Contract employee was assigned to MSHA jurisdiction project was delivering material picked up from the yard and a distribution site and was driving back to the job when the right rear tire failed causing the truck to roll over.
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Showing all 29THE EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLETING A PER OPERATION CHECK OF OUR WATER TRUCK (USED FOR DUST CONTROL ON ROADS) WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE MOUNTING STEP ANDFELL TO THE GROUND, HURTING HIS LEFT HIP, LEG AN D SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC WHEN IT OPENED AT 8:00 AM.
AFTER CHECKING LOCKED DOOR AT HOSPITAL, SHE STEPPED TOO CLOSED TO FRONT OF STEP AND HER WEIGHT CAUSED HER FOOT TO SLIP OFF AND SHE LANDED HARD ON HER LEFT FOOT. LATER AFTER RETURNING TO GUARD SHACK HER FOOT STARTED HURTING. SHE FINISHED SHIFT AND AFTER REPORTING FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY WENT TO THE CLINIC
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK ONTO A ROCK AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE OVER, CAUSING A SPRAIN AND POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENT.
EE WAS ROCKBOLTING THE MAIN DIFT WHERE WE HAD REMOVE SOME TIMBER WE HAD INSTALLED 5 MATS WITH BOLTS AND WAS STARTING ON THE SIXTH MAT HE DRILLED THE HOLE FOR THE BOLT AND HAD STARTED TO INSERT THE BOLT WHEN A SLAB CAME OUT OF THE BACK HITTING THE JACKLEG KNOCKING HIM DOWN THEN BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECE THE PIECE HITTING HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 55 GAL DRUM OF DIESEL FUEL OUT OF THE BUCKET OF A 1 YD UG LOADER, WHEN THE OPERATOR MOVED THE LOADER BACK HITTING THE FIRE DOOR. OEPRATOR THEN MOVED FOREWARD HITTING THE FIRE DOOR. OPERATOR THEN MOVED FORWARD HITTING THE FUEL BARREL WITH THE LOADER BUCKET, PUSHING IT INTO THE EMPLOYEE, CAUSING HIKM TO PULL THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
WORKER WIN ASSESTING AN ANGLE IRON STORAGE RACK WHEN SOCIETY OF RATCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD MOMENTENT ALLOWED HAND TO SMASH INTO ANKLE IRON RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING ROADWAY & SOME WATER SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE WAS WAS MUDDY & CONTAINED SOME FOREIGN MATTER WHICH GOT INTO HIS EYE & SCRATCHED THE CORNEA
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN A SET OF TIMBER AND GOT A SLIVER OF WOOD LODGED UNDER HIS FINGER NAIL BED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE DRIFT TRIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HIS LEG ON A SHARP ROCK.
MEN WERE GETTING READY TO BOTL THE BACK WHILE COLLARING A DRILL HOLE SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK HITTING EE S RIGHT HAND BETWEENT THE ROCK AND THE DRILL STEEL BREAKING A SMALL BONE ON THE LITT LE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT OLD WORKING OF REMOVING DEBRIS & PIECE OF CONCRETE & LOADING THEM INTO A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF CONCRETE CUTTING & BREAKING RT INDEX FINGER
EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF TURNING A SHOVEL DIPPER TOOTH ADAPTER OVER WEIGHT APPROX 300 LBS BY USING A 4 FT CHEATER BAR BAR SLIPPED AND THIS RESULTED IN A STRAINED BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING A SPIKE AND WHEN THE HAMMER HIT THE HEAD OF THE SPIKE IT CONTINUED DOWNWARD AND HIT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER SMASHING IT AGAINST THE TIE PLATE.
THE EE & HIS CREW WERE PULLING SPIKES & PLUGGING HOLES. WHILE PLUGGING A HOLE THE EE\S HAND MADE CONTACT W/ A SHARP EDGE ON A RAIL R/R TRACK- CUTTING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE HOIST CABLES ON THE #2 SHOVEL. HE HAD STEPPED BEHIND THE HOIST DRUMS WITH A 20 POUND HAMMER IN ORDER TO TAP THE CABLES INTO THIER PROPER GROOVES. WHILE USING THE HAMMER, HIS RIGHT ELBOW STRUK A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT FORMS THE COVER FOR THE MAGNA-TORQUE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SAND FROM AROUND THE FILTER PLANT. HE NOTICED A HALF-BURIED PIPE AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT BY HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A DRAW BAR ON A LOCOMOTIVE. THIS JOB REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF A DRAFT GEAR PIN WHICH THE EMPLOYEE OOBTAINED AND LAID ON THE FLOOR BESIDE THE SERVICE PIT. THE EMPLO YEE THEN GOT INTO THE PIT TO ASSIST ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS THERE, THE PIN ROLLED FROM THE FLOOR LEVEL INTO THE PIT (4\7")STRIKING THE EMPS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS NOT WEARING REQUIR
ADJUSTING BRAKES ON TRUCK.WHEN HE GOT OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK AND STOOD UP,FELT LEFT KNEE POP.THE KNEE SWELLED UP AFTER A FEW HOURS.
WHILE HELPING TO INSTALL RAILROAD TRACK THE EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OVER A RAIL ROAD TIE CAUSING HIM TO INJURE THE MIDDLE TOE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT
AS MR PEED WAS GETTING OFF OF A FLATCAR AT THE LOWER 17 CROSSOVER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
WHILE PULLING SPIKES ON THE MAIN LINE AT THE 5 CROSSOVER MR. WILLIAMS FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT A TRAIN DERAILMENT IN THE PIT WHEN SHE COLLAPSED FROM THE EXTREME HEAT
EMP WAS WATCHING THE CABLE CREW ONE LEVEL ABOVE HIM WHEN CREW TOSSED A CABLE DOWN TO THE EMP LEVEL A ROCK FELL ERATICALLY WHEN HE TURNED TO RUN THE EMP TRIPPED FELL AND SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS ELBOW
FIRST DAY ON TRACK GANG AFTER BEING OFF FOR TWO YEARS. SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION AFTER WORKING IN SUN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
EMP WAS HELPING REPAIR RAILROAD TRACK AT THE #13 DIAMOND WHEN HE SUFFERED HEAT CRAMPS
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING SPIKES WHEN THE SPIKE HE WAS STARTING FLEW OUT OF THE TIE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS INFLICTING A SMALL LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING AN OPEN DOOR ON THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE HOUSING SHE CAUGHT HER LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND ITS FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A ROD INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK BED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROD AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK