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EE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHET BREAKING FINAL DRIVE MOUNT BOLTS LOOSE, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING BELT WHEN HE WAS EMPTYING HIS SHOVEL WHEN HIS SHOVEL CONTACTED A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS ON THE BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO KICK BACK AND THE HANDLE STRUCK THE EE INT HE MOUTH CA USING 2 FRACTURE OF 2 TOOTH.
EE WAS REMOVING LEVEL WIND ACCESS LID WHEN THE WRENCH ON THE BACK SIDE SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE LID TO DROP PINCHING LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS WORKING ON TRUCK BED REPAIRING TAIL SECTION OF BED LINER WHERE HE HAD TO DOG DOWN THE LINER TO BE WELDED. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A METAL WEDGE TO DOG DOWN THE LINER, THE WEDGE FLEW OUT ST RIKING HIM ON THE FACE.
EE WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LAUNCH OBSERVING RETRIEVER SYSTEM BEING PULLED WITH A CHAIN TO MAKE ANOTHER CONNECTION. THE 3/4" ALLOY HARDENED CHAIN FAILED CAUSING 2 LINKS & A GRAB HOOK TO BECOME AIRBOURNE STRIKING HIM JUST ABOVE HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY HAND TOOL WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE LONG AIR DOX SCOOP CAMPANY NO 1. WOUND REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.
EE WAS USING A CHANNEL LOCK PLIER TO BREAK A METAL SHIPPING BAND FROM A PALLETT OF ROOF BOLTS WHEN BAND BROKE LOOSE THE TORN END STRUCK HAND
EE STATED HE WAS SAWING A TIMBER-SAW SLIPPED OUT OF TIMBER AND STRUCK HIM ON THUMB.
INJURED WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF TUBETHE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK OFF MINER WITH SLATE BAR, FEELING PAIN\IN LOWER BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR 5-8-01. STARTED RESTRICTED DUTY 5-9-01
EE REPORTED ON 4-19-01 VIA TELEPHONE THAT HE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN. THE EE CLAIMS THE WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES OF SUPPLYING SECTION THE BACK PAIN HE HAD BEE N EXPERIENCING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS GOT WORSE. EE CLAIMS HE WAS MOVING A CABLE REEL BEING DELIVERED WITH A PRYBAR AGRAVATED HIS BACK PAIN. THE CASE WAS RULED COMPENSABLE 4-25-01.
EE STATES HE WAS BEHIND MINER REMOVING CONVEYOR BOOM JACK FROM MINER. EE WAS SHAKING JACK IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE IT FROM GOB. JACK BECAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND AGAINST FRAME OF MINER, RESULTING IN LACERATION.
EE WAS HOLDING SLEDGE HAMMER ON OFF SIDE OF MINER CHAIN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIN INTO CHAIN. HAMMER GLANCED AND HIT INJURED ON FINGER.
INJURED WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE TO UNPLUG THE HOPPER TO THE DRYER FEED ROLLER. THE PIPE TRAVELED FARTHER THROUGH THE HOPPER THAN EXPECTED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON WITH HIS HEAD.
EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC OFF OF SUPPLIES. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT INTO A PIECEOF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THRU THE BELT TO STRIKE VICTEMS KNEE
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A BELT SPLICE ON #2 BELT CONVEYOR. THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TIGHTENING THE BELT CLAMP. WHILE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN CLAMP BY HAND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK CLAMP HANDLE WITH HAMMER STRIKING FINGER OF VICTIM.
INJURED WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS USING A COME-A-LONG AND A BAR. THE CARS HAD SOME FROZEN MATERIALS IN THE CARS, AS HE WAS USING THE BAR TO HELP CLOSE THE DOORS, THE BAR SLIPPED OUT CAUS ING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS PUTTING ALL HIW WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG & ANKLE CAUSIN GHIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
INJ WAS UNPLUGGING SAMPLE CHUTE PIPE AT THE HEADEND OF THE HIGH 7BL SAMPLE BELT WITH A BAR WHEN HE FELT & HEARD A POP SOUND IN HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE
EE WAS CUTTING SHIPPING STRAPS FROM A NEW CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LT INDEX FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXTRACT A BROKEN BOLT FROM A WHEEL MOTOR ON AN UNIHAULER. WHILE STRIKING THE CHISEL WITH A HAMER, A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE ARM. THE METAL FRAGMENT WAS FROM THE BROKEN BOLT AND WAS IMBEDDED IN ARM.
EE WAS SPLICING PUMP CALBE STRIKING ANVEIL WITH HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF EDGE OF ANVIL STRIKING EE IN LEFT THUMB
EE WAS REPAIRING TRACK ON D-11 DOZER. WHILE PULLING TOGETHER THE CHAIN SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH AND CHIPPED 2 TEETH.
CLEANING SNOW OUT OF DUMP TRAILER. WHILE PUSHING SNOW WITH SHOVEL OUT OF DUMP TRAIER, WALKED INTO CROSS BAR HITTING ACROSS NOSE AND FELL BACKWARD, HITTING BACK AND HEAD ON TRAILER FLOOR.