EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FILTER BAGS AT MAG FILTER USING IRON ROD TO LOOSEN SHAFT END. SHAFT RELEASED SUDDENLY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO MOVE BACKWARD CAUSING STRAIN IN LOWER BACK. FIRST L-ST WORKDAY-6 -12-89.
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Showing all 19WHILE DUMPING MAG ORE AT FEED STOCKPILE AREA TRUCK BACKED OVER EDGE OF DUMP TRAVELING APPROX. 30' TO BOTTOM-TRUCK OVERTURNED TO PASSENGER SIDE. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED (1) CRACKED VENTEBRA IN LUM BAR.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH HIS BACK HE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR FOR 11/2 DAYS WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT HIM AGAIN
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE SWINGING 10 LB. SLEDGE TO LOOSEN STONE AT FEED HOPPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 200 LB. KEG OF RR SPIKES WHICH WASIN THE FRONT OF A LOADER BUCKET. IN THE PROCESS OF ROLLING THE KEG, EMPLOYEE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN KEG & LOADER BUCKET. X-RAY OF FINGER REVEALED FRACTURE AT TIP LITTLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAILROAD SPIKE PULLER PULLING RR SPIKES SPIKE PULLER SLIPPED WITH HANDLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN UPPER CHEST.CORRECT PROCEDURE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO STAND TO SI DE OF HANDLE WHILE EXERTING FORCE ON HANDLE.MEIDCAL TREATMENT PRECLUDES HEAVY LIFTING.
INSTALLING PLUG INTO SPLITTER BOX,PLUG WITH HANDLE STARTED TO FALL.EMPL TRIED CATCH PLUG WHICH PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PLUG AND PLITTER BOX.PLUG & HANDLE 40 LBS.PINCH RESULTED IN CUT -7 SUTURES
EMPLOYEE CONTAC7ED DUST IN EYE WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE AT THE TIME. IRRIATION DEVELOPED OVER THE NITE AND EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO DOCTOR. HE HAD A BURN TO HIS EYE.
WHILE CHANGING 7L2 GAS TANK LEAK OCCURRED EXPOSING EMPLOYEE TO INHALATION OF SMALL AMMOUNT OF CHLORINE GAS EMPLOYEE SUBJECTED TO MILD IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT
EMPLOYEE PINCHE8 FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND HOOK OF CHAIN FALL RESULTING CUT CLOSED WITH 8 STITCHES
WHILE USING SPIKE PULLER TO CHANGE RR RAIL BAR SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN RAIL & BAR CAUSING CUT REQUIRING 3 STUTURES
DURING OPERATION OF HYDRAULIC PUNCH PUNCH BIT BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SHOULDER RESULTING CUT REQUIRED 7 STITURES TO CLOSE
EE LOST FOOTING WHILE FUELING ENGINE PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN FUEL CAP & CATWALK CUT RESULTING IN 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE TRACK BOLT INTO TRACK SLEDGE GLANCED OFF BOLT HEAD STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FINGER FIVE STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT.
EMP WAS USING IRON BAR TO BREAK COAL CLINKERS IN BOLER FIRE BOX BAR SLIPPED AND TURNED SIDEWAYS CASUING EMP TO PINCJ FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND BOILER FRAME RESULITNG IN PINCH ON FINGER CUT REQUIR 3 STITCHES AND BROKE TIP OF FINGER
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WALKWAY BETWEEN CHANGE HOUSE AND MAINTENANCE GARAGE BRUISE TO RIGHT KNEE AND LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SHUTE ON TRIP CAR WHEN HAND SLIPPED HITTING HAND ON EDGE OF TRIP CAR LACERTION BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH FINGERS REQUIRED 5 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE DISEMBARKING AN OPEN HOPPER RAIL CAR AFTER CLEANING SAME FALL TO GROUND WAS APPROX 12FT INJURIES WERE A BREAK IN THE RIGHT ARM AND CRACKED RIB
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON LEVEL SURFACE. EMPLOYEE PERFORMED NORMAL DUTIES FROM DATE OF ACCIDENT THRU 4/1/83. INJURY WAS DETERMINED AT THAT DATE TO BE SLIGHT MUSCLE TEAR AND EMPLOYEE A SSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY ON 4/4/83.