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EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BRAKES ON D-9 DOZER, TORCHING BOLTS, WHEN THE BOARD HE WAS STANDING ON SLIPPED, THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WAS GOING TO MOVE A CHERRY PICKER, WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL & PANICED & JUMPED OFF MACHINE. HE TWISTED RIGHT WRIST & TORE LEGIMENT IN RIGHT ANKLE.
HURT SHOULDER (RIGHT) WHEN LIFTING STEEL PLATE.
WAS HELPIGN SUPERVISOR, LIFT HOOD AND BRAKE DRUM FROM TRAILER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
WAS UNCLOGGING CRUSHER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK LIFTING CRUSHER COVER.
EE A MISSOURI MINING INC EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING UNLOADING OF A PALLET OF DOXER HEADS AT AMERICAN COALS PIT #7 MINE HE WAS STANDING ON BED OF A 1 99 1 FORD TRUCK STEADING THE PALLET BEING MOVE D WITH A BOOM TRUCK PALLET TIPPED PULLED EE FROMTHE BED T RUCK THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND DISLOCATING HIS LFET SHOULDER EE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL WHERE SHOULDER WAS PUT BACK IN PLACE NO LOST TIM
WE WERE NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYEE 11/09/92 THAT METAL WEARINGS FROM THE EXPLORATION DRILL BLEW INTO HIS EYES 11/5/92. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/6/92, RETURNING TO WORK 11/9/92.
STANDING NEAR END LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD.
EMPL TIGHTENING BRAKE ON DRAGLINE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND BAR SMASHED INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.DR TOOK STITCHES IN FINGER AND RELIEVED PRESSURE OF FINGERNAIL.
54730ROLLING UP A 6" WATER HOSE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. DID WORK THE FULL DAY. DISABILITY BEGAN THE NEXT DAY.
BUMPED KNEE AGAINST STEERING COLUMN OF SCRAPER. DISABILITY BEGAN 6-22-92.
LIFTING 5 GAL FUEL UP TO TRACTOR.
WAS PULLING BRUSH & LIFTING AUGERS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STIRRING FIRE IN BARREL WHERE PAPERS WERE BEING BURNED WHEN SOMETHING EXPLODED THROWING FLAMES & DEBRIS INTO FACE & HEAD BURNING FACE HAIR & SCRATCHING EYE (LEFT SIDE OF FACE)
PIECE OF STEEL FLAKED OFF OF HAMMER WHEN HE WAS USING IT & WENT INTO LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING STEAM CLEANER ON 992 ENDLOADER WHEN HE BURNED TOP OF LEFT FOOT. HE JUMPED BACK ONTO THE FLATBED OF STEAM CLEANER TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT WAS IN A 2" X 4" BOARD. HE RECEIVED FIRST AID FOR THE BURN AND LATER WENT TO DOCTOR TETANUS SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRANKING ON COME-A-LONG WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD
REACHING OVER SIDE OF PICK UP TO GET TWO ALTERNATORS ONE IN HAND AND STRAINED BACK REACHING FOR THE OTHER ONE. WAS TAKING THE ALTERNATORS TO A REPAIR SHOP IN DES MOINES IA.
WAS CHANGING TRACK ON BACKHOE USING A PIN DRIVER & SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF PIN DRIVER BROKE OFF & HIT EMPLOYEE JUST ABOVE LEFT EYE
HIGH WINDS BLEW DUST INTO RT EYE SMALL FLECK OF DUST LODGED IN RT EYE & CAUSED IRRITATION WENT TO DOC FOR T REATMENT NEXT DAY EMPLOYEE DID NOT INFORM US UNTIL WE RECEIVED DOC BILL & INQUIRED A BOUT IT TODAY NO LOST TIME INVOLVED
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM A 992C CATERPILLAR LOADER, SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 9 FT. TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET, BUT FELL SIDEWAYS AND HIT THE GROUND, CAUSING FRACTURE TO LUMBAR SPINE AREA. DOCTOR SPECIFIED APPROX. 2 WEEKS REST BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK.
SUBJECT WAS RECEIVING WOOD BLOCKING FROM FELLOW WORKER WHO WAS HANDING THEM DOWN TO HIM, FROM A TRUCK. FELLOW WORKERS HANDS SLIPPED OFF OF BLOCKING & FELL SMASHHING SUBJECTS LEFT THUMB AGAINST SIDE OF MACHINE.
WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAG HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE.
WAS INSTALLING A FAN,LEANING OVER TRUCK AND PULLED MUSCLES IN THE GROIN AREA.DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR AND DID NOT LOSE ANY WORK TIME UNTIL FOLLOWING WEEK WHEN DOCTORS OFFICE NOTIFIED THAT HE HAD B EEN EXAMINED AND HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY.05-05-91.
AS I WAS WALKING TO MY VEHICLE WITH DAILY WORK MATERIAL I SLIPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED BANK OUTSIDE OF MY OFFICE. IF ELT, A SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK, BUT JUST SHOOK IT OFF AND WORKED ALL DAY. TH E NEXT MORNING AS I SHOOK IT OFF AND WORKED ALL DAY. THE NEXT MORNING, AS I WOKE UP I WAS STIFF/SORE/ LOWER BACK-SHOULDER BLADE-NECK AND LEFT ARM.
DRAINING HOSE FROM WATER TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL, CUTTING LEG WITH OLD WIRE.
WAS STEPPING FROM PICKUP ONTO A LADDER TO EUCLID TRUCK TO EXAMINE THE ENGINE WHEN HE HEARD SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LEG. HE STRETCHED LIGAMENTS IN KNEE JOINT OF RIGHT LEG.
OPERATING A SCRAPER WHEN IT RAN OVER A CHUNK OF SOMETHING AND HURT IS BACK WITH JOLT.
WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN PIT WHEN TIRE HIS A FROZEN CHUNK WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPINB AND HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB IN IT.
I.NAME TRYING TO BREAK FROZEN COAL IN HOPPER WITH SHOVEL.LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND WAS WEDGED BETWEEN SHOVEL AND ANGLE IRON ON HOPPER CUTTING END OF FINGER.FINGER STITCHED AND RETURNED TO WORK NO LOST TIME.
WAS STANDING BETWEEN DUAL TIRES OF DUMP TRAILER AND LOADER AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DUMP TRAILER AND LOADER AND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO WHEN TRAILER UNLOADED BRUSING KNEE AND GROIN AREA.
SUBJECT SAID HE WAS PLACING ROCKY MATERIAL ONTO HAULROAD, AND BACK DRAGGING BUCKET TO TURN AROUND AREA AND PROCEEDED INTO PIT FORWARD, BUT THIS TIME THE PICK-UP WAS IN TURN AROUND AREA AND HE DID NOT SEE IT. HE BACKED INTO THE FRONT END OF PICK-UP.
MOVING DRUMS OF OIL FROM LUBE TRUCK TO DOCK, POSITION HE WAS IN WHILE LIFTING OIL CUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK. DID NOT HAVE LOST TIME FROM WORK IMMEDIATELY. IS OFF THIS WEEK AND DOCTOR'S REQUE ST TO RELIEVE MUSCLE SPASM.
SUBJECT WAS WORKING WITH REPAIR CREW & HE SAID THAT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY HE GOT A WELDERS FLASH TO HIS EYES IT DIDNT START TO HURT HIS EYES UNTIL HE GOT READY TO GO TO BED
SUBJECT WAS HELPING FELLOW MECHANIC REMOVE A MANIFOLD FROM AN ENGINE IN THE SHOP & AS THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE MANIFOLD FELL OFF SMASHING HIS RT INDEX FINGER WHEN IT STRUCK THE BLOCKING
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A PIECE OF STEEL FOR CRUSHER AND CUT HIS FINGER ON STEEL BANDING STRAP. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME. CUT TO LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
FIRE BROKE OUT IN AREA OF ENGINE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND FIRE EXTINGUISHED. DAMAGE IS EXTREMELY EXTENSIVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER WIND ROW, DURING THE RAIN, AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE DOZER BLADE, CRACKING A RIB.
GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER AND SLIPPED MISSING STEP, FALLING 3 TO 4 FEET HURTING LOWER BACK.
SUBJECT WAS REMOVING HOSE CLAMP AFTER HE NOTICED NO WATER DISCHARGING AND AS HE LOOSENED FIRST CLAMP THE OTHER TWO BLEW OFF AND HOT WATER/STEAM STRUCK HIM.
SUBJECT SAID THE CONTINUOUS PRESSURE ON THE FOOT VALVE CAUSED HIS BOTTOM OF HIS LEFT FOOT TO HURT.
STEPPED INTO CAB OF DOZER WITH LEFT FOOT.LIFTED LEFT FOOT,RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT -STRUCK LEFT LEG ON EDGE OF STEP.
PRYING ON LARGE BOULDER WITH CORNER OF BLADE AND BOULDER BROKE CAUSING SUDDEN RELEASE OF BLADE PRESSURE THAT JARRED MACHINE AND HIMSELF.
BUMPING AND JOLTING OF ENDLOADER CAUSED BACK PAIN.SAYS IT IS DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE.(DID NOT REPORT THIS TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 01-05-90-WAS OFF TIL 02/01/90 AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY WORK PER 'S REQUEST.
HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH AND HIS HAND, ARM, SHOULDER STARTED TO GET NUMB AND THEN HURT.
SUBJECT WAS PUSHING DIRT RECLAIMING LAND AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND CAUSED HIS NECK AND BACK TO HURT.
SUBJECT WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING AIR INTO 15" TIRE WHEN INSIDE BEAD BLEW OUT CAUSING SUDDEN RELEASE OF ENERGY, AIR, WHICH CAUSED SMALL PARTICLES OF DIRT TO PENETRATE SKIN OF RIGHT HAN & ARM W HEN TIRE STRUCK HAND IT BROKE THUMB ALSO.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ENGINE IN A COAL DRILL AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING ON ENGINGE.
SUBJECT WAS DRINKING STRONG SMELL OF BOOZE ON HIS BREATH HIS VERSION IS HE MOTIONED TO THE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS GETTING OFF THE DRAGLINE BUT BEFORE HE DID THE DRAG SWUNG & KNOCKED HIM OFF THE OPERATOR SAID HE SAW HIM GET DOWN ONTO GROUND & WALK TOWARDS THE READ & HE WENT BACK TO DIGGING NO SERIOUS INJURIES SUBJECT RELEASED HOSPITAL 041589
WELDING METAL IN CHUTE AT WASHER UNDER SHAKER/HANDLING SHEETS OF METAL.