EMPLOYEE WAS UNTHREADING CANISTER FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OF A ROCK TRUCK. THE CANISTER FELL FROM THE WHEEL WHEN UNTHREADED AND THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE CANISTER WEIGHS APPROX. 35 LB. THIS APPARENTLY CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
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Showing all 16DOZER HAD BEEN STARTED AND TRAMMED TO LOCATION WHERE A POND WAS TO BE BUILT.OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE FIRST BLADE OF MATERIAL WHEN HE NOTICED SMELL OF RUBBER BURNING.THEN NOTICED SMOKE ENTERING THE CAB.DISMOUNTED FROM CAB AND SAW THE FIRE UNDERNEATH THE CAB.SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO CAB,ELEC SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE SPRINGS ON A FUEL TRUCK AND A PIECE OF RUST FROM THE SPRINGS FELL INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAITED A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE GOING TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK DRILL. HE STOPPED THE DRILL WHEN HE NOTICED A PULL DOWN CHAIN ABOUT TO BREAK. HE CALLED FOR A MECHANIC AND WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THE MECHANIC FIX THE CHAIN, A PIE CE OF RUST FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK. HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HE ALLEDGES THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.
OPER DRILL GOT STUCK IN MUD, EMP PULLING CABLE STRAINED L SHOULDER AND ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SERVICING THE LOADER (FUELING AND GREASING). HE WAS CLIMBING UPON THE LADDER ON THE LOADER WITH A FUEL HOSE IN HIS HAND. A STEP WAS MISSIN GON THE LOADER, CAUS ING HIM TO STRETCH FURTHER THAN HE SHOULD. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP, HE TWISTED HIS HIP.
EMPL WAS LEAVING JOB SITE AT END OF SHIFT HE WAS TRAVELING ON HAUL ROAD GOING DOWN MAIN HILL. HE HIT COAL TRUCK HEAD ON. EMPL STATED THAT VISIBILITY WAS BAD. EMPL OBTAINED BRUISED HAND & SOME BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON SHOVEL AND TURNED TO PULL UP LADDER. WHEN HE TURNED, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
LOADING 120 LB BARREL OF GREASE RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING AS PUMP OUT OF GREASE BARRELL AND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF.HE SAID HIS ABCK WAS HURT.
I NAME BRAKE ON3ENGINE MALFUNDTIONED.DRIVER JUMPED FROM HIS COAL TRUCK AND ROLLED IN THE DITCH.THE TRUCK TRAVELED ABOUT 300 MORE FT.AND LANDED IN THE DITCH.THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON MONDAY 9/15/ 86 AND THE COAL3TRUCK DRIVER RETURNED ON WEDNESDAY 9/17/86 TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO HIS COAL TRUCK.
I.NAME PULLED U1 TO WHERE MECHANICS WERE WORKING. BENT OVER BEHIND MECHANICS TRUCK AND STEPPED LEFT FOOT IN SMALL HOLE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. HE BROKE LEFT ANKLE IN TWO PLACES
OPERATOR WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM 992 LOADER. THE WORK AREA WAS ALL ON ONE ELEVATION. THE DUMP SITE WAS ' 200\ ACROSS AN ACESS ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DUMP SITE. THE OPERATOR HAD BEE N DUMPING ' 12\FROM THIS ACESS ROAD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE OPERATOR MISJUDGED HIS PREVUIOUS SET OF TRACKS. HE BACKED THE ROCK TRUCKS LEFT TIRE INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF T HE TRACKS THUS
DRILL OPERATOR MOVED DRILL FROM A FINISHED HOLE TO ANOTHER POSITRION TO DRILL A NEW HOLE I.NAME WHO WAS HELPING LOAD HOLES WALKED OVER TO WHERE DRILL WAS READY TO BE LEVELED HE MOVED HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER LEVELING PAD AND OPERATOR LET JACK PAD DOWN ON I.NAME TOES FRACTURINGBIG TOE ON LEFT FOOT AND MASHING TWO OTHERS
OPERATING 475 LOADER CUTTING UP COAL WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE BURSTED SPRAYING OIL ON ENGINE MANIFORLMANIFOLD.ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND OPERATOR JUMPED ON TO SOLID COAL AND BROKE BOTH ANKLES.