EMP WAS SCALING3ROOF IN ROOM 76X77 HE TESTED ROOF WHILE GOING TO FACE AND ASSUMED A POSITION IN CORNER OF ROOM. WHILE PRYING SOME LOOSE ROOF AHEAD OF HIM HE NOTICED A PIECE COMING LOOSE TO HIS LEFT. AS HE ATT9MPTED TO MOVE A TO A SAFER PLACE A PEICE OF ROCK FELL. EMP RECIVED A GLANCING BLOW FROM FALLING ROCK IN THE SHOULDER AREA AND SUSTAINED MUSCLE STRAIN TO BACK WHILE TWISTING TO
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Showing all 8I.NAME WAS IN T3HE PROCESS OF REFUELING F A 945 LOADER WHEN I.NAME RTEACHED FOR THE FUEL PUMP HOSE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
I.NAME & I.NAME3WERE REPLACING SECTION OF TRACK IN TYHE R/R TRACK. THE SECTION FO TRACK SLIPPED OUT OF I.NAMES HAND STRIKING I.NAME ON ANKLE & FOOT. SPRAINING FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A LARGE ROCK THAT HAD CLOGGED A BIN, WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. SWINGING IT CAUSED A PIN IN HIS BACK.
EMP WAS PAINTING ON ELEVATED CONVEYOR FROM A BASKET LIFT TRUCK HE FAILED TO USE THE STABLILIZING OUTRIGGERS AND THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE THE TRUCK TIPPED OVER AS THE BOOM WAS EXTENDED
CABLE HOLDING BOOM IN PLACE SO THAT TWO MEN COULD WORK BROKE A SAFETY CHAIN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK UP THE CABLE FAILED TWO MEN WERE DUMPED OUT ONTO THE GROUND & ONE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSIO N & A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER
HE WAS PUTTING WATER IN RADIATOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL OUT.
WHILE SCALING ROCK INJURED SCALED ROCK OFF WALL & ROCK GLANCED OFF WALL INTO SCALING BUCKET ONTO INJUED LEFT FOOT BREAKING BIG TIE ON FOOT