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EE WERE HANDLING A 2" CABLE WHEN IT BECAME SNAGGED ON A STUMP. BOTH BEGAN TO PULL ON CABLE WHEN THE CABLE FREED UP ALLOWING THE END TO FLY UP & HITTING EE ABOVE THE EYE. EE SUFFERED FROM LAC RED FROM LACERATION & CONTUSION REQURING STICHES
OPERATOR ATTEMPTING TO FREE ROCK TO ALLOW PASSAGE THROUGH CRUSHER. A SHORT LENGTH OF CABLE WITH A BACKHOE BUCKET TOOTH SECURED TO IT IS USED TO HELP FREE/DISLODGE ROCK. UPON DISLODGING ROCK TH E TOOTH FLEW UP & STRUCK OPERATOR ON/UNDER CHIN CAUSING CUT THAT REQUIRED 6[SIX] STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE ASSISTING MECHANICE CLEM DOUZRT IN REATTCHING ROLLER FRAME TO CARRIAGE BOTTOM OF 245 CAT. EE WAS USING DRIFT PINS TO ALIGN HOLES FOR ATTACHMENT WHEN OTHER BORNING, OPERATOR EQUIPMENT HOISTI NG ROLLER FRAME ACCIDENTLY SHIFTED THE WEIGHT OFTHE LOAD CAUSING HAND AND FINGER TO BE SMASHED NMIS COMMUNICATION.
OEPRATOR HAD JUST PARKED EQUIPMENT AT MAINTNENANCE GARAGE SHOP, AND WAS PREPARING TO DISEMBARK FORM OEPRATING AREA/CAB. HE STEPPED DOWN TO THECATWALK AND THEN STEPPED ONTO THE TRACS WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE ON TH TRACS AND ONTO HIS BACKSIDE AND THEN ONTO THE GROUND FEET FIRST.
#11 WAS HITTING/POUNDING WITH HAMMER ON ANGLE IRON, WHEN ANGLE IRON WENT SIDEWAYS AND HIT #13 WHO WAS GUIDING ANGLE AT TIME OF HITTING/POUNDING.
EMPLOYEE HAS INCURRED A GRADUAL LOSS OF HEARING OVER THE YEARS & AT 06-08-89 HAS FILED A CLAIM WITH THE WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND
THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF A PRIOR INJURY OF 3-25-89. EMPLOYEE WAS TORQUEING/TIGHTENING BOLT SON AD8 CAT DOZER, WHEN OLD INJURY (LOWER BACK SPRAIN) WAS REINJURED.