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EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE MANCAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WATCHING HIS FOOTING INJURY INVOLVED FIRST AID (ELASTIC BANDAGE WAS APPLIED TO LEFT ANKLE.
THE EE STATES HE WAS USING A DIE GRINDER TO LEVEL THE EDGES OF A HOLE SO IT WOULD ACCEPT A PIN. AT SOME POINT DURING THE GRINDING PROCESS, A PIECE OF METAL LANDED NEAR HIS EYE. HE DID NOT ACTU ALLY KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL LATER ON THATDAY. HE THINKS THE PIECE OF METAL MAY HAVE BEEN STUCK TO HIS FOREHEAD OR HAIR AND FELL INTO HIS EYE WHILE CLEANING UP OR SHOWERING.
54736YEE WAS CLEANING UP ON SCALPING SCREEN FLOOR WITH A SHOVEL AS HE STEPPED TWISTED AROUND HE STRAINED HIS BACK EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A CHRONIC BACK CONDITION
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A CAN IDLER WITH A PRYBAR WHEN THE IDLER CAME UNSTUCK AND PULLED THE PRYBAR INTO THE CONVEYOR THUS THE BURRS ON THE PRYBAR CUT HIS RIGHT/HAND FINGE RS RESULTING IN APPROX. 8 STITCHES.
SCALING 5 C ROCK FELL ON FOOT
THE EMPLOYEE STA3ES HE WAS LOOSENFING A 2IN PIPE UNION WITH A PIPE WRENCH THE FITTING WAS TIGHT & LET LOOSE ALL AT ONCE THUS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO GET A JOLT TO THE BACK
IN CAB OF HAUL TRUCK,ANOTHER EMPL SLAMMED THE CAB DOOR ON EMPL STRETCHED OUT HAND CAUSING FRACTURED LEFT THUMB.HAUL TRUCK WAS PARKED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPL PULLING ON CROWBAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED HIT HIM IN MOUTH CAUSING TOOTH TO CHIP.
THE EE STATES HE WAS WELDING ON THE STACKING CONVEYOR, WHEN HE WAS STANDING ON THE WALKWAY AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED THUS CAUSING ONE FOOT TO DROP LOWER THAN THE OTHER, THUS RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.
THE OPERATOR WA STEPPING OFF THE DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK JAMMING HIS SELF-RESCUER INTO HIS LOWER SPINE.A HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO THE STEP GREATLY CONTRIB UTED TO THE SLIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS POWDERING A DRILL HOLE IN THE MINE FACE IN THE NORMAL MANNER FROM THE PLATFORM ON THE POWDER TRUCK. WHEN THE AIR WAS APPLIED, THE ANFO HOSE KICKED BACKWARDS. THIS SUDDEN AND FORCE FULL MOVEMENT OF THE HOSE CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING BEHIND THE PRIMARY PANFEEDER. DURING THIS ACTIVITY, HE SLAMMED HIS LEFT ELBOW INTO A VERTICAL I-BEAM AGAINST THE BACK WALL, THUS CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE T O HIS LEFT ELBOW AND SOME INFLAMMATION.
I.NAME STEPPING DOWN ANFO TRUCK,FELT PAIN IN BACK.NO UNUSUAL MOTION INVOLVED.PAIN SUBSIDED BUT RETURNED AND CONTINUED THROUGHT WEEKEND AND WAS REPORTED TO SAFETY SUPV 5-21-91.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRIVING UP TO THE DRAGLINE IN THE QUARRY PICKUP (EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER), WHEN THEY HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PASSENGER DOO R. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT TO HIS HEAD REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES. (THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT).
ACCIDENT AT THE PORT/DOCK FACILITY CUT REQUIRED 6 STITCHES EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GRINDING DOWN SCREW HEADS TO REMOVE TIN FROM A WALL IN THE CAR SHAKER WHEN THE GRINDER SLIPPED THUS CAUSING IT TO RUN ON HIS OPPOSITE HAND (LEFT) EMPLOYEE WASWEARING COTTON GLOVES
EE WAS ASCENDING THE LADDER OF THE LOADER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE BACKED DOWN TO THE GROUND, AND FOUND THE PAIN IN HIS KNEE SEVERE ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE HIM BEARING WEIGHT ON THE LEG. ACCORDING TO THE EE HE DID NOT SLIP FALL OR TWIST THE KNEE NOR DID HE BUMP THE KNEE OR INUURY IT IN ANY WAY NO DEFICIENCIED WERE FOUND IN THE LADDER. ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIANS TH
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A RATCHET/COME-A-LONG TO LIFT THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON BQ-1 WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
ON 9/254 MAINTENANCE MAN WAS REPOSITIONING CABLE ON HOIST DRUM WHEN SUPERVISOR PULLED ON CABLE TO REMOVE SLACK. CABLE WHIPPED DOWN & SMASHED FINGER CASUING SWELLING. ON 10/7 MAINTENANCE MAN HI T SAME FINGER WITH HAMMER & HE WAS TAKEN TO DR &XRAYED FINGER WAS BROKE BUT IT IS NOT KNOEWN WHICH INCIDENT CAUSED BREAK.
THE DRILLER WAS OPERATING A JUMBO WHEN A PIECE OF MUD FLEW BACK FROM THE HOLE. THE MUD WENT THROUGH A HOLE ON THE NOSE BRIDGE OF THE OPERATOR'S SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS EYE CAUSING IRR ITATION.
I.NAME WORKS AS HEAD BLASTER UNDERGROUND AND WAS BACK AT FACE LOADING DRILLED HOLES WITH ANFO.MOVING TO ANOTHER HOLE,TRIPPED OVER LOOSE ROCK.FELL BACKWARDS AND PUT OUT LEFT HAND TO BREAK FALL. LEFT THUMB OVEREXTENDED CAUSING SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING BARREL OF PULVERIZED LIMESTONE(600LBS) INTO A TRUCK TRAILER SUING A HAND CART.THE HAND TRUCK RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK RAMP AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.EMPLOYEE FELT P AIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
STANDING BETWEEN TWO PALLETS OF BAGS MATERIAL. REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN EMPTY WOODEN SKID THE FORKLIFT OPER PICKED UP
THE EE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO ALIGN A PAD ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER PANFEEDER OVER HIS HEAD HE WAS PUSHING BY HAND AND ALSO USING A PRY BAR WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE EE SHOULD HAVE BEEN USING COME ALONGS.
AFTER HOOKING UP ROOFBOLTER CABLE TO POWER BOX, HE TRIED TO HOOK UP SAFETY CHAIN TO ROD. THE ROD WAS STUCK IN HOLE AND WHILE PUSHING UP ON ROD IT BROKE FREE- SUDDENLY INTO HOLE MASHING FINGER AGAINST PILLAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A HOSE TO THE OIL PUMP, RESTING HIS OTHER HAND ON RAILING. THE PUMP FELL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE RAILING, TEARING SOME SKIN OFF. FINGER REQUIRED FOUR STITCHE S.
EMPL CARRYING AIR CYLINDER-100 LB FROM SHOP BENCH TO STORAGE GARAGE A DISTANCE 50'.FELT OVEREXERTION.AS DAY WENT ON BACK TIGHTENED UP AND PAIN STARTED TO OCCURR.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE DRAGLINE LADDER WHEN AS HIS FOOT (RIGHT) HIT THE GROUND IT TWISTED THUS CAUSING THE STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPL LOADING FLATBED TRAILER WITH 50 LB BAGS OF LIMESTONE ON PALLETS.GOT ON TOP OF ONE TO RESTACK SOME BAGS WHICH HAD FALLEN OFF.WHEN HE FINISHED STACKING BAGS HE JUMPED TO TRAILER FLOOR-3'-A ND HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 1/2 LB HAMMER AND A WOODEN DRIFT TO DRIVE A BRSS BUSHING OUT OF AN UPPER MILL JOURNAL.WHEN HE STRUCK THE DRIFT IT SPLIT AND THE AHMMER HEAD CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE JOURNAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A FULL LP TANK ON HIS SHOULDER THE TANK WEIGHED 75 LBS HE CARRIED THE TANK APPROX 15 FT AND TOOK A STEP UP ON THE STEPS AT C DOOR THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULD ER BLADE AREA EMPLOYEE HAS PAST HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS
WHILE ROOFBOLTI3G OPERATOR WAS RAISING WRENCH ON MACHINE TO PUSH BOL INTO HOLE WHEN BOLT BENT. AS BOLT BENT IT PUSHED WRENCH & HIS RGT HAND INTO STEEL GUIDE RAIL MASHING TOP OF CENTER FING ER. 3
EMPL PUSHING HA3DTRUCK LOADED WITH 10 50LB BAGS PULVERIZED LIMESTONE INTO TRUCK.EMPL CROSSED OVER DOCK PLATE AND WENT 5' INTO TRUCK.EMPL STOPPED HAND TRUCK SLIPPED AND FELL.HAND TRUCK DIDNT FA LL ON EMPL FLOO9 WAS CLEAN AND DY AS WERE EMPL SHOES.EMPL WAS WORKING AT UNSAFE SPEED.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WAS A SMALL FUEL SPILL. THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED ON THE SPILL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE (DIESE5 WORKING ON AS HE STOOD UP HE HI OW THE FOLLOWIN1 MORNING EMPLOYEE COULD BARELY MOVE HIS NECK
THE EE STATES H9 WAS WASHING A HAUL TRUCK WITH A CLEANING HOSE. AS THE EE STEPPED OFF THE TRUCK HE LANDED ON THE HOSE & SIMUTANEOUSLY HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME OIL ON THE FLOOR THUS TWIST ING HIS ANKLE. 3
EE WAS LOOKING 8OWN INTO ROCK CRUSHER TO FIND THE BEST PLACE TO SECURE A HOOK TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK AS EE STOOD UP HE TWISTED AT THE WAIST & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK.
