THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX ALONG A CATWALK. INJURED EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A GASH ON HIS LEFT KNEE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
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Showing all 10PULLING ON SCALES AT DOCT TO WEIGHT TRAILER, DRIVER DID NTO SEE TRAIN AND PULLED TRACTOR ON TO RAILROAD CROSSING. THE TRAIN STRUCK THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER.
MECH WAS WELDING ON A PIN FOR THE ROBBINS DRILL RRT-50 EQUIPMENT #F8-02.WHEN HE WAS FINISHED HE LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD AND HOT GREASE SHOT OUT OF A GREASE FITTING INTO HIS EYES.
BATTERY BOX TOP SLIPPED OUT STRUCK HIM O N TOP OF FOOT
A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST FROM THE REAR RIPPER JACK, KNOCKING OUT THE REAR GLASS PANEL OF HIS DOZER. HE WAS BACKING UP LOOKING TO HIS RIGHT SIDE AT THIS TIME, CAUSING BROKEN GLASS TO ENTER HIS RI GHT SHOULDER AND HYDRAULIC FLUID IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
CLIMBING LADDER,SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LOADER.
I NAME INJURED HIS HAND ON 06-26-90 HIS LEFT HAND WAS BANDAGED ON 06-27-90 I NAME SPRAYED ETHER TO START A 988B LOADER APPROX 30MINS LATER HE LIT A CIGARETTE WHICH CAUGHT THE BANDAGE WHICH HAD BEEN COATED BY ETHER ON FIRE I NAME THEN BURNEDHIS RT HAND TRYING TO REMOVE BANDAGE OFF LEFT HAND
DOZER WAS OPERATED APPROX 4 TO 6 HOURS AT START OF SHIFT THEN PARKED NEAR PARKING LOT. WHEN MEN LEFT AT 12:30 AM EVERYTHING APPEARED OK AT APPROX 2:00 AM NIGHT WATCHMAN HEAD NOISE FOUND DOZER ON FIRE.
EMPL HAD EARLIER REMOVED COAL CHANNEL SAMPLE FROM HIGHWALL & PLACED IT ALONG HIGHWALL. AT APPROX 8:00 PM EMPL & ANOTHER STARTED PLACING SAMPLE IN BAGS FOR TRANSPORT. AT APPROX 8:15 EMPL WAS ST RUCK BY ROCK WHICH FELL FROM HIGHWALL.
DEFECTIVE STEERING PUMP CAUSED FIRE AT OUR OPERATION FACORTY REP STATED 3 SUCH HAPPENING