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WELDER WAS USING A SPINDLE GRINDER TO GRIND THE BOSS THAT IS USED TO PIN THE INTERMEDIATE CABLE TO THE BOOM OF THE DRAGLINE. THE EMPLOYEE LOOSELY GRASPED THE HANDLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND REST ED THE STONE OF THE GRINDER IN THE BOSS. HE THEN PLUGGED THE UNIT INTO A POWER SOURCE AND THE GRINDER IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO OPERATE. THE STONE CAUGHT IN THE BOSS AND SINCE HE WAS UNABLE TO REL
65345R WAS MAKING BRACKETS FOR A GUARD NEAR THE PUSHARM ON THE DOZER.UPON INSTALLATION HE NOTICED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE BRACKET WERE TOO LONG.HE THEN PLACED THE BOLT IN THE VICE ON THE GRINDER 03603UT OFF EXCESS LENGTH FROM THE BOLT.WHILE GRINDING THE BOLT THE GRINDING WHEEL KICKED ANS HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED ONTO THE GRINDER CUTTING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE KNUCKLES OF HIS FIRST AND SEC
CHANGING DRILL BIT TRIED TO RELEASE SLACK DRILL BIT FELL FRACT L FINGER
T RACTOR/TRAILER LOADED WITH COAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN THE LEFT FRONT OF THE TRACTOR WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR REQUIRED 8 STITCHES FOR 2 MINOR HEA D INJURIES
EE WAS SERVICING A CATERPILLAR D9L BULLDOZER AS HE DISMOUNTED MACHINE HE STEPPED ON SOME UNEVEN GROUND SURFACE & TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE EE FELT PAIN IN ANKLE & WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS OF THE ANKLE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A STRAINEDLIGAMENT
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 475 KOMATSU DOZER AND LEVELING A DRAG BENCH. AS HE WAS BACKING THE DOZER, HE RAN ONTO A ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ON THE BENCH. HE TRAVELED ON TOP OF THE ROCK AND BACK-OFF, JARRING HIS RIGHT SIDE AND RIB AREA. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIB AREA AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVALUATION. HE WAS RELEASED THAT DAY.
WELDER WAS HELPING CHANGE A REAR BOGIE ON A D10 DOZER TRACKFRAME HE WAS HOLDING A 2IN BAR AGAINST THE BOGIE PIN WITH HIS HANDS WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC STRUCK THE 2IN BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WH EN THE BOGIE PIN DROVE OUT 2IN BAR PINCHED THE PALM OF HAND AGAINST FRAME LACERATING HIS HAND
A CONTRACT EQUIPMENT MOVER WAS REASSEBLING A 475 MICHIGAN END LOADER. THE MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE PIVOT ARM ON THE BOOM TO REST AGAINST THE BOOM STOPS. SINCE THE MACHINE HAD BEEN ID LE OVER THE WEEKEND, THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE PIVOT ARM HAD FROZEN TO GROUND. HE BEGAN TAPPING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ARM WITH A HAMER TO GET WORK FREE. AS HE DID THIS HE INADVERTANLY PLAC
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE HOIST CABLE ON THE 7920 MARION DRAGLINE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST CABLE CLAMP THAT HELD THE HOIST CABLE TO THE DRUM, THE CABLE FELL APPROX 4 INCH AND STRUCK HIS HAND HIS FINGERS WERE LACERATED REQUIRING STITCHES.
MECHANIC REMOVING BRACE FROM PUSH ARM OF DOZER.ATTACHED HOOK FROM CRANE TO HANDHOLD PREVIOUSLY WELDED TO PUSH ARM,THEN GRABBED THE OTHER END OF HANDHOLD TO MOVE THE BRACE BACK & FORTH TO FREE IT FROM PUSH ARM.HOISTED IT WITH THE CRANE.WHILE LIFTING THE BRACE,THE HOOK SLID ACROSS HANDHOLD AND PINCHED THUMB,LACERATED THUMB.
MECHANIC WAS TROUBLE-SHOUTING A L800 LETOURNEAU END LOADER. AFTER MAKING SOME ELECTRICAL CHECKS, HE STARTED THE MACHINE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE MACHINE WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION. HE APPLIED THE DYNAMIC BRAKE, BUT THE MACHINE WOULD NOT STOP. HE TRAVELED APPROX. 400 FEET DOWN THE HAUL ROAD BEFORE STRIKING THE ROAD BERM. THE MACHI
CONTRACTOR WAS USING A BOLT TO PUNCH A SHAFT OFF A GEAR SPROCKET WHEN HE STRUCK THE BOLT WITH A 2# HAMMER THE SHAFT PUSHED THRU THE GEAR & H IS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN GEAR & HEAD OF THE BOL T H IS THUMB WAS LACERATED & REQUIRED 12 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DRIVE A BOLT OUT OF THE MOLEBOARD OF A D-10 DOZER BLADE. HE WAS USING A B&0 TO DRIVE OUT THE BOLT. WHEN HE STRUCK THE B&0 WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, IT BOUNCED OUT OF HAND SOF ANOTHER WELDER WHO WAS HOLDING IT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A SEVERE CONTUSION OF RIGHT LEG BESIDE KNEECAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING CUTTING EDGES ON A CATERPILLAR D-10 DOZER. HE WAS LOADING THE REPLACEMENT CUTTING EDGES IN THE BUCKET OF AN END LOADER TO MOVE THEM CLOSER TO THE D-10 DOZER BLADE. AS HE WAS LIFTING THESE CUTTING EDGES TO FLIP THEM INTO THE LOADER BUACKET, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT FOREARM. SEVERE MUSCLE STRAIN IN FOREARM.
ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE CUTTING EDGE FROM PALLET FELT DISCOMFORT IN UPPER BACK
TENOSYNOUITIS AS DIAGNOSED BY DOCTOR
EE ARRIVED AT THE MINE OFFICE 15 MIN PRIOR TO START OF THE SHIFT. HE WANTED TO MAKE HIMSELF A CUT OF INSTANT COFFEE. HE NOTICED THE WATER COOLER BOTTLE WAS EMPTY HE BENT FORWARD TO PICK UP A 5 GALLON REFUILL BOTTLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE LIFTED IT BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE COAL PREPARATION LAB & PERFORTMING HER USUAL JOB TASKS SHE WAS DOING A STANDARD BTU ANALYSIS AS SHE WAS TIGHTENING THE LID ON AN OXYGEN BOMB WITH HER HANDS SHE FELT A POP IN HER RT WRIST SHE FELT SOME PAIN IN HERWRIST & HAD LESS GRASPING ABILITY OF THE HAND SHE FINISHED HER SHIFT THAT EVENING FRACTURE OF THE ULNA BONE OF THE RT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL SAMPLER TRUCK. HE WAS CRUSHING AND SPLITTING A COAL SAMPLE FOR THE COAL PREP LAB. THE AUGER CHUTE BECAME PLUGGED WITH WET COAL AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE AUGER WITH HIS HAND TO REMOVE THE COAL. AS HE DID THIS, HIS RIGHT RINGFIGNER WAS ENTAGLED AND FRACTURED. THE INJURY WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURE UNTIL 4-1-91 AND REPORTED TO MINE 4-17-91
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING THE OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL SYDROME ON THIS DATE. EMPLOYEE WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 2-18-91.
DOCK UTILITY PERSON WAS ATTENDING THE #2 FEEDER BIN. A COAL TRUCK HAD JUST DUMPED A LOADER OF COAL INTO THE BIN AND WAS DRIVING FORWARD FROM THE BIN. THE COAL TRUCK STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE TA ILGATE ON THE DUMP BED SWUNG OUTWARD AND STRUCK OUR EMPLOYEE. HE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE THEN STOOD UP AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE RIB AREA.
MECHANIC WAS CHECKING SHIFTING LEVER IN FUEL TRUCK WHICH WAS STUCK IN GEAR.ATTEMPED TO FREE THE LEVER BY PULLING ON IT WHILE SITTING IN DRIVERS SEAT.UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR,EXITED THE TRU CK CAB.WHILE STEPPING FROM STEP ON FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND,FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.MECHANIC WAS IN SEVERE PAIN AND DIDNT RETURN TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY.
OPER WORKING IN HEAVILY MINED AREA PRIOR TO MINING,LOADING END DUMPS WITH END LOADER.NOTICED PAIN IN BACK AS SHIFT CONTINUED.AS SHIFT PROGRESSED PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE.TREATED BY CHIROPRACTOR FOR BACK PAIN FOLLOWING SHIFT.
MECHANIC WAS REPLACING WHEEL BEARINGS & KING PIN ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF R85 END DUMP. TRUCK FRAME WAS BLOCKED WITH WOODEN CRIBBING. AS MECHANIC WALKED AROUND WORK AREA HE STRUCK LOWER LEG ON C ORNER OF CRIBBING. LEG WAS BRUISED & LACERATED. HE WAS TREATED FOR BLOOD INFECTION & SWELLING OF LEG. MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INFECTION & RELEASE.D
HE HAD FINISHED LOADING SLAG INTO A DUMP TRUCK. HE PARKED THE BROOM TRACTOR THAT HE USED TO LOAD THE SLAG AND STARTED TO EXIT THE MACHINE. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FINGER. FINGER WAS SP INTED BY PHYSICIAN.
PREPARING TO INSPECT CRAWLED UNDER TRACTOR KNEALT ON SM STONE BRUISED SOFT TISSUE
EE HAD JUST FUELED A KOMATSU BACKHOE PC 650 THAT WAS PARKED ON THE COAL. AS HE WALKED FROM THE MACHINE, HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON SOME LOOSE COAL. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. CHIROPRACTOR CARE FOR BACK PAIN.
I.NAME WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON A D10 DATERPILLAR USING A 1" AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE CUTTING EDGE. EXHAUST AIR FROM THE WRENCH BLEW A PARTICLE (DIRT OR STEEL) INTO I.N AME'S LEFT EYE. THE PARTICLE CAUSED MINOR IRRITATION BUT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY AN OPTHALMOLOGIST BECAUSE IT WAS IMBEDDED.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL,LANDING ON HIS FOOT.OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION LEFT NAVICULAR.
HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A 455 KOMATSU DOZER. HE GRASPED THE HAND HOLD ON THE STIFF ARM OF BLADE AND AS HE BEGAN TO PULL HIMSELF UP, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND HOLD AND HE FELL BACKWARD AND STR UCK THE GROUND. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENT ADMINISTERED.
I.NAME READING & RECORDING TEMPERATURES ON GEAR CASES IN BACK HOUSE OF DRAGLINE.WHILE BENDING OVER TO READ GUAGE,DRAGLINE REVERSED DIRECTION CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND STRIKE RIGHT ELBOW ON BOLT ON MACHINERY NEXT TO HIM.1ST MEDICAL TREATMENT RECD WAS 6-6-90.DRAINED FLUID FROM BRUISED & SWELLED ELBOW.
I.NAME WAS HELPING CHANGE HYDRAULIC OIL ON A D9L BULLDOZER. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE DECK OF THE BULLDOZER ONTO THE STEP OF THE LADDER, THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL APPROXIMA TELY 8 FEET TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY. I.NAME WAS SORE AFTER THE INJURY BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 05/24/90 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS TREATED BY A CHIRO
HE WAS BENCHING WITH A 455 KOMATSU BULLDOZER. WHILE OPERATING THE BULLDOZER, A HYDRAULIC LINE LOCATED ON THE RIPPER ATTACHMENT RUPTURED AND PULLED FROM THE FITTING ON THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. T HE HYDRAULIC HOSE WHIPPED FORWARD, STRUCK HIS SHOULDER AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD CAUSING LACERATIONS.
REPAIRING GAS ENGINE ENGINE WOULD NOT START SO REMOVED SPARK PLUG TO CHEK IGNITION PULLED ROPE START GASOLINE BLEW OUT THE SPARK PLUG OPERIG IN CYLINDER STRIKING HIS FACE AND IGNITING FACIA L BURNS
I.NAME WAS STRIPPING #8A OVERBURDEN IN THE PIT WITH A D9H BULLDOZER. HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK AND LOWER LEFT LEG WHILE OPERATING THE DOZER. HE STOPPED TO STRETCH AND AS HE STEPPED OUTSIDE THE DOZER, THE PAIN INTENSIFIED IN LOWER BACK AND LEG. I.NAME WENT HOME AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
HE WAS FUELING THE MOBILE EQUIPMENT FROM A FUEL TRUCK. AS HE WALKED AROUND THE FUEL TRUCK, THE WIND BLEW FUEL OIL THAT WAS LEAKING FROM A WATER SEPARTION FILTER ON THE FUEL TRUCK, INTO HIS EY ES. MINER BURNS TO EYES.
