A PROPPED OPEN DOOR SLAMMED SHUT IN A GUST OF WIND WHILE SOLDERING A RADIATOR. DOOR SLAMMED SHUT, PINNING THE HEAD INSIDE.
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Showing all 12LOOSE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL IT W TIMBER SET AND CRIBBING ONE PIECE CRIBBING DISLODGED SOME GROUND CAUSING GROUND TO GIVE AWAY. STRUCK A PIECE OF TIMBER IN EE S HAND PINNING HAND B ETWEEN TIMBER & BUCKET. SMASHED FINGER.
ROCK SIZE OF FOOTBALL CAME OFF OVER TIMBER BEING SET STRUCK M INER
EE WAS LOOSENING A LARGE NUT WITH A WRENCH CHECK APPARENTLY IN A TWIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TOOTH ON BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER.AN AIR RATCHET HELD IN THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT AHND WAS USED TO INSTALL BOLT WHICH WAS IN EMPLOYEES LEFT AHND.BOLT SLOPPED WHILE SPINNIN G AND INJURED LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM 7 YARD FRONT END LOADER,STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING THE WATER TRUCK TO THE DRILL RIG,THE ROAD WAS SNOW PACK FROM PREVIOUS TRAVEL EARLIER IN THE DAY.WHEN HE STARTED UP THE SECOND BAD PART OF THE HILL HE HIT ICE AND CAME BACK DOWN OUT OF CO3TROL AND MISSED THE ROAD ANS WENT INTO THE DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG UP THE RAISE TO THE SURFACE.BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND LANDINGS A FOOTBALL SIZE CHUNK OF CLAY FELL,EMPLOYEE DUCKED TOWARD THE LADDER AND IT GLANCED OFF HIS HAT SNAGGING THE LIG HT CORD SNAPPIN1 HIS HEAD BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM TROMMEL GUARDING A SHOT WITH ONE STICK OF DYNAMITE.WHEN THE SHOT WENT OFF A ROCK HIT A LIGHT FIXTURE ON APOLE BY THE HOPPER,SENDING GLASS TO T ROMMEL AND APIE7E OF GLASS HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.(AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT,IT WAS NOT REALIZED THAT THIS WAS LOST TIME ACCIDENT-THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN REPORTING).
EE WAS ROCK BOL7ING WHEN APPROX ONE TON OF BROKEN MATERIAL FROM THE ROOF FELL ON HIM KNOCKING DOWN INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE DID NOT SEE DR AT THE TIME OF INJURY HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS INJURED BADLY 9NOUGH AT THE TIME BUT SHOULDER CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM UNTIL HE SAW DR ON 1-13-87. HIS LOST TIME BEGAN ON 7-23-87 WHICH WAS HIS LAST DAY OF WORK-SURGERY ON 7-27-87.
EMP WAS CUTTING3AN 8X8 TIMBER WITH A 14 IN GASOLING POWERED CHAIN SAW AND THE CAST ALUMINUM KICKBACK SAFETY BAR HELD IN LEFT HAND BROKE CAUSING LEFT HAND TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MOVING CHAIN 3
EMP WAS SERVICI3G COMPRESSOR AND WAS WALKING AWAY FROM COMPRESSOR DOWN HILL IN A SNOWY AND ICY ZAREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER