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HE WAS REPLACING A TOOTH ON A 992 FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. THE KEEPER PIN WAS NOT SLIDING INTO PLACE SO HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDING IN HI LOWER LIP, REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT TO BE REMOVED AND ONE STITCH, REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

MECHANICS, EE AND OTHER EE WERE PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON THE CATERPILLAR 5230 SHOVEL. THEY HAD CHANGED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE AND WERE ADUSTING THE HYDARULIC PRESSURE, WHEN A HIGH PRESSURE HY DRAULIC OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT THE BLOCK COUPLING.THE HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAYED EE IN THE FACE AND RIGHT EYE, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE INJURIES. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE OTHER REGIONAL

EMP. WAS SITTING IN COAL HAULER SEAT. SHE NOTICED THE CURTAIN THAT IS USED OVER THE WHEEL NEXT TO HER OPER. CAB WAS FRAYED.SHE ATTEMPTED TO CUT THE CURTAIN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. IN THE PROCESS SHE CUT THE THUMB OF HER LEFT HAND ABOUT 1" IN LENGTH. THE WOUND REQUIRED ABOUT 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH ACURTIAN WITH AN OPEN UTILITY KNIFE IN HIS HAND. HE HAD TIED THE CURTAIN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND WAS BENDING OVER WHIE GOING THROUGH IT. HE PALCED HIS HAND ON THE GROUN D TO BALANCE HIMSELF AND IN THE PROCESS STABBED HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH HI OPEN BELT KNIFE. THE WOUND REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE ANDHE CAME BACK TO WORK AFTER BEING STITCHED UP.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP HOSE COUPLIGN. HE REQURESTED A HAMMER TO WORK ON THE COUPLING. COWORKER TOSSED THE HAMMER TO EE. THE HAMMER STRUCK A ROCK & GLACED OVER TO STRIKED EE'S RT. KNEE. RESUL TING INJURY: CONTUSION & SWELLING TO THE RT. KNEE.

EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL STRAP THAT WAS HOLDING TWO BUNDLES OF ROOF STRAPS TOGETHER WHEN THE STRAP WAS CUT INTO IT FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM CREATING A LACERATION ABOUT ONE A ND ONE HALF INCHES IN LENGTH REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A STEEL PIN INSIDE A TOOTH ON A 992 LOADER. A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED INTO HIS LOWER LIP. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER IN THE FOREMAN'S PICK-UP TRUCK. HE WAS SENT FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER TO A SPECIALIST ATTERRE HAUTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL WHERE THE PIECE OF STEEL WAS EXTRACTED BY DR. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS HAMMERING COMPACTED DEBRIS OFF A ROLLER AT THE WASH PLANT, A PIECE OF FOREIGN DEBRIS STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE CENTER OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AAT TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, WH ERE HE WAS EXAMIEND AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.

EE WAS TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS TO A TAPER LOCK FOR THE SHAFT OF THE MAIN NORTH HEAD ROLLER. HE WAS USING A 3/4 DRIVE SOCKET WRENCH ALONG WITH A 5' LONG CHEATER PIPE TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. AS HE W AS PULLING ON THE PIPE ALONG WITH A COWORKDER HEFELT A POP IN HIS BACK HE CHOOSE NOT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.

EE WAS DRIVING A BEARING ITO A GRADER AXLE WITH A SMALL HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED THE BEARING STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS TREATED AT THE DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL BY DR. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

EE ALONG WITH THREE OTHER EES WERE PULLING 6" WATER LINE INTO THE WEST BELT LINE USING A WIRE ROPE, SHEAVES, AND GETMAN TRACTOR. EE PLACED A PRY BAR BETWEEN THE MINE FLOOR AND BELT LINE TO HOL D WIRE ROPE OUT OF BELT. THEY HAD STOPPED PULLING BUT ROPE HAD TENSION ON IT. AS EE WAS REMOVING BAR, IT FLIPPED OVER STRIKING HIS EARLOBE.

EE WAS USING A TRACK JACK TO MOVE A BELT TAIL SECTION OVER IN LINE FOR INSTALLATION. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON TAIL SECTION DIRECTLY ABIVE JACK. USING HIS RIGHT HANDN ON JACK TO OPERAT E AND STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND BEHIND THE THUMB.

WAS REMOVING SEGEMENTS FROM A 475 DOZER, ALL BOLTS HAD BEEN REMOVED. WHEN MECHANIC WAS TAPPING ON OLD SEGMENTS WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM LOOSE, A SMALL CHIP BROKE OFF SEGMENT AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LOWER CHEST. WENT TO MEDICAL CENTER AND HADIT REMOVED.

REMOVING A PIN FROM A LOADER BUCKET WITH A CHAINHAND HOIST CHAIN BROKE STRIKING BACK OF HIS LEFTHAND.

EE WAS CLAMPING DOWN A LOAD OF SUPPLIES USING A CHAIN BOOMER. HE SLIPPED HITTING HIS FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF METAL CUTTING HIS FINGER. THIS TOOK PLACE ON THE SURFACE SUPPLY YARD. THE INJURY REQUIRED A FEW STITCHES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ON A 27' LONG CHUTE THAT WAS POSITIONED ON TWO WORK SAW HORSES. WHILE STANDING ON THE CHUTE, HE SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A BRACKET WHEN THE CHUTE FELL OFF THE SAW HORSED. EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG, RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT WRIST. HIS RIGHT LEG GRADUALLY WORSENED AND THE INJURY BECAME LOST TIME ON 9-16-94.

THE RIGHT REAR IDLER ON 07110 FAILED AND THE INJURED WAS REMOVING HT RIGHT SIDE DOZER TRACK ON TEH CAT D7H. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS ON THE DOZER TRACK AND HE WAS USING A HAMEMR WITH HIS LEFT HAND T O BREAK THE TRACK. THE TRACK DROPPED AND PINCHED/LACERATED HIS INDEX FINGER.

INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECEOF WOOD. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE SIDE OF HIS FINGER. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT BUT HE HAD JUST PUT A NEW BLADE IN KNIFE. THIS ACCIDENT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES ON THE SIDE OF THE FINGER.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A 2" X4" PIECE OF WOOD WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC STRUCK IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THEY WER EDRIVING IN A PIN ON THE DOZER TRACK OF A CAT D9N. THE WOOD SPLIT AS IT WAS HIT AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AND FRACTTURED HIS FINGER.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT NEW DRIVE BELTS ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. HE WAS USING TWO PRY BAR TO ELEVATE THE REAR OF MOTOR SO THAT THE NEW BELTS COULD BE SLIPPED OVER THE END OF THE PULLEY. THE BAR IN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING THE SHORTER BAR IN LEFT HAND TO MASH THUMB ON LEFT HAND RE QUIRING 5 STITCHES IN THUMB.

INJURED TRYING TO PRY OFF DUST COLLECTION HOSE ON DUST COLLECTION BOX WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF STHE HOSE & STRUCK INJURED ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE CUTTING HIS EYEBROW WHICH REQUIRED SI X SUTURES.

BRUSHED HAND ON A SHARP EDGE OF SOME BELT GUARDING LOCATED ON TOP OF THE MIDDLE COAL STACKER.

INJURED WAS CHANGING LEFT TRACK ON A D11N A RIPPER WAS USED TO JACK TRACTOR UP AND WHEN RIPPER SHANK WENT DOWN INTO RAIL A PIECE OF METAL BLEW OFF RAIL AND STRUCK INJURED IN RIGHT ARM.

HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A TILT CYLINDER BACK INTO PLACE ON A D11N. A ROPE AND HOIST WERE BEING USED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SWING THE CYLINDER INTO PLACE, IT BECAME UNSTEADY. HE TRIED TO STEADY THE CYLINDER AND HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROPE AND CYLINDER. HE RECEIVED SIX STITCHES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A WATER PIPE UNION ON 1 1/2" PIPE WITH A CHISEL. HE SWUNG THE FOUR POUND SLEDGE AND MISSED THE CHISEL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND APPROX. 1-2" BELOW THE BASE OF HIS THU MB.

INJURED WAS USING 3/4 INCH DRIVE RATCHET TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FILTER HOUSING ON A CAT 777B TRUCK. WHEN IT FINALLY BROKE FREE HE INJURED HIS NECK. THE NEXT DAY HE SOUGHT TREATMENT WITH A CHIROPRACTOR.

I.NAME UNCLOGGING CHUTES OF H & P AND C.M.I.FINISHED PRODUCT CONVEYOR BY HAMMERING ON THEM.PARTICLE BECAME AIRBORNE AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.

REMOVING LEFT FRONT IDLER FROM SHOVEL YOKE ROTATED WHEN SECOND BOLT WAS REMOVED IT STRUCK HIM ON HEAD

INJURED WAS USING A 1/2 INCH DRIVE RATCHET TO REMOVE THE RT SIDE COVER PLATE FOR THE TRACK ADJUSTMENT N A CATERPILLAR D11N DOZER THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HE CRUSHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE RATCHET & THE BLADE ARM ON 09040 DOZER

INJURED WAS REMOVING A BUILD UP OF MUD FROM THE FEEDER PLATE AT THE BASE OF THE COAL HOPPE HOPPER WAS EMPTY EXCEPT FOR MUD & COAL STUCK ON INSIDE WALLS I BELIEVE THAT A LUMP OF COAL FELL FROM THE WALL OR GRATING & STRUCK THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING THIS CAUSED PRY BAR TO STRIKE HIM UNDER THE JAW KNOCKING HIM SEMI-CONSCIOUS HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO CLAY CO HOSPITAL

EE WAS REMOVING THE EQUALIZER BAR FROM A DOZER D8L WHICH WAS HOOKED TO THE CHAIN HOIST WHILE SWINGING THE EQUALIZER BAR OUT. IT SWUNG BACK HITTING THE BACK OF THE DOZER CATCHING HIS FINGER BET WEEN THE TWO PIECES OF METAL.

HE WAS HAMMERING ON A BENT HANDRAIL IN THE SHOP. THE HANDRAIL REBOUNDED OFF OF THE CONCRETE FLOOR STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS USING METAL CABLE TO PULL OUT D7LGP DOZER WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. DURING THIS PROCESS HE ALLEGES THAT HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON SEPT 18, 1991.