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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER CLEANING RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE DEVELOPED A SORE BACK DIAGNOSIS ACUTE IS STRAIN WITH SPASM HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK AFTER SEEING A DOC ON 072489
INJURED WAS OPERATING A LOADER IN THE PEBBLE MILL BASEMENT TO CLEAN FLLOR BY #6 PUMP.WHEN HE DROVE INTO THE PILE THE LOADER BOUNCED BACK AND HIS FOOT PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR.THIS CAUSE D HIM TO RAM THE PILE.HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LEFT WINDOW AND SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE LOADER.HIS HARD HAT HAD FALLEN OFF,AND HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE POCKET TRACKS WITH A LOADER. HE HAD THE BUCKET RIDING ON ONE RAIL AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE IF THE AREA WAS BEING CLEANED. THE BUCKET CAME OFF OF THE RAIL AND STRUCK A R AILROAD TIE WHICH BROUGHT THE LOADER TO A SUDDEN STOP. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, HIS MOMENTUM BROUGHT HIM FORWARD AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 6-20-88 WHEN A TROLLEY CAME OFF THE MONO-RAIL, STRUCK AND BROKE HALF THE BILL OFF HIS HARD HAT RESULTING IN LACERATIONS TO FACE AND CERVICAL STRAIN. A A RESULT OF CONTI NUED NECK PAIN EMPLOYEE WAS SCHEDULED FOR A MEDICAL TEST ON 9-13-88 AND WAS ABSENT FROM WORK ON THAT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HEADING DOWN THE RAMP FOR HIS FIRST LOAD WITH PRODUCTION TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS RETARDER AND BRAKES.NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STEER THE TRUCK AWAY FROM THE BANK IN FRONT OF HIM.THE TRUCK STRUCK THE BAK WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK GLANCING OFF THE BANK AND BOUNCING OVER A TAIL OF DIRT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AGAINST A LONG TAIL OF DIRT.DIAGNOSIS:CER
INJ WA> DRIVING 5019 PROD.. TRUCK WHEN HE BACKED UP OVER A BUMP AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING #14 SHOVEL WITH A LOAD OF ROCK ON PRODUCTION TRUCK 5050. HE HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD AND JARRED HIS NECK.
HE WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON HIS WAY TO SHOVEL AND HIT A HOLE OR BUMP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK AND IT RESULTED IN PAIN INTO HIS NECK AND DOWN INTO HIS BACK.
THIS EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A RECURRENCE OF OLD INJURY WHICH OCCURRED ON 4-14-85 NO NEW WORK RELATED ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED.
INJURED WAS GOING TO CLEAN OFF THE RAILS ON TRACK #7. DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RAIL, THE LOADER BUCKET CAUGHT THIS DEFECT AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS CAUSED THE INJURED TO BANG HIS FOREHEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD, BREAKING THE BRIM OF HIS HARDHAT, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD. HE RECEIVED A SLIGHT CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD, A CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN, SORE KNEE.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE WORK PLATFORM BY THE FEED WINDOW OF #16 PRIM MILL, HIS FOOT POSITIONED UNDER THE SPLASH RING. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS MOVING A SCRAP BOX INTO POSITION AND STRUCK THE PLATFORM, CAUSING IT TO TILT UP, JAMMIMG INJURED'S FOOT BETWEEN THE SPLASH RING AND THE PLATFORM, FRACTURING HIS LEFT GREAT TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES EMPTY COAL CARS.THE CONTROLS FOR THE CAR SHAKER WERE TIED OVE AN ANGLE IRON ON THE WALL WITH A ROPE.THE ROPE VIBRATED OFF AS THE SHAKER MOVED ALONG THE CAR AND THE CONTROL BOX STRUCK EMPLOYEE RERSULTING IN A LACERATION/RIGHT EAR REQUIRING SUTURES.
INJURED WAS DRI5ING LOADER, PICKING UP PELLETS AND THE LOADER BUCKET HOOKED ONTO THE WALL AND REAR WHEELS OF LOADER CAME OFF THE GROUND AND SLAMMED BACK DOWN. INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LT ELBOW , LOWER BACK AD3 EXPERIENCED A STIFF NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A PRODUCTION TRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED AT A SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL OPERATOR LOADED A LARGE CHUNK WHICH FIT THROUGH THE BUCKET BUT TOPPLED OVER AND STRUCK THE CANOPY AND FR ONT OF TRUCK BO3 CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE JOSTLED IN CAB. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE NEXT DAY HE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES WHICH RESULTED INA DIAGNOSIS OF CERV
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING 1414 SHOVEL TO RETURN TO THE SHOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A TOE IN THE ROADWAY.WHEN THE SERVICE TRUCK BOUNCED OVER THE TOE IN THE ROAD EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS TAIL BONE AREA ON A BRA CE ON THE SEA7 RESULTING INA DIAGNOSIS OF LS STRAIN.
INJURED WAS GOI3G TO THE SHOVEL WHEN HIS TRUCK HIT A DIP IN THE ROADWAY, THE SEAT ON THE TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT AND HE JAMMED HIS LOWER BACK..
ATTEMPTING TO U3LOAD A BUNDLE (10EACH) OF SLIDE PLATES WITH A FORK LIFT IT WAS DOUBLE BANDED & WEIGHTED 450# I.NAME PICKED UP BUNDLE WITH FORKLIFT ATTEMPTING TO RAISE LOAD HIGH ENOUGH SO A SL NG COULD BE PLA7ED AROUND BUNDLE I.NAME WAS PLACING A BLOCK BENEATH LOAD & THE LOAD SLIPPED CATCHING LT HAND BETWEEN BLOCK & LOAD
I,NAME HAD BACK9D UP TRUCK 5023 IN TO LOAD AT 15 SHOVEL. A BIG CHUNK OF ORE FELL & HIT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK CAUSING I,NAME TO GET AJOLTED INSIDE, CAUSING NECK & SHOULDER PAIN.
