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THE HOIST CABLE BROKE FROM THE BUCKET AND IT CAME BACK DOWN THE BOOM AND HIT THE FRONT OF THE OPERATORS CAB. IT BROKE THE GLASS AND CAME INTO THE CAB AND HIT THE OPERATOR ON HIS ARM, CHEST AND ABDOMINAL AREA AND BOTH LEGS.

3 PEOPLE WERE CHANGING DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE UNIT 1001 ONE OF THE CABLES ENDS GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CABLE DRUM & MACHINE WALL WHEN THEY PULLED ON THE CABLE WITH A LOADER IT CAME LOOSE SUDDEN LY HITTING EE IN THE LEFT LEG

WHILE WORKING I THE SUMP TANK OF N. DIESTER, THE WELDER, INJURED WAS IN TIGHT SPOT. WHEN HE MOVED HE PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS NECK.

A DESK WAS BEING RELOCATED IN THE OFFICE. EE WAS ASSISTING IN LOWERING THE DESK INTO THE OFFICE AND WHEN THE DESK WAS LOWERED TO HIM HE TWISTED AND A SNAP WAS HEARD BY ALL PARTIES. EE WASN'T A BLE TO LIFT HIS ARM WITHOUT PAIN.

EMPL MOVING TIMBERS AND STEPPED WRONG AND LOST HIS BALANCE.

ON MARCH 2, 1990 AT ABOUT 3:00 P.M. HE WAS HELPING IN THE REPAIR OF A HYDRAULIC JACK. THE MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A NUT WITH A POWER GUN AND HE WAS HOLDING THE JACK ON THE OTHER END . THE JACK TURNED AND SMASHED HIS INDEX FINGER CUTTING A PIECE OF THE TIP OF HIS FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPL WAS CHECKING WATER IN RADIATOR OF MACHINE THAT WAS RUNNING HOT. HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE CAP WITH FOOT & CAP BLEW OFF. WHEN HE JUMPED BACK TO GET OUT OF WAY OF CAP & HOT WATER HE MISSED ST EP ON DOZER & FELL FROM SIDE OF DOZER.

EE WAS CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON THE DRAGLINE. WHEN HE HIT THE TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS IN PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY FOUND A LACERATION OF THE EYE.

SUBJECT SLIPPED ON CATWALK OF DRAGLINE AND FELL TO THE GROUND 12 FEET LANDING ON ROCKS AND UNEVEN GROUND. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

WHILE OPERATOR OF TRUCK WAS WAITING FOR THE LOADER OPERATOR TO LOAD HIS TRUCK THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS BACKING AWAY AFTE R DUMPTING LOAD IN THE TRUCK THE BUKCET LIP HIT THE BED OF HAUL UNIT AND JARRED THE TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK OPERATOR TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL OFF THE SIDE OF THE CAT WALK THERE WAS NO DA

EMPL ATTEMPTED AND DID LIFT AN AIR CONDITIONER UP ABOUT 5' OFF THE GROUND TO SET IT INTO ITS FRAME WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM ANYONE ELSE THEREFORE STRAINING HIS BACK IN THE UPPER PART

LEFT HAND WAS CUAGHT BETWEEN BUMPER RAIL OF DUMP TRUCK & MIRROR RAIL OF ANOTHER DUMP TRUCK BREAKING HAND.

HE AND TWO OTHER MEN WERE OPENING THE DISCHARGE CHUTE FROM THE NORTH DIESTER. AFTER LIFTING THE TOP CHUTE WITH A CHERRY PICKER THEY HOOKED A CHAIN TO THE BATTEN ONE. AS THEY STARTED TO LIFT IT THE CHUTE CAUGHT AND WOULD NOT RAISE ANY MORE. HE HAD THE OPERATOR LOWER THE CHUTE BUT IT DID NOT MOVE. HE PUT HIS HEAD NEXT TO THE CHUTE TO SEE WHAT WAS KEEPING IT FROM RAISING. THE CHUTE SU

THE OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE OPERATORS CAB TO CLIMB DOWN THE STEPS AND HE LOST CONTROL AND SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS.HE TRIED TO HOLD ON TO THE RAILING BUT HIS WEIGHT FORCED HIM OVER TH E RAIL AND HE FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS.HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 14 TO 16 FT.HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SIDE HURTING HIS ELBOW,HIP AND LOWER ABCK.

I WAS REPLACING3POINTS ON ADRAGLINE BUCKET AND WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE THE POINTS APIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND CUT MY LEG.IT WOULDN'T STOP BLEEDING SO (NAME)SENT ME TO THE DOCTO R. 3

HE WAS WORKING 3N THE HAMBOLT WHILE STANDING ON A SCREEN PLATFORM. PLATFORM WAS EVIDENTLY NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY AND IT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO THE CHUTE.

THE INJURED WEN7 TO THE UPSTAIRS STORAGE AREA TO GET A HYDRAULIC HOSE FOR A MECHANIC.THE HOSE WAS ONA HIGH SHELF OUT OF HIS REACH.HE STEPPED ON ONE OF THE LOWER SHELVES TO REACH FOR IT.HE JUMP ED DOWN FROM TH9 SHELF,LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

I WAS ASSISTING3IN RESOCKETING A DRAG CABLE WHEN THE CABLE SLIPPED,WENT OUT OF THE SOCKET AND PULLED MY HAND AGAINST THE STEEL SOCKET AND CUT THE SKIN AROUND MY THUMB AND BADLY BRUISED MY RIGH T HAND. 3

REACHING BACK T2 REPLACE SAFETY PIN ON DRAG BRAKES -RUBBED RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST BRAKE DRUM,CUT MYSELF ON SHARP STEEL EDGE.

ANOTHER WELDER 8HOWING HOW TO USE AUTOMATIC WELDER AS I. STOOD NEXT TO HIM.WHEN HE FINISHED PASS,TURNED TO PUT GUN DOWN AND HIT ME WITH HOT TIP ON RIGHT THIGH.

I WAS TAKING A 6REAKER BAR OUT OF A PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE USING A CHERRY PICKER.WHILE THE CHERRY PICKER WAS REELING UP THE BAR,IGOT MY HAND CAUGHT IN THE CABLE AND THE PULLEY AON THE CHERRY PI CKER. 3

I WAS CLIMBING 7HE LADDER ON THE DRAGLINE.MY FOTSLIPPED FROM THE SECOND STEP AND I FELL TO THE GROUND AND CUT MY LEFT SHIN AND BRUISED MY KNEE.

I WAS CHANGING 2AMMER BARS ON A PORTABLE CRUSHER WHILE STRIKING THE HAMMER BAR WITH A 20 LB HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO MY LEFT EYE

I WAS CHANGING 5 SCREEN IN THE ALIS CHALMERS SHAKER AND OPERATING A HOIST WHEN THE HOOK THAT HOLDS THE HOIST BROKE FROM THE MAIN BODY OF HOIST THE HOIST FELL HITTING ME ON THE RT HAND WHICH W AS RESTING ON A3SPRAY BAR

I WAS APPROX 123FT OFF THE GROUND ON THE BOOM OF A CRANE CHANGING THE HOIST CABLE THE CABLE SLIPPED AND PUSHED ME OFF THE BOOM I FELL TO THE GROUND AND STRUCK MY BACK AND MY RT ELBOW

I WAS PUTTING T2OLS AWAY IN TOOL BOX A DRAG WEDGE FELL OUT OF THE BOX ONTO MY RT BIG TOE WEIGHT 30 LBS

I WAS LOOKING F2R JUMPER CABLES ON SHELF I REACHED UP TO GET THE CABLES AND I PULLED ON THEM TO GET THEM DOWN AND A PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS ON THE SHELF FELLDOWN ONTO MY RT FOOT

WALKING TOWARD 4ELDING TRUCK STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTED RT FOOT