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I.NAME PACKING JACKLEG DRILL INTO STOPE 712 TO DRILL & BLAST HDG. SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL.JACKHAMMER FELL CATCHING MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN JACKHAMMER AND FLOOR OF STOPE.LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.
EMPL WAS CHANGING OIL IN HAULAGE UNIT HE PULLED LUBRAFINER FILTER FROM HJOUSING & JUMPED TO GORUND. WEIGHT OF FILTER & IMPACT OF JUMPING CAUSED ONE END OF HANDLE TO COME LOOSE FROM HOUSING. HA NDLE TURNS NINETY DEGREE TURN ON END THIS IS WHAT CAUSED LACERATION TO FINGER.
I,NAME WAS GETTING OFF OF THE HOOD OF UNIT #1155 ONTO THE METAL STEP AND DUE TO THE WETNESS OF HIS BOOTS, STEP, AND HOOD HE FELL OFF THE STEP AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS INJURY WAS INITIA LLY CLASSIFIED AS A FIRST AID THEN ON MARCH 27, 1990 I,NAME RECEIVED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FROM A PHYSICIAN WHICH CHANGED THE STATUS OF THIS INJURY TO REPORTABLE.
DISMOUNTING MAC2INE FROM A STEP & HANDHOLD ON THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN HIS ANKLE GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL THREE )3)FT.TO THE GROUND HE LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT HIS RT.KNEE TWISTED CAUSING A MINOR3SPRAIN
EMPL DELIVERING ICE TO WATER COOLER AT DRAGLINE OPERATION.HE WALKED THROUGH MUD SPILLAGE AS HE PASSED BESIDE MINE TRUCK BEING USED WITH POND CLEANOUT.AS HE CLEARED THE BACK END OF TRUCK HE SLI PED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER HIMSELF.MUD FROM POND IS VERY SLICK.
EMPL STARTING DESCEND STAIRS AND SLIPPED ON TOP STEP FALLING ON TAILBONE.STEPS WERE WET FROM RECENT RAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG THE EQUALIZING LINE ON T-1 AND IN THE PROCESS OF STEPPING DOWN HE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE SO2 SCRUBBER TAILS LINE.
SLIPPED ON ICE-SNOW-FELL TO THE GROUND.
STANDING ON TOP OF 925 DIESEL LOADER.VENT BAG WHICH WAS BEING HUNG SPRUNG BACK AND KNOCKED HIM OFF LOADER.HE LANDED ON GROUND .HE WAS ABOUT 5 1/2\ ABOVE GROUND.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DIVERT WATER FROM 6 LINE I NAME WAS STANDING ON 20 PVC PIPE, WHEN WATER BACKED UP, SPILLING OUT ON DIVERSION PIPE AND ON THE HIM HE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND SLI PPED OFF THE 20 PIPE AND FELL ON THE DITCH COVER, STRIKING ELBOW ON STEEL 6 WATER LINE.
EMP WAS WALKING ACROSS CRUSTED SNOW SNOW BROKE THROUGH CAUSING HIM TO FALL SIDEWAYS HE PUT OUT HIS HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF AND STRUCK A PIECE OF CORRIGATED TIN CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS LITTLE FI FINGER LEFT HAND
GETTING OFF D-9 CAT. EMPL STEPPED FROM TRACK TO DOZER ARM,AS WEIGHT WAS PUT ON ARM HIS FOOT SLIPPED .FELL BACKWARD AND GRABBED FOR HAND HOLD ON FENDER,TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING 980 CAT LOADER STANDING WITH RIGHT FOOT ON TIRE, LEFT FOOT ON LOADER BUCKET HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.
JOHN WORKING FROM THE WALL OVER THE DOORWAY WITH SAFETY BELT. HE STEPPED ON PIPE TO CHANGE POSITION. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF, ALLOWING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 18" DOWN BETWEEN THIS PIPE AND ANOTHER ADJ ACENT TO IT. HIS FALL STOPPED WHEN HIS KNEE WEDGED BETWEEN THE PIPES .
JACK WAS DEPARTING THE BED OF THE FLATBED TRUCK BY STEPPING ON THE FLAT PLATE 4INX23IN USED AS A TRAILER HITCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND