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EE STEPPED OVER A WATER PIPE, STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE APPARENTLY STEPPED ONTO A ROCK AS HE WAS EXITING THE EUCLID TWISTING HIS ANKLE
EE WAS WORKING IN THE PIT AREA AND A ROCK HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, PINKY FINGER.
EMPLOYEE INDICATED HE WAS LOADING A SHOT. WHILE TAMPING A HOLE WITH A WOODEN POLE, A LARGE SPLINTER PENETRATED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
SHOT ROCK WAS APPARENTLY HUNG UP BETWEEN FEEDER AND HOPPER OF PLANT. EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO FREE MATERIAL, WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT.
EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER AND APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UPRIGHT A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIIL AND APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING LOADER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 2-9-96, HIS BACK STARTED HUR
EE WAS WORKING ONS CRAPER, STANDING ON LADDER,, APPARENTLY OVER-REACHED AND FELL OFF LADDER. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT, FORCING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
HE WAS GREASING THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER AND SCRAPED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A MINOR SCRATCH, BUT THE NEXT DAY HIS HAND WAS RED AND SWOLLEN.
EE WAS SCRAPING DEBRIS OFF THE CROSSMEMBERS ON THE SHOVEL, AND HIT A PIECE OF METAL, CUTTING HIS FINGER.
EMP ALLEGES HE WAS DRILLING ON TOP LEDGE,STEPPED OFF DRILL ONTO LOOSE ROCK, CAUSING KNEE TO BUCKLE. IT APARENTLY HURT FOR A MINUTE, THEN WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, GRADUALLY IT BECAME WORSE, EXPERIEN CING PAIN IN THAT KNEE.
EE HAD BACKED EUCLID TRUCK TO HOPPER AT CRUSHER PLANT, LOOKED OUT WINDOW & ROCK FLEW OUT OF GRIZZLY [CRUSHER] & HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
INJURED AND TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON THE CRUSHER. INJURED WAS CUTTING A 1" THICK DRIVE BELT WITH A CARPET KNIFE WHENIT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND IN DEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM CRUSHER AND TAIL PULLEY AREA, WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. ACCORDING TO OTHER EE S DOING THE SAME TASK, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS BEING DONE.
INJURED WAS IN WELDING SHOP REPAIRING CRUSHER MILL HAMMERS, HE WENT TO LIFT HAMMER TO PLACE ON TABLE AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF EUCLID WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. APPARENTLY HIS HAND WAS SECURE, BUT HIS BACK WAS TWISTED.
HE WAS DOING HIS "PRE-OPERATION EQUIPMENT CHECK" AND WHILE ADDING COOLANT TO RADIATOR, FELL FROM ENGINE AREA TO GROUND, TRIED TO BREAK FALL USING ARMS.
INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE REPLACING BATTERIES IN COMPRESSOR FOR DRILLING RIG. THE JOB REQUIRED LIFTING APPROX 85 LB. WAIST HIGH. AT APPROX 11:30 EE COMPLAINED FO CHEST PAIN AND WAS INSTRUCTE D TO PROCEED TO EMEREGENCY ROOM IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE PULL AND HE WAS TOLD TO GO HOME FOR HT EREMAINDER OF DAY BY EXAMINING DR.
EE INDICATED THAT A SCRAPER HAD TURNED OVER, THEY WERE USING A CABLE TO TURN IT UPRIGHT; A PIECE OF CABLE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING AROUND IN AREA OF LIMITED SPACE, HE SET FOOT ON LOOSE ROCK AND IT GAVE WAY. HE FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT 6-8' INTO A HOLE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE, AND OTHER EMPLOYEE'S WERE REPAIRING OR REPLACING A KING PIN IN A STOCKPILE TRUCK. HE SAID THAT HE FINALLY HAD HTE BUSHINGS AN DOTHE RINNER PARTS LINED UP AND SAID TO P UT THE KING PIN IN, BUT BEFORE HE REMOVED HIS FINGER, THE KING PIN WAS PUSHED THROUGH AN DNIPPED THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER OFF.
HE STATED AFTER HIS EUCLID WAS LOADED, THERE WAS A ROCK NEAR HIS REAR DUALS AND HE PICKED UP THE ROCK AND THREW IT ON HIS EUCLID. HE FELT A BURNING IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE, HOWEVER HE CONTI NUED TO WORK MAKING TWO MORE ROUNDS AND THE PAIN GOT MORE INTENSE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE HAMMERS ON THE HAMMER MILL. INJURED WAS LIFTIN GUP ONE HAMMER NAD REMOVING IT, THE DRILL STEEL PUSHIN G THE PIN CAME ON THROUGH IT AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE HAMMER OR HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND DRILL STEEL. HE DID NOT HEAR INJURED STATE THAT THE HAMEMR WAS LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO D
EE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER CRUSHER AND WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED STATED AS HE WAS CUTTING APIEC EOF METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH, THE HOSE GOT HUNG UP ON A ROCK, WHEN HE PULLED ON THE TORCH HEAD TO FREE THE LINE, IT CAME LOOSE AND RAKED THE LIT TORCH HE AD ACROSS HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE AND 2 OTHERS WRERE JUST COMPLETING A REBUILD AND MAINTENENCE ON A SHOVEL AND HE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT; AT FIRST TRY THEY DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AN D WITH MORE FORCE TRYING AGAIN TO CLOSE DOORS, CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DOORS.
A PIPE FELL INTO THE FLOOD WATERS, HE WAS GOING TO TIE A ROPE TO IT TO PULL IT OUT OF THE WATER, THE PIPE WAS TOO HEAVY AND THE ROPE BROKE, CAUSE EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. HE HIT A ROCK AND FELL INTO THE WATER. EE FELL FROM BULLDOZER.
INJURED STATED THAT HE AND EMPLOYEE WERE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REMOVING BRAKE SYSTEM FROM OLD EUCLID FOR PARTS. THE COVER PLATE WAS FROZEN ON UPPER SIDE, HE SAT ON GROUND SO HE COULD GET A BET TER GRIP ON METAL PLATE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING PLATE WITH HAMMER TO KNOCK PLATE LOOSE. HE SAID HE PUT HIS FINGERS UNDER HT EPLATE TO PRY, EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN WITH THE HAMMER AND SMASHED HI
CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF SPOOL & HIT HIM NEAR THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CARRYING EXPLOSIVES FROM TRUCK TO AREA WHERE SHOT WAS BEING LOADED HE HAD TO WALK THROUGH MUD & LOOSE ROCK EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT FALL JUST THE STRAIN OF CARRYING A LOAD & THE STRAIN OF CATCHING HIMSELF TO PREVENTA FALL CAUSED THE STRAIN SPASMS & IRRITATION HE STATED THAT HE REALLY DID NOT NOTICE THE IRRITATION UNTIL HE GOT HOME & THEN MUSCLES BVEGAN TO T
MUDDY BOOTS AND IN A HURRY. INJURED WAS GETTIN GOFF A EUCLID AND MISSED THE HAND HOLD, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON ROCK. DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST GOTTEN DOWN FROM STOCKPILE T RUCK AFTER HAVING SERVICED IT AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN MUDDY AR EA SRAOUND WORK AREAA & FELL TO GROUND & HT HIS R T KNEE ON GROUND
USED TOO LARGE A CRESCENT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER AND THE FINGER HIT A METAL STEP.
EE WAS CLEANING SLUDGE OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT DRIVESHAFT EE WENT TO TURN THE MACHINE BACK ON & EE DID NOT SEE IT TURNING SO ASSUMED IT WAS STILL OFF HE WENT BACK TO CLEANING IT & STARTED PULLIN G ON IT WHEN IT CAME ON & PULLED HIS FINGERS THROUGH THE PULLEY
INJURED WAS REPLACING FAN BELTS ON V8 GENERATOR. EH WAS SPINNING FAN B HAND TO ALLOW BELT TO GO ONTO THE PULLEY. ONE BELT GOT LODGED IN FAN, WHEN THE FAN WAS PULLED ON, THE NEXT BLADE CAME A ROUND AND CUT THE FINGER.
PULLING ON PIPE TO TIGHTEN BOLD PIPE SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL
EE WAS DIRECTING EUCLID DRIVER BACK TO DUMP LOAD OF ROCK AND GAVE MOTION TO COMMENCE DUMPING, AT THAT TIME HE PROCEDED TO EDGE OF LEDGE TO MAKE SURE ROCK WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THE LEDGE GAVE WAY AND EE SLIPPED AND FELL WITH ROCK. HE GRABBBED HOLD OF LEDGE WITH ARM, BUT ROCK EVIDENTLY ROLLED AND HIT HIS LEG WHEN THIS OCCURRED HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL 5-6 FT AND APPARENTLY HIS LE
ROLLING BULL GEAR OFF DRIVE-TRAIN OF 80D SHOVEL AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT .
I.NAME STOOD DRILL STEEL UP AND IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM.
INJUIRED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING A SHANK ON A PR-123 DRILL. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN INCAP ON DRILL TO REPLACE SHANK AND A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE. LODGING IN IT.
EMPL OF DEAN MACHINERY CO WAS USING PUNCH & HAMMER TO REBUILD FAN DRIVE ON MOTOR. INJ WAS STANDING APPROX 10' AWAY & PIECE OF METALSTRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE.
I NAME WAS TRYING TO BREAK CUPPLING ON DRILL ST EEL A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE THREADS & STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE
WHILE EMPL WAS WELDING REAR END HOUSING ON TRUCK PIECE OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DR.
DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OFF RACK ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT; BROKEN TOE, SECOND TOE ON LEFT FOOT.
WHILE LIFTING FORMS OFF IMPACT BARS EMPL POPPED BACK OUT OF PLACE. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR WO PERFORMED MANIPULATION ON BACK 6/16.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON 80D SHOVEL ON SWING SHAFT WITH PRY BAR WHICH SLIPPED & CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.
I.NAME WAS UNDER THE SHOVEL REPAIRING THE GEARS WHEN AN OBJECT FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.
THE INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM SHOVEL.IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING SO HE JUMPED.HE LANDED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND INJURED LEFT HEEL.
I NAME WAS USING WINCH TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL HE WAS POUTTING A HBLOCK UNDER THE STEEL WHEN THE C CLAMP CAME LOOSE & THE PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HIM