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EE WAS STANDING ON SMALL COMPACTED TAILING PILE WHILE SHOVELING. SLIPPED OFF FROM PILE, STRAINING LEG AS HE FELL.
EE WAS EXITING CONTROL VAN & INSTEAD OF WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS, HE JUMPED OVER THE HAND RAIL, LANDED ON ELECTRIC CORD.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER BELTING WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEG.
EE DROPPED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON TOE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME SMALL PEBBLES AND SLIPPED. HE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT FORWARD TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
ROCK BECAME LODGED BETWEEN TAILPULLEY AND CONCRETE WALL. INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO WALL TO ABSERVE PROBLEM AND FELL TO GROUND - 8 FT.
JTHE INJURED MINER WAS TRAMMING THE MUSTANG TRACK DRILL BACKWARD WHILE LOOKING FORWARD. THERE WAS A GARDNER DENVER DRILL WITH A CAB OPERATING ON THE NEXT ROW. THE INJURED MINER BACKED HIMSELF INTO THE DUST COLLECTOR ON THE GARDNER DENVER UPON IMPACT THE RIGHT HAND TRAMMING LEVER BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE DUST COLLECTOR PINNING THE DRILLER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSITING IN INSTALLATION OF CONVEYOR BELT. PUSHED CONVEYRO BETL WITH FOOT TO HELP ALIGN BELT BELT CAUGHT FASTRETURN ROLLER ANDBRACE.
MECHANICE WAS CHECKING SCREEN FROM PLATFORM LEANED AGAINST HAND RAIL HAND RAIL GAVE WAY MECHANIC FELL A SHORT DISTANCE TO CONVEYOR HOPPER TWISTED KNEE
EMPL CHANGING CRUSHER SCREENS.WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT DUST FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNING AIR TOOLS; AIR HOSE BLEW OFF COMPACT WRENCH. THE AIR HOSE BLEW A ROCK INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A CHAIN/HOOK (HOOK WAS AT END OF CHAIN) THE THEY HAD LIFTED THE CONVEYOR WITH. THE HOOK/CHAIN WAS CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE HAMMERED HIS THUMB-NAIL INSTEAD OF THE HOOK/CHAIN.
EMPL USING WATER CANNON TO SETTLE DUST IN WORKING AREA.HOSE BLEW OFF AND PRESSURE KNOCKED EMPL OFF TOP OF TANK.,EMPL FELL ONTO BACK CAUSING BRUISES AND SWELLING IN LOWER BACK AREA.
MAN WAS WORKING ON THE GRIZZLEY REMOVING A ROCK BIND UP. IT WAS RAINING AND THE BARS WERE WET CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL. CAUSED A BACK STRAIN.
EMPL WAS DRIVING PIN INTO BUCKET TOOTH WHEN HE STRUCK PIN PIECE SPALEDED OFF & STRUCK HIM IN THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TROUGHING ROLL ASSEMBLY ACROSS OPEN AREA TO CONVEYOR WHILE STROLLING OPEN AREA STRAIN CAUSED HERNIA UPPER ABDOMEN
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING WIRES IN AN AJACENT ELECTRICAL BOX THROUGH AN ACTIVE CONDUIT SOMETHING SHORT ED OUT CAUSING A MASSIVE ELECTRICAL EXPLOSIVE FLASH RESULTANT FLASH BURFNED UPPER FACE & CAUSE D FLASH BURNS T2 EYES FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PRAYED MAIN WIRE IN ELECTRICAL CONDUIT
EE WAS SHOVELIN1 & BREAKING ROCKS OUT OF BELT FEEDER APPARENTLY TWISTED WRONG & HURT BACK.
ROCK HUNG UP IN3FEEDER TRAP WAS CUT DOWN AND REMAINDER FED OUT ROCKS CAME OUT OF CONE AND FELL STRIKING LEG OF MAN REMOVING ROCK
EE WAS DESCENDI3G STEPS ON LOADER BOTTOM STEP WAS BENT IN SLIGHTLY. HE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP & FELL AGAINST TIRE TWISTING WRIST & CREATING POSSIBLE BROKEN BONE & DAMAGED TENDON ON HAND SIDE O F RIGHT WRIST. 3
JAW CRUSHER PLU1GED UP BY ROCKS BULGING OVER STEOPPED CRUSHER MOVING ROCK 2 ROCKS FELL AGAINST EACH OTHER CATCHING FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS FU9LING LOADER AS HE DESCENDED LADDER FROM OPERATOR PLATFORM HE SLIPPED AND FELL LEG BROKE ON IMPACT WITH GROUND
EE WAS DESCENDI3G FROM OPERATION CAB LOADER SLIPPED ON S TEPS & CUT LEG. DID NOT REPORT TO DOCTOR TILL 6-23-86.
EMPLOYEE WAS TY3NG CABLE TO LARGE ROCKS TO REMOVE FROM FEEDER.CABLE FLIPPED STRIKING LEFT LITTLE FINGER ON NAIL CAUSING BRUISE & LACERATIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING UNDER CONVEYOR AND TWISTED BACK.