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INSTALLING 12" PIECE OF PIPE ON DUST BUNKER DOOR. USING CABLE COME-ALONG TO PULL PIPE FLAT ON DOOR. HOOK ON COME-ALONG SLIPPED PINNING FINGER BETWEEN COME-ALONG AND FLOOR. 4TH FINGER ON LEFT H AND FRACTURED.
October 24, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RAIL CONNECTIONS AND SWITCH BOLTS WITH A HAMMER AS HE WALKED LOCOMOTIVE BACK INTO PLANT AREA HE BENT OVER SWUNG THE HAMMER ONCE AND APPARENTLY SUFFERED SOME SORT OF SE IZURE HIS BODY STIFFEND AND SHOOK RAPIDLY I.NAME WAS NEARBY AND CALLED I.NAME LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR AND THEY WENT TO I.NAMES AID I.NAME SAID I.NAME APPARENTLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS HIS EYES ROLLED
September 30, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalshopman repair cars, mechanicMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING SLIGHTLY OVERHEAD ON VERTICAL PIPE AND WAS BURNED THROUGH COVERALLS WITH SPATTER. HE NOTICED A RED LINE RUNNING UP HIS ARM FROM THE BURN.
EE. WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO BOLT A METAL STRAP TO THE FRAME OF A STICK PICKER. HE PUT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE STRAP AND FRAME TO HOLD THE BOLT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE HOLE IN THE FRAME , AND WHEN HE TRIGGERED THE WRENCH, THE BOLT WENT HOME FASTER THAN THE EE ANTICIPATED SQUASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
August 5, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesHANDLING OF MATERIALS
NATURE OF EMPLOYEES WORK INVOLVES HEAVY LIFTING PULLING HAMMERING ETC.HE APPARENTLY NOTICED SOME PAIN IN HIS ARM APPROX.2MOS.AGO BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY IT WOULD RECEDE SOMEWHAT BUT DURIN G A PARTICULARLY STRENUOUS SHIFT ON 061588 THE PAIN BECAME GREATER & HE FELT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT
June 13, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS USING COMEALONG TO LIFT METAL HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE & HIT A PIECE OF STEEL WITH ELBOW OCCURANCE JUST REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AT THAT TIME ON JUNE 13 1988 HIT ELBOW AGAIN ON HAND RAIL WHILE INSTALLING GUARD LEFT ELBOW HAS BONE CHIPS
June 9, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING 20 LB HAMMER IN BASEBALL BAT FASHION TO TIGHTEN A NUT ON MAIN SHAFT CRUSHER ASSEMBLY AND APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE DOING SO
May 26, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE COMPLETED 11 1/2 HR SHIFT ON SAT SAT EVENING HE NOTICED A SORENESS IN HIS RT ARM SORENESS DID NOT GO AWAY BY MONDAY AM WENT TO DR WHO SAID TENNIS ELBOW OR TENDENITIS NO ACCIDENT OCCUR ED DURING HIS SHIFT EMPLOYEE BEGAN VACATION ON 5-16-88
EMPLOYEE HIT A PIECE OF PLOW STEEL WITH HAMMER TO FIT INTO PLACE AND A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND STPCK IN HIS UPPER LIP
March 23, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMP WAS CLEANING UP N SCREEN DECK. HE WAS CLIMBING UP ON SCREEN DECK WITH 1 1/2 IN HOSE SLUNG OVER HIS SHOULDER, PULLING IT UP WITH HIM. WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS NECK
March 15, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PLANT YARD UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE
February 17, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WASNT 8URE OF DATE OR IF HE WAS LIFTING SAMPLES OR SCREEN TRAYS WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN LOWER BACK HE DIDNT REPORT THIS AT TIME BECAUSE IT DIDNT HURT THAT MUCH A WEEK LATER THE PAIN WAS HURTI3G HIM SO WE SENT HIM TO CLINIC FOR THERAPY
November 30, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING SCREEN 94'X5') TO SCREEN STORAGE RACK. PALLET OF UNEVENLY STACKED SCREENS WAS IN FRONT TO RACK, IT WAS JUST LIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE WHERE HE WAS WALKING, BUT DARK IN THE RACK ITSELF ANDHAD 4UST STOPPED RAINING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT WANT TO STEP ON PALLET OF SCREENS SO HE THREW THE SCREEN INTO THE RACK WHERE IT APPARENTLY SNAGGED ON ANOTHER SCREEN AND BOUNCED BACK AT H
November 23, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG 3 FT PRYBAR TO MOVE TURBO CRUSHER LID BACK INTO PLACE.
November 18, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE AT PIT CO3VEYOR #10 SWITCH HOUSE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TRANSFORMERS WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING CONNECTIONS HIS SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER
October 13, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE HITTIN1 WEDGE END OF MOUNTING BELT ON MOVING JAW OF 48 X 60 JAW CRUSHER HAMMER HIT OPPOSITE LOW DIE CAUSING BLOW TO GLANCE OFF AND HIT FINGER RT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED PRESCRIPTION M EDICATION GIVEN3
October 6, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS UN1LUGGING ROCK FROM #1 GRIZZLEY HE REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES AND WIPED AWAY SWEAT FROM HIS LEFT EYE WITH HIS HAND WHILE WEARINF GLOVES DUST AND DIRT FROM GLOVE ENTERED EYE
October 1, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metalassistant mine foreman, assistant mine managerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CLIMBING DOWN L5DDER OF 988 LOADER WHEN, STEPPED ON GROUND FELT BACK GIVE WAY. PHYSICAL THERAPY REQUIRED.
September 23, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CUTTING A STEEL3PLATE IN HALF WHEN ONE HALF DROPPED OFF EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK BRINGING THE WELDING T ORCH ACROSS WRIST 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS
September 21, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING UP ALONG CONVEYOR 67 NORTH SIDE AND RAN INTO AN OVERHANGING SPLITTER CAR. HE WAS WATCHING JUST AGEAD OF HIS FEET, AND CAR HIT HIS HARD HAT AT THE FOREHEAD.
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