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EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A FRONT-END LOADER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND ON HIS LEFT FOOT, ALL OF HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO THE FRONT OF HIS FOOT CAUSING A SEVERE TWIST.
EMPL NOTICED SOME PAIN STARTING INHIS NECK AND RADIATING DOWN TO HIS SHOULDERS EACH TIME HE WOULD OPERATE THE D-8 FOR RIPPING THE SECOND BENCH QUARRY MATERIAL PAIN WOULD NORMALLY GO AWAY WHEN THE RIPPPING WAS OVER THE LAST TIME HE DID THE RIPPING THE PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE AND CONTINUED EVEN OVER WEEKEND WENT TO DR ON 3-8-89
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN ADJUSTING NUT ON TAIL PULLEY HOUSING TO MAKE AN ADJUSTEMTN N PULLEY WHIEL CLEANING NUT WITH WRENCH IN HAND WRENCH IN HAND WRENCH HIT TURNING PULLEY AND THREW WRE NCH AND HAND ONTO CONVEYOR FRAME THE LIGHTING WAS VERY POOR.
EMP. LIFTED AND PLACE D SOME HEAVY SCREENS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT INTO AND OUT OF A PICK UP BY HIMSELF. NO HELP WAS AVAILABLE AND SCRENS AND EQUIPMENT WERE ORDERED TO BE MOVED. EMP. NOTICED T HAT HIS GROIN HURT AND HE HAD A STINGING SENSATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING OVER, STEAM CLEANING HIS LOADER. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID REPORT THIS TO HIS SUPERVISOR WUNTIL 9-29-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LARGE ROCK FROM FEED HOPPER AND ANOTHER ROCK SLID ONTO HIS HAND
EMPL ATTEMPTING ADJUST THROTTLEE ON LINCOLN ARC WELDING MACHINE.HE WAS WEARING GLOVES DUE TO EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS.HE THOUGHT FINGERS WERE IN CLOSED POSITION AND REACHED INTO UNIT TO ADJUS THROTTLE.FINGERS WERENT EXTENDED FINGER CUT BY MOVING FAN BLADE ON WELDER.
EMPL CUTTING SEALS FOR DOOR WITH KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.
EMPL INSTALLED CARBON BLOCK IMPROPERLY FELL OFF HITTING MAN ON RIGHT EAR CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION.
EMPL HANDLING BRICK FROM CONV TO MAN OUTSIDE KILN THROUGH MANHOLE .HAD ONE BRICK IN HAND WHILE ANOTHER FELL HITTING LEFT THUMB.
CHECKING OPERATION OF C/301 CONVEYOR WHEN BELT CAUGHT LEFT HAND AND THREW FOREARM AGAINST TROUGHING ROLLER BREAKING ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF COKE/COAL BIN NO 32 OBTAINING A SAMPLE FOR COKE/COAL MILL NO 1 EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON MEASURING PIPE NIPPLE AND FELL TO HIS KNEES STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE ON PIPE CAP
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL CHUTE WITH TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG FELL IN POCKET BURNING LEG-LEG GOT INFECTED DUE TO LACK OF ATTENTION AS SOOM FOREMAN WAS INFORMED ON THE 26TH EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DR
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING TWO WHEEL TRAILER FROM PICKUP ON INCLINE FAILED TO BLOCK WHEELS ON TRAILER SECURELY AND TRAILER TONGUE ALLEGEDLY HIT HIM IN STOMACH WE WERE NOTIFIED TODAY 041483 BY OUR INSURANCE CO THAT MR WYCHE HAD SURGERY FOR A HERNIA AND THAT IT WAS JOB RELATED WE ARE SUBMITTING THIS REPORT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION
EMP WAS TURNING SLOTTED BELT IN GEAR REDUCER TO POSITION CHAIN DRIVE TO REPLACE A CHAIN SPROCKET PIN EMP WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AND HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SLOTTED B ELT AND THE GEAR