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EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS. AS HE WAS SLIDING A NEW SCREEN IN FROM DISCHARGE END, IT GOT CAUGHT ON CENTER BAN. HE STUCK HIS LEG UNDER SCREEN TRYING TO RAISE UP ON IT AND INJURED HIS KNEE.
WHILE MOVING TIRES AND TIRE RACK INJURED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING UNDERNEATH #2 RAW COAL FEEDER BELT TO ANSWER INTERCOM. HE RAISE DUP TOO QUICK AND SCRAPED HIS BACK ON PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON, RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HIS BACK REQUIRIN G BUTTERFLY STRIPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN CUTTING EDGE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED THE CUTTING EDGE CAUSING IT TO FALL OFF FLOOR JACK. EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CUTTING EDGE AND FLOOR CAUS ING LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGER FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A SMALL PIECE OF SCRAP METAL PIPE IN THE SCRAP BOX.HE STEPPED ON TWO PIECES OF FLOOR GRATING THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BOX,GRATING SLIPPED,AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE.EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 08-07-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A CAMSHAFT INTO A D-7 ENGINE BLOCK.THE CAMSHAFT HAD TO BE INSTALLED FROM ABOVE AND DROPPED DOWN INTO THE BLOCK AND IN DOING SO ONE OF THE CAMSHAFT LOBES CUT HIS FI NGER.THE LACERATION TO HIS FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED A BENCH VALVE FROM THE LINEON REFUSE VIBRATORS. HE WAS GOING TO LIFT THE VALVE TO THE NEXT FLOOR LEVEL AND AS HE DID, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FEEDLINE ON DEISTER TABLETHE LADDER HE WAS ON SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL, LACERATING HIS LEFT ARM (REQUIRING STITCHES) AND BRUISING RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN TUNNEL UNSTOPPING THE #13 FEEDER. HE LAID A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE DISCARGE CHUTE OF THE FEEDER. THE HAMMER VIBRATED OFF CHUTE AND FELL TWO FEET, STRIKING EMPLOYE EOVER THE LEF T EYE. INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS DRAGGING A PIECE OF PIPE ACROSS THE FLOOR, AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT ONTO HANDRAIL, PULLING HIS SHOULDER.
INJURED EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE INSTALL A MUFFLER ON A MOTOR GRADER.L A CRIB BLOCK WAS BEING USED TO STRIKE THE MUFFLER TO GET IT ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE CRIB BLOCK FELL, MASHING INJURED S FI NGER AND LACERATING HIS HEAD. HIS FINGER REQUIRED TREATMENT AND A SPLINT.
PULLING ON FLOP GATE HANDLE IN FEED CHUTE AT THE #14 STA CKING BELT & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DOOR ON DRYER TO CLEAN IT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PIN FROM THE DRYER DOOR USING A DRYER SHOVEL WHEN HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH THE SHOVEL THE GRIP OF THE SHOVEL HANDL E STRUCK HIS THUMB BENDING IT BACK A SPLINT WAS APPLIED AS PART OF HIS TREATMENT AT THE HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEE CALLED IN TO WORK ON 1-14-94 WITH AN ALLEGED BACK STRAIN THAT HE SAID HAPPENED WHILE CLEANING RAIL CARS A WEEK OR SO EARLIER. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, THE EMPLOYEE AS NOT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CHUTE, STANDING ONA SHORT LADDER TRYING TO POSITION A BURA-SLIDE. THE LADDER TWISTED AND EMPLOYEE FELL, SCRAPING THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT THIGH ON THE LADDER. EMPLOYEE RECEI VED STITCHES AS A RESULT.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HOLDING A FACE PALTE (APP 80-100 LBS) IN PLACE WHILE FOREMAN INSTALLED THE BOLTS. LATER THAT MORNING, THEEMPLOYEE COMPLAINE DOFA SORE AND HURTING BACK AND DEC IDED TO GO TO THE DR. HE REUTRNE DTO WROK ON 1-0-6-93, BUT LEFT EARLY DUE TO COMPLAINTS OF TIGHTENING IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING AHOSE ON RADIATOR AND FELL GETTING CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF ENDLOADER AND RADIATOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A TOOL BAG WEIGHING APPROX. 50 POUNDS OUT OF TRUCK. HE PUT THE TOOL BAG OVER HIS SHOULDER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE HAD SQUATTED DOWN IN A BENT OVER POSITION TO PULL A BELT ROLLER & HANGER UP TO BE BOLTED TO BELT STRUCTURE THE ROLLER WAS STUCK IN MUD WHILE TRYING TO PULL IT UP HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS BACK EMPLOYEE DID NOT VISIT A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 04-06-93 HE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 04-07-93
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK IN THE STAMPLER FEEDER, WHEN HE FELT A STING IN HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN LOSING TIME UNTIL 2-2-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING PIPE WELDING, WHEN A PARTICLE OF DUST FROM USE OF THE GRINDER GOT INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS MOVING 8 INCH H BEAMS AROUND FOR CUTTING AND WELDING PURPOSES. WHILE DOING THIS HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE INJURY OCCURRED ON 12-22-92. INITAILLY THE EE VISITED A PHYSICIA N WHO DIAGNOSED A HERNIA AND MADE IMMEDIATE PLANS TO REPAIR IT. THE EE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 1-6-93.
EE WAS SHOVELING COAL DROM AROUND THE RAW COAL FEEDER BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-8-92, AT WHICH TIME HE LOST A DAY S WORK.
54736YEE WAS CLOSING THE GATE AT THE JOBSITE.HE HAD TO LIFT THE GATE UP TO LATCH IT.IT WAS TOO HEAVY AND CAUSED HIS FEET TO SLIP OUT FROM UNDER HIM.HE LANDED ON HIS BACK IN THE DITCH,AND THE G 13503ANDED ON TOP OF HIM.HE DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 07-30-92.HE BEGAN LOST WORK DAYS ON 07-31-92.
ON 05-21-92 EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE & A BREAKER BAR TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM A MINER HEAD WHEN ONE OF THE BOLTS BROKE LOOSE HE FELT A STING IN HIS GROIN AREA HE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THIS OCCURRENCE UNTOL 06-22-92 ON THAT DATEHE WENT OUT TO WORK AT 7:00 AM LATER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA & LEFT WORK AT 8:00 TO SEE A DOC ON 06-22-92 HE WAS TREATED BY A PHYSI
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A USED PIECE OF PIPE FROM THE FLOOR. THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN TREE CUTTING OPERATIONS WHEN THE TREE SPLIT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE CAUSING BRUISING ON THE LEG.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF PIPE, WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO ALIGN THE PIPE. THE HAMMER HIT AN EYE BOLT ON THE CYCLONE AND THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND HIT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AT THE WELL WHILE FILLING THE TANK ON THE SWEEPER TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MOTOR, ATTEMPTING TO HOOK IT UP TO THE PLANT HOIST. LATER, HE FOUND THERE WAS A KNOT ON HIS STOMACH.
I NAME WAS FOUND DEAD ON OUR PROPERTY. WATCHMAN WAS FOUND SHOT BY L.C. FERRELL TRUCKDRIVER AT APPROX. 530 AM. EE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SOME OLD GRATING FROM THE SUMP AS HE THREW A PIECE OVER THE SIDE A PROTRUDING PIECE OF THE GRATING CUT HIS ARM REQUIRING 8 STITCHES
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT TWO 6IN PLASTIC PIPES TOGETHER ON THE INSIDE OF THE IMPOUNDMENT EMBANKMENT NEXT TO WATER LINE AFTER SLIDING END IN PLACE WITH HIS KNEE & INSTA LLING A FULL WRAP COUPLING HE EXPERIENCED SORENEIN H IS KNEE HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING NIGHT BUT BY MORNING IT WAS SWOLLEN HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 06-03-91
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP PAVEMENT WHILE OUTSIDE IN THE SUN (APPROX) 94 WEATHER) IMMEDIATELY AFTER FINISHING THIS JOB (APAPROX TIME 2:30PM)HE ATE LUNCH & DRANK COLD LIQUIDS L ATER IN THE EVENING HE FELT NAUSEOUS & BEGAN VOMITING AT ABOUT 8:30PM HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL & ADMITTED
PUTTING BARREL ON DOLLY STARTED TO PUSH THE BARREL IT STARTED TO ROLL LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS
TRANSP COMPRESSOR ON CART, IT SLID CAUGHT IT WITH THUMB BETWEEN CAR AND STRUCTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING A HOSE FROM A PUMP AFTER DRAWING WATER FROM THE SLUDGE POND. HE PULLED THE HOSE BACK AND FORTH, TRYING TO BREAK IT LOOSE, WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AND ST RUCK HIS CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SCRAP PIPE WITH ROPE, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA.
EMPL;OYEE WAS STANDING ON THE FRAME OF THE CLEAN COAL VIBRATOR,TAKING THE SCREEN OUT.HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE OUTER STRIP OF THE COAL DECK,CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE VIBRATOR.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A RAILROAD CAR DOOR WITH A BAR THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING ONE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON THE OTHER FRACTURING THE INJUREDS RT ANKLE
A BEE STUNG THE EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE CRANE HE RECEIVED A SHOT FOR A REACTION TO THE BEE STING
CUTTING BOLT STRUCTURE ONE SECTION FAIL INTO LEGS OF STRUCTOR THAT THE MAN WAS STANDING ON AIR BOTTLES SLED DOWN WALK WAY HITTING MANS LEG. THE BOTTLE WAS TIED. THE MAN HAD SAFETY BOLT ON AND HOOKED.
BEAM FAIL ABOUT 6 OR 7 FOOT HIT ARM & IT TOOK ABOUT 50 OR 60 STITCHES. THE CAUSE OF BEAM TO FALL IS BAD WELDING.
BEAM FAIL ABOUT 6 OR 7 FOOT HIT HIM ON SIDE AND LEG THE CAUSE OF BEAM TO FALL IS BAD OR BROKEN WELD. COULD NOT FIND NO INJUYR BUT BRUISED UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM TRUCK BED TO GROUND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET, CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS ARM IN TWO PLACES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUNCH A HOLE IN A SMALL CAN TO CATCH COMPRESSOR OIL. THE POCKET KNIFE HE WAS USING FOLED CAUSEDIN A CUT BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT ON 4-18-9 0 HE WENT TO THE DR AND GOT STITCHES ON 4-19-=90 AND WORKED FOR 1/2 DAY HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 4/20/90.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER HANDRAIL; FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/30/90.
LIFTED BUCKET TO PUR COAL STRAINED MUSCLED IN BACK
HE FIRST TWISTED HIS LEG KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE FLOOR OF TRAILER WHERE GREASE IS STORED HOWEVER HE THEN RETURNED TO WORK AFTER THIS INCIDENT. LATER AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS LOA DING MACHINE, HE STATD THAT HE FELL HIS LEG GAVEWAY INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.