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EE STATES HE WAS CHECKING RADIATOR FOR COOLANT. HE RAISED GUARD & STUCK HIS HAND DOWN BESIDE THE RADIATOR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE FAN BLADE STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE STATES HE WAS DRIVING A RAMCAR THROUGH A HOLE AND JAMMED HIS BACK, CAUSING DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIPS. HE DID HOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 4-16-98. IT DID NOT BECOME A REPORT ABLE UNTIL 6-1-98 DUE TO REPEATED ELECTRICAL SHOCK PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT.
STANDING IN 3" OF MUD SWING END GATE. SLIPPED IN MUD RIGHT HAND CRUSHED BY LATCHIN PIN AND LATCH.
CREW WERE LEAVING STR. SITE #11. TRUCK MADE LOUD NOISE FROM DRIVE LINE. THEY STOPPED THE TRUCK AND EMPLOYEE GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT MADE THE NOISE. AS HE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, THE DRIVER SE T THE PARK BRAKE AND ALSO GOT OUT. AS HE DID THETRUCK BEGAN MOVING AND STRUCK INJURED KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR.
HE WAS DRIVING A SERVICE TRUCK UNDERGROUND AND HIT A BIG POT HOLE, WHEN HE WAS SLAMMED AGAINST THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND THIS JAMMED HIS NECK.
TWO EE'S WERE TRAVELING OUT OF MINE IN A TRUCK. ANOTHER EE WAS HAULING GRAVEL INTO THE MINE WITH A LHD. TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED HEAD ON, CAUSING A FRACTURED ANKLE.
EE WAS OPERATING RAM CAR. A RIB HAD ROLLED INTO THE ROADWAY AND EE RAN OVER IT CAUSING A JAR TO HIS BACK. INCIDENT DID NOT BECOME A LOST TIME INJURY UNTIL EE DID NOT COME TO WORK ON 4-29-97.
EE WAS PARKED WAITING OF THE OTHER RAM CARS WITHHIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BUMPER BLOCK WHEN HE SPOTTED THE OTHER RAM CAR. HE PUT THE RAM CAR INTO GEAR, THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD & FUTHER ARTICULATED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BUMPER BLOCK & THE BED OF THE CAR.
EMP WAS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE CONTROL ROOM TO THE BATHHOUSE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. PICKUPHE WAS RIDING IN HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK TAILGATE FLEW OPEN. EMP LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OUT OF THE PICKUP ONTO THE GROUND.
WHILE RIDING IN FAR BACK OF MANTRIP, MANTRIP HIT HOLE JUST INSIDE PORTAL, BOUNCING EE UP INTO METAL TOP KNOCKIN GOFF HARD HAT, WHEN REAR WHEELS TRAVELED THRU HOLE IT BOUNCED HIM BACK UP INTO C ROSS BAR ON ROOF STRIKING HEAD AGAINST IT.
ON 1-14-96, EE SAID HE WAS HAVING BACK PAIN AND COULD NO LONGER CONTINUE. ON 1-15-96 EE STATED HE HAD BACK PAIN FOR THE PAST 3 TO 4 YEARS ADN ALLEGES IT WAS CAUSED BY OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMEN T AT WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN TIRE OF FRONT END LOADER AND STEEL BEAM FOR MAGNET FRAME. THE WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE LOADER CAUSED IT TO ARTICULATEAND SLIDE, CATCHING EMP BETWEEN LOADER TIRE AND STEEL BEAM.
EE GOT INTO BUCKE TO FSCOOP TO GET WINCH CABLE. FAN WAS AT END OF BUCKET. OPERATOR HIT PUSH PLATE PUSH LEVER INSTEAD OF WINCH OUT LENER. PINNED HIM BETWEEN FAN AND PUSH PLATE. OEPRATOR REL EASED LEVER AND HE GOT OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SHEAR PIN ON FEEDER BREAKER AFTER CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT WITH HIS FINGER HE REQUESTED THE BREAKER TO BE MANUALLY ROTATED WHEN IT WAS ROTATED HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE SHEAR PIN ASSENBLY
WHILE RIDING IN BACK OF THE MANTRIP, THE MANTRIP HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE STRUCK AGAINST MANTRIP BRUISING HIS RT RIBS.
RUNNING JOY SHEAR, STARTED RAISING DRUM TO ROOF,WALKING PAST DRUM TOWARDS HEADGATE, CHUNK OF COAL FLEW OFF OF DRUM APPROX 1 FT BY 6 " HITTING SHIN CUTTING IT.
EE WAS OPERATING A FORK TRUCK WITH ANOTHER PERSON. THE PARTNER LIFTED UP THE FORK AND EE PUSHED IT OVER AND DID NOT MOVE HIS HAND AS THE PARTNER LET DOWN THE FORK. THE INJURED EE'S THUMB WAS S MASHED BETWEEN THE FORK AND THE FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE THE FORKS ON THE FORK TRUCK. THE FORK HUNG UP, CAUSING IT TO DROP AND CATCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE FORK AND ITS REST.
TRYING TO RELEASE TRANSMISSION, DISENGAGE FOOT PEDAL ON #959 BOBCAT BY TAPPING WITH HAMMER. CRUSHING INJURY TO 4TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE TO FINGER.
10795CE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE GOB CHUTE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND AS HE WAS BENT OVER PICKING UP ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK.
WHILE DRIVING THE RAM CAR A PIECE OF COAL GOT INTO THE RIGHT EYE.
DRIVING R-1 HIT LIP OF THE RIB CAUSING CAR TO BOUNCE.HARD HAT CAME OFF AND HIT HEAD ON METAL BAR INSIDE CAB.
