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INJURED WAS CLEARING AND CUTTING TREES ON WORK AREA WHEN A DEAD LIMB FELL OUT OF TREE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BRUISING HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN INOT A HOLE. THIS THREW HIM UP. HE CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE CONTROLS.
ROOF FALL ON ABANDENT SECTION SOUTH MAINS TWO BREAKS INBY SPAD G850. 5 ENTRY FALL APPROX. 4 1\2 TO 5 FT HIGH 20 FT WIDE 50 FT LONG.
SHUTTLE CAR STUCK ON FEEDER,HOOKED A CHAIN TO IT ,THE CHAIN PULLED LOOSE AND THE HOOK FLEW BACK AND HIT EMPL IN STOMACH.
ROCK FALL ON MAINS APPROX. 25' INBY SPAD #931 4 BOLT ENTRY. APPROX. 18' WIDE 60 TO 65' LONG 4 1/2' TO 5' HIGH.
ROOF FALL APPROX 20' WIDE 40' LONG 4 1/2 TO 5 FT HIGH ON SOUTH MAINS ON IDLE SECTION APPROX 70 OUTBY SPAD #438 #6 ENTRY FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE.
EE WAS PICKING UP BROKEN GLASS FROM HEADLIGHT.
EE WAS CLIMBING OFF LOADER, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON RAILING.
DUE TI MOUNTAIN BREAKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING OPEN CROSS-CUT ALONG RIGHT RIB BUT WAS TOO CLOSE TO RIB WHEN IT BECAME LOOSE.
WATER SEEPAGE AFTER ENTRY WAS DROVE AND COAL EXTRACTED CAUSED TOP TO BREAK UP.
EMPL SLIPPED DOING ROUTINE SERVICE OF BELT DRIVE
DRILLING HOLES BOLT USED TO LOCKDOWN TOO LONE CAUGHT SLEEVE OF COVERALL RESULT IN TWISTING FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BACKDUMP AND ALLEGES THAT THE SEAT BOUNCING UP AND DOWN CAUSED A HERNIA IN HIS SIDE.
I NAME WAS OPERATING DOZER AND ALLEDGEDLY RAN OVER SOME BIG ROCKS CAUSING DOZER FRONT TO REAR UP AND SHOOK HIM UP CAUSING NECK AND BACK STRAIN. ACCORDING TO HIS FOREMAN HE WAS WORKING 3RD SHIF T WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND MENTIONED IT A WEEK LATER.
LOADER BLEW A HYDRAULIC HOSE, MACHINE WENT DOWN AND WHILE HOSE WAS BEING CHANGED OUT, HE GOT HIS LEG AGAINST HEAT FROM HYD PUMP. HE DID NOT FEEL IT BURN UNTIL TOO LATE. WAS OFFEERED TO BE TOOK TO DOCTOR BUT DECLINED AT THAT TIME.
OPER DOZER WNT OVER HUMP AND BACK END OF DOZER DROPPED DOWN CAUSING HIM TO FLY UP AND STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAISNT TOP OF DOZER. HE WAS NOT USING HIS SEAT BELT THIS CAUSED NECK INJ.
DOZER WAS PULLING UP TREES AND EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FOR DOZER WHEN TREE GAVE WAY SUDDENLY AND BRANCH STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF LEG.HE SAID HE DID NOT NEED YO GO TO DR.AND NEVER NOTIFIED ANYONE THAT HE HAD SEEN ONE.WE FOUND OUT AFTER RECEIVING BILL FROM PHYSICIAN 02-25-89.
PUTTING A LIP ON A LOADER BUCKET. WHEN LINING IT UP AND STRIKING ON IT WITH HAMMER, A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF AND ENTERED LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.
CHECKING AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BELT FROM A PULLEY WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED FOULING THE LITTLE FINGER AND CAUSING LACERATION.
WAS ASSISTING CLEARING CREW WITH SOME TREES AND THE POWER SAW THREW SAWDUST IN HIS EYE
LOADER WENT IN BEHIND BACKDUMP TO LOAD BUCKET WITH OVERBURDEN. AS BACKING UP LOADER CAUGHT BUCKET ON BACK OF TRUCKBED.
EMPLOYEE RADIO ME AND COMPLAINED HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DRIVING AROUND THE JOBSITE ON THE IDA CARBON AND HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD.
EMP STATED HE HAD CUT A TREE AND WHEN TREE WAS FFALLING IT STRUCK ANOTHER TREEE CASUING TREE TO KICKBACK ST RIKING EMP ON LEG
IN MARCH , 1988 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF STIFF NECK, BUT SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS ARTHRITIS COMPLANIED OF NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. ON MARCH 11, 1988 EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS GOING TO A DOCTOR FOR RIGH T HAND BU TINDICATED NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY.
TWO EMPLOYEE BO5TING BLADE ON DOZER STABILIZER BAR SLIPPED STRIKING I.NAME ON LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE CUT DOWN TREE WHICH RELEASED ANOTHER TREE LODGED IN THE TREE BEING CUT, THIS LODGED TREE FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SIDE
EE WAS UNLOADING 50# BAGS OF AMMONIAXX NITRATE OFF THE POWDER TRUCK & WHILE IN THIS PROCESS HE SOMEHOW TWISTED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BACK.