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DROPPED DRILL STEEL ON FOOT WHILE LOADING ON WAGON AT PREP PLANT.
FUELING DOZER, SLIPPED OFF SNOW AND ICE COVERED TRACKS.
HELPING MECHANIC WORK ON ROCK TRUCK, UNDERNEATH, STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON FRAME.
EE WAS PUTTING DOWN CAT LITTER TO ABSORB GREASE IN DRAG FRICTION.
EE WAS PUTTING ANTIFREEZE IN DRAGLINE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN, HE SLIPPED MISSING THE STEP AND TWISTING HIS KNEE.
CLIMBING DOWN FROM D9 DOZER, FEET WERE MUDDY, PUSHARM ALSO MUDDY. FOOT SLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING DOWN TO GROUND. SLIPPED AROUND AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON DOZER TRACK.
WORKING ON 4600 DRAGLINE, TIGHTENING AXLE BOLTS WITH 4 TO 1 MULTIPLIER. MULTIPLIER SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND MULTIPLIER HANDLE. RIGHT RING FINGER BROKEN AND CUT INTO BONE.
TRYING TO FIT A ROLLER ONTO SHAFT, BECAME STUCK, SUDDENLY FELL DOWN ON SHAFT AND CAUGHT END OF LITTLE FINGE RON RIGHT HAND BETWEN FLANGE OF SHAFT AND ROLLER. FINGER HAD FLLESH TORN OT FROM UN DER NAIL. DIDN'T REQUIRE STITCHES BUUT DR PUSHED SKIN BACK UNDER NAIL, GAVE TETANUS SHOT AND ANTIBIOTICS.
WORKING ON DUMP SHIVE, POUNDING ON CHISEL, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
WORKING ON THE 2400 DRAGLINE, STUCK FINGER IN THE AIR CYLINDER HOLE TO SEE IF IT WAS LINED UP TO REPLACE A PIN. THE COMEALONG SLIPPED AND THE AIR CYLINDER DROPPED DOWN CUTTING THE END OF THE F INGER AND NAIL. TOOK 7 STITCHES.
PARTIAL HEARING LOSS FROM OPERATING EQUIPMENT ON JOBS OVER THE YEARS.
EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF COMPANY PICKUP ON JOB SITE. THE JOB SITE WAS ICEY AND WHEN EMP STEPPED OUT OF THE PICKUP HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS LEFT L EG & ANKLE RESULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURE- ANKLE
OPERATING A D9G DOZER AND PUSHING DIRT OVER ROCKY TERRAIN WHEN THE DOZER JARRED CAUSING INJURY TO NECK, SHOULDERS AND BACK.
REMOVING INTERLOCK HOIST CLUTCH BAND BY LIFTING IT OUT AND FINGER ON LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN BRAKE DRUM.
MECHANIC WS WORKING UNDER A LOADER USING A RATCHET TOTIGHTENN A BOLT ON THE MACHINE, WHEN TE RATCHET SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER LIP, CAUSING ACUT THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
CLIMBING UP ON MAHCINE, FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP DUE TO MUD ON SHOES FROM MUDDY CONDITIONS CAUSED BY OVERNIGHT RAIN. FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST CARBODY SUUPORT BRACE INJURING BACK AND RIBS.
CHANGING AUGERS AND HOIST CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH.
VICTIM WAS PUTTING A TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY ONTO A WABCO 333 FT. SCRAPER. HE WAS USING THE COMPANY SERVICE TRUCK (CRANE) TO HOIST THE TIRE AND WHEEL. A CHAIN WAS USED TO CONNECT THE WHEEL ASS EMBLY TO THE CRANE. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO FALL ONTO THE VICTIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4' PRY BAR TO REMOVE ARETAINING RING WHICH HOLDS A TOOTH ONT EH DRAGLINE BUCKET. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM TEH RETAINING RING WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE RING , CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN FALLING, INJUIRNG HIS LEFT WRIST.
54736YEE WAS CUTTING DOWN A 6' MAPLE TREE WITH A STIHL CHAIN SAW.WHILE IN THIS PROCESS THE TREE KICKED BACK AT HIM AND STRUCK THE CHAIN SAW BAR WHICH CAUSED THE CHAIN TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON HIS 06964 T LOWER LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A SURFACE LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES.THIS OCCURRED ON SLIFCO JOB-PIT #004.
54736YEE WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS ON ENGINE OF D9G BULLDOZER.HE REMOVED THE AFTER COOLER ASSEMBLY FROM THE ENGINE AND WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.TH 50163ER COOLER ASSEMBLY FELL ON TOP OF HIS INNER CALF OF THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING TWO CUTS WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS TAKING BELLY PANS OFF A 2400 DRAG ASSISTED BY DRAG OPERATOR, AND FOREMAN. ONE OF THE PANS STUCK AND THEN LEFT GO FALLING ON THE RIGHT ARM OF HIM. HIS ARM CAME TO REST UPON A ROCK WITH T HE PAN ON TOP OF ARM. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN BONE AND A DISLOCATED BONE IN THE FOREARM OF RIGHT ARM AND BROKEN ELBOW OF SAME ARM. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND TRANSFERRED TO OTHER HOSPITAL FOR
EMPL HAS WORK RELATED TORN ROTATOR CUFF SPRAIN STRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER DIAGNOSED BY DR MOSES ON 10/7/91. SEE ATTACHED SHEET. LAST DAY OF WORK IS TO BE 11/15/91 & HE WILL BE HAVING TEST WEEK OF 11/18 SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR 11/22/91.
THEY WERE TAKING THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OF THE BLADE OFF A D9H DOZER. THE MECHANIC WAS LIFTING THE CYLINDER WITH BOOM OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK, WHEN THE BOOM ON THE TRUCK BROKE AND THE CYLINDER FE LL ON HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND PINCHING THE FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER AND PART OF THE DOZER BLADE. HIS FINGER BECAME SORE AND SWOLLEN IN OCTOBER AND THAT IS WHEN HE REPORTED THE INJU
EMPL WAS WORKING NIGHT SHIFT AS OILER ON DRAG & CHECKING WATR PUMPS. HE LEFT DRAG TO GO CHECK WATER PUMPS & TRIPPED OVER ROCK TWISTED LEFT ANKLE & FELL. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM OF MEYERSDALE HOSP & TREATED BY DR ROOT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS BADLYSPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. HEWAS OFF WORK FOR TWO DAYS. HE RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTIES ON 2/4/91,
REACHED DOWN TO TURN PIN, OTHER EMP STRUCK EMP FINGER OF L HAND WITH SLEDGE
WHILE WORKING ON D9C BULLDOZER EMPL HAD TO DRIVE PIN INTO TRACK OF BULLDOZER. EMPL WAS USING 16# SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE AGAINST ANOTHER HAMMER WHICH IS DESIGNED TO FIT AGAINST PIN. PIECE OF S TEEL MEASURING APPROX 1/4" SPALLED FROM HAMMER &STRUCK EMPL ON UPPER RIGHT FOREHEAD & LODGED UNDER SKIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE PIECE PF ,ETA; WAS RE,PVED * TJREE STOTCJES WERE REQIOR
WHILE WORKING ON THEY HYDRAULIC BREAK-OUT WRENCH ON THE DRILL, THE EMPLOYEE FOUND THAT HE HAD TO GRIND A METAL PIN THAT HELD THE WRENCH IN PLACE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4" DISC GRINDER TO RE MOVE SOME OF THE METAL FROM THE PIN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE BY A PIECE OF THE METAL WHICH WAS REMOVED DURING THE GRINDING PROCESS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO SOMERSET HOSPITAL AND
EMPL OPERATING LOADER,LOADING SPOIL MATERIAL WHILE REMOVING OVERBURDEN FROM REDSTONE SEAM OF COAL.BENCH AREA WAS 16-18'HIGH.WHILE DIGGING INTO PILE LOOSE MAT'L FELL FROM TOP OF PILE,SENT ROCKS INTO AIR STRIKING LIFT ARMS OF LOADER,ROCKS HIT WINDOW AND BROKE GLASS,PIECES OF GLASS ENTERED EMPL LEFT EYE.
HE WAS WORKING ON HOIST JACK FRONT END LOADER REMOVING A CYLINDER FROM THE MACHINE USING A CHAIN AND THE TRUCK CRANE. THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE CYLINDER TO FALL ONTO THE MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND PINCHING FINGER BETEEN CYLINDER AND FRAME OF MACHINE.
EMPL WAS ON A 20' EXTENSION LADDER PERFORMING REPAIRS TO THE 400 HOUGH FRONT END LOADER HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER WHILE PERFORMING THESE REPAIRS HE TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING A LUMBAR SACRA L STRAIN SPARIN TYPE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC PERFORM REPAIRS TO 6400 DRAGLINE.DURING REPAIRS,EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST THE SWING CASE OF THE DRAGLINE CAUSING BRUISED TENDONS TO THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK ON A#570 INTERNATIONAL FRONT LOADER.WHILE DESCENDING THE LADDER OF THE LOADER.HIS RING ONN THE RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT AHND GOT CAUGHT ON THE LADDER.AS A RESULT,HIS RING FINGER OF THE LEFT AHND WAS LACERATED REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.
INJURED WAS SEEDING AT SCHROCK JOB. HE WAS LOADING 50# BAGS OF SEED ON PICK-UP TRUCK AND SPRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING A BAG.
HE WAS PREFORING MAINTENCE WORK ON DRAG. HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER TO CHECK THE SWING GEARING ON THE DRAGLINE. WHILE DECENDING THE LADDER, HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON CRAWLER PAD, AND HIS RIGHT KNEE WENT OVER CENTER WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT KNEE CONSISTING TORN LIGMENTS AND MUSCLES.
I,NAME WAS REMO5ING HOOD ASSEMBLY FROM A 400 HOUGH FRONT-END LOADER. HE HAD HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER UNDER HOOD ASSEMBLY AND ALSO ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR. A CHAIN, WHICH HE WAS USING TO LIFT THE HOOD ASSEMBLY,3SLIPPED AWAY FROM WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOOD ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE HOOD ASSEEMBLY TO FALL ON HIS FINGER. HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT ON THE TOP SIDE REQUIRING 11 STITC
I.NAME WAS REMO5ING UNDER CARRIAGE ROLLER BOLTS ON A DOZER. WHILE OPERATING A PNEUMATIC WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE ROLLERS THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS R HAND BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE W RENCH AND TRACK3OF THE DOZER. AS A RESULT OF THIS, HE RECEIVED A BROKEN LITTLE FINGER OF THE R HAND AND A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES
I NAME WAS KNEE5ING ON FLOOR OF DRAGLINE WHILE PERFORMING REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE OF A 4500 MANTIWOC WHILE WORKING IN THE KNEELING POSITION SOME PIMPLES RUPTURED ON HIS RT KNEE AND BECAME INFEC WHICH RESULTED 3N A STAPH INFECTION OF LOWER RIGHT EXTREMITY
EMPL MAKING REPAIR ON PIECE OF 1 1/4\\ RUBBER CONDUIT.CUTTING THROUGH IT WITH KNIFE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND AS HE WAS PULLING BLADE TOWARDS HIM,KNIFE SLIPPED CATCHING HIM ALONG OUTSIDE RIGHT EDGE OF EYEBALL.RESULTED IN A PERFORATED RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CAR DROPPING AND HE STEPPED OFF COAL CAR LADDER ONTO SMALL PILE OF SHALE ON RAILROAD BED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING A BADLY SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE HAULING OVERBURDEN A TIRE GUARD THAT IS MOUNTED ON SIDE OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAME LOOSE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE TIRE GUARD FOR REPAIRS AND IT SLIPPED STRIKING BACKSIDE OF LEFT L LOWER ARM.
WHILE SHOVELING SNOW INSIDE OF TRUCK BED EMP SLIPPED IN BED OF TRUCK AND FELL DOWN ON LEFT LEG RESULTING IN TWISTED VERTEBRAE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING HEAD PULLEY BY THE BREAKER. HE STEPPED DOWN FROM LADDER AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF CATWALK ONTO GRATES OF THE BREAKER PLATFORM. THIS CAUSED A TORN LIGAMENT OF TH E LEFT KNEE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.