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EE WAS LOOSENING BOLT ON MOTOR BASE. BOLT WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. WHEN BOLT BROKE LOOSE EE'S RIGHT HAND HIT ANOTHER BOLT PERTRUDING FROM MOTOR BASE. THIS CAUSED AN ABRASION TYPE INJURY & IMMEDIAT ED SWELLING TO TOP OF EE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE WRIST & FIRST KNUCKLES.
MECHANIC WAS USING 5FT PRY BAR TO HOLD PUMP SCREW FROM TURNING WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS TIGHTENING LOCKNUT ON BEARING BAR SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING & ALL BODY WEIGHT WAS CONCENTRATED ON RT ANKLE WORK WAS BEING DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE
MINE #1- I WEST OFF 5 SOUTH-USING #54 GIRAFFE. EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL SCALING DUITES WHEN PAIN DEVELOPED IN LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT QUARRY @1, CRUSHER #4, CRUSHEING STONE TO GRINDING PLANTS. TWO LARGE ROCKS WERE WEDGED IN CRUSHER OPENING. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO DISLODGE STONES & WHEN THE ROCK MOVED ANO THER STONE ROLLED DOWN THE PILE & TORE HIS GLOVE& INJURED HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERGROUND IN MINE #3, WORKIN ON DRILL #11. EH WAS ISNTALLING A REPAIRED ENGINE STARTER IN LIMITED ACCESS AREA FROM BENEATH MACHINE. HE WAS TIGHTENING STARTER MOUNTING BOLTS WH EN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE THE DRILL FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT GRINDING PLANT 2A WORKING ON MILL. HE WAS USING THE BAR WRENCH THAT TURNS THE GEAR THAT TIGHTENS THE MILL AND WHILE PULLING ON THE BAR WRENCH HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #3 150 LEVEL 6 W OFF R NO USING #54 GIRAFFE(SCALING) SHE WAS HITTING FACE OFF TO LEFT OF CENTER OF HER BODY WITH SCALING BAR & BAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE FACE SHE HAD A TIGH T GRIP WITH BOTH HANDS OF WHICH NEITHER SLIPPED RESULTING IN A BRUISED RT SHOULDER WHEN BAR STOPPED
EMPLS WERE SCALING ON #58 JLG IN MINE 3 310 LEVEL IN HEADING 11 WEST OFF S NORTH. EMPL WAS PUSHING ON SCALING BAR. SHE CALLED OUT TO INJURED THAT SHE WAS PUSHING BAR TOWARD HER. INJURED DIDN'T REACT IN TIME & WAS STRUCK ON SIDE HEAD BY EMPLS SCALING BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT SOUTH SIDE OF GRINDING PLANT #1 HE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER & WEDGES TO REMOVE CONCRETE FROM BLDG FOUNDATION FOR NEW ELDCTRIC LINE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING WEDGE THE HAMMER GLANCED FROM WEDGE & EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND STRUCK ADJACENT ELECTRIC GROUNDING PEG
EMPL WAS IN MINE 2 BROWN 2 WEST OFF 5 SOUTH ON 55 GIRAFFE. EMPL WAS PRYING CRACKED STONE OFF PILLAR WHEN STEEL POINT OF SCALING BAR BROKE OFF CAUSING LEFT HAND TO STIKE WALL JAMMING THUMB.
EMPL AT TOP OF MILL GRINDING PLANT 2A. TAKING NUTS & BOLTS OUT OF FEED CHUTE WITH SOCKET WRENCH.IN A SQUAT POSITION ,LOOSENING NUTS & BOLTS FELT PULLING SENSATION IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #2 C-EA ST/17SO SHE WAS SCALING STONE OFF RIB ON #55 GIRAFFE SHE WAS TRYING TO PRY BOTTOM OF ROCK LOOSE AS OTHER SCALER WAS PULLING ON TOP OF ROCK BY PLACING HERSELF IN TH IS POSITION WHEN THE ROCK KLEFT GO SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET AWAY SCALING BAR JAMMED INTO RIB PINNING HER LEFT THUMB AGAINST RIB BOTH EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE WORKED IT FROM TOP & IF NECESSARY WORKE
EMPL WAS AT CRUSHER #4 HE WAS INSIDE HOPPER CLEANING HOPPER DOWN FOR TILE ONE OF THE STONES HE WAS PULLING DOWN WITH BAR STRUCKHIM ON L LEG CAUSING AN ABRASION
MAINT WORKERS PROCEEDED TO TENSION BELT FORM REPAIR LOCATION WITH COME A LONG SHIFTING CONVEY BELT PREVENTED EMP FROM WITHDRAWING LEGS FORM FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #2, C-WEST/13 SOUTH (OUTSIDE TRONE). HE WAS SCALING FACE ON #54 GIRAFFE WHEN BAR SLIPPED PINNING HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND TOP OF BASKET.
HE WAS SCALING FACE. EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE PRYING ON ROCK IN FACE HE FELT SOMTHING PULL IN HIS BACK AND HE BECAME DIZZY.
MINE #3-240 LEVEL-R NORTH/9 WEST. HE WAS SCALING THE ROOF ON #54 GIRAFFE. HE WAS SCALING THE FACE WITH BAR AND STRUCK FACE WITH BAR CAUSING BAR TO INJURE HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #3: M-NORTH OFF 10 WEST - 310 LEVEL. HE WAS BACKSCALING ON #54 GIRAFFE. HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE BACKSCALING.
EMOKITEE WAS IN MINE #3: 240 LEVEL, 9 W X R NORTH ON #54 GIRAFFE. EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING, HITTING ROCKS ON FACE AND CORNERS. BAR TWISTED WHILE WEARING GLOVES RESULTING IN PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST AND BACK OF HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #3:11 EAST/M-NORTH-310 LEVEL.HE WAS SCALING BOTTOM FOR DRILL ON 54 GIRAFFE.HE WAS SCALING ROCK OF BOTTOM WHEN THE SCALING BAR SLIPPED PINNING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN FACE AND BAR.
EMPL WAS INJURED IN MINE #3 8 W/RN 240 LEVEL ON #54 GIRAFFE HE WAS PRYING ON ROCK IN FACE WHEN THE SCALING BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LUNGE FORWARD STRAINING HIS BACK
EMPL WAS IN MINE 2, BROWN 1 EAST X 7 NORTH 58 JLG SCALING. HE WAS CHECKING PIECE OF LOOSE STONE ON ROOF BY HIMSELF WITH BAR & REINJURED BACK. BAR DIDN'T SLIP OR FEEL DIDN'T SLIP. REINJURY OF B ACK FROM PLANT BAGGING ON 6/2/87.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT NEW LOADING PLATFORM OF THE #4 TANK HIS HANDS SLIPPED FROM CHUTE LOWERING WINCH ALLOWING WINCH TO FREE WHEEL WITH HANDLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOREARM
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS FINGERTIP OF HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE USING WRENCH ON TENSION BOLT OF THE 3 1/2 MATERIAL SCREEN IN GR. PIT. #2 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN TENSION BOLT ON SCREEN INTERNAL HOOK ON SCREEN SLIPPED CAUSING SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF HAND WRENCH. FINGERTIP WAS PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH & EXTERIOR SCREEN FRAME.
EMPL WAS IN MINE 1 G EAST X 8 SOUTH #56 JLG. HE WAS WORKING CLOSE TO CEILING SCALING & BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT CEILING.