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OPERATOR OF 777 CATEPILLAR TRUCK HAD JUST DUMPED THE THIRD LOAD OF THE SHIFT.NOTIFIED BY NEARBY DOZER OPERATOR THAT A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK,HE LEFT THE TRUCK SAFELY.2 NEARBY ME CHANICS TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITHOUT SUCCESS AND TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED.IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A HYDRAULIC HOSE HAD FAILED,SPRAYING OIL ON THE TURBOCHARGER.DUE TO BACK PRESS
INJURED EMPLOYEE AND FOREMAN WERE POSITIONING PLANETARY COVER ONTO BOLT STUDS. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS HANDS WERE GREASY AND MUDDY AND THAT LIGHT RAIN HAD BEEN FALLING. AS THEY BROUGHT THE CO VER INTO POSITION, INJURED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP AND THE COVER FELL, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE COVER EDGE AND A STUD. THE RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED SIX STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES AS DOZER OPERATOR BY RIPPING AND PUSHING OVERBRUDEN.AS HE STOPPED FOR HIS LUNCH BREAK HE NOTICED SOME MODERATE PAIN IN HIS BACK.HE CONTINUED WORKING AND A T THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE NOTICED THE PAIN HAD INCREASED.HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR OF HIS CONDITION AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS MUSCLE STRAIN.INJURY WAS CAUSED BY TU
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WATER TRUCK IN REVERSE AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF CLUTCH PEDAL AND CAME BACK UP AND HIT LEFT ANKLE. BRUSING LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL WAS LEAVING PARTS TRAILER WITH PARTS WIND WAS BLOWING & COAL DUST BECAME EMBEDDED IN CORNEA OF LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PROCESSING LARGE LUMP COAL,COLA CLOGGED FEED CHUTE AND EMPLOYEE WAS UNCLOGGING FEEDCHUTE WITH 5 FT PRY BAR WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF PLATFORM AROUND CRUSHER AND A CHUNK COAL FELL OFF OF TOP OF HOPPER THAT FEEDS THE CRUSHER STRIKING EE ON HEAD.
EMMPL WAS OPERATING PIT TRUCK UING SAME ROAD AS SCARPERS. SCRAPER WAS ON SAME ROAD & BOTH THOUGHT OTHER WOULD PULL OVER. SCRAPER HIT FRONT OF PIT TRUCK PUSHING IT BACKWARDS & SCRAPER VEERED TO SIDE OF TRUCK & CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF TRUCK & TO SIDE OF PIT TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER DUMPING LOAD WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAUGHT THE BOWL & START ED SCRFAPER TO SLIDE & EMPLOYEE COULDNT STOP SLIDING & SCRAPER WENT OFF THE BERM
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING POWER SCREENS & HAND GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM EXPLOSIVES TRUCK & BAUMPED HIS ELBOW ON TRUCK CAB
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING FILTERS FROM STORAGE TRAILER WHEN WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR & C AUSED DOOR TO HIT HIM IN THE CENTER OF FOREHEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM COAL PILE TO OFFICE TRAILER TO GET MECHANIC. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK IN DRIVEWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON BACKHOE AND WHEN HE DISMOUNTED HE CAUGHT LEFT FOOT IN TRACKS.
WAS SETTLING BRACK ROLLER BACK ON 466E KOEHRING WHEN LOADER LET TRACK ROLLER FRAME DOWN ON THE KOEHRING IT WENT DOWN TO FAR ADN CAUSED FRAME TO ROLL AND PINNED RT FOOT BETWEEN TRACK FRAME ADN KOEHRING
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN PIT AND AS DAY PROGRESSED HE BEGAN TO FEEL MORE AND MORE PAIN IN HIS BACK
WAS LOADING SCRAPER IN ROCK OFF OF RAMP GOT HUNG UP ON A BIG ROCK AND STOPPED AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN OTHER 637E SCRAPER
EMPL USING PIPE WRENCH TO BREAK SUB? LOOSE ON A DRILL BIT.FELT SNAPPING IN LEFT SHOULDER.SHOULDER NOW NUMB AND LEFT HAND IS SWELLING.
EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL MOVING TRANSMISSION ON A CART TO STORAGE BLDG.WHEN THEY REMOVED IT FROM CART EMPL FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A HONDA 3" PUMP IN THE PIT WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO UNPLUG CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR ROLLERS ON CRUSHER CAUGHT PRY BAR FORCING IT BACK IN EMPLOYEES HAND CAUSING FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BE FORCED BACKWARD BREAKING LAST 3 FINGE ON LEFT HAND. 7OMPOUND FRACTURE OF 3 FINGERS WITH BONES PROTRUDING.
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G COAL FROM UNDER CRUSHER. HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION IN LEFT SIDE. HE HAS A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA
EMPL SETTING UP33'' PUMPS,SLIPPED INTO HOLE ,HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH 3" PUMPS IN PIT. HE WAS TAKING DISCHARGE HOSE LOOSE FROM PUMP HOSE FLIPPED SPRAYING HOT WATER ALL OVER HIS BODY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING FROM SCRAPER AT SUPPER TIME AND RING ON RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE OF CAB. CAUSED SKIN, MUSCLE, TO BE TORN AWAY FROM BONE.
