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EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE BACK OF THE WATER TRUCK, USING LADDER HE WAS CARRYING WELDING RODS IN HANDS. HIS HANDS SLIPPED ON LADDER BARS CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING OFF PORCH TO TAKE THE MAIL, HER FOOT WEWNT IN HOLE IN PORCH FLOOR AND TRIPPED HER. SHE CAUGHT THE RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING DOWN STEPS.
EMPLOYEE HAD SHUT DOWN DOZER READY TO GO HOME, HE TRUENED AROUND TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND HIS LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF PLACE.
EE WAS HELPING PUT A C-B RADIO IN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE WAS BEATING ON A CHIESEL, A PIECE OF SMALL METAL FLEW OFF AND WENT IN RIGHT THIGH.
RE-OCCURENCE OF BACK INJURY FROM ACCIDENT 10-27-88.
EMPL STARTING WATER PUMP TO LOAD WATER INTO WATER TRUCK.PULLED ROPE TO START PUMP AND STEPPED INTO HOLE.
EMPL WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP LOAD WHILE CLIMBING UP HILL TRUCK QUIT PULLING BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD & ENGINE DIED. TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD & EMPL JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND OIL TRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAR TO CLOSE A DOOR ON A RAIL CAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BRUISING LITTLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING UP COAL WITH LOADER AND THE LOADER SLID INTO A DITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP PARTS FROM WHAYNE SUPPLY DROP BOX WHEN LID ON BOX FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHEST
HE WAS BACKING TRUCK OFF DRILL BENCH WHEN BRAKES FAILED ON TRUCK TRUCK ROAD UP ON BEARM & OVER TURNED
EMPL DROPPED RA3L CARS DOWN TRACK AND WAS COMING BACK INTO CAR DROPPING BLDG STEPPED ON WINCH CABLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMP WAS DRIVING3ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP, AS HE WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL HE NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND THE ENGINE DIED, HE JUMPED OUT OF G TRUCK
EMPL LIFTING CO4PRESSOR ENGINE INTO BACK OF TRCUK WHEN SEVERE PAIN STRUCK IN LOWER BACK.
WAS GETTING OFF3THE BACKHOE AND KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE.WAS HURTING QUITE A BIT BUT RUBBED IT AND KEPT ON WORKING REST OF DAY.AT THE END OF SHIFT, KNEE WAS SWOLLEN QUITE A BIT.
REPAIRING FRAME3ON R50 EUCLID PUTTING FLAT METAL ON EUCLID WHILE LIFTING UP METAL TO PUT ON FRAME PAIN IN LOWER BACK OCCURRED
UNLOADING STRAW3REACHED OVER DOZER BLADE & TWISTED HIS KNEE COULDN'T PUT ANY WEIGHT ON LEG FOR PRESSURE ON KNEE. WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE HE FELL TO THE GROUND-SPRAINED KNEE.
HAD BEEN DROPPI3G CARS DOWN TRACK HAD JUST HOOKED WENCH CABLE AND CAME IN TIPPLE BLDG AND LOST CONCIOUSNESS.FELL AND HIT HEAD & NOSE ON TIPPLE FLOOR AND WALL.DR REPORT SAYS HEAT EXHAUSTION CAU SED HIM TO PAS8 OUT.ONLY MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES FROM FALL.
EMPLOYEE GOT OU7 OF DOZER TO CLEAN HEAD LIGHTS WHILE CLIMBING OUT-HE FELL OFF DOZER.
EMP WAS REPAIRING LIGHTS ON LOADER CAB AND AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST A CAB BRACE
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TRACKS ON D9 DOZER- HE HIT TRACK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF TRACK AND WENT THROUGH EMPLOYEE\S SHOE AND INTO FOOT.
DROPPING CARS DOWN RR TRACK EMPL CLIMBED DOWN OFF RR CAR AND CAUGHT WEDDING BAND ON CAR DAMAGING LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPL OPERATING ROCK TRUCK.TRUCK LOADED AND WHILE BEING DUMPED ,BED FLEW BACK CAUSING JAR TO TRUCK.
WAS REPAIRING A WINDOW GLASS PANEL BROKE CAUSING CUT ON LEFT HAND
EMP WAS OPERATING R 50 FOR HAULING OVERBURDEN TO A DESIGNATED AREA HE WAS DRIVING OUT OF A LOADING AREA WHEN IT BEGAN RAINING THE AREA BECAME SLICK THE TRUCK SLID BACK DOWN INTO THE WORK AR REA AND OVERTURNED
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE TIPPLE HE WAS HELPING ASSEMBLE THE CRUSHER LIFTED A SPILLAGE PLATE TO PUT BACK ON CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN
WAS CLEANING OUT R/R CARS-- LIFTED UP THE BAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR- BAR SLIPPED HITTING EE IN LEFT SIDE OF FACE.