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The employee was installing a drive shaft onto a CAT 980 Loader, and the driveshaft fell and smashed the tip of EE's right 4th finger.
EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD EXPLOSIVES, ROCK FELL CAUSING FRACTURE OF R COLLAR BONE, FRACTURE R LEG AND BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING LOADING POLE TO TAMP POWDER INTO POLE FOR BLASTING PURPOSES, WHILE TAMPING POWDER EMPLOYEE SUFFERED SEVERE THROBING PAINS GENERATING FROM RIGHT WRIST TO THUMB, POSSIBLY AGGR AVATING AN OLD INJURY, OF A BRUISED NERVE AND CYST IN WRIST.
THIS EE INJURED HIS RT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING INTO A CRUSHER. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED ON 11-23-98. THE EE DID NOT LOSE TIME.
THIS EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS WITH IMPACT ALLEN SOCKET. THE ROLL PIN HOLDING THE SOCKET TOGETHER CAME OUT AND CUT THIS EE S LEFT HAND.
THIS EE WAS OPERATING A MECHANICAL SCALER WHEN AFALL OF GROUND STRUCK THE MACHINE. HE WAS THROWNAGAINST THE CANOPY AND RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHEN HE PULLED A JACK HAMMER OFF A FELLOW EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE TOOL. SURGERY REQUIRED ON 11/23/98.
HEARING LOSS CLAIM DUE TO LOUD NOISES.
EE WAS BLOWING OUT A PLUGGED CHEMICAL HOSE WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AND BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE DID HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON.
THIS EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLID A DUMP TRUCK TIRE. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON MAY 28.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM A LONG TEST HOLE. AS HE REMOVED THE STEEL AND TURNED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
LARGE ROCK SLID OFF OF FACE. EE TRIED TO PUSH SLAB AWAY WITH HAND HWILE MOVING OUT OF THE WAY. THE ROCK SLID OVER HIS LEFT FOOT.
THIS EMPLOYEE DROVE OVER A SUBMERGED ROCK WHILE SCOOPING UP A DIPPER OF WATER TO WET DOWN A MUCKPILE. WHEN THE LOADER WENT OVER THE ROCK HE WAS THROWN UP INTO THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS HEAD.
THIS EE FELT PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE CARRIED A DRILL STEEL FROM THE STEEL ROCK ON THE BACK OF THE DRILL IN THE BEAM.
EE WAS REBUILDING THE PARK BRAKE ON EJC 300 LOADER USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH. BOLT WAS TIGHT AND CAME LOOSE SUDDENLY AND PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE & THE REAR HOUSING OF THE 3/4" IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUNDON BOTH SIDES OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER. PUNCTUREWOOUNDS REQUIRED STITCHES.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BEARING TO THE CRUSHER. HE STUMBLED OVER A WELDING LEAD. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL AGAINST A CRUSHER SUPPORT BEAM. HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BEAR ING AND THE SUPPORT BEAM.
THIS EMPLOYEE GOT A WOODEN SPLINTER IN HIS HAND AS HE TORE DOWN WOODEN CONCRETE FORMS.
THIS EMPLOYEE STATED HIS BACK HURT FROM OPERATING THE ROADTRAIN.
EMPLLOYEE WAS GETTIN GOUT OF THE BED OF THE FORD MINE TRUCK. HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE DRIVELINE ON AN EIMCO JARVIS CLARK LOADER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK THE BROKEN END OF THE CAP TIE WIRE FROM THE UNIVERSAL JOINT INTO THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
THIS EE WAS MUCKING SHAFT BOTTOM WITH AN LGD WHEN HE CHANGE DIRECTIONS, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK. HE BECAME DISABLED IN NOVEMBER.
EE WAS MOVING A PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR WITH A TRACTOR. HE WAS UNHOOKING THE COMPRESSOR FROM THE TRACTOR. HE BLOCKED UP THE TONGUE, BUT DID NOT SCOTCH THE WHEELS TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. THE COMPRESSOR SHIFTEDAND FELL OFF OF THE BLOCK. TONGE SCRAPED HIS SHIN ON LEFT LEG AND TURNED HIS LEFT LEG AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING WATER ON THE SHOP FLOOR WITH A WATER HOSE. THE HOSE FAILED AND A SHUT OFF VALVE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED 12-9-97.
THIS EMPLOYEE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AS HE OPERATED A ROAD GRADER.
THIS EE WAS TURNING OFF A WATER VALVE. THE VALVEWAS HARD TO TURN. WHEN THE EE PUSHED HARD HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT A METAL HAND CLAMP. HE LACERATED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AND REQUIRED SUTURES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING THE BOTTOM OF #3 SHAFT AND A HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW OUT CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE BACK AND WHEN EMPLOYEE EXITED THE LOADER HE LACERATED HIS RIGHT FIFTH FINGER.
GPF-HEARING LOSS CLAIM DUE TO LOUD NOISES.
EE WAS OPEATING AN EJC HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS TRAMMING THE MACHINE FROM THE DUMP POINT TO THE LOADING AREA. FOR SOME REASON, PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE PARK BRAKE SET (CAME ON), AND THE M ACHINE STOPPED INSTANTLY. THIS REACTION CAUSED EE, WHO WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT, TO BE THROWN INTO THE DASH, THAT IS PART OF THE CANOPY ON THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE. HE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS
THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAINS IN HIS BACK AFTE OPERATING A JACKHAMMER. HE WAS BREAKING CONCRETE TO REMOUNT A CRUSHR. HE WORKED UNTIL 8-1-97 WHEN HE LOST TIME.
THIS EE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK WHICH FELL FROM THEBACK AS HE LOADED DRILL HOLES WITH EXPOLSIVES
THIS EE DROVE A LOADER OVER A ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM A HAUL TRUCK ONTO THE HAULAGE DRIFT. HE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE LOADER CANOPY, INJURING HIS NECK. THE INJURY BECAME LOST TIME ON 5-9-97.
THIS EE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND BY A ROCK WHICH FELLF ROM THE BACK AS HE LOADED ROOF BOLTS ON THE ROOFBOLTER. THE ROCK FELL FROM BOLTED GROUND. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AT A LATER DATE & FRACTURE WAS DISCOVERED
THIS EMPLOYEE FELT PAINS IN HIS BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP AND TWISTED WITH A 50# BAG OF ANFO.