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WHILE DISASSEMBLING ENGINE IN HAUL TRUCK, PULLEDOFF AIR TUBING. TUBING SLIPPED AND I WAS HIT IN UPPER LIP WITH TUBING CLAMP, PUNCTURING A 1/4" HOLE THRU LIP.
EE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK DOWN HAUL ROAD. EE WAS GOING BACK TO THE PIT EMPTY UP THE DIVIDE. A PHEASANT FLEW IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, AND EE TRIED TO SWERVE TRUCK TO MISS THE BIRD. TRUCK HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AND JARRED EE UP TOWARD THE CEILING AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT UPPER EYE AND FOREHEAD AGAINST A DOME LIGHT. LACERATION TO RT. UPPER EYE & FOREHEAD, 10 STITCHES.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EMPLOYEE (MECHANIC ON SECOND SHIFT) WAS SWINGING A 30 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST DRIFT BAR (2" X 24"). IN THE PROCESS EMPLOYEE MISSED THE BAR AND STRUCK FINGER AGAINST HAND LE AND BAR. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE BAR. WORKERS WERE TRYING TO REMOVE BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER ON #73 SERVICE TRUCK. THE RESULT WAS CRUSHING INJURY & CUT TO THE TIP OF THE INDEX FINGER
IT WAS REPORTED THA EE (WELDER ON 2ND SHIFT) WAS SHOVELING COAL UP IN THE PLOW AREA OF LOADOUT FACILITY SILO, AND IN THE PROCESS STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER. UPDATE: NOW REPORTED AS OCCUPATIONAL DUE TO NORMAL DUTIES FROM 12-11-95 TO 12-14-95.
IT WAS REPORTED WELDER ON 1ST SHIFT WAS REMOVING THE BRAKE SNUBBER ON THE FAIRLEAD SHEAVE AT 7800 DRAGLINE. HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. INJ. WAS STANDING ON A LA DDER THAT WAS PERMANENTLY MOUNTED TO MACHINE TO BETTER POSITION HIMSELF. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL ON AREOSOL CAN(WD-40). THE CAN EXPLODED, BURNING INJ. ON FACE, EARS & NECK. 1ST/2ND DEGREE BU
EMP WAS WORKING ON WATER TRK DIFFERENTIAL. EMP REACHED INTO & ALONG SIDE OF DIFF. SHAFT AS FELLOW EMP WAS PULLING ON DIFF. DIFF SHAFT HUNG UP, THEN SUDDENLY MOVED. EMP FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWE EN DIFF HOUSING & SHAFT. SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE & A FRACTURE TO DISTAL END OF FINGERS ON RT HAND - #,4,5, FINGERS WERE FRACTURED ON DISTAL ENDS.
I WAS CLOSING A GATE THAT HAD A METAL LATCH. THE LATCH WE HAD TO CLOSE. I GRABBED IT WITH BOTH HANDS THROWING THE LATCH OVER, IT SNAPPEDAND SMASHED MY HAND BETWEEN THE LATCH HANDLE AND A METAL PIPER ON THE FINGER.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (HAULTRUCK OPERATOR ON 1ST SHIFT) WAS OPERATING #201 HAULTRUCK (1 50 TON RIMPULL) DOWN HAULAGE ROAD & BEING LOADED AT B-4 PIT AREA IN THE PROCESS EE DEVLOPED HEAT EXHAU STION
EE WAS SITTING ONT HE END OF THE BATH HOUSE BENCH WITH EE AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE BATH HOUSE. THE EMPLOYEE WALKE DOVER AND LIFTED THE BENCH UP AROUND CHEST LEVEL AND DROPPED BENCH ON ONE END. THE RESULT WAS A BACK INJURY TO EE.
