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WELDER WAS USING A SPINDLE GRINDER TO GRIND THE BOSS THAT IS USED TO PIN THE INTERMEDIATE CABLE TO THE BOOM OF THE DRAGLINE. THE EMPLOYEE LOOSELY GRASPED THE HANDLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND REST ED THE STONE OF THE GRINDER IN THE BOSS. HE THEN PLUGGED THE UNIT INTO A POWER SOURCE AND THE GRINDER IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO OPERATE. THE STONE CAUGHT IN THE BOSS AND SINCE HE WAS UNABLE TO REL
65345R WAS MAKING BRACKETS FOR A GUARD NEAR THE PUSHARM ON THE DOZER.UPON INSTALLATION HE NOTICED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE BRACKET WERE TOO LONG.HE THEN PLACED THE BOLT IN THE VICE ON THE GRINDER 03603UT OFF EXCESS LENGTH FROM THE BOLT.WHILE GRINDING THE BOLT THE GRINDING WHEEL KICKED ANS HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED ONTO THE GRINDER CUTTING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE KNUCKLES OF HIS FIRST AND SEC
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 475 KOMATSU DOZER AND LEVELING A DRAG BENCH. AS HE WAS BACKING THE DOZER, HE RAN ONTO A ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ON THE BENCH. HE TRAVELED ON TOP OF THE ROCK AND BACK-OFF, JARRING HIS RIGHT SIDE AND RIB AREA. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIB AREA AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVALUATION. HE WAS RELEASED THAT DAY.
MECHANIC REMOVING BRACE FROM PUSH ARM OF DOZER.ATTACHED HOOK FROM CRANE TO HANDHOLD PREVIOUSLY WELDED TO PUSH ARM,THEN GRABBED THE OTHER END OF HANDHOLD TO MOVE THE BRACE BACK & FORTH TO FREE IT FROM PUSH ARM.HOISTED IT WITH THE CRANE.WHILE LIFTING THE BRACE,THE HOOK SLID ACROSS HANDHOLD AND PINCHED THUMB,LACERATED THUMB.
TENOSYNOUITIS AS DIAGNOSED BY DOCTOR
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL SAMPLER TRUCK. HE WAS CRUSHING AND SPLITTING A COAL SAMPLE FOR THE COAL PREP LAB. THE AUGER CHUTE BECAME PLUGGED WITH WET COAL AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE AUGER WITH HIS HAND TO REMOVE THE COAL. AS HE DID THIS, HIS RIGHT RINGFIGNER WAS ENTAGLED AND FRACTURED. THE INJURY WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURE UNTIL 4-1-91 AND REPORTED TO MINE 4-17-91
I.NAME WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON A D10 DATERPILLAR USING A 1" AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE CUTTING EDGE. EXHAUST AIR FROM THE WRENCH BLEW A PARTICLE (DIRT OR STEEL) INTO I.N AME'S LEFT EYE. THE PARTICLE CAUSED MINOR IRRITATION BUT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY AN OPTHALMOLOGIST BECAUSE IT WAS IMBEDDED.
I.NAME READING & RECORDING TEMPERATURES ON GEAR CASES IN BACK HOUSE OF DRAGLINE.WHILE BENDING OVER TO READ GUAGE,DRAGLINE REVERSED DIRECTION CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND STRIKE RIGHT ELBOW ON BOLT ON MACHINERY NEXT TO HIM.1ST MEDICAL TREATMENT RECD WAS 6-6-90.DRAINED FLUID FROM BRUISED & SWELLED ELBOW.
I.NAME WAS STRIPPING #8A OVERBURDEN IN THE PIT WITH A D9H BULLDOZER. HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK AND LOWER LEFT LEG WHILE OPERATING THE DOZER. HE STOPPED TO STRETCH AND AS HE STEPPED OUTSIDE THE DOZER, THE PAIN INTENSIFIED IN LOWER BACK AND LEG. I.NAME WENT HOME AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
LEVELING WORK AREA WITH A D9H DOZER, HE BACKED OVER A SMALL DIRT WINDROW LEFT BY SCRAPERS. DOZER LANDED ON A SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL, JARRING EE S LOWER BACK. CHIROPRACTOR. EE HAD WORKED AT PREP PLANT FOR 6 1/4 YEARS, AS A MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERTATOR.