WHILE MOVING 1419 SHOVEL ON THE U260 BENCH A PICK UP TRUCK AND A SHEAVE WHEEL WERE BEING USED TO SWING THE POWER CABLE ACROSS THE ROAD. A CHUNK GOT CAUGHT IN THE WHEEL CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JAM TO WHICH CAUSE8 THE CABLE TO TIGHTEN. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CABLE FROM COMING OUT OF THE DRAY BY PUSHING HIS FOOT ON IT. WHEN THE CABLE TIGHTENED IT HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER LEFT L
LOCATION-EAST P3T. EMPLOYEE WASHOOKING UP A PIPE TRAILOR TO A FORKLIFT. OTHER EMPLOYEE WENT FORWARD WITH THE FORKLIFT INSTEAD OF BACKING UP, THE HITCH SLIPPED OFF THE FORK LIFT AND THE TRAILOR TONGUE FELL ON7O THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A CONTUSION OF HIS FOOT.
EMP WAS A PASSE3GER IN #4245 REPAIR TRUCK BEING PARKED IN THE AREA OF SHOVEL. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL IT WENT INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK WHICH CAUSE D HIM TO STRIKE3HIS HEAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR
1575 BENCH EAST3END OPERATING PERSONNEL WERE RUNNING #24 SHOVELS CABLE OUT FOR HOOK UP AFTER THE DAYS BLAST THEY SECURED ONE END OF THE CABLE TO A PICKUP TRUCK PARKED 40 FT FROM THE CABLE DRAY UPON COMPLETIN1 THE JOB THEY DROVE AWAY IN THE PICKUP WITHOUT FIRST UNTYING THE CABLE FROM THE TRUCK AT THE SAME TIME THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING THE CABLE TOGETHER AND WAS STRUCK BY
INJURED AND ANO7HER WORKER WERER CHANGING A GREASE BARREL UNDER THE CONCENTRATE SCRUBBER INJURED WAS TRYING TO TIP THE BARREL AS PARTNER PUT THE LOADER BUCKET UNDER IT THE BARREL PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST TH9 GREASE DISCHARGE PIPE
EE WAS HAULING 9OCK FROM SHOVEL TO B DUMP WITH A 78 TEREX. HE HAD HAULED 10 LOADS WHEN HE FELT A BAD STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE STATES THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC CAUSE OR INCIDENT.
HE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO CLEAN UP SOME SPILLAGE IN THE BASEMENT . WHEN HE DROVE HIS LOADER INTO THE PILE HE STUCK A PEICE OF FLOOR GRATING THAT WAS STICKING UP. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE HAUL TRUCK SHOVEL BUCKET DROPPED TWICE &HIT IN THE BOX WITH THE BUCKET LOADED & JARRED I NAME TWICE.HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB,JARRED HIS BACK ,NECK.SHOVEL OPERATOR SAID HE HAD HIS BUCKET IN THE AIR WHEN THE TRUCK CAME IN TO BE LOADED,HIS BRAKE SET.WHEN HE PUSHED THE STATT BUTTON THE BUCKET DROPPED AND DID IT THE SECOND TIME ALSO.
I.NAME WAS BACKING INTO SHOVEL TO BE LOADED AND STRUCK THE BUCKET OF SHOVEL WHICH WAS TO LOW TO CLEAR BACK END OF TRUCK LATER I.NAME NECK HURT
WHILE RETURNING TO PIT DRIVING PRODUCTOR TRUCK ALLEN HIT A BUMP IN ROAD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HEAD PAN ROOF OF CAB.
TRYING TO GET FORKLIFT TO MOVE AND IN DOING SO GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN THE FAN.
OJA WAS DROPPING RAIL ROAD CARS INTO PKT. CARS STARTED TO MOVE HE BLASTED THE RR CARS OFF, RR CARS KEPT GOING TO DROP HOSE GOT TO THE END & PEELED OFF FROM TRIP. STRIKING OJA BEHIND RT KNEE AR EA
TRUCK BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL, CHUNK LOADED INTO TRUCK, JOSTLING TRUCK DRIVER ABOUT CAB.
EMPLOYEE DUMPED HIS LAOD OF CONCENTRATE AND STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM LOAD WHEN FRONT OF TRUCK WENT OFF THE GROUND ABOUT FOUR FEET AND WHEN REST OF CONCENTRATE SLID OUT, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK CAME DOWN HARD TO GROUND RESULTING IN LOWER BACK STRAIN AND FRACTURE OF VERTEBRAE.
IT HAD SNOWED QUITE A LOT DURING LUNCH TIME CAUSING THE ROADS TO BECOME COVERED AND SLIPOPERY MR GRAVEDONI SAID WHEN HE WAS DRIVING BACK TO THE SHOVEL HE CAME OVER THE CREST OF THE RAMP THE TR UCK SLID AND HIT THE BERM NATURE OF INJURY COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF THE 11TH VERTEBRA
A CRACKED REEL OF CABLE WAS BEING LIFTED P WHILE IT WAS ON THE RACK. A WASHER WAS GOING TO BE SLID ONTO THE PIPE & ATTACHED TO THE REEL SO THE REEL COULD BE UNREELED ON THE RACK, CAUSING HIS F INGER TO BE PINCHED AGAINST THE RACK.