INJURED WAS SCALING RIB, PULLING BAR TOWARD HIS BODY WHEN THE ROCK FELL THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO BAR CAUSED BAR TO THRUST FORWARD ONTO SIDE OF FACE ONE TOOTH WAS BROKEN AND ONE TOOTHE WAS CHIPP
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50LBS BAGS OF #6 MATERIAL AT THE #5 PACKER ONTO A PALLET EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM SLIDE OF A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR EMPLOYEE USES A METAL BAR TO TURN GEAR TO CLOSE SLIDE THE SLIDE SLIPPED OUT OF ITS GROOVE THUS CAUSING THE METAL BAR TO SNAP BACK AND THE RT WRIST TO HYPER EXTEND ITSELF THE WRIST DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING
PLATE TIGHTENED AGAINST TOP-MASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER-ROOF BOLTING
WAS SECURING CABLE ON BACK OF DOZER WHEN HE CUT THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON BROKEN STRANDS OF THE CABLE
EE WAS ON TOP OF A BULK LIMESTONE TRUCK. EE WAS GOING TO PUT HOSE IN ONE OF THE TRUCK TOP HATCHES FOR LOADING WITH #7 PRODUCT. EE REACHED FOR THE HOSE BUT LOST HIS BALANCE & SLIPPED OFF THE T OP OF THE TRUCK. EE FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 12 1/2\ TO THE GROUND. EE LANDED ON HIS FEET & FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE.
INJURED GOT HIS FEET WET. HE THEN GOT LIME IN HIS BOOTS WHICH WERE NOT LACED UP. THE LIME MIXED WITH THE MOISTURE ON HIS FEET AND CAUSED THE BURNS. INJURED DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNITL TH E NEXT DAY. THE BURNS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD HE REPORTED IT WHEN IT HAPPENED.
TAKEN OFF DEATH CERTIFICATION EXSANGUINATION TRAUMATIC LACERATION OF HEART AND THORACIC AORTA TRANSECTION SEVERE CLOSED THORACO ABDOMINAL INJURIES CRUSH
INJURED WAS RIDING MULE MANTRIP VEHICLE TO LUNCH ROOM WHEN A HAND PUMP FELL FROM A STORAGE SHELF ON THE MAN TRIP AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT
INJURED BENT OVER TO PICKUP A 10FT SECTION OF AIR TRAC STEEL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A CATCH IN HIS NECK AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE HIS HEAD OR LOOK UP
INJ STRAINED HIS BACK WHENN HE PUSHED A PIECE F METAL TO ONE SIDE OF THE WELDING TABLE
DIGGING WET COAL FROM UNDERNEATH COAL PULVERIZERUSING METAL BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED STRIKING THUMB AGAINST SIDE OF COAL BIN CHUTE.
CLEANINGUP BLASTED ROCK ALONG LEFT WALL WITH FRONT END LOADER BUCKET,HIT HUMP IN FLOOR AND JERKED EMPL AROUND HURTING LEFT UPPER RIBS.
EXITING LUNCHROOM,FALL TO FLOOR SEVERELY TWISTING LEFT ANKLE,POSS.STEPPED ON UNEVEN PLACE IN MINE FLOOR,HAS ONE EIGHT INCH STEP DOWN.HOWEVER,EMPLCLAIMS ALREADY STEPPED DOWN BEFORE HE FELL.