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Employee was stepping off a water pump barge and the barge flipped over hitting him in the lower back.
While walking across the cat walk of a 777 the miner slipped and fell to the ground approximately twelve feet landing on his right side. The result was 4 broken ribs and a bruised lung.
While driving in a bogey pin into a D-10 bogey on a side frame, using a sledge hammer the victim partially struck the track frame which caused him to strike himself in the lower right leg. This was a struck by injury. He was treated and released.
While attempting to turn the bumper of the lube truck, on the forks of the lift, using a support leg, the bumper shifted and rolled off the forklift onto the victim's leg. The victim was taken by fellow employee, to the hospital e.r. for treatment. Injury was minimal. EE was released to return to work the next day.
While hauling & piling topsoil; reclaiming, with TS 24 Pan, rear slipped and began to slowly roll over. Pan rolled completly over once with operator buckled in. Pan then set upright long enough for operator to unbuckle and dismount. Pan continued to roll down slope. Operator landed on right shoulder & right side ribs.
While placing a pull cable on a D11 Dozer, miner said he felt a pain in the upper inside of right leg (groin area). Miner did not seek treatment until 3/18/10 in ER, for soreness and discoloration of affected area.
Miner tripped over tounge of brush hog, causing him to fall forward catching himself with his arms, he wrenched/landed wrong on his right shoulder.
Left eye of miner/welder appears red, irritated, slightly swollen.
Miner was pulling 4" hose up steep bank and his right knee popped out of place then popped back in. Went to take another step and right knee popped out again. Miner waited a little bit and rested the knee, went back to work. Miner states his right knee has been hurting ever since, and on 7/11/09 he sought medical treatment in hospital ER.
Contract driller equipment dust box was not secured. When mast was lowered, the vibration caused the bottom portion of dust box to fall, striking miner on right shoulder.
While trying to keep the fuel pump motor running, employee had to climb onto Fuel Truck to start. Employee slipped and fell off back of Fuel Truck onto his right side. There was a significant sleet accumulation and freezing rain during this shift. Employee was seriously injured. Fractured Collarbone, sternum, 1 fractured rib, 2 fractured back vertebra.
Injured worker was walking from Main office to Training Trailer, slipped on snow covered ice, and fell hard to concrete with bodyweight landing on right leg and foot.
Checking water pump, slipped on snow covered rock and fell hurting left ankle.
Employee was attempting to install new belt on portable air compressor. Left ring finger was pulled between belt and roller, smashed flat, with nail avulsion, fracture to fingertip, and possible nerve & tendon damage.
Employee unloading Cat 825 Compactor from Talbert Trailer, reached over to release air valve and felt a rib "pop" on his left side.
Hot, Hazy, Humid, over 90 degrees, for 3rd day in a row. Employee was overcome with dizziness, nausea, profuse sweating while working on installing auger cab.
After fueling Cat 345 Hoe (excavator) miner trying to dismount machine, his foot slipped off due to ice & snow on machine, and other foot slipped on frozen ground, landing miner on his back. The miner states it hurt his lower neck and lower back. Miner continued working until end of shift on 1/2/08.
Loading auger on to truck. Loader man was pushing with loader and when he pulled back from auger the part that the man was standing on fell 1 to 2 feet and he flipped over.
Ice & snow covered highwall, thawing. EE was unpinning auger flite approx 4' from highwall. Big rock fell from highwall, hit auger, rock guard, pipe, split, 1/2 rock hit EE's left leg @ knee area.
Employee stepping off the auger to hook flite, and turn off conveyor, stepped on ground 1' to 1 1/2' below, twisted right ankle. Ordinary operating conditions/no abnormalities noted.
Employee states that he was running rock truck started to get headache, nausea & vomiting.
Employee fueling loader, pre-operational checklist, checked radiator and was spewed with pressurized steam & antifreeze. Received 1st & 2nd degree burns to left forehead, above left eye.
ee was getting down off loader, his foot slipped on top platform which he had only his left hand on handrail.Couldn't get right hand on guard rail in time. The fall while holding onto the handrail with one hand caused him to swing into platform hitting rib cage against platform. He then lost grip and fell to the ground.
ee was stepping flights trying to get to the auger machine when his foot slipped and was bruised when he landed on the ground between the 2 flights
EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN AREA OF THE MACHINE WHERE HE WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE AT, THE OPERATOR DID NOT SEE HIM. AS THE CARRIAGE WAS MOVING FORWARD TO GET ANOTHER FLIGHT, THE EE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN A STATIONARY LIFT JACK & THE MOVING CARRIAGE WHICH PINCHED HIM & FRACTURED HIS PELVIS. THE OPERATOR HEARD HIM YELL & STOPPED THE CARRIAGE.
IT WAS RAINING AND HE WAS GETTING INTO A 1989 MACK TRUCK/TRACTOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.
HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE CAT D10L DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE STEPPING ON THE PUSH ARM. WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL, HE GRABBED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAILING. THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY BEING SUPPORTED BY HIS LEFT ARM CAUSED HIS LEFT BICEP TO TEAR REQURING SURGERY.
It had been raining a roads were wet. One truck slip down a ramp and hit EE truck. The right rear corner causing a slight bump to the truck. He said he his his head as a result of the other truck hitting his truck.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING IN THE BACK OF A MECHANICS TRUCK TO FUEL AN AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE IN THE PROCESS
Employee had just finished fueling up equipment and while getting down from the fuel tank he slipped and hit his knee on the top step. The area was muddy where he was working.
Employee was moving a 6" water pump while operating a Cat 910 loader. The cab door was opened and he had his hand on the door frame. A gust of wind caught the door and shut it on his finger.
EE was shutting the door on his rocktruck and shut it on his left hand, the end of this ring finger.
Employee was hooking auger flights up when a rock came loose from the highwall and came down and struck him on the left hand.
Was walking across the shop parking area headed to the office at 6:00 am when it was dark. another ee was backing pick-up truck out of shop bay toward office. the driver of the truck said he was dark and he did not see EE walking toward the office tuntil he hit him, knocking him to the ground. hit in left shoulder area.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BEARING & WHEN HE WAS SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER, IT CAUGHT ON HIS UPPER LEG CAUSING THE HAMMER TO MISS THE BEARING & HIT HIS LT. HAND. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL & IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS BROKEN BUT THE HAND DID HURT & WAS BRUISED & SWOLLEN.
Employee was fueling his dozer and while he was on the catwalk getting out of the cab he slippped and landed against the door frame hitting his right shoulder. It was early in the morning. The catwalk was damp and it was dark out.
He was repairing the exhaust on the michigan loader. he was standing on the right rear tire and bent over to see if the other was handing him the new exhause pipe, slipped and fell to the ground.
His dozer was stuck in the mud so he got another operator on another dozer to help pull him out. He was pulling a cable by hand over rock, and mud trying to get it hooked onto his dozer. While bending and pulling the cable he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He didn't report it to his doctor for three days after the injury.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON A ROCK TO GET INTO HIS LOADER WHEN THE ROCK ROLLED ON HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON THE ROCK BRUISING HIS RIBS.
EE WAS RIDING ON THE SALEM AUGER WHILE A LOADER PULLED & A DOZER PUSHED THE MACHINE UP OUT OF THE PIT. THE PIN HOLDING THE HITCH TO THE LOADER BROKE CAUSING THE AUGER TO TILT FORWARD DROPPING ABOUT FOUR FEET. THE FALLINGOF THE MACHINE JARRED THE EE'S NECK, BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN IT LANDED.
EE WAS CLEANING RUST OFF AIR BAG BRACKET WITH AN AIR GRINDER WHEN THE WHEEL CAME APART AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT ARM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS REMOVING A TIRE FROM AN OLD SCRAP MECHANIC TRUCK WHEN THE DOOR TO THE UTILITY BED FELL DOWN AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD. THE EDGE OF THE DOOR CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.
Employee was assisting another load auger flights onto a flatbed truck using a loader. Employee was the ground man directing the flights onto the truck. The loader operator lost sight of him and hit his head with the bucket.
EE WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO BLOW DEBRIS OFF THE BUMPER OF HIS TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL/DIRT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. WENT TO DR. TO GET FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC PUT A ROLLER ON D-10L DOZER. HE WELDED A BOGIE PIN TO THE FRAME TO GET ROLLER UNDER MACHINE WHEN THE WELD BROKE WHILE HE WAS PUTTING THE ROLLER IN PLACE. THE RO LLER BOGIE FELL DOWN, PINCHING HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE BOGIE AND A ROLLER ON THE GROUND.
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A 50 TON ROCK TRUCK ANDHIS FOOT ROLLED WHEN HE LANDED IN A LOW AREA OF THE GROUND CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND WE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT HAND WENT ONTO A BOLT WHICH WASHOLDING A VICE ONTO THE TRUCK BUMPER CAUSING A CONTUSION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
IT WAS COLD AND THE GROUND WAS SNOW COVERED WHEN EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS SERVICE TRUCK TO A MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM STEPPING ON A MACHINE PART THAT WAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE SNOW. THE S LIP CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM HIS MACHINE HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDHOLD AND HE GRABBED A SHARP PIECE OF THE CATWALK SUPPORT RAIL TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM FALLING. THE SHARP METAL PIERCED HIS PALM CAUSING HIM TO GET SIX (6) STITCHES IN HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE PIT TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND DOWN TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM HITTING THE GROUND AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT WRIST.