CONTRACT ELECTRICIAN WAS INSTALLING EXHAUST FAN IN PREP-PLANT ELECTRICAN WAS TRYING TO CHECK ROTATION OF FAN BY MANUALLY ENERGIZING PANEL.A BAD CONDUCTOR EXISTED AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FLASH .
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Showing all 27TRAMMING SCRAPER TO PLANT FUEL LINE RUPTURED OIL SPRAY ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD
EMPL REMOVING EARTHEN MATERIAL ADJACENT TO EXISTING HIGHWALL 25"HIGH.APPROACHING IT CAME TOO CLOSE TO EDGE AND CONTINUED OVER INTO MINED OUT PIT FLOOR.
EMPL WAS OPERATING A TEREX 3311 END DUMP WHILE DRIVING UP AN ELEVATED ROADWAY WET FROM RAIN THE TRUCK LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN SLIDING BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE PIT FLOOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN TR ACTION EMPL TURNED TOWARD THE PIT AND DROPPED OFF ROADWAY UPSETTING VEHICLE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CATERPILLAR D9 BULLDOZER WHEN HIS SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM N THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGE HOIST CABLES ON PAGE DRAGLINE. WHILE PULLING ON HOIST CABLE, CABLE SLIPPED AN EMPLOYEE FELL WRENCHING HIS BACK.
ON 11-30-87 THE3LUBE TRUCK OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING UP ON PUSH ARM OF DOZER IN ORDER TO FUEL UP TANK. WHEN HE RAISED HIS LEG UP HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK HE WORKED THRU 12-3-87 AND MISSED WORK FROM 12-4-87 T2RU 12-7-87.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3DISMOUNTING DOWN STEPS HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT ON METAL GRATING
EMPLOYEE WAS P9RFORMING VARIOUS WELDING ON PAGE DRAGLINE WHILE PLACING A BOX OF WELDING RODS ABOVE HIMSELF HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK
WHILE REPLACING3HYDRAULIC HOSE ON LUBA TRUCK, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE PLACING T2E SHIVE FROM THE FAIRLEAD-OF THE 4600 DRAGLINE-ON THE BED OF THE MECHANICS TRUCK THE SHIVE SLIPPED & PINCHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED & SHIVE.
WHILE RE-SOCKET3NG DRAG ROPE THRU SOCKET AT DRAG CHAIN THE SOCKET TRUCK THE INJURED WHEN IT TURNED.WHILE PULLING ROPE THROU.THE CHAIN AND SOCKET CAME DOWN WHEN TENSON WAS RELEASED BY PULLING TRUCK. 3
LUBE TRUCK OPER5TOR CHANING ENGINE OIL WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT HAND STRUCK ENGINE GUARD CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT RING FINGER.
SUPPLYMAN WAS C5EANING BATHOUSE. AS HE WAS LEANING OVER CLEANING A COMMODE, HIS BACK WENT OUT.
ELECTRICIAN WAS3POUNDING A COPPER GROUND ROD INTO EARTH FOR NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE PANEL WHEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF AND CAUSED A JARRIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER MUSCLES
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS INSTALLING DIRT GUARDS UNDER THE DRUM SHAFT ASSEMBLY OF A MANITOWOC MODEL 4600 SERIAL #46419 A PARTICLE OF METAL FELL INTO HIS RT EYE
WELDERS WERE HANDLINT STEEL PIPE
PLANT WELDER AND OPERATOR WERE BREAKING A LARGFE PICE OF SLATE STUCK AHEAD OF FEEDER BREAKER THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF OPERATORS HANDS AND STRUCK THE ARM OF THE INJURED EMP OPERATOR STA STATED HIS GLOVES CAUSED HAMMER TO SLIP OUT OF HANDS
SLATE PAN OPERATOR SLIPPED OFF PAN CAB WHILE GRABBING PUSH BUTTON TO OPERATE SLATE BIN DOOR. HE GRABBED SUPPORT ANGLE WHEN HE SLIPPED.
HI-LIFT OPERATOR WAS PICKING UP 6" RUBBER SUCTION HOSE CLOGGED UPBY COAL IN SUMP. AS HE WAS PICKING HOSE UP A PIECE OF WIRE STICKING OUT OF HOSE PIERCED HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
INJURY RECURRED ON 2-27-85 WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING HIS BACK
LUBE TRUCK OPERATOR WAS PARKING TRUCK INSIDE WARHOUSE WHEN THE TOP OF THE TRUCK HIT THE GARAGE DOOR ABOVE IT. WHILE TRYING TO PULL THE DOOR BACK DOWN (JAMMED) IT BROKE LOOSE AND FELL DOWN ON H IS HAND CUTTING IT WITH THE SHARP METAL ON BOTTOM OF ROLL UP DOOR.
ELECTRICAN WAS MOVING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS FOOT ON A ROCK AND CAUSED A STRAIN ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
HILIFT OPERATOR WAS DRAINING AIR TANKS ON BACKEND OF HI-LIFT. AS HE WAS STEPPING ON MACHINE AXLE FROM STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BETWEEN TIRE AND MACHINE FRAME.
WHILE CARRYING A SPEED REDUCER WITH 2 ITHER EES EE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING DOZER MACHINE WAS SLICK FOOTING WAS MUDDY EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM MACHINE.
SECONDARY HYDRO PUMP FEED CLOGGED UP,TRIED TO DRAIN PUMP BY KNOCKING CAP OFF DRAIN ON TANK,HOT WATER WENT ON EMPL.