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WHEN REPAIRING COMPANY VEHICLE EE WAS REMOVING AIR HOSE GUARD IT WAS STUCK SO HE JARRED IT LOOSE & HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED SERVICING A DOZER AND WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE UNIT, HIS LEFT LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN THE PUSH ARM AND THE FRAME FALLING FORWARD HYPER EXTENDING HIS LEFT KNEE
RORY AND CARL MITCHELL WERE PULLING OUT THE DE ENERGIZED 416 CABLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE FAULT IN THE CABLE AS THEY PULLED ON THE CABLE THE OLD COLUMN OF DIRT FROM PREVIOUS TRENCH TOPPLE TRAPPING RORY BETWEEN IT AND THE SOUTH WALL OF THE TRENCH RORY SUFFERED FOUR BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE
WINDELL WILLIAMS WAS GRINDING ON A CRANK OF DRE-85 DRAGLINE. A SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES WERE IN USE. THE POSITION THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ALLOWED A PIECE OF METAL TO ENTER UNDER THE SHIELD.
HARWOOD WAS UNLOADING A BUNDLE OF FIVE GRADER EDGERS FROM THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT BY TILTING THE FORKS FORWARD AND PULLING THE EDGES TOWARD HERSELFT THE EDGES SLID RAPIDLY FRONM THE FORKS PI PINNING MARY ANKLE BETWEEN THE EDGES AND A GEAR
LIFTING A RAIL ROAD RAIL WITH A JOINT BAR THE RAIL TURNED OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A CUT PIPE TO MAKE A HOSE CLAMP FOR A FARM TRACTOR WHEN THE GLASS GUARD SLIPPED DOWN BLOCKING HIS VIEW AND IN THE PROCESS THE CUT PIPE CAUGHT IN THE GRINDER PULLING HIS T HUMB INTO THE GRINDER CAUSING TO REMOVE THE SKIN AND FLESH WHICH REQUIRED STITCHING
WILBERT JOHN WAS HEATING COSMOLINE IN A 55 GAL DRUM TO ALLOW THE MATERIAL TO FLOW EASIER AS HE WALKED AROUND THE FRONT OF THE DRUM TO TURN OFF THE SOURCE OF HEAT THE VAPORS AND COSMOLINE EX EXPLODED SPRAYING WILBERTS UPPER BODY
BILL SUFFERED A FX TO HIS RT FIBULA WHEN HIS LEG WAS STRUCK BY A 40 FOOT SECTION OF THE BOOM CORD WHICH WS BEING PLACED ONTO THE AUTOCAR WINCH TRUCK
WASHING MACHINES & FLOOR WITH WATER HOSE & BACK SPRAY FROM MACHINE HIT EE IN LEFT EYE WHICH HAD MAGGNITE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING RADIO LINE FOR ANTENNA AND WHILE WALKING UP HILL WAS STUNG BY YELLOW JACKETS
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING HAULROAD IN 65 TON WABCO TRUCK ENGINE QUIT CAUSING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE CO-WORKER PLACED CHOCKS UNDER FRONT TIRES EMPLOYEE TRIED STARTING ENGINE DEPLETING AIR SUPPLY CAU SING BACK UP BRAKE TO MALFUNCTION TRUCK THEN ROLLED OVER CHOCKS AND EMPLOYEE JUMP FROM TRUCK TRUCK HIT BANK STOPPING PERPENDICULAR TO ROAD
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BLOCK OF COAL 18INX18INX30 ON TRUCK DUMP SO THAT IT WOULD PASS THROUGH THE GRIZZLY
HELPING REMOVE DRIVELINE FOR COAL HAULER TO REPAIR PARK BRAKE.DRIVELINE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPL RIGHT ANKLE.
OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF A SERVICE TRUCK GOING DOWN A 7% GRADE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A 60 DEG TURNING THE TRUCK OVER TRAPPING THE OPERATOR IN THE TRUCK CAB BRUISES AND MUSCLES STRAIN RESULTED
EMPL BEING TRANSPORTED FROM WORK AREA TO AUTO PARKING AREA WHEN PERSONNEL CARRIEER STRUCK UNDERGROUND CAVITY CAUSING CARRIER TO BOUNCE CAUSED EMPL TO BE STRUCK AGAINST SEAT.
KEE WAS HOLDING THE CABLE ROPE THAT WAS LOOPED AROUND CABLE HOOKS ON REVOLVING FRAME OF THE MACHINE TO TIE OFF WITH THE ROPE SLIPPED OFF AND KEE FELL BACKWARDS ON THE GROUND
ROOF FAILURE IN 24 AT 2ND INTERSECTION FROM SURFACE DURING IDLE WEEKEND DIMENSIONS 20FTX50FTX6FT THICK APPEARS FAILURE INDUCED BY WATER SATURATED STRATA WITH SUCK PLANSES AT RT 4S TO EACH OTH ER
AFTER HAVING BAD WEATHER ALL WEEK THERE WAS A LOT OF MUD IN THE WORK AREA. GEORGE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE BOOM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LOWER BEAM BECAUSE OF THE MUD ON HIS BOOTS. HE FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE GROUND. THIS INJURY RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ELBOW.
HIGHWALL FAILED CAUSING DRAGLINE TO SLIP INTO PIT. AS IT FELL OVER, THE BOOM WAS DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK THE SPOIL PILE. A COUPLE OF STAIRWAYS WERE ALSO DAMAGE. THE TOTAL ESTIMATE DAMAGE & REPAI R IS 300,000.00.
EMPL AND OTHERS ATTEMPTING TO LAY FLAT A DRAGLINE PINION GEAR ON MACHINE SHOP FLOOR....GEAR TWISTED AND CHAIN CAUGHT ON GEAR TEETH AND WHEN CAIN CAME LOOSE EMPL RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN CHA IN AND GEAR.
JEFF SCOTT A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING INJECTORS ON THE LEFT SPUD PROPEL GREASE SYSTEM ON DRE-82 DRAGLINE HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SLICK STEEL CAUSING HIS SAFETY BELT TO SLIP FROM HIS WAST TO HIS CHEST HE SLIPPED DOWN STRIKING THE PSPUD WITH HIS LEFT HIP RUPTURING A DISK
EE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE OUTER JACKET FROM A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER CABLE, WHEN HIS STRIPPING KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
POWER CABLE.
ROOF AT SH AND GH INTERSECTION FELL DURING IDLE WEEKEND DIMENSIONS OF FALL APPROX 70 FT X 20 FT X 8 FT THICK IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A LARGE SLICKENSIDED PLANE INDUCED THE FALL WHICH PULLED THE ENTIRE RESIN GROUTED BEAM NO INJURY TO MEN OR EQUIPMENT
EMP WAS DRIVING SHAFT INTO SWING GEAR WHEN SLEDGE HAMMER RICOCHET OFF AND WEIGHT OF SLEDGE HAMMER FELL AND RT LITTLE FINGER CAUUGHT BETWEEN GEAR EDGE AND HAMMER HANDLE CAUSING LACERATION