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EMPLOYEE CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EM,PLOYEES LEG
THERE WERE THREE COME-A-LONGS ON FEEDER, LETTING DOWN OONE COME-A-LONG AND THE ON EIN THE MIDDLE SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE FEEDER. THE FEEDER DROPPED DOWN AND AWAY FROM WALL EMPLO YEE'S FOOT SLIPPED DOWN BETWEEN THE WALL AND FEEDER CAUSIGN A BROKE TIBIA.
EE STUMBLED WHILE WALKING TO PICKUP CAUGHT HIMSELF ON TAILGATE AND CUT THUMB.
EE WAS TRYING TO TURN BLOW BAR ROTOR BY HAND NOT WATCHING POSITION OF HIS HAND. TWO FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN BLOW BAR AND WEAR LINER. HE HURT HIS FINGER ON HIS RT HAND. HIS FINGER NEEDED S TITCHES.
TWO EMPLS. WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING NEW BEARINGS & NEW TIMING GEARS ON A HORIZ.VIBRATINGSCREE. THE SCREEN'S DRIVE SHEAVES & DRIVE BELT WERE NOT IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.AT TH E TIME OF INJURY, THE 2 GEARS WERE MOUNTED ON THE SCREEN.THE EMPLS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE WOODEN BLOCK FROM THE LOWER GEAR.ANOTHER EMPL TURNED THE LOWER SHAFT WITH A BAR. THE WOOD
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT (RUFFER BELT) WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE SPILLED FUEL ON STEPS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON TO WATER TRUCK AND RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT KNEE TWISTED. HE HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 8-19-93 AND D ID NOT WORK ON 8-20-93.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOC ON 10-10-92 EMPLOYEE LOSTED TIME STARTED ON 10-12-92 EMPLOYEE PLACE A BOARD UPON THE SEAT BOARD SLIPPED OUT OF UNDER SEAT DRIVER EACHED OUT TO PICKUP BOARD THE BOARD & HITTED A BOMB CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO HIM
67591TOR LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TOWARDS ROTATING DRILL STEM. THE ELBOW HIT THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL AND CUT THE SKIN. THE EMPLOYEE LOST NO TIME FROM WORK. THE CUT WAS DOCTOR TREATED.
54736YEE BENT OVER TO MOVE A BEARING WHEN HE RAISED UP, PAIN MOVE INTO HIS LOWER BACK.
49955R WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM HIS HAUL UNIT WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNLEVEL GROUND. HIS RIGHT HIP TWISTED AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. HIS 1ST LOSE DAY WAS 8-27-92.
55061S BACKING UP TO A STOCKPILE AND HIT THE PILE TOO HARD AND PULLED A CATCH IN HIS BACK THE EE FAIL TO TURN HIS BACK UP LIGGHT ON AND IT CAUSE HIGH TO MISS JUDGE HIS DISTANCE.
54736YEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE WELDING TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON A LOOSE STEP ON THEW THE TRUCK.HIS FOOT LANDED IN A HOLE.
EMPLOYEE WELDING INSIDE ON CRUSHER. HE LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD TO CHECK WELDING LEADS AND A SMALL DEBRIS GOT IN LEFT EYE CAUSING ABRASION ON LEFT CORNEA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF ELECTRIC SHOP. THE WEATHER WAS WET AND RAINING. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE MUD AND FELL ON HIS BUTT AND HURT HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A HISOTRY OF BACK BEGAN PROBLEM S. EMPLOYEE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON APRIL 24, 1992 AND LOST TIME BEGAN ON 4-28-92.
EE WAS CUTTING A 1/2" METAL PLATE FROM A CHUTE. HE WAS PRYING ON THE PLATE AND A LOOSE METAL FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & WELDING HOOD.
DRIVER WAS DRAINING AIR TANK AND STEP OFF OF CATWALK ON HAUL UNIT FELL ABOUT 10' TO GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HURT ON 03-09-90 DIDN'T LOSE TIME UNTIL 09-23-91 HE WAS OFF TILL 11-25-91 WORKED ONE WEEK THEN WENT BACK AS A LOST TIME TO HAVE OTHER KNEE OPERATED ON WENT ON LOST TIME DECEMB ER 3,1991.
WAS WALKING INTO ELECTRICAL SHOP AND STUMPED TOE AND FELL.
THE EMPLOYEE INFORMED ME HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT AT HIS HOME. THE EMPLOYEE SAID THIS INJURY WASCAUSED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO BY JUMPING OVER A DUTCH IN FRONT OF PRIMARY TUNNEL. THIS INJURY IS A LOWER BACK INJURY WHICH COMES BACK FROM TIME TO TIME
DRIVING PIN OUT OF TOOTH METAL WENT IN KNEE CAP
HAUL UNIT WAS DUMPING IN AREA OF HIGH VOLTAGE LINES SPOTTER BACKED UNTI UNDER LINES THEN HAD HIM DUMP SPOTTER HAD HIM PULL FORWARD AND HE HIT THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES WHEN HE JUMPED OUT HE TUR NED AND WAS IN SHOCK.
EMPL STANDING ON HANDRAIL PRYING WITH A BAR USING HANDRAIL AS A LADDER.RAIL BROKE AND EMPL FELL.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT AS LOST TIME TIL CAME BACK FROM 1 DAY VACATION AND WENT TO DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON BELT WHEN IT STARTED EMPLOYEE SAID HE DIDN'T HEAR ALARM TO CLEAR BELT. ALL THREE EMPLOYEE KNOW THE DRILL WAS ENERGEZED BE FAR IT STARTED.
MECHANIC WAS PRYING WITH A BAR CHECKING BEARING PLAY ON A NEW HUDE DRUM HE WAS ABOUT TO INSTALL BAR SLIPPED & HE FELL BACK HITTING AGAINST SOME METAL ON FLOOR
SERVICE MECHANIC IN PROCESS OF REMOVING HOOD FROM DIESEL ENGINE THE HOOD WAS CONNECTED TO 35 CRANE HOOD GOT IN A BEND I NAME STEPPED ONTO DECK WHERE HOOD WAS BEING REMOVED WHILE TRYING TO GET TOOL TO RELEASE HOOD THE HOOD FELL ON FOOT
WATER ON FLOOR OF POSTOFFICE.SLIP IN WATER AND TWISTED CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
HE WAS CLEANING HIS WORK AREA. HE HAD REMOVED SOME STRUTS FROM WOODEN BOXES AND WAS CLEANING UP THE BOXES. HE STUCK A STAPLE INTO HIS THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
HE SET A BATTLE OF CRATER ON FLOOR OF DRAGLINE. HE STEPPED UP INTO MACHINE AND OPEN GUARD OVER SWING GEAR. HE TURNED AROUND BENT DOWN AND PICKED UP JUG OF CRATER. HE STHEN TURNED AS HE TURN ED HE LOST FOOTING OR STUMBLED AND HIS RIGHT HAND WENT INTO GEAR.
PULLING COUPLING ROD ON RAIL CAR NO SLACK IN CAR AND JERKED UP TOO HARD STRAINING LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.