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EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL 28"X24"X3/4", WHEN HE DEVELOPED A PAIN IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDER.
EMPL AND FOREMAN LAYING NEW PIPE STRUCTURE CROUCHED DOWN.WHEN INJ RAISED UP,RIGHT KNEE WAS OUT OF PLACE AND WOULDNT RE-ENGAGE ITSELF FULLY.HE HAD INCIDENT 7-8-88 WHILE AT WORK WHEN KNEE CAME O UT OF SOCKET.
EMPL WASHING UNDER BELT WITH WATER HOSE AND HOSE FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN FACE CAUSING COAL DUST TO GET INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT A SHEET OF METAL 4 X 8 X 3/8 IN SIZE,WHEN A KNOT SWELLED OUT ON HIS STOMACH IN THE AREA OF HIS UMBILICUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING RAILROAD CARS NTO PREPARATION PLANT STEPPED OFF RAILROAD CAR INTO A HOLE & TWISTED HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK. HE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THOUGHT HE HAD A TURN LEFT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE'S WRIST TO TURN BACK RE SULTING IN A SPRAIN, LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE FUEL TANK OF A TRUCK WHICH WAS ABOUT 2 FT HIGH AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A SNOW COVERED CRIB BLOCK PUMPING OIL INTO ROCK TRUCK.EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED OFF OF BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL.EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSING HIM T O BREAK HIS LEF7 WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO MOVE A STEEL BEM AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS STOMACH.
THERE IS A CHAI3 ACROSS THE BINS TO KEEP TRUCKS FROM DUMPING AND THE HOOK ON THE END HAD BENT AND HE W AS TRYING TO STRIGHTEN THE HOOK AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON THE HOOK
THIS IS A REOCC6RRENCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 12-9-86, WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BATTERY IN A ROCK TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND SHOULDER WHE N HE LIFTED THE3BATTERY ONTO THE ROCK TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK 4-2087 AND WORKED UNTIL 5-8-87.
EMPLOYEE GOT A 1IECE OF DIST IN HIS EYE.HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 03/25/87.
EE WAS TAKING W5TER SAMPLES & AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A DITCH HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
A BELT CHUTE HA8 STOPPED UP & EE WAS HELPING TO CLEAR THE CHUTE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL & HIT HIM ON THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH5RPING THE CHAIN ON A CHAIN SAW AND THE FILE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO WORK ON A PUMP AND A WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS HAND
THERE WAS A ROC5 THAT WAS TOO BIG FOR THE CRUSHER THAT HE WAS PUTTING A CABLE ON TO TAKE OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND THE ROCK ROLLED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE JAWS OF THE CRUSH ER 3
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3GETTING OFF A GRADER HE FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A LINE STARTER AND IT BLEW UP.
EE WAS CHANGING3A BIT ON AN AIR TRACK DRILL & THE AIR LEAKED OFF THE BOOM CATCHING HIS HAND. HE STARTED TO LIFT THE BOOM & HIT THE WORNG SWITCH & STARTED THE JACK HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A CHUTE FOR THE FINE COAL SCREEN AND SER A PIECE OF METAL DOWN ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A LADDER TO WORK ON THE TANK AT A FINE COAL SUMP AND THE LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTING ON A CONCRETE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A DOZER TRACK AND HIT HIS FOOT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A WELDER AND HE STARTED TO PULL A PIECE OF WIRE FROM THE WELDER ANC CUT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING SOME OLD RAILROAD TIES AND DROPPED ONE ON HIS FINGER.
HELPING TO MOVE A POWER PLANT. THERE WAS SOME BOARD THAT HAD SOME RUBBER BELT ON THEM BUILD AROUND THE PLANT TO HELP CUT DOWN ON THE NOISE FROM THE PLANT. THEY WERE CUTTING THE BOARD WITH A CH AIN SAW AND THE BLADE CUT THUGH A BOARD AND HIT THE BELT AND KICKED UP INTO HIS FACE.