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WHILE REMOVING A TORQUE CONVERTER ON A WATER WAGON STRONG WINDS BLEW DIRT UNDER THE RIM OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE. DR REMOVED DIRT WITH COTTON SWAH BUT LOST ONE DAYS WORK.
DOING ROUTINE START OF SHIFT ACTIVITIES, THE INJURED SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND FELL ONTO THE TRACKS OF HIS BULLDOZER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK AND THE DOZER WAS NOT RUNNING. AUTOPSY RE VEALED "CORONARY SCORATIC HEART DISEASE."
SEVEN CHILDREN AGES 8 TO 15 CLIMBED OVER A FENCETO ENTER THE MINESITE AND SWIM IN AN OLD WATERFILLED PIT. ONE CHILD COULD NOT SWIM VERY WELL, SLIPPED INTO THE WATER AND DROWNED. MSHA EVENT NO. 4258501 ORDER NO. 4367587
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE REACHING FOR HIS IMPACT TOOL, HE COUGHED AND FELT HIS BACK POP.
WHILE MAKING HIS ROUNDS AND PERFORMING HIS USUAL FOREMAN'S DUTIES IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK, THE INDIVIDUAL WENT TO THE SCALEHOUSE COMPLAINING OF CHEST AND ARM PAIN. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND HE W AS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY SAY HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.
EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 12-15-93 AND NEVER REPORTED AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. COMPANY NOTIFIED BY FILING OF CLAIM FOR MONEY.
REFER TO FORM 7000-1 DATED 10-04-91. THIS IS A CONTINUATION FOR THAT REPORT. ON 10-23-91, HE LEFT HIS WORK DUTIES AND WAS AWAY FROM WORK DUTIES AND WAS AWAY FROM WORK FOR 12 DAYS.
EE DOESNT REALLY KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED IRRITATION IN RIGHT EYE STARTED ON 11-22-90.
INJURED IA ALLERGIC TO ALL BITES,CARRYING A PERSONAL TREATMENT KIT WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES.HE WAS STUNG ABOVE THE LIPS BY A BEE.