EE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRIC HEATER, WHEN ENERGIZED A FLASH OCCURED BETWEEN PHASES.
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Showing 50 of 296EE WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK WHEN A CAR COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION LOST CONTROL AND HIT PICKUP EE WAS FOLLOWING THEN HIT COMPANY VEHICLE EE WAS OPERATING.
THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF DRY FLOCK. HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF WOOD ON THE WALKWAY AND HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE HANDRAIL.
HE USED A WIRE CHOKER TO MOVE A FUEL TANK, AFTER MOVING TANK HE WAS UNHOOKING THE CLEVIS USED TO COUPLE CHOKER TO FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE PIN OUT OF THE CLEVIS BUT IT DID NOT COME LOOSE. HE T OOK THE PIN AND TAPPED THE CLEVIS, THE CLEVIS FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE JAW.
OPERATOR ON 650 DOZER WAS DOING RECLAMATION WORK ON SLOPE WHEN DOZER GOT ON LARGE ROCK WITH ONE TRACK. WHEN HE CAME OFF ROCK DOZER CAUGHT SOLID GROUND AND FLIPPED 1 TIME. ENDED UP ON SIDE.
COLLISION BETWEEN MACK TRUCK AND TOYOTA PICKUP RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER USING RATCHET AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BEARING HOUSING WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO GROUND.
SLIP OF KNIFE CUTTING THUMB WHILE CUTTING STICK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CRIBBING FROM UNDER PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE GOT HOLD OF ONE THAT WAS CAUGHT UNDER PRESSURE & WHEN HE MOVED IT IT CRELED OUT & HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH
INJURED WAS REMOVING BOOM ARM FROM 980 LOADER CRANE FROM SERVICE TRUCK WAS HOOKED ON BOOM ARMS WHEN LEET PIN WAS REMOVED THE BOOM SWUNG FORWARD & PINNED INJURED PERSON LEG BETWEEN LOADER BUCK ET & BOOM ARMS
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT WHEN A LOCK WASHER BROKE & HIT HIM IN THE EYE & FOREHEAD
STEPPED OFF OF LECTRA HAUL STEP ON TO GROUND & SPRAIN HIS ANKLE
DRIVER WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM SUPER STRUCTURE TO GROUND.
COAL HAD BEEN SPILLED IN BASEMENT FLOOR DUE TO A RECENT PUMP PROBLEM EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING OBASEMENT HE WAS SHOELING FLOOR DRAINS HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER PORTION OF BACK WHILE SHOV ELING AT 4:00PM HE LEFT WORK AT 8:00PM TO HAVE BACK CRACKED
MECH WAS WORKING ON DRILL WHEN AIR LINE CAME LOOSE BLOWING A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
JOY 14-5 CONTINUOUS MINER INVOLVED IN NORMAL PILLAR FALL (ENTRAPPED)
WAS USING HAMMER TO LOSSEN BOLT ON DOZER TRACK, PIECE OF TRACK BROKE & HIT LEG.
DRIVING TRUCK & HITTING ROCK OR BUMPS & OR DIPS IN ROAD.
PERSON WAS DRIVING TRUCK AND SAID IT STARTED BOUNCING AND HURT HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN THE THE D9H DOZER, WHICH HE HAD BEEN RUNNING. AS HE REACHED THE GROUND HE TURNE DHIS ANKLE. HE STEPPED FROM THE PUSH BEAM, (ON SIDE OF DOZER), TOT HE GROUND HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND HURT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING LIFT JACK ON D-9 DOZER, USING A 992 LOADER TO SUPPORT THE JACK. HE REACHED DONW TO ALING BEARING AND END OF JACK THE JACK SLIPPED INTO PLACE SUDDENLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT CAUGHT THE END OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
JERKING OF LOADER PRODUCED ACTING IN BACK.
WASHING FLOOR DOWN UNDER PRESS GOT UP TO MORE HOSE HE TURN HIS ANKLE.
FOUR EE WERE WORKING ON THE SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TWO ON TOP AND TWO ON BOTTOM AND A FLOOR SEPERATED THEM. THE EE WAS INJURIED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE OTHER WERE GOING TO REST. HE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE A WRENCH FROM THE MACHINE WHEN THE OTHER TURNED IT RESULTING IN INJURY TO RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A CUT TO RIGHT HAND REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
LARGE STEEL ROD FELL ACROSS RIGHT SHOULDER DUE TO IMPROPER BRAKING OF COMPONENTS BEING WORKED ON.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS SHOVELING & WENT TO EMPTY A SHOVEL FULL HIS BACK SUPPOSEDLY START ED TO HURT
ROOF FALL 6FT TO 8FT HIGH 18FT TO 20FT WIDE 60FT OR MORE LONG AT LAST CROSSCUT BETWEEN #6 & #7 HEADINGS IN LEFT PANEL
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADOUT OPERATION OF RAILROAD CARS.HE WAS CHANGING HOISTING CABLE FROM LOADED CAR TO AN EMPTY ONE.HE WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING CABLE TO CAR HAD PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING HOOK IN POSITION.
