THE OPERATOR SWUNG BUCKET & CAUSING DRAG TO MOVE SLIGHTLY, INJURED STUMBLED & SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR & FELL.
INJURED WAS SPREADING TOP SOIL ON HILLSIDE AT 014-0 PIT. HE WAS PROCEEDING SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE HILL & MADE A RIGHT DOWNGRADE TURN. AS HE MADE THE TURN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DROPPED OVER EDGE O F ROAD CAUSING ROLLOVER. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE VIOLATION OF RULES & REGULATIONS.
INJURED WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON UPGRADE WHEN IT LOST POWER DRIFTED BACKWARDS HE THEN STEERED LEFT REAR OF TRUCK INTO BANK TRUCK OVERTURNED ONTO SIDE
INJURED WAS USING CUTTIANG TORCH ON BEARING CAP OF D9 #57 AT 033 PIT. SPARKS FLEW AND BURNED INSIDE OF LEFT EAR. INJURED WAS WEARING GOGGLES.
INJURED WAS GETTING DOWN FROM ROCK TRUCK - MISSED BOTTOM STEP - FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIPS