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REPLACING STEP IN PLANT POUNDING WITH HAMMER FELT SOMETHING ENTER EYE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME
MECHANIC WAS CHANGING A UNIVERSAL JOINT ON A FRONT END LOADER, HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH, AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER PART OF HIS BACK.
INJURED CLIMBED UP LADDER & GOT INTO LOADER STARTED ENGINE TO LET IT WARM UP HE CRAWLED OUT OF SEAT & WENT OUT DOOR & AROUND BACK TO CLEAN ICE FROM REAR WINDOW. HE STARTED TO CHOP ICE WITH SCRAPER AT THIS INSTANT HE FELT PULLING IN BACK AROUND SHOULDER BLADES HE LATER WENT HOME.
INJ USING PUNCH & HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT HOOK ON DISC BRAKE CALIPER.WHEN HE HIT PUNCH WITH HAMMER,PIECE OF STEEL FLEW CUTTING INTO LEFT FOREARM.
INJURED WAS POUNDING ON A WEDGE AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OUT AND CUT HISKNEE FRQUIRING STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A UNIVERSAL JOINT ON A MUCK TRUCK HE WAS POUNDING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WHEN ACHIP OF STEEL BROKE OFF AT THE HAMMER AND ENTERED THE FIRST JOINT OF THE KNUCKLE ON HIS THUM B ON HIS LEFT AHND.
INJURED WAS WORKING UNDER A D9 BULLDOZER & FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
OILER SLEDGING 2UT KEEPER PIN HOLDING TOOTH ON 2400 DRAGLINE BUCKET.OPERATOR HOLDING 1''X 6'' BOLT IN HAND FOR A PUNCH.OILER HIT BOLT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER .HAMMER SLID OF0 BOLT AND FINGER GOT BETWEEN SLEDGE HAMMER AND DRAG BUCKET.
EMP & OPERATOR 4AS CHANGING A HEATER HOSE ON A BULLDOZER & WAS PRYING ON A CLAMP WHEN HIS KNUCKLE ON HIS NIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOSE CLAMP CUTTING HIS KNUCKLE THE FIRST DAY M3SSED WAS 10-15-87
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING TRANSMISSION CASE BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND MECHANIC FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE TRANSMISSION
EE WAS WROKING 2N A PREWETT SCREEN TIGHTENING A BOLT & HE TWISTED HIS BACK & RT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING THE RIGHT BELL CRANK ON THE STEERING. HE USED A CHISEL AS A WEDGE AND HE HIT THE BALL JOINT WITH A HAMMER AND THE CHISEL FLEW AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING THE FINAL DRIVE FROM 0950 BULLDOZER HE WAS UNDER THE FENDER USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT THE BOLT BROKE & THE RATCHET WRENCH GAVE WAY & HE RECEIVED A SUDDEN JAR TO H IS SHOULDER & N9CK FIRST LOST T IME DAY WAS 082087
EMPL USNING WRE3CH TO TIGHTEN BORING BAR.WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT CHEEKBONE ON BORING BAR CUTTING HIS CHEEK.
OPERATOR AND TH9 WELDER WERE REPLACING THE RIPPER TOOTH,AND REMOVING THE PIN FROM THE RIPPER TOOTH.THE OPERATOR OF THE BULLDOZER SWUNG THE SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE PIN AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLE W OFF OF THE RI1PER TOOTH AND ENTERED HIS LEFT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND THE SIDES OF THE NIT RATE BIN TO FREE UP THE NITRATE THAT WAS STICKING ON THE SIDES OF THE BIN IN THE PROCESS HIS RT WRIST HIT THE SIDE OF THE BIN CAUSING PAIN IN3T HE WRIST AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING THE OPERATOR INSTALL A DRAG CABLE ON A DRAGLINE DRUM.TEH OILER WAS HOLDING A STEEL BAR AND HAD THE CABLE PUSHED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRUM TO FEED THE CABLE ON THE DR UM, WHEN THE BA9 WAS JERKED OUT OF HIS HANDS.
OP OF ROCK TRUC5 WAS HELPING MECHANIC REMOVE THE HOIST JACK FROM THE R OCK TRUCK WHEN THE OP REMOVED THE LAST BOLT THE JACK SHIFTED PINNING HIS ELFT HAND BETWEEN THE JACK & THE FRAME OF T HE TRUCK. BRUISIN1 HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPL PULLING ON3WRENCH.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT.HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT CAUSING NUMBNESS IN THE RING AND LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.1ST DAY LOST 2-19-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON A WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SLIPPED FROM MY HAND AND MY FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE AND SMASHED MY RING F INGER ON MY RI1HT HAND.
INJ INSTALLING 3EW TOOTH ON LOADER BUCKET 980 #8 WAS HAMMERING ON PIN.SPRAHL OF METAL HAD BROKEN OFF OF PIN AND ENTERED HIS LEFT UPPER BICEP ARM
INJURED WAS USI3G A I NAME ON A BELT THAT WAS PLACED IN A VISE-HE PLACED THE SOCKET AND RATCHET ON THE THREAD HIM ANDTHE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE HIM AND FELL DOWN ON THE BUMBER OF THE TRUCK HE TRIED TO CA7CH THE SOCKET AND WRENCH AND GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND BUMPER.
THE OPERATOR ON3BULLDOZER WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ON THE ROLLERS ON THE BULLDOZER & FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER STOMACH AREA - THE INJURED WAS PULLING ON 6" DRIVE WRENCH & A P IPE ON THE WREN7H
PULLING ON A WR9NCH TO REMOVE A PIN FROM THE HOIST JACK AND THE NUT CAME LOOSE QUICKLY AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL THROUGH THE FRAME OF THE ROCK TRUCK INJURING HIS LOWER BACK HE DID NOT R ECEIVE ANY MEDI7AL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-25-86
INJURED WAS HEL1ING A WELDER INSTALL A CARRIER ROLLER WHICH FOT HUNG UP ON THE STAND. THE WELDER WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET IT LOOSE & A SPRAWL CAME OFF THE ROLLER & STRUCK THE INJUREDS RIGHT AHND BET4EEN THE RING & MIDDLE FINGER.
WHILE USING A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND A PIN, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE WAS THEN UNABLE TO WALK AND CAUSED ADNORMAL BREATHING.
CLEANING TAIL PULLEY WITH SHOVEWL AND SHOVER GOT CAUGHT IN TAIL PULLEY AND PINNED HIS H AND UNDER THE HANDLE AGAINST THE STEEL ON THE CONVEYOR SHOVEL HANDLE SNAPPED AND THEN RELEASED HIS HAND.
UNDER SCALES USING HAMMERING BAR TO BREAK THE ICE AND WHILE PULLING UP ON THE BAR AS FELT PULLING IN LOWER BACK.
CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTING OFF BELT AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.
CLEANING METAL FINS INSIDE DRYER WITH PICK AND THE PICK GLANCED FIN AND HIT HIS ANKLE WHILE TRYING TO GOT AWAY FROM THE PICK HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE FIN FORCING HIM TO FALL FORWARD AND TWISTED LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT LEG.
WHILE SLEDGING SEGMENTS ON DG#65 A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS ADJUSTING FRICTION ON HOIST OF DRAG USING A WRENCH ON BOLT WHEN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED LEFT EYE-RUST.
EE INSTALLING FRONT IDLER ON D10 DOZER. IN PROCESS OF TORQUING BOLTS 35# WRENCH SLIPPED & PICHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH & TRACK.
USING BAR TO CLEAN NITRATE BIN.BAR SLIPPED AND EMPL STRAINED RIGHT ARM....
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT & USING RATCHET WRENCH TO REMOVE OIL FILTER WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK FOREHEAD OF EMPLOYEE CAUSING LACERATION.
ORIGINAL ACCIDENT AND REPORT WAS 111483 DISABILITY RECURRED AS OF 122083 & FURTHER TREATMENT NECESSARY DR STATEMENT ATTACHED -EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DOZER OPERA TOR CLEAN DOZER TRACKS WHICH WERE FULL OF MUD & WHILE SHOVELING SPRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A BOOM PIN FROM 980 #13 AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT.
WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING DOORS ON R/R CAR. USING A BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS RT FRONT SIDE OF HEAD.
TYING CABLE TO PULL STUCK PIECE OF EQUIPMENT CABLE SLIPPED & STRUCK JAW AREA.
INJURED WAS BREAKING DOWN TRUCK TIRE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, SWUNG HAMMER AT TIRE MISSED & HIT FOOT WITH SLEDGE. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION OF RULES & REGULATION, MINE EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM JOB SKILLS MINER PROFICIENCY, TRAINING ATTITUDE OR PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR DEVICES.
INJURED WAS HOLDING WRENCH WHILE ROGER GEIST WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE NUTS SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT INJURED ON HAND. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION OF RULES & REGULATION S MINE EQUIPMENT OR SUYSTEM JOB SKILLS MINER PROFICIENCY, TRAINING ATTITUDE OR PROTECTIVE ITEM & DEVICES.
INJURED WAS TAKING WHEEL OFF ROCK TRUCK WITH RACHET WRENCH. WRENCH REVERSED ITSELF WHILE PUSHING ON IT WITH FEET, IT SLIPPED, PULLING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CLOSING ROALROAD CAR DOORS WITH 5 FOOT LONG BAR BAR SLIPPED AND HIT LEG
INJURED WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS WITH KELLEY BAR BAR SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO SLIP AND FALL
INJURED WAS PRYING BEARING FROM SHAFT WITH CHISEL PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE OFF AND FLEW UP INTO EYE THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION
INJURED WASWORKING AROUND SHAFT SUPPORTED BY HYDRAULIC JACK ON 184 MARION JACK KICKED OUT FROM SHAFT AND INJURED JUMPED AWAY FROM JACK TO GET OUT OF WAY AND HIT HEAD ON FAIRLEAD THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION