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EE WAS HOLDING A SHAFT STEADY WHILE THE OILER LOWERED THE OVERHEAD CRANE THAT WAS HOOKED TO THE SHAFT. THE CRANE BLOCK BUMPED THE SHAFT PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
EE TRYING TO PIN THE RT. LIFT CYLINER ON THE BOTTOM BEHIND THE BLADE, SWUNG AGAINST LEFT HAND 2ND KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ARC AIRING A PIECE OF LINER PLATE OFF THE BLADE ON 535.26 D-11 WHEN THE PIECE OF PLATE SPRUNG FORWARD ONE FOOT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN HIS WELDING HOOD AND KNOCKING HIM OFF A WOOD PAL LET HE WAS STANDING ON CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CEMENT FLOOR.
THE EMPLOYE EWAS STANDING IN THE MACHINE WELL FOR THE LEFT PROPEL GEAR THREADING A ALL THREAD. OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ABOVE HIM ON THE MAIN FLOOR HOOKING A COFFING HOIST TO A SPACER TO BE LOWER ED TOT HE EMPLOYEE IN THE WELL. THE HOOK SLIPPED OFF OF THE CHAIN ON THE HOIST AND HTE PSACER FELL APPROX 8' STRICKING TE EDGE OF HT EMPOYEE'S HARD HAT AND THE CENTER OF HIS BACK BETWEEN THE
GRADER BLADE CAUGHT LARGE ROCK ON ROAD CAUSING BGRADER TO TO STOP QUICKLY. EMPLOYEE STRUCK STEERING HWEEL WITH LEFT SIDE OF CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKIGN HANDRAIL FROM 1 1/4" PIPE. HE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY MUD/GLASS WHEN MUD CAME THROUG FRONT GLASS IN RT 2 570 DRAGLINE OPERATORS CAB DRAGLINE WAS SPOILING MATERIAL & MUD SPLATTERED OFF SPOIL RICOCHETING INTO OPERATORS CAB ST RIKING EMOPLOIYEE AS HE STOOD TALKING TO CREW M EMBERS IN CAB
EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE MECHIGAN 380B ON A RAW CAOL STOCKPILE. HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PIPE (METAL) FROM A FLATBED TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A HOIST CRANE. DURING LIFTING, EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE END OF THE PIPE. THE CHAIN SHIFTED IN THE HOIST HOOK CAU SING THE PIPE TO MOVE OR SHIFT PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK.
EMPL WAS CUTTING LINER OFF BLADE OF D10 CAT TRACTOR WHEN FINAL CUT WAS MADE LINER POPPED OFF STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT METATARSAL CAUSING IN COMPLETE FRACTURE OF LEFT METATARSAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WIRE WELDER AND WAS WELDING ON A BREAKER TRUNION.EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY DID NOT HAVE HIS WELDING HOOD DOWN AND IN PLACE PRIOR TO STRIKING AN ARC THIS CAUSED FLASH BURN TO BOT H EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING METAL IN DRILL PRESS WITH VISE GRIP. METAL SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FIRST FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING BLADE LINERS ON 497 DOZER 2 WELDERS WERE WORKING CLOSE TO EACH OTHER INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BLADE FLASH CAME IN BEHIND HIS SHIELD REFELCTING OFF OF INSIDE OF HIS WELD HELMET-EMPLOYEE SAW PHY-WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS.EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE PROBLEM UNTIL 09-25-90 IN THE MORNING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TRUCK PAD BOLT OFF WITH A TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG DROPPED IN TO HIS RT EAR EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE DAMAGE TO THE EAR DRUM
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO HEAT NUTS AND CLIPS THAT HOLDS RAIL IN PLACE. HE HAD TORCH IN RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEES STATED THAT WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP THAT HE LOST HIS BALANCE. WHEN FALLING HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF. HIS LEFT HAND WENT IN FRONT OF TORCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING A PIT PUMP. WHILE ON GROUND A CT DOZER PUSHING THE PUMP ROLLED BACKWARDS CATCHING AND PINNING THE EMPLOYEES FOOT AGAINST THE GROUND.
THERE IS NO SPECIFIC EVENT WHICH CAUSED HIS INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED HIS NORMAL SHIFT WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE GOT UP, HE HAD BACK PAIN WHICH HE ASSUMES IS WORK RELATED. H E DIDN'T REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 9-19-88. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BAKC PROBLEMS AND IS TAKING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A C ON RB DRILL AND FINGER CAME INTO CONTRACT WITH FLAW BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING DOZER RADIATOR FAN GUARD WITH OVERHEAD HOIST AND REACHED UP TO ADJUST SLING AND CAUGHT FINGER IN CHAIN HOOK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH WELDERS AND SUFFERED FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.
AT THE TIME OF 7HE ACCIDENT THE INJURED EE WAS HELPING ON THE C/M & WAS OBSERVING THE MINER CABLE AS THE OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING THE MINER TO THE FACE HE INADVERTANTLY LOWERED THE TAIL OF T H OF THE MINER3DOWN ON I.NAME'S RT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ROOF BOLTING A SUMP INTHE NO. 1 ENTRY IN THE MAIN NORTH WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE POSITION OF THE CANOPY ON THE LEFT BOOM HE IN ADVERTENTLY LOWER THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER DOWN SMASHED HIS LE0T HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE SUPPLY TRAY ON THE BOLTER.
EMPL ROOFBOLTIN1 IN 5 A.C. IN THE MAIN NORTH ENTRIES WHEN HE WALKED TO THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER FOR MATERIAL,A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTED TOP STRIKING EMPL IN THE FACE.INJ REQ SUTUR
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG GRINDER TO TAPER A PIECE OF TOWNIPRENE PLASTIC TO SERVE AS A PLUG TO STOP ALEAK IN THE SLURRY TANK.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A GLOVE AND THE GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE GRIND ING WHEEL PULLI3G HIS THUMB INTO THE WHEEL.
A ROCK FELL FRO4 BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT STRIKING THE END OF A DRILL STEEL THAT WAS LOADED ON THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER.THE ROCK CAUSED THE OTHER END OF THE STEEL TO COME UP & HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SI8E OF THE HEAD CUTTING HIS EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LA3CING A PIN FROM FRONT END OF HAUL TRUCK. HAD JUST PUT A NEW ROD IN HOLDER AND STRUCK AN ARC. APPARENTLY THE HOLDER SHORTED THRU THE HEAVY GLOVE AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND.
EMP WAS USING O1EN AIR HOSE TO ROLL DIRT HE LET LOOSE AND IT STRUCK HIM AND CUT HIM
GRINDING ON PIP9 AND DUST BLEW UNDER GOGGLES IN TO RIGHT EYE.
EMP WAS HOLDING3A PIECE OF METAL UP FOR TWO OTHER WELDERS TO WELD AT SOME POINT DURING THIS PROCEDURE EMP RECEIVED A FLASH BURN FROM UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD
TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE REMOVING BOLTS FROM DRYER BASKET USING TORCH AND IMPACT WRENCH. WHEN A BOLT CAME OUT IT FELL FROM THE IMPACT WRENCH AND ROLLED TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE TORCH AS HE MO VED TO PREVENT 6EING BURNED BY THE HOT BOLT HE ACCDIENTLY POINTED THE TORCH TOWARD THE TORCH TOWARD THE VICTIM. VICTIM RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT CHEEK AND LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOS
WELDING TABLE T6RNED OVER WHILE CLEANING UP SHOP AND IT FELL ON HIS R FOOT BREAKING ALL HIS TOES. TABLE WAS SUSPENDED BY AN OVERHEAD HOIST. TABLE WEIGHT OVER 500 LBS. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEE L TOE SHOES BUT3THE FORCE OF THE TABLE CRUSHED THE STEEL TOE
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 OPERATING THE 5900 SHOVEL DIGGING BENCH AND THERE WAS MUD COMING OVER THE EDGE OF HIGHWALL WHEN DUMPING A BUCKET OF DIRT THE MUD SPLATTERED AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CA B THE GLASS STR6CK THE OPERATOR ON THE RT SHIN CAUSING A LACERATION
AN "L" SHAPED PIECE OF STEEL 11/2" THICK, 18"X18" FELL ON VICTIM\S FOOT. THE STEEL WAS LEFT LAYING ON A STIFFENER IN A NEW 5900 BUCKET. THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY KNOCKED THE MATERIAL FROM THE ST IFFENER AS HE KNELT TO BEGIN WELDING.
