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Operating Cat 992 loader.
EE REMOVED V-BELT GUARD IN ORDER TO GRASP BELT, PULL BELT IN ORDER TO FREE A STUCK COAL MILL AIRLOCK. MOTOR WAS SHUT OFF BUT TENSION STILL EXISTED, AIR LOCK BECAME FREE AND ROTATED, DRAGGING H AND INTO SHIVE WHICH RESULTED IN BROKEN FINGER.
WHILE OBSERVING MATERIAL FLOW INTO FIELD CONVEYOR #4 HOPPER, EE HAD HAND ON HOPPER LIP WHEN A FROZEN CHUNK CAME OFF BELT & STRUCK HAND CAUSINGCONTUSIONS
WHILE DRIVING A VOLVO TRUCK AND ENGAGED IN HAULING AWAY DIRT FROM A STRIPPING OPERATION, EMP STATED THAT HE RAN ACROSS SOME RUTS IN THE HAUL ROAD AND AS A RESULT SUFFERED A DOUBLE HERNIA. REPO RTED THE INCIDENT THE NEXT DAY AND ON 7-30-96 WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN OPERATION O 8-5-96.
WAS USING A BAR TO ALIGN A MOVING BELT THE BAR CAUGHT ON A SPLICE IN THE BELT & KICKED BACK THE BAR
TAKING FORKLIFT FROM BURN FLOOR DOWN RAMP THE BREAKS WENT OUT. WENT OVER THE SIDE THROUGH GUARD RAIL FORKLIFT ENDED ON ITS SIDE. HE HAD A SORE SHOULDER AND BACK.
HIT BUMP IN ROAD WHILE STOCK PILING MATERIAL WITH FRONT LOADER. SHOCK ABSORBER ON SEAT IN CAB FAILED. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
INJURED WAS LOADING A TRUCK WITH THE 966 CAT LOADER AND TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK BEHIND HIM AND NOW HIS MUSCLE SPASMS AND A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS NECK.
I.NAME WAS CLEANING OFF IDLERS ON POWER SCREEN AS IT WAS RUNNING & IT PULLED HIS RT.ARM INTO CONVEYOR IT SEVERLY BRUISED HIS RT.ARM & WILL STAY IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION
GREASING THE FE9DER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB UNDER A ROLLER.
DISLODGING ROCK3THAT STUCK ON CONVEYOR BELT AND ROCK HIM IN FOREHEAD.
HE WAS ADJUSTIN1 A SCRAPER AT THE END OF A CONVEYOR AND IT WAS ACCIDENTLY TURNED ON AND HE FILL INTO A SURGE PILE. HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS FOREARM.
I.NAME GOT OFF 7O PUT A CHAIN AROUND THE SKID PLATE. HE FAILED TO PUT THE BUCKET DOWN OR BLOCK THE WHEELS AS HE HAD BEEN INFORMED TO DO BEFORE. THE MACHINE BEING ON AN INCLINE ROLLED AHEAD WIT H BUCKET CATCHI3G HIS LEFT LEG BREAKING THE BONE IN THE LOWER PART