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Employee was spreading seed on reclamed ground. while driving along a steep grade he made a sharp turn and flipped over the atv vechile
MECHANIC WAS HAMMERING ON A HOIST CYLINDER PIN ON A 773 ROCK TRUCK WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND BECAME EMBEDDED ABOVE HIS LEFT EYEBROW. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HARD HAT AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
EE WAS WALKING BEHIND ROLLBACK TRUCK AT GROUND LEVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON SAME LEVEL.
THE EE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO THE WALKWAY AT THE GOB BIN. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE AND HE STRUCK HIS SHIN AGAINST THE STEP.
EE WAS WALKING UP STEPS TO SAMPLE BLDG WHEN HE CAUGHT THE BOTTOM OF HIS PANT LEG ON THE STEP AND TRIPPED, THEN FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE HOE. WHEN HE STOPPED, HE REMOVED HIS FEET FROM THE TRAM CONTROLS & PLACED THEM ON THE FLOOR. HIS RIGHT LEG STRUCK THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER CAUSING PAIN.
AFTER SECURING THE HOE WITH CHAINS HE PROCEEDED TO WALK ALONG SIDE THE HOE TO DISMOUNT OFF THE REAR OF THE ROLL BACK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX 4 FT TO THE GROUND. STATED WHILE RETRI EVING THE HOE, THE SHOP YARD WAS VERY MUDDY AND HIS SHOES WERE COVERED WITH MUD.
WHILE HELPING TWO WELDERS HOLD DOWN A BEAM TO BE WELDED, EE GOT WELDER'S FLASH TO HIS EYES. EE WAS NOT WEARING REQUIRED SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS CONDUCTING A PRESHIFT INSPECTION ON THE WATER PUMP. IT WAS NOT LEVEL SO HE COULD CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. HE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL WITH WOODENBLOCKS WHILE DOING SO THE DISCHARGE HOSE BLEW OFF AND SPRAYED HOT WATER ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG, INTHE SHIN AREA CAUSING A BURN.
A HIGHWALL FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS, SURFACE WATER RUNOFF CREATED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT CAUSED TWO SECTIONS OF THE HIGHWALL TO FALL. A COAL AUGER WAS PARTIALLY COVERED AND SUSTAIN ED MINIMAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED (EQUIP DAMAGE ONLY).
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE AROUND CRUSHER AREA WHEN HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE MOUNTING A CATERPILLAR D-10 DOZER, THE OPERATOR'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP ON THE TILT CYLINDER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE TILT CYLINDER AND TRACK BEFORE H ITTING THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 11/9/02. HE BEGAN LOST TIME ON 11/11/02.
EE WAS WORKING BEHIND THE ELECTRICAL BLDG AT THE WASH PLANT. HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS IN PREPARATION TO DO WELDING REPAIRS. WHILE DECENDING THE LADDER. BEFORE IT WAS TIED OFF, THE LADDER KICKED OUT AT THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE EE TO FALL APPROX. 15'
EE BACK UP TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL REFUSE AT THE COAL REFUSE SITE. HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND TRIPPED THE TAIL GATE USING HIS LEFT HAND. HIS LEFT HAND AND ELBOW WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.
EE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON PIVOT SHAFT COVER PLATE ON D-6 DOZER WHILE DISMOUNTING. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-24-02. (LOST TIME BEGAN ON 5-27-02.)
A 3/8"CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO THE BELLY-PAN ON DOZER. THE CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOIST CABLE. THEHOIST CRANE ON THE MECHANIC TRUCK WAS BEING USEDTO LIFT THE BELLY-PAN INTO PLACE, WHEN THE CHAIN S HOOK LET LOOSE. THE BELLY-PAN FELL ONTO THE EE'S RT. LEG.
AN EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE WHICH WAS BEING USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTIO0N OF A HAUL ROAD. WHILE DUMPING THE LOAD THE ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING THE ROCK TRUCK TO FREEWHEEL FORWARD DOWN A GRAD AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT APPROX. 15' HIGH. THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE EE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE VEHICLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING D9 DOZER AT STOCKPILE AREA WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE DOZER'S TRACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS SHIFTING BARGE WHEN A TIE OFF ROPE SNAPPED STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE SPREADING TOPSOIL WITH A CATERPILLAR 657 PAN AT THE REHM ROAD PIT, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. COAL PRODUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE PIT. RECLAMATION WORK IS CURRENTLY BE ING DONE AT THE LOCATION.
EE WAS CLEANING OFF SIDE BOARDS ON THE DUMP BED OF A GOB TRUCK AFTER DUMPING COAL REFUSE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE SIDE OF THE DUMPBED HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT. WHEN HE TRIED TO FREE HIS GLOVE HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4' TO THE GROUNDLANDING ON HIS BACK.
MACK COAL TRUCK WITH DUMP TRAILOR TURNED OVER ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL AT THE RAYLE RIVER TERMINAL IN BELLAIRE, OHIO.
WHILE DUMPING DIRT AT THE KRULOCK PIT NEAR CRESCENT OHIO A ROCK TRUCK DRIVEN BY KELLY FULTONG WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT BACKWARDS. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM THE CAB INJURING THE HEELO ON HIS RIGH T FOOT. THE TRUCK LANDED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT RECEIVING MINOR DAMAGE.
TRUCK DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP COAL INTO A COAL BIN, WHEN THE DUMP TRAILER SHIFTED WHILE IT WAS BEING RAISE, CAUSING THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TO ROLL ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS OW NED BY GMP TRUCKING SERVICE.
EE WAS WELDING ON A BOAT RUBDDER. THE RUDDER NEEDED TO BE TURNED OVER. OTHER EE WAS HELPING TO LIFT THE RUDDER WHEN I FELT A PULL IN MY LOWER BACK.
EE WAS WORKING NEAR A 6" WATER PUMP. THE WATER PUMP OVERHEATED CAUSING DISCHARGE HOSE TO BLOW-OUT HOT WATER, WHICH SPRAYED ONTO THE EE'S BACK, WAIST AND LEGS CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EE WAS EXCAVATING FOR A NEW HAUL ROAD AT THE ST JOE PERMIT AREA, LOCATED NEAR NEFFS, OHIO WHEN A HYDRAULIC LINE REPTURED CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPRAY ON THE TURBO WHICH THEN IGNITED CAUSIN G A FIRE. DAMAGE TO THE TRACK HOE WAS EXTENSIVE. NO INJURIES OCURRED.