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WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF THIS TRUCK, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL, SKINNING HIS SHIN & BRUISING HIS KNEE ON THE STEP.
DEBRIS [MUD & ROCK] FELL OUT OF THE HIGHWALL & STRUCK EE IN THE BACK.
STEPPED OFF DOZER AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EE DROPPED A PIECE OF AUGER STEEL ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A CUT BETWEEN THE LITTLE TOE AND THE ONENEXT TO IT. (ON TOP OF FOOT)
PUSHING OUT A SHOT (UP HILL) DOZER STARTED BACKWARDS AND HIT A ROCK. STOPPED THE DOZER WHICH RESUTLTED IN AN INJURY TO THE NECK OF EE.
THE DRILL OPERATOR WAS NEEDING ASSISTANCE IN BREAKING HIS DRILL STEEL. HE HAD EE HODL THE SLAP WRENCH WHILE HE OPERATED THE LEVER TO ENGAGE WRENCH. HE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND CAUSING IT TO BREAK HIS INDEX FINGER AND CUT HIS HAND. WE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY PUT A SPLINT AND STITCHES ON. HE RETURNED TO WORK THAT EVENING.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK OUT OF THE KELLICOKEE PIT. HE WAS PRYING ON A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK FELL OUT OF HIS BUCKET CAUSING THE LOADER TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS NOT HURT ING AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT AFTER THE SHIFT WAS OVER IT STARTED HURTING.
SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL & DIDN'T NOTICE A TREE ON OUTSIDE OF SPOIL BANK. HE WAS RAISING HIS BUCKET & TREE HAD BECOME DISLODGED & FELL ONTO FRONT OF CAB AREA. SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS NOT HIT BY TREE BUT TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE GETTING AWAY FROM TREE.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE DOZER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ASTRADDLE THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER. HE SKINNED THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG. HE ALSO BRUISED THE INNER THIGH. AND THE TAIL BONE.
THE SURFACE JOB WAS SETTING OFF A BLAST APPROX 1000 TO 1400' AWAY FROM THE HIWALLMINER. THE CREW ON THE MINER WAS NOTIFIED 10 MINS PRIOR TO BLAST TO SHUT OFF MACH & CLEAR AWAY. THE FOREMAN ONTHE MINER WAS REPAIRING A HYD LINE ON THEMINERAT TIME OF BLAST6. A SMALL ROCK ABOUT GOLF BALL SIZE STRUCK THE EE OF THE MINER ON THE RIGHT WRIST-WENT TO HOSP X-RAYS SHOWED NEGATIVE FRACTU
HE WAS DRIVING A MACK COAL TRUCK. HE WAS ON HIS LAST LOAD AND ON HIS WAY DOWN THE HILL. HE WAS HEADING TOWARD A SWITCHBACK AND WAS SLOWING HIS TRUCK. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. HE STATED THA T AS HE WAS PUSHING HIS BRAKE PEDAL, THE AIR LEFT AND HIS PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. HE IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRUCK IN THE DITCH CAUSING IT TO TURN ON ITS SIDE.
EE HAD JUST DUMPED HIS LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER AND WAS STARTING BACK TO THE PIT. HE STATED HEGOT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE HOPPER AND HIT A BUMPIN THE ROAD. HIS SEAT EXTENDED UPWARDS & CAME BA CK DOWN STOPPING ABOUT HALFWAY. HE SAID THIS JARRED HIS BACK CAUSING HIM PAIN. HE CAME TO MINE OFFICE & DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL.
EE WAS REFUELING FUEL TRUCK. HE WAS DONE WITH REFUELING AND WAS STARTING DONE TRUCK WITH NOZZLE IN HAND. THE NOZZLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND ANDD HE STARTED TO CATCH THE NOZZLE WHEN HE SLIPP ED AND FELL OFF OF THE FUEL TRUCK. A ROPE WS PROVIDED TO PULL AN DLET NOZZLE OFF OF MACK WITHOUT HAVING TO HANDLE IT WHILE CLIMBING.
AFTER THE SHIFT ENDED ON 3/15/96, EE [A DRILL OPERATOR] WAS DISMOUNTING HIS DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED & SLAMMED THE CAB DOOR ON HIS FINGER. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION & FRACTURE OF HIS POINTER FINGA ER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS TREATED WITH FIRST AID AT JOB SITE 7 TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE WAS REFUELING THE FUEL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF FUEL TRUCK. HE FELL ON HIS FACE CUTTING HIS LIP AND NOSE.
LIFTING FUEL TANK TO FUEL B.P.M. ON H.W.M. 118 EE WAS RIDING ON FRONT OF TANIC INSTEAD OF LETTING THE TANK BE LIFTED TO HIM. FORKS ON KOMATSU LOADER TILTED OVER FUEL TANK SLID OFF OF FORKS THR OWING EE INTO COAL PILE. EE WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES WAS HE OK REPLY WAS YES.
MECHANIC WAS CHANGING CLEVIS ON LIFT CYLINDER ON D10N DOZER. THEY WERE DRIVING PIN OUT OF BOTTOM OF CLEVIS. COWORKERS WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER & EE WAS HOLDING DRIVING PIN. AS THE HAMMER WAS BEI NG USED IT ROCOCHETED OFF OF PIN HITTING EE IN TMOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION. WE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL & TI WAS SEWED UP.
EE SUPPOSED BY WAS LIFTING FILTERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING MECHINAIC COUPLE A PULL DOWN CHAIN. THIS JOB REQUIRED HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE WAS HOLDING A CHISE WHILE THE MECHANIC USED THE HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF HITTING AND EMBEDDING IN EE RT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD TO HAVE IT SURGICALLY REMOVED. HE WILL BE OFF 2 TO 3 DAYS.
INJURED WAS OEPRATING A D8L DOZER & WAS STARTING TH EPROCESS OF BUILDING A POND. HE THEN NOTICED A FLA TIED ON ATREE THAT HE NEEDED TO MOVE. HE MOVED THE FLAG AND STARTED TO WALK BACK TO HSI DOZIER WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING A BARREL HALF FULL OF USED OIL UP TO START TO PUMP IN BULK USED OIL TANK. IN THIS PROCESS HE SAID HE USED HIS LEFT LEG FOR SUPPORT IN TURNING OVER THIS BARREL AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFT AND THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL 1/9/94 BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH PAIN.
EE WAS SITTING ON PTM TABLE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF. HE FELL AND BRUISED HIS SHOULDER. HE WENT TO HARLAN HOSPTIAL FOR PRECOATION TO BE X RAYED.
FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF CUTTER HEAD CHAIN STRUCK PIN WITH HAMMER PIECE OF METAL FROM PIN HIT EE IN UPPER LEG TOOK EE TO HOSPTIAL METAL WAS REMOVED NO IMPAIRMENT EE WENT TO BACK TO W ORK.
CHAIN BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE AUGER SECTION THAT WAS HUNG BY ROCK ON HIWALL MINER. CHAIN STRUCK EMPL ON HAND & INJURED 2 FINGERS.
INJ PARTY HAD INCREASED AIR PRESSURE FROM COMPRESSOR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FLOW DURING RECENT COLD WEATHER.THE INCREASE DIDNT PREVIOUSLY CAUSE PROBLEMS AS THIS IS 1ST INCIDENT OF HOSE FAILURE O F THIS TYPE. UPON RUPTURE OF HOSE AIR FORCED GREASE THROUGH HIS GLOVE,THROUGH THE SKIN AND INTO HIS HAND AND FINGER.