Retsof Screening/Bagging Facility: 2 recorded fatalities Metal/Non-Metal

WHILE SHOVELING WET SALT EMPLOYEE STRAINED AMUSCLE IN THE RIGHT LOWER GROIN.

IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A BOLT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH, THE BOLT BROKE AND THE HANDLE OF THE BREAKER BAR RELEASED AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING TWO TEETH.

MAINTENANCE EE WAS MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO BAGGINGMACHINE AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND BEND PULLEY, FRACTURING FINGER.

EE WAS FAVORING LEFT HIP DUE TO PREVIOUS INJURY YEARS AGO CAUSING RT LEG TO SLIP ON GRAVEL, HYPEREXTENDED RT KNEE.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER HEAD CAUGHT EDGE OF GRATING. MOMENTUM CAUSED HAND TO HIT OBJECT BEING HAMMERED.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING CRANE AND SLIPPED AND HIT SHIN ON OUT RIGGER.

EE CLOSED FILE DRAWER ON THUMB. THUNG CUT, CONTUSION. HOLES DRILLED IN NAIL FOR DRAINAGE.

EE WAS PLACING A MECHANICAL HAMMER ON AN ELEVATOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STEPPED ON LOOSE STONE, SLIPPED, FELT PAIN IN BACK. PRESENTLY SEEING A CHIROPRACTER.

EE WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE UNDER AN OVERHEAD DOOR WHEN THE PULL CORD CAUGHT ON HIS VEHICLE, CAUSING DOOR TO COME DOWN. EE HIT DOOR WITH HIS HEAD. FOUR SUTURES OVER HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON THE GRILL OF AN LHD A METAL PARTICLE BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE REQUIRING REMOVAL BY DOCTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON BREAK HE AROSE FROM HIS CHAIR & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK & LATER NUMBNESS IN H IS LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD OF LOADER WHEN THE WIND BLEW OFF HIS HARD HAT HE REACHED FOR HAT LOSING HIS GRIP & BEGAN TO FALL GRABBED ONTO LADDER TO BREAK HIS FALL & STRAINED HIMSELF DIDNT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 05-16-95

EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARD CATCHING ANKLE ON A PALLET. FELL BACKWARDS, BREAKING HIS FALL WITH HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON AN UNDERCUTTER RAISING A TRACK-JACK. THE JACK HANDLE (PRY BAR) BROKE, SPRINGING UP AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE INTO THE SALT ROOF FOR A SURVEY POINT, WHEN SALT FELL INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.

WHILE BACKING UP A PICKUP TRUCK, EE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK BEHIND HIM AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK.

EE WAS DRIVING LOADER AND REACHED TO ADJUST A HEADLIGHT. HEADLIGHT WAS FUNCTIONING BUT HAD A BROKEN LENS. EE CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LENS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FLAT BED OF TRUCK REMOVING J HOOKS FROM ROOF TRUCK MOVED FORWARD & EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HIS SAFETY BELT FROM A HOOK WHEN SALT DUST WENT INTO HIS EYE DOCTOR WROTE A PRESCRIPTION

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING SALT WHEN HE BUMPED SOME FRAMEWORK OVERHEAD SALT DUST FELL & WENT INTO HIS EYE PRESCRIPTION WAS WRITTEN BY DOCTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS SCALING MACHINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED. EE STRUCK HAND ON ANGLE IRON.

EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK & FELT A "POP" IN HIS KNEE. DID NOT RECALL ANY SLIP, TRIP, FALL AND/OR IRREGULAR SURFACE ON THE FLOOR.

EE WAS HAND SCALING OFF OF MUCK PILES IN THE FACE. ENROUTE BETWEEN HEADINGS, HE ATTEMPTED TO DROP A SCALE. MORE SALT FELL THAN WAS ANTICIPATED, STRIKING EE ON LEFT HIP AND RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM A PICKING BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE AS HE TWISTED & LIFTED A LARGE ROCK THIS INJURY WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A CASE OF ARTHRITIS IT WAS NOT REPORTE D PROPERLY THUS THE DELAY

EE TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES AND USED SLLEVE TO WIPE HIS FACE. FELT SOMETHING IRRITATING HIS EYE. HAD TO GO TO THE DR TO GET METAL SPECK REMOVED. WORE PATCH FOR ONE DAY.

EE WAS WALKING IN MINE AND STEPPED IN A LOW AREA, TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIPPED BY UNDERCUTTER TRAILING CABLE THAT WAS BEING DRAGGED. HE BROKE HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

EE WAS CUTTING JACKET ON ELECTRICK CABLE. MOMENTUM OF FORCE CARRIED THE KNIFE ACROSS HIS WRIST.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH AS A PRY BAR IT SLIPPED STRIKING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE FACE ABOVE HIS LIP

EE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED, EE STRUCK KNUCKLES ON TRANSMISSION.

EE WAS WALKING IN MINE AND TRIPPED ON AN UNEVEN FLOOR CUT. SHE FELL INTO A MINE VEHICLE. HITTING NOSE AND UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING A LOT OF BENDING, GETTING UP AND DOWN, WHILE WELDING ON A CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A TRAILER WHE THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER SLIPPED OFF THE BALL OF THE HITCH LANDING ON HSI FOOT.

NAIL WAS STICKING OUT OF A CONCREWTE FLOOR IN A POORLY LIT AREA EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON NAIL

WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE AN EARTHQUAKE CAUSED GROUND FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN WATER FLOWING INTO THE MINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING A CLUTCH USING APRESSING TOOL. PART OF TOOL BROKE, STRIKINGEMPLOYEE IN LEFT FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP ON A CABLE CONNECTOR. IN TRYING TO REGRIP IT HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK FLUID IN RADIATOR OF LHD WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TANK WHICH HE WAS STANDING ON. HE THEN FELL INTO THE LHD.

EMPLOYEE & PARTNER WERE CHANGING BOOM LIFT CYLINDER ON A FACE DRILL. CYLINDER SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN IT & DRILL FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING LHD SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING OFF & FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON WRIST

CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SKIRT BOARD AT TAIL OF E-9 CONVEYORS NEXT TO STAMLER (WEST SIDE OF BELT). BOLTS AND WELDS WERE CUT FREE AND THREE SUPPORTS WERE LOOSE. THE FOURTH SUPPORT WAS STIL L TIGHT. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BAR THE FOURTH FREE. WHEN IT BECAME FREE, THE SKIRTBOARD FELL TO THE FLOOR, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CALF AND FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STEELWORK FRO TAKEUP JACK COVERS ON FEEDER/BREAKER FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN STEELWORK & FEEDER/BREAKER

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO REMOVE PLASTIC STRAP FROM A PALLET OF EMPTY SALT BAGS.

EE WAS PULLING/GUIDING A TUB FULL OF WASTE ROCK. HAND WAS PINNED BETWEEN TUB AND CONCRETE PILLAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SHEET OF TRANSITE PANEL WAS THROWN TO RT HAND HIT A BEAM WITH A 3/8IN BOLT PROJECTING FROM IT RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE WOUND

EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO POSITION AN LHD ENGINE TO MATE WITH A TORQUES CONVERTER BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN EAR.

EE WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF A PICKING BELT SHOULDER BECAME SORE.

NO PARTICULAR INCIDENT CAUSED INJURY. CUMMULATIVE STRAIN ON BACK. WENT TO DR ON 6-16-93. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 6-21-93 WAS FIRST DAY OFF BECAME A REPORTABLE ON 6-21-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING 80# BAGS AND HE AGGRAVATED A PRIOR BACK INJURY.

EMPLOYEE RECENTLY RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY AFTER HERNIA RECUPERATION, WAS LIFTING RAILCAR COVERS AND SETTING BRAKES. JOB STRESS OF TWO DAYS APPARENTLY CAUSED SHOULDER PROBLEM. DR PLACED EMPL OYEE OF RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WORKING AT LOADING STATION USED PALLET TO KEEP HIS FEET OFF OF COLD MET AL FLOOR CAUGHT HEEL WHILE STEPPING OFF PALLET WRENCHED BACK WHEN CATCHING BALANCE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED. HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE ENGINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MAN-CAGE HOIST OPERA TOR WAS DISTRACTED & BANGED CAGE INTO LANDING EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK DID NOT GO TO CHIROPRACTOR UNTIL 03-05-93 ;

EMPLOYEE NOTICED SORENESS IN SHOULDER. HE COULD NOT RECALL ANY INCIDENT THAT CAUSED IT.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FLOOR OF PROPANE FILLING SHED FELL TO GROUND & STRAINED BACK WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR & DID NOT INFORM SUPERVISOR

EE WAS DISLODGING A CHUNK OF SALT CAUGHT UNDER A MAGNET. THE MAGNET SWUNG AND PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SHAKER AND THE MAGNET.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING COVERS ON HOPPER RAILCARS. HE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE. COVERS WERE COVERED WITH HEAVY SNOW.

EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS HEAD IN LOW CLEARANCE AREA, STRAINED NECK. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 11-03-92.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A "GETMAN" VEHICLE WITH HIS HAND "INSIDE" THE STEERING UNIT. TIRE HIT A CHUNK OF SALT CAUSING WHEEL TO "WHIP", HITTING RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS STACKING 50 BAGS OF SALT ON A PALLET.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A RETURN IDLER ON A CONVEYER BELT. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEE'S DROPPED THE REPLACEMENT IDLER WHICH LANDED ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

EMPL ENTERING CAB OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND HIT HEAD ON CANOPY BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN A SURFACE BUILDING AND STEPPED ON A WET SPOT, SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS ARM ON A SHARP EDGE OF AN ELECTRICAL CABINET FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP FUEL WAGON TO C-19 TRACTOR. THE TONGUE OF THE WAGON WAS BEING LOWERED TO THE TRACTOR HITCH WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS RIGHT HAND. IN DOING SO EMPLOYEE PINCHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TRACTOR BALL (HITCH FRAME) AND WAGON TONGUE. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONE AT THE FUEL DUMP. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS BROKE AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

AFTER LIGHTING OXYACE. TORCH EMPLOYEE TURNED ON OXYGEN TO ADJUST FALME. TORCH WENT OUT. EMPLOYEE TURNE DOXYGEN OFF, THE ACETYLENE. EMPLOYEE HIT THE OXYGEN BYPASS LEVER ADN THE OXYGEN HOSE BLEW UP. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

I.NAME STRIPPING OVER-JACKET INSULATION OF POWER CABLE.CUT THROUGH THE INSULATION,KNIFE WENT THROUGH JACKET AND GLOVED HAND HOLDING THE CABLE.THUMB REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

PILING BAGS ON PALLET FELT PAIN BULGE IN R SIDE

EMPL OILING MACHINE WITH SMALL OIL CAN.MACHINE WAS RUNNING.OIL CAN WAS CAUGHT IN MOVING SHAFT AND SQUEEZED AGAINST FINGER CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.

EMPL STEPPING OFF LHD-11 AT BENCH.KNEE GAVE OUT WHEN WEIGHT WAS PUT ON IT.EMPL SAYS THIS IS OLD INJURY FROM A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN 15 YRS OLD.

CUTTING OUT BENT SECTION OF BOOM,GREASE HIDDEN INSIDE BOOM CAVITY IGNITED.WHEN EMPL TRIED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE,HOT GREASE SPLASHED ONTO LEFT HAND.NO LOST TIME -LIGHT DUTY-BURNS.

COMING DOWN STAIRS FROM PARKING TO SHOP FEET CAME OUT UNDER HIM AND HE FELL EIGHT TO NINE STAIRS BROKEN TAILBONE

ROOF BOLTING A SHELL FAILED AND BOLT WAS HANGING FROM THE CEILING STUCK.EMPL TRIED DRILLING ANOTHER HOLE BESIDE IT.DRILL STEEL GOT CAUGHT AGAINST THE BOLT.EMPL REMOVED ROTATION HEAD AND TRIED TO FREE THE STEEL BY HAND.THAT DIDNT WORK SO PUT THE R.HEAD BACK UP TO STEEL.THE 2 DIDNT LINE UP SO HE TURNED R.HEAD BY HAND.THE MACHINE JUMPED,HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2.SUTURES WERE REQUI

INJURED WAS DRIVING A SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK WHEN THE CANOPY STRUCK A CONVEYOR IDLER CAUSING IT OT FALL STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT HAND. INJURIES RECEIVED ARE SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER AND FRAC TURED RING FINGER. DOCTOR HAD TO REMOVE SURGICALLY THE END OF THE MIDDEL FINGER AT NAIL KNUCKLE BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE SAVED.

THEY WERE LEAVING 8XE APPROX. 11:50 AM WHEN THEY NOTICED THE SHOOT OF THE STAMLER WAS PLUGGED. I.NAME WAS AHEAD OF THEM AND HAD TURNED THE STAMLER OFF. I.NAME ATTEMPTED PRYING THE SALT LOOSE W HEN HE PUT HIS HAND ON A WEDGED CHUNK ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE BLOCKAGE. THE CHUNK SHIFTED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER- REQUIRED SUTURES.

TRUCK WAS PARKED ALONG RIGHT SIDE OF ROOM, CLOSE TO RIB. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SCALE WHILE STANDING ON THE HOOD OF THE WIRING TRUCK. AS HE REACHED WITH THE BAR TO PULL THE SCALE, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FROM THE TRUCK LANDING ON HIS FEET AND INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT.

