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EE WAS LIFTING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF ANTIFREEZE WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EE. AFTER THE TASK WAS COMPLETED HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN TO THE OTHER EE.
EE WAS KNEELING ON CONCRETE FLLOR IN SHOP REPLACING WHEEL BEARINGS ON EUCLID TRUCK.
EE WAS FUELING UP WHEN FUEL NOZZLE CAME OUT OF FUEL TANK ON DRILL SPLASHING FUEL ALL AROUND AND SPLASHING FUEL ALL AROUND AND SPLASHING FUEL IN EE'S FACE AND ARMS.
EE WAS INSTALLING RADIATOR AND HOOD COWLING ON EUCLID TRUCK. WHILE STANDING ON LEFT FOOT AND TWISTING UPPER BODY AROUND TO REACH UP UNDER HOOD COWLING AND INSTALL HOLD DOWN BOLTS HIS LEFT KNEE WAS TWISTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 31/2IN IMPACT SCKET AWAY ON BOARD ABOVE WORK BENCH SOCKET FELL & WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT THE SOCKET LANDED ON HIS RT INDEX FINGER
WHILE SITTING INOPERATOR'S SEAT OF DOZER, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO OPEN THE CAB DOOR AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT LOWER BACK AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING COAL TIPPLE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING BLASTING MATERIAL INTO TRUCK. WHEN HE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, A PIECE OF WIRE HANGING ON THE DOOR SWUNG AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BROKEN CLEVIS ON BE 1250-B DRAGLINE. HE THREW THE BROKEN CLEVIS ONTO THE BOOM TRUCK, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK, LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM PICKUP TRUCK NO 1223 ONTO DRAGLIEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE TUB OF THE DRAGLINE TO THE GROUND WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT HIT THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE STATES HIS BACK HAD BEEN HURTING FOR THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF,BUT HE COULD STILL WORK AND LIFT THINGS WHEN NECESSARY,VERY CAREFULLY.HE STATES THAT ON SATURDAY AFTER MAKING ROUNDS AS A FILL-IN FOREMAN HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK #1264 AND HIS BACK WENT OUT.HE STATES HE HAD VERY BAD PAIN AND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 02-10-92 WORKED 02-11 AND 02-12-92 OFF 02-13
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING GEAR CASE COVER FOR #14 BACKHOE OUT OF THE BACK OF #1264 TRUCK. AS HE WAS LIFTING COVER AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT COVER ON THE BOOM OF THE BACKHOE, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE GEAR CASE COVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE THRU SHEAVE FROM TOP OF MAST ON #565 DRILL WHEN HE CLAIMS HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN WELDING SHOP AND PICKED UP A CLEVIS TO PUT ON WORK BENCH FOR REPAIR WHEN HE CLAIMED HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL CARRYING A 35 LB BUCKET OF TEXCLAD II LUBRICANT UP THE STEPS INTO DRAGLINE WHEN THE BUCKET CAUGHT UNDER HANDRAIL AND HE FELT A PAIN IN UPPER RIGHT ARM AND NOTICED THE MUSCLE HAD DROPPED.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING TORQUE CONVERTER PROPELLING SHAFT ASSEMBLY ON 790 HILIFT. HE STATED HE WAS SETTING SHAFT ASSEMBLY IN PLACE BY LAYING IT ON RIGHT SHOULDER & LINING UP BOLT HOLES WHEN HE FEL T CRACKING SENSATION IN BACK WHICH ALSO GAVE HIM SHARP PAINS IN RIGHT SHOULDER & RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HI-LIFT. WHEN GETTING OFF THE MACHINE TO GREASE IT HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE MACHINE.
EMPL HELPING MECHANICS LIFT WATER PUMP ONTO REAR FRAME IN MINE SHOP.WHILE LIFTING PUMP END EMPL FELT SOMETHING PULL IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.
EE HAD REMOVED BOTTOM OF SEAT ON 274 DOZER TO FILL THE TRANSMISSION WITH OIL. WHILE HE WAS FILLING SAME HE WAS ASKED TO MOVE THE DOZER OUT OF THE WAY. AT THAT TIME HE SAT DOWN IN THE SEAT WITH NO CUSHION AND WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE TRNTRANSMISSION RESULTING IN HITTING HIS TAILBONE AND THE SMALL OF HIS BACK ON THE FILL TUBE.
EMPL STANDING ON A GUARD ABOVE DRAG DRUM GUIDING CABLE OTNO THE LAGGING CABLE SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE R LEG KNOCKING HIM OFF THE GUARD AND ONTO THE FLOOR HITTING HIS R WRIST ON THE FLOOR
HELPING LABORERS MULCHING AT MINE 25, EYES IRRITRATED BY MULCH HAY
EMPL IN OIL HOUSE GETTING OIL FOR OIL CHANGE.WAS PULLING FULL OIL DRUM TOWARDS HIM TO LOAD IT INTO TRUCK,FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.
PICKING STONE FROM CO1 ON SHAKER,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN STONE AND SIDE OF PICKING TABLE.
EMP. WAS REPA2RING TRANSMIISION ON LOADING SHOVEL. WHILE USING COFFIN HOIST, HANDLE LODGED IN TRANSMISSION. WHEN DISLODGING HANDLE, LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BRUSHED AGAINST TRANSMISSION GEAR. RESULTING IN METAL SPLINTER IN FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8EMBLING SHAFT & PINION ON GEAR AT MACHINE SHOP FOR 1250-B DRAGLINE AND PUTTING ON NEW BEARINGS. WHEN LIFTING BEARING OUT OF TRUCK #1154 TO BRING INTO MACHINE SHOP HE PULLED MUS CLES IN LOWER B5CK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO USE FORK LIFT IN SHOP WENT TO REMOVE TONGUE AS TO USE ONLY FORKS AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
EE WAS STANDING ON THE PICKING TABLE CATWALK WHEN HE REACHED DOWN & CROSS THE PICKING TABLE BELT TO PICK UP A SULPHUR BALL-35#. EE LIFTED THE SULPHUR BALL WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF A SHARP PAIN IN UPPER LEFT BACK UNDER SHOULDER BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLINBING UP ONTO EUCLID TRUCK TO CHECK OIL DIPSTICK IN ENGINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED ONTO THE CAB PROTECTOR FOR SUPPORT HUNTING RIGHT SIDE ARM NECK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE CAP FROM 2" WATER PUMP WATER PUMP HAS A-T HANDLE ON CAP. EMPLOOYEE
THE AREA WAS WELL LIGHTED STANDING ON GROUND NEXT TO DRAGLINE THE GROUND SURFACE WAS ROCKY JEFF PICKED UP THE DRAGLINE CABLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK JEFF COMPLAINED OF THE PAIN BUT WEN T IMMEDIATELY BACK TO WORK