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REPAIRING STEERING BOX SEAL USING A CHISEL FOR A WEDGE CHISLE SUDDENLY SHOT BACK 4 HIT EE IN THE RIGHT SAFETY GLASS SHATTERING GLASS AND DEBRIC INTO THE RIGHT EYE.
MISSED STEP WHILE EXITING TRUCK, EXTENDED RIGHT ARM TO BREAK FALL. CHIPPED BONE IN RIGHT ELBOW.
HE WAS WORKING UNDER A PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLED OFF THE CAR RAMPS. SOMETHING UNDER THE PICKUP HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD AND REQUIRED 10 STITCHES (NO CONCUSSION)
HH WAS WALKING ACROSS THE EQUIPMENT SHOP WHEN A WHIRL WIND CAME THROUGH BLOWING DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING IN HIS EYE BUT IT WAS IRRITATE D SO THEY JUST PUT A PATCH ON IT FOR THE DAY AND WAS SUPPORED TO BE OK IN A DAY OR SO.
I.NAME CRANKING TARP OVER COAL TRAILER WHEN CRANK CAME OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS.STRAINED LOWER BACK FROM OLD INJURY.
I NAME WAS PULLING ON A CABLE THAT GOT TANGLED AROUND THE REAR WHEELS OF TRUCK #135 IN DOING SO HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK THE DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT EASY FOR A FEW DAYS I NAME WO RKED 7/14/89 THROUGH 7/16/89 THINKING HIS BACK WOULD GET BETTER BUT IT DIDNT SO HE WENT TO THE DR 7/17/89
SHE WAS BENT OVER WALKING UNDER A FLAT BED TRAILOR WHEN SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILER CAUSING A SMALL CUT AND MILD CONCUSSION.
I.NAME WAS TORQUING WHEEL STUDY ON 85 TON TRUCK WHEN TORGUE WRENCH SLIPPED I.NAME SHOULDER DIDNT BOTHER HIM MUSH AT THE TIME BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE SO HE WENT TO THE DOC.041588 THIS ACCIDENT R EPORT IS LATE BECAUSE IT WASNT REPORTED TO ME UNNTIL 041488
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE TOP OF A COAL TRAILER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STARTED TO FALL.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT AHND HURTING HIS SHOULDER.HE THOUGHT HIS SHOULDER WOULD BE OK SO THIS ACCIDENT DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 03-31-88 WHEN HE WENT TO A CHIRPPRACTOR AND RECEIVED TREATMENT.
I.NAME SWINGING HANDPICK CLEANING OUT TUBE IN COAL STORAGE AREA WHEN LEFT ELBOW BECAME SORE.THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK-BECAME REPORTABLE 3-15-88 WHE HE WENT TO DR GIVEN CORTISONE SHOT FOR TENNIS ELBOW.
HE WAS REPAIRIN1 WATER PUMP ON DRILL RIG. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT HEAD BACK ON, HE GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN BLOCK AND HEAD AND PINCHED SKIN OFF THE PALM OF HIS HAND AN AREA OF 2.5 CM X 1.4 CM. HE H AD A SMALL PIEC9 OF SKIN GRAFTED AT NORTHERN COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER. NO TIME LOSS OR RESTRICTED DUTY.
I NAME WAS TAKI3G THE SEAT OUT OF THE DOZER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS DR TOLE HIM TO STAY OFF WORK A FEW DAYS
I,NAME WAS UNLO5DING TEFLON SHEETS FROM A DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN THE TEFLON SLIPPED OUT OF HER HANDS AND SLID DOWN BOTH LEGS AND LANDED ON HER LEFT FOOT. IT SCRAPED & BRUISED BOTH LEGS AND BRUISE D LEFT FOOT. SH9 NEVER WENT TO THE DR BUT TOOK ONE DAY OF WORK BECAUSE CLOTHING RUBBED ON SCRAPES & BRUISED WERE TENDER.
I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG A RETURN ROLLER ON #2 CONVEYOR WHEN ROLLER SHIFTED AND ROLLED HIS ELBOW ACROSS A SUPPORT I.NAME DIDNT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT RT AWAY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM NO SUDDEN PA IN BUT GRADUALL2 GOT WORSE WENT TO DR 5-9-86 AND HAD A TORN TENDON IN RT ELBOW
I.NAME STEPPED 2FF THE DRAGLINE WITH INSTRUMENTS AND TEXT IN HAND. HIS BACK AND LEGS GOT WEAK AND A FLUTTERING FEELING IN THEM FOR A MINUTE OR SO THEN SEEMED TO GET BETTER. EVERY DAY SINCE TEN SION AND SPASOM8 HAVE GOTTEN WORSE
I NAME WORKING 3N VARIOUS PLACES GROUND THE DRAGLINE INCLUDING DRAGLINE TUB.HW DIDN'T NO WHEN HE GOT IT BUT NOTICE SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT FEYE AT LUNCH TIME OR 7:00P.M. I NAME WENT TO DOCTOR AN D HAD A SMALL P3ECE OF METAL TAKEN OUT.
I NAME WAS RUNN3NG AROUND DRAGLINE TO CAME ABOARD WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF DIRT AND TWISTED HIM ANKLE. DR SAID HE HAD A BAD SPRAIN AND WOULD HAVE TO STAY OFF IT FOR A FEW DAYS.
WAS COMING DOWN3FROM OPERATORS DECK TO ENGINE DECK ON DE MANG SLIPPED ON STEP DUE TO OIL ON SHOES AND GLOVES LANDED ON ENGINE DECK ON HIS BACK ACCORDING TO DR HE BRUISED BACK BONE IN MIDDLE BACK 3
CHANGING TEETH ON DRAGLINE AND HIT LEFT HAND WITH ABADGE HAMMER WHILE DRIVING PIN IN TOOTH, CAUSING BRUISE AND MINOR HAIR LINE CRACK IN BONE.
WAS SHOVELING COAL BENDING OVER UNDER 30" HIGH BELT, THEN STANDING UP AND THROWING COAL ON BELT, CAUSING STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK. DOCTOR LIMITED WORK ACTIVITIES TO NO STOOPING OR TWISTI NG AND NOT LIFTING MORE THAN 20 LBS OVER 3 FEET HIGH.
I.NAME WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON LOADER TRANSMISSION WITH AIR WRENCH AIR HOSE CAME OFF AT FITTING HITTING I.NAME IN THE EYE LT CUT LEFT EYE BALL IN LOWER SECTION ALSO GOT A SCRATCH ON NOSE DR SA ID NO SERIOUS INJURY
I.NAME WAS DRIVING PIN IN ON 16-G BLADE I.NAME WAS HOLDING SOFTER HAMMER HIT A GLANCING BLOW TO SOFTER HIT I.NAME IN FOREARM DOC AID IT WOULD HEAL BRUISE WITH NO TREATMENT BUT ON 021185 DOC SA ID BRUISED ARM WOULD NEED SOMETHING THEORGRY WHICH NOW MAKES ACCIDENT REPORTABLE
WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO FUEL MACHINE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF FALLING BACK AGAINST A BARREL CAUSING SCRAPE ON BACK WENT TO DOCTOR 12-11-84 AND FOUND HE HAD A CRACKED VERTEBRA MIKE WAS FUELING M ACHINE AT FUEL ISLAND IN YARD HE WAS BEING TRAINED BY SUPERVISOR ON DUTY
OPENED DOOR ON PICKUP, WIND WAS BLOWING HARD. WIND CAUGHT DOOR & HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE CAUSING FOUR BROKEN TEETH ON FRONT TOP. TEETH HAD TO BE PULLED BY DENTIST.
WORKING UNDER DASH OF TRUCK #326 FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS WITH BACK TWISTED BACK STARTED HURTING IN LOWER BACK ABOUT THE LAST HR OF WORK PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WENT TO DR NO TREATMENT HE RECOM RESTING FOR 3 DAYS
MINER WORKING ON WHEEL EXCAVATER.HE WAS WORKING ON ROLLERS AND SET ROLLER ON TRACK OF MACHINE.WHEN HE SAT IT DOWN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND TRACK.NEEDED 5 STITCHES NO BROKER BONES.FINGER CUT WAS LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON DE MAG BACKHOE #300 AND HIS HARD TOE SHOE CAUGHT IN THE LADDER. HE CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT ON SLIPPERY TRACK & PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
SETTING HYDRAULIC MOTOR WITH MECHAINC TRUCK AND GROVE CRANE THEN CRANE POWERED DOWN AND PINCHED I NAME BETWEEN RADIATOR AND FRAME CAUSING LOWER BACK INJURY PULLED MUSCLES
ALLEGES CHUNKS OF COAL FELL FROM EXTENDED LOADER BUCKET BACK ONTO LOADER AND RICHOCHETED FORWARD ONTO CRUSHER OPERATORS PLATFORM STRIKING TIPPLEMAN - IMPAIRMENT MINIMAL
MECHANIC ALLEGES HE STRAINED LOW BACK MUSCLES PULLING FROM A BAD ANGLE
ELECTRICIAN ALLEGES HE WAS ULLING WIRE INTO CABINET WHEN NEW WIRE CONTACTED HOT 480V BREAKER CAUSING ARC ACROSS TERMINALS
ALLEGES HE WAS SETTING BRUSHES ON DRAGMOTOR WHEN IT ARCED FLASHING ACROSS MOTOR.
ALLEGED THAT DRILL STEEL WAS BEING HOISTED TO PUT INTO CORE BARREL THE PLUG IN THE CORE BARREL PULLED LOOSE DROPPING 15\ TUBE ONTO I.NAME RIGHT FOOT. APPROX 80# OF STEEL TUBE FROM 2-3\.
ROBERT WAS STANDING ON PARTIAL BUILT SEAL WE WERE BUILDING, SCALING LOOSE COAL FROM RIB WHEN A FAIRLY LARGE PIECE OF COAL FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE TOES BREAKING A BONE IN THE BIG TOE & SEC OND TOE.
ALLEGES HE WAS USUALLY CHECKING THE MOTORDER ALTERNATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE LEFT WHICH BACKWARD TO THE GROUND JAMMED HIS RIGHT WRIST ON THE GROUND
MECHANIC WRENCH LOSENING A BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED AND RT THUMB CONTACTED SHARP EDGE ON FLYWHEEL HOUSING 4 STITCHES ON THUMB
MECHANIC ALLEDGES HE SETUP LADDER SMALL 4 STEP NEXT TO 637 SCRAPER ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIM ONTO ENGINE BODY BUT FELL TO THE SHOP FLOOR TOPPLING LADDER BESIDE HIM