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EE WAS FUELING HEAVY EQUIPMENT & WHEN HE RETURNED THE HOSE TO THE HANGER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN THE SOIL BERM AT THE FUEL TANK CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL & FALL TWISTING HIS KNEE
EE WAS REMOVING THE MUFFLER FROM THE HATACHI SHOVEL. HE HAD PLACED HIS FOOT IN A GREASY AREA & SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO START TO FALL. HE WAS ABLETO CATCH HIMSELF BUT TWISTED HIS LOW BACK IN THE PROCESS CAUSING A BACK STRAIN
EE WAS UNPLUGGING A WAX LINE. WHEN THE LINE CLEARED IT EXPELLED HOT WAX THAT GOT INSIDE OF THE GLOVE AND CAUSED MINOR 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT WRIST.
WHILE REMOVING AN OIL FILTER FROM SERVICE TRUCK THE WRENCH BEING USED AND A CHEATER EXTENSION SLIPPED AND HIT EMP IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION 1/2" LONG ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
OPERATOR EITHER BLACKED OUT OR WAS SOMEHOW KNOCKED OUT WHILE DRIVING THE HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BERM AND DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. THE OPERATOR SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION AND 4 BROKE N RIBS WITH A POSSIBLE PUNCTURED LUNG. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, DRY AND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCIDENT.
EE BEAT OVER PICKED UP SAMPLE CAN AND RAISED UP TO UPRIGHT POSITON STRIKING RIGHT SIDE TEMPORAL AREA AGAINST PLATFORM SUPPORT BEAM.
MINER WAS ASCENDING 6' STEP LADDER WITH AIR TOOL IN LEFT HAND. AS HE STEPPED UP TO 3RD LADDER RUNG, THE LADDER FEET SHIFTED, THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. MINER FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR, APPROX. 3'.
MINER WAS ADJUSTING ROLLER BEFORE TIGHTENING BOLTS. WILE MINER WAS BENT OVER ROLLER THE AIR LINE CONNECTED TO 1" AIR IMPACT WRENCH BROKE FREE OF CONNECTION. THE AIR LINE STARTED WHIPPING ARO UND. MINER JUMPED BACK TO AVOID THE AIR LINE SLAMMING ELBOW INTO ANOTHER ROLLER ON THE MACHINE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO CHECK TOLUENE TANK LEVEL VIA SIGHT GLASS, VALVE NEAR TOP OF SIGHT GLASS DRIPPED ONE DROP OF TOLUENE INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRWAY FROM SECOND LEVEL FINES PLANT. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL FOUR STEPS TO STAIRWAY LANDING AREA. STEPS WERE WET FROM LIGHT MISTING OF RAIN.
WHILE STOOPING OVER TO WRAP A PALLET OF BAGS WITH STRETCH WRAP, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK. APPROX. WEIGHT OF STRETCH WRAP ROLL WAS 10-12 LBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A 55 GALLON DRUM FILLED WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL OVER A FIVE FOOT HIGH WALL OF MUD HE LIFTED IT END TO END & FELT A STRAIN IN HIS STOMACH AREA
WHILE RODDING OUT BOTTOM END OF CONVEYOR POCKET WITH METAL ROD, A CONVEYOR BUCKET CAUGHT THE ROD, THE ROD GRABBIN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AND JERKIN GIT, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND SPRAIN TO WRIST AND HAND.
POSITIONING A 657 TO MAKE ANOTHER SCRAPING PASS. THE PUSHER, A D-10 DOZER, STRUCK THE 657 FROM BEHIND, CAUSING THE OPERATOR OF THE 657 TO BE JOSTLED AROUND THE CAB OF THE 657.
SHOVELING LIGNITE EXP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE UP LOCKED DOWN CONVEYOR SYSTEM BY GRABBING DRIVE BELTS & PULLEYS & PULLING ON THEM SYSTEM BROKE LOOSE & TORQUE OF CONVEYOR WHIPPED BELTS & PULLEYS DRIVE BELTS PULL ED MINERS LEFT HAND INTO PULLEY
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH A FRESHLY WASHED DOWN PASSAGE WAY BETWEEN EQUIPMENTS,STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF LIGNITE,LOST HIS FOOTING FELL ON BUTTOCKS.STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
EMPL DISMOUNTING LOADER,SLIPPED & FELL TO SIDE OF MACHINE CATCHING HIMSELF FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND. EMPL TWISTED LOWER BACK WHEN FALLING AWAY FROM THE LOADER LADDER.
MINER WAS STANDING NEXT TO REMELT KETTLE MAKING AN ENTRY IN HIS OPERATORS LOG WHEN THE LID TO KETTLE SLAMMED SHUT,SPLASHING HOT WAX(263DEGREESF)ONTO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK.MINER SUFFERED MOSTLY 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON FACE AND NECK.ON OTHER INJURIES.
OPER CAT IN PUSH PULL OPER WITH OTHER 637. THE TRAILING 637 SLAMMED THE REAR END OF LEAD 637 SUFFERED WHIPLASH TYPE INJ
MINER WAS WALKING DOWN AN APPROX. 20 DEGREE HILLSIDE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK IN THE PATHWAY. RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE BUCKED AFTER ROLLING OFF OF THE ROCK. MINER FELL TO GROUND WITH SHARP PAINS IN RIGHT FOOT ANKLE AREA.
MINER WAS RE-ATTACHING CLIPPING CATCHER BAG TO LAWN MOWER WHNE HE STUMBLED OVER A STATIONARY SPRINKLER HEAD. HE FELL ONTO THE INTO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER THAT IS LOCATED ADJACENT OT A RETAINING WALL, WHICH ABUTS THE LAWN THAT HE WAS MOWING. THE HEIGHT OF THE RETAINING WALL AT FALL POINTIS 5 FEET, THE DUMPSTER BEING TWO FEET BELOW THE WALL. FALL DISTANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET.