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EE HAD BEEN BRUSHING IN THE HOLLOW FILL WHEN A TREE LIMB HIT AND BROKE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE BLAD TILT JACK. EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC--CHANGING HYDRAULIC LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF THE PUSH ARM. HE LANDED ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE.
EE HAD FINISHED LUNCH AND GOLTER BACK ON THE LOADER TO RESUME CLEANING COAL. HE STARTED THE LOADER AND BACKED OFF THE ELEVATED WORK AREA OF APPROX. 4-5 FOOT HIHG. THE COUNTER WEIGHT OF HIS LOA DER STRUCK A PILLAR OF COAL ADJACENT TO THE DROPOFF.
EE WAS USING A AIR ARC WELDER TO CUT A PIECE OF METAL WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AS HE WAS CUTTING HE EVENDENTLY ENCOUNTERED SOME RUST BUILD UP THE SLAG POPED AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE EE WAS WEARING A HOOD TYPEEYE PROTECTION.
EE WAS SERVICING THE BACKHOE,AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING HYDRAULIC FLUID, USING A 5 GALLON BUCKET. AS HE LIFTED THE BUCKET TO POUR FLUID INTO THE RESEVOIR, HE FELT PAIN.
INSTALLING BEARING AND RACE (CONE AND CUP) USING A HAMMER AND CENTER PUNCH. ATTEMPTED TO STRIKIE THE CENTER PUNCH WITH HAMMER. MISSED PUNCH, STRIKING LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.
DISMOUNTING DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. DUE TO RAIN DECK AT DOOR WAS SLICK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AN ARM, CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WORKED NEXT SHIFT BUT DUE TO PAIN WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS ADVISED HE HAD TORN LIGAMENT. FIRST DAY OFF 3-19-97.
EE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF PIPE FROM A 6" X 20'JOINT OF PIPE. AS HE MADE HIS FINAL CUT A SECTION OF THE PIPE ROLLED OFF THE STAND STRIKING HIM ON THE FOOT.
WHILE USING A LARGE TORQUE WRENCH TORQUE ROD NUTS ON A 777 CAT ENGINE, EE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN, POSSIBLE HERNIA
EE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL APPROX MAY 15, WHEN IT CONTINUED TO AGRAVATE. WENT TO DR AND UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 6-16-97, TO CORRECT TORN LIGAMENTS IN KNEE. REPACKING LIFT CYCLINDER ON E ND LOADER FROM A RAISED POSITION. SLIPPED AND FEL CAUSING INJURY TO RT KNEE.
EE WAS MOUNTING A D-11 DOZER TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE PUSH ARM. HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND PUSHARM CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT LEG PULLED MUSCLE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY RM HAD EXAM AND X RAY. DR ALLOWED HIM TO RETURN TO FALL DUTY THE SAME SHIFT. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 2-6-97.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING COAL TRUCKS FROM THE STOCKPILE AT THE CRUSHER. AFTER HE HAD LOADED A TRUCK HE SHIFTED THE LOADER INTO REVERSE AND LOOKED OVER HIS SHOULDER, WHEN HE DID THIS HE FE LT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT PAR OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SLOPE WITH DOZER (RECLAMATION) - WHILE PUSHING DOWN HILL HE RAN OVER A ROCK. THIS TILTED DOZER CAUSING OPERATOR TO LURCH FORWARD. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE INJU RED RIGHT HAND ON ONE OF THE CONTROL LEAVERS. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2-13-97.
EE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC PUMP AS PART OF THE RESSEMBLY OF A CLUTCH WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED IN HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC ON REPAIRS TO HIS TRUCK (777C BACK DUMP). AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN THE ACCESS LADDER ON FRONT OF TRUCK HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HOLES IN CHIP DEFLECTOR PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ON DRILL. KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING AN INSCISION OF APPROX 1 INCH LONG BY 1/2 INCH DEEP ON LEG. FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. EXAM BY ER DOCTOR- 3 SUTURES AND DRESSING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING CLEANUP AT THE RAW COAL FEED BELT AND GRIZZLY TO RAW COAL BREAKER. THERE WAS SOME MATERIAL LODGED IN THE SHOOT THAT FEEDS THE BREAKER. EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE SHOOT AND DI SLODGED THE MATERIAL WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGS AND FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND SLIDE DOWN THE COAL SHOOT APPROX. 10 FT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND SPACER TO DRIVE PINS OUT OF THE PLANETARY. HE HAD REMOVED 2 AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE 3RD PIN. WHILE DOING SO HE HIT THE SPACER AT AN ANGLE (HOT SQUARE) CAUS ING THE SPACER TO BE EJECTED THUS STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
EE WAS REMOVING THE SENSOR ON THE OTHER START ON THE DOZER WHEN THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED HOT COOLANT ANTIFREEZE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EE S HAND.
EE STATED HE HAD ASSISTED THE MECHANIC ON 2-10-96 TO PERFORM VARIOUS JOBS WHILE HIS TRUCK WAS BEING REPAIRED. THESE JOBS INCLUDED CHANGING A BRAKE CHAMBER ON HIS 777 BACKDUMP WHICH HE DID ALON E AND HELPED CHANGE A WATER PUMP ON A 992 LOADERHE STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK UNTIL 2-12-96. HE CONTINUED TO WORK TUNIL 3-5-96 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR HE STATED THE
EE WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER REPAIRING A LEAK IN A FEED PIPE. HE FELL APPROX 6 TO 7 FT FROM THIS POSITION. INITIALLY HE COMPLAINED OF A SORE LEFT SHOULDER BUT REQUESTED TO BE ALLOWED TO CO NTINUE WORK. AFTER APPORX 2 HOURS, HE COMPLAINEDOF SORE NECK, SHOULDER AND LEG. TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. UNDER OBSERVATION FOR POSSBLE NECK FRACTURE.
GREASING CRUSHER--MOVED ACCUMULATION OF COAL DUST OFF BEAM--WIND BLEW DUST INTO EYE. WHEN EE RUBBED EYE IT CAUSED COAL PARTICLE TO EMBED INTO EYEBALL. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SHOP PERFORMING REGULAR DUTY. AT ONE POINT AS HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A WRENCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING WITH PLANT WASH-DOWN. HE TOOK WATER HOSE UP TO SECOND FLOOR AND INSTRUCTED HELPER TO TURN WATER ON. WHEN LINE WAS PRESSUREIZED IT TWISTED IN HIS HAND, AS IT TWISTED A WAT ER CLAMP CAUGHT THUMB OF RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF APPROX. 1-1.5 INCH. FIRST-AID ADMINISTERED AT JOB SITE & SUTURES & MEDICATION ADMINISTERED AT HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD COMPLETED FUELING THE DOZER AND WAS INT HE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING. AS HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE PUSH ARM HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HIS FOOT LODGED BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND TRACK RESULTING IN SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE FROM FUEL STORAGE TNAKS TO PIT IN ORDER OT FUEL EQUIPMENT. WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT GRADE A PICK-UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF EMPLOYEE STOPPED TO ENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. EMPLOYEE STOPPED HOEVER HE DECIDED TO BACK OFF HILL. HE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK INTOT HE BANK AND TURNE DONTO IT'S SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BUILDING AN ACCESS ROAD TO NEW DRILL BENCH AS HE MADE A PASS WITH HIS DOZER A TREE LIMB FLIPPED UP FROM THE SIDE OF THE DOZER BREAKING SIDE GLASS OF CAB SOME FRAGMEN T OF GLASS STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE & LEFT EYE ER FOR REMOVAL OF 1 PC GLASS FROM LEFT EYE RETURNED TO WORK
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM PIT TO DUMP SITE. UPON RETURNING TO PIT FOR ANOTHER LOAD, HE DROVE THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BE BOUNCED AND JARRED HIM IN HIS SEAT AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE DID NTO REPORT INJURY TO SUPERVISOR OR COMPLETE ACCIDENT REPORT. HE CALLEDIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT HIS CONDITION WAS A REOCCURANCE OR REAGRIVATION OF PRIOR INJURY.