EE RAISED HER ARMS OVER HER HEAD TO PULL ON A 3/4" ROPE THRU A PULLEY WHEN SHE STRAINED HER UPPER BACK AND BOTH SHOULDERS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (HAULAGE TRUCK OPERTAOR) WAS WALKING U THE 72IN CONVEYOR BELT WALKWAY SYSTEM TO HELP REMOVE A PLOW REEL THAT WAS ON THE BELT LINE WHICH WEIGHTED AROUND 150 LBS A FELLOW EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE THE CABLE REEL & IT STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE 72IN CONVEYOR BELT THE PLOW CABLE REEL START ED TO BOUNCE AS IT CAME DOWN THE BELTLINE & EE BEGAN TO RUN DOWN THE CONVEYO
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (1260 GROUNDMAN ON 1ST SHIFT) WAS THROWING A 5IN X18IN STEEL PIN INBACK OF #59 WELDING TRUCK TO TAKE TO THE 1260 DRAGLINE WHICH WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS IN THE PROCESS EE S MASHED HIS RT HAND BETWEEN END OF PIN & WELDING LEAD ROLL-UP STORAGE BRACKET ON #59 WELDING TRUCK WHILE THROWING PIN ON REAR OF TRUCK THE RESULT WAS A SCRAPE OR ABRASION ON TOP OF RT HAND & B
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (GRADER OPERATOR ON 1ST SHIFT) WAS OPERATING #104 (150TON DART) HAULAGE TRUCK EE WAS RUNNING HAUL TRUCK THROUGH THE B-0 SPOIL HAUL RD WHEN HE LOOKED BACK INTO THE SIDE MIRROR FOR HIS TRAILER IN THE PROCESS THE FRONT RAZN OVER A LARGE ROCK FROM THE SPOIL LAYING ALONG SIDE OF ROAD THE HAUL TRUCK JARRED VIOLENTLY & EE STRUCK HIS RT ELBOW AGAINST THE AIR CONDITI
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE WAS MOVING POWER CABLE OFF OF MOON EE WAS GETTING READY TO THROW POWER CABLE OFF THE MOON & THE 1260 DRAGLINE TOOK ANOTHER STEP THE POWER CABLW WAS PULLED TIGHT & EE HA D A HOLD OF THE CABLE THE POWER CABLE PULLED EE FORWARD & DOWN CAUSING PAIN TO HIS CHEST (IT WAS REPORTED HE RECEIVED A HIATAL HERNIA OR TISSUE TEAR TO CHEST AREA)
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (SUPPLYMAN ON 1ST SHIFT) WAS DRIVING A METAL FENCE POST INTO THE GROUND WITH A TWO FOOT METAL MINE MADE FENCE POST POUNDER IN PROCESS THE METAL FENCE POST POINDER SLIPP ED OFF THE TOP OF TEH METAL FENCE POST AS EE WASSTRIKING THE POST EE LEFT HAND WAS CUT ON THE INSIDE PALM & HEEL ON THE FENCE POST ON THE DOWNWARD MOTION OF THE FENCE POUNDER AFTER IT SLIPPED
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON #109 HAULAGE TRUCK TORQUING DOWN THE HEAD BOLTS TO 350 LBS. (WITH A TORQUE WRENCH) AND IN THE PROCESS THE RATCHET HEAD SLIPPED. HE FELL BACKWARDS NTIL RATCHET CAUGHT AND TWISTED LOWER BACK AREA. HE WAS SITTING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE RESULT WAS PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A STRAIN.
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT EE WAS PRYING ON ALTERNATOR ON #39 SCRAPER IN THE SHOP. THE PRY BAR (TWO FOOT CAT BAR) SLIPPED, AND THE POINT RESULT WAS A PUNCTURE WOUND AND LACERATION, WHICH REQUIRED S TITCHES AT THE COLSTRIP CLINIC.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SHOVEL OPERATOR ON 1ST SHIFT WAS STEAM CLEANING 192M SHOVEL BOOM WITH HOTSY STEAMER. QUICK COUPLING THAT ATTACHES STEAMING WAND TO TRIGGER HANDLE SOMEHOW RELEASED WHEN TRI GGER WAS DEPRESSED & EMPL WAS BURNED ON LEFT LEG& LEFT ARM.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT HH WAS WORKING ON #104 HAULAGE TRUCK. HH WAS TIGHTENING FAN BELT, AND THINK HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE TRYING FOR A NEW FOOTING ON TRUCK.
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT HE, HAULAGE TRUCK OPERATOR ON 2 ND SHIFT, WAS CHECKING TRAILER TO BE SURE IT WAS CLEAN OF SCORIA IN #107 HAULTRUCK (100 TON DART). HE WAS CRAWLING OFF FRONT OF TRAILER, WHEN FOOTING SLIPPED OFF RAIL BECAUSE OF SAND AND COAL CHUNKS AGAINST RAILING. HE PUSHED HIMSELF BACKWARD TO AVOID HITTING HITCH AND LANDED ON LOWER TRANSMISSION COVER OF DECKING IN A SITTING
SHE WAS LIFTING BUCKET OF CRUSHED COAL FROM FLOOR & FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK
EMPL WAS RUNNING P&H 35 TON CRANE AT TIPPLE WHILE ON SMALL CRUSHER REPAIR JOB. EMPL WAS CLEANING TOP BACK WINDOW ON P&H CRANE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON LEFT REAR FENDER & FELL APPROX 5 TO 6". IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED BRUISE & SPRAIN THE CHEST AREA.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME WAS DISMOUNTING KW 100 TON HAULAGE TRUCK IN THE PROCESS THE LEFT HANDRAIL BROKE & I NAME FELL APPROX 6FT TO THE GROUND & LANDED ON HIS FEET THE RESULT WAS AN INJURY TO THE BACK AREA COMPRESSION FX TO VERTEBRAE T8
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EMPL WAS MOUNTING OR STEPPING DOWN ON WOODEN STEP LADDER ON OPERATORS SIDE OF 1260 DRAGLINE REPAIR JOB. IN PROCESS EMPL STATED THAT LEGS WERE BROKEN ON STEP LADDER FROM TU B BEING MOVED UNDERNEATH 1260. HE DID NOT REALIZE THIS & STARTED TO MOUNT LADDER & FELL TO REAR ON MAIN FRAME OF 1260 DRAGLINE. RESULT WAS SPASM TO BACK AREA.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME MECHANIC ON 1ST SHIFT WAS GOING TO WASH #106 HAULAGE TRUCK AT PM WASH PAD I NAME TURNED THE WATER ON AT THE ASH PAD & WALKED TO RIGHT SPRAYER NOZZLE IN THE PROCESS THE RT SPRAYER NOZZLE ASSEMBLY MOVED SUDDENLY & STRUCK I NAME IN THE FACE I NAME RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE & FACIAL FRACTURES
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME SCRAPER OPERATOR ON 3RD SHIFT WAS RUNNING THE P&H 35 TON CRANE AT THE TIPPLE PREPARATION PLANT WHILE ON THE SMALL CURUSHER REPAIR JOB I NAME WAS CLEANING THE TOP BA CK WINDOW ON THE P&H CRRANE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE LEFT REAR FENDER AND FELL APROX 5' TO 6' IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED A BRUISE AND SPRAIN TO CHEST AREA
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT I,NAME AND A FELLOW MECHANIC WERE UNHOOKING TRAILER (LOADED WITH A 1845 C CASE SKID LOADER) FROM A F-350 1988 FORD PICKUP. I,NAME HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ONTOP OF BALL HITCH O N TRAILER AND AS HE UNHOOKD HE TRAILER FROM PICKUP TRUCK IT RAISED UP SUDDENLY AND HIT STEP ON REAR OF F-350 FORD PICKUP SUPPLY TRUCK. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP OF BALL HITCH AND UNDE
IT WAS REPORTED THAT MEN WERE JACKING IN BODY FILL BOLTS IN SEGMENTS ON 1260 DRAGLINE REPAIR JOB I.NAME PUT NUT ON BOLT AND IMPACT AIR WRENCH TO HELP THE JACK THE BOLT RELIEVED AND IT JUMPED T HROUGH PUSHING THE AIR IMPACT WRENCH UP AGAINST SWING FLOOR THE RESULT WAS I.NAMES LEFT THUMB WAS SMASHED BETWEEN AIR IMPACT WRENCH AND SWING FLOOR WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND HAD TO HAVE TEH L
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT I,NAME WAS WALKING AT PREPARATION PLANT (OUTSIDE) AT TIPPLE TO VAN BUS TO COME TO THE SHOP FOR SUPPLIES, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE. I,NAME ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HI S LEFT HAND AND ARM, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO LEFT WRIST, WHEN HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
IT WAS REPORTED3THAT THE DRAGLINE CREW AND WELDERS WERE WORKING ON THE #4 SWINGER PINION ON 1260 A FELLOW EMPLOYEE PITCHED A WOODEN BOARD 4 IN X 4 IN X 2 IN TO I.NAME WELDER ON 2ND SHIFT AND IT HIT HIS FIN1ER WAS FRACTURED CLOSED FRACTURE AND REQUIRED SEVEN STITCHES
I.NAME WAS PULL3NG DOWN WASH HOSE OVER SHOULDER. I.NAME WAS CLIMBING LADDER WHEN HE BUMPED RT KNEE AHGAINST LADDER RUNG. IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE HAD A CRAKED KNEE CAP. ALSO THERE WAS AN ABRAS ION BELOW THE K3EE CAP WHICH BECAME INFECTED.
IT WAS REPORTED3THAT THE INJURED (ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT) WAS REMOVING BELTS FROM A DRIVE PULLEY ON A GUNLACH CRUSHER,AND CAUGHT THE LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PULLEY. THE RESULT WA S A CUT AND FRA7TURE TO LEFT THUMB.(THE TIP OF THE THUMB AREA)THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT A LOST TIME INJURY, SINCE HE IS A SUPERVISOR,AND DOES NOT NEED THE USE OF HIS HAND,SO HE DID NOT MISS ANY TI
I.NAME (MECH.ON31ST SHIFTPM) & I.NAME (GREASER ON 1ST SHIFT) WERE CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON 14-CGRADER TWO BOLTS WERE LEFT IN CUTTING EDGE TO HOLD CUTTING EDGE IN PLACE BOLT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE END I.NAME 4AS HOLDING THEN THE OTHER BOLT I.NAME WAS HOLDING IN THE PROCESSTHE CUTTING EDGE SLIPPED OUT OF THE ARMS OF I.NAME & FELL TO THE GROUND & BOUNCED UP & HIT I.NAME RT FOREARM RES
IT WAS REPORTED3THAT I NAME DRILLER ON 2ND SHIFT WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM 50 R DRILL SLIPPED INJ HIS NECK AREA HE WENT TO COLSTRIP CLINIC AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT HS SUSTAINED POSSIBLE MUSCLE SPASM OR STRAI3ED MUSCLE IN NECK AREA X RAYS WERE TAKEN BUT DID NOT SHOW ANY TYPE OF INJURY I NAME SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY OFF THE JOB IN 1980 WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY BY SUSIONING 2 VERTABRAE
IT WAS REPORTED3THAT I.NAME WAS STEPPING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE DRAGLINE AFTER COMING FROM CAB OF THE MACHINE WITH THE DRAGLINE REPORTS. I.NAME SLIPPED ONT HE VERY ICY & SLICK STEPS FROM THE WE ATHER & F ELL D2WN FROM THE WING OF MACHINE TO LOWER FRAME AREA OF T HE STAIRS. IN THE PROCESS IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE FRACTURED THE 7TH RIB IN 2 PLACES IT HAD RAINED THAT DAY & GOT VERY COLD
IT WAS REPORTED2 THAT I NAME WAS UNLOADING 5X25 LB ANFO EXPLOSIVE BAGS FROM EXPLOSIVE TRUCK. HE TURNED TO PUT A BAG DOWN, AND KNINKED HIS LOWER BACK IN THE PROCESS STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BA
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT DRAGLINE OPERATOR AND I,NAME WERE LIFTING BEARING UP ONTO WALL BEARING BLOCK FOR #3 SWINGER ON 1260 REPAIR JOB. OTHER EMPLOYEE\S SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE PAD-EYE ANDTHE B EARING SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL FROM 2" TO 4". THE BEARING CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN BEARING AND ANGLE BRACE SMASHING THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
IT WAS REPORTED2 THAT I,NAME WAS KNEELING DOWN ON HIS KNEES, GETTING SOME DELAYS OUT OF A BOX AT EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE. WHEN I,NAME STOOD UP, HIS LEFT KNEE WENT OUT OF JOINT, WHEN HE STEPPED ON S OME SMALL PEBBL9S OF ROCK, THAT HAD ROLLED UNDER HIS FEET BY THE DELAY AND DETONATOR MAGAZINE. I,NAME STATED THAT HE FELL TO THE GROUND AFTER SLIPPING ON THE PEBBLES OF ROCK AND INJURED LEFT
I.NAME WHILE GOING DOWN THE WALKWAY BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE SILO TRIPPER SECTION COAL STORAGE AREA AND 48 IN CONVEYOR BELT LINE TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE SEVERELY THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES BUT A S PRAIN TO RT ANKLE
I.NAME -MECH ON 1ST SHIFT STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING DRIVE LINE IN #108 KW DART 120 TON HAULAGE COAL TRUCK DOWN AT TIPPLE TRUCK HOPPER.I.NAME WALKING AND CARRYING DRIVE SHAFT WHEN HE P / ALLEGED STRAINED AND SPRAINED BACK AREA.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME AND I NAME WERE MOVING POWER CABLE AND WAS TRYING TO TAKE KINK OUT OF THE TRAIL CABLE AT 7800 DRAGLINE WHILE MACHINE WAS WALKING I NAME GRABBED THE POWER CABLE AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNERNEATH HIM I NAME FELL ON LEFT SIE HIP AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND SPRAIN TO LEFT HIP AREA
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME ELECTRICIAN 1ST SHIFT WAS HELPING 4 OTHER WORKERS REPAIR PUMP MECHANISM FOR THE PUMP AT THE TIPPLE PREP PLANT THE WORKERS WERE BRINGING THE PUMP SHAFT DOWN IN THE H HOLD TANK WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A CHAIN AND 14 TON CRANE I NAME WAS TURNING THE 4 IN SHAFT BY HAND TO ALIGN THE FLANGE HOLES OF PUMP TOGETHER THE CHAIN UNRAVELED AND THE PUMP SHAFT FELL 7 TO
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME SERVICEMAN ON 1ST SHIFT WAS WALKING ACROSS BACK YARD OF SHOP WHEN HE STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK AND TWISTED RT ANKLE SEVERELY I NAME WORKED REST OF SHIFT AND WENT TO LAM DEER CLINIC AFTER WORK FOR TREATMENT I NMAE PLACED A HALF CAST POSTERIOR SPLINT ON I NMAE RT ANKLE AND TOLD HIM TO KEEP IT IMMOBILIZED FOR 2 WEEKS
I NAME WAS CHANGING THE HYDRAULIC OIL ANF FILTER ON TRUCK HE WAS TAKING THE HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER CANISTER OFF, AND SILVER OF STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED BETWEEN THUMB AND FINGER ON LEFT HAND LACEATI ON WAS MAKE BETWEEN THUMB AND FINGER TO GET THE SMALL SLIVER OUT BY DR. ONE STITCH WAS REQUIRED TO CLOSE LACERATION BY DR. HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER CANISTER FIT OVER FILTER ON TRUCK.
I.NAME FELL FROM THE CASTLE ROCK PIT HIGHWALL & LANDED ON THE MCKAY COAL SEAM. I.NAME FELL 95\ FROM ON TOP OF HIGHWALL & LANDED 6\ IN FRONT OF HIGHWALL ON MCKAY COAL SEAM. IT WAS REPORTED THA T VICTIM HAD A HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT IN SYSTEM.
MR HEDRICK WAS CLENAING THE AIRLESS PAINT SPRAYER GUN HE HAD BEEN PAINTING THE DIESEL TANKS BEHIND THE SHOP AND WAS USING SOLVENT OT CLEAN AIRLES GUN HE PUSHED THE AIR TRIGGER ON GUN DOWN AND HIS LEFT FINGER WAS IN F RONT OF THE AIR NOZZLE SOLVENT AND PAINT WAS INJECTED INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING SEVERE INFECTION TO HAND
IT WAS REPORTED THAT MR. THURSTON DRAGLINE OP. WAS SWINGING A 12# SLEDGE HAMMER, TRYING TO KNOCK A TOOTH OFF OF THE 126-0 DRAGLINE BUCKET. WHEN MR. THURSTON\S SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE TOOTH A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF, EITHER FROM THE SLKEDGE HAMMER OF THE TOOTH & LODGED IN MR. THURSTON\S LEFT REAR CALF MUSCLE ABOUT 3" BELOW KNEE CAP.
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT MR. EUGENE MEANS (SHOOTER ON 1ST SHIFT) WAS SWINING 50 LB. BAGS OF ANFO OFF THE BACK OF AN EXPLOSIVE TRUCK, WHEN MR. GREG LARSON WALKED IN FRONT OF HIM, MR. MEANS HELD ON TO THE BAG INSTEAD OF LETTING GO, TO AVOID HITTING GREG LARSON WITH THE 50 LB ANFO BAG AND STRAINED & SPRAINED LOWER BACK AREA.
UNHOOKING CHOKER-STEEL CABLE-FROM SHAKLE ON BACK OF SHOVEL.FRAYED CABLE END STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION RESULTED-7STITCHES.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT MR STEVE DIXON WELDER ON 2ND SHIFT CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF WELDING ROD CAN WHILE PUTTING IT BACK IN STORAGE CABINET MR DIXON RECEIVED A LACERATION TO RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND 3 STITCHES WERE MADE TO CLOSE LACERATION