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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WEAR BARS OUT OF CHUTE ON #1 OVERLAND HEADER. WEAR BARS HAD BEEN CUT ON TOP SIDE AND EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING OFF BARS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE HIT BAR AND BAR TURNED AN D HIT RIGHT THUMB ON HAMMER HANDLE.
RIGGING CAME APART FROM LADDER AND EMPLOYEE FELL25 TO 30 FEET DOWN A VERTICAL CHUTE ONTO THE BELT LINE.
EE WAS HOLDING A SPIKE HAMMER WHILE ANOTHER EE HIT IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT UPPER ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC CHANGE A HYDRAULIC HOSE. HE WAS STANDING ONT EH BAR BEHIND THE DOZER BLADE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE GRAB THE DRILL ONT EH DOZER, HIS RING ON HIS F INGER GOT HUNG IN THE GRILL CAUSING HTE RING TO CUT HIS FINGER.
CHANGING OIL FILTER ON HAUL TRUCK. WHEN HANDING SHOP FOREMAN OIL FILTER STRUCK RIGHT HAND BETWEEN INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST TRUCK GRILL. RESULTED IN A LACERATION.
HE HAD JUST FINISHED FILLING WATER TRUCK WITH WATER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING PUMP HOSE FROM THE TRUCK. WHILE DISCONNECTING HOSE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, AND HE FELL BUMPING HIS CHIN, KNOWKCING 1 TOOTH LOOSE. THE GROUND WAS WET. EE HAS GUM DISEASE AND DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO LOOSEN A TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING A HEAD OF BOLT WITH A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE BOLT. A PIECE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE RIGHT LEG. A PIECE OF METAL WAS LODGED IN HIS LEG .
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PART FOR THE R-85 REAR DUMP SUSPENSION.AS HE WAS LIFTING THE PART HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING THE FUEL CAP ON THE FUEL TANK THE WIND BLEW THE HOOD DOWN ON HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A FAN MOTOR ON THE DOZER, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS LEG ON THE STEP OF THE DOZER.
EMPL WAS CLEANING UP AROUND SHOP & HE WAS LIFITING SOME SCRAP METAL & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPL WAS CHECKING WATER IN SCRAPER ENGINE & SLIPPED FELL TO GROUND.
HE WAS STRAIGH7ENING OUT A PUMP HOSE TRYING TO GET IT READY SO WATER COULD BE PUMPED HE WAS DOWN ON ONE LEG TRYING TO UNTWIST THE PUMP HOSE WHILE HE WAS UNTWISTING THE HOSE HE STRAINED HIMSE LF 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HAULING LIMESTONE OUT OF THE PIT. HE WAS LOADED AND STARTED UP THE RAMP. THE EMPLOYEE GOT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY UP THE RAMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE RAM P AND OVERTURNE8. THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN IT WAS LAYING ON ITS TOP. THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN AND NO ONE ALSO DOES.
EMP WAS COMING 6P THE RAMP FROM THE PIT AND SAID HE WAS SHIFTING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THE TRUCK HESITATED HE STOPPED FOR A SECOND TO LET THE GEARS HAVE TIME TO SHIFT THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED 5ND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS
EMPLOYEE AND AN2THER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING TWO TRUCK SPRINGS. THEY HAD ONE ON THE GROUND WAITING TO LOAD AND ONE TRUCK SPRING THEY WERE LOADING. WHILE THEY WERE LOADING THE FIRST SPRING, THE SECOND SPRING 4HICH WAS SETTING UP ON THE GROUND, FELL AGAINST THE EMPLOYEES FOOT.
HE WAS DISMOUNT3NG OFF A DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE DOZER PUSH ARM
HE WAS GETTING 2UT OF THE SERVICE TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE GROUND OFF THE TRUCK HE HURT HIS LWOER BACK
HE WAS LIFTING 5 SCRAPPER CUTTING EDGE AND AS HE WAS TURNING TO PLACE IT ON THE TRUCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
HE WAS LIFTING 5 ROCK OFF THE BELT AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN THE GROIN.
STEPPING DOWN O0F DOZER TRACK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.
EMP WAS REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A TRACK IDLE MONT ON A BULLDOZER HE HIT A LARGE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER & THE PUNCH BOUNCED UP & HIT HIM IN THE L EYE. LOST SIGHT IN LEFT EYE
EMP WAS CHECKING FUEL IN A BARGE MOUNTED WATER PUMP HE JUMPED OFF THE BARGE & PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK
HELPING DRILL OPERATOR CHANGE DRILL BIT THE BIT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BAGGED SAND FROM A TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE THE HAMMERS FROM A CRUSHER A PIECE OF GRATING HAD BEEN LEANED AGAISNT A DOOR THE GRATE FELL ON HIS FOOT AND BROKE A BONE IN THE LEFT FOOT
THE TRUCK DRIVER DROVE INTO THE MINE AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK DUE TO FREEZING CONDITIONS THE STEPS HAD ICED OVER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FUEL TANK TH IS RESULTED IN TORN LIGAMENTS IN THE LEFT KNEE THIS REQUIRED SURGERY ON THE KNEE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A TRUCK TRAILER AND DUMPED OUT. HIS WEDDING RIGHT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND STRIPPED THE MEAT FROM THE BONE OF THE FINGER.
THE EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP THAT SUPPLIES CAUSTIC SODA TO A WATER SYSTEM FOR THE PREP PLANT. HE LOOSENED A HOSE THAT HAD PRESSURE IN IT & CAUSTIC SODA BLEW INTO HIS FACE CAUSING CHEMICAL BURN S TO BOTH EYES FACE & NECK. THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO T H E EYES IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE PIPE WRENCH TO CHANGE A SUB.ON A DRILL HEAD, THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT ARM CAUSING A SEVERE SPRAIN & BRUISE
OPERATOR WAS CLEANING DRILL TABLE WHIEL DRIL WASRUNNING THE PULL DOWN CHAIN CAUGHT HIS HAND PULLING IT INTO THE SPROCKET THE FIRSTR AND SECOND FINGERS OF LEFT HAND WERE AMUTATED AND THE THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS WERE CRUSHED
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR BUCKET FROM THE DIGGING BENCH DOWN TO THE COAL LEVEL 20 FT WHEN HE FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET AND CUT HIS KNEE ON A BUCKET TOOTH
EMP DISMOUNTED HIS BULLDOZER AT END OF SHIFT IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON PIECE OF FLAT SHALE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TWISTING HIS BACK THE SERIOUSNESS O INJUEY IA NOR KNOWN AT THIS TIMETESTING IS BEING DONE
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH A PORTABLE WELDER THE GOVERNOR STUCK CLOSED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE GOVERNOR BY PUSHING ON THE GOVERNOR BY PUSHING ON THE GOVERNOR ARM HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIT THE FAN BLADES CAUSING CUTS TO 3 FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND
EMP WAS SERVICING BULLDOZER AND SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND PULLED LIGAMENT IN RT ANKLE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE HEAD ROLLER ON A RADIAL STACKER, HE WAS ON THE BELT WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED CAUSING HIM TO FALL 35 FT. & 8 IN. AND LAND ON ASPHALT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURED SKUL L & A BROKEN NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CUTTING EDGE END BITS ON A TS-24 PAN SCRAPER WHEN LIFTING THE END BIT HE APPARENTLY GOT INTO A BAD POSITION CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMP TRIPPED ON AIR HOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS LEG BREAKING SMALL BONE IN THE LOWER RT LEG
THE DRIVER DEVELOPED A PAIN IN HIS BACK HE CLAIMS ROUGH HAUL ROADS INJURED HIS BACK THE SERIOUS NESS OF THE INJURY IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME TESTS ARE STILL BEING DONE
MECHANIC WAS CHECKING HYDRAULIC PRES ON A TRANSMISSION AND THE OIL FITER COVER BUSTED AND H IT HIM IN THE FACE CUTTING THE RT SIDE OF THE FACE
THE OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING THE BACK HOLE WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HE LANDED ON A RIB OF COAL ON HIS BACK LEFT ARM BREAKING TEH LEFT ARM & BRUISING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND LANDED ON A NAIL CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND IN THE RIGHT FOOT
DRIVING PIN INTO RIPPER.GOT OFF BALANCE AND SLIPPED PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.