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INDIVIDUAL WAS CRUSHING AN IRON ORE SMAPLE USING A 6"X8" JAW CRUSHER. IN THE PROCESS OF FEEDING THE CRUSHER, A SMALL CHUNK OF ORE WAS PROPELLED FROM THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK THE INDIVIDUAL IN TH E FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURING TO CLOSE IT AND INDIVIDUAL THEN RETURNED TO HIS NORMAL DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH A BENTONITE CAR THAT WAS UNLOADING. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STUFF RAGS IN AND AROUND THE BOOT AREA TO SEAL UP SOME LEAKS. WHILE HE WAS SEALING THE BOOT THE PUMP KICKED OFF AND SOME BENTONITE BLEW BACK. DIAGNOSIS: CORNEAL ABRASION. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED UNTIL 9-6-89 THAT ONE DAY ABSENT FROM WORK WAS RELATED TO HIS INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BACK HOE ALL DAY & HIS BACK BECAME SORE IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE HE SAW A DOC ON 071789 & DIAGNOSIS WAS LS STRAIN HE SAW A DOC AGAIN ON 072389 & WAS TAKEN OFF WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE CRUDE ORE STORAGE BARN OPERATING A CRAWLER DOZER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING AWAY FROM A FEEDER. HE TURNED IN HIS SEAT TO LOOK BEHIND BEFORE BACKING UP AT WHI CH TIME HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE LUMBAR MUSCLE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE AND HIS PARTNER WERE STRINGING SAFTEY CABLES ABOVE CRANE RAILS. PARTNER WAS OPERATING THE CRANE CONTROL WHIEL EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE CABLE TO KEEP IT FROM TOUCHING THE POWER RAILS OF CRANE. EACH MAN HAS TO DUCK UNDER BEAMS AND ANGLES ABOUT 6 INCHES ABOVE THE CRANE HANDRAILS WHILE THE CRANE IS MOVING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE THE ANGLE COMING UP AND CAUGHT HIS HARD HAT

EMPL WAS REPLACING PLATE CASTING ON #1 GRATE WHILE HUCKING CATING IN PLACE EMPL RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TRIGGER ON HUCK GUN & BVOTTOM OF PLATE CASTING. HE WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE T RIGGER THUS CRUSHING TIP OF FINGER RESULTING IN DIAGNOSIS OF CRUSHING INJURY WITH LACERATION REMOVAL OF NAIL & TUFT FRACTURE DISTAL PHALANX. PLACED ON RESTRICTED UTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOILING IN #2 COOLER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DIDN'T REPORT IT AT THE TIME AS HE FELT IT WASN'T THAT BAD. HE REPORTED IT ON 12-28-88, WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR ON 1 -2-89, DIAGNOSIS: ACUTE IS STRAIN AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 1-9-89.

IN THE PENTHOUSE OF 2B PRESCIPTITATOR LIT THE OXY ACET TORCH AND IT TOUCHED HIS HAND WHILE CLEANING THE TIP

LOCATION: EAST SIDE 5B FILTER. EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING PATCH ON 5B VACUUM LINE. IT WAS AN AWKWARD PLACE TO WORK AND EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON LEFT KNEE, LEANING BACKWARD AND WELDING OVERHEAD. HE T URNED TO THE LEFT TO PICK UP ANOTHER WELDING ROD AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE HAD AN INJURY ON 5-14-88 WHICH RESULTED IN A DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN. HE LOST TIME FROM WORK AT THE TIME AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 7-16-88. ON 10-10-88 HE RETURNED TO THE DR WITH NECK PAIN AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK EFFECTION 10-10-88.

EMPL WAS OPERATING A DOZER IN THE CRUDE ORE BARN PUSHING INTO C APRON FEEDER WHILE BACKING DOZER TO MAKE ANOTHER PUSH THE DOZER SLIPPED OFF THE CMENT INCLINE TO THE FEEDER AND THE JARRING CAUS ED THE OPERATOR TO BE THROWN FORWARD OUT OF THE SEAT STRIKING BOTH KNEES AGAINST THE METAL ON THE SID OFF THE SEAT RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF CONTRUSION BOTH KNEES

HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES WITH SHIELD WHEN A FAN BLEW GRINDING DUST IN BOTH EYES.

INJ WA> ON CATWALK ON EAST SIDE OF 8 CONVEYOR HE AND PARTNER WERE MOVINNG A 11FT SECTION OF 8" PIPE INTO A POSITIO TO LIFT IT INTO PLACE HIS PARTNER WAS OPERATING A COFFIN HHOIST TO PUL PI PE INTO POSITIO HE GRABBED PIPE TO S TRAIGHTEN IT OUT THE PIPE SLID AND CAUGHTJ LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND HANDRA2L

INJURED & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING A 20FT SECTION OF 12IN.PIPE IN TUNNEL FROM #3 THICKNER THE PIPE WAS SUPPORTED BY A COFFIN H OIST & ONE END WAS RESTING ON THE SUPPORT ANGLE FOR THE P IPE I.NAME WAS INSTALLING THE C OUPLING RUBBER ON THE NEW PIPE WHEN THE END RESTING ON ANGLE IRON SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIS END TO SHIFT HIS RT.INDEX FINGER WAS PICHED BETWEEN NEW PIPE & THE ONE

HE WAS STEAM CLEANING UNDERFLOW PUMP ASSEMBLY IN TAILS PUMPHOUSE HE TURNED AROUND WITH THE STEAM CLEANING WAND IN HIS HAND AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON ONE OF THE VALVES

I.NAME WAS WELDING A D-RING ON A CHUTE THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED HE HAD HIS LEFT ARM OVER THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE HE WAS STANDING ON AN UNEVEN ARCH BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS O F THE BIN HE WAS IN THIS POSITION FOR ONLY A HALF MINUTE OR SO AS HE FINISHED THE WELD HE HAD A HOT FEELING IN HIS LEFT ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 48" BOLT OF CONVEYOR BELTING PULLING ON A CHAIN HOIST TO LIFT THE BELTING ONTO A RACK ABOVE TAIL PULLEY OF 4S STOCKING CONVEYOR. HE HAD JUST STARTEDTO LIFT THE BELT OFF THE FLOOR WHEN THE TROLLEY CAME OFF THE MONORAIL. THE CHAIN HOIST AND 18' OF 3/8 CHAIN CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOIS OF CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING THAT WAS BEING HOISTED TO BE PUT ON A RACK ABOVE THE TAIL PULLEY OF 4S CONVEYOR. HIS PARTNER JUST STARTED TO LIFT THE BELT OFF THE FLOOR WHE N THE TROLLEY CAME OFF THE MONO-RAIL, STRIKING HIS HARD HAT. THE BLOW BROKE HALF THE BILL OFF HIS HARD HAT AND CAUSED LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE.

WHILE WORKING IN THE #1 CRUSHER ROCK BOX, HE WAS USING A IMPACT WRENCH (APPRX. 25#) TO REMOVE LARGE JAM NUTS FORM 2 1/2'' BOLTS. AFTER RMOVING 30 HIS BACK WAS VERY SORE FROM LIFTING THE WREN CH UP IN POSITION. THE WRENCH HAD TO BE HELD ABOUT WAIST HIGH VEERTICALLY TO REMOVE THE NUTS.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK AND WAS ASSIGNED TO OPERATE THE #13 SHOVEL. AFTER THE 2ND OR 3RD LOAD HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. THE PAIN PROCEEDED TO GET WORSE AND AT APPR OXIMATELY 1:30 AM EMPLOYEE HAD TO STOP LOADING. HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DOCTOR AND DIAGNOSIS WAS PROBABLE MYOSITIS LEFT TRAPEZIUS, POSSIBLE BURSITIS. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

WHILE WORKING IN THE SHOP AREA INJURED FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHEILDS. GRINDERS AND IMPACT WRENCHES WERE BEING USED DIAGNOSIS WAS FOREIGN BODY WITH CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE.

I.NAME WAS OPERATING SHOVEL HE WAS WAITING FOR A HAUL TRUCK TO BACK IN UNDER THE SHOVEL AND HAD HIS BUCKET IN THE AIR AND HAD HIS BRAKES SET WHILE THE BUCKET WAS IN THE AIR THE HOIST GEN FLAS HED AND KICKED THE GEN OUT AND THE BUCKET WENT TO THE GROUND AND KNOCKED HIM OFF HIS SEAT

INJURED WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG CYCLONE DUST VALVE ON UNIT 3 NORTH LAUNDER. WHEN THE VLAVE OPENED HOT MATERIAL HIT WATER IN LAUNDER, CAUSING BLOW BACK OF HOT MUD CAUSING BURNS TO NECK, CHEST, LEF T ARM AND FACE.

IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING STEEL, WHILE THE BOOM WAS SWINGING, THE HOOK BLOCK BECAME JAMMED IN THE SHEAVE ON THE END OF THE BOOM CAUSING THE CABLE ON THE HOOK BLOCK TO BREAK ALLOWING THE BLOC K AND OVERHAUL BALL TO FALL STRIKING HIM IN TEH RIGHT FOREARM AND WRIST AND SMASHING HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE BEAM.

INJURED WAS GETTING ON DOZER #3354 AND FELT A PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK. LATER IN SHIFT, HE HIT A BIG HOLE BY NO. 18 SHOVEL AND AGGREVATED THE PAIN RIGHT LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS CHANGING LINERS ON THE FEED END OF THE MILL HE WAS WORKINGIN THE HOLE ON THE FEED END REMOVING LIFTER BOLTS HE DROPPED THE IPACT WRENCH ON HIS L FOOT CAUSING A CONTRUSION OF HIS LI TTLE TOE ON 5-18-88 WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY DR QUIESTIONING FRACTURE

THE INJURED WAS MOILING BUILDUP OF KILN LINER BRICK USING A 30LB.CHICAGO PNEUMATIC MOILING MACHINE.HE WAS EXPERIENCING EYE IRRITATION FROM EXTEMNSIVE USE OF THE MOILING MACHINE,DUST,ARC AIRING AND DEBRIS FROM BUILDUP ON #3 KILN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN SHOP CUTTING PIECE OF 1" CONDUIT. HE HAD BENT CONDUIT AS REQUIRED, INSERTED IT IN CUTTER AND TURNED ON THE CUTTER. ONCE THE PIPE STARTED TURNING, THE BENT PORTION CAUGH T THE BENDER TABLE WHICH CAUSED THE CUTTER TO OVERTURN. AS THE CUTTER WAS GOING OVER ONE OF IT'S LEGS STRUCK EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE LEGS PULLING HIM ON TOP OF THE CUTTER. IN THE PROCESS OF FALL

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING USED 48" FEEDER PADS.HE WELDED A CRACK AND THEN CHIPPED OFF THE SLAG.HE SAID A PIECE OF SLAG CAME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 01-01-88 WITH A DIAGN OSIS OF CORNEAL3FOREIGN BODY,LEFT EYE AND BEGAN TO LOSE TIME ON 01-05-88.

INJ WAS ASSIGNE8 TO THE PIT WELD SHOP TO WELD ON A SHOVEL BUCKET. WHILE WELDING A PEICE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS LEFT BOOT. IT LODGED BETWEEN THE BOOT AND THE OUTER SIDE OF THE FOOT CAUSING A BURN 3

WHILE CUTTING A3BOARD ON THE TABLE SAW IN THE MILL CARPENTER SHOP,THE BOARD KICKED BACK CAUSING A CUT ON THE PALM OF HIS HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

THE INJURED WAS3WELDING ON THE BULL GEAR COVER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LINE 24 PRIMARY MILL.WHEN DONE WELDING,HE REMOVED HIS WELDING HOOD,THEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG POPPED OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE F OREHEAD THAN FA5LING DOWN IN BETWEEN HIS SAFETY GLASSES BURNING HIS EYELID.HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER ,SO THERE WASN'T MUCH HE COULD DO WITH HIS HANDS TO PREVENT THIS.

(NAME) AND (NAM9) WERE REMOVING THE DRIVE MOTOR ON C-1 PURGE WATER PUMP ON LINE #4 SO SOME BROKEN MOUNTING STUDS COULD BE REPLACED.(NAME) WAS OPERATING THE DROTT MOBILE CRANE AND THE INJURED W AS HOLDING THE 5IFTING CHAIN AND MOTOR,GUIDING IT.AS THE MOTOR WAS BEING SWUNG AWAY FROM THE PUMP STAND,THE FRONT EYE BOLT BROKE.THE CHAIN AND BROKEN EYE BOLT FLEW UPWARD AND STRUCK HIS LEFT

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING SPRAY NOZZLES IN THE SOUTH LAUNDER ON THE 2ND SCAVENGER OF LINE 3 FLOATS. HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO HEAT THE EAST NOZZLE SO HE COULD REMOVE IT. HE THOUGHT HE SAW SM OKE COMING FROM3THE RUBBER LINED LAUNDER AND TURNED TO INVESTIGATE. HE HAD THE BURNING TORCH IN HIS LEFTHAND AND WHEN TURNING PAASSED THE FLAME ON HIS LEG RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF 2ND DEGR

WHILE INSTALLIN1 A PELLET SAMPLER ON THE 31/3 CONVEYOR FLUX PROJECT HE INHALED PAINT FUMES FROM THE CUTTING AND WELDING

THE INJURED WAS3WORKING ON THE DISCHARGE END OF LINE 7 PRIMARY MILL. WHEN LOOSENING THE BOLTS ON A LIFTER BAR, THE AIR FROM THE IMPACTOR BLEW UP AGAINST THE MILL CAUSING DIRT TO FLY WHICH GOT INTO HIS RIGHT3EYE.

THE DRYING FURN5CE IN UNIT 4 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING STARTED UP AFTER A SHRT SHUT DOWN.THE FIRNACE WAS BLOWING BACK CAUSING DUST TO BE BLOWED AROUND AND INTO DAV'S RIGHT EYE.

