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EE SAID HE WAS UNDER TRUCK INSTALLING TRANSFER FUEL PUMP, AND SOME PARTICLES OF FLOORDRY WAS BLOWN INTO EYES. MISSED NO WORK. HAD EYES WASHED OUT AND RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN AND EYE W ASHDROPS.
HE WAS CLIMBING DOWNA WOOD POWER POLE WHEN HIS HOOKS SLIPPED OUT OF THE POLE AND HE FELL 15'. HE WENT OT THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED BACK. T 2 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE SAID: HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON CAT 992 C LOADER TO CHECK ENG OIL. HE SAID HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF LOADER, LANDING ON TAILBONE, BUTTOCKS, AND HANDS BEHIND HIM RES ULTIN IN HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE SAID: HE WAS STANIDING ON SIDE OF L-100 LETOURNEAU LOADER, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FLEL TO GROUND AND LANDED ON LEFT HIP AND LEG.
EMP WAS COMING DOWN STEPS FROM TOOL TRAILER WHILE CARRYING A TRUCK AXLE AND TRIPPED AND FELL, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATED HE WAS IN AXLE BOX ON 20 TON TRUCK, HOOKING UP LOEADS ON WHEEL MOTOR. WAS LAYING IN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION PULLING WIRES TO HOOK UP.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM PLATFORM WHEN HE CAUGHT FOOT CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.
WAS INSTALLING GREASE LINES ON RAW COAL SYSTEM. USING HAMMER TO KNOCK LOOSE OBJECT OFF BEAM. MATERIAL FELL INTO EYE. BEAM HAD DIRT, RUST AND MUD ON IT.
EE SAID: HE WAS STANDING ON LADDER ON REAR OF TRUCK & LEANED OVER TO PICK UP OIL HOSE REET & HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK & RIGHT HIPAREA. [HOSE REAL WEIGHS APPROX. 150#] HE FINISHE D OUT NORMAL WORK DAY & WORKED 1/2 OF NEXT DAY SHIFT BEFORE GOING TO DR.
HE WAS HOLDING WELDING LEAD IN BUCKET 992 C FRONT END LOADER BUCKET WITH HIS LEG AND WHEN HE STARTED AIR ARCHING WELDING CABLE SHORTED BETWEEN HIS LEG AND BUCKET, RESULTING IN BURN TO LOWER RI GHT LEG.
EE WAS PUTTING ANTI-FREEZE IN RADIATOR ON A 992CRUBBER TIRE LOADER. EE WALKED AWAY FROM MACHINE & THE ANTI-FREEZE HOSE CAME OUT OF RADIATOR & WAS SPRAYING ANIT-FREEZE ON SHOP FLOOR. WHEN HE SA W THIS HE RAN TO SHUT IT OFF. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE SLIPPERY FLOOR & HE FELL. HE TRIED TO BREAD HIS FALL WITH HIS ARM & BENT HIS RIGHT WRIST BACK.
GRADER WAS BROKEN DOWN ON THE ROAD THAT WAS BEING USED TO GET TO A DRILL BENCH. THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS BROKEN OFF AND FOULED UNDER MACHINE. WHEN EE AND 3 COWORKERS TRIED TO REMOVED THE TIRE IT SHIFTED AND FOULED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE TIRE AND LADDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR DRAGLINE BUCKET, WAS HOLDING B & O WAS STRUCK WITH HAMMER, IT HIT ON SIDE OF HAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN BOLT FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF A D-8 ROLLER FRAME WITH A CHISEL & HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHISEL WITH THE HMMMER A SMALL PIECE OF THE BOLT BROKE OFF & LODGED IN HIS F LEFT BOTTOM EYE LID.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING A BLOWN HYD.LINE FROM DOZER. EE HAD TO REMOVE TILT HOSE GUARD BEFORE REMOVING HOSE. WHEN EE WAS REMOVING GUARD, ONE END SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS LE FT INDEX FINGER.
EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING PULL CABLE TO HOOK ONTO FUEL TRUCK. HE SQUEEZED EYE OF CABLE AND WAS PULLING WHILE HE AND ANOTHER EE HOOKED CABLE. FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EE WAS CUTTING OUT A TEMPLATE. HE BENT OVER TO ADJUST HIS MACHINE AND STUCK A SHARP PIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EAR. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL AND RECIEVED 8 STICHES TO INJURED EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC FILTER CANISTER OFF A RUBBER TIRED LOADER WITH A PIPE WRENCH. HIS BODY WAS IN A TWISTED POSITION AND HE HAS SAYS PAINS IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS LIFTING A REEL OF #4 HYDHOSE TO INSTALL IN TOOL ROOM AN FELT BURNING IN LOWER BACK. [HAS HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS NOT WORK RELATED - SINCE 1978 WHEN BUILING HOUSE- ACCO RDING TO DOCTOR REPORT RECEIVED TODAY]
EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED COAL MINERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS ON 9-7-94. TOTAL AWARD WAS FOR 70 WEEKS - R.I.B. THIS CONSTITIUTES 100% PAYMENT FROM MARTIKI.
HE WAS GREASING 16G MOTOR GRADER FRONT AXLE, WHEN GREASE POPPED OUT, HITTING HIM IN CORNER OF LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BED PIN OUT OF A 170 TON LECTRA HAUL REAR DUMP TRUCK WITH A SIX TON COMEALONG. HE WAS IN A TWISTED POSITION WITH HIS BODY AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE R IGHT HAND SIDE.
EE SAID HE WAS UNLOADING SOME EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLES OUT OF THE SERVICE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. HE BENT OVER TO PLACE THEM ON THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED: HE CLIMBED UPON TRUCK BUMPER TO CHECK OIL IN COAL TRUCK. SLIPPED AND FELL FROM BUMPER.
EMPLOYEE SAID: HE WAS USING PIPE WRENCH TO ADJUST TOE-IN ON LECTRA HAUL, WHEN PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND KNOCKED EMPLOYEE'S HAND HAT OFF AND OPPOSITE END HIT EMPLOYEE IN HEAD RESULTING INC UT ON TOP OF HED.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 150LB PIN IN A 201 MARION SHOVEL BUCKET TO STICK BARS THE PIN FELL IN THE BARS & MASHED THREE FINGERS ON HIS RT HAND
EE WAS AWARDED COAL MINERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS ON 10-24-94. THIS WAS A LUMP SUM SETTLEMENT PAYABLE BY MARTIKI COAL. THIS DOES NOT EFFECT NAY CLAIM AGAINST SPECIAL FUND.
EE WAS AWARDE RIB BENEFITS FOR COAL MINERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS. TOTAL AWARD WAS SETTLED FOR 104 WEEKS.
EE SAID HE WAS COMING DOWN ACCESS LADDER ON A 170 TON ROCK TRUCK AND HIT HIS KNEE CAP ON THE BOTTOM STEP RESULTING IN A CHIPPED KNEECAP.
EE WAS AWARDED COAL MINER RIB BENEFITS ON 9-15-93 TOTAL AWARD WAS FOR 125 WEEKS ALL MOZIES PAYABLE BY MARTIKI.
ELMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HANDING A 4X4 POST TO HIS HELPER AND SMASHED HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN THE POST AND A PUMP IN THE AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATED MINERAL SPIRITS SPLASHED INTO EYES WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED A BUCKET INTO AREA WHICH 1ST EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING.
EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS WORKING IN REAR LOOP CABINET CHANGING CONTACT TIPS. RACHET SLIPPED OFF NUT WHILE HE WAS TIGHTING TIPS AND PLACED STREESS ON BACK MUSCLES. (DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL EVE NING OF 6-22-93. DID NTO MISS WORK UNTIL 6-23-93.
EE SAID HE WAS LIFTING HYD PUMP INTO POSITION O N EQUIPMENT AND FELT A PAIN HIS BACK.
EE STATED HE WAS UNLOADING A PUMP WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
INJURED WAS AWARDED COAL MIENRS R.I.B. BENEFITS ON 2-22-92. TOTAL AWARD WAS FOR 208 WEEKS. AT MONIES PAYABLE BY MARTIKI.
EE SAID HE WAS HITTING SPROCKET SEGMENTS WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM LOOSE AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF SEGMENT STRIKING EE IN RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE THE METAL FRAGMENT IMBEDDER IN LEG.
EE STATED HE WAS ASSISTING IN LAYING A SHAFT DOWN THE BOARD SLIP AND HIS FINGER WAS CHT BY THE SHAFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A ROLL AROUND LADDER PRYING ON A PIECE OF METAL WITH A PRY BAR. THE METAL CAME LOOSE, HE SAID HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER, HITTING ON HIS BACK ON THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS INSTALLING A FRAME ON BLADE OF 988B PUSHDOZER HE WAS HOLDING A FRAME WITH HAND WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIN/THE HAMMER HIT A EYELET ON DIFF DEFLICTING BLOW ONTO EMPLOYEES HAND BREAKING HAND
EMPL DRIVING A TRUCK LOADED WITH MUD UP AN INCLINE. LOAD SHIFTED TO REAR OF TRUCK CAUSING TRUCK TO TILT BACKWARD EMPL UNABLE TO STEER TRUCK. TRUCK THEN TURNED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE.
EMPLOYEER SAID HE STEPPED OUT OF SERVICE TRUCK AND HAD A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE SAID WORKING IN SHOP ON PRILL TRUCKSLIDING FUEL TANK OFF FORK LIFT ONTO PRILL TRUCK BRACKET,PUSHING TANK WITH KNEE WHEN KNEE CAME OUT OF SOCKET.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS BENT OVER INSTALLING MAIN HYD. PUMP ON BACK OF D-9 ENGINE, WHEN HE SAID, HE PULLED HIS MUSCLE OR NERVE.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS WALKING OVER STEEL PLATES ON FLOOR, COVERING THE GREASE RACK AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON SLICK SPOT, STRICKING RIGHT KNEE AND ELBOW WHEN HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE SAID, HE WAS REPLACING HEADLIGHT ON 992C LOADER, HE SAID, HE WAS HOLDING LIGHT BULB IN ONE HAND TRYING TO PULL PLUG FROM BULB, WHEN THE BULB BROKE IN HIS HAND, CUTTING RIGHT THUMB AT TOP JOINT.
REMOVING CHARGING ALT FROM GREASE TRUCK WRENCH SLIPPED OFF RESULT IN EMP STRIKING ARM ABOVE SWELLING IN AREA
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING FITTING ON HOSE & WRENCH SLIPPED EMPLOYEE JERKED BACKWARD & HURT HIS BACK
EE SAID HE WAS HEATING DRILL STEEL, TO BREAK IT APART AND HE HAD THE DRILL OPERATOR HOLD PRESSURE ON STEEL TO BREAK IT WHEN THE STEEL BROKE APART THE HOT DRILL STEEL LUBE OIL IGNITED AND FLAME S HIT HIM BEFORE HE COULD GET BACK.
SAID SAID HE WAS PUTTING WELDING LEADS UPON DRILL AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE DRILL PLATFORM.