OFFICE/CLERICAL
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 988B LOADER CLEANING COAL WHEN THE MAIN OIL LINE RUPTURED. SPRAYING OIL ON HE TURBO IN TURN CAUSING ON IGNITION. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE LOADER APPROX 8' TO T HE GROUND. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UTNIL 11-8-94 WHEN HE RETURNED TO DR AND WA ADVISED TO STAY OFF FROM WORK FOR 1 WEEK AND RECEIVE THERAPY. INITIAL HOSPITAL VISIT DID NTO RECOMMEND TIME
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE BUCYRUS ERIE SHOVEL, SHIEF ELECTRICIAN EE INADVERTENTLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED POSTION OF THE DRIVE POWER CONTROL UNIT. THE RES ULTING INJURY DUE TO THE ACCIDENT WAS 2ND DEGREEBURN TO ANTERIOR PORTION OF RIGHT HAND AND LATERAL PORTION OF FOREARM AT ELBOW.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING SERVICE TRUCK WITH A HYDROLIC JACK. DUE TO WEIGHT BEING APPLIED TO THE JACK ON SOFT GROUND, THE JACK TILTED AND SLIPPED STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIBS, CAUSING INCOMP LETE FRACTURE TO RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE. EE RETURNEDTO WORK THE NEXT DAY ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL TO RESET FOR NEXT DRILL HOLE. WHILE IN PROCESS OF MOVING HE PLACED HIS HAND ON CAB WAL AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED THUMB IN DOOR JAMB, THE DOOR SWUNG CLOSED ON THUMB CAU SING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING STATIONARY GRINDER TO REMOVE METAL BURR FROM A PIECE OF METAL THE METAL ROTATED CAUSING A CUT TO THE PALM OF EMPLOYEES RT HAND
EE WAS DISLODGING A TREE LIMB THAT WAS HUNG IN THE HYDRAULIC LINES AND TILT JACK NEAR THE RADIOTOR. AS HE PULLED ON THE LIMB HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP AND PRIMING WATER PUMP IN TEHPIT. WHEN HE BENT OVER AND STREACHED OUT TO GET A BUCKET OF WATER FOR PRIMING THE PUMP. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL HITTING THE HOOD OF A CAT D11, SEVERED A FUEL LINE & CAUSED A MINOR FIRE. WHILE THE FIRE WAS BEING FOUGHT THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED ON THE DOZER. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUFFERED BY THE EMPLOYEES FIGHTING THE FIRE AS THEY RAN TO SAFETY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF A FUEL TRUCK & TURNED HIS ANKLE
EE WAS CLEANING UP IN THE RAW COAL TUNNEL. HE WAS USING A 4FT PRY BAR TO MOVE A LARGE PIECE OF RROCK OUT OF THE WALKWAY AS HE PRYED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE BACK STARTED HURTING DUE TO DRIVING A BACKDUMP TRUCK EVERYDAY.
EE WAS HAND CLEANING A COAL PIT WITH A SHOVEL. WHILE STANDING NEXT TO A COAL CLEANING BROOM TRACTOR THE FRONT END OF THE TRACTOR SWUNG AROUND WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND STRUCK EE LEG.
EE WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS FILTER OPERATOR WHEN HE NOTICED THE FILTER TANK OVERFLOWING IN HIS HAST TO GET TO THE CONTROLS HE FELL WHILE COMING DOWN THE STAIRS. EE COMPLETED SHIFT PRIOR TO GOING TO DR.
EE WAS LIFTING A BELLY PAN ON A D-9 DOZER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS STOMACH. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS AT THE TIME AND THE CO WAS NOT INFORMED UNTIL HE VISITED THE DR APPROX. 6 DAYS LATER.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LOADING TRUCK AT THE CLENA CAOL STOCK PILE. HE COMPLETED THIS TASK AND HAD PARKED THE LOADER AND AS HE WAS LEAVING THE EQUIPMENT VIA THE LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKIN G HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE LADDER WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SNOW-COVERED STEP AND FELL OFF OF A D10-N BULLDOZER. HIS HAND WAS FRACTURED WHEN IT HIT THE STEP AS HE FELL.
USING HAND TOOL EMPLOYEE USING PRY BAR TO DISLODGE METERIL ANCHOR POINT SLIPPED CAUSING OPPOSITE END OF BAR TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON LEFT EAR
EMPLOYEE BECAME SICK WHILE OPERATING D-10 DOZER. HE BECAME NUMB ALL OVER AND ALMOST BLACKED OUT.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF 777 TRUCK STEPPED OFF TO GROUND. RIGHT LEG GAVE WAY EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKIN GALONG THE CATWALK ON A BACKDUMP TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF FALLING TO THE GROUND. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY.
EE WAS REPLACING A PUMP IN THE PREPARATION PLANT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE PUMP TO INTERCHANGE IT WITH THE REPLACEMENT, HE INJURED THE MIDDLE PART OF HIS BACK.