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WHILE MOVING DEBRIS FROM POND OUTLET PIECE OF GALVANIZING FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION TO EYE LID
EMPL WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A BLOW TORCH A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT DETACHED AND BLEW UP UNDER FACE MASK THE HOT FRAGMENT BOUNCED OFF THE LOWER EYE LID THEN ATTACHED ITSELF TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE UPPER EYE LID CAUSING A BURN ON THE LIDS AND A SCRATCH ON THE EYE
LAID OFF EMPLOYEE FILED CLAIM ON 10-13-88, FOR ALLEDGED INJURY TO LOW BACK AND LEFT LEG, DUE TO LIFTING SOME ROCK. THIS WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF HIS SUPERVISOR OR ANY COMPANY RE PRESENTATIVE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAN WHAT HE HAS PROVIDED.
LAID OFF EMPLOYEE CLAIMS ALLEDGED EXPOSURE TO CONTINOUS LOUD NOISES DURING HIS REGULAR EMPLOYMENT HE MADE NO COMPLAINT OF THIS NATURE PREEMPLOYEMENT PHYSICAL WAS SHOWING A HEARING LOSS BEFORE WORKING HERE
EMPLOYEE WAS LAID OFF FROM WORK ON 04-29-8 DUE TO GENERAL SHUT DOWN, THE ON JULY 17TH HE FILED A CLAIM FOR REDUCED BREATHING CAPACITY DUE TO 16 YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO DUST, COAL DUST AND DIE SEL FUMES. HE WORKED FOR TRANSWESTERN ONLY 8 MONTHS AND DURING THAT TIME OUR AIR QUALITY TESTING DONE BY MSHA WAS WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED LIMITS.
TERMINATED EMPLOYEE FILED CLAIM ON 11-15-88 FOR REDUCED BREATHING CAPACITY DUE TO DIESEL FUMES LIME AND COAL DUST THE VALIDITY OF CLAIM IS QUIESTIONABLE AS HE NEVER REPORTED AMY PROBLEM TO SUP ERVISOR WHILE HE WAS STILL EMPLOYEED NOR DID HE REQUEST THE USE OF AN AVAILABLE RESPIRATOR MSHA AIR QUALITY TESTING WAS ALSO WITHIN REQUIRED LIMITS
LAID OFF EMPLOYEE CLAIMS ALLEDGED EXPOSURE TO COAL DUST ROCK DUST DIESEL SMOKE AND FUMES DURING HIS EMPLOY THERE WAS NO COMPLAINT ON HIS BEHALF OF ANY PROBLEM
ALLEGED HEARING LOSS DUE TO EXPOSURE TO LOUD NISES EMP WAS LAID OFF 4-29-88 FILED CLAIM 7-17-88 HIS POITION WAS OILER FOR THE MOST PART MACHINES ARE NOT OPERATING WHILE HE PERFORMED HIS DUTY.
DRILL WAS TRAVELING PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWALL, APPROX. 8 FEET FROM THE EDGE, WHEN IT APPEARED TO HAVE TURNED AND RUN OFF THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWALL. EMPLOYEE WA BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE F DRILL CAB DURING DESCENT AND IMPACT FROM FALL OFF THE HIGHWALL.
WHILE ASSISTING WITH THE LOADING OF A HYDRAULIC PUMP ONTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK,EMPLOYEES HAND WAS CAUGHT AND SMASHED BETWEEN PUMP AND SIDE OF TRUCK.
LAID OFF EMP CLAIMS HE HAS A REDUCED BREATHING CAPACITY DUE TO EXPOSURE TO CAOL DUST , DIESEL FUMES. REG MSHA AIR QUALITY TEST WAS WITHIN LIMITS , HIS PRE EMP. PHYS. SHOWED PREVIOUS ABNORM.
LAID OFF EMP CLAIMS HEARING LOS FROM EXPOS. TO LOUD NOISES OF EQUIP. BUT PRE EMP. PHYS REVEALED A SEVERE CONGENITAL HEARING LOSS IN RIGHT EAR AND A MODERATE HIGH FREQUENCY LOSS OF THE LEFT EA R.
WEATHER WAS EMT9EMELY COLD (BELOW FREEZING), EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY AS HE UNFOLDED A LADDER FROM THE SIDE OF THE LUBE TRUCK, IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS, PINCHING THE END OFF THE 4TH FIN1ER AND BRUISING THE 3RD FINGER.
