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THE HUBRICATION MAN WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE LUBE TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP & FELL SIDEWAYS & HIT HIS SIDE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
THE OPERATOR OF THE DRAGLINE WAS INJURED, ON HIS LEFT SIDE WHEN HE WENT TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE. HE STEPPED ON THE FIRST STEP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON THE STEPS ON HIS LEFT RIB CAGE, WHEN HE WANTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE THROTTLE ON THE DRAGLINE.
INJURED WAS CHANGING A BROKEN CHAIN LINK AND WHEN HE WAS LIFTING THE CHAIN, HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND WRENCHED HIS BACK. THE FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 1-3-89.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING U LADDER ON SIDE OF LOADER TO PUT OIL IN THE MOTOR OF THE LOADER HE HAD IN ONE HAND A BUCKET OFOIL & WAS HOLDING ON WITH ONE HAND & HAD HIS BOTH FEET ON THE SECOND HARD R UNG OF THE LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH OTHER HAND & HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE BULLDOZER HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK AND FELL DOWN ON THE TRACK BETWEEN THE BULLDOZER BLADE AND THE TRAKC HEAD FIRST HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND THEN WEN HOME
1ST DAY OFF 8-17-88, 1ST EMDICAL ATTENTION 8-19-88, EMP WA> INSTA6LING AN ENGINE IN A TRUCK HE WA> STA(DING ON A TIE ROD AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE TIE ROD AND HE SCCRAPED HIS LEF T LOWER LEG MUSCLE ON THE TIE ROD..
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE DRYER DUCT WORK AND CAUGHT HIS TOE AND TWISTED HIS LEG AND HIP
OPERATOR OF A COMPANY TRIAXLE CLIMBED THE LADDER ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THE SLUDGE HE WAS HAULING HAD ALL DUMPED FROMTHE BED AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON T HE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK RT RIBS AND NECK AND BREAKING HIS GLASSES
EMPL CARRYING 2 5GAL CANS OF OIL FOR DRAGLINE DOWN RAMP.SLIPPED AND FELL CAUGHT HIMSELF AND JERKED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT3THE OIL RACK AREA CHECKING THE OIL IN THE MOTOR OF A FRONT END LOADER HE WAS WALKING DOWN OVER THE REAR FENDER TO A SMALL PLATFORM ON THE FENDER WHERE THE OPERATOR CHECKS THE O IL HIS FOOT SLI1PED ON THE WET PLATFORM HE FELL BACKWARDS ABOUT FOUR FEET DOWN ONTO THE GROUND HE THEN DROVE THE LOADER TO THE PARKING AREA
INJURED MECHANI7 WAS CARRYING HIS TOOLS TO THE SERVICE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT ARM, INJURING HIS ARM ON THE EICE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING THE LOWER DOOR IN THE BIG FILTER BUILDING TO CLEAN THE ROLLERS AND HEAD PULLEY ON THE 1 REFUSE BELT JUST AS HE STEPPED OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING BOTH HISFEET SLID OUT FROM IN UNDER HIM T2E FELL DOWN ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND BACKSIDE, FRUSING HIS BACK AND SHOULDERS
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 AT SCALEHOUSE FOR A S TEPLADDER AND WAS RETURNING TO THE PREP PLANT. THE AREA WAS SNOW COVERED ICE IN AREAS, HE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE AND FELL DOWN CAUSING INJURY TO LEF LEFT WRIST 3
EMP WAS WALKING3FROM THE SCALEHOUSE TO THE VEHICLE HE WAS DRIVING AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING OIL IN THE ENGINE OF THE ROCK TRUCK, HE WENT OVER T CHANGE THE AIR FILTERS AND STEPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED BATTERY BOX, AND SLIPPED HE SAID HE DID NOT FALL DOWN, BUT PULL ED THE SACK THA7 SURROUNDS THE LUNG.
EMPL CLIMBING UP INTO TRUCK CAB OF DRILL TO PULL IT AHEAD.LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND HE HANDLANDED ON LOWER BACKSIDE.
MECHANIC WAS IN8TALLING A HOIST JACK ON A BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE TRACK AND FELL ON HIS BACK ON THE PUSH ARM INJURING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A BULLDOZER FILLING THE RADIATOR WITH ANTIFREEZE SOLATION HE WAS STANDING ON THE BULLDOZER TRACKS THE ANTIFREEZE COLUTIOXXX SOLUTION OVERFLOWED AND HE TURNED TO THE RIG HT TO SHUT OFF 7HE VALVE AND HIS FEET SLPPED ON THE MUD AND WATER AND ANTIFREEZE HE DID NOT FALL, BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE HOIST JACK WITH THE HANDS.
