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EE WAS WORKING ON A 6" DISCHARGE LINE THE WAS FROZE UP. WHILE HOLDING A ROCK BAR THE SUPERVISOR CHARGED THE PUMP THUS CAUSING THE LINE TO BREAK. THE PIPE STRUCK THE EE ON RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYY WAS PUSHING LARGE DOOR OF CAGEPACTOR OPEN WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND THE CHUTE.
EE WAS LEAVING WORK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE [ELBOW & SHOULDER]. EE HOWEVER DID NOT GET IT CHECKED OUT UNTIL 12/27 AT WHICH TIME THE DOCTOR PRESCR IBE PAIN KILLERS.
EE WAS USING BON SAW TO CUT 6" PLASTIC PIPE FOR MODIFICATION. AWHILE EE WAS MAKING THE CUT, THE SAW SLIPPED CAUSING THE BLADE TO STRIKE HIS PINKI FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK LODGED BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR & THE CHUTE. WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE LODGED ROCK EE'S LEFT FOREARM WAS PULLED INTO THE ROLLER PASSING THRU THE TOP ROLLER & CONVEYOR 14.
2 EMPS WERE TRYING TO MOVE A 3/4" PIPE OFF A 2" PIPE TO LINE UP AND RECONNECT WHEN THE END OF 3/4" BRASS VALVE BROKE OFF ALLOWING APPROX 12' OF 3/4" PIPE TO FALL STRIKING EMP ON LEFT CHEEK BEL OW LEFT EYE.
EE WAS OPENING ACCESS DOOR TO THE CAGE PACTOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HOLDING THE LATCH UP WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE OPEND THE DOOR BEFORE THE LATCH WAS RELEASED, PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE LATCH
EE WAS GETTING READY TO GO UP SILO AND SWITCH GATE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD SCRAPING HIS ARM.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK OFF OF A GRATE, HE STEPPED ON THE GRATE AND FELL ON PIECE OF METAL FROM GRATE.
EMPLOYEE ENTERING CAB OF BACKHOE TO GO DOWN TO WHSE TO PICK UP PARTS. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR CLOSED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND INJURING 2 FINGERS.
EE WAS ON A LADDER CLEANING OUT A PIPE. WATER CAME OUT OF THE PIPE AND KNOCKED THE LADDER OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE HUNG ON THE PIPE ABOVE AND SWUNG INTO THE PIPE BELOW AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THAT P IPE. BRUISED HIS RIBS.
EE WAS CUTTING A SMALL STAND OF STEEL WIRE TO FISE A 3/4" STEEL CABLE FROM ITS SPOOL. WHEN THE CABLE FIELD FROM THE SPOOL. TENSION CAUSE THE CABLE TO SWING, STRICKING EE NEAR AND ON HIS NOSE.
WHILE CUTTING MINE BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE, EE SLIPPED FROM HIS STRAIGHT EDGE CUTTING HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHEET METAL ON TO A BASKET AND THE SHEET METAL SLIPPED AND FELLON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS REMOVING A 24' WOODEN LADDER, WHEN IT SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT, BREAKING THE FIRST 2 LARGE TOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SHEETING COVER ON CONVEYOR #3. THE CLAMP CAME LOOSE, SHEET MOVED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S HAND HE WAS HOLDIGN OTHERSIDE OF SHEET WITH.
EE WAS STARTING TO COME DOWN OFF OF CMI EQUIPMENT VIA LADDER; THE LADDER STARTED TO TIP BACK & EE JUMPED APPROX 6' TO THE FLOOR INJURING RIGHT LEG.
BEAM ONLY INCHES ABOVE GROUND. PLACING BOLT IN BEAM BEFORE HOISTING. FAILED TO HEAR CO WORKER SAY THEY WERE PLACING BEAM BACK ON GROUND. BEAM WAS LOWERED AND PINCHED FINGER. CUT OCCURRED FROM REACTION AS HE PULLED HAND OUT.
WHILE WORKING ON A SCAFFOLD PICK APP 12' 11" OFF THE GROUND THE PICK SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME HOLDING IT CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
PICKED UP A WOOD PLANK 10'X8"X2". AND PULLED A STOMACH MUSCLE.
WAS WALKING DOWN THE PLANT REFUSE BIN STEPS, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
MOVING PIPE W/CABLE COMEALONG WHEN PIPE SHIFTED & ROLLED PINNING INJURED EMPLOYEE'S LEG BETWEEN PIPE & HAND RAILING.
HE WAS PUNCHING HOLES IN BOTTOM OF SWITCH GEAR WHEN THE BOLT ON THE HYD RAM BROKE AND THE BACK OF THE RAM FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD UNDER THE RIGHT EAR. WE CALLED AMBULANCE AND HAD HIM S ENT TO HOSPITAL FOR CHECK UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SCAFFOLD WITH CO-WORKER WHO PUSHED HARD WHEN IT STOPPED MOVING. IT THEN MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S ARM.
EE WAS USING A BURNDING TORCH TO REMOVE A REFUSE BOX FROM THE DIESTER TABLE WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL GOT UNDER HIS HOOD AND GLASSES AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
REPAIRING A JACK ON 988 HIGHLIFT THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING THE PIN WITH A PRY BAR AND IT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE HIGH LIFT AFTER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF.
A HEAT SOURCE UNDER THE RAW COAL SILO BELT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED THE BELT TO BURN. APPROXIMATELY 1250 FT. OF CONVEYOR BELT, IDLER, ELECTRICAL AND SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE RESULTED.