WAS USING HYD. JACK TO MOVE SHIM FROM SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN JACK FLEW OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON STEPS ON SIDE OF TRUCK CHECKING HIS LOAD. HE HAD FILTER CAKE MATERIAL ON HIS SHOES. HE SLIPPED FROM STEPS HITTING HIS LEFT HAND ON TRUCK OR GROUND CAUSING BROKEN BONE IN TOP OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL ON ROCK TRUCK RAISED UP UNDER TRUCK & CUT HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING LOADE DRIAL ROAD CARS FROM PLANT LOADOUT FACILITY, THE CAR HE WAS DROPPING HAD A QUICK RELEASE BRAKE, HE TIRPPED BREAK CAR STARTED DOWN TRACK PICKING UP SPEED BEFORE HE C OULD GET BREAK TIGHTENED FULLY HE HIT AGAINST OTHER LOADE CARS, BUMPING HIS LEFT SHOUDLER AREA AGAIST CAR ON IMPACT.
EE WAS WORKING ON AL BLOWER WHEN HE REACHED INTO DUST WORK TO MOVE LOOSE WINE STRIKING HIS FINGER INTO FAR BLADES ON BLOWER CUTTING FINGER.
EMPLOYE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK WHERE TRUCKS ARE LOADED. HE STARTED TO TAKE A STEP ON THE WALK AND HAD BAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS LIFTING DRAIN PIPE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT BEING HURT ON THE DATE HE SAID HE WAS INJURED.
RAINING OPERATER MOUNTED DOZEN USING HAND RAILS SLIPPED ON TRACKS FELL BETWEEN TRACKS AND DOZER.
WAS WORKING ON A DRILL, LIFTING A PUMP DRIVE- HURT BACK.
VICTIM WAS WORKING ON DOZXER STANDING ON LT TRACK WEATHER COND WERE RAIN & COLD VICTIM PROCEEDED TO MOVE & LOST FOOTING & FELL
FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP ON PUSH ARM OF D11N. WAS HOLING ON TO HAND RAIL ON THE TILT JACK CAUSING A PULLING REACTION WHEN THE FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING SCOOP ON MAINLINE ROADWAY-SCOOPHIT HOLE IN ROADWAY BOUNCING EMPLOYEE IN DECK OR SCOOP - PAIN, STIFFNESS IN LEGS, NECK SORE WHENTURNS HEAD.
DISMOUNTING LADDER ON 201 SHOVEL, DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT 5 FINGER.
DOZER OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING RECLAMATION CREW IN LOADING CULVERT PIPE ON TOP OF D-8H. AFTER LOADING THE FIRST PIPE THE 2ND PIPE WAS BEING LOADED WHEN IT BECAME UNSTABLE & STARTED TO PUSH THE O PERATOR OFF THE TOP. HE JUMPED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE PIPE, LANDING ON A ROCKY TERRAINS.
EE LOADING ROOF BOLTS AND GLUE FROM SCOOP BUCKET TO TOP OF ROOF BOLTER. IN TURNING HE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM OF SCOOP BUCKET RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.
ROCK TRUCK DRIVER WAS COMING OUT OF PIT. WHEN A FORK CAME OFF HIGHWALL HITTING IN DITCH. THAT WAS FULL OF MUD. CASING MUD TO SPLATTER DRIVER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
WHILE OPERATING A BACKHOE EMPLOYEE NOTICED SOME DIRT & ROCK DISLODGING FROM THE HISHWALL. HE THEN EXITED THE BACKHOE CAB & STARTED TO RUN. SOME DIRT & ROCKS STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK CAUSING HI M TO FALL & INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
GOT TANGLED IN C.B. ANTENNA WIRE AND FELL TO THEGROUND AND LANDED ON HIS HIP AND BACK.
OPERATOR WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND SAID FETERDER WENT OUT HE HIT BERM THEN CROSSED ROAD AND WENT OVER THE OTHER BERM CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER.
ACCORDING TO INJJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIN OUT OF RIPPER SHANK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF PIN & ENTERED HIS LEG.
PREPARING TO REPAIR BRAKE ON REAR OF C-70 SERVICE TRUCK HAD LEFT REAR WHEELS OFF GROUND & UNBOLTED WHILE LIFTING OFF FELT PAIN IN BACK LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AFTER DARK HE JUMPED OFF OF BOTTOM STEP LANDING ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RT FOOT