EMPL WAS HELPING MECHANIC DO REPAIRS ON SCRAPER. HE WAS HELPING LIFT COUPLER DRIVE TO PUT BACK ON MACHINE. ONE OF OTHER PEOPLE SLIPPED & SHIFTED WEIGHT ON INJURED.
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Showing all 33EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC AND WAS WORKING ON 4600 DRAGLINE AND WHILE CARRYING A TORQUE CONVERTOR TO THE DRAGLINE THE LIFTING EYE BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE CONVERTOR TO FALL AND INJURY EMPLOYEE S LEF T FOOT.
WHEN TURNING TO3HOOK-UP A LIFT CHAIN ON THE END-LOADER, I,NAME STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHEN I.NAME ENT9RED OLD SHOP ONE OF THE OTHER WORKERS WAS GRINDING & A PIECE OF METAL OR GRINDING WHEEL FLEW & LODGED IN I.NAME LEFT EYE LID AN ATTEMPT TO WASH IT OUT FAILED & THEN A Q-TIP WAS USED TO REM2VE THE PARTICLE I.NAME WAS STILL BOT HERED ON 101687 & WENT TO DOC. TO BE CHECKED
WHILE LEAVING T2E PICKING STATION,A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL BECAME IMBEDDED IN (NAME)EYE.HE TRIED TO FLUSH IT OUT WITH SOLUTION,THIS WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL SO HE WENT TO MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY WHERE THEY ALS2 TRIED TO FLUSH WUTH SOLUTION,THEN DR.ADLER REMOVED IT WITH INSTRUMENTS.
WHILE WORKING O3 D-8,EMPLOYEE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION AND IN TRYING TO STAND UP POPPED HIS KNEE OUT OF JOINT...THIS IS APOSSIBLE RE-INJURY FROM AN ACCIDENT SAME EMPLOYEE HAD ON 09/22/86.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT THE #1 CYCLONE INTO PLACE AT THE WASHING PLANT
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING DRAGLINE IT HAS CAUSED HIM TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS WORKING ON DOZER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, SPLINTER OF STEEL ENTER EYE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CO4ING OFF DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED CAUSIG INJURY TO HIS ANKLE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED TORN LIGAMENTS,PULLED MUSCLES,AND POSSIBLE BONE DAMAGE TO HIS ANKLE.
EMPL CLIMBIN ON7O DRAGLINE ,THE HANDRAIL BROKE EMPL FELL TO GROUND FALL CAUSED BROKEN ANKLE.
WHILE WORKING W3TH WRENCH ON MACHINE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH
EMPL DESCENDING3PUMP HOUSE STEP AT WASH PLANT AND SLIPPED AND MISSED LAST STEP.EMPL TRIED TO BREAK FALL BY CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HANDS.LANDED WRONG RESULTING IN BREAK LITTLE FING ER ON RIGHT H AND. 3
EMP IS A SCRAPE9 OPERATOR AND WAS HOOKING UP ONE MACHINE TO ANOTHER AT THE TIME AND WAS OUT OF HIS SCRAPER. HE WAS LIFTING CHAIN TO HOOK ON TO ANOTHER MACHINE
EMPL DISMOUNTING LOADER MISSTEPPED LANDED WRONG ON SIDE OF HIS FOOT AND SPRAINED ANKLE AND TORE SOME LIGAMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OF DRAGLINE CLIMBING OFF WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING LEFT HAND AND BRUSIING RIGHT LEG.
OPERATOR WAS WALKING ON DRAGLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON DRAGLINE TRACK INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE AND LIFTED PARTS WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
OPERATOR WAS OPERATING D9 DOZER PUSHING DIRT WHEN DOZER CHOKED AND DIED CAUSING DOZER TO ROLL BACKWARD INTO THE PIT AND JARRING OPERATORS BACK.
OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT WRIST.
OPERATOR WAS PUSHING SCRAPERS WITH THE DOZER THEN THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER CAUSING A JOLT TO THE OPERATOR THUS CAUSING A BRUISED NERVE IN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL IN DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE HIT DOZER ARM
EMP WAS SORTING ROCKS FROM COAL AT WASHE PLANT WHEN HIS HAND WAS SMASHED BY A ROCK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM DRAGLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO BECOME CAUGHT AND SPRAINING IT WHEN HE FELL.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS STOPPED HIS MACHINE TO HELP THE MECHANIC DO SOME WORK ON HIS MACHINE AND WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAB HIS LOST HOS FOOTING IN A RUT AND PULLED SOME LIGAMENTS IN HIS BA CK AND SLIPPED TWO DISCS.
THERE IS FROST IN THE GROUND & SLATE THAT IS BEING RIPPED BY THE D9H CAT DOZER & THE HARD PULL & THE JERKING & JAMMING OF THE MACHINEHAS PUT THE BACK OUT OF PLACE OF THE EE.
AN INJECTION LINE CAME OFF AND IT CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE.
WHILE ROLLING UP THE WINDOW ON DYNAMITE TRUCK ACCIDENTLY SHUT DOOR ON HAND.
TAKING NUT OFF OF HOUSE ROLLERS ON DRAGLINE WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF GOING INTO RIGHT LEG
D8 CAT JERKED PULLING 2 DISCS & RIBS OUT OF PLACE.
A SHAFT BROKE ON THE 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE THE MACHINE WAS BEING TORE-DOWN TO REMOVED BROKEN PARTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW W50 TON JACK USED TO LIFT UP THE HOUSSE OF THE DRAGLINE TO EXPOSE ALL THE INTERNAL GEARS ETC TO MAKE REPAIRS SLIPPED OR LET GO AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE
RECEIVED INNER EAR PROBLEMS WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE WORKING ON SCRAPER IN THE RAIN
THE HOIST CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE BROKE AND CAME BACK ON THE OPERATOR