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EE OPERATING FRONT-END LOADER IN REVERSE. LOADER BACKED OVER 2 FT. HIGH PILE OF SAND. BODY WAS THROWN UP AGAINST RIGHT ARM REST. REPORT WAS NOT MADE TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE UNTI L 6-11-99.
USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A WEDGE FROM A DRAGLINE CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING PUMP OFF OF TRANSPORT. EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK AND STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
PULLIGN SHEET STEEL OUT OF SHEARING MACHINE. EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD AND LEFT INDEX FINGER LANDED ON TAIL PULLY GRIPPERS.
EMPOYEE WAS TURNING THE CRANKHANDLE OF A WINCH, TO HOIST A WATER PUMP. THE RATCHET LOCK LEVER CAM ELOOSE AND THE CRANK HANDLE SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK HIS LIP.
ASSISTING IN MAKING REPAIRS TO CRUSHER. USING CHAIN COME-A-LONG TO MOVE MOTOR, CHAIN DROPPED & MOTOR HIT EE HARD HAT PUSHING IT DOWN OVER FOREHEAD & INTO SAFETY GLASSES. RIM OF SAFETY GLASSES CUT INTO FACE NEAR LEFT EYE.
HAD WALKED THRU OIL DRIPPING OUT OF HYDRALIC PUMP ONTO DREDGE DECK. SLIPPED ON STEP UPON ENTERING HYDRAULIC ROOM ON DREDGE.
PULLING ON PRYBAR WHILE HELPING TO REPAIR A GEAR CASE ON A DRAGLINE. UNDER DR. CARE SINCE 5-15-98 AND RELEASED TO NORMAL DUTY. RECHECK W/DR ON 5-26-98 AND RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A SHAKER TOWER FOR MOST OF THE DAY. AT 3:00PM HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. SHAKER TOWER WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND LOACTED AT THE FABRICATION SHOP.
WHILE SITTING BETWEEN HOIST ANAAD DRAG DRUMS EMPLOYEE REACHED BACK AND BEHIND HIMSELF TO PULL ON WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BEARING CAP. HE WAS TWISTING AND STRAINING HIS BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE HAD REPLACED DRAGLINE ENGINE ROOF GRATE TEMPORARILY UNTIL NEXT WORK DAY SO THAT REPAIR WORK COULD BE CONTINUED. EMPLOYEE THEN STEPPED ON GRATE THAT WAS NOT FASTENED DOWN AND GRATE FEL L THRU OPENING AND EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN INTO ROOM OF ENGINE ROOM OF DRAGLINE.
TECHNICIAN FROM AN OUTSIDE TIRE SERVICE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW TIRE ON A FRONT END LOADER. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE TIRE FELL ON THE TECHNICIAN, SUBJECTING HIM TO FATAL INJURIES.
BRUSHED UP AGAINST LARGE SPIDER'S WEB COVERING THE DOOR OF THE DRAGLINE. INFECTED SPIDER BITE.
EE WAS PLAYING LEAP FROG OVER PROTECTIVE POST PLACED IN FRONT OF TIME CLOCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND AND LANDED ON RT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN HE JUMPED FROM A WATER WAGON TRUCK. HE LANDED ON HIS FOREHAND, WRIST AND HAND.
EE WAS ON HANDS & KNEES WIPING UP SPILLED OIL, STRETCHED ARM OUT TO WIPE OIL & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE GRINDING STEEL PLATE. WHEN HE HAD FINISHED JOB HIS EYE FELT AS THOUGH THERE WAS DUST IN IT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE ATTACHING CABLE CLAMPS OF CABLE LEADING FROM LOADER BUCKET TO BUCKET ON GROUND IN ORDER TO MOVE BUCKEET. LOADER MOVED FORWARD PINNING EMLOYEE'S LEGS BETWEEN BUCKET OF LOADER NAD BUCK ET LYING ON GROUND.
WALKING ON ROUGH GROUND, TWISTED R. KNEE.
CLEANING TRUCK SCALES OFF WITH SHOVEL. STEPPED BACK NEAR EDGE OF PLATFORM AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MANEUVERING ON TOP OF TRUCK FENDER WET WITH RAIN WATER AFTER TARPING HIS LOAD HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO GROUND
EMPLOYYEE WAS HELPNG FELLOW EMPLOYEE EE TAKE BELT CLAMP OFF WHEN EE LOST CONTROL OF HHIS SIDE. LOWER SIDE OF CLAMP FELL, PINCHING EE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE CLAMPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING BRACKET FOR TRANSFORMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON STONE PLANT,RUBBER BELTING CAUGHT FIRE.WHEN THE EMPLOYEE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER INHALED FUMES.BELTING WAS USED AS WEAR MATERIAL AFTER BEING DISCARDED.REPORTED TO OFFICE 06-21-95.
CLEANIGN PAINT GUN WITH THINNER, THINNER SPLASHED IN FACE.
PLACING CARDBOARD BOX IN BED OF PICKUP, PULLED FLAP TO POISTION BOX, FLAP TORE OFF & HIS EYE. MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 3-9-95.
FLIPPED PIPE FLANGE OVER, IT SLIPPED & FELL ON FINGER.
PICKED UP TRASH BARRELL TO MOVE IT TO ONE SIDE SO THAT HE COULD CLEAN AREA AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.
WELDING CONVEYOR FRAME IN GARAGE AREA. STANDING ON 1/4" ANGLE IRON WELDING FRAME WHEN GUST OF WIND CAUGHT WELDING HELMET, BURNS REACHED FOR HELMENT, LOST BALANCE AND LOST FOOTING FALLING UP A GAINST RAIL HITTING LEFT RIB AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING EXCESS STONE ON GROUND AROUND CONVEYOR. 10-15 LB ROCK CAME OFF SIDE OF BELT HITTING EMPLOYEE'S HAR HAND AND BACK OR RIGHT SHOULDER.
WAS STANDING ON SPECIAL BUILT PLATFORM ON A FORKLIFT. PLATFORM HAD DECENDED TO GROUND LEVEL AND AS EE STEPPED TO GROUND HE LANDED ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN AREA AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING ROCK TRUCK TRUCK TIRE HIT POT HOLE.JARRING MOTION STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE SERVICING DIRT SCREEN. HAD ATTACHED ROPE WITH METAL TIE AT END TO HOSE IN ORDER TO PULL HOSE WITHIN REACH. METAL TIE AT END BROKE LOOSE FROM HOSE AND EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF BALANCE TWISTING BODY.
EE USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BRAKES ON DRAGLINE. WRENCH SLIPPED THROWING HIM INTO BRAKE DRUM AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING BUNDLE FO ANGLE IRON BEING MOVED BY A CRANE. LOOSE PIECE ON TOP OF BUNDLE FELL OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UP LADDER TO PLATFORM OF FUELING AREA IN ORDER TO FUEL TANKS ON HIS SERVICE TRK. AS HE STEPPED ONTO PLATFORM, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON GREASE OR OIL AND HE FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL.THE MOMENTUM PUSHED HIM OVER HANDRAIL AND HE FELL 4-5 FT TO CONCRETE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK THAT HAD BEEN PLACED AROUND SAND PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT GARAGE. CHERRY PICKER #556 WAS BEING USED TO LIFT PIPE & SWING TI INTO PLACE ON PLANT. EMPLOYEE WA S ON CATWALK GUIDING PIPE INTO PLACE & WATCHING FELLOW EMPLOYEE ABOVE HIM ON PLANT SO THAT PIPE WOULD NOT HIT HIM. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WATCHING WHERE HE WAS WALKING & AS PIPE WAS MOVING IN A JER
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON DRAGLINE. STEPPED INTO HOLE AS HE STEPPED ONTO GROUND, BODY TWISTED.
EE WAS SPRAY PAINTING WITH HOMEMADE SPRAY UNIT. HOSE CAME OFF OF PAIN CONTINER.
CRASH OF INDEPENDENT TRUCKER VEHICLE WITH A LOADER OWNED BY MINE. MINE EMPLOYEE NOT INJURED. SERIOUS INJURY TO TRUCK DRIVER.
CLAIMANT WAS SANDBLASTING, STEPPED BACKWARDS AND FELL BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND GROUND. STRAINED NECK, BACK MUSCLES AND INJURED LEG. LEFT THIGH.
CLAIMANT LEFT DOOR OF TRUCK OPEN, TRUCK ROLLED BACK. CLAIMANT TRIED TO GET BACK INTO TRUCK TO STOP IT AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TRUCK'S DOOR JAM AND CRUSHER FRAME.
CLAIMANT WAS HELPING DRAGLINE OPERATOR INSTALL DRAGLINE CABLE CLAIMANT WAS PULLING ON CABLE AT THE CROWSFOOT
CLAIMANT USING COME-A-LONG HOOK ON CABLE CAME LOOSE FLEW AND HIT MOUTH.
EMPL WAS USING GRINDING WHEEL ON SHEET STEEL WHEEL CAUGHT ON EDGE OF PLATE KICKED BACK & WHEEL CUT L ARM. ACCIDENT HAPPENED INSIDE MAINTANENCE GARAGE.
STARTED TO GET DOWN OFF DRAGLINE SLIPPED OFF TRACKS FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON R WRIST TO CATCH SELF
EMPLOYEE WAS TACK WELDING ON TRACKS FOR STONE CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT WITH SPECIAL PLATFORM ATTACHMENT HOLDING PAINTER. CLAIMANT WAS LOOKING UP TO SEE WHICH WAY TO POSITION PAINTER WHEN A DROP OF PAINT FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A PAYLOADER-STEERING WHEEL JAMMED JERKING & TWISTING HIS BODY
EMPL HELPING OTHER REPAIR CHAINS ON DRAGLINE,CHAINS DROPPED OFF AND FELL ON RIGHT ARM & HAND.