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TWO EE'S WERE FASTENING TWO 6" FLANGES TOGETHER. INJURED WAS TO LEFT HOLDING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE FLANGES AND GASKET AS CO-WORKER WAS TIGHTENING ONE OF THE TWO BOLTS. HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRE NCH WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. EE WAS STRUCK BY THE END OF THE WRENCH THAT WAS ON THE BOLT. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND RECEIVED STITCHES TO THE LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN MANUAL HOIST USED TO POSITION TORQUE CONVERTER IN LHD "FREE WHEELED" AND HE INSTINCTIVELY GRABBED THE HOIST CHAIN, WHIHC PULLED ON HIS ARM AND SHOULDER.
EE WAS INJURED WHILE USING UTILITY RAZOR KNIFE TO STRIP INSULATION FROM 440 VOLT CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE. EE WAS IN A POOR POSITION, USING WRONG HAND, AND FAILED TO WEAR PROTECT IVE GLOVES.
THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A DRILL STEEL WHILE HIS PARTNER WAS KNOCKING THE BIT OFF WITH A RAP WRENCH. THE INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE HAND WHILE HOLDING THE STEEL.
EE WAS INJURED WHILE ASSISTING THE REMOVAL OF AN AXLE PIN FROM SKIP GUIDE WHEEL. WHILE HOLDING A BOLT IN POSITION FOR FELLOW EE TO USE PRY BAR TO FORCE PIN LOOSE, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT EE'S THUMB. THIS INJURY IS REPORTABLE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT REASONS ONLY.
WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER EE IN REMOVING A LIFT ARM PIN, EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DRIVING PIN & LIFT ARM BOSS.
LOWERING CAPSTOCK
AFTER SECURING THE MACHINE AND CHOCKING THE WHEEL, EE BEGAN REMOVING THE TRAM MOTOR. WHILE BREAKING LOOSE THE ALLEN HEAD MOUNTING BELTS. THE ALLEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND ALLOWED HIS H AND TO SWING DOWN. THE SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND STRUCK THE DRIVE CHAIN DRIVE THE END OF ONE OF THE COTTER PINS UNDER THE FINGER NAIL. AFTER RETURNING FROM THE DR HE WAS ABLE TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY HANDLE OF MANUAL HOIST (COME-ALONG) AS HE WAS TRYING TO RELEASE LEVER TO ENGAGE HOIST TO LOWER A SUMP PUMP INTO POSITION. INADVERTENTLY HE POSITIONED LEVER WRONG AND HOI ST WENT TO FREE FALL ALLOWING HANDLE TO SWING UNDER WEIGHT OF PUMP ON THE HOIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING MATERIAL IN RAISE AND PIN CAME LOOSE FROM RIB AND SHEAVE BLOCK CAME DOWN AND BRUSHED BY HIS NECK & HEAD CAUSING A BRUISE.
EE USED HIS HAMMER TO HIT THE DOOR IN ORDER TO FREE IT. THE DOOR MOVED SUDDENLY AND EE TRIED TO GRAB THE DOOR IN ORDER TO LOWER THE DOOR GENTLY. HIS THUMB WAS JAMMED BETWEEN THE NE CORNER OF H OUSING OF THE ELEVATOR AND THE ELEVATOR DOOR RESULTING IN THE LACERATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT ON 4-22-96 THAT ON 4-1-96, WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO ISNTALL A PIVOT PIN ON A ROOF BOLT MACHINE, HE INJURED HIS BACK FROM HAVING A SWING THE HAMMER IN AN A WKWARD POSITION. AN INVESTIGATION WAS BEGUN AND FINDINS INDICATED THIS IS NOT A REPORTABLE INJURY WHICH THIS IS MANAGEMENTS POSITION. THIS INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONTESTED WITH THE STAT
2 EMP'S REMOVED FUEL TANK, DRAINED AND REINSTALLED. TANK HAD WATER IN BOTTOM. WITH BOLTS LOOSE, EMP PRIED UP ONE CORNER OF TANK TO COLLECT WATERIN LOW POINT. A SCREW DRIVER WAS USED AS A PRY B AR. HE WAS GOING TO BLOCK UP TANK BY PUTTING A BOLT UNDER THE TANK. WHILE PLACING THE BOLT, THE TANK SLIPPED FROM THE SCREW DRIVER, PINCHING EMP'S FINGER UNDER THE TANK.
WHILE USING A KNIFE TO CUT BAG STRAPPING, EMPLOYEE WAS ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED WHICH CAUSED KNIFE TO SLIP AND CUT RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO GO TO WORK WASN'T ONT HE CLOCK YET. HE WAS GETTING READY TO PUT NEW LACES ON HIS BOOTS. HE WAS CUTTING HIS OLD LACES OUT WITH A KNIFE, WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO WH AT HE WAS DOING AND CUT THE THUMB ON HIS LEFT HNND.
TWO MECHANICS WERE REMOVING SMALL COOLANT TANK APPROX. 40 .BS EE WAS HOLDING THE LAST FASTENER WITH A WRENCH. WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE, THE TANK CAUGHT EE LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TANK AN D THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR SHROUD. THIS WORK WAS BEING DONE TO THE ST-15Z MINE PRODUCTION LOADER.
ANOTHER EE WAS USING CROSSBAR. CORWBAR SLIPPED FROM HANDS, FELL HITTING INJURED IN THE MOUTH.
ATTEMPTING TO PUSH SALT FROM DENDRITIC SILO AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN POWER ROD AND LIP OF SILO PUNCH HOLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ON THE 100 CONDOR. THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE TAG WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND USED A KNIFE TO CUT THE TIE WRAP HOLDING THE TAG. THE MACHINE WAS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION AND THIS TAG WAS 66" OFF THE GROUND. AS THE TIE WRAP WAS CUT, THE KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE
EE WAS TRIMMING THE INSIDE OF A 5/8 RUBBER HOSE USED FOR TRANSMISSION LINES ON FORKLIFTS, WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE AREA BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION STI TCHES REQUIRED.
FOUR MECHANICS WERE ATTEMPTING TO TUG A LARGE ELECTRIC MOTOR A FEW INCHES INTO POSITION. TWO MEN AT EACH END OF A BAR SLID THROUGH THE MOTORES LIFT LUG.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A FINE BIN CHIPPING OUT SALD HE SAID HE DID NOT REMEMBER HITTING HIS ELBOW WHEN HE CAME OUT OF THE BIN HE NOTICED BLOOD ON HIS ARM LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING SCALE USING SCALING BAR WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON THE CONTROL PANEL IN CONDOR MAN CAGE BRUISING HIS SHOULDERS.
EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE SALT FROM SALT BARREL AND GOT HIS FINGER CUAGHT BETWEEN THE RIM OF THE SALT BARREL AND THE CURVED END OF THE PRY BAR RESULTING IN FRACTURED LITTLE FING ER AND LACERATIONS REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
THREE EE WERE REMOVING APPROX. 13FTOF 12 INCH SCREW FROM THE TROUGH OF SC204. EE HAD ATTACHED HIS CABLE COME ALONG TO THE END OF THE SCREW FURTHEST IN THE TROUGH. AS HE WAS PULLING IT OUT DUDL EY AND NEZMAN WERE HOLDING THE END THAT WAS COMING OUT OF THE TROUGH. THEY REACHED A POINT WHERE ONE END OF THE SCREW WAS TOUGHIN THE WALL AND THE REAMINING APPROX. ONE FOOT WAS STILL IN THE
EMPLOYEE LOST MONEY IN COKE MACHINE; COIN RETURN KNOB MISSING ON MACHINE. EMPLOYEE INSERTED BLADE OF KNIFE IN SLOT TO OPERATE COIN RETURN; KNIFE CLOSED ON HAND WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE CUTTING BASE OF THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.
CUTTING TOPS OFF CARDBOARD BOXES CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON CARDBOARD. CLEANED AND DRESSED IT HIMSELF. ON 11-10-92 WOUND OPENED AND SOME SWELLING OCCURRED.
UNCERTAIN HOW INJ STRAINED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS
CHANGING SHEAR LINES HOLES HE PLACED THE PIN IN HOLE PIN BOUNCED BACK STRUCK ABOVE AND BELOW EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS REINSTALLING THE WHEEL PANETARY ON LEFT REAR OF #4 LHD. HE WAS USING A HOME MADE TOOL. THE TOOL BROKE AND CUT EMPLOYEE ON THE ARM.