SPARK ON STARTE9 MOTOR STARTED FIRE ON GENERATOR SET.EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUSHER,WHICH FAILED TO DISCHARGE PROPERLY.FIRE SPREAD TO ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANELS AND EN CLOSURE REQUIRI3G ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.FIRE EXTINGUSHED BY 6:45 PM MSHA OFFICE IN VINCENNES,IN NOTIFIED OF FIRE.
HAD COMPLETED SERVICING EMAG WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF SHOVEL EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT LEG AND FRAME OFF SHOVEL EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 11027-84 WHEN INFECTION SET IN.
EMPL SHOVELING SILT FROM DIVERSION DITCH AND STRAIN MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYE WAS ON LADDER CKING TURBO CHARGER ON 945 LOADER LADDER SLID OFF LOADER & EMPLOYE FELL ON HIS BACK, CONT WORKING TOLD FOREMAN HE WAS OKAY. ON 11/9 COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS & WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL DR SAYS HE HAS TORN DIAPHRAM MUSCLE REPORTED TO MSHA ORIG AS HEART ATTACK.
LARGE ROCK FELL OUT LOADER BUCKET AND JARRED CAB OF END DUMP.EMPL HIT LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST SIDE OF DOOR.WENT TO DR AND RETURNED TO WORK 12-3-84.EMPL CALLED INTO OFFICE SHOULDER BOTHERING HIM AND HIS DR WANTED HIM TO STAY OFF WORK 2-3 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BRAKE SHOES FROM A TS24A SEAPER WHEN BRAKE SHOE SPRAGN LOOSE CATCHING HIS THUMB. SPLIT HIS THUMB TOOK 6 STITCHES TO FIX.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PARKING BRAKE AND DIRT FELL INTO HIS EYE. WENT TO MEDICAL ARTS CLINIC AND HAD FOREIGN PAETICLE REMOVED FROM EYE. MISSED APPROX. 1 1/2 HRS. WORK.
EXPLORATORY DRILL TRUCK WAS GOING NORTH ON US 231 AND A BUCHTA COAL TRUCK WAS HEADING SOUTH ON US231 BOTH WERE VERY NEAR CENTERLINE AND REARVIEW MIRRORS ON TWO TRUCKS COLLIDED CAUSING GLASS FR OM THE MIRROR TO GO INTO THE CAB OF DRILL TRUCK AND THEREFORE CUTTING THE DRIVER
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM HIS TRUCK & SLIPPED ON WET ROAD SURFACE & HIT HIS BACK ON A ROCK. WATER TRUCK HAD JUST PUT OUT WATER TO CONTROL DUST.
PICK UP TRUCK WAS AT PACKER I HAUL ROAD-UNOCCUPIED EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TRUCK ROLLED DOWN SLIGHT IXCLINE SAID INTO RAVINE AND FLIPPED OVER, TRUCK WAS TOTALED .NO ONE INJURED
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT TO GET TO HIS MACHINE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON A ROCK
OPERATOR WAS IN HIS 992 LOADER-TURNED ON HIS FAN AND THEN FAN BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. WENT TO JASPER HOSPITAL NEXT DAY AND HAD PARTICLE REMOVED FROM EYE.
INJURED DROVE HIS 50 TON END DUMP INTO BACK OF A 50 TON END DUMP THAT WAS STOPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HAUL ROAD INTO PACKER 2 AREAS. THE STOPPED END DUMP WAS PARKED WAITING ON A LOADER TO
EMP WAS UNLOADING AN OVERLOADED TRAILER WHEN HE WAS STEPPING OFF TOP RUNG OF LADDER ON CAR HIS OTHER FOOT FLIPPED OFF THE LADDER THIS SLIP CAUSED HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS GROIN AREA AGAINST TO OF RAIL CAR
TS24A SCRAPER CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. OPERATOR WAS GIVEN 1ST AID TREATMENT AND WAS BACK TO WORK SAME DAY.
WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED AN OIL BARREL ONTO THE BED OF A TRUCK, HIS HAND SCRAPED ACROSS AN UNSEEN JAGGED EDGE RESULTING IN A DEEP CUT I N HIS FINGER.
WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED AN OIL BARREL ONTO THE BED OF A TRUCK, HIS H AND SCRAPED ACROSS AN UNSEE JAGGED EDGE RESULTING IN A DEEP CUT IN HIS FINGER.
I.NAME WAS ON THE GROUND WORKING O/N A WATER HOSE IN PACKER 1 PIT 9 ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWALL-ROCKVROKE OFF THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIM. COVERED FROM WAIST TO FEET IN ROCK CAUSING SERIOUS INJUR Y.
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EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO RADIATOR AFTER SIDE PLATE WAS REMOVED WHEN SIDE PLATE FELL OVER AND LANDED ON LEFT SHIN
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN CAB OF 910 LOADER APPARENTLY A BUMP WAS HIT AND EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS HAND
LIFTING HITCH OF LIGHT PLANT TO ATTACH IT TO TRACTOR FOR TRANSPORTING, HURT HIS BACK.
SLIPPED ON MUDDY STEPS AND LANDED ON FOREARM
INJURED WAS WALKING IN DEEP MUD AND STARTED TO TURN HIS FOOT WAS STUCK CAUSING HIM TO PULL HIS CARTILAGE
ADJUSTING BRAKES ON SERVICE TRUCK AND BUMPED ELBOW ON SPRING.