AFTER THE RECEN7 ICE STORM, THE TRUCK SCALES HADBECOME FROZEN AND WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. USING A CROW BAR THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE THE PLATFORM. HE WAS CALLED A FEW FEET AWAY TO PUMPSOME GASOL3NE, WHEN HE RETURNED AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CROW BAR, HE COULD NOT HARDLY STRAIGHTEN UP AGAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO3STING A STEERING CLUTCH AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY OUT OF A FIAT-ALAS HD-31IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE ASSEMBLY TO THE GROUND A PART FROM THE CLUTCH CAME LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEEL OF THE RT3FOOT
I,NAME WAS BACK3NG UP IN A CLARK 275-C LOADER WHEN BACKED INTO THE HIGHWALL. I,NAME WAS APPLING THE BRAKES AT TEH TIME HE STRUCK THE HIGHWAY. I,NAME RECIEVED A SPRAIN TO THE HIP.
WHILE OPERATING3BOOM ON PICK UP TRUCK, MINUTE DEBRIS, BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND, WERE CAUGHT IN EMPLOYEE S LEFT EYE. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT IT DID NOT HELP IN THIS SIT UATION. FOREIGN3BODY, OF DUST OR DIRT FROM MACHINE NEEDED TO BE REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN.
EMPLOYEE BACKED3PIT TRUCK UP ONTO COAL PILE TO DUMP LOAD OF COAL.COAL PILE EDGE CAVED OFF.ALLOWING TRUCK TO TURN OVER ON ITS SIDE.MINOR DAMAGE WAS RECORDED TO RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND HOOD OF TR UCK.EMPLOYEE CO4PLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN.
LARGE ROCK GOT 7AUGHT IN THE CIRCLE OF THE BLADE, OPERATOR PULLED OR LIFTED THE ROCK OUT BY HADNXX HAND, CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.
KNOB MISSING ON3AIR COMPRESSOR THROTTLE CABLE, EMPLOYEE GRABBED TO PULL AND IT CUT HIS MIDDLE LEFT FINGER. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES IN CUT.
WHILE DESCENDIN1 SLIGHT INCLINE IN FIELD, EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK.
WHILE ASSISTING3MECHANIC, UNDER VEHICLE, BRACKET CAME LOOSE, FELL OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE IN FACE. BROKE EYE GLASSES & CAUSED SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD.
HAVING LOST CON7ROL OF VEHICLE EMP JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK SEEING IT WOULD HIT THE HIGHWALL OF THE PIT. EMP JUMPED APROX 15 FT WITH FULL BODY IMPACT ON GROUND, RECEIVEING MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. THE TRUCK ROLLED IN7O HIGHWALL DENTED FENDER AND DISLODGED HYD TANK
RAINY WEATHER, 4UDDY SURFACES. EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO GROUND WHEN DISMOUNTING DOZER APPROX. THREE FEET, FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE PERFORMIN1 MAINTENANCE ON D-10 TRACTOR THE MASTER PAD FELL ON EMPLOYEE S FOOT RESULT WAS A CONTUSION OF MINOR EXTENT.
WHEN DISMOUNTIN1 FROM MACHINE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HOLD HAND RAIL AND STEPPED DOWN HE JUMPED DOWN FROM THE TRUCK AND IN LANDING ON THE GROUND HIS KNEE TWISTED FROM THE JOLT AND WEIGHT OF HIS BODY
WHEN PULLING DU4P LEVER OF DUMP TRUCK, EMPLOYEE JERKED LEVER CAUSING STRAIN OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
DURING RAINY WE5THER, MECHANICS FEET WERE MUDDY, DUE TO THE SLIPPERY SURFACE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL DOWN ON HIS ANKLE
AFTER SERVICING3AND LUBRICATING A DRILL, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE OILY DECK AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING A LADDER ACCESS ON A 777 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
HE ALLEGES AFTE9 CLEANING THE WINDOW ON THE SCRAPER CAB, HE BEGAN HIS DESCENT AND MISJUDGED HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL ON TOP OF THE R ADIATOR CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT CHEST WALL
EMP ALLEGES WHE3 HE STEPPED ON TO THE WIRE STEP ON THE SCRAPER, THE STEP MOVED WHICH TWISTED HIS KNEE. THE KNEE DIDNT BOTHER HIM INITIALLY. THE STEP LADDER THAT IS USED TO STEP UPON WAS NOT AV AILABLE 3
INJURED EMPLOYE9 STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ON THE MUDDY TRACK OF A D-10DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED EMPLOYEE STATED HE CAUGHT HIMSELF IN AN OFF BALANCE POSITION AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 INTO ON OPEN DRAGLINE SUBSTRUCTURE DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT LEG. LIGHTING WAS NOT EDEGUATE IN THE AREA AND THE PREVIOUS SHIFT HAD LEFT THE DOOR OPEN.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 635 D SCRAPER REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A DOZER CUT EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SCRAPER HIT A HOLE CREATED BY THE DOZER AND IT CAUSED HIS NECK TO BECOME SORE
MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE DRAG ROPE ON THE DRUM OF 10 YD PAGE 7-25 DRAGLINE WHEN A 3/4 INCH IMPACT WRENCH SLID OF THE DRUM AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE LITTLE TOE ON THE RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND HIS S TEEL TOE COVERING.