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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVER PLATE FROM SCRUBBER ON HIGHWALL MINER. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PLATE, ALLOWING PLATE TO FALL ONTO HIS FINGER, AVULSING TIP OF FINGER (MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND).
EE WAS MOUNTING D 10 DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE DOZER TRACK ONTO THE CATWALK, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO REPAIR BRAK CHAMBER ON TRACTOR TRAILER. EMPLOYEE RELEASED TENSION ON SPRING ALLOWING IT TO COME OFF CHAMBER, STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON A FRONT END LOADER.NEAR THE END OF THE SHIFT HE STATES THAT HE DEVELOPED SEVERE PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DOES NOT RECALL A SPECIFIC EVENT TH AT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS INJURY.
EMPL HAD COMPLETED LOADING OIL DRUM INTO BED OF PICKUP TRUCK. EPL STATS THAT LEFT LEG GAVE AWAY WHILE HE WAS STANDING IN PICKUP.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BOOM ON PORTABLE LIGHT XXX PLANT. EMPLOYEE PLACED HIMSELF IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHILE TRYING TO RETRACT BOOM,S TRAINING MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP PUMP HOSE, EE STATED THAT HE GOT A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
STOPPED CONVEY TO REMOVE ROCK LOST GRIP IT FELL ON L HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A D-5 DOZER, INSTALLING TRANSMISSION HOSES. A PIECE OF DRY MUD DISLODGED FROM DOZER FRAME. DIRT STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE STACKING CRIBBING BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PICK UP A BLOCK WHEN BLOCK IN OTHER MECHANIC'S HAND SLIPPED. BLOCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING MODERAT E CRUSH INJURIES TO TIPS OF MIDDLE AND LITTLE FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIN FROM LIFT CYCLINDER OF CAT 988 FRONT END LOADER.WHEN PIN WAS REMOVED TILT CYCLINDER FELL OUT FROM ABOVE STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR TO EXPLOSIVES MAGAZINE WHEN LOCK COVER ON DOOR STRUCK HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE SURGERY AS A RESULT OF INJURIES RECEIVED TO FINGERS IN ACCIDENT 1-22-89.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING TENSION ON DRIVE CHAIN TO AUTOMATIC COAL SAMPLER EMPLOYEE PULLED ON DRIVE CHAIN CAUSING SAMPLE CURRER TO MOVE PULLING CHAIN AND EMPLOYEE THUMB OUT DRIVE SPROCKET EMPLOYE S THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVE SPROCKET AND CHAIN RESULTING IN AVULSION OF EMPLOYEE S LEFT THUMB AT FIRST JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHECK COOLANT LEVEL IN RADIATOR OF D-10 AS EMPLOYEE RELEASED PRESSURE ON RADIATOR CAP HOT COOLANT SPRAYED ONTO EMPLOYEES CHEST AND UNDER PORTION OF LEFT ARM CAUSING 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING BULK EXPLOSIVES TRUCK,WHEN CONTROL LEVER ON PRELL BIN KICKED BACK,STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING HOOD ON A MACK COAL TRUCK THAT WOULD NOT START. WHILE RAISING HOOD, EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING DOZER CAB WHEN LEFT DOOR CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING COAL FROM UNDER HOPPER STRAINED MUSCLES
WHILE STEPPING 2UT OF POWDER TRUCK EMP PULLED MUSCLE LEADING FROM LEG TO NECK
EMPL SERVICING 2EAVY EQUIP WITH PNEUMATIC GREASING EQUIP.HAND SLIPPED OFF GREASE GUN AND STRUCK SHARP EDGE ON EQUIP.THIS PUT CUT ON INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS HELPING3MOVE PORTABLE GENERATOR. STRAINED BACK WHILE HITCHING GENERATOR TO TRUCK
WAS SERVICING A3LOADER WHEN HEAD STRUCK OPEN DOOR ON MECHANIC TRUCK RESULTING IN CUT OVER RIGHT EYE. CUT WAS JUST BELOW BRIM OF HARDHAT.
WHILE CHANGING 5 DRILL BIT A DRILL STEEL SLIPPED I NAME CLIMBED THE MAST TO PRY STEEL FREE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN RT SIDE
I.NAME SUPV LOA8ING COAL BARGE WHEN TARPAULIN COVER FELL IN WATER.WHILE RETREIVING TARP,I.NAME LAYING ON BARGE LIFTING.HE WAS LAYING ON CABLE AND LIFTING PRESSURE CAUSED ACCIDENT.