PARTS ROOM CLERK WAS REMOVING A CUSHION FROM A OBOX ON THE SHELF & A DRILTECH ENGINE COOLER FELL ON HIS FOOT INJURING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT & BREAKING HIS LITTLE TOE.
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Showing 50 of 113MECHANIC WAS REMOVING THE TRANSFER CASE FROM A PICKUP TRUCK, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS ON A JACK, HE WAS PROCEEDING TO REMOVE THE HAST BOLT THE TRANSFER CASE KICKED BAC, AND HE USED HIS HAND TO KE EP IT FROM HITTING HIM, THE TRANSFER CASE FELL ON THE FLOOR ON HIS LEFT HAND, BREAKING HIS LEFT INDEER FINGER, & CUTTING IT & HIS MIDDLE FINGER & THUMB.
CLEAN UP MAN WAS CLEANING UP FROZEN COAL & SHOVELING ONTO OUTSIDE OF CRUSHER BUILDING HE PICKED UP OVERSIZE PIECE OF FROZEN COAL ON SHOVEL & THROWED CHUNK OF COAL OUTSIDE AT THIS TIME HE STAT ED IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING TORE IN LOWER BACK.
WELDER LIFING MAGNETIC DRILL LIFTED DRILL UP SHOULDER HIGH TWISTED BACK TO PUT DRILL IN POSITION TO DRILL.
MECHANIC WAS CROUCHED DOWN INSIDE OF A BULLDOZER, INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE, THE OPERATOR WAS PULLING ON THE ROPE & THE MECHANIC WAS PUSHING UP ON THE HYDRAULIC PUMP THAT THEY WERE CHANGING ALSO & THE MECHANIC DOWN IN SIDE OF THE MACHINE,FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK, HE COMPLETED THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME.
INJURED WA PULLING ON DRAGLINE DRAG CABLE WHEN HE & OTHEER HELPERS GOT CABLE SPOTTED HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST. HE SAID HIS CHEST FELT UNCOMFORTABLE REMAINDER OF SHIFT HE THEN WENT HOME.
LIFTING BATTERIES FORM BACK TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE STATED BACK STARTED TO HURT.
INJ WA> DISCONNECTING CAUSTIC SODA PIPE FROM TANK WHEN HOSE COME APART CAUSTIC SODA SPLASHED ON LOWER PART OF FACE CAUSING BURNS TO TONGUE AND HLIPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A DAVEY DRILL HE REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND WHEN HE WAS PLACING A NEW TIRE ON THE TRUCK HE PLACED HIS BACK AGAINST THE TIRE AND PLACED HIS HANDS UNDER THE R IM AND HIS THE COMPLETE TIRE ON TO THE TRUCK HE FELT SOMETHING PULL AND FELT BURNING SENSATION BETWEEN HIS SHOULER BLADES.
INJURED WAS HITTING THE HOOD ON #5 NITRATE TRUCK, IT WS QUITE HEAVY AND HARD TO LIFT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDERS AND NECK, HE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME. HE RETURNED TO WOR K THE NEXT DAY, AND WORKED THROUGH OUT THE WEEK, THE FIRST DAY MISSED WORK WAS 10-31-88.
INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CHANNEL STEEL FROM A PILE OF STEEL HANGING ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED HISBACK THE FIRST DAY MISSED WORK WAS 10-21-88
INJURED PICKED UP A STEERING CLUTCH COVER FROM THE GROUND OF A BULLDOZER AND PUT IT ON THE TAIL GATE AT A MECHANICS TRUCK.HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN AT THAT TIME BUT ABOUT 10:30 AM HIS BACK STAR TED HURTING.HE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT THEN WENT HOME.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE DRYER DRYING BED AND LOOSE COAL FELL FROM ABOVE PULLING HIS ARM PAST THE OPENING IN THE DOOR AND INJURING HIS RT HAND
INJURED WAS CHANGING ACETEYELONE TANKS FROM HIS WELDING TRUCK HE SET THE ONE END AT THE TANK ON THE UPPER STEP HE PICKED UP THE TANK ON THE BOTTOM WITH HIS RT.HAND THE TANK DROPPED DOWN ON TO THE LOWER STEP INJURING HIS RT.HAND
ELECTICIAN WAS 2ELPING LIFT A ELECTIRICAL MOTOR ON THE BASE IT SITS ON, HE STATES HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A FRESH WATER PUMP IN SIDE OF SMALL BUILDING WHERE THE PUMP IS LOCATED A VLAVE FROM A SMALLER WATER HINE WAS STICKING OUT IN SUCK A POSITON THAT HE BUMPED THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT KNEE3ON THIS VALVE CAUSING A BUMP TO FOR M ON HIS LEG.
THE OILER OF TH9 DRAGLINE WAS INS THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE DUMP CABLE, HE WAS PULLING THE CABLE THROUGH THE DUMP SHEAVE, ANDPULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
BULLDOZER OPERA7OR WAS HELPING LIFT TRACK SEGMENTS FROM A PICKUP TRUCK AN INJURED HIS BACK
EMPL SERVICING 6ULLDOZER RAISED FLOOR SECTION TO GET TO FILTER COMPARTMENT TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION FILTER.OPERATOR HELPER BUMPED FLOOR SECTION IT FELL KNOCKING HARD HAT OFF HEAD AND HITTING HI M ON RIGHT SIDE3OF HEAD CUTTING HIS HEAD.
EMPOYEE WAS SHO5ELING DIRT INTO THE SHOT HOLES AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ACROSS THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE DAY THEN WENT HOME.
INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON THE PULVERIZER IN THE #3 PREP PLANT WITH THE FOREMAN THETY REMOVED THE MOTOR FROM THE PULVERIZER AND IN THE PROCESS HE DAMAGED HIS RT HIP AND LEG
EMP WAS INSTALL3NG A DRIVE SHAFT IN THE LATHE, TO CUT THE END DOWN, IT SLIPPED FROM THE CHUCK AND THE D RIVE SHAFT FELL DOWN & PINCHED HIS L RING FINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT & THE LATHE, CUTTIN G HIS FINGER 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING THE SMALL CYCLONE HE FINISHED CLEANING THE TOP SECTION AND HE THEN OPENED THE TROP DOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE CYCLONE ON THE BOTTOM HE PUT HIS LEFT ARM IN THE OPENING TO CLE AN OUT THE DUST3THE SOID CHUCK FELL DOWN ON HIS ARM PINNING HIS ARM HE CALLED TO HIS BUDDY, HE PULLED HIS ARM FREE & CAWLED OUT HE WORKED THE SHIFT OUT.
EMP WAS HITTING3A SPEED REDUCER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE PUT THE SPEEDREDUCER BACK ON GROUND HE THEN COMPLETED THE SHIFT THEN WENT HOME
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A SEAT TRAM PICK UP TRUCK AND REDNSTALLING A NEW SEAT IN THE TRUCK AND WORKING WITH THE MECHANIC HE FELT A PULLING IN THE LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY PAIN VATIL ABOUT THREE HRS LATE9.
EMPL SCRAPING &3SHOVELING FINGE COAL FROM CHUTE ON PETERSON FILTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN & NUMBNESSS IN RIGHT ELBOW AND HAND.WORKED TIL 1ST LOST TIME DAY -9-29-87.
INJURED WAS REP5ACING A ROLLER VESSEL SHAFT ONT HE ROLLER VESSEL. THE SHAFT SLIPPED & PINNED HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE OVERHEAD CEILING IN THE WASHING PLANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TI9ING A KNOT IN A STEEL CABLE & ONE END OF THE CABLE CAME LOOSE & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE CAP.
EE WAS CLEANING3THE FILTER IN THE FILTER BUILDING & HE CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND ON ONE OF THE FILTER SCREENS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A STARTER ON 773 #7 ROCK TRUCK,REMOVING THE STARTER,IT SLIPED FROM HIS HANDS AND PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE STEERING ARM.
WAS WORKING ON 8 10 Z REPLACING ROLLER BOLTS. HE JACKED THE ROLLER UP THE JACK SLIPPED AND ROLLER CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT MY LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING CRUSH TYPE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5NSFERRING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TRUCK #312 TO AN UNDERGROUND TANK, WHEN HE CLAIMED OF HAVING PAINS IN THE CHEST AREA. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED ON 7-26-87 AND SENT HOME. HE WILL 6NDERGO A STRESS TEST AT HOSPITAL ON 7-29-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING A FAN DRIVE ASSEMBLY FROM A BULLDOZER. THAT WAS ON THE BED OF HIS MECHANICS TRUCK WHETHE ASSEMBLY SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND FELL ON TO HIS LEFT HOWER LEG BRUISING IT.
