RETIMBERING PORTAL, SMALL ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF LOWER LEFT LEG.
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Showing all 14BACKHOE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACK OFF OF ROAD AND CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK DOWN INTO A GULLY. THE OPERATOR EITHER JUMPED OR WAS THROWN ONTO THE GROUND, HE DOES NOT KNOW FOR SURE.
10699E STARTED IN FRONT (OFFICE) PORTION OF TRAILER USED FOR A CHANGE HOUSE AND OFFICE. SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. ALTHOUGH THE FIRE WAS MINOR AND WAS CONTAINED IN THE FRONT AREA OF TRAIL 59093 IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNUSABLE. WE WILL REPLACE WITH A NEW FACILITY TO BE USED FOR A SHOP,OFFICE AND CHANGE AREA.
AS HE WAS WALKING UNDERGROUND FOOT SLIPPED & HE HIT HEAD ON SUPPORTING TIMBER. HE IS NOW FEELING NUMBNESS IN LEFT HEEL.
THE EMPLOYEE LEFT PIPE WRENCH ON BACK OF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE DRILL STARTED THE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT FOREARM.BRUISED THE LEFT ARM ABOVE THE WRIST.EMPLOYEE LATER WENT TO SEE DOCTOR.ARM IS BROKEN.HE HAD BEEN WARNED NOT TO DO THIS BEFORE.
CUTTING PLYWOOD WITH SAW SAW BUMPED FRONT OF R LEG CUT IN FRONT OF R THIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK PIPE FITTINGS APART USING A PIPE WRENCH AND CHEATER BAR IN A PIPE VISE. THE PIPE BROKE AND THE CHEATER BAR HIT LEFT HAND AND WRIST. CAUSED STRESSED TENDON IN LEFT WRIST.
DRIVING LOADER DOWN DECLINE DIDNT LOWER HEAD IN TIME AND HIT HEAD ON TIMBER CAUSING NECK AND BACK TO BE JAMMED.
EMPL DROVE PICKUP OFF OF LEFT SIDE OF LOADING PIT FOR EQUIPMENT. BECAUSE TALL GRASS WAS GROWN AROUND PIT HE DID NOT KNOW PIT WAS THERE. HE WAS TRYING TO PULL AROUND TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED IN MI DDLE OF ROAD WHEN HE DROPPED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL INTO PIT. PICKUP TIPPE OVER ON RIGHT SIDE. NO ONE WAS HURT. PICKUP STILL DRIVEABLE BUT DENTED.
THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE VERTICAL SHAFT FROM HYDRO CARBON BLDG THE IGNITION SOURCE IS UNKNOWN. THE EXPLOSION FOR4CED THE MAN CAGE, WHICH WAS PARKED ABOUT 10 FT BELOW THE SHAFT DOORS, TO B REAK THROUGH THE DOORS AND UP THRU THE TOP OF THE HEADRAME. THE MAN CAGE LANDED ON THE ROOF OF THE HOIST HOUSE. WITHOUT THE HOIST CAN NOT GET UNDERGROUND TO INVESTIGATE.
LIFTING ELECTRIC PUMP TO PLACE BLOCKING UNDERNEATH. WATER LEVEL WAS RISING TO ELECTRIC MOTOR.
WHILE WELDING PIPE AT SHAFT COLLAR SOME SPARKS ACCIDENTLY IGNITED RAG USED AS FIL MATERIAL IN END OF PIPE. RAG THEN FELL DOWN TO BOTTOM & IGNITED CRUDE OIL. DAMAGE FROM WAER PUT INTO SHAFT TO PUT FIRE OUT TO EQUIPMENT & SOME LOSS OF PRODUCTION.
HEAVY SNOW CAUSED LEAK INTO PUMP PIT CAUSING WATER T ENTER ELECTRICAL STARTER UPON ENTERING PIT CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT RESULTING IN SMALL FIRE THAT CAUSED BURNS ON EES RT HAND FROM THE WRIS T DOWN.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OBSERVING THE BARING DOWN OF A SLAB THAT WOULDN\T FALL.WHEN ROOF BOLTING THE AREA THE SLAB FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG AND SHOULDER.