INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD THE COAL BIN HE WAS GIVING START AND STOP SIGNALS TO A COWORKER WHO WAS WORKING OVERHEAD SUDDENLY AN ACCUMLATION OF ICE THAT WAS CLINGING TO THE CORNER O F THE KILN AND 4ILL BLDG BROKE LOOSE FELL STRUCK THE TRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED BOUNCED STRUCK HIS HEAD CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TURN AND FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE
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Showing all 8EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A 5 H.P. MOTOR. HE LOST HISGRIP, THE MOTOR FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT IN THE AREA IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE STEEL TIP OF HIS SHOE. HIS GLOVES WERE NEW AND SLIPPERY WHICH I S ALLEGED TO BE3THE CAUSE FOR DROPPING THE MOTOR.
INJURED WAS US3NG A BULLDOZER TO PUSH MOBILE SCRAPERS THAT WERE WORKING IN A BURROW PIT WHEN JOB WAS COMPLETED OPERATOR BEGAN BACKING AWAY ON A HARD SURFACE AREA SUDDENLY HIT A SOFT BASED ARE A CAUSING A QUI7K AND UNEXPECTED JOLT TO OCCUR
EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO PUT A QUART OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE OF THE REPAIR TRUCK. AS EMPLOYEE GRABBED TOP SECTION OF GRILLE HOUSING TO PULL HIMSELF UP THE HOOD SPRING BROKE THE HOOD FELL HOOD LATCH CAUGHT A3D PUNCTURED RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING ELECTRIC MOTOR,WHEN HE ENGAGED STARTER,THE STARTER BLEW OUT,CAUSING A BALL OF FIRE TO SHOOT OUT THE DOOR.AFTER EMPLOYEE CHANGED MOTOR,HE ENGAGED STARTER,THE STARTER BLEW OUT A BALL OF F3RE WHICH CAUSED BURNS ON HANDS AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BA9RING ROCK. HE PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND ANGLE IRON. LEFT THUMB NAIL LOOSE AND HANGING BY ONE SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BA9RING A ROCK THE BAR SLIPPED AND HAND HIT PIPE CAUSING LACERATION OF LEFT HAND REQUIRED 5 SUTURES
SLEDGING ROCK IN CRUSHER,SLEDGE GLANCED OFF BETER AND STRUCK IN EMPL INSIDE RIGHT KNEE.