Employee was operating a dozer vertical on a steep slope. While operating dozer employee backed over a rock and the dozer rolled over injuring right shoulder.
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Showing 50 of 75INDIVIDUAL WAS CHARGING BATTERY IN THE FORKLIFT,WHEN THE HOOD DISLODGED AND FELL STRIKING INDIVIDUAL IN THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A DOZER. STEPPED OFF THE GROUND AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS REMOVING DEBRIS (BIG ROCK) FORM THE ROADWAY, WHEN HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS REMOVING AND INSTALLING TRUCK TIRES. WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (LIGHT DUTY) EE WENT BACK TO DR. 3-16-99 AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK.
MECHANIC WAS CHANGING POWER STEERING PUMP ON CAT TRUCK. WHILE ACTIVATING THE SERVICE TRUCK BOOM, THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE BOOM CONTROL WIRING CABLE, CAUSED BOOM TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY. M ECHANIC TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BOOM WHILE IT WAS DESCENDING. BOOM STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT TO WARN THE TREE CUTTERS THAT THEY WERE READY TO BLAST. HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND SLID DOWN THE HILL. THE SLOPE WAS STEEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A FLAT TIRE FOR A COAL TRUCK. HE DROPPED THE RIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING HIS FOOT.
EE'S COAL TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRADE WITH A LOAD OF COAL. THE ENGINE DIED AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WENT OVER THE HILL.
EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER ON THE BACK OF A JOB SITE ANDO BULK TRUCK, WHEN HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM (1ST STEP) STEP, HE LOST BALANCE & FELL TO GROUND. THE RIGHT SIDE BRACE OF T HE STEP WAS BROKEN. THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE STEP WAS NOT REPORTED OR CAUTION TAKEN BY EE DURING HIS DESCENT.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE END LOADER TO CHECK THE OIL AND FELL FROM THE TOP STEP AND LANDED ON SHOULDER AND BACK.
EE WAS PUSHIGN BRUSH, WHEN A TREE LIMB STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT. BIG TOE.
EE WAS WELDING ON THE RADIATOR FRAME OF THE 992 END LOADER WHEN HE FELL ONTO THE FRAME OF THE END LOADER. HIS GRAB BAR OR FLANGE WAS HOT SELVRE.
EE WAS SITTING IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OFF THE FILL BENS RECLAIMED, AND STRUCK HIS TRUCK.
TAKIN GPIN OUT OF EXCAVATOR PIN DROPPED CAUGHT EE'S FINGER.
PULLING CABLE OFF THE WENCH ON THE DOZER. PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
CUTTING A CABLE TIE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND 1ST FINGER.
HE WAS DUMPING A TRUCK LOAD OF SPOIL ON AN ELEVATED DUMP SITE AND BACK UP TOO FAR AND HIS TRUCK ROLLED OVER (TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE).
PUSHING MATERIAL WITH A DOZER RAN OVER A ROCK THE DOZER SET DOWN AND JARRED HIS BACK.
TAKING END LOADER TO PUSH TRUCK UP THE HAUL ROAD. HE LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT OF THE END LOADER.
WALKING UP HILL SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROOT BRUISING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO HIS TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND FELL BACKWARDS FOR ABOUT 12' LANDED ON HIS FEET AND BACK. STOVED UP LEGS AND BACK.
EE MISSED ON MAY 29, 1998 DUE TO ILLNESS. ON JUNE 16, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT HE HAD FILED A CLAIM FOR WORKERS COMP. DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE DISK IN HIS BACK. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A PERI OD OF TIME.
TIGHTENING LUG BOLTS ON HIS COAL TRUCK AND STRAINED LOWER ABDOMEN.
WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF THIS TRUCK, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL, SKINNING HIS SHIN & BRUISING HIS KNEE ON THE STEP.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE CABLE ON THE DRILL BOOM, WHEN THE NUT HE WAS LOOSENING CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND ADJUSTMENT BOLT & NUT.
EE WAS LIFTING SAND BAGS TO LOAD SAND BLASTER. PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.
DEBRIS [MUD & ROCK] FELL OUT OF THE HIGHWALL & STRUCK EE IN THE BACK.
WHEEL BEARING AND ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS PICKED UP BY EMPLOYEE AND HURT BACK AT THE MID POINT ON LEFT SIDE.
EE STEPPED INTO A SCRAP METAL HOLE OVER A BIN AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
COMING DOWN STEPS AT THE PARTS TRAILER & HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE TOP STEP. HE FELL AND LANDED ON BOTH ELBOWS.
STEPPED OFF DOZER AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS PUSHING BRUSH (WIND ROLL) WITH A JOHN DEERE DOZER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING UP WHEN HIS ANCHOR CABLE BROKE ALOWING HIS DOZER TO SLIP SIDEWAYS AND TURN ON ITS SIDE, BANGING EE AR OUND INSIDE CAB. RESULT BRUISES TO ARM & LEG
EE DROPPED A PIECE OF AUGER STEEL ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A CUT BETWEEN THE LITTLE TOE AND THE ONENEXT TO IT. (ON TOP OF FOOT)
PUSHING OUT A SHOT (UP HILL) DOZER STARTED BACKWARDS AND HIT A ROCK. STOPPED THE DOZER WHICH RESUTLTED IN AN INJURY TO THE NECK OF EE.
PUT FAN BELT ON ROCK TRUCK. HAND SLIPPED CUT THUMB ON BELT PULLEY.
GPF-BLACK LUNG CLAIM.
GPF-HEARING LOSS CLAIM
EE WAS STANDIG ON THE LEVER THAT CLOSES THE DOORON THE POWEDER TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LEVER AND STRUCKHIM ON THE KNEE.
BURSTING LUMPS OF COAL AT THE HOPPER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. INJURY TO RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. (SLIPPED AND FELL)
EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS ROCK TRUCK. HE JUMPED OUT, WAS STRUCK BY TH3E TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED ONTO ITS TOP. EE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT ARM & RIGHT LEG.
BRUISE TO HEAD AND CHEST. PUT TRUCK INTO DITCH LINE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
GPF-BLACK LUNG CLAIM.
EMP WAS LIFTING A TRACK SEGMENT WHILE REPAIRING A D11 DOZER WHICH INJURED LOWER BACK. MISSED 3 DAYS THEN REPORTED BACK TO WORK ON 3-29-97. LEFT AGAIN WITH BACK PAIN ON 4-26-97.
RUNNING A D9 DOZER AND WAS PRYING ON A ROCK WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND THREW EMP AROUND IN THE CAB. BRUISED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LIFTING A TRACK SEGMENT. WHILE REPAIRING A D-11 DOZER, AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMP OPEN AND CLOSED THE WINDOW OF THE DOZER HE WAS RUNNING AND GOT MATERIAL FROM THE GUIDE IN HIS EYE.
EE STEPPED OUT OT THE POWDER TRUCK, AND STEPPED INTO A DRILL HOLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT ANKLE.
UNDER TRUCK, KNOCKED LOOSE MATERIAL INTO EYE. EE CLEANED EYE OUT. WENT TO DOC. SAT 11/30/96. GOT TWO PIECES OF METAL OUT OF EYE. WENT TO ER TO REMOVE PATCH. WENT TO EYE SPECIALIST 12/2/96, REM OVER RUST FROM EYE.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING OFF THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.