HE WAS DISMOUNTING A END DUMP USING THE MACHINES LADDER. ON THE LAST STEP, HE MOMENTARILY LOST HIS BALNCE WHEN THE BOTTOM STEP SWUNG INWARD. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ALL COAL AND TAILINGS FROM BELT STRUCTURE. HE WAS USING CROWBAR TO DIG THE PACKED CAOL AND TAILINGS FROM THE BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND STR UCTURE HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL DURING CLEAN-UP ON TOP OF A SILO WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LET FOREARM. SHE SPRAINED HER FOREARM. MEDICAL DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON THIS DATE THAT HE HAD CARPRAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND DOCTOR FEELS IT MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM HIS OCCUPATION AS A LUBRICATION TECHNICIAN.SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 11-02-89.
I NAME WAS CUTTING A 2 1/2" DIAMETER BARGE TOWLINE WITH A HACKSAW WHILE HOLDING THE ROPE IN ONE HAND AND CUTTING WITH THE OTHER HAND THE BLADE MOVED AND LACERATED HIS L INDEX FINGER STITCHES R EQUIRED
I NAME WAS DUMPING SODA BRIQUETS INTO A WATER DIVERSION DITCH & SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING IN THE DITCH HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK NECK & HIP
I,NAME WAS PARTIALLY BENT OVER WITH HIS ARMS OUTSTRETCHED WHEN HE LIFTED A 6 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL AND TWISTEDSELF IN THE PROCESS. HE SPRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES. SAW A CHIROPRACTOR.
OCCUPATIONAL INJURY ANIT INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION AND CORTISONE SHOTS IN WRIST TO RELIEVE PAIN R WRIST DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AS DIAGNOSED BY DR NO LOST TIME
HE STEPPED ON STEP OF OFFICE TRAILER WITH RIGHT LEG, REACHED FOR DOOR HANDLE. DOOR LATCH CAUGHT ON JAMB RESULTING IN SHARP RIGHT LOWER BACK PAIN. HE DID NOT SLIP OFF THE STEP DID NOT FALL BA CKWARDS.
TWO EMPLOYEEWS WERE MOVING CABINETS IN THE WAREHOUSE WHEN THE DRAWERS STARTED TO COME OUT. HE SAW THE PROBLEM AND CAME OVER TO PUSH DRAWERS BACK IN TO HELP THEM. ABOUT 2 YEARS HE HAD HERNIA OPERATION AND THE EXERTON CUSED A TEAR IN THE AREA.
I.NAME WAS LOADING TOPSOIL INTO THE SCRAPER TRAILER (BOWL) AT THE MINE SITE. AS HE BEGAN TO LOAD TOPSOIL, THE TRACTOR PORTION OF SCRAPER AND GOOSENECK AREA OF MACHINE, BURST INTO FLAMES. THE F IRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT THE TRACTOR CAB, TIRES AND PORTIONS OF GOOSENECK WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
LEVELING WORK AREA WITH A D9H DOZER, HE BACKED OVER A SMALL DIRT WINDROW LEFT BY SCRAPERS. DOZER LANDED ON A SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL, JARRING EE S LOWER BACK. CHIROPRACTOR. EE HAD WORKED AT PREP PLANT FOR 6 1/4 YEARS, AS A MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERTATOR.
WATER TEMP ON LOADER BECAME HOT SO I NAME STOPPED TO CHECK THE WATER LEVEL HE REMOVED THE CAP AND LOOKED IN TO SEE IF IT WAS LOW ON WATER HE TU\RNED AWAY TO DISMOUNT FROM COUNTERWEIGHT AND AT THAT TIME WATER CAME UP OUT OF RADIATOR AND STRUCK I NAME ON THE R SIDE CAUSING BURN
OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL INTO A TS24 SCRAPER IN A RECLAMATION AREA OF THE MINE.WHILE LOADING THE SPOIL INTO THE BOWL,THE TRACTOR PORTION OF THE SCRAPER RAN OVER A ROCK AND BOUNCED ABRUPTLY,J ARRING HER BACK.CHIRPRACTOR TREATMENT FOR BACK SPRAIN.