EMP WAS LOADING3AMMONIA NITRATE TUBES FROM THE MING PLANT TRAILER ONTO THE EXPLOSIVE TRUCK & FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST AREA & COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES
EMPL PICKED UP 4ETAL SAMPLE CONTAINER AND TURNECD TO RIGHT TO DUMP THE CONTAINER FELT PAIN IN LEFT LEG AND LEFT TESTICLE.FIRST LOST TIME DAY 4-27-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING A GUARD ON THE REFUSE DEWATERING SCREEN, THE GUARD WEIGHED ABOUT FIFTY PDS. HE WAS LIFTING ONE SIDE OF THE GUARD, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THEOTHER SIDE OF THE GUARD , THE GUARD SLI1PED AND HE CAUGHT IT OFF BALANCE, AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING THE BOLTS FROM A RECOIL SPRING COVER ON THE LEFT CUT FROM THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED AND THE PRESSURE WAS BELIEVED TO BE OFF O F THE CORER, THE COVER FLEW OFF HITTING DIRT HIM ON THE RIG2T FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED3A CASE OF SHOT WWIRE FROM THE TUBE TRUCK, AND CARRIED IT TO THE DYNAMITE TRAILER WHEN HE ENTERED THE DOORWAY HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND PUT HIS BODY IN A TWIST CAUSING TEARING IN THE CHEST AREA. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP PARTS FROM THE BED OF THE PARTS TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.THE FIRST DAY OF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS 2-19-87.
EE WAS PULLING 3 TWISTING ON A DOOR ON THE SHUTE THAT CARRIES THE COAL TO THE CHAIN FLYTE CONVEYOR. THIS CHUTE WAS PLUGGED WITH COAL & THE DOOR HAD TO BE REMOVED TO CLEAN OUT THE CHUTE, IN THE PROCESS TH9 EE HURT HIS LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
EMP WAS PICKING3UP BALES OF HAY AND RELOCATING TE EMP WAS PICKING UP BALES OF HAY AND RELOCATING THEM IN A WASH AREA OF PLANTED BACKFILL ON A ST JOB WHEN HE FEL7 A PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER ABDOMEN
EMPL OF ROCKTRU7K 75 TON #8 CLIMBING DOWN FROM MACHINE ON LADDER AND BOTTOM STEP GAVE WAY TO INSIDE.THIS CAUSED HIM TO BEND BACKWARDS WHILE HOLDING ONTO LADDER AND CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE PICKED3UP AN ACETYLENE TANK IN THE WELDING AREA AT THE #3 PLANT AND HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A PUMP HEAD ON PUMPER TRUCK #O/,.HE STOOPED DOWN BY THE HEAD AND WAS REMOVING A WATER LINE AND HE STATED HE TWISTED HIS BACK,CAUSING PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING THE ONE SIDE OF THE SOLVENT TANK TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF SOLVENT TO THE PUMP,AND HIS BACK STARTED PAINING IN THE LOWER AREA.
EMP WAS HELPING3REPAIR THE TRAVEL CHAINS ON 4600 #4 DRAGLINE HE LIFTED PART OF THE TRAVEL CHAIN UP ON THE SPROCKET AND HIS BACK STARTED TO PAIN HE THEN WENT HOME LATER IN THE AFTERNOON
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING THE FIRE COAL SPILLAGE FROM UNDER THE FIRE COAL BELT FROM THE AIR CLEANERS,HE STOOPED DOWN UNDER THE FOR TO CLEAN UP THE COAL AND WHEN HE GOT STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT THE PAIN IN HIS LOW9R BACK,HE COMPLETED THE SHIFT & WENT HOME.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A MAMI FOLD ON THE LARGE FILTER. AN 8 INCH PIPE ROLLED AND PINNED HIS LEG BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE GUARD ON THE PUMP.
BULLDOZER OPERA7OR WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC AND INSTALLING A RADIATOR PIPE TO THE ENGINE, THE PIPE SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND FELL ON TO HIS LEFT ARM, AND FRACTURING IT
OPERATOR WAS HE5PING REPAIR HD41#31BULLDOZER AND NEEDED SOME CRIBBING HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP THE PIECE OF CRIBBING AND AT THE SAME TIME THATHE PICKED UP THE CRIBBING HE TWISTED HIS BODY,AN AND HE STATED H3S BACK CRACKED,HE STATED HE TOOK IT EASY & FINISHED THE SHIFT.