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EE WAS MOVING WIRE SCREEN PANELS WITH ANOTHER EE WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PANELS.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK GRIZZLEY BARS LOOSE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS FOOT.
THIS WAS NOT A MINE RELATED ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE A CODE 10. THIS IS NOT OUR EMPLOYEE. THE SUBCONTRACTOR ENTERED OUR PROPERTY WITHOUT PROVIDING NOTIFICATION TO THE MINE OPERATOR. IN THE PRO CESS OF CUTTING TREES IN OUR FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL, A FELLED TREE CROSSED A 12,000 VOLT POWERLINE. THE SUBCONTRACTOR ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE LIVE WIRE FROM THE FELLED TREE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF COMPUTER PAPER WHEN SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER SHOULDER AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN INTO A SAND LOAD-OUT B UNKER TO RETRIVE A METAL PLATE THAT HAD FALLEN INTO BUNKER. SAND ON SIDES OF BUNKER DISLODGED AND ENGULFED EMPLOYEE FROM UPPER TORSO DOWN. EMPLOY EE FAILED TO FOLLOW PRESCRIBED COMPANY SAFETY PRCEDURES. NO PHYSICAL INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO EMPLOYEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING AROUND IN A TIGHT ARE UNDER THE CRUSHER FOR A ROCK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE NORTHWEST DRAGLINE (EQUIP. #C-11). WHEN HE WAS DONE, HE STEPPED OFF THE EQUIPMENT ONTO A ROUND ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE BACKED THE TRUCK UP TO THE DUMP LINE BY THE EDGE OF THE SAND PIT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND AS THE EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO PULL THE BED LIFT LEVER THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHIFT. THE BED WAS UP AND AFTER THE TRUCK SLID DOWNHILL THE CAB CAME UP OF THE GROUND.
THE NORTHWEST WAS WALKING FORWARD WHEN THE BOOM SWANG AROUND AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINES. THREE POWER FELL TO THE GROUND. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE NORTHW EST CRANE.
68935 MOVING CONCRETE BLOCKS EMPLOYEE FELT MINOR PAIN EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE WAS OK UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 07-08-92 & WAS TREATED FOR FIRST AID MINOR BACK STRAIN ON 07 008092 HE RETURNED TO WORK THAT SAME DAY WE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO MSHA AS IT WAS FIRST-AID ONLY ON 07-22-92 THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED A RECURRING BACK PAIN TO US WE SENT HIM BACK TO THE DOC & TH
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ROCK FROM THE SANDPIT CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR, WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED, KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
MOVING BLOCKS WITH CHAIN HELD UP CHAIN TO SNUG IT UP WHEN R THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN CHAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ASH PUMP TRYING TO REMOVE A 1 1/8IN NUT THAT WAS RUSTED ON WITH A WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE CAUSING A CUT LIP & TWO CHIPPED TEETH
CLEANING GRIZZLEY OR ROCK - HIT ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER - FRACTURED ROCK. PIECE FLEW UP STRIKING RIGHT EYE.
OCCUPATION ILLNESS EMPL FIRST NOTICED PAIN ON 2/18/91. NO ACCIDENT COULD BE VCERIFIED. AFTER OBERVATION BY DR OPERATION WAS DECIDED ON & SCHEDULED FOR 5/22/91 AT 9 A.M.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A 50 LB FOUR-INCH GATE VALVE FROM A SIX INCH PIPE,AND WAS SUPPORTING IT WITH HIS HAND TO CONTROL THE DROP.THE THREAD GAVE WAY,THE VALVE FELL,AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN GATE VALVE AND PIPE.
WHILE CLEANING OFF EQUIPMENT WITH A STEAM CLEANER, THE STEAM HOSE BLEW APART, BURNING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WITH SECOND DEGREE BURNS.
WHILESTEPPING ONTO THE PLATFORM FO THE POLYMER UNIT,EMPLOYEE KICKED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLATFROM AND BROKE THE BIG TOE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
COVER PLATE WAS REMOVED FROM SCREEN DECK IN PREPARATION FOR REMOVAL OF CHANNEL IRON.EMPL WENT TO GET STRIKER FOR WELDING TORCH AND FELL THROUGH OPENING.
CUTTING OPEN A BAG OF POLYMER WITH UTILITY KNIFE,IT SLIPPED OUT OF EML HAND.TRIED TO CATCH IT AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPL LOOKING DOWN INTO CRUSHER WHILE IT WAS IN OPERATION.WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.SOME SAND OR DIRT FROM CRUSHER HIT CORNEA AND SCRATCHED IT.
FLUSHING OUT ECOLOGIX WITH WATER HOSE WATER DEBRIS AND POLYMER SPLASHED BACK IN R EYE OF EMP SCRATCHING CORNEA
LOADING 3/4 ROCK FROM BUNKERS WEIGHTED CABLE BROKE,SMASHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST DOOR.THIS RESULTED IN CRUSH INJURY,LACERATION AND FX OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
HURT BACK TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE ROCK STUCK IN CRUSHER
WHILE PARKED IN CATERPILLAR DUMP TRUCK, WAITING FOR LOADER TRUCK TO ARRIVE, ROCKS STARTED TO FALL FROM ABOVE, SMASHED THRU WINDOW ON DRIVER S SIDE, AND HIT EE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD, CAUSING BRU ISING AND BLEEDING.
WHILE CLEANING GRIZZLEY BARS IN SAND PIT,CRUSHERMANS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE AND GRIZZLEY BARS.
WHILE ASSISTING FELLOW EMPLOYEE TO REPLACE A TOOTH ON LOADER, IN TRYING TO INSTALL TOOTH ONE EMPLOYEE USED A HAMMER TO TAP TOOTH TO ALIGN HOLES, WHEN STRUCK TOOTH A METAL FRAGMENT SPLIT OFF A ND FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES HEAD.
WHILE CLEANING STAIRS LEADING TO SCREEN DECK AT GYRO - EMPLOYEE ASSUMES A ROCK FLEW OFF THE SCREEN DECK AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD (WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT), EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS DOWN STAIRS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF A RING (THAT HOLDS THE LINERS IN PLACE IN THE GYRO CRUSHER).
EMPL PULLED FUSED IN SWITCH BOX SO BELT WOULDNT RUN WHILE THEY EMPTIED BUNKERS OF CONTAMINATED MATERIAL.BLEW 1 FUSE AS REPLACED THEM HAD PULLED HANDLE LOCKED OUT AND REPLACED 2 FUSES AND AS RE PLACED THE 3RD,THE BOX BLEW UP.LOOKED PROPERLY DISENGAGED.
DRIVER WAS HAULING FROM THE SAND PIT TO THE BAK AND DUMPING AT THE UNLOADING AREA OVER-LOOKING THE SAND PIT,STOPPED ABOUT 10' FROM EDGE,BEFORE HE COULD DUMP THE LOAD THE BANK GAVE WAY UNDER TH E TRUCK AND THE TRUCK STARTED SINKING,TRUCK WENTDOWN THE BANK FLIPPING OVER IN THE PROCESS ABOUT 20' DROP.DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF WINDOW AREA OF THE DOOR AFTER THE TRUCK CAME TO A STO
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF 769 TRUCK WHILE PERFORMING REFUELING AND SERVICING.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE FLOP GATE AFTER REPLACING 2 DISCHARGE SCREENS IN THE CENTER DECK THE COME-A -LONG WAS LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE HOOK FROM THE GATE COULDNT GET HOOK OFF SO FELLOW EMPLOYEE REACHED AROUND BETWEEN THE SCREEN DECK AND THE DISCHARGE BOX TO HELP COULDNT SEE THE END OF THE HOOK LOOKED LIKE WAS HOLDING TRIED TO TURN IT TO REMOVE AND THE GATE CA
A READY MIX TRU7K TIRE THAT WAS BEING ROLLED FROM THE GARAGE TO THE TIRE SHOP.THE MECHANIC AND HIS FOREMAN WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED.THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION IS UNKNOWN
A READY MIX TRU7K TIRE WAS BEING ROLLED FROM THE GARAGE TO THE TIRE SHOP.THE MECHANIC AND HIS FOREMAN WERE SERIOSLY INJURED WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED.THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION IS UNKNOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN2APPY WITH THE WAY A CONVEYOR BELT WAS TRACKING.HE REMOVED ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND GUARDS AND ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST IDLER WHILE EQUIPMENT WAS RUNNING.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF IDLER INT O BELT AND PULL9D HIS RIGHT HAND AND ARM BETWEEN IDLER AND CONVEYOR BELT.EMPLOYEE PULLED HIS ARM FREE AND SUPERVISOR RUSHED HIM TO EMERGENCY HOSPITAL-BROKEN AND INDEX FINGER.
FORMAN FOUND NO3REASON FOR ACCIDENT, AREA WAS LIT, BANK WAS SLOPED AS REQUIRED. WHILE SHOVELING ALONG CONVEYOR #7, ROCK ROLLED DOWN BANK AND BRUISED HIS R LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING FEEDER HOPPER IN PIT AS SWUNG SLEDGE HAMMER AT BACK OF HOPPER EMPLOYEES THUMB HIT ANGLE IRON THEN SLEDGE HAMMER HIT HOPPER
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO CLEAN A TAIL PULLEY AS WENT TO TURN POWER ON AT BOX TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL LINE
SHOVELLING CATCH BASIN OUT AND GOT PAIN IN THE BACK.
PUSHING A WHEEL BARREL AND HIT A PIP THAT WAS STICKING UP OUT OF THE GROUND ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 7-19-85 ASKED TO GO TO THE DR ON 8-26-85
SHOVELING SAND ON TO SHORT INCLINED CONVEYOR AND BELT LACING CAUGHT SHOVEL AND JERKED SHOVEL FROM HIM THE INDEX FINGER ON RT HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE AND END OF TROUGHING ROLLER O N CONVEYOR CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION OF FINGER
EMPL INSTALLING AN OVERHEAD I BEAM FOR ROLLING HOIST ON READY MIX PLANT.USED HANDLE END OF SHOVEL AS WEDGE TO HOLD ONE END OF I BEAM IN PLACE WHILE SECURING BEAM.SHOVEL FELL OUT AND HANDLE STR UCK EMPL IN FOREHEAD BETWEEN EYES CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING WIRE SCREENING FROM STOREAGE AREA ON TO WELD TRUTH AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER C&4 LEFT HAND BETWEEN SCREEN AND BED OF TRUCK.
EMPLLOYEE PICKED UP A SMALL ROLL OF 24\ CONVEYOR BELT AND LOADED IT IN HIS PICK UP TRUCK. THE NEXT MORNING HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS JUMP STARTING A FRONT END LOADER WITH A SECOND FRONT END LOADER WHICH WAS PARKED APPROX. 30IN. APART. OPERATOR STEPPED FROM ONE MACHINE TO THE OTHER TO HOOK UP THE JUMPER CABLES AND SLIPPED ON THE WET DECK INJURING HIS SHIN ON RIGHT LEG.
R.C.R. CRUSHING SYSTEMS INC WAS CONTRACTED TO UPDATE A NEW CRUSHING SYSTEM. DURING INSTALLATION THE GROUND UNDER THE OUTRIGGER GAVE WAY CAUSING THEIR CRANE TO TIP OVER ON ITS SIDE AS A RESULT OF THIS ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES FELL IN HIS HASTE TO AVOID BEING HIT. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CONTUSION SUPERFICIAL LACERATION WITH ABRSIONS TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE HAD ASCENDED ATOP THE 988 LOADER TO TAKTALK TO THE OPERATOR UPON COMPLETION OF H IS CONVERSATION HE TURNED TO DESCEND WHERE UPON HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND
EE WAS TIGHTENING A COME-ALONG WHEN THE CABLE BROKE WHICH CAUSED HIM THE LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL FROM THE CRUSHER WHICH HE WAS STANDING ON.