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EE BEGAN MOVING CARS WITH HIS HEAD OUT THE WINDOW WATCHING THE TRACKS. HE HIT LOADED CARS AT A SPEED OF 3-5 MPH. THIS KNOCKED HIS SHOULDER INTO THE WINDOW FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE THREE DECK GRAVEL SHAKE REPAIRING DISCHARGE WHEN RUST FELL OUT OF SHAKER INTO HIS LEFT EYE, HE WAS CARRIED TO DOCTOR, RUST WAS REMOVED. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY. HE DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED THAT HE MUST WEAR THEM.
EE WAS TAPPING A TROUGHING ROLLER WITH A HAMMER TO FREE IT, WHEN HE SWUNG WITH BACK SWING THE NEXT ROUGH UP CAUGHT THE HAMMER, TWISTING HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF BAND PULLEY WHILE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. BELT GRABBED SCRAPER BEINGUSED AND PULLED IT OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND, CUTTING HIS RING FINGER AND SMALL FINGER.
EE WENT TO TOWN IN HIS PERSONAL PU. ON THE WAY BACK EE HAD A WRECK, HITTING A TREE. EE DIDN'T EVEN PUNCH IN HIS TIME CARD FOR THE SHIFT.
EE WAS BACKING UP EUC TURNED NECK AND BACK FELT PAIN
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK ON RAIN SLICK MUD OF ROAD SURFACE, TRUCK & TRAILER OVERTURNED.
EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK AND WAS BOUNCED IN THE SEAT BY A DEPRESSION IN THE STOCKPILE YARD.
CHECKING DRIVE BELTS ON CONVEYERS RIGHT HAND ALL FINGERS RING FINGER CUT OFF BELOW FIRST JOINT MIDDLE FINGER TOOK NAIL AND TIP OFF THE OTHER TWO FINGERS WERE FRACTURED AND CUT. SIDE OF HAND. C UT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO HYDRAULIC HAMMER MOUNTED ABOVE JAW CRUSHER. A PIPE WAS CONNECTED TO THE WA 600 LOADER WITH A WIRE ROPE AND A LOG CHAIN. CHAIN BROKE CAUSING PIPE TO SWING AND STR IKE EMPLOYEE.
DRIVER RECEIVED SUDDEN JOLT TO HIS TRUCK WHEN THE LOADER BEING USED TO PULL THE TRUCK FROM THE MUD DROPPED THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK.
EE WAS DRIVING A SCRAPER, JUMPED OFF AND TWISTED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN CONTROL BOOTH. A ROCK SHATTERED THE WINDOW AND SPRAYED GLASS INTO FACE AND EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING FROM UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROMT HE CONVEYOR AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD HE WAS WEARING A HART HAT STARTED HAVING HEADACHES 3-15-94. SAID HE WAS NOT HURT AT THE TIME IT H APPENED.
GRAPPLE OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCKS FROM UNER THE SCALPER A ROCK CAME ACROSS THE SCALPER & WHEN FALLING INTO PILE A PORTION OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF & STRUCK THE OPERATOR UNDER THE LEFT EYE
LOADER OPERATOR WAS HELPING ANOTHER LOADER LOAD RAILROAD CAR WITH BALLAST. AFTER LOADING R.R. CARS IN FRONT OF BALLAST STOCKPILE, ONE LOADER HAD STARTED TO MOVE THE CARS DOWN THE TRACK, PLACIN G MORE EMPTY CARS NEAR BALLAST STOCKPILE. HE WAS WAITING WITH BUCKET FULL AND RAISED NEAR R.R. CARS. EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF LOADER WITHOUT SETTING BRAKES. LOADER ROLLED FORWARD INTO R.R. CARS, W