Triton Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE HAD MOUNTED THE 290 B SHOVEL AND WAS PULLING THE LADDER UP STRAINED CHEST AND SHOULDER MUSCLES.
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December 28, 1997
WY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS REACHING FOR THE SHOP DOOR ACTIVATION BUTTON & CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON A SHARP PIECE OF EXPOSED STEEL PIPE.
Triton Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STOOD A 2X4 BOARD ON END AGAINST STRUCTURE AND IT FLEW DOWN ON LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER.
September 8, 1997
WY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PULL A PIECE OF 2" X 30' WIRE ROPE. HE PICKED THE CABLE UP WITH HIS ARMS & STRAINED HIS BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
February 13, 1997
WY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WAS FLIPPING A PIECE OF IRON, IRON GOT AWAY COMING DOWN SMASHING LEFT INDEX FINGER SPLITING SKINAPPROX. 2", SPLIT TOOK 16 STITCHES.
December 15, 1995
WY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS REMOVING A TOP STRUT PIN FORM A 190 TON TRUCK WHEN HIS THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE TRUCK FRAME CAUSING A LACERATION.
Triton Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE A LARGE HAUL TRUCK AXLE BOX & CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON A HOSE CLAMP
September 25, 1994
WY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING RADIATOR HOSE ON A FRONT END LOADER. HOT COOLANT SPRAYED ON EMPLOYEE'S STOMACH, CHEST, ARMS, AND LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
May 19, 1994
WY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
ELMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIGN WINDOWS INSIDE HTE CAB OF A RUBBER TIRE DOZER. HE THREW A PAPER TOWEL OUT THE DOOR WINDOW AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB ON THE WINDOW OR WINDOW RAIL.
January 20, 1993
WY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP WALL GIRTS ON A BUILDING AND HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
December 7, 1992
WY · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triton Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PREPARING A COAL SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS, THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A RIFFLE BUCKET, OVER-STRETCHED, CAUSING A PULLED NECK MUSCLE AND A PINCHED NREVE IN THE BACK, BETWEEN AND ABOVE THE S HOULDER BLADES.
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