I.NAME WAS LOWE9ING A GEAR FROM #12 SHOVEL ON HIS TRUCK WHEN THE H OOK-UP ON GEAR SLIPPED OFF CRANE H OOK SWUNG T OWARD HIM AS HE J ERKED HIS HEAD BACK CAUSING AN ACUTE NECK STRAIN

I NAME WAS EMPT3NG USED CONCASVES FROM TUBS THAT ARE USED TO GATHER CONCAVES DURING JOB. HE AND HIS PARTNER HAD DUMPED ONE TUB AND HAD RETURNED TO THE SOUTH END TO UNLOAD THE EMPTY TUB. WHILE SETTING UP THE3PITMAN THE OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXTENDING THE OUTRIGGERS, WHEN LOWER ING THE LEFT REAR OUT RIGGER IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT.

I.NAME WAS DRIL5ING THE HOLE LARGER ON A HOSE & CLAMP WITH THE DRILL PRESS LOCATED IN BAY #15. HE WAS HOLDING THE CLAMP WITH HIS RT HAND WHEN THE BIT CAUGHT IN THE CLAMP & SPUN IT GROUND S TRIKING THE BAC5 OF HIS LITTLE FINGER. THE CLAMP CUT THRU THE GLOVE & INTO HIS FINGER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 5 SUTURES.

EMPL HAD INJURY3ON 4-13-78 MATHER B MINE -DIAG LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA.HAS HAD INCREASING DISCOMFORT SAW DR 8-18-87.TAKEN OFF WORK SCHEDULED SURGERY 8-21-87.IN 1978 EMPL PULLING STEEL WITH TUGGER BENT OVER AND 4HEN HE STOOD FELT PAIN IN SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS AR7-AIRING A FEEDER PAD IN THE MILL WELD SHOP.WHEN HE RAISED HIS HOOD TO INSPECT THE WORK HIS ARC AIR ROD STRUCK THE JIG IN FRONT OF HIM AND ARCED IN FRONT OF HIS FACE RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS 2F FLASH BURN AND LOCALIZED BURN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE RETURN9D TO WORK ON 5-4-87 HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME AGAIN ON 7-29-87 WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF TENDONITIS LEFT HIP

EMP WAS DRILLIN1 DOWELS OUT OF THE MAINMOTOR BASE FOR 1422 SHOVEL IN THE REPAIR BAY. HE WAS DRILLING THE LODGED DOWEL OUT AND BVBLOWING THE SHAVINGS OUT OF THE HOLE WITH AN AIR HOSE WHICH APPA APPARENTLY RESU5TED IN PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LEG. EMP BEGAN TO LOSE TIME 7 22 87 WITH DIAGNOSIS OF PHELBITIS AND CELLUTITIS RT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND

EMPL CUTTING 3 1/2'' NUTS ON 2ND INTERMEDIATE CROWD SHAFT BEARING CAP ON 1415 SHOVEL WHEN TORCH FLASH BACK BLEW INTO END OF SLEEVE CUFF RESULTING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT FOREARM.

HE WAS USING A 1" DRIVE IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF 3370 RUBBER TIERED DOZER AND HIS LEFT SHOULDER STARTED GETTING STIFF AND SORE.

THE TAKE UP PUL5EY AND EAST BEND PULLEYS ON 4E CONVEYOR WERE BEING REPLACED. AN AIR TUGGER WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE TAKE UP PULLEY (APPROX 1500 LBS) FROM THE GROUND TO A HIGHER ELEVATION APP ROX 35 FT. THE 7UGGER CABLE WAS RUN THROUGH TWO SNATCH BLOCKS AT A POINT APPR 30 FT. ABOVE THAT. HE WAS AT MIDLEVEL AND PUSHED OUT ON THE CABLE FROM THE HANDRAIL TO GET IT CLEAR SOME BEAMS BE

INJURED WAS DRI5LING INTO A LARGE JUNCTION BOX WHEN THE HOLE SAW CAUGHT AND TWISTED DRILL MOTOR IN INJURED'S HANDS CAUSING INJURED TO TWIST BACK.

INJURED WAS CUT7ING WITH AN I NAME OUCH WHEN HE ACCIDNTLY PASSED THE TORCH FLAME OVER HIS RIGHT THUMB.

#7 PRIMARY MILL3WEST REDUCER/LOW SPEED COUPLING AREA.I.NAME & I.NAME REMOVING COUPLING GUARD TO GREASE COUPLING. I.NAME OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE ATTACHED TO GUARD WITH NYLON SLING WHILE I.NAME STANDING ON WE8T SIDE TO GUIDE GUARD UPWARD....CHAIN BROKE GUARD SWUNG CLEAR BUT KNOCKED I.NAME DOWN AGAINST ELEC PANEL AND ONTO MAIN PILLAR RESULTING INACROMIO/CLAVICULAR SEPARATION.MORE INC