EE WAS CLIMBING3DOWN FROM THE DOZER. HE STEPPED ONTHE PUSHARM & TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING PAIN IN TH ELOWER RT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CHE7KING THE HYDRAULIC OIL ON 988-B #16, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER & STEPPED O& THE BOTTOM STEP & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITHBOTH HANDS GRASPIN G THE LADDER & 4ARRED HIS BACK.
EMP WENT TO TH9 TRUCK TO PICK UP HIS TOLS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RELINING THE SWINGER BANDS ON THE DRAGLINE, HE STARTED TO CLIMB UP ON THE CAT TRACK, AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND H IS R RT PANT LEG CAU1HT ON THE TRACK AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG AND T WISTED HIS LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS AT DHANGING A HOIST CABLE HE WAS STANDING ON THE HOIST DRUM HE FINISHED TIGHTENING THE BOLT ON THE CLAMP ON THE HOIST DRUM HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF THE HOIST DRU M AND SLIPPED 5ND FELL AGAINST A DOOR AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM.
OPERATOR & OILE9 OF 4600 DRAGLIEN WAS TURNIG THE DRAY CABLE WEDGE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE HOLDER & IT FELL DOWN BETWEEN DRUMS SO OPERATOR REMOVED GRATING THAT WAS COVERING THE DRUMS & LAID GR ATING DOWN OFF 7O ONE SIDE HE T HEN STEPPED ON ONE END OF THE GRATING IT FELL DOWN ON T OP OF DRUMS & OPERATOR FELL DOWN ON TOP OF IT ON HIS SIDE
EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON A BARREL WORKING & WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE DECK OF THE 2400 WHERE THE BARREL WAS REMOVED, AN SCRAPED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG
EMP WAS WALKING3THRU THE WOODS TO GET THE BULLDOZER TO PULL THE PROSPECT DRILL, HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND SNOW IN DOING SO HE FELL ON H IS LEFT HAND BREAKING HIS LEFT THUMB
EMPL WALKING FR2M SCALEHOUSE TO SIZING PLANT.SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE COVERED SNOW ON HIS BACK.WORKED OUT SHIFT AND WENT HOME.
EMPL CLIMBING D2WN FROM DRAGLINE.HE SIT DOWN ON DRAGLINE TRACK AND SLID OFF ONTO GROUND.WHEN FEET TOUCHED GROUND FEET SKIDDED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HIS BACK HIT GROUND CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER B ACK.THE 1ST MED3CAL ATTENTION REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE 2-2-87.
EE WAS WELDING 2N T HE #12 LOADER ONT HE BELL CRANK. HE GOT UP FROM THE AREA TO GO TO HIS WELDING TRUCK FROM THE TOP OF THE FENDER. HE JUMPED FROM THE FENDER TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE MACHINE & AT THE SAME 7IME HE GRABBED THE RAILING & PULLED HIMSELF INTO THE REARVIEW MIRROR & HIT HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING ONTO THE DRAGLINE BY WAY OF THE REAR LADDER. HE CLIMBED UP THE TWO STEPS ON THE LADDER, THE LADDER HAD ICE ON THE RUNGS OF THE STEPS, AND INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL AND LAN DED ON HIS FEET3ON THE GROUND, AND AT THIS TIME HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK. THE FIRST DAY OF MEDICAL TREEATMENT WAS 12-12-86.
EMPLOYEE CHANGE8 BATTERIES ON DRILTECH #4, AND THE FOREMAN TOLD THE DRILL OPERATOR TO TAKE THE OLD USED BATTERIES FROM THE DRILL & PUT THEM IN THE PARTS TRAILER, THE DRILLER ARRIVED AT THE PAR TS TRAILER & JU4PED OUT OF THE DRILTECH #4 ONTO THE GROUND, AND HE STATED HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED HE LAID ON THE GROUND ABOUT FIVE MINUTES GOT UP AND DROVE THE DRILL TO THE PARKING HOT, WENT H
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A PIN ON THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE AND HE SLIPPED WHILE STANDING ON THE FRAME WHERE THE MACHINE HINGES AND TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING THE LADDER ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK MY WET FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNG & I BUMPED MY LEFT LEG ON THE STEP CAUSING SERIOUS BRUSHBURN & BRUISED THE FIRST MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS O N 100686 3
INJURED WAS CLI4BING UP THE STEPS FROM THE GREASE PIT AREA HIS R FOOT SLIPPED & HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE STEP THE FIRST DAY HE HAD MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS 7-21-86
INJURED WAS STA3DING UP PICKING ROCK FROM THE PICKING COAL TABLE & BLACKED OUT & FELL TO THE FLOOR INJURING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING ACROSS #1 TRAIN LOADING DOCK-WHEN A SMALL PORTION BETWEEN THE TIES GAVE WAY-& HE FELL INTO THE HOLE AREA-INJURING HIS LEFT LEG & LEFT KNEE
INJ CLIMBING UP3ONTO BULLDOZER TO CHECK MACHINE PRIOR TO START UP.STEPPED ONTO CAT AND RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED.GRABBED ONTO PIPE FROM JACK AND PULLED SOMETHING IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING DOWN THE STEPS TO THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE WASHING PLANT-THE FIFTH STEP FROM THE BOTTOM WAS SLOPED DOWNWARD, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED & HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING OR BALANCE HIM8ELF & HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK WAS 5-20-86.
INJURED WAS LIF7ING PIPES FOR WATER TREATMENT ON STRIP JOB HE WENT TO LIFT ANOTHER PIPE GOT THE PIPE PART WAY UP & FELL TO THE GROUND & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
INJ WALKING BY 9R CARS WITH CONDUCTOR AND INJ STEPPED INTO HOLE IN THE GROUND AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.1ST DAY MED ATTENTION WAS 5-16-86.
INJ WAS CLIMBIN1 DOWN THE LADDER OF A ROCK TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON THE LAST RUNG OF THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RT KNEE AND HIS RT KNEE CAP WENT OUT
INJURED WASREPA3RING AN OIL LEAK ON 945#2 LOADER-HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM MACHINE & HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED & GOT CAUGHT IN A BRACKET ON THE LADDER & HIS RT FOOT WENT DOWNON THE GROUND CA USING BRUISED &3PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT HIP & LOWER BACK
OPERATOR OF K355#2 BULLDOZER HAD PICKED UP TRANSMISSION OIL AT THE FUEL AREA-HE STEPPED FROM PUSH ARM ONTO PAD-HIS FEET WERE MUDDY & HE SLIPPED & FELL BETWEEN THE TRACK & THE FRAME OF THE MACH INE 3
HE WAS GETTING 3N TO THE BULLDOZER. HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS & HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING THE FENDER-GRAB-BAY HE DID NOT FALL-DURING THE DAY HE BEGAN TO STIFFEN UP-HE DEVELOPED PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK BOT2 HIPS & LEGS.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING D9 81 BULLDOZER WHEN THE LEFT TRACK CAME OF OF THE MACHINE HAS TUPPED OUT O F THE CAB ON TO THE LEFT TRACK AFTER REPLAICNG THE LEFT TRACK AND NOTICED A MISSING PAD I BEGA N TO FALL HE GR5BBED A HAND HOLD ONTO THE CAB WITH MY LEFT HAND AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF IND OING SO HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SIDE.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING THROUGH THE WASH BAY AREA AND SLIPPED ON A CLUMP OF MUD LYING ON THE FLOOR AND IN THE PROCESS TWISTED HIS BACK
WHILE CLIMBING 6P ONTO THE DOZER HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONT HE DOZER TRACKS AND INJURED HIS LEFT SIDE AND LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT TIL 2 19 86.
JUST FINSHED WO9KING WITH THE PUMP HOSES BY THE PUMP AND WAS GOING BACK TO HIS TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL AND BROKE HIS LEG.
HE SLIPPED OFF 7HE PUSH ARM OF DOZER ON TO THE GROUND AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS CALF OF RIGHT LEG
INJURED WAS KNE9LING ON A HOSE HE SLIPPED OFF & A BOLT WENT UNDER HIS KNEE CAP CAUSING A CYST TO FORM BACK OF HIS KNEE. THE FIRST DAY LOST WAS 6-23-86.
FELL ON ICE AND3FX LOWER RIGHT LEG.