PARTS ROOM CLERK WAS REMOVING A CUSHION FROM A OBOX ON THE SHELF & A DRILTECH ENGINE COOLER FELL ON HIS FOOT INJURING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT & BREAKING HIS LITTLE TOE.
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Showing 50 of 362THE 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.
REPLACING STEP IN PLANT POUNDING WITH HAMMER FELT SOMETHING ENTER EYE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME
MECHANIC WAS USING A 3/4 DRIVE SOCKET AND RATCHET DRIVE, AND HE ALSO HAD A PIECE OF PIPE OVER THE HANDLE FOR LEVERAGE, HE WAS STANDING ON THE FLAT AREA OF THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER, PUSHING DOW N ON THE PIPE AND RATCHET, WHEN THE PIN CAME LOOSE, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL SIDEWAYS AND HIS HEAD HIT THE BELL CRANK. HE PASSED OUT, AND FELL ON THE GROUND, HE CAME OUT OF IT, AND WENT T
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING THE TRANSFER CASE FROM A PICKUP TRUCK, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS ON A JACK, HE WAS PROCEEDING TO REMOVE THE HAST BOLT THE TRANSFER CASE KICKED BAC, AND HE USED HIS HAND TO KE EP IT FROM HITTING HIM, THE TRANSFER CASE FELL ON THE FLOOR ON HIS LEFT HAND, BREAKING HIS LEFT INDEER FINGER, & CUTTING IT & HIS MIDDLE FINGER & THUMB.
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.
CLEAN UP MAN WAS CLEANING UP FROZEN COAL & SHOVELING ONTO OUTSIDE OF CRUSHER BUILDING HE PICKED UP OVERSIZE PIECE OF FROZEN COAL ON SHOVEL & THROWED CHUNK OF COAL OUTSIDE AT THIS TIME HE STAT ED IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING TORE IN LOWER BACK.
WELDER LIFING MAGNETIC DRILL LIFTED DRILL UP SHOULDER HIGH TWISTED BACK TO PUT DRILL IN POSITION TO DRILL.
MECHANIC WAS CROUCHED DOWN INSIDE OF A BULLDOZER, INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE, THE OPERATOR WAS PULLING ON THE ROPE & THE MECHANIC WAS PUSHING UP ON THE HYDRAULIC PUMP THAT THEY WERE CHANGING ALSO & THE MECHANIC DOWN IN SIDE OF THE MACHINE,FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK, HE COMPLETED THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME.
MECHANIC WAS CHANGING A UNIVERSAL JOINT ON A FRONT END LOADER, HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH, AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER PART OF HIS BACK.
WHEN THE MECHANIC HELD PARTS FROM EQUIPMENT IN HIS HANDS, TO INSTALL ON EQUIPMENT, HE COULD NOT HOLD ON TO THE PARTS, HE SAID HE DROPPED THE PARTS AFTER HOLDING ONTO THEM FOR AWHILE, HIS HANDS GOT NUMB.
INJURED WA PULLING ON DRAGLINE DRAG CABLE WHEN HE & OTHEER HELPERS GOT CABLE SPOTTED HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST. HE SAID HIS CHEST FELT UNCOMFORTABLE REMAINDER OF SHIFT HE THEN WENT HOME.
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.
INJURED CLIMBED UP LADDER & GOT INTO LOADER STARTED ENGINE TO LET IT WARM UP HE CRAWLED OUT OF SEAT & WENT OUT DOOR & AROUND BACK TO CLEAN ICE FROM REAR WINDOW. HE STARTED TO CHOP ICE WITH SCRAPER AT THIS INSTANT HE FELT PULLING IN BACK AROUND SHOULDER BLADES HE LATER WENT HOME.
EMPLOYEE OPERATOR AS A BULLDOZER WAS BUILDING ONE S POND AND WAS GRADING A SLOPE OF AT01 GRADE HE PUT THE BULLDOZER IN REVERSE AND OT THE SAME TIME A SLAB OF SHALE SLID DOWN OFF OF THE BANK AN IN THE PAIN OF THE LEFT TRACK THE BULLDOZER RONXX ROLL UP OVER THE SLAB DROPPED DOWN OVER THE BACK END THE BULLDOZER SLAMMED HIM TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT.
LIFTING BATTERIES FORM BACK TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE STATED BACK STARTED TO HURT.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON A ROCK TRUCK HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE POINTED ROCK ON THE GROUND THE POSITION HE WAS IN SWUNG HIM AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
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
INJ WA> DISCONNECTING CAUSTIC SODA PIPE FROM TANK WHEN HOSE COME APART CAUSTIC SODA SPLASHED ON LOWER PART OF FACE CAUSING BURNS TO TONGUE AND HLIPS.
INJ USING PUNCH & HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT HOOK ON DISC BRAKE CALIPER.WHEN HE HIT PUNCH WITH HAMMER,PIECE OF STEEL FLEW CUTTING INTO LEFT FOREARM.
INJURED WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND A WELDED PLACE ON A DRAGLINE, THE DISC GRINDER JUMPED BACK AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A DAVEY DRILL HE REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND WHEN HE WAS PLACING A NEW TIRE ON THE TRUCK HE PLACED HIS BACK AGAINST THE TIRE AND PLACED HIS HANDS UNDER THE R IM AND HIS THE COMPLETE TIRE ON TO THE TRUCK HE FELT SOMETHING PULL AND FELT BURNING SENSATION BETWEEN HIS SHOULER BLADES.
INJURED WAS HITTING THE HOOD ON #5 NITRATE TRUCK, IT WS QUITE HEAVY AND HARD TO LIFT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDERS AND NECK, HE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME. HE RETURNED TO WOR K THE NEXT DAY, AND WORKED THROUGH OUT THE WEEK, THE FIRST DAY MISSED WORK WAS 10-31-88.
INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CHANNEL STEEL FROM A PILE OF STEEL HANGING ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED HISBACK THE FIRST DAY MISSED WORK WAS 10-21-88
INJURED PICKED UP A STEERING CLUTCH COVER FROM THE GROUND OF A BULLDOZER AND PUT IT ON THE TAIL GATE AT A MECHANICS TRUCK.HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN AT THAT TIME BUT ABOUT 10:30 AM HIS BACK STAR TED HURTING.HE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT THEN WENT HOME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER IN THE PIT AREA, HE PUT THE BULLDOZER IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP AND RAN OVER A ROCK.
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
INJURED WAS POUNDING ON A WEDGE AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OUT AND CUT HISKNEE FRQUIRING STITCHES
INJ OPERATING BULLDOZER ON STEEP SLOPE AT STRIP MINE BACKDRAGGING WITH DOZER.IT RAN OVER LARGE ROCK JARRING MACHINE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNECK.
INJURED WAS LAYING DOWN UNDER A ROCK TRUCK CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A BRACKET WHEN A HOT SPARK ENTERED HIS EAR AND BRURNED A HOLE IN HIS LEFT EAR DRUM. THEIS INFORMATION WAS R EPORTED TO THE OFFICE ON 9HOLE IN HIS LEFT EAR DRUM. THEIS16-88 THE FIRST MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS ON 9-14-88.
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 OPERATING A BULLDOZER IN THE STRIPPING AREA AND THE ROCK WAS HEAVIER & HARD TO MANOEUVRE IN THIS CERTAIN AREA, HE WAS BACKING THE MACHINE UP & WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT LOOKING TO T HE REAR IN A POSITION THAT WHEN THE BULLDOZER RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK HE TWISTED HIS BACK, HE FINISHED THE SHIFT THEN WENT HOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE DRYER DUCT WORK AND CAUGHT HIS TOE AND TWISTED HIS LEG AND HIP
INJURED WAS DRIVING THE NITRATE TRUCK ON THE HAUL ROAD AND THERE WAS A PLACE ON THE ROAD THAT A BULLDOZER TURNED AT, AND WAS ROUGH. HE STATED THE TRUCK GAVE A ROUGH JAR, AND THE SEAT IN THE TU TRUCK HIT BOTTOM AND JARRED HIM.
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
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE DRYER DRYING BED AND LOOSE COAL FELL FROM ABOVE PULLING HIS ARM PAST THE OPENING IN THE DOOR AND INJURING HIS RT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A UNIVERSAL JOINT ON A MUCK TRUCK HE WAS POUNDING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WHEN ACHIP OF STEEL BROKE OFF AT THE HAMMER AND ENTERED THE FIRST JOINT OF THE KNUCKLE ON HIS THUM B ON HIS LEFT AHND.
INJURED WAS CHANGING ACETEYELONE TANKS FROM HIS WELDING TRUCK HE SET THE ONE END AT THE TANK ON THE UPPER STEP HE PICKED UP THE TANK ON THE BOTTOM WITH HIS RT.HAND THE TANK DROPPED DOWN ON TO THE LOWER STEP INJURING HIS RT.HAND
INJURED WAS WORKING UNDER A D9 BULLDOZER & FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPL CARRYING 2 5GAL CANS OF OIL FOR DRAGLINE DOWN RAMP.SLIPPED AND FELL CAUGHT HIMSELF AND JERKED HIS BACK.
ELECTICIAN WAS 2ELPING LIFT A ELECTIRICAL MOTOR ON THE BASE IT SITS ON, HE STATES HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A FRESH WATER PUMP IN SIDE OF SMALL BUILDING WHERE THE PUMP IS LOCATED A VLAVE FROM A SMALLER WATER HINE WAS STICKING OUT IN SUCK A POSITON THAT HE BUMPED THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT KNEE3ON THIS VALVE CAUSING A BUMP TO FOR M ON HIS LEG.
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 WAS WORKING ON A VALVE ON THE BACK OF A CAUSTIC SODA TRUCK, HE REMOVED AN OBSTRUCTION FROM THE VALVE, AND WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE BASE WAS OBSTRUCTED, AND THE CAUSTIC CAME OU T WITH A FORCE AND SPLASHED ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACK AND ON HIS FACE AND WRISTS AND LEG,HE WASHED HIS FACE IN THE SNOW.
OILER SLEDGING 2UT KEEPER PIN HOLDING TOOTH ON 2400 DRAGLINE BUCKET.OPERATOR HOLDING 1''X 6'' BOLT IN HAND FOR A PUNCH.OILER HIT BOLT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER .HAMMER SLID OF0 BOLT AND FINGER GOT BETWEEN SLEDGE HAMMER AND DRAG BUCKET.
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
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING COAL SPILLAGE FROM AROUND THE TAIL PULLEY AT THE RAWCOAL BELT TO THE BREAKER A LUMP OF COAL FELL FROM THE INSIDE BETWEEN THE COAL BIN AND THE CRIBBING AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LEFT SHOU5DER HE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME
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