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EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A FORK TRUCK ON 11/20/98 TO MOVE PALLETS OF PACKAGED PRODUCTS TO AN OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA. WHILE OPERATING THE FORK TRUCK, EE CONTACTED AN IRREGULAR PAVED SURFA CE THAT CAUSED HIM TO BE JARRED IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WOKE UP 5.5.98 WITH A STIFF BACK. HE REPORTS THAT HIS BACK FELT WORSE ON 5.6.98. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT RECALL ANY SPECIFIC EVENT THAT CAUSED INJURY, BUT ATTRIBUTES HIS PAIN FROM OPERATING FORK TRUCK THE DAY BEFORE.
EE WAS STEPPING BETWEEN A PARKED BOBCAT LOADER & ONE BEING MOVE. THE ONE IN TRANSIT CAUGHT LEFT FOOT OF VICTOM CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED HIS LEG TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN BO TH LOADERS.
EE WAS INJURED OPERATING LHD WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON WHILE HE WAS TRAMMING WITH BUCKET LOAD OF SALT. SUDDEN STOP OF MACHINE CAUSED WHIPLASH ACTION TO BACK.
EMPLOYEE INJURED WHILE USING SMALL LOADER TO SMOOTH MINE FLOOR. WHEN TRAMMING IN REVERSE LOADER BOUNCED ABRUPTLY ON ROUGH FLOOR CAUSING WHIPLASH ACTION TO EMPLOYEE. SAW DR ON DATE OF INCIDENT ADN FOLLOW-UP VISIT ON 9-16-97. RETURN TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS ON 9-17-97. INCIDENT REPORTABLE FOR REASON OF RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.
EE WAS OPERATING FORK TRUCK IN THE YARD TO TRANSPORT PALLETS. DURING THE PROCESS, FORK TRUCK CONTACTED A DEPRESSION IN THE PAVEMENT WHICH CAUSED FORK TRUCK TO BOUNCE RESULTING IN BACK PAIN ACC ORDING TO THE EE.
WHILE RIDING ON TRACTOR DUST GOT IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE AND HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASS AND CONTRCT. HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND SCRATCH HIS PUPLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE BELT TAIL. HE ASKED EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OPERATING THE BOBCAT TO MOVE THE PILE THAT HE SHOVELED. HE STEPPED BACK FROM THE PILE AS THE BOBCAT PICKED UP. WHEN THE BO BCAT BACKED AND TURNED, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR OF THE BOBCAT.
TO CHARGE A BENCH BLAST 1 OF THE EE BRINGS THE ANFO TO THE BENCH WHILE ANOTHER CLEANS THE HOLES. EE, WHILE CLEANING THE HOLES, NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF SALT (APPROX. 3' DIA X 10" THICK) OVER A HOLE. HE ASKED FORKLIFT OPERATOR TO MOVE THE ROCK. AS THE ROCK WAS MOVED FROM THE HOLE HE NOTICED DUST FALLING INTO THE HOLE. HE PUT A HOLE PLUG IN THE HOLE AS THE ROCK FELL, PINCHING FINGER.
DROVE THROUGH CURTAIN IN 11N AND THE SKIRT HIT RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE WAREHOUSE AND A FORK TRUCK WAS OPERATING THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AFTER PICKING UP A LOAD THE FORK DRIVER TURNED SHARPLY AND THE BACK OF THE FORK STRUCK INJURED.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE BACK SIDE OF A BELT CONVEYOR TALKING TO ANOTHER EE THE EE ALID HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE CONVEYOR AND IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD PULLEY AND A TENSION IDLER. EE BRUISED HI S RIGHT ARM AND WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING A DUMP HOPPER OF WASTE SALT (APPROX 1 TON). THE HOPPER IS MOUNTED ON A BASE WHICH IS PICKEDUP BY A FORK TRUCK. THE HOPPER IS DUMPED BY RELEASING A LEVER MECHANISM O N THE HOPPER. AS THE LEVER WAS RELEASED, THE HOPPER BASE SLID BACKWARDS ON THE FORK TRUCK TINES UNDER THE FORCE OF THE DUMPING LOAD. THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DUMP LEVER O
EE WAS CLEANING THE INCLINE SCREW ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE CANLINE. HE WAS BEING ELEVATED BY ANOTHER EE USING A WORKSAVER FORKLIFT WITH A PERSONNEL BASKET SUPPORTED BY THE WORKSAVER FORKS. AS T HE BASKET WAS RAISING THE ROLLER CAME OUT OF THEGUIDE AND THE EE FELL FORWARD DUE TO THE TILTING MOTION AND SUDDEN STOP OF THE BASKET. HE BROKE HIS FALL BY HOLDING ONTO THE SCREW CONVEYOR HE
LARGE AMOUNT OF SALT FELL FROM TOP OF STOCKPILE HE WAS HAULING FROM, HIT BUCKET OF END LOADER CASING REAR WHEEL TO LIFT OFF GROUND & BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES.
