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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q2 | 2,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 6,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 16,774 | 6 | 1 | 357.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 15,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 20,038 | 2 | 2 | 99.8 |
| 2001 Q4 | 20,671 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 24,601 | 1 | 0 | 40.6 |
WHILE HELPING TO REPR. THE FINAL DRIVE ONT HE 245 CAT EXCAVATOR 393 RICH STEPPED FROM THE COUNTER WEIGHT TO THE CATWALK. SLIPPING ON SOME ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE FELL APPROX. 5 FT. LAND ING ON HIS BACK. IT WAS SNOW COVER, SOME ICE ANDFROZEN MUD.
WHILE TRIMMING A WIPER BELT ON THE COAL SCREENER#840 THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER. GOT 3 SUTURES.
EE WAS INSTALLING A REAR IDLER ON A D5 LGP CATERPILLAR BULLDOZER (MACHINE #712), WHEN A PIECE OF DIRT BLEW OR FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT, RETURNED TO HIS HOME THEN WENT TO THE DOCTORS. SITE CONDITIONS WERE DRY, WINDY & SUNNY.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING THE HAND-BAR SEAL ONA DOZER. ONE DECIDED TO USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN OFF THE TRACK FRAME. HE FAILED TO TELL THE OTHER TO MOVE AND AS DIRT WAS BEING BLOWN OFF THE TRUCK FRAME THE OTHER EMPLOYEE JUMPED STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE DOZER FENDER, SPRAINING HIS NECK
EE WAS STARTING TO SERVICE HIS ASSIGNED MACHINE, A CATERPILLAR 6578 SCRAPER TRACTOR (MACHINE #123). WHILE GOING TO THE OIL SUPPLY (WALKING ON THE GROUND), EE LOST HIS FOOTING (SLIPPED) AND FEL L ONTO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT THIGH, RIGHT SHIN, RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM. SITE CONDITIONS WERE WARM, WET GROUND CONDITIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER EE REPAIR LIGHTS ON A D11M BULLDOZER (MACHINE #743) WHILE DISMOUNTING, HE JUMPED FROM THE TRACK, WHEN HE LANDED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE, SITE CONDITIONS WERE DARK IN THE MID 40S.
EE WAS OPERATING HIS BULLDOZER. HE WAS RIPPING OVERBURDEN WHEN THE BULLDOZER SLIPPED OFF A LARGE ROCK & DROPPED SEVERAL FEET, JARRING HIS NECK & SHOULDERS. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO HIS ASSIGNED D11N BULLDOZER (MACHINE #545) AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT. HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP ON THE PUSHARM, STRIKING HIS RIBS ON THE TILT CYLINDER. SITE CONDITIONS W ERE SUNNY, MUDDY, MID 30'S.
WHILE EXITING THE D11N DOZER MACHINE 597 EE REACHED FOR SUPPORT AND SLIPPED HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND ONT HE DOZER. IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE ANYTHING WHEN IF HAPPENED BUT IT CONTINUED TO SWELL AND CAU SING MORE PAIN. ON 12-1-00 BONE IN HIS RIGHT HAND SITE CONDITIONS WERE COOL AND SUNNY.
EE WAS LOOSENING THE BOLTS ON A D11 FINAL DRIVE WITH AN AIR WRENCH WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT HAND. DR DETERMINED HE HAD A SPRAIN AND CARPAL TUNNEL WHICH IS RELATIVE TO HIS JOB AS A MECHANIC WHICH INVOLVES REPETETIVE MOTION. HE RETURNED TO WORK 8/29/00. OPERATION WAS SCHEDULED 11/22/00 & HE WORKED HIS SHIFTS UNTIL THIS DATE. THIS MATTER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION 12/20/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLER D11N DOZER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE BACK SPASMS IN HIS LOWER BACK. SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TWO WAY RADIO.
EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC PREPARE THE D11N TO WELD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HARD BAR. EE RAISED THE DOZER UP IN ORDER TO CRIB UP THE TRACK FRAME. WHILE DISMOUNTING THE DOZER CAB, FROM THE LEFT S IDE, EE SLIPPED, FALLING ONTO THE TRACK FRAME, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE TILT CYLINDER, SUFFERING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD. THE SITE CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY, TEMP. OF 25 DEGREES, GROUND FROZEN.