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EE WAS CHECKING THE BATTERIES IN A DOZER. THE LID ON THE BATTERY BOX SLAMMED SHUT, CUTTING EE S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL BOLTS ON TRAM MOTOR.THE MOTOR SLIPPED DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S HAND. PLEASE NOTE THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 03-22-94.
EE WAS WALKING IN THICK MUD. HE PULLED HIS LEFT LEG UP TOO FAST. WHILE DOING THIS THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE AND STATED THAT HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING RUB RAILS FROM CONTINUOUS MINER RAIL SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEES RT TOE & FOOT CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO RT TOE & FOOT
68935 REPAIR WORK WAS BEING DONE ON BLASTHOLE DRILL G/D45 I WAS STANDING CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MACHINE WHEN THE AIR/DRYER WORKED LOOSE AND FELL STRIKING ME ON TOP OF HEAD.
WHILE DISCONNECTING THE DISCHARGE HOSE THE BACK PRESSURE BLEW OUT OF THE PUMP ON THE LEFT HAND & ARM CAUSING A 2ND OR 3RD DEGREE BURN. THE REASON THE WATER WAS HOT WAS BECAUSE THE PUMP HAD NOT BEEN PUMPING THE WATER.
EMPL WAS BOARDING ON SCRAPER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON DOOR CUTTING TOP OF HIS HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OIL INTO TANKS. WHEN HE TURNED TO REPLACE HOSE IN HOLDER AND UPON TURNING HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
OPERATOR WAS STEPPING INTO THE DRILL, FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP BUMPING LEG AND SHIN ON THE STEP CAUSING THIS INJURY, WHICH THEN, INFECTION SET UP.
CAP TO OXYGEN CYLINDER NOT FULLY SECURED EMPL WAS CHAANGING CYLINDERS IN STORAGE RACK WHEN THE CAND OUT SEVEN STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT
CABLE WHICH IS 6SED TO MOVE COAL BARGES BROKE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM & HAND & ACROSS UPPER LEGS AS A RESULT IT BROKE HIS RT.ARM & HAND
LIFTING PIECE O0 STEEL FOR LOADER BUCKET PLATES FOR WEAR ON BOTTOM OF BUCKET. HOLDING PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE FOR WELDER. SANDING IN STRAIN PUT PRESSURE ON BACK, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE SP INE. 3
STARTED TO GET 3N GREASE TRUCK AND THE DOOR WASNT ROLLED ALL THE WAY UP AND HIT HEAD ON THE DOOR
HE WAS WORKING 2N A D9H DOZER DOING MAINTENANCE WORK.HE WAS LIFTING OFF A METAL PIECE FROM THE SIDE OF THE DOZER WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER.
WORKING WATER T9UCK 3-26-87, PUMPING WATER AND HOSE LINES HAD KINKS IN THEM. BENT DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN KINKS AND PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK
EMPL BENT LIMB 2N TREE,LIMB BROKE AND THE END STRUCK LEFT EYE.THE BLOW CUT THE CENTER OF THE EYE.NOT SURE THIS IS REPORTABLE BECAUSE INJ NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS JOBMJUST CARELESSNESS AND B ECAUSE EMPL WAI7ED FOR 2 DAYS OFF WORK BEFORE GOING TO DR.
WAS REMOVING CO9NER BIT FROM DOZER WHEN BIT FELL ON H IS LITTLE TOE ON RIGHT FOOT
STARTED TO SLIDE WINDOW DOWN AND IT FELL ON THUMB.
I.NAME PLACING EXPLOSIVES IN T RUCK AND LIFTED THEM IN SUCH POSITION TO WHERE HE WAS IN STRAIN HE FELT SHARP PAIN APPERAR IN HIS SIDE.