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Showing all 27EE STATES HE WA8 HAND MUCKING ALONG THE 1015 CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS RT ANKLE TURNED UNDER. I.NAME STATES HE HAD SURGERY ONT HIS ANKLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO DUE TO AN OFF-THE-JOB INJURY WHICH REQUI RED THE ANKLE B2NE TO BE PINNED. X-RAYS SHOW THE PIN IS BROKEN HOWEVER IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN FOR SURE THE FAILURE OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON A 275 LOADER BUCKET LIP WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEG INJURING ANKLE. THE BUCKET WAS SUPPORTED BYA JACK STAND; HOWEVER, THE STAND KICKED OUT AS HYDRAU
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK OUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON TRAILER END OF A 52 KIRUNA TRUCK HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT WHILE USING HIS LEFT HAND TO FEEL OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SHAFT MOVEM MOVEMENT AS IT W AS BEING APPLIED AND RELEASED
I NAME WAS STANDING NEAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS DRIVING A LARGE PIN INTO A DUMP CYLINDER OF ST13 LOADER. WHEN IT WAS HIT BY THE HAMMER. THE PIN SPLINTERED AND I NAME WAS STRUCK ABOVE THE LE FT KNEE WITH A PIECE OF STEEL.
I,NAME WAS REMOVING BROKEN PIECE OF SHAFT AND BEARING FROM STEEL BOX IN SMAPLE TOWER. WHEN HE BENT OVER EDGE APPROX. WAIST HIGH, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (SHAFT AND BEARING PIEC E WEIGHT APPROX. 25-50 LBS.) EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 2/4/80 AND UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR HERNIATED DISC, L5SI RIGHT SIDE.
I.NAME WAS ROLLING ROCKS AWAY FROM CARS AT VENT SHAFT 1-5 SOUTH TRACK WHEN HIS FINGER MASHED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS
I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A WHIRLY PUMP ONTO A FORKLIFT WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUMP AND FORKLIFT
I NAME CLAIMS THAT HE STEPPED OFF AMINTENANCE TRACTOR ONTO DRAIN GRATING AND TURNED HIS ANKLE ON THE RAISED EDGE.
I.NAME WASHING ROCK FROM CHUTE WHEN WATER COMING FROM HOSE HIT ROSS FEEDER CHAIN AND PARTICLES FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
I.NAME WAS HOSING FROM BEHIND COPPER PUMP AND S TEPPED OVER SHORT WALL APPROX 12 IN DIVIDER AND TURNED HER ANKLE THE FLOOR SHE STEPPED ONTO WAS NOT CLUTTERED OR WET
I.NAME SERVICED MECHANICAL SCALER AND WAS CLOSING HOOD COVER WHILE STANDING ON BACK SIDE OF WATER TANKS WHEN HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL 3\ TO GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.
I.NAME BACKING 1-631 TRUCK UP TO FET LOADED AT 1968 & 98S.HAD LEFT HAND OUT CAB WINDOW AS HE JACK-KNIFED TRUCK INTO PLACE.A CYLINDER PROTRUDING FROM BED OF TRAILER PINCHED AGAINST HIS HAND CAU SING CRUSHING TYPE INJURY TO LEFT HAND.
I,NAME EXPERIENCED A CRUSHING TYPE INJURY TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHEN THE GATE OF HOISTING CAGE FELL ON IT AFTER HE RAISED IT.
I.NAME MOVING FORK ON 1-5 FORKLIFT WHEN FORK SLID AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FORK AND FORK FRAME.
I,NAME WAS REMOVING A DRILL BIT FROM ROOFBOLT STEEL WITH A 6 LB. DOUBLE JACK WHEN THE BIT FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.
I.NAME WAS SLIDING ROLLER BRACKET OUT FROM UNDER 1015 BELT WHILE REPLACING IDLER BRACKET WHEN THE BRACKET FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.
MR. SHANER WAS LOADING TIES INTO LOADER BUCKET AT HAULAGEWAY WHEN A TIE SLIPPED AND ROLLED ONTO HIS LEFT HAND.
MR HARBISON WAS UNWINDING HOSE OOF CLEANING SOLVENT TANK WHEN END OF HOSE TOUCHED TOP OF RIGHT BOOT AND SOLVENT GOT INSIDE BOOT
MR. MORRIS WAS CUTTING A 3" TREE WITH A MACHETE. WHEN HE SWUNG, THE MACHETE HIT THE GROUND, KICKED BACK AND SLID THROUGH HIS HAND CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
MR HAND WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER IN 1-4 LADDER IN 1-4 SHOP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON GREASEY RUNG OF LADDER AND INJURED HIS KNEE
MR REESE WAS WORKING IN BASKET OF GETMAN TRUCK DOING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON CRANE IN SHOP HE PULLED THE LEVER IN BASKET TO LOWER AND PULLED IT WRONG WAY INSTEAD OF GOLING DOWN HE WENT UP AND HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN LEVER AND CRANE
MR. GIBSON WAS PUSHING A TRASH BAG INTO DUMPSTER AT 1-4 MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN HE WAS CUT BY A SHARP OBJECT PROTRUDING FROM THE TRASH.
MR. HOGAN SET A RAIL SPIKE. HE STRUCK IT LIGHTLY TWICE THEN ON THE THIRD STRIKE IT DEFLECTED & HIT HIM IN THE ANKLE.
MR. LUCAS WAS KNOCKING A BITG OFF DRILL STEEL WITH A JUMBO BIT KNOCKER WHEN THE KNOCKER FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT.
ATTEMPTING TO LOWER CLOTHES BASKET IN CHANGEHOUSE WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND BASKET FELL STRIKING EMPL ON HEAD.
SCALING FACE AND BROW WHEN ROCK HAMMER FEEDOUT MALFUNCTIONED.DESCENDED JUMBO TO CHECK HAMMER WHEILE OTHER EMPL CONTINUED SCALING.ROCK FELL AND HIT LEFT BOOM,BOUNCED TO CENTER BOOM,THEN TO RIGH T BOOM AND FINALLY TO EMPL,CUTTING FACE ON LEFT TEMPLE.