USING A TRACTOR TO PULL A ROAD DRAG THERE WAS ADDED WEIGHT PUT ON THE DRAG & THE TRACTOR WAS CONTINUALLY GETTING HUNG UP HAD TO JERK THE TRACTOR TO GET STARTED AGAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP FORK TRUCK HE UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT HIS LEFT LEG HANGING OVER LEFT SIDE OF FORK TRUCK LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK MADE CONTACT WITH CONCRETE FOOTING OF A BUILDING SUPPORT COLUMN EMPLOYEES FOOT WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN FORK TRUCK & CONCRETE FOOTING TWO BROKEN BONES IN LEFT FOOT RESULTED
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BROKEN RIB WITH BOBCAT INTO POSITION TO BOLT AND WELD ONTO FEEDER BREAKER. RIB SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND FELL INTO THE BUCKE TCATCHING EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN RIB AND BUCKET. BROKEN BONE IN HAND.
PINCHED HAND BETWEEN DRIVE WHEEL MOTOR AND FRAME OF STACKER.
TRAVELING TO BELT TO CHECK ON WORK, COLLIDED WITH FRONT END LOADER FELT PAIN IN L SIDE OF RIB CAGE BREATH KNOCKED OUT
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING DOWN HAUL ROAD BETWEEN 1 MAIN AND 2H. HE HIT OFFSET AND WHILE OPERATING LHD LOADER AND HURT HIS BACK.
DRIVING POWDER WAGON FROM THE MAGAZINE TO THE FACE DINNER HOLE. HE RAN OVER A LUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH JARRED HER BACK.
CLEANING LEFT SIDE OF RIB IN 4A WHEN LHD FRONT HIT & JACKKNIFED & QUIT RUNNING.
EMPL MARKING POINTSON ROOF FROM #2 POWDER RIG.BROUGHT BASKET DOWN TO 15',SOMETHING GAVE WAY IN BOOM CAUSING BASKET TO SWING TO THE LEFT AND FLIP OVER TO ONE SIDE.
HE WAS LOADING OUT BOTTOM ROW OF FACE ROUND WHILE STANDING UNDERNEATH POWDER RIG BASKET. UNAWARE OF EMPLOYEE UNDERNEATH MAN OPERATING BASKET CAME DOWN WITH BASKET TO LOAD NEXT HOLE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD. HE SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURY AND STRAINED MUSCLES AND PINCHED NERVES.
DURING NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES OF LOADER EMPL LOWERED BUCKET TO FILL IT. BUCKET HIT UNEVEN FLOOR CAUSING EMPL TO HIT ARM AGAINST LEVER.
DRIVING UPON LAST AIR DOOR GOING TO CRUSHING/SCREENING. PULLED CORD TO DOOR AND THEN REALIZED THE STEERING ON TRACTOR WAS MESSED UP. IT KEPT GOING TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK. SEEING I T WAS LOCKED UP TRIED TO STOP IT BUT COULDN'T. TRIED TO GET OFF TRACTOR AND FELL IN PATHWAY OF LEFT WHEEL (REAR) OF TRACTOR. WHEEL RAN OVER LEFT LEG CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT LEG AND FOOT JUST B
MOUNTING RIG STEPPED ON TOP OF PLATFORM SAME TIME POWDERMAN STARTED LIFTING BASKET CAUSING MINERS R HEEL TO BE CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT
THERE WAS A HUMP IN THE FLOOR OF FACE BEING MUCKED.HE HIT HUMP WITH LOADER BUCKET AND HIS KNEE STRUCK LOADER DASH.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING HE NOTICED WATER SPRAYING FROM RADIATOR CAP AND AS HE LOOKED BACK A PIECE OF SMALL METAL FLEW IN SIDE OF HIS EYE (LEFT).
RETURNING TO SHOP, HIT LARGE LUMP IN ROAD WITH LEFT FRONT WHEEL, TRUCK BOUNCED HIM, HE AND SEAT WENT UP, WHEN HE CAME DOWN, LAMP BATTERY HIT PUMP LEVER HANDLES AND PUSHED BATTERY UP INTO RIGHT SIDE AND RIBS.
TRYING TO LOAD AN I BEAM ON THE FORKS OF A FORK TRUCK, WAS SUPPORTING THE I BEAM IN AN UPRIGHT POSTION. AS THE FORK TRUCK PUSHED UNDER THE I BEAM, IT FELL ON LEG BEFORE HE HAD TIME TO MOVE.
A 3/8" CABLE THREADED THROUGH SNATCH BLOCK,ATTCH TO 13 YD3 LOADER FOR PULLING CABLE UP 225' RAISE.OPER RECD SIGNAL AND EMPL STARTED FOR THE RAISE TO INVESTIGATE.OPER DIDNT STOP AND PIN IN SNAT CH BLOCK BROKE.CABLE STRUCK IN BACK OF KNEES,FLIPPED EMPL BACKWARDS.HIT HEAD ON SALT FLOOR.UNCONSCIOUS FOR 30 SEC,RECD 9 STITCHES.
LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT AT 6/10 LINE.BECAME REPORTABLE 1-30-89.WE ARE CONTESTING IT AS LOST TIME BECAUSE OF CONFLICTING MEDICAL REPORTS AND WE HAVE LABOR WORK HE COULD BE DOING.HAS BEEN OFF SINCE 1-31-89.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BARGES & INHALED FUMES IN THE WHEEL HOUSE (TUGHBOAT)
ACC OCC ON PRIMARY PLANT ACCESS ROAD INJ WAS DIR DRIVING IN TO REPORT A TRUCK LOAD OF SALT WAS LEAVING ON ACCESS ROAD. IN ORDER TO AVOID AN AUTOMOBILE PASSING TRUCK INJ APPLIED BRAKES AND I N DOING SO SWERVED INTO PATH OF TRUCK, HITTING HIM NEARLY HEADON.
EE WAS CHECK WEIGHING A 50 LB SALT BLOCK. AS HE RETURNED THE BLOCK TO THE CONVEYOR THE BLOCK PRESS EJECTED AND PUSHED ANOTHER BLOCK DOWN THE CONVEYOR AGAINST HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE SALT FROM EVAP GGBAGGING SCALE BIN USING A FORKLIFT TO HOLD A DUMPSTER UNDER THE SCALE WITH APPORX 400-500 LBS OF SALT IN DUMPSTER ONE FORK FELL OFF TOW MOTOR AL LOWING DUMPSTER TO TILT OVER TO THE SIDE STRIKING I.NAME ON LOWER STOMACH AND PINNING HIM AGAINST A BUILDING SUPPORT COLUMN
WAS STANDING MIDWAY BACK IN THE CUT , HAD BEEN WATCHING THE LOOSE CABLE AND THE LHD PULLING THE DUMP WHEN THE CABLE BROKE LOOSE. CABLE HIT HER IN SHINS ALMOSY KNOCKING HER DOWN. CABLE THEN S TRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THROWING HIM INTO RIB.
STANDING AROUND CORNER OF LEFT RIB ALONG FORK TRUCK, CABLE BROKE FROM LHD AND HIT HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG FORKLIFT, BACKING OUT OF CARPENTER SHOP WITH PALLET OF LUMBER AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS HANGING DOWN. HE MDE A SHARP LEFT TURN JAMMING HIS FOREARM AGAINST DOOR STOP. THIS CAUS ED A FRACTURE T2 LEFT WRIST.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS CLEANING CUT AT 2 WP WEST BENCH LARGE SLAB SLID DOWN ON LHD BUCKET CAUSING LOADER AXLE AND TIRE TO BREAK OFF.
PULLED INTO TRU7K DUMP AND UNLOADED, PUSHED THE LEVER DOWN AND BED CAME DOWN, STARTED ON TO THE TOP OF THE HILL, STOPPED LOOKED FOR TRAFFIC AND BED WAS DOWN, THEN TURNED LEFT CAME TO A HALT AN D TRUCK LIFTED 6P AND HIT CEILING.
WHILE RIDING IN3SEAT OF VEHICLE TRUCK HIT A BUMP AND EMP SURGED FORWARD HITTING RIB CAGE ON INNER FRAME OF TRUCK
OPERATOR WAS GO3NG FOR A LOAD WITH BUCKET OF LHD LOADER DOWN BUCKET HIT AN OUTCROPPING STOPPING THE LOADER SUDDENLY HE WAS THROWN AGAINST SEAT BELT & SAFETY CHAIN HE BOUNCED BACK & HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL 3
WAS WALKING AWA2 FROM A BELT THAT WAS BEING PULLED BY A FRONT END LOADER.AS THE LOADER PULLED THE BELT IT HIT HIM SWEEPING HIM OFF HIS FEET.WHEN HE FELL HE USED HIS ARM TO BREAK HIS FALL INJ URING HIS LEFT 4RIST.
OPERATOR LOADIN1 SALT FROM PILE WHEN LUMP AT TOP OF PILE ROLLED DOWN INTO BUCKET CAUSING FEL TO BOUNCE.OPERATOR STRUCK LEFT HAND AGAINST STEERING WHEEL.BROKEN BONE IN LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS R9MOVING LOOSE CAPS FROM TRANSFER POINT ON TOP CAPPER CAN CONVEYOR HE PUT HIS HAND INTO CONVEYOR AND CUT HIS FINGER
WAS DRIVING THR2UGH THE MINE IN LUBE TRUCK WHEN A CAT TRUCK PASSED, DUST BLEW UP BEHIND THE TRUCK AND SOMETHING WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.
BACKING OUT OF 8TOCKPILE GOING TO DUMP WITH BUCKET UP #66 LOADER STARTED TO SHIMMY