EMPL SHOVELING SALT WHEN SHOVEL HIT BOLT IN FLOOR.EMPL HIT HAND ON SCREW BOX CAUSING LACERATION.3 STITCHES REQUIRED.
KNEELING ON FLOOR IN MTC SHOP,STRIPPING AROMOR OFF CABLE.HAD STRIPPED OTHER END BEFORE BREAKTIMEAFTER BREAKING STARTED OTHER END AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK BUTTOCKS AND LEGS.SAT DOWN HO PING PAIN WOULD GO AWAY.
SLIPOED OFF SCREW JACK HANDLE HIT HAND ON GUARD CUTTING LITTLE FINGER
EMPL CLEANING PLATFORM OF SALT AND DEBRIS.HIT HEAD ON PAD-EYE .
EMPL PICKING UP SALT AND THROWING IT ON THE BELT.FELT PAIN IN BACK.
CUTTING BOTTOMS OUT OF ROUNDS CANS WITH KNIFE
ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A CHUTE AND SAMSHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST CHUTE WHILE REMOVING LOOSE3 METAL IN CHUTE.
WORKING ON CRUSHER USING SHORT RAM POTOR POWER PC OF 2" X 12" DRILL STEEL ON TOP OF PORTA POWER SHORT STEEL POPPED OUT AND HIT HIM IN HEAD
CLEANING OUT CHUTE ON TOP OF A-BIN USING A BAR HAMMER AND PIPE. HAD SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT ARM AND IT STARTED TO STIFFEN UP.
TAKING SPROCKET OFF 14A TRUCK DUMP HIT SPROCKET WITH HAMMER & CHIP CAME OFF IT & ENTERE4D RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE HAD KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND HAD ROUND CAN IN HIS LEFT AHND.BLADE OF KNIFE WENT THROUGH SIDE OF CAN AND CUT HIS THUMB-2 STITCHES REQUIRED.
CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT TO MAKE SPLICE BELT KNIFE HIT STAPLE IN BLET WHICH WAS ON ANGLE. CHANGING DIRECTION OF CUT CAUSED KNIFE TO SLIP CUTTING LEFT THUMB.
AFTER WORKING ONA PLUGGED SILO, FELT SHARP PAIN IN GROIN. WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND PRY BAR TO UNPLUG SILO.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE MIDDLE SPRING UNDER THE WEST SIDE OF THE SHAKER UNDER THE MAIN FRAME. THE FRAME OF THE SHAKER BENT ALLOWING THE RAILROAD JACK TO KICK OUT. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LACERATIO NS OF LEFT HAND, RING FINGER, AND BUMP ON HEAD.
WHILE TRYING TO BREAK FLARED-OUT STEELS APART USING PIPE WRENCH, WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LEG.
EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO DIG A TRENCH TO BURY GROUND WIRE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
INSTALLING WHEEL ON KEOPE PULLING ROPE ATTACHED TO WHEEL WHILE IT WAS BEING HOISTED UP. FELT SHARP PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK. ROPE WAS FOR GUIDING WHEEL.
ON 12/22 EMPL WAS USING 3/4" BREAKOVER & SOCKET TO TIGHTEN SEVERAL BOLTS IN BOTTOM OF ROTEX GEAR BOX. DUE TO LOCATION OF GEAR BOX & EQUIP AROUND IT EMPL WAS WORKING IN AWKWARD POSITION. BECAUS E OF AWKWARD POSITION HE WAS IN WHILE STRAINING TO TIGHTEN BOLTS HE STRAINED NECK. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER JOB EMPLS NECK BECAME STIFF & HE HAD TO SEE DR. PRESCRIPTIONS PRESCRIBED.
EMPL ADJUSTING CHAIN ON BARREL LIFT,LIFT ARM FELL AND MASHED EMPL FINGER AGAINST CHAIN.STITCHES REQ.
TRYING TO REMOVE BEARING RACE WITH HAMMER MADE BLOWS & CHIPPED OFF STEEL THAT HIT HIM IN RT SIDE OF CHEST & MIDDLE OF ABDOMEN & RT ARM