WHILE BACKING TOWMOTOR TO TURN AROUND TO GET LOAD OF CEMENT TO SEND IN THE MINE.PALLET WAS LEANINF AGAINST A STACK OF USED PALLETS.WHEN INJURED SHIFTED AND WENT FORWARD,HE FELT SOMETHING STRIK E HIS MIDDLE FINGER,RIGHT HAND. SUTURES REQUIRED

A CONTROL POWER FAILURE OF THE MINE PRODUCTION HOIST INITIATED A MALFUNCTION TO THE SKIP LOADING GATES IN THE SHAFTBOTTOM. THE SHAFTBOTTOM WAS FLOODED WITH SALT COVERING THE SKIP IN LOADING PO SITION. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SALT FROM TOP OF THE COVERED SKIP AND LOADING GATE WHEN THE LOADING GATE BROKE FREE WITHOUT WARNING PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE LIP OF THE LOADING GATE AND P

WHILE TRANSFERRING FUEL, EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF GETMAN ONTO SMALL CHUNK AND LOST FOOTING. HE THEN TURNED HIS ANKLE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

WHILE USING AIR HAMMER CHIPPING BLACKTOP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

RIDING IN GETMAN WENT THRU CURTAIN IT CAME BACK STRUCK HIM IN EYE AND NOSE

NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HIS BACK JUST STARTED HURTING SOME & HURT MORE AS TIME WENT ON DOES NOT KNOW SPECIFIC TIME THAT IT STARTED DOES NOT KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED BUT SUSPECTS FROM STACKING BAGS

EMPLOYEE HAD PICKED UP ON OLD PALLET IN PARKING LOT HE CARRIED IT APPROX SIX FT & PUT IT ON TOP OF FIVE OTHER PALLETS HE T HEN T URNED & FELT A RIPPING PAIN IN HIS KNEE AT THAT TIME

EMPL BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW WHILE BLOWING SCREEN PLATFORM.BEGAN LOSING TIME 1-3-91....

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE BUMPED ELBOW (RIGHT ) WHILE BLOWING SCREEN PLATFORM IN 12-89. HE SAW DOCTOR ON 2-90. STATES HE CONTINUES TO HAVE PAIN AND RETURNED TO THE DOCTOR ON 1-2-91. DOCTOR D IAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE WAS GETTING INTO 29 DRILL AT 1YDS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE CANOPY POST.

EMPL TRAMMING #26 DRILL FROM 2L -4L IN 2 YDS WHEN DRILL RAN OVER A CHUNK THROWING CHUNK FROM UNDER TIRE STRIKING EMPL IN RIGHT ANKLE.EMPL ANKLE WAS BROKE AND SURGERY REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERCUTTER HELPER FOR I NAME EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO I NAME WHEN I NAME NOTICED TWO SCALES IN 52RX SECONDS LATER A LARGE SCALE FELL INAME ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB UNDER THE GETMA N TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE SCALE

EMPLOYEE WAS ACTING AS GROUP LEADER.HE BROUGHT TWO EMPLOYEES TO 52RXC TO OPERATE UNDERCUTTER.ROOF FELL,KILLING ONE EMPLOYEE AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE OTHER.INJURED STRAINED CHEST DURING THE R ESCUE AND HAD EMOTIONAL STRESS LATER BECAUSE OF HAPPENED.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST SHOT NAIL INTO BRATTICE,TRIGGER ON GUN STAYED BACK-WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESET TRIGGER,LEFT HAND WAS IN FRONT OF BARREL AND GUN WENT OFF.DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 11-21-90.

EMPL WAS CUTTING HOLE IN 1/2"STEEL PIECE WITH TORVH WHEN LARGE PUDDLE OF MOLTEN SLAG BLEW UP THEN FELL DOWN UNKNOWINGLY ONTO CREASE IN COVERALLS ABOVE LEFT BOOT. SLAG BURNED THROUGH COVERALLS & PANTS & ONTO LEG INSIDE TOP OF LACED BOOT. HE RECEIVED 2ND TO 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON FRONT OF LEFT LEG ABOVE ANKLE.

EE STATED HE JARRED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING W21 FROM NORMAL BOUNCING OF MACHINE.

WHILE BUILDING 6" X 6" TIMBER COGS AT 9XE BELT LINE, EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TWO TIES. (FRACTURE, LEFT THUMB, DISTAL PHALANX).

THERE ARE NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT & WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH INJURED EMPL. WE BELIEVE THAT HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF RR CAR HEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER & WAS RUN OVER BY WHEEL OF CAR . IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHETHER EMPL WILL NEED TO HAVE FOOT AMPUTATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GETMAN THROUGH THE OLD WORKINGS IN 5 X E, GETMAN DROPPED THROUGH FLOOR HEAVE AND EE WAS STRUCK IN CHEST WITH STEERING WHEEL.

MOVING UP CABLE ON U-11 - PULLING CABLE INTO BREAKER BOX. EMPLOYEE IN KNEELING POSITION. STOOD UP WHEN FINISHED, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE CHANGING ROTATION HEAD ON DRILL EE DID NOT MOVE STEEL AHEAD FAR ENOUGH. STEEL SLIPPED OFF SUPPORT AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND THUMB. SUTURES REQUIRED.

GRINDING METAL USING SIDE OF GRINDING STONE STRUCK R HAND JUST BELOW LITTLE FINGER AGAINST STONE SUTURES REQ

DOOR CAME DOWN IN FRONT OF GETMAN-HIT WINDSHIELD, CHUNK BROKE OFF AND FLEW HITTING OPERATOR IN CHEEK ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND LIP. DOOR WAS TRIPPED BY TRACTOR OPERATOR WHO WENT THROUGH DOOR AH EAD OF VEHICLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING SPIKING HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER TO DRIVE TIE PLATE UNDER RAIL & PIECE OF HAMMERHEAD CAME OFF & STRUCK HIM IN LEFT FOREFINGER T HIS INJURY REQUIRE SUTURES NOT LOST TIME

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HAND BRAKE TO DROP LOADED CAR INTO LOWER YARD AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE WHEEL IT SUDDENLY RELEASED APPARENTLY INJURING RIGHT ARM WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF RESISTANC E.

WHILE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK THAT WAA PARKED ON A SLANT, EMPLOYEE MISSED STEP ON SIDE OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE SALT, FELL HITTING RIGHT ELBOW.

I.NAME WAS DISSASSEMBLING A FEEDER CONVEYOR CHAIN. THE CHAIN FLOPPED OVER AND I.NAME BRACED HIMSELF TO PUSH THE CHAIN AWAY AS IT FELL TOWARD HIM. I.NAME'S KNEE GAVE OUT.

I.NAME ENTERED "NON-SMOKING AREA" WHILE SMOKING. HE WAS CONFRONTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REGARDING SMOKING IN A NON-SMOKING AREA. A FIGHT BROKE OUT, AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE GRABBED I.NAME BY THE SHIRT WITH BOTH HANDS BY I.NAME'S NECK.

WHILE LIFTING- MOVING A STAMLER TAILSHAFT FROM THE PICKUP TRUCK TO THE TRACTOR FORKS, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE PULLING SCALES SALT CHUNK FELL ON EMPLS FOOT.

EMPL STATED THAT HE JUMPED OFF SCREEN #25 & HIT FOOT ON STEEL PLATE ON EDGE OF SCREEN.

STANDING ON BACK OF GETMAN TO PULL A SCALE,BAR POINT BROKE AND BAR AND HAND JAMMED INTO ROOF.FINGER WAS FRACTURED

REMOVING WAGON TIRE FROM REAR OF F-10 TRUCK,TIRE SLIPPED AND HIT REAR BUMPER OF TRUCK HIT I.NAME IN FINGER OF LEFT HAND.ON 2-20 WHILE REMOVING TIRE FROM G-380 HIT FINGERS AGAIN.DR PLACED SPLIN T ON FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE SWUNG HAMMER HORIZONTALLY TO BREAK CHUNK AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER.

HE WAS TIPPING A CHANEL OVER SO HE COULD PICK IT UP. THE CHANEL GOT CAUGHT ON ANOTHER CHANEL AND HE PULLED A LITTLE HARDER. IT CAME FREE ALL AT ONCE STRIKING HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO CHANELS.

EMPL WAS SCALING ON PILE BAR SNAPPED THROWING MEPL OFF BALANCE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN BACK

WHILE SHOVELING SALT EMPL TWISTED & FELT PAIN IN BACK. PAIN WAS AGGRAVATED WHILE OPERATING LHD ON 10/31/89.

I NAME HAD BEEN HELPING REMOVE SCROLLS IN SOUTH SHAFT TO INSTALL NEW ONES DID NOT FELL ANYTHING HAPPEN TO HIS BACK ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER IT STARTED TO TIGHTEN UP AT HIS TAILBONE

EMPLOYEE STATED THA THIS PROBLEM WAS THE RESULT OF AN INJURY INCURRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHILE WORKING IN THE MINE. HE HAS NOT DONE ANY VERY STRENUOUS WORK LATELY, MOSTLY CLEANUP. DR'S. OFFIC E ORIGINALLY STATED THIS WAS NON-OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY. LATER DR'S. OFFICE PROCESSED AS DISABILITY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT WHEN HE STEPPED ON EDGE OF FLOOR CUT SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SAND BLASTING STEEL AT TRACK#10 CAR HAUL BLDG HE STRUCK KNEE ON ANGLE IRON EMPLOYEE WAITED THREE MONTHS BEFORE SEEING A DOC THIS WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS WE WERE WAITING FOR A DETAILED REPORT FROM THE DOC REPORT STILL NOTRECEIVED WE HAD HEARD THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ARTHRITIS

ST SLIPPED WHILE STANDING ON MACHINE FELL HIT KNEES ON FRAME OF MACHINE

USING RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BRAKE BOLTS ON LHD. P0USHING RATCHET WITH FT, BACK AGAINST FRAME FELT PAIN LATER. LOOSE TIME 9-12-89

EMPL WAS CHECKING MG MOTORS UNDER HOIST HOUSE HE BENT DOWN TO LOOK AAT MOTOR & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

UNLOADING SUPPLIES FORM MAN CARRIER STRUCK L ELBOW ON CORNER OF GETMAN.

EMPL SITTING DOWN HAD LEFT HAND UNDER CHAIR AND CHAIR CAME DOWN CUTTING FINGERS.

LIFTING SADDLE FOR SPRINGS OUT OF FREIGHT BOX 40-50LB 2 .FREIGHT BOX USED TO SEND FREIGHT INTO MINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BAFLE ON END OF CHUTE HE RUBBED H IS FINGER ALONG SHARP EGE CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER ON RT.HAND

EMPL PICKING UP 6/10 BAG WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN.EMPL LOST 2 DAYS MARCH 6 & 7 DUE TO SURGERY.

WORKING ON R2 CONVEYOR. AFTRER COMPLETING JOB, I.NAME ATTEMPTED TO GET DOWN FROM THE CONVEYOR BY STEPPING OVER TO THE FRONT FENDER OF A JEEP. THE FENDER COLLAPSED AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS SIDE AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF CAB OF PETIBONE CRANE & CAUGHT HEAL OF SHOE ON LUG OF TIRE & FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON LEFT WRIST HE WAS TRYING TO SWING TO GET THE LADDER

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING W-9 CASE TO PUSH SHUTTLE CAR WHICH WAS STUCK IN FC WHILE PUSHING WITH BUCKET, BUCKET SLIPPED UP OVER CAR, TRACTOR TIPPED TO THE SIDE. WHEN MACHINE CAME BACK DOWN EMPLOYEE JARRED INTO SIDE.

EMPL TURNING ON MINE SECTION VENT.FAN. INJ STANDING ALONG LEFT FRONT SIDE OF 375 GETMAN WHEN EMPL -OTHER-STARTED BACKING IT TO FAN.EMPL LOOKING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHEN BACKING UP MOTION WA S STARTED.VEHICLE STEERING WHELLO TURNED SO LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN UP OVER INJ EMPL LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDSCALING AND AFTER CLIMBING DOWN FROM A MUCK PILE STEPPED ON A SPOT OF THE MINE FLOOR WHICH AHD BEEN POLISHED SMOOTH BY A LOADER TIRE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL WITH HIS SELF RESCUE R BETWEEN HIS LOWER BACK AND THE MINE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PILING 50 LB. BAGS AT THE END OF A CONVEYOR, FELT PAIN IN BACK OF HIS NECK.

WHILE HAND SCALING EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON BAR TO PULL SCALE,FELT A POPPING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 10-20-88 AFTER PAIN CONTINUE D.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDSCALING FROM BEHIND A MUCK PILE THAT WAS PUSHED UP FOR LOADING. WHILE PULLING ON ONE SCALE, A LARGER SCALE ABOVE IT BROKE LOOSE, FORCING THE SCALING BAR TIP ON THE WAIST HIGH MUCK PILE AHEAD. THE SCALING BAR WAS CANTILVERED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HANDS STRICKING HIM BEHIND RIGHT EAR.

EMP WA> CLIMBING INTO 20 TON TRUCK USING R. HAND ON HANDRAIL AND FELT PAIN IN WRIST.

WHILE SCALING EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE HAND SCALING IN 9XE A SMALL CHUNK OF SALT BROKE FREE & SLID DOWN BAR STRIKING I.NAME UNDER THE RIGHT EYE

AFTER SHOVELING SALT FROM UNDER MAN CAGE, EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING PIT AND STRUCK KNEE ON EDGE OF CONCRETE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AS A BOX CAR BRAKEMAN,WHILE PULLING ON BRAKE,HE THINKS HE STAINED HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE PUSHING SALT WITH BULLDPZER, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN.

WHILE TIGHTENING THE WHEEL BOLTS ON #24 DRILL IN 6 X E , HE FELT A SNAP AND PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WAS USING 24" 3/4 DRIVE HAND RATCHET.