EMPL WORKING ON 5900 SHOVEL REPAIR JOB AND WAS PINNING A PULL CABLE ON A PIN ABOVE HIS HEAD.PIN WAS 2\ ABOVE SHOULDERS.WHILE HODING CABLE UP,FELT HIS SHOULDER POP.
POLISHING STEEL WITH EMERY CLOTH.CLOTH CAUGHT ON STEEL AND PULLED THUMB INTO CLOTH.STEEL WAS ROUND ROD IN CHUCK ON DRILL PRESS AND DRILL WAS RUNNING.
EMPL AND OILER PUTTING #1 SWING BRAKE BACK ON SWING MOTOR WITH OVERHEAD CRANE HOOKED ON BRAKE SHOE.TI WASNT FITTING RIGHT.EMPL TOOK BAR TO EVEN UP THE BRAKE AND IT CAME OUT.IN ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY,EMPL WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND THROWN AGAINST STIFFENER BEARING CAP CAUSING INJURY.
TIGHTENING TRAILER SPRING "U" BOLT, WITH AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH. THE EXHAUST AIR FROM THE IMPACT WRENCH BLEW FOREIGN MATTER INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER ON A PIECE OF 1/8" STAINLESS STEEL, THE GRINDER KICKED BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT WRIST PUTTING TWO CUTS IN HIS WRIST
SOCKET FROM IMPACT WRENCH FELL ON HIS RT. THUMB.
IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CLAMP ON AIR CHARGING HOSE CUT HIS HAND. CAUSED A DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED SEVENTEEN STITCHES.
EE WAS AIR ARCING OFF SOME METAL WHEN SMALL PIECE OF HOT SLAG WENT INTO HIS ELFT EAR.
CREW WAS PULLING UPPER RAIL SEGMENT OF 8750 DRGLINE TUB WITH A TRACTOR WHEN THE SEGMENT HIT THE GROUND IT HIT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WHICH FLEW UP AND HIT BILL ON THE LEG
A FLAT BED TRAILER WAS BEING LOADED ONTO SECOND TRAILER FOR RETURN TRANSPORTATION.CRANE WAS LIFTING FLATBED ONTO TRAILER WHEN EMPL CLIMBED ONTO LOAD TO BALANCE AND LEVEL LOAD.TOP SHEAVE OF CRA NE BROKE AND CABLE SNAPPED.FLAT BED FELL 5\ TO GROUND WITH EMPL STILL ON IT. RESULTING DROP AND SHOCK TO ANKLE CAUSED BROKEN ANKLE.
REPAIRING MAN LIFT, MECHANICS WERE WORKING ON WIRING AND THE OPERATOAR WAS TRYING TO RELEASE SAOPERATING CATCH RELEASE AND ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR MECHANICS WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON SYSTEM. THE OPERATOR WARNED EMP. TO STEP BACK AND AS HE DID THE BASKET SWUNG DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE. R MECHANICS WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON SYSTEM. THE OPERATOR WARNED EMP. TO STEP BACK AND AS HE
MECHANIC WAS LOADING DOZER ON LOWBOY WHEN THE DOZER BROKE OVER THE RAMP, EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOGGLE SWITCH OF DOME LIGHT AND CUT HIS HEAD.