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TIGHTING CHAINS WITH BOOMER AND CHEETER. THE CHEETER PIPE SLIPPED AND BOOMER HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WAREHOUSE TO CHECK THE HEATER THE WALKWAY WAS NOT CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE.THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HIS BACK CAUSINF MUSCLE SPASMS TO T HE LOWER BACK,AND SLIGHT CONCUSSION TO BACK OF HEAD.
HE HAS PUT THE TAPER IN THE MANUAL BLADE OPEN POSITION. HE WAS CLEANING THE BALDE. A CO-WORKER BUMPED A BAG, WHEN IT MOVED IT ACTIVATED THE BLADE MECHANISM, CUTTING HIS THUMB.
EMPL WAS STANDING ON STEP LADDER INSTALLING INSULATION & SHEET METAL ROOFING TO BUILDING. SHEET METAL WASHELD IN PLACE WITH CLAMPS UNTIL SECURED WITH SCREWS EMPL REMOVED CLAMPS BEFORE SHEET ME TAL HAD BEEN SECURED WITH SCREWS. SHEET METAL SLIPPED TOWARDS EMPL CAUSING HIM TO LURCH BACKWARDS & FALL OFF LADDER 8' TO GROUND CASUING STRESS FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL, STUBBED THE RUBBER SOLE OF SHOE. SHE FELL AGAINST A DOOR JAM, CUTTING HER FORHEAD AND FRACTURE TO THE KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO THE CHANGE ROOM DIRTY CLOSES SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL IN A PUDDLE OF WATER THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT DID NOT REMOVE AFTER CLEANING THE BATHOUSE STRIKING HIS RT ELBOW
EE WAS REACHING FROM A SETTING POSITION TO REMOVE GARBAGE CAN LID AND INJURED HIS BACK.
LUMP OF ORE CAME OUT OF DRIFT, BACK BOUNCED OFF THE FACE AND HIT MAN IN THE BACK OF THE ANKLE.
HURT BACK BENDING OVER SHOVELING GILSONITE INTO AIR SHAFT.
EMPL WAS CUTTING ORE WITH CHIPPING HAMMER & MOIL WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF ORE STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSING CUT ON INSIDE OF KNEE.
EMPL WAS CARRYING A VENT PIPE TO WORK AREA WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW TIMBER CAUSING HIM TO SRAIN HIS NECK AND BACK
WHILE STRIKING THE RETAINER PIN FOR RIPPER TOOTH, A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF RETAINER PIN AND ENTERED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
MINER WAS STARTING THE HEEL, MINING ON THE BOTTOM. HE LOST HIS BALNCE AND GRABBED TUGGER CABLE PULLED HIS FINGER INTO THE PULL BACK PULLEY, CUTTING LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
MINER WAS CUTTING ORE ON BOTTOM OF SLOPE WHEN A LUMP OF ORE CAME DOWN HITTING HIM IN THE FACE AND CUTTING HIS UPPER LEFT LIP.
A PRESSURE SYSTEM DIFFERENTIAL ANOMALY CAUSED OUR AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE (FENWAL) ON OUR C6-7 DRAG CONVEYOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT OUR C5-1 AND C6-7 C ONVEYORS, WHICH ARE CONNECTED, HAD CONTAINED A FIRE/EXPLOSION WHICH ACTIVATED THE FENWAY SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE. THE SYSTEM WAS SHUT DOWN AND WILL BE DOWN FOR INVESTIGA
CHANGING THE TEETH ON BACKHOE BUCKET WHILE DRIVING IN A NEW RETAINING PIN THE HEAD OF THE PIN FRACTURED CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO FLY OFF EMBEDDING IN THE EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN AND HIS HIP POPPED. THIS CAUSED AN ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN. THE PAIN WAS IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
ADJUSTED FLIP P5ATE WITHOUT LOCKING OUT MACHINE.EMPL HANDS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN ADJUSTING BAR AND FLIP PLATE.
EMP WAS P 3 ULLING DRIFT BULKHEAD AND WHEN PULLING ON BULKHEAD BOARD, STRIANED LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MI3ING GILSONITE WHEN A ROCK CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND. EMPLOYEE HAS A BROKEN BONE IN RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE7URNING TO MAINTENENCE SHOP FROM PROCESSING PLANT IN CO 4 X 4 PICKUP FRONT WHEELS DROPPED INTO SHALLOW DITCH AND JARRED OPERATORS BACK
ANNUAL AUDIOGRA4S PICKED UP A CONFIRMED OSHA STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT THIS HEARING LOSS MAY BE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOUS NOISE EITHER OFF JOB OR ON THE JOB
PUNCHING DRIFT,4OIL ON CHIPPING HAMMER BROKE ALLOWING HAMMER TO FALL FORWARD.THE SUDDEN FORWARD MOVEMENT STRAINED THE EMPL BACK.
PUMPERS INC. WE9E AWARDED CONTRACT TO REMOVE SCRAP METAL FROM BONEYARD. THEIR EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK BED AS THE FORKLIFT WAS DUMPING THE SCRAP METAL INTO THE TRUCK. AS IT WAS DUMP9D, THE IRON SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.
AS THE EMPLOYEE3WAS MINING ON TOP OF THE SLOPE, A PIECE OF ORE ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE STRIKING HIM IN THE KNEE.
AS THE EMPLOYEE3WAS MINING ON THE SLOPE, HE TWISTED HIS BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FELT AS SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
MINER CUTTING H3TCH IN WALL TO PUT TIMBER ON LOOSE ROCK. ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM THE WALL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HIP.
AS THE EE WAS 8ESCENDING THE WAREHOUSE STAIRS HE TURNED HIS ANKLE AS HE STEPPED FROM THE STAIRWAY TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3CUTTING THE TIMBER WITH A BOW SAW THE SAW SLIPPED FROM THE CUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER
THE TAPE ON THE3 BAG TAPING MACHINE HAD STUCK TO THE PNEUMATIC AIR CYLINDER.AS THE EMPLOYEE POINTED TO THE JAMMED LOCATION,THE TAPE BROKE FREE OF THE CYLINDER ALLOWING IT TO RETURN TO ITS OP ERATING POSITIO3.AS IT QUICKLY RETURNED TO THIS POSITION,IT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE MACHUNE FRAME AND THE AIR CYLINDER HOUSING.
STARTING TOMINE3A BENCH ON THE EAST (TOP) SLOIPE. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BOTTOM OF THE BENCH, HIS PARTNER STARTED A TOP CUT ON THE BENCH. A LARGE LUMP OF LOOSE ORE FELL OFF OF THE TOP CUT AND STRUCK3THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING TIMBER HITCH IN RIB WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER AND A MOIL THE END OF THE MOIL BBROKE OFF STRIKING HIS RT KNEE
MINER WAS PUNCH3NG DRIFT WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN THE OVERHEAD BACK CAME OUT AND A LUMP OF ORE HIT THE MINERS LIGHT AND HAT, PUSHING THEM DOWN ON HIS GLASSES, CUTTING THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE
THE E-30 MINE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH AN ORE HOISTING BUCKET UPON LEAVING THE MINE AT THE END OTSHIFT TWO MINERS WERE TRAPPED IN THE BUCKET WHEN IT WAS BEING HOISTED DURING HOISTING THE BUC KET TIPPED AND ONE EDGE CAUGHT ON THE SHAFT WALL CAUSING THE BUCKET TO WEDGE BETWEEN THE SHAFT WALLS FOUR GUIDE RAILS WERE DAMAGED
MAN WALKING ACROSS WELD SHOP WHEN HE STRUCK THIGH AGAINST CORNER OF STEEL SAW HORSE.THIS CAUSED EXCESSIVE BLEEDING IN HIS THIGH PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE MAN IS ON BLOOD THINNER BECAUSE OF HEART OPERATIONS. DR HAD HIS STAY OFF LEG UNTIL HEALED.
MINER SAID HE RAISED CAGE UP IN SHAFT & STOPPED IT ABOUT 20 FT. ABOVE HIM. HE THEN OPENED AIRLIFT ELBOW & STARTED CLEANING IT. THE HOISTMAN & TWO ELECTRCIANS IN HOISTHOUSE SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS RELEASED, SO ELECTRICIANS HAD HOISTMAN LOWER CAGE TO BOTTOM TO CHECK & RESET LIMIT SWITCH. MINER WAS PINNED BETWEEN AIRLIFT & CAGE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE FREEING HIMSELF.
EE WAS UNLOADING LARGE PIPE ONTO RACK IN WAREHOUSE YARD PIPE SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIPE & RACK MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND WAS LACERATED.
MAN WAS CHANGING FROM STREET CLOTHES TO WORK CLOTHES IN THE DRY ROOM. HARD HAT FELL OUT OF SUSPENDED BASKET/HANGER AND STRUCK HIM IN HEAD.
I.NAME WAS COOKING FOR A COST MEETING LUNCHEON. SHE ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT OVENS IN THE COMMISSARY. ONE OVEN DIDN\T LIGHT, THE OTHER LIT, SHE THOUGHT. SHE CALLED MAINTENANCE TO CHECK OUT THE OVEN. SHE OPENED THE OVEN DOOR TO SHOW THE OVEN SHE THOUGHT WAS LIT, BUT AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO AIR, THE OVEN GAS EXPLODED, FLASH BURN ON I.NAME\S FACE. IN A VIOLENT ACTION TO GET AWAY-SHE WRENCHED
I NAME WAS HANDING HIS PARTNER 2 X 8 X 5\8 LAGGING FOR THE DRIFT BACK. HIS PARTNER DROPPED END OF LAGGING ONTO HIS HARD HAT. HURT NECK AND BACK.
MINE ENGINEER WAS WALKING ALONG FLOOR TO DO MINE MEASURES WHEN THE FLOOR TIMBERS FELL. ABOUT THREE HITCHES BROKE OUT AS A SLAB OF ROCK FELL. THIS ALLOWED THE THREE TIMBERS TO FALL AND OTHER FL OORING TO FALL ALSO.
MAN WAS WALKING ALONG TOP OF ORE PILLAR WHEN HE STEPPED INTO SMALL WATER TRENCH AND TWISTED ANKLE.
WORKING WITH EMPL IN REMOVING ROLLER FROM BAG GLATNER.OTHER EMPL PUSHING FROM OPPOSITE SIDE WHILE EMPL WAS PULLING.ROLLER SLIPPED OFF SUDDENLY AND EMPL STRUCK LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER ON SHARP O BJECT ON FRAME CUTTING FINGER.
SUPERVISOR WAS CUTTING THROUGH AN APPLE FOR LUNCH WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LIFT HAND
WAREHOUSEMAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING STOCK WHEN HE REACHED FOR A HANDRAIL AND STRUCK HIS FINGER ON TO THE EDGE OF A METAL SHELF LACERATION OF THE FOURTH FINGER OF LEFT HAND
CUTTING TIMBER HITCH WHEN THE MOIL & HAMMER SLIPPED RUNNING THE END OF MOIL THRU LITTLE FINGER.
BUILDING FLOOR WHEN BOARD SLIPPED AND HE FELL 12\ TO THE SLOPE.THEN ROLLED ABOUT 80\ DOWN 45DEGREE SLOPE.
MINER WAS CUTTING A HITCH WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN THE MOIL SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT PALM.
CUTTING ORE ON THE SLOPE WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER