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EE GRIPPED A GEAR WEIGHING APPROX 50#. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT, A SHARP EDGE CUT THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT A RUPTURE OF HIS NAVEL HERNIA OCCURED WHILE LIFTING AND SHOVELING DURIGN THE AFTERNOON OF WORK SHIFT ON 5-24-94.
ON FRIDAY 11-26 AT 4:30 PM A FIRE ORGINATED FROM AOCMPRESSOR OF A STAND ALONG REF THUS SPREADING THORUGH THE TRAILOR WHICH INVOLVED THE SHOWER AND WASH ROOM FACILITY OF MON -70 TRANSLOADING SI TE. THE FIE DEPT. WAS ON THE SITE QUICKLY AND THE FIRE WAS OUT IN APPROX 10 MIN.
CATERPILLAR D-10 BULLDOZER S.N 84W00640 WHICH OPERATING IN PIT 092 EXPERIENCED A FIRE AT 1154 AM ON 11-3-93 MINER OPERATOR THEODOREJAMES ESCAPED UNHARMED FROM THE BURNING MACHINE ESTIMATED DAM AGE TO D-10 BULLDOZER IN EXCESS OF 125,000.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLIGN A BIG LUMP OF COAL THEN HE WAS RIDING IN AWATER TRUCK WHICH WAS BOUNCING HIKM AROND. AFTER ROLLING THE COAL AND RIDING IN THE TRUCK HE WAS TO SHOVEL SOME COAL BUT HE SAI D HE COULDN'T BECAUSE HIS BACK WAS HURTING.
USING A SMALL HAND WRENCH, HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT ON THE BATTERY TERMINAL CLAMP WHICH WAS ATTACHED TOT HE POSITIVE SIDE OF A 24 VOLT BATTERY LOCATED ON A CATERPILLAR D-10L BULLDOZER. WIT HOUT WARNING, THE BATTERY EXPLODED, HURLING PLASTIC BATTERY PARTS AND BATTERY ACID ONTO HIS FACE AND INTO HIS EYES.
AFTER CHECKING THE SAFETY OF HIS LOAD OF COAL, SUBCONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE BEGAN DESCENDING LADDER ON DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK. WHILE DESCENDING LADDER, SUBCONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED TO INS IDE OF LADDER RUNG AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN RUNG AND TRUCK BED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE HIMSELF HE FELL TO GROUND.
WHILE OPERATING A BULLDOZER ON LARGE ROCKS, ONE TRACK SLIPPED OFF A ROCK AND JARRED EMPLOYEE'S BACK.