I,NAME WAS LOADING THE PAN THROUGH THE CUT AND PAN CAUGHT A LARGE ROCK AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ROCK CHIPPED OFF FROM PAN'S CUTTING EDGE MOVING ON OVER SOME ROCKS THAT WERE AHEAD OF IT JAR RING THE OPERATOR AND CAUSING INJURIES TO BACK, NECK, AND ELBOW. SAW A CHIROPRACTOR.
HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT DOZER TO MOVE ELECTRIC TRAILING CABLE FOR THE DRAGLINE AND WAS BEING ASSISTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND NEAR THE CABLE. THE TWO OILERS HAD PU LLED ONE LOOP OF CABLE AND PREPARED TO PULL ANOTTER LOOP. PRIOR TO PULLING THE SECOND LOOP THICKING THE CAT WAS CLEAR OF THE DRAGLINE HOUSE, GAVE ALL CLEAR SIGNAL TO OPARTOR. AS DRAGLINE ROT
HE WAS OPERATING A D9H DOZER ON THE PIT FOR APPROX 2 HRS STRIPPING STONE OFF THE #8 COAL SEAM WHILE BACKING UP THE DOZER HE SAID HE BACKED OVER A ROCK WHICH THEN JARRED HIS BACK
BELLYPAN WAS SECURED TO MECHANICS TRUCK BY CHAIN USED IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLT HINGE PIN WAS EITHER BROKEN OR IT BROKE PAN SLID ON CHAIN STRIKING I.NAME ON CHEST AND CONTD TO SLIDE ON CHAN CHAIN AND STRIKING RT FRONTAL AREA THIGH AND KNEE I.NAME HAD BEEN CROUCHING ON KNEES WITH HEAD PARTIALLY BETWEEN DOZER FRAME AND TRACK SIDE FRAME
HE WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO INSTALL WHEEL BOLTS ON 475 MICHIGAN LOADER. AN UNIDENTIFIED FOREIGN PARTICLE STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND BECAME LODGED UNDER THE SKIN WHERE IT CA USED SOME BLEEDING.
WORKING WITH MECHAINC WHO WAS WLEDING AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO EYES.EYEDROPS PRESCRIBED.
LAYING ON BACK UNDER BACKHOE BURING BROKEN BOLT OUT OF ROLLER MOUNT. WORE GOGGLES WHILE BURNING. LAID TORCH ASIDE AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND REMOVED GLASSES TO SEE BETTER. SOMETHING DROPPED INTO HIS EYE. WHEN HE FELT PAIN AND SORENESS THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO REMOVED A PIECE OF EMBEDDED STEEL FROM EYE AND GAVE HIM PRESCIPTION EYE DROPS.
OPERATING A CAT D9L DOZER IN PIT-LEFT TRACK RAN UP ON A ROCK AND HE FELT JOSTLED IN CAB WHILE THEN BACKING UP.WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR.
I,NAME WELDING 2VERHEAD REPAIRING CHUTE WHEN A GOB OF HOT METAL FELL BURNING THROUGH HIS PANTS AND BURNING HIM-LEFT SIDE OF SCROTUM AND LEFT LEG JUST BELOW PELVIC AREA. I,NAME WAS WEARING WELD JACKET, GLOVES3AND SHIELD.
CUTTING LINK IN33/8'' CHAIN AND HE REACHED IN F RONT OF FLAME.2ND DEG BURN TO LEFT THUMB RX MEDICATION GIVEN TO PREVENT INFECTION.NO LOST TIME.
I.NAME WAS BURN3NG TEETH OFF PENN CRUSHER ROLL WHEN HOT SLAG SPLASHED ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT AND BURNED IT BEFORE HE NOTICED IT WAS THERE. WENT TO DR AND ONLY MISSED 1 DAY
REPLACING TOP R2LLERS ON A J D 850 DOZER HE WAS HEATING BEARING WITH TORCH INSIDE OIL GOT HOT AND SPLASHED INTO EYE AND BURNED EYEBALL
HE WAS RUNNING A D9H CAT DOZER RECLAIMING SPOIL PILES AND FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RT EYE WENT TO MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO REMOVED DIRT PARTICLE FROM EYE
I.NAME HAD BEEN RAISING THE PUMP. THE STOP ON THE WINCH DID NOT CATCH. AS SHE WALKED AWAY THE WINCH LET LOOSE & THE HANDLE HIT HER ON THE HAND. THE WAGNER PUMP HAD BEEN LEASED & THIS WAS ITS INITIAL USE.
WHILE LIFTING STEERING CLUTCH AND BRAKE SHOE UP AND OUT OF CAT D9G DOZER I.NAME AND I.NAME SAW THE CLUTCH WAS CROOKED I.NAME STARTED TO LET IT BACK DOWN WITH THE TRUCK BOOM SO THEY COULD REHO OK THE CLUTCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE BRAKE I.NAME GRABBED FOR THE CLUTCH BUT IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HIM THE CLUTCH FELL AGAINST THE FRAME MASHING HI HAND BETWEEN THEM 4TH FINGER DISTAL JOINT AMPUTAT
HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO MIDDLE PART OF RIGHT EYE. HE HAD HIS CUTTING GLASSES ON. DOCTOR MUNBER EYE WITH NEEDLE THEN REMOVED PARTICLE.
DOZER WAS WINCHING OUT A TREE I.NAME HAD HOOKED CABLE TO IT HE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS DOZER WHEN TREE SWUNG AROUND & HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD
A ROCK FLIPPED OVER THE BLADE OF THE CAR D9H DOZER AND WEDGED BETWEEN BLADE JACK AND GUARD. WHEN FLIPPING IT OFF HE CAUGHT HIF INFGER AND CUT IT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND JOINTS.
PUSHING COAL INTO OUTSIDE STORAGE FEEDER WHEN DOZER THROTTLE STUCK, COAL GAVE WAY UNDER DOZER AND DOZER WENT IN FEEDER AND HE STRUCK FOREHEAD AGAINST DOZER WINDSHIELD
WHILE REMOVING NUT S FROM FRONT WHEEL ON CATERPILLAR 16G MOTOR GRADER WITH AN INCH DRIVE AIR WRENCH FOREIGN PARTICLE FELL INTO RT EYE
WAS PUTTING TRACK ON DOZER AND HAD MACHINE OPERATOR MOVING REAR SPROCKET TO GEED TRACK TO TOP IDLERS. PRY BAR WAS USED TO GUIDE TRACK AND GOT CAUGHT ON IDLER CAUSING BAR TO JERK FORWARD STRIKI NG MECHANIC ON HEAD ABOVE LEFT PORTION OF FOREHEAD 5 STITCHES.
INSIDE COUNTY HOME SHOP. TWO WELDERS WORKING TOGETHER TO CUT MIDDLE BLADE LINER OFF D9 BLADE. WHILE FINISHING BOTTOM PORTION LINER POPPED OFF BOTTOM SECTION CAUSING A 10 INCH WELD ON TOP TO BR EAK LINER THEN FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH LACERATION OF 15 STITCHES INSIDE AND OUT OF LOWER LIP AREA, CONTUSIONS AND SWELLING OF LIP 4 BROKEN TEETH
THE OPERATOR HAD BROUGHT THE MACHINE TO THE PARKING AREA AND WAS ALLOWING IT TO COOL BEFORE SHUT DOWN WHEN THE PRESSURE LINE FROM A NEWLY INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OFF AT THE AC UNIT STRI KING THE OPERATOR ON HIS RIGHT EAR AND JAW
HE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL FOR THE LETOURNEAU L-800 LOADER. GOT A SLAG BURN ON HIS LEFT LOWER ARM WHICH BECAME INFECTED. HE\S NOT SURE IF IT CAME FROM GRINDING, BUT IT GOT INFECTED.
RICH WAS DIGGING DITCH WITH BACKHOE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER FELL OFF THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD. DEVELOPED INTO A LOST TIME INJURY ON 6/14/83 WHEN INJURY WAS LATER DIAGNOS ED AS A MILD CONCUSSION. (RICH WAS CHECKED AT THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY OF THE ACCDIENT AND RELEASED.) RICH WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 6/16 AFTER ENTERING IT ON 6/13-83.