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EE WAS INSTALLING CONDUIT IN MINE ENTRANCE. A PIECE OF CONDUIT HIT A SIDE OF THE WALL IN THE MINE. A ROCK FELL HIT HIS ARM, CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND REQUIRING STITCHES. EE WAS RELEASED B Y DR TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
VICTIM A LOADER OPERATOR, DISMOUNTED TO ASSIST MECHANICS IN LIFTING WHEEL AND HUB ONTO FRONT AXEL OF EUCLID HAUL TRK. WITH ALL THREE PERSONS HOLDING WHEEL IN VERTICAL POSITION, THE WHEEL FELL TOWARD VICTIM, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST AND TRAPPING BOTH LEGS UNDER THE WHEEL.
PARTY PICKED UP A STONE AND TOSSED ITTO THE SIDE.EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHEN RELEASING STONE.
EMPL OPENING METAL BIN DOOR ON SIDE OF HOPPER-TYPE PIECE OF EQUIP WHEN EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN UPPER BACK.
WHILE CHANGING THE HAMMER ON A PNEUMATIC DRILL, ELMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FALLING STRIKING BAR AND A STANTIONARY SECTON OF THE ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN EIGHT SUTURES AND TWO B REAKS OF THIS THIRD FINGER.
INJURED WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HIS DRILL.A SECTION OF STEEL THAT HE WAS HOLDING AND THOUGHT HAD DISCONNECTED,ROTATED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE STEEL AND MAST.
ASSISTING IN REPAIRING CHUTE ADJUSTING AND SIZING MEAL PATCH IT DROPPED ON END OF R THUMB
WORKING ON HAMMERHILL HAMMERS NOT PROP HAMMER ROTATED DOWN STRIKING HIM
I.NAME WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING A TRUCK TIRE WHEN HE FELT HIS BACK CRAMP UP
HE CLAIMS THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK BY PICKING UP A BIG ROCK.
I NAME WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING A SCREEN MOTOR HE BENT OVER AND BEGAN TO LIFT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
I.NAME BEGAN TO3HAVE SOME SORENESS IN HIS BACK AFTER RETURNING HOME FORM WROK. HIS JOB AS A STOCKPILER REQUIRES HIM TO REPEATEDLY PULL TOCK BINS. ONE OF WHICH WAS A NEWLY INSTALLED DOOR WHICH WASN'T SLIDING3RIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THE LEVER IS PULLED UP & OUT
I.NAME WAS ASSI8TING IN THE REMOVAL OF A CONE CRUSHERS ROCK BOX. AFTER THE BOX WAS SET ON THE GROUND HE REMOVED THE CHAINS USED TO ATTACH IT TO THE LIFT BOOM. THE ROCK BOX THEN FELL ON HIS LEF T FOOT-REASON U3KNOWN AS THE BOX WAS FIRMLY ON THE GROUND.
9-30-85 - REMOVING R-22 EUC HUB - RELT TIGHTNESS IN BACK.
I.NAME WAS CHEC5ING WATER LEVEL IN HIS LOADERS RADIATOR HE RELEASED PRESSURE PRIOR TO OPENING CAP BUT STEAM WAS RELEASED WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP BURNING HIS FACE & RT ARM SHOULD RETURN TO WORK 093085-OFF BECA6SE MEDICATION MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS & SWELLING AROUND EYE
I NAME WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC REBUILD A HOIST CYCLINDER THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER CAME OFF FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.
MR. IVERS WAS STINGING ELECTRIC CABLE FOM THE BUCKET OF A MAN LIFT. THE CABLE WAS TIED OFF WITH A ROPE THE ROPE BROKE AND MR. GRABBED THE CABLE TO PREVENT IT FROM DROPPING TO THE GROUND.