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WHILE DISASSEMBLING ENGINE IN HAUL TRUCK, PULLEDOFF AIR TUBING. TUBING SLIPPED AND I WAS HIT IN UPPER LIP WITH TUBING CLAMP, PUNCTURING A 1/4" HOLE THRU LIP.
EMP WAS WORKING ON WATER TRK DIFFERENTIAL. EMP REACHED INTO & ALONG SIDE OF DIFF. SHAFT AS FELLOW EMP WAS PULLING ON DIFF. DIFF SHAFT HUNG UP, THEN SUDDENLY MOVED. EMP FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWE EN DIFF HOUSING & SHAFT. SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE & A FRACTURE TO DISTAL END OF FINGERS ON RT HAND - #,4,5, FINGERS WERE FRACTURED ON DISTAL ENDS.
I WAS CLOSING A GATE THAT HAD A METAL LATCH. THE LATCH WE HAD TO CLOSE. I GRABBED IT WITH BOTH HANDS THROWING THE LATCH OVER, IT SNAPPEDAND SMASHED MY HAND BETWEEN THE LATCH HANDLE AND A METAL PIPER ON THE FINGER.
EE WAS SITTING ONT HE END OF THE BATH HOUSE BENCH WITH EE AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE BATH HOUSE. THE EMPLOYEE WALKE DOVER AND LIFTED THE BENCH UP AROUND CHEST LEVEL AND DROPPED BENCH ON ONE END. THE RESULT WAS A BACK INJURY TO EE.
EE RAISED HER ARMS OVER HER HEAD TO PULL ON A 3/4" ROPE THRU A PULLEY WHEN SHE STRAINED HER UPPER BACK AND BOTH SHOULDERS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (HAULAGE TRUCK OPERTAOR) WAS WALKING U THE 72IN CONVEYOR BELT WALKWAY SYSTEM TO HELP REMOVE A PLOW REEL THAT WAS ON THE BELT LINE WHICH WEIGHTED AROUND 150 LBS A FELLOW EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE THE CABLE REEL & IT STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE 72IN CONVEYOR BELT THE PLOW CABLE REEL START ED TO BOUNCE AS IT CAME DOWN THE BELTLINE & EE BEGAN TO RUN DOWN THE CONVEYO
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (1260 GROUNDMAN ON 1ST SHIFT) WAS THROWING A 5IN X18IN STEEL PIN INBACK OF #59 WELDING TRUCK TO TAKE TO THE 1260 DRAGLINE WHICH WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS IN THE PROCESS EE S MASHED HIS RT HAND BETWEEN END OF PIN & WELDING LEAD ROLL-UP STORAGE BRACKET ON #59 WELDING TRUCK WHILE THROWING PIN ON REAR OF TRUCK THE RESULT WAS A SCRAPE OR ABRASION ON TOP OF RT HAND & B
SHE WAS LIFTING BUCKET OF CRUSHED COAL FROM FLOOR & FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME MECHANIC ON 1ST SHIFT WAS GOING TO WASH #106 HAULAGE TRUCK AT PM WASH PAD I NAME TURNED THE WATER ON AT THE ASH PAD & WALKED TO RIGHT SPRAYER NOZZLE IN THE PROCESS THE RT SPRAYER NOZZLE ASSEMBLY MOVED SUDDENLY & STRUCK I NAME IN THE FACE I NAME RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE & FACIAL FRACTURES
IT WAS REPORTED3THAT THE DRAGLINE CREW AND WELDERS WERE WORKING ON THE #4 SWINGER PINION ON 1260 A FELLOW EMPLOYEE PITCHED A WOODEN BOARD 4 IN X 4 IN X 2 IN TO I.NAME WELDER ON 2ND SHIFT AND IT HIT HIS FIN1ER WAS FRACTURED CLOSED FRACTURE AND REQUIRED SEVEN STITCHES
IT WAS REPORTED3THAT THE INJURED (ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT) WAS REMOVING BELTS FROM A DRIVE PULLEY ON A GUNLACH CRUSHER,AND CAUGHT THE LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PULLEY. THE RESULT WA S A CUT AND FRA7TURE TO LEFT THUMB.(THE TIP OF THE THUMB AREA)THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT A LOST TIME INJURY, SINCE HE IS A SUPERVISOR,AND DOES NOT NEED THE USE OF HIS HAND,SO HE DID NOT MISS ANY TI
I.NAME (MECH.ON31ST SHIFTPM) & I.NAME (GREASER ON 1ST SHIFT) WERE CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON 14-CGRADER TWO BOLTS WERE LEFT IN CUTTING EDGE TO HOLD CUTTING EDGE IN PLACE BOLT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE END I.NAME 4AS HOLDING THEN THE OTHER BOLT I.NAME WAS HOLDING IN THE PROCESSTHE CUTTING EDGE SLIPPED OUT OF THE ARMS OF I.NAME & FELL TO THE GROUND & BOUNCED UP & HIT I.NAME RT FOREARM RES
IT WAS REPORTED2 THAT I NAME WAS UNLOADING 5X25 LB ANFO EXPLOSIVE BAGS FROM EXPLOSIVE TRUCK. HE TURNED TO PUT A BAG DOWN, AND KNINKED HIS LOWER BACK IN THE PROCESS STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BA
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT DRAGLINE OPERATOR AND I,NAME WERE LIFTING BEARING UP ONTO WALL BEARING BLOCK FOR #3 SWINGER ON 1260 REPAIR JOB. OTHER EMPLOYEE\S SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE PAD-EYE ANDTHE B EARING SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL FROM 2" TO 4". THE BEARING CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN BEARING AND ANGLE BRACE SMASHING THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
I.NAME -MECH ON 1ST SHIFT STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING DRIVE LINE IN #108 KW DART 120 TON HAULAGE COAL TRUCK DOWN AT TIPPLE TRUCK HOPPER.I.NAME WALKING AND CARRYING DRIVE SHAFT WHEN HE P / ALLEGED STRAINED AND SPRAINED BACK AREA.
I NAME WAS CHANGING THE HYDRAULIC OIL ANF FILTER ON TRUCK HE WAS TAKING THE HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER CANISTER OFF, AND SILVER OF STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED BETWEEN THUMB AND FINGER ON LEFT HAND LACEATI ON WAS MAKE BETWEEN THUMB AND FINGER TO GET THE SMALL SLIVER OUT BY DR. ONE STITCH WAS REQUIRED TO CLOSE LACERATION BY DR. HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER CANISTER FIT OVER FILTER ON TRUCK.
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT MR. EUGENE MEANS (SHOOTER ON 1ST SHIFT) WAS SWINING 50 LB. BAGS OF ANFO OFF THE BACK OF AN EXPLOSIVE TRUCK, WHEN MR. GREG LARSON WALKED IN FRONT OF HIM, MR. MEANS HELD ON TO THE BAG INSTEAD OF LETTING GO, TO AVOID HITTING GREG LARSON WITH THE 50 LB ANFO BAG AND STRAINED & SPRAINED LOWER BACK AREA.
UNHOOKING CHOKER-STEEL CABLE-FROM SHAKLE ON BACK OF SHOVEL.FRAYED CABLE END STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION RESULTED-7STITCHES.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT MR STEVE DIXON WELDER ON 2ND SHIFT CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF WELDING ROD CAN WHILE PUTTING IT BACK IN STORAGE CABINET MR DIXON RECEIVED A LACERATION TO RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND 3 STITCHES WERE MADE TO CLOSE LACERATION
IT WAS REPORTED THAT CEILING OF THE WAREHOUSE WAS BEING PAINTED AT TIME OF ACCIDDENT THE SCAFFOLDING WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING MOVED WHEN IT TIPPED OVER CATCHING MR TRUSCOTTS HAND BETWEEN TH E SCAFFOLDING AND TOOL BOX THE RESULT WAS A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RT HAND