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HE WAS USINGA GRINDER AND CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL. ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, A APIECE OF METAL GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN HIS RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE CORNER OF A PIECE OF SHEET STEEL FROM THE GROUND TO ABOUT 2" OFF THE GROUND. WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED THIS PIECE OF STEEL, HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS A LOADER ON THE RECLAMING CREW. HE WAS GETTING SEED FROM A PLATFORM. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, HITTING HIS CHEST AREA ON A ROCK.
EE STATED THAT THE SEAT IN THE END DUMP HAD CAUSED A BACK INJURY.
EMPL WAS OPERATING DOZER IN HOLLOW FILL. HE TOOK DOZER OUT OF GEAR TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS & SAID HE COULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. DOZER ROLLED BACK INTO BANK & EMPL RECEIVED BRUISE ON BACK AS RESULT OF IMPACT.
WELDING ON DOZER TURNED AROUND PINCHED NERVE
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SHOT THROUGH A HOSE.HE TURNED AROUND AND SAID HIS BACK POPPED AS HE TURNED.THIS HAPPENED ON 10-01-90.HE DID NOT NOTIFY HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF 10-04-90,AT WHICH TIME HE LEFT THE PROJECT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CAB OF HIS DRILL HIS FEET GOT TANGLED IN THE HOSE ON THE DECK OF THE DRILL & HE FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS RT ELBOW
BATTERY ON THE SCRAPER HAD TO BE BOOSTED UPON COMPLETION EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE BATTERY CABLES & THE BATTERY EXPLODED BATTERY ACID GOT IN HIS EYES
EMPL WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT IN PARKING LOT OF OPERATION. EMPL BENT DOWN & WHEN HE GOT UP HE CUT BACK ON OPEN DOOR OF MECHANICS TRUCK.
DRILLING VERTICAL HOLE DRILL STEEL GOT STUCK EMP TRYING TO RELEASE THE DRILL STEEL STEEL RELEASE THE DRILL EMP SLIPPED FT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILLL BIT AND TURN TABLE
3 NIGHT-SHIFT EMPLS TRAVELING TO JOBSITE.LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING THE PROJECT.THE 2 VEHICKLES COLLIDED.ALL 4 PERSONS INVOLVED WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT.HAPPENED 1/2 MI OUTSIDE COMPANY GATE
THREE NIGHT SHIFT EMPLOYEES WERE TRAVELING TO THE JOBSITE. A LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING THE PROJECT.THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED TOGETHER.ALL FOUT PERSONS INVOLVED WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT .THE ACCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE OUTSIDE COMPANY GATE.
THREE NIGHT SHIFT EE WERE TRAVELING TO THE JOBSITE. A LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING THE PROJECT THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED TOGETHER ALL FOUR PERSONS INVOLVED WERE INURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AC CIDENT HAPPEN APROX 1/2 MILE OUTSIDE CO GATE.
THREE NIGHT SHIFT EMPLOYEES WERE TRAVELING TO THE JOBSITE. A LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING THE PROJECT. THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED TOGETHER. A LL FOUR PERSONS INVOLVED WERE INJURED IN THE ACCID ENT. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED APPROX. 1/2 MILE OUTSIDE COMPANY GATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DOZER HE WAS OPERATING AT THE END OF THE WORK SHIFT UPON DISMOUNT HE FELL INTO A HOLE INJURING HIS BACK
EE WAS OPERATING AN END DUMP TRUCK. HE CIRCLED AROUND A LOADER TO PASS AND HIT A LOADED TRUCK COMING TOWARDS HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER.HE WAS WORKING UPWARDS ON A SLOPE.EMPLOYEE SHIFTED DOZER TO COME BACK DOWN SLOPE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE DOZER.
EMPLOYEE STOPPED OPERATING HIS LOADER TO CLEAN HIS WINSHIELD. WHILE CLEANING THE WINSHIELD, HE FELL OFF THE LOADER TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING DURING REPAIR OF EUCLID END DUMP. (HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHILE WELDING). WHEN HE REMOVED THE GLASSES, HE RUBBED HIS EYE WITH HIS HAND AND GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN H IS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A DRILL COLLAR FROM A PICKUP TRUCK. THE COLLAR FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
EMPL BACKING UP SLOPE TO DUMP LOAD FROM END DUMP.MOTOR DIED IN TRUCK SO EMPL JUMPED FROM TRUCK.IT ROLLED TO COMPLETE STOP AT 20'
EMPL OPERATING DOZER.SMALL ROCK CAME OVER HOOD OF DOZER AND HIT EMPL IN CHEST WHILE CLEANING WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN END DUMP. A LARGE BOULDER WAS DUMPED FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE FORWARD, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BECOME INJURED.
EE WAS FUELING DOZER.HIS FEET SLID ON THE TRACKS AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING LOAD FROM RROCK TRUCK INTO THE HIGH WALL.HE PULLED FORWARD ON DOWNWARD SLOPE TO BE SPOTTED AND TEH TRUCK ENGINE DIED.EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF ROLLING TRUCK BEFORE IT COLLIDE D WITH ANOTHER PARKED LOADED TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF HIS ROCK TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE CATWALK AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF HURTING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TEREX END DUMP WHEN ENGINE STALLED EMPLOYEE PANICKED WHEN ENGINE STALLED & JUMPED FROM TRUCK TO THE GROUND TRUCK ROLLED FOR APPROX.50FT.FROM POINT OF ACCIDENT THEN CAM E TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A KOMATSU 355 DOZER.HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE DOZER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A BLOWN HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A POWDER TRUCK. HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE HOLE AND HYDRAULIC OIL WAS INJECTED UNDER THE SKIN OF HIS ARM.
HE WAS WORKING ON LOADER.HE SLIPPED AND FELL PINNING HIS LEG.
EMPL PUTTING BELLY PAN BACK ON DOZER.IT SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS ARM.
EMPL USING BOOM TRUCK TO LIFT ROLLER FRAME FROM DOZER.BOOM BROKE PINNING HIM BETWEEN DOZER AND BOOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A D355A DOZER (#1018) WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK AND HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT, TURNING HIS ANKLE.
EMPL OPERATING DOZER.TREE FELL ACROSS HOOD OF DOZER.EMPL CLIMBED ON HOOD WITH CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREE IN HALF.WHEN TREE WAS CUT,TREE KICKED UP.EMPL WAS STARTLED AND STEPPED BACK FALLING TO GROUN D AND BROKE RIGHT FOOT.
THE VICTIM WAS 3N THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING OFF THE LEFT SIDE C-FRAME OF A PARKED DOZER. AT THE SAME TIME, I NAME , DOZER OPERATOR, WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DOZER. THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ON THE LE FT SIDE TRACKS 4HENT HE DOZER TRAVELED BACKWARD RESULTING IN THE VICTIM BEING THROWN OFF AND RUN OVER. THE DOZER TRAVELED BACKWARD FOR A DISTANCE OF 150 FT AT WHICH TIME IT STALLED ON A SLIDE
REPLACING TOP DRIVE ON HILL AND PUTTING STEEL BACK IN HEAD AND THOUGHT WAS GOOD AND TIGHT BUT IT VIBRATED LOOSE AND KNOCKED HIM TO GROUND AND FELL ON HIS LEG.
WAS DUMPING LOAD & HAD COMPLETED DUMPING WHEN HOLLOW FILL BROKE OFF OVERTURNING TRUCK.
HE CLAIMED THE BRAKES WENT OUT BUT THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THE MECHANICS SAID THE BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED UP
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A BM600 MAC TRUCK LOADED WITH APPROX 25 TONS OF COAL WHEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK TRUCK TRAVELED OVER AN EMBANKMENT CRUSHING THE VICTIM THER WERE NO EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT VICTIM WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL 08 10 84 AT 700 AM AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF ACCIDNET CANNOT BE DETERMINED