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THE INJURED EE WAS SETTING THE BRAKE ON A COAL CAR WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT UPPER ARM ON A JAGGED EDGE OF THE COAL CAR CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE ARM. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE (5) STITC HES WERE ADMINISTERED.
INJURED WAS INVOLVED IN DROPPING TWO RAIL CARS FULL OF COAL TO THE RETAIL YARD. HE WAS RIDING THE LADDER ON THE REAR OF TH ELEAD CAR AND WAS TIED OFF WITH A SAFETY BELT. DUE TO A DEFECTIVE S WITCH THE FRONT OF THE RAIL CAR HE WAS RIDING WENT ON ONE TRACK WHILE THE REAR OF THE CAR ENTERED THE OTHER TRACK. THE REAR RAIL CAR HIT THE FIRST CAR PINNING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THEM.
A T APPROX 11:00AM ON 10-01-92 EE WAS LOADING MUD FROM A SETTLING POND HE WAS LOADING WITH A 261 BACKHOE INTO A 100-TON EUCLID HE GOT OFF THE BACKHOE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DUMP AREA EE DROV E UP AT THAT TIME & EE & EE STOPPED & LOOKED AT THE PROJECT THEY WERE STANDING BEHIND THE TRUCK WHEN THEY FINISHED TALKING EE WALKED BACK TO THE TRUCK HE WAS APPROX 10 FT FROM THE SIDE OF THE
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE SECURITY PATROL IN THE EQUIPMENT PARKING AREA HE APPARENTLY DOZED OFF AND THE PICKUP HE WAS DRIVING DRIFTED TO THE LEFT STRIKING A CH-120 COAL HAULER IN THE R T REAR DUALS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE COAL HAULER THE PICKUP WAS EXTENSIVELLY DAMAGED IN THE FRONTAL AREA EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAHAVE HIS SEAT BELT FASTENED HE RECEIVED A CUT ACROSS HIS NOSE RE
EMP EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN FROM RUNNING A CAT FRONT END LOADER, HE DOESN\T KNOW WHAT TIME OF DAY THE INJURY OCCURRED OR HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED
ON MARCH 6 84 MR GARNER STATES THAT HE WAS JARRED WHEN TWO ROCKS WERE LOADED INTO HIS HAULAGE TRUCK HE WAS INSIDE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WHILE THE SHOVEL WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK ON MARCH 7 84 WHI OPERATING HAULAGE TRUCK HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING SHARP PAINS IN H IS BASCK HE BELIEVES THIS PAIN WAS RELATED TO PREVIOUS DAYS JARRING
INSTALLING HOIST RAM ON DUMP TRUCK.THE 980# HOIST RAM WAS BEING TURNED BY BAR TO ALIGN IT WHEN IT SLIPPED IN CLAMP ATTACHED TO FORKLIFT.HOIST RAM FELL 8-12\\ PINNING EMPL LEG UNDER BAR.SUSTAI NED FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE.
RON GORZALKA, RUBBER TIRE DOZER OPERATOR, WAS PERFORMING ROAD MAINTENANCE ON A HAUL ROAD RAMP. A LOADED HAUL TRUCK DESCENDED THE RAMP COLLIDING WITH THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER. THE DOZER\S STEERIN G WHEEL PINNED MR. GORZALKA\S LEGS IN THE OPERATOR\S CAB.