LIFTING 4 WHEEL CAR BACKING FORKLIFT OUT CAUGHT ONE WHEEL IT LANDED ON TOP OF R FOOT
WHILE WORKING ON A HEADROLLER ON 4 BELT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE BEARING. THE ROLLER CAME LOOSE A SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND CUTTING THE TIP AND REMOVING THE NAIL .
EMPL OPERATING FRONT END LOADER RAN OVER SMALL BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING TEETH TO HIT TOGETHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE COULD NOT HEAR SCOOP TRAM COMING UP BEHIND ME WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WITH SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING A CUT BEHIND THE EAR (R)
EMPL WAS RUNNING RAMCAR SOMETIME DURING SHIFT GOT PARTICAL OF COAL IN LEFT EYE.
DRIVING DOWN THE ENTRY IN A RAMCAR EMPLOYEE WENT OVER A BUMP, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF WHEN HE HIT THE BUMP HIS HEAD HIT THE CROSS BAR CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING RAMCAR,THE ROADWAY WAS BUMPY HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE RAMCAR JARRING HIS NECK.
WIND BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE SIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES OBJECT EMBEDDED IN H IS RT EYE
GUARD PARKED VEHICLE ON DOWNHILL SLANT, PUT ON E.R. BRAKE, LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING IN NEUTRAL, UNCHOCKED. EXITED VEHICLE TO DETEX KEY STATION APPROX. 6' AWAY FROM DOOR, LEAVING DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN . VEHICLE ROLLED. GUARD RAN, JUMPED INTO VEHICLE, HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME. RIGHT ARM PAIN UPON MOVEMENT AND FINGERS TINGLED.
EMPL WAS OPERATING RAMCAR HE PLACED HIS R HAND ON THE ARICULATION POINT BUMER STOP AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OCCURRED CATCHING THE EMPLS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS R HAND BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE CAR BODY
WHILE OPERATING THE RAMCAR FROM THE MINER TO FEEDER DURING PRODUCTION THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND MIDDLE BACK,ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELLING BUMPY ROADWAYS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING RAMCAR TO THE FEEDER IN 2 ND LEFT ENTRY. HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGINAST THE CAB OF THE RAMCAR, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NECK.
DRIVING RAMCAR 8OWN ENTRY AND RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL HE BOUNCED UP OFF OF THE SEAT AND WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE LINKAGE COVER
EMP WAS DRIVING3FARM TRACTOR PREPARING SEED BED. OPERATING FOOT PEDALS AND WAS TWISTING IN SEAT FOR OBSERVING SOIL CONDITIONS. CAUSED IRRITATION IN RT HIP. HAS AN ARTIFICIAL RIGHT HIP
DRIVING SECURIT2 PICKUP HIT CHUCK HOLE & THREW BACK OUT.
A PIECE OF ROPE GOT CAUGHT ON THE UNIMOG AND PULLED THE CABLE TRIPPING THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING BY A CONVEYOR WHEN SOME CEMENT LEAKED OUT THE CONVEYOR AND WAS THEN SPRAYED INTO HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE GOT A 1IECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE WHILE OPERATING A RAMCAR.
THE EE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE FROM UNDER A ROCK. A SCOOP WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY WHILE PREPARING TO DUMP THE SCOOP STRUCK THE EE.
I NAME PARKED PICK-UP TRUCK NEXT TO DUMPSTER. AFTER EXITING TRUCK, TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO HIT PARKING BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE DOOR PINNED HIS HAND AGAINST THE DUMPSTER BREAKING A FINGER.
EMPL HAD BEARING RACES ON PALLET BEING LIFTED BY FORKLIFT OVER DUMPTSTER.EMPL GLOVES HAD GREASE ON THEM AND SLIPPED CATCHING RING FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DUMPSTER AND HAUL TRUCK BEARING RACE
DURING OPERATION OF DIESEL RAM CAR IT ROOFED OUT CAUSEING A ROOF SUPPORT PAN TO BEND FROM ROOF AND HOOK ARM CONTINUATION OF MOVING RAMCAR FORCED CANOPY OF THE RAMCAR TO FORCE THE PAN AND ARM T OWARD THE ROOF 5FT 8 IN HIGH THE VICTIMS ARM WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE ROOF THIS ACTION FRACTURED THE VICTIMS LEFT ARM AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADED HAUL TRUCK ROADS HAD RECENTLY BEEN WATER AND WERE SLICK THE HAUL TRUCK BEGAN SLIDING TURNED 180 AND ROLLED ONTO RIGHT SIDE-EMPLOYEE BRUISED LEFT HIP
EMPL CONNECTING CHAIN TO TOOL BOX.HOIST TRUCK PRARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE SET AND TIRES BLOCKED.BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ,VEHICLE OVERRODE BLOCKS AND STRUCK EMPL.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A HAUL TRUCK TIRE ON THE RIM, THE TIRE FELL FROM THE FORKLIFT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE - FRACTURED LEFT ARM
THE EE WAS OPERATING DIESEL HAULAGE AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CANOPY ROOF OUT TEARING A ROOF PAN FROM ITS BOLT. THE ROOF PAN ENTERED UNDER THE CANOPY STRIKING THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD CA USING A 1" LACERATION AT T HE LEFT TEMPLE 3 STITCHES WERE GIVEN BY LOCAL DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE CAB.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP.THE CANOPY OF THE MACHINE STRUCK THE ROOF AND CAUSED THE CANOPY TO STRIKE THE OPERATOR ON THE HEAD.