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THE INJURED WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE TILTED HIS HEAD BACK TO AVOID LOOSING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS ATTENTION OF THE TASK. APPARENTLY HE LOST HIS GRIB OF T HE METAL AND PINCHED HIS 12 INDEX FINGER BETWEENTHE WHEEL AND THE TOOL REST.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE WAS LOOSENING A NUT OFF A U-BOLT OF REAR SPRING ASSEMBLY. HIS LEFT 5TH DIGIT FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE HANDLE OF THE IMPACT WRENCH.
INJURED CLAIMED THAT HE WELDED THE DOG AND INSTALLED THE WEDGE. WHEN HE REALIZED THE AMPERAGE WAS TOO HIGH, HE WENT DOWN THE LADDER TO RESET TO LOWER AMPERAGE. WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING BACK UP THE LADDER, THE DOG BROKE OFF UNDER PRESSURE HITTING HIS UPPER LIP.
THE INJURED HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON OR NEAR THE PULLDOWN CHAIN ON 802 DRILL WHEN IT WAS STARTED UP. HIS 4 AND 5 FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND SPROCKET, CUTTING THOSE FINGERS.
THE INJURED WAS GRINDING INSIDE A BORE WHEN THE ROATING DISC CONTRACTED THE EDGE. IT THREW THE GRINDER TOWARDS HIM. THE DISC CONTACTED HIS NECK CAUSIN GA SUPERFICIAL CUT.
INJURED WAS ROLLING OUT A POWER CABLE FROM A CABLE REELER WITH A LOG-SKIDDER WHEN HE WAS INJURED HE PLACED HIS (R) HAND ON A HANDHOLD WHICH WAS LOCATED NEXT TO THE OPEN CAB DOOR. THE DOOR SLAM MED AND CLOSED AGAINST HIS (R) SMALL FINGER.
INJURED BUFFING SOME OLD PATCH STRIPS ON A BELT CONVEYOR WITH BOTH OF HIS LEGS APART. HE WAS BUFFING BETWEEN HIS LEGS WHILE SITTING ON THE BELT, WHEN THE FUBBER CAUGHT A LOOSE STRIP IT THREW T HE BUFFER AGAINST HIS LEF LOWER LEG.
EE WAS UNSING A STITCHER FASTENING PATCH ONTO BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS ON AN UPWARD PUSH WITHOUT HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE EQUIPMENT.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS CUTTING OUT BEAM ON THE RIGHT REAR WING SECTION OF 8750 DRAGLINE, WHEN ONE END OF THE BEAM FELL DOWN BEFORE THE OTHER END WAS CUT OFF. WHEN THE BEAM FELL, IT MADE CONTAC T WITH THE INJURED S RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING SIMPLE FRACTURE.
THE INJURED WAS SECURING THE BLOCK OF THE OVERHEAD CRANE ONTO AN I WHICH WAS WELDED TO THE FLOORWHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE CONTROL BUTTON WITH HIS HAND. THE MOVING CABLE OF THE CRANE CAUG HT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE BLOCK CAUSING A CUT.
THE INJURED BACKED THE TRUCK NEXT TO THE DRAGLINE SHOE TO PICK UP A LOAD, WHEN THE MACHINE BEGAN TO SWING. HE JUMPED BACK INTO THE CAB TO MOVE IT, BUT THE DRAGLINE CAUGHT CAUGHT THE TRUCK AND TIPPED IT ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE UNBELTED INJURED FELL TO THE LOWER SIDE OF CAB AND THE DRAGLINE JOLTED THE TRUCK MOMENTARILY.
INJURED STATED AS HE LIFTED THE AIR COMPRESSOR OFF OF A SERVICE TRUCK, AS HE WAS SETTING IT DOWNTHE FAN TURNED AND CAUGHT HIS 2ND LEFT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A WALL DOWEL. THE DOWEL CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF PUSHING MATERIALS AWAY FROM A HIGHWALL WITH A DOXER WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO HIGHWALL. ACCIDENTLY BUMPED INTO WALL W/ BACK END OF DOZER. LOOSE MATERIALS CAM E DOWN CAUSED BY IMPACT & FELL THROUGH REAR WINDOW - IN PROCESS, MAN RECEIVED LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD.
THE DRILL MAST WAS IN LOWERED POSITION. TO GET A BETTER ANGLE ON WELDING, THE MECHANIC REQUESTED OPERATOR TO USE CAB JACK TO LIFT CAB SO MAST END WOULD BE LOW ENOUGH TO DO WELDING FROM HIS TRU CK. TAAHE OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING HIM FROM HIS POSISTION OF THE CAROUSEL WITH THE LOCK OPEN ALLOWED THE STEEL STEM TO SLIDE OUT OF ITS HOLDER.
INJURED HAD JUST FINISH CUTTING OWE SIDE OF WEAR PLATE OFF DRAGLINE TUMB MAIN SKIN STEPPED BACK THE 24X41X3/4 WEEN PLATE POPPED LOOSE STRIKING MAN LEFT LOWER LEG. AIR POCKET HAD BUILT UP BETWE EN WEAR AND MAINSKIN PLATES HEAT EXPENSION CAUSED METAL TO POP METAL OUT.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A DRAGLINE BUCKET SORNER TOOTH BASE, THAT WAS SUSPENDED BY A CRANE, WHEN INJURY OCCURRED. THE LIFT CHAIN WAS LOOPED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE TOOTH BASE, W/LIFT CHAIN RUN THROUGH CRANE HOOK. HOLSING TO ONE END OF LOOP, HE WAS PUSHING WHEN THE LOOP HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED OFF, TILTING WEIGHT AND LOOP CAUGHT AND JAMMED IT AGAINST HOOK.
HE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER IN A CONCRETE STORAGE SILO AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER HANDLE AND A PIECE OF REBAR, WHICH FRACTURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
THE INJURED WAS PUTTING THE 295 SHOVEL SUPPORT CABLE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER SIGNALING TO THE CRANE OPR TO STOP HOISTING DOWN HE REACHED IN WITH RT HAND & WAS UNLATCHING SAFETY LATCH WHEN BLOCK CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST WIRE ROPE SLING
INJURED WAS GRINDING THE BOTTOM OF A TOOL BOX THE TOOL BOX WAS SET AGAINST A SHOP FABRICATED METAL STAND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE THERE WAS ALSO A 6INCH NYLON SLING ATTACHED TO THE TOOL BOX TO PRE VENT A SUDDEN FALL THE INJURED WAS GRINDING THE ROUGH EDGES SO THE TOOL BOX WOULD SET LEVEL ON THE FLOOR WHEN THE TOOL BOX SHIFTED PUSHING THE METAL STAND OUT & TIPPING IT OVER ON THE EMPLOYE
INJURED WAS CUTTING ON 2570 DUMP ROPE, WHEN THE DUMP WAS CUT IT STRUCK HIM IN SHOULDER, NECK AND HEAD. BY THE EAR. HE WAS THROWN BACKWARD BY THE BLOW.
INJURED WAS U;NLOADING A DOZER TRACK FOR EQUIPMENT #287 AT THE SCENE - INJURED STATED HE WAS OPERATING THE CONTROL LEVER FOR THE BOOM WHEN THE TRACK STARTED TO SWING AROUNG. HE GOT HOLD OF THE TRACK WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO SLOW DOWN THE SWINGTHE MOTION CAUSED THE TRACK TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE TIRE TRUCH WITH HIS HAND.
INJURED STATED HE WAS MAKING A ROAD ALONG HIGHWALL IN RAMP 10, PIT AREA, WHEN ANOTHER DOZER WAS CLEANING THE HIGHWALL AND PUSHED SOME ROCK OFF HIGHWALL ONTO DOZER BELOW. THE ROCKS SHATTERED TH E LEFT SIDE DOOR WINDOW AND HIT THE OPERATOR'S LEFT KNEE ADN ONE HIT THE THROTTLE LEVER.
INJ STANDING ON A CATWALK SIGNALING TO CRANE OPERATOR TO BOOM-IN & 3-TON COME-ALONG ATTACHED TO JIB LINE STARTED SWINGING. INJ REACHED OUT TO CATCH HOOK,CRANE OPERATOR STARTED TO HOIST UP HOOK WITHOUT BEING SIGNALED TO. THE HOOK SWUNG TOWARDS HANDRAIL PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER IN BETWEEN.
55033AIMED HE WAS REMOVING RUBBER GEARS FROM THE EMULSION PUMP. HE REMOVED ONE GEAR FROM THE PUMP AND HAD THE OPERATOR START THE PUMP FOR VISUAL CHECK HE THEN STARTED WIPING OUT THE PUMP WITH 917?0THE REMANING GEAR CAUGHT THE RAG AND PULLED FINGER INTO THE GEAR.
INJURED REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT WHILE HE IN A DOZER, IN REVERESE TRAM, DOZER DROPPED OFF HIGH GROUND AND UPON IMPACT THE SAID HE FELT A SENSATION OF POSSIBLE STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. LATER, A MEDICAL DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS IT AS A HERNIA INJURY.
INJURED SAID HE LIFTED DRAG MOTOR WOTH AN OVERHEAD CRANE,HE WAS GUIDING THE MOTOR AROUND ANOTHER MOTOR WHEN IT TURNED SUDDENLY PINCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST AN I BEAM, CRSUSHING FINGER.
EE WAS REMOVING TRACK ROLLERS FROM TRACK FRAME ON 383 KOMATSU DOZER WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. HE HAD REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM THE ROLLER AND WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE NEXT ROLLER WHEN THE FIRST R OLLER FELL ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG, CAUSING A SIMPLE FRACTURE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND WHILE CLIMBING A SIDEBENCH FACE THE F OF THE DOZER FELL IN A HOLE. IT JARRED THE OPERATOR CAUSING BACK PAIN.
WALKING AROUND HEARD SNAP OF CABLE WIRE ROPE IT STRUCK HIM ON LOWER L FLANK THREW TO FLOOR
INJURED WAS SEATING BRUSHES ON AN ELECTRICAL HOIST MOTOR WITH COMMUTATOR TURNING SLOWLY. LOOKED OFF AT HIS FEET; MOTOR REVERSED AND INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GRINDING STONE AN D COMMUTATOR. HOIST MOTOR LOCATED ON 1260 DRAGLINE.
I.NAME LOWERING CUTTING TORCH CART WITH OVERHEAD CRANE.HAD HOOKED CRANE HOOK DIRECTLY TO HANDLE OF CRANE USING 1 HAND TO WORK CONTROL SWITCH-LOAD SHIFTED SIDEWAYS CATCHING MIDDLE FINGER AGAINS T CRANE HOOK.
WELDING ON METAL PLATE FOR HOLDER WHEN METAL PLATED TIPPED OVER FELL ON INJ UPPER ARM
MECHANIC WAS CHECKING A FAN BEARINGS ON A PARTING DRILL, CHECKING FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTED BEARINGS WHEN THE FAN CAME ON AND CAUGHT HIS R HAND AS IT ROTATED MOMENTARILY. THE OPER OF THE DRILL ACC IDENTLY BUMPED INTO A STARTER SWITCH CAUSING THE
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING WHEEL LUG BOLTS WITH AN IMPACTR WRENCH HOLDING IT IN RIGHT HAND-WRENCH TWISTED OUT OF HIS AHND-IMPACT WRENCH STRUCK LEFT THUMB-SPRAINING THUMB.
INJURED WAS WASHING DOWN THE STACKER WHEN HE DROPPED THE HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE WHICH FLEW BACK UP WITH THE HOSE END HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE.
AIRTANK PLATFORM WAS BEING HOISTED UP OFF HAUL TRUCK DECK WHEN INJURED ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION HOIST CHAIN TO BALANCE LOAD WHEN IT GOT OFF CENTERED TILTING TO ONE SIDE & MAN FELL 10' TO CONCRE TE FLOOR.
INJ HAD TRAILING CABEL PULE DUP THE LOG SKIDDER W/ITS WINCH LINE TO PUT TRAILING CABLE OVER MOON. HE WAS LIFTING TRAILING CABLE OVER CABLE MOON WHEN OPERATOR RELEASED THE WINCH LINE TRAILING C ABLE CAUGHT MANS FINGER AGAINST SKIDDER MOON.
INJURED WAS USING A BULLDOZER TO CHAIN HIGHWALL TO CLIMINATE LOOSE MATERIALS WITH A HEAVY DRAG CHAIN WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE HAD DOZER FACING EDGE OF HIGHWALL WHILE PUSHING DRAG CHAIN OFF WH EN HIS DOZER TIPPED OVER FRONTWARDS INTO THE PIT BELOW OPR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.
INJURED HAD BEE3 ASSIGNED TO PUSH PARTINGS OFF THE EDGE OF A BENCH THAT WAS APPROX 30 FT IN HEIGHT ON NIGHT SHIFT ON ONE OF THE PASSES HE MADE WHILE PUSHING MATERIALS FOR REASONS NOT KNOWN HE TRAMMED HIS KO4ATSU DOZER OVER THE EDGE OF THE BENCH AND LANDED RT SIDE UP IN BOTTOM OF PIT
LOADING LIGHT P5ANT HOOKING CAHIN TO BACKHOE BUCKET PINNED HIM BETWEEN LIGHT PLANT AND BUCKET.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WALKING ON THE RIGHT WALKWAY OF A MARION #191 SHOVEL AS THE OPERATOR PROPELLED FORWARD TO THE COAL FACE, THE MACHINE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE EMPLOYEE (OILER) SLIPPE8, FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL CAUSING THE ULNAR BONE TO TEMPORARILY DISLOCATE, EXIT THE SKIN AND GO BACK INTO PLACE.THERE WERE NO FRACTURES.
INJURED HAD PUL5ED UP BESIDE A DOZER WITH A ROADGRADER. WHILE HE WAS ROTATING MOE BOARD-BLADE- OF T HE GRADER IT H IT THE DOZER BLADE. A METAL SLIVER FLEW OUT FROM CONTACT & STRUCK MAN IN THE LEFT FOREARM I4BEDDING IN A RM.
INJURED WAS MAK3NG AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION ON A SHOVE. WHILE WALKING TO ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER WHILE SHOVEL WAS IN OPERATION, SHOVEL GAVE AN ABURPT JOLT, CAUSING MAN TO LOSE BALANCE. HE GR ABBED OUT AND L5CERATED HIS INDEX FINGER ON SHARP OBJECT.
INJURED CLAIMED3WHEN HE WAS PUSHING UP A PILE OF COAL AND WAS BACKING UP WHEN A FLYING ROCK CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND HIT INJURED IN THE FACE. THE ROCK WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TILT ARM AND BL ADE-WHEN BLADE 7ILTED, IT FORCED THE ROCK OUT, FLYING AND STRUCK THE INJURED.
AFTER HOOKING U1 CHAIN TO LADDER FOR DRILL MAST HOOK ON T H E CHAIN CAME LOOSE OFF THE STEEL LADDER DRILLING ONT HE INJUREDS HEAD & EAR IN A GLANCING BLOW. LADDER WS SUSPENDED IN AIT BY A GRO VE CRANE AT TIM9 OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING A MOTOR GRADER ON A SCRAPER ROAD STRUCK A LARGE ROCK WIHT THE BLADE AND BOUNCED HIM IN HIS SEAT CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK
EMP WAS SETTING COMPACT DRILL DOWN AND ACCIDENTLY HIT POWER KNOB WHICH MADE HIM CATCH HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT BETWEEN BEAM AND DRILL
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE DRAG ROPE FROM ITS TIE DOWN LOSSEN ALLOWING CABLE TO FLY OFF SPOOL,HIT INJURED IN THE FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING UP A RETAINER PLATE WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE LEFT GO OF RETAINER PLATE AND IT FELL ON I NAME LEFT INDEX FINGER.