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PULLED OFF 57' LOCK RING, DROPPED TO GROUND REACHED UP TO GRAB LOCK RING, LOCK RING BOUNCED OFF OF GROUND INTO WHEE POD ON HAUL TRUCK PINCHED PINKY FINGER.
OTHER EE WAS HOLDING HANDLE OF THE FLOP GATE TO THE REJECT CHUTE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WATCHING HIS STOP WATCH HELD IN HIS RT HAND. EE WALKED TO THE LEFT OF EE WHEN HE NOTICED THE BAG WAS SLI PPEDIN FROM THE CHUTE, REACHED TO HOLD UP THE BAGS JUST AAS OTHER EE INDICATED TIME TO TAKE A SAMPLE. EE CAME DOWN WITH THE FLOP GATE HANDLE AND EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE PINCH POINT OF G
WHILE INSTALLING HYDRAULIC HOSES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF A CATERPILLAR 793B OFF HWY TRUCK, DIRT/DEBRIS WAS DISLODGED FROM THE TRUCK AND ENTERED EE'S RT EYE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EE WAS WEAR ING SAFETY GLASSES.
ELECTRICIAN AND ANOTHER WERE TRYING TO CLOSE A SPRUNG DOOR ON A PIT SUBSTATION JUNCTION BOX. ELECTRICIAN WAS PICKING UP AND THE OTHER TECHNICIAN WAS PUSHING WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT, PINCHIN G THE ELECTRICIAN'S RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS WORKING ON A CAT 793 HAUL TRUCK IN A SMALL AREA IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR ENGINE SUPPORT. HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A PART AND GOT HIMSELF INTO THIS TIGHT AREA WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAU SING THE INJURY.
EE WAS PARTICIPATING IN SURFACE MINE EMERGENCY TRAINING. SHE WAS DOING A MOCK EXTRICATION OF A 170LB RESUCE MANIKIN FROM INSIDE A WATER TANK. THIS INVOLVED SOME LIFTING OF THE MANIKIN FROM A CONFINED SPACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPIGN EXTRICATE AN INJURED MAN FROM A WRECKED SCRAPER. HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREMARM ON A PIECE OF SHARP METAL. HIS BLOOD INTERMINGLED WITH BLOOD OF INJURED MAN. THE CUT WAS CLEAN SED AND BANDAGED. EE NEEDED TO HAVE A BLOOD SCREENING TAKEN SINCE THIS IS AN EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS.
SOMETIME WHILE REMOVING AND STEAM CLEANING COMPONENTS FROM A CATERPILLAR 793 OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK, A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED EE'S LEFT EYE.
REMOVING COVERALLS AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, WHEN HE JAMMED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE PUSHING THE COVERALLS IVER HIS BOOT. THE RESULTED IN A TORN TENDON AT THE FIRST JOINT.
EMPLOYEE CUT RIGH THUMB BEHIND FIRST KNUCKLE, 6-23-97 WHILE CUTTING CEILIGN TILE WITH BASE OF EMTAL ANGLE. LOCATION WHERE INJURY OCCURED, M&E BUILDING SHOWER HOUSE, NORTH ANTELOPE COAL. INJU RY APPEARED TO BE MINOR. EMPLOYEE RECEIVE DMINOR SURGURY FROM ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AT GILLETTE CLINIC.
AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY EE WAS CHECKING STRUT PRESSURES ON A CATERPILLAR 793 OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK. THE CHECKING OF STRUT PRESSURES REQUIRES A MECHANIC TO BE UNDER THE TRUCK. WHILE UNDER THE TRU CK, DEBRI DIRT DUST ETC WAS DISLODGED FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND ENTERED EE S RIGHT EYE.
INJURY POSSIBLE OCCURED WHILE EE WAS KNEELING DOING FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTIONS, HOWEVER, INJURY WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL KNEE WAS BENT WHILE WORKING IN THE SECURITY GATE. EE BENT LEG & FELT EXCURCIATING PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.KNEE CAP APPEAREED TO BE DISLOCATED & EE COULD FEEL BONE ONBONE.ON 6/15/97 EE NOTICED SLIGHT BURNING SENSATION &SLIGHT SWELLING IN GROIN AREA.
SOMETIME WHILE DOING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON A CAT 793B OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK EE RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE MIDDLE OF HIS RIGHT HAND. BY THE NEXT MORNING THE FINGER WAS RED AND SWOLLEN I NFECTED.
PUTTING DRAIN PAN UNDER TRUCK
TECHNICIAN WAS UNSCREWING THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FROM THE RECEIVER TANK ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN THE VALVE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT OF THE LAST FEW THREADS AND HIT THE TECH ON THE FRONT TOOTH, TH E TOOTH CRACKED CLEAR ACROSS. SIDE TO SIDE AND REUQIRED A CAP.
EE WAS CHANGING A RETURN IDLER ON CONVEYOR BELTWHEN IDLER SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN IDLER AND WATERLINE, CAUSING A NON-TREATABLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
TECHNICIAN WAS PLACING CUTTING EDGES FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON STORAGE RACK WHEN AN EDGE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN PUT ON THE RACK DISLODGED & FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT & BREAKING HIS TWO LEFT OUTSIDE TOES.
WEAVING CABLE THRU ROOF SHEET TO JOIST, CUT KNUCKLE ON LEFT HAND PARTIAL TENDON LACERATION, REQUIRED SITCHES.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 2" X 4" WITH TURN BUCKLE TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP ANOTHER 2 X 4, HIS SHOULDER DISLOCATED.
EMPLOYEE PINCHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL, SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND PALM. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED SIX STITCHES. VERY POOR JUDGEMENT ON EMPLOYEE'S PART.
EE WAS LIFTING 3" PIPE FROM UNDER VERTICAL LIFT DOORS TO MOVE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL AN EXTENSION SHAFT INTO ONE OF THE CATERPILLAR TYPE JACK STANDS, HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PIN HOLE IN EXTENSION SHAFT AND RECESS IN JACK STAND.
3 PERSON CREW PREPARING MEZZANINE DECK FOR CONCRETE POUR. 2 WERE ROLLING OUT WIRE MESH. BEFORE IT COULD BE TURNED OVER 1 EE LET GO OF ONE END OF MESH. THE MESH ROLLED BACK UP TOWARD OTHER EE S TRIKING HIS LEG AND RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE UNLOADING PLATE TO READY LINE CONSTRUCTION AREA.PLATE SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND CONCRETE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING WASH DOWN HOSE THE HOSE GOT CAUGHT & WAS PULLED OUT OF HIS HAND CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM IN THE FACE
EMPLOYEE BACKED TRUCK UP TO SHOVEL OPENED DOOR TO SPIT GUM OUTSLAMMED FINGER IN DOOR WHILE SHUTTING THE DOOR
SOAP BLEW INTO EYE WHILE WASHING DOWN UNIT 750.
WHILE REPLACING CROWD PINION ON 101 SHOVEL, SPACE BAR FLEW OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON BUMPER OF BUS TO ASSIST IN INSTALLATION OF MANIFOLD, AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE AREA.
EMPLOYEE INJURED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE DISCHARGE AUGER FROM ITS TRANSPORT POSITION ON BULK ANFO TRUCK THE TRUCK WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF IRREGULAR GROUND CONDITION S
IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING A TWO WAY RADIO ANT NNA ON ALARGE SHOVEL THAT IS USED TO LOAD COAL ON HAUL TRUCKS TO ACCESS THE ROOF OF THE SHOVEL I HAD TO CLIMB A SHORT LADDER, WHICH HAS A SAFETY GUARD AROUND IT, WHICH EE HIT WHEN HE WAS CLIMBTHE LADDER.
INJURED WAS DOING A LOT OF BENDING OVER TO TIE WIRE BASKETS TOGETHER WITH WIRE. HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN FROM BENDING OVER. WE ASKED HIM AND IF HE NEEDED FIRST AID OR WISHED TO GO TO A DR. HE REFUSED AND BOTH AND HE WENT HOME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
WHILE CLEARING FROZEN WENDON LINE, EMPLOYEE NEGLECTED TO CLOSE MAIN VALVE. WHEN LINE WAS DISCONNECTED PRODUCT BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE BECAUSE VALVE HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE 2-0 CABLE FOR THE #104 SHOVEL WHEN THE CABLE WAS PICKED UP BY THE EMPLOYEE THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER
INSTALLING STICKS IN SHOVEL #102, WHEN STICKS CAME OUT OF SADDLE BLOCKS IT CAUSED A WHIP IN HOIST CABLE. CABLE HIT EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN.
EMPLOYEE SHUT DOOR TO BUILDING AND GROUNDS SHOP, LADDER WAS NOT FULLY SECURED TO WALL RACK, IT FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.
WHILE WORKING ON SHOVEL EE WAS TAKING NUT OFF STUD BOLT ON BEARING CARRIER FOR HOIST SHAFT. STUD FELL DOWN INTO BORE, CATCHING EE S FINGER BETWEEN NUT AND BEARING CARRIER.
UNLOADING 10" ROUND PLASTIC PIPE FROM TRUCK.DRIVER UNEXPECTEDLY PUSHED PIPE.EMPLOYEE CAUGHT PIPE WITH RIGHT HANDMCAUSING RIGHT FOREARM BICEP TENDON TO RUPTURE.
PULLING HEAVY WIRE & HURT RT SHOULDER
WHILE MOVING LIGHT PLANT, LOWERING MAST, IT STARTED TO FREE FALL EE TRIED TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING BY TURNING CRANK OPPOSITE DIRECTION JAMMING SHOULDER INTO BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PLANKS FROM CRUSHER. HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PLANK AND CRUSHER, CAUSING CUT TO BACK SIDE OF LEFT HAND.
CLIMBING LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK HEARD CRACKING SOUND FOLLOWED BY MINOR PAIN IN L SHOULDER
LOADING TRUCK FOR SHIPPING EQUIPMENT MATERIALS. TIED A LID DOWN WITH TIE WIRE #11 WENT TO WALK TO OTHER SIDE LIFTED ARM TO PASS OVER EQUIPMENT AND RAN WIRE THRU LOWER PART OF FOREARM.
WASHING TUBE DOWN TURNED HE DID NOT LIFT FOOT RESSURE FROM WATER HOSE BROKE LEG
METAL DUST ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO RIGHT EYE IRRITATION.EYE IRRITATION RESULTED.
LOWER BACK HURT CLIMBING OFF TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE CHANGING OF AN IMPACT IDLER UNDER THE #2 CRUSHER IN THE TRUCK DUMP BUILDING. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE AN IDLER WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN UNBOLTED, THE IDLER SLIPPED, PINCHING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE IDLER AND FRAME. EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB WAS FRACTURED AT THE DISTAL BONE.
RELEASING PRESSUR ON INTERMEDIATE SUSPENSIN LINE WITH SUPPORT CABLE. WHEN SUPPORT CABLE TWISTED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOREARM.
4 MEN LIFTING BEAM TO PIVIT AROUND SO IT WOULD GO IN OPENING OF SILO (LEFT HAND) AFTER BEING TURNED I NAME SAID DROP IT ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES DID SO EXCEPT INJURED EMPLOYEE
LIFTING CABLE TO MOVE