HERNIA

PASTED TORCH OVER HAND WHEN LOST BALANCE AFTER CUTTING BOLT BURNED FINGERS ON LEFT HAND

WHILE GRINDING STEEL PLATE WITH HAND GRINDER I. NAME FELT SOMETHING HOT IN LEFT EYE

PULLING ON A BRAKE FOR A RAILROAD CAR I.NAME FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMP. WAS CUTTING A SKIRT BOARD RUBBER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES.

SLIPPED ON LOOSE SALT & STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON LHD BENDING LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND LACERATING SAME

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PUMP TO STAND ON INSTEAD OF GETTING A LADDER REMOVED ELECTRIC CORD FROM PLUG AND STRUCK HAND ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL PIPE COVERING IN NAPTHA ROOM

CHECKING FOR LE5K IN RADIATOR O #4 JEEP, RIGHT FINGER STRUCK BY BOLT ON ROTATING ENGINE PULLEY, CAUSED LACERATION TO JOINT OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER. ENGINE WAS RUNNING. SUTURES.

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS MOVING PIECE OF STEEL, STEEL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S GLOVED HAND, LACERATING LEFT LITTLE FINGER. (SUTURES WERE REQUIRED).

WHILE CLEANING 1ACKAGING MACHINE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT EMPLOYEES HAND BECAME STUCK EMPLOYEE PANICKED AND PULLED HAND OUT CUTTING FINGER

WELDING ON COV9R OF LHD, KNELT ON PIECE OF HOT SLAG, BURNING KNEE. INFECTION SET IN

TRYING TO PUT 1OWER TAKE OFF INTO GEAR ON 20 TON TRUCK FELT PAIN IN ELBOW

WELDING DOOR ON7O TRANSFER HOPPER DOOR SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES RT FOOT FRACTURE TO SMALL TOE

PUTTING ROLL OF3PLASTIC ON SHRINK WRAP MACHINE, ROLL SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE TRYING TO RETRIEVE IT.

WHILE PUSHING I3 A ROOM WITH A WAGNER,(ROOM HAS JUST BEEN BLASTED)BUCKET OF WAGNER HIT A HEAVE IN THE FLOOR,CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE TOSSED TO THE SIDE,STRIKING PIPE THAT SUPPORTS CANOPY OF WAGN ER. 3

STEPPED ON ROUN8 FILTER ON FLOOR, FILTER ROLLED OUT FROM UNDERFOOT AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO FLOOR.

LIFTING TOOLBOX3FROM J-21 VEHICLE (WITH NO TAILGATE)AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING NEW FLITES ON A STAMLER CHAIN AND FLIGHT SLIPPED ADN TRUCK RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE USING AN 5LUMINUM POLE TO REMOVE SALTBUILD UP OVER STATION NO 2 EMP JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY OF A LARGE ROLLING CHUNK OF SALT AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 RIDING (OPERATING) SMALL WAGNER-BULLDOZER IN 7 EAST & BUMPED SHOULDER ON VEHICLE HE WAS OPERATING (DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO HIS FOREMAN OR SUPERVISOR)

UNDERCUTTER OPE9ATOR WAS PARKING CUTTER IN 7XE YARD, PULLED CUTTER UP TOO FAR AND STARTED TO BACK IT UP JUST AS YARD HELPER REACHED TO SHUT OFF WATER AS CUTTER BACKED UP, IT RAN OVER YARD HELP S LEFT FOOT. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING HAND BRAKE ON RAILROAD CAR & FELT PAIN IN BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING UP A ROLL OF SHRINK-WRAP ON HANGER, CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND HANGER, CAUSING LACERATION, REQUIRING 10 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WITH A3OTHER EMPLOYEE, WAS PULLING OFF OLD PALLET CARDBOARD COVERS, CARDBOARD CAME UP SUDDENLY AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH, CHIPPING FONT TOOTH.

STACKING 80 LB 6AGS OF SALT ON PALLET FELT PAIN IN BCK

DRIVING VEHICLE3OUT TO WORK AREA WHEN VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE POT HOLE CAUSING DRIVER TO WRENCH HIS BODY STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE SEAT

OPENING COVERS 2N RAILROAD CARS, PRESPARATION FOR LOADIN WITH ROCK SALT, FELT PAIN IN BACK. (CA<RS AND COVERS WERE HEAVY WITH 10 TO 12" OF SNOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO2KING UP PULLING CABLE IN SHEAVE WHEEL TO PULL CONVEYOR BELT ON CONVEYOR THAT WAS DOWN FOR ADVANCEMENT, EITHER SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 3 FEET.

OPERATING SHUTT5E CAR, STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK WHEN HE WAS TURNING IT, HE TWISTED HIS BODY AND FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK

PICKING UP AND 4OVING ROLL OR BRATTICE MATERIAL. FELT PAIN IN BACK

EMP REACHED DOW3 TO PICK UP GLUE POT AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE AND BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING COVERED HOPPER GATES ON RAILROAD CAR AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

I.NAME WAS TALK3NG TO I.NAME HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL FROM THE BEAM. HE HIT HIS HEAD & HIS ELBOW WHICH WAS REPORTED AS BROKEN AFTER HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. WAS RELEASED S AME DAY. 3

EMPLOYEE REMOVE8 RADIATOR CAP FROM #2 SHUTTLE CARBETORE CAR RADIATOR HAD COOLED DOWN ENOUGH.

WORKING ON BRAK9 CLUSTER, SLIVER LEFT HAND. INFECTION SET IN ON 7-21-86

LOADING OXYGEN 7YLINDER INTO JEEP AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

REPLACING STEER3NG WHEEL CYLINDER AND TWISTED LEFT SIDE. DIDNT SEE DR UNTIL 5-16-86.

EMPLOYEE WAS SE9VICING A SHUTTLE CAR REMOVING RADIATOR CAP AND CAP BLEW OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE WITH VERY HOT WATER CAUSING BURN AROUND THE R T EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING TOP OF NEWLY PAINTED G&W RAILROAD CAR AND WHEN HE STEPPED ACROSS OPEN TROUGH,SLIPPED AND FELL INTO HALF-LOADED OPEN CAR.

WHILE PULLING B5ANKET ON #47 SCREEN AND PIECE OF METAL EXTENSION DISLODGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WORKING ON LADDER REMOVING WIRE FROM A POLE AT STATION 3 HOOKED SAFETY BELT MUST HAVE DCOME LOOSE AND HE FELL STRAIGHT FROM LADDER LANDING ON RT FOOT AND TOPPLING TO HIS BACK CRUSHED VERTABRAE SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE.

WHILE INSTALLING THE LOWER PULLEY-SHAFT & BEARING ASSEMBLY ON PORTABLE MARCO CONVEYOR EE MOVED PULLEY TO LINE UP POSITION PULLEY ROLLED & STRUCK EES RT HAND AGAINST THE PIPE PON CONVEYOR STRI KING SMALL FINGER OF RT HAND.

RECURRENCE OF OLD INJURY. WHILE TRAMMING IN MAIN HEADING, HIT CHUNK OF ROCK SALT AND BOUNCED UP IN VEHICLE, BUMPING HEAD AND NECK.

CUTTING RUBBER FIOR REPAIR JOB KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT EES FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES LEFT HAND.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON DOWN SPOUTS, I NAME WAS HOLDING THE DOWN SPOUT WHILE SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PIPE HANGER, HANGER FELL AND STRUCK HIS ON BRIDGE OF NOSE.

WHILE STACKING 80 LB BAGS OF SALT FROM CONVEYOR TO PALLET, FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

PILING 80 LB BAGS OF HALITE SALT FELT PAIN IN NECK DID NOT REPORT TO FOREMAN UNTIL 1-22-85

ADJUSTING POCKET SEALER MACHINE,ONE POCKET ENTERED SYSTEM CAUSING MACHINE TO ADVANCE ONE STEP.CATCHING EMPL RIGHT HAND BETWEEN FLUE PAD AND POT ROLLER.SUTURES REQUIRED.

WHILE ADJUSTING COMPRESSION FLAP ON PACKER OF BALER MACHINE,A 10 LB BAG ACTIVATED PLUNGER AND CU// CAUGHT EMPL FINGER BETWEEN FLAP AND ADJUSTMENT BOLT ON MACHINE.

KNOCKING BUSHING OUT OF END OF DRILL BOOM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CHIP FLEW OFF HAMMER STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT THIGH ABOVE KNEE

WENT TO BEND OVER TO PICK UP BOX OF BLASTING CAPS COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP STRAIN OF BACK

EMPL SCALING ROOM #45 ROOM-7XE WHEN SCALE HE WAS BRINGING DOWN STRUCK FLOOR AND BOUNCED STRIKING RIGHT FOOT.

CLIMBING LADDER AT PORTABLE LOADING STATION NO. 3, SLIPPED FROM TOP AND FELL TO GROUND.

LOADING SALT WITH JEFFREY LOADER, WAS DISTRACTED BY HORN FROM SHUTTLE , CHUNK FELL, UNNOTICED FROM CONVEYOR AND STRUCK LEFT HAND, FRACTURING 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS.