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INSTALLING BEARING AND RACE (CONE AND CUP) USING A HAMMER AND CENTER PUNCH. ATTEMPTED TO STRIKIE THE CENTER PUNCH WITH HAMMER. MISSED PUNCH, STRIKING LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.
WHILE USING A LARGE TORQUE WRENCH TORQUE ROD NUTS ON A 777 CAT ENGINE, EE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN, POSSIBLE HERNIA
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HOLES IN CHIP DEFLECTOR PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ON DRILL. KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING AN INSCISION OF APPROX 1 INCH LONG BY 1/2 INCH DEEP ON LEG. FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. EXAM BY ER DOCTOR- 3 SUTURES AND DRESSING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING CLEANUP AT THE RAW COAL FEED BELT AND GRIZZLY TO RAW COAL BREAKER. THERE WAS SOME MATERIAL LODGED IN THE SHOOT THAT FEEDS THE BREAKER. EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE SHOOT AND DI SLODGED THE MATERIAL WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGS AND FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND SLIDE DOWN THE COAL SHOOT APPROX. 10 FT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND SPACER TO DRIVE PINS OUT OF THE PLANETARY. HE HAD REMOVED 2 AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE 3RD PIN. WHILE DOING SO HE HIT THE SPACER AT AN ANGLE (HOT SQUARE) CAUS ING THE SPACER TO BE EJECTED THUS STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING SERVICE TRUCK WITH A HYDROLIC JACK. DUE TO WEIGHT BEING APPLIED TO THE JACK ON SOFT GROUND, THE JACK TILTED AND SLIPPED STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIBS, CAUSING INCOMP LETE FRACTURE TO RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE. EE RETURNEDTO WORK THE NEXT DAY ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS CLEANING UP IN THE RAW COAL TUNNEL. HE WAS USING A 4FT PRY BAR TO MOVE A LARGE PIECE OF RROCK OUT OF THE WALKWAY AS HE PRYED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
USING HAND TOOL EMPLOYEE USING PRY BAR TO DISLODGE METERIL ANCHOR POINT SLIPPED CAUSING OPPOSITE END OF BAR TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON LEFT EAR
EMPLOYEE DIDNT GO TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT UNTIL 2-19-92, EMPLOYEE WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO ALIGN BULLDOZER TRACK LINKS, STRAINED HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON PAD WITH PRY BAR.WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PAD BOLT.WHEN THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE TRACK ROLLED OFF IDLERS THROWING EMPLOYEE OFF DOZER.
EMPL KNOCKING END-LOADER BUCKET TOOTH OFF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND CUT HAND.
WAS HAMMERING ON TRACK IDLER AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HITTING HIM IN RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMANTLING ENGINE PARTS (HEAD BOLTS). WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO HAND TOOL, THE BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE HAND TO STRIKE THE ENGINE HEAD.
COAL AND MUCK HAD BECOME STUCK IN FEEDER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE TO DISLODGE BLOCKAGE. HE PUSHED AGAINST THE MATERIAL THE PIPE WENT THROUGH THE MATERIAL, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP FORWAR D. HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO BRACE HIMSELF. AS HE DID THIS, HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL ON THE FEEDER PAN. CUTTING THE FINGER-TAKEN TO HOSPITAL-THREE STITCHES APPLIED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GROUND ROD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS STRUCK WITH A BLOW FROM THE HAMMER.
WORKING ON 2ND FLOOR OF PLANT PLUMBING IN A CATIONIC PUMP.TIGHTENING UP UNION ON PIPE WORK GOING TO CATIONIC PUMP WHEN PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUSING HIM TO PULL LAGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE.SPILL ED OIL FROM PUMP WAS ALSO A FACTOR .
I.NAME WORKING ON PIPING 4'' PIPE THROUGH PLANT WALL FOR REFUSE FILTE BLOWER POP-OFF VALVE.HOLE HAD BEEN CUT IN WALL FOR WINDOW AND FRAME HAD BEEN MADE UP AND WAS SEATED IN WINDOW OPENING NEXT TO BLOWER WHERE HE WAS WORKING.FRAME CAME LOOSE FROM OPENING AND FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT.
STRAINED MUSCLE3IN LOWER BACK WHILE CLOSING RAILROAD COAL HOPPER DOOR WITH PRY BAR.
HE WAS CUTTING 8OWN A BAROMETRIC LEG SEAL TANK FOR THE REFUSE FILTER.HE CUT A PIECE OF METAL LOOSE AND IT FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE.
HE CWAS CUTTING3A PIECE OF BELT WITH A KNIFE WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, THE CUT REQIRED 5 STITCHES
HE WAS DISASSEM6LING A CONTINUOUS MINER SHEAR HEAD GEAR CASE. HE HIT THE SHAFT HOLDING THE GEAR IN PLACE WITH A HAMMER, THE SHAFT FLEW OUT AND THE GEAR FLEW OUT AND THE GEAR FELL DOWN WEDGING LEFT HAND BETWE9N THE GEAR AND THE GEAR CASE. IT CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED NINE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA4MERING ON A PIN ON A D-9 DOZER WHEN IT CHIPPED AND A PIECE WENT INTO HIS HAND.
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG FUEL LINE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND WENT INTO FAN CAUSING HIM TO CUT FINGER
HE WAS CUTTING 5 PIECE OF BELT WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG, CUT REQUIRED 2 STITCHES
HE WAS SHOVELIN1 ROCK UP FROM AROUND THE ROCK CRUSHER AND WHILE SHOVELING HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A CUT TO MIDDLE FINGER.