Employee was climbing into rock truck to begin shift. He twisted knee causing swelling and fluid in knee. Injury got worse by end of shift.
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Showing all 25RUNNING TRUCK IN TOO HIGH A GEAR GOING UP A GRADE RAN OUT OF POWER, LOST CONTROL & ROLLED OVER
EE WAS OPERATING ROCK TRUCK ON DUMP SITE. ONE SIDE GAVE AWAY CAUSING ROCK TRUCK TO OVERTURN. EE WAS DRIVEN TO DUBOIS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM & THEN TRANSFERRED TO ALLEDHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE TREATED FOR INJURIES TO HIP AREA, WITH TRACTION.
EMPLOYEE (LOADER OPERATOR) WAS FOUND SITTING IN A CHAIR IN THE SCALE HOUSE @ 8:15 A.M. SUFFERING FROM AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO DUBOIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. AND AUTOPSY IS BEING PERFORMED. (AUTOPSY REPORT- HEART ATTACK).
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF TIRE OF LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING HARD BLOW TO HEAD.
MOVE WATER PUMP LIFTED IT TORE ABDOMINAL WALL
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND FELL.
EE STEPPED OUT OF DRILL AND STEPPED INTO A RUT ON THE GROUND. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING PULLED LIGAMENTS AND CHIPPED BONE.
LARGE LUMPS OF COAL WERE BRIDGED ABOVE CRUSHER ROLLS IN CHUTE. OPERATOR TRYED TO BREAK THEM WITH TAMPING BAR. BAR WENT BETWEEN LUMPS, STRUCK CRUSHER ROLL, AND KICKED BACK SRIKING HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD NEAR LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED A 1/2" CUT CORNER OF EYE AND BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE REACHED BEHIND SEAT AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING STEPS IN THE PARTS TRAILER MHE SLIPPED AND FELL THROUGH STEPS CAUSING ABRASIONS TO LEG AND BACK STRAIN AND SPRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MACHNIC TAKE BRAKE BOOSTER OFF SLIPPED AND FELL OFF ROCK TRUCK.
DOZER ROLLED OVER WHEBN DIRT GAVE AWAY WHILE CUTTING DOWN SPOIL PILE.
EMPL STRAINED BACK CLIMBING UP AND DOWN FROM DOZER.EMPLOYER INFORMED 1-31-89 WHEN HE RETURNED TO WORK.
CONTINOUS OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT
EMP. WAS TAKING A BRAKE BOOSTER OFF ROCK TRUCK AND BRAKE BOOSTER FELL ON LEFT WRIST AND SMASHED LEGAMENTS AND TENDONS.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS OPERATING DOZER HE REALIZED HIS BACK WAS HURT WHEN HE CLIMBED OFF DOZER
EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING DOZER, WENT OVER ROCKS, WHEN DOZER DROPPED DOWN AND JARRED EMPLOYEE CAUSING BACK PAIN AND OR INJURY.
SLIPPED AND FEL5 WHILE DESCENDING FROM FRONT END LOADER
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A WATER HOSE APPROX. 250 LBS ONTO A TRUCK WITH ANOTHER MAN HELPING HOWEVER WHILE LIFTING HIS BACK BECAME TWISTED AND THUS HE SPRAINED IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO HOOK UP A LIGHT PLANT. HE LIFTED THE LIGHT PLANT TO SET ON THE HITCH ON A PICK-UP AND LATER REALIZED HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CARRYING A CORNER EDGE FOR A D-9 DOZER, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HAVE THE HEAVY PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM ON THE KNEE. (EMPLOYEE NOTES THAT THERE WAS M UD OVER THE ICE5.
INJ SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE HOPPER DOORS ON RAILROAD CAR USING A PRY BAR
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A TS24 SCRAPER WHEN CL/MBING OFF HE CAUGHT HIS WEDDING RING ON THE RADIATOR SHROUD DAMAGING HIS LEFT RING FINGER
EE WAS COMING OFF CUT TO GO DOWN ROAD & DUMP HIS LOAD IN THE ROCK TRUCK. HE APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP TRUCK WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO STALL. THEREFORE THERE WAS NO STEERING & HE WENT OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD & INTO A DITCH, THET RUCK ROLLED OVER WITH HIM INSIDE.