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EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING A 6' LONG, 3" DIAMETER PIPE. CO-WORKER PUSHED PIPE THROUGH OPENING BEFORE EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS HAND. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE END O \ F THE PIPE AND THE BUILDING FRAME.
EMPLOYEE SET A FILTER ON THE RIG AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ONTO THE RIG, THE FILTER FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER CUTTING IT ON THE LEDGE.
PUTTING A VALVE ON RIG. PLACED THE VALVE ON THE STEPS TO WORKPLACE. STEPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP & VALVE ROLLED OFF & THE VALVE LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT.
THE INJURED EE WAS SETTING THE BRAKE ON A COAL CAR WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT UPPER ARM ON A JAGGED EDGE OF THE COAL CAR CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE ARM. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE (5) STITC HES WERE ADMINISTERED.
THE INJURED WORKER DROVE TO THE SHOP & WAS GTTING OUT OF VEHICLE, SLIPPED ON THE ICE & FELL.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING DRILL PIPE, SUFFERED A PULLED TENDON CAUSING IT TO BLEED AND SWELL.
THE INJURED EE WAS CLEANING FLOOR, PICKED UP BOXES AND INJURED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING OVERHEAD SMALL METAL FRAGMENT ENTERED EYE
EMPLOYEE GRINDING INSIDE PIPE METAL PIECE ENTERED LEFT EYE EE IS LEASING A SHOP ON BIG HORN COAL PROPERTY FOR THEIR OWN USE CALLED EE & EE DIST OFFICE WITHOUT RESOLUTION WE WILL ADD TO CONTRS AS COMPANY WISHES UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE
INJURED WAS INVOLVED IN DROPPING TWO RAIL CARS FULL OF COAL TO THE RETAIL YARD. HE WAS RIDING THE LADDER ON THE REAR OF TH ELEAD CAR AND WAS TIED OFF WITH A SAFETY BELT. DUE TO A DEFECTIVE S WITCH THE FRONT OF THE RAIL CAR HE WAS RIDING WENT ON ONE TRACK WHILE THE REAR OF THE CAR ENTERED THE OTHER TRACK. THE REAR RAIL CAR HIT THE FIRST CAR PINNING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THEM.
A T APPROX 11:00AM ON 10-01-92 EE WAS LOADING MUD FROM A SETTLING POND HE WAS LOADING WITH A 261 BACKHOE INTO A 100-TON EUCLID HE GOT OFF THE BACKHOE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DUMP AREA EE DROV E UP AT THAT TIME & EE & EE STOPPED & LOOKED AT THE PROJECT THEY WERE STANDING BEHIND THE TRUCK WHEN THEY FINISHED TALKING EE WALKED BACK TO THE TRUCK HE WAS APPROX 10 FT FROM THE SIDE OF THE
MAN WAS ON TOP OF MIX TRUCK CHECKING QUANTITY OF PRODUCT REMAINING ON BOARD HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE WET CONDITIONS THEY WERE WORKING IN THAT DAY PREVENTION OF THIS TYPE OF A CCIDENT IN FUTURE IS HAND RAILS BEING INSTALLED ON TOP OF UNIT
CLEANING COAL W TH SHOVEL INJ BACK LOADING WHEELBARROW
SOUND WAVES FROM NACC MINE BLAST IN PIT AREA BOUNCED OFF RAILROAD CAR INTO OPEN LEFT WINDOW OF SITE VEHICLE PICKUP THE BLAST ALSO SHOOK THE VEHICLE
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE SECURITY PATROL IN THE EQUIPMENT PARKING AREA HE APPARENTLY DOZED OFF AND THE PICKUP HE WAS DRIVING DRIFTED TO THE LEFT STRIKING A CH-120 COAL HAULER IN THE R T REAR DUALS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE COAL HAULER THE PICKUP WAS EXTENSIVELLY DAMAGED IN THE FRONTAL AREA EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAHAVE HIS SEAT BELT FASTENED HE RECEIVED A CUT ACROSS HIS NOSE RE
EMPLOYEE WAS TA1PING IN A 480V LIGHT CIRCUIT FROM AN ELEVATED MANBASKET. HIS POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS STRIPPING INSULTATION FROM THE #1 QUADRAPLEX CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. FOUR STITCHES WERE 9EQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
SA BLADE BACKED3OVER THE P & H SHOVEL BALONEY CAUSING A POWER FAILURE. THE SHOVEL WAS LOADING AN R-100 TRUCK WHEN THE POWER FAILURE OCCURRED. SWING BRAKES OPERATED CORRECTLY BUT INERTIA CARRIE D THE LOADED BU7KET INTO THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF T HE TRUCK BOX JARRING THE OPERATOR.
EMP HAD BEEN AS8IGNED TO LAY OUT SOME 6 INPLASTIC WATER LINE A VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE AREA TO ASSIST IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE PIPE EMP PICKED UP ONE END OF THE PIPE TO MOVE OVER TO T HE DISC DISCHARGE AREA 7O THE PUMP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP IMPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES WERE BEING UTILIZED
EMP WAS UNLOADI3G A DRIVELINE OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP THE DRIVELINE SEPARATED INTO 2 SECTIONS AND ONE S ECTION STRUCK HER ON RIGHT BIG TOE BREAKING THE TOE
EE ATTEMPTED TO3PULL A T ANK GAUGE TAPE OF A USED OIL TANK NOT REALIZING IT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE T ANK. WHEN HE PULLED ON T HE TAPE, HIS RIGHT HAND SLID DOWN THE STEEL TAPE, SLICING 2 FING9RS ON T HE RIGHT AHND REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING TO THE LUBE ROOM IN SHOVEL HOUSE & OPERATOR HIT HARD DIGGING ON A ROCK CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO SHAKE THROWING EMPLOYEE OF BALANCE & INTO A NEARBY AIR COMPRESSOR AND TANK THE FALL CAUSED TOR3 LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE & A CHIPPED BONE IN THE LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5RTING TO REMOVE THE RETAINING BOLTS ON THE BRAKE DRUM AND AS HE STARTED THE IMPACT WRENCH THE RUBBER GROMMET HOLDING THE IMPACT SOCKET PIN IN BROKE ALLOWING THE PIN TO COME I N CONTACT WITH 2IS RT PALM
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N ASSIGNED TO REPLACE SOME BROKEN BOLTS IN A FEEDER IN OUR WEST PLANT.AS HE WAS TIGHTENING THE NEW BOLTS.HIS RATCHET SLIPPED OFF OF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT.ALLOWING HIS HAND TO S STRIKE A NEAR-B2 PIECE OF ANGLE-IRON REQUIRING ((2)STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO ACQURE SOME FILTERS FROM THE STORAGE AREA, HE PLACED THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT IN PLACE AND PROCEEDED TO LOAD THE FILTERS AFTER SETTING THE FIRST BOX OF FILTERS ONTHE PA LLET HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP THE DR DIAGNOSED THE INJURY AS A SLIPPED DISC IN THE LOWER BACK AND SOME STRAINED LIGAMENTS
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO DO REPAIR WORK ON 3 RAILROAD CAR. ALL MATERIALS HAD BEEN GATHERED AND PUT INSIDE OF THE CAR. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING THE EXTERIOR LADDER, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AN D HANDHOLD AND FELL APPROX. 9 FT TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON SOLID ICE. EMPLOYEE DID HAVE MUD ON HIS SHOES, WHCIH REDUCED HIS FOOTING CONSIDERABLY.
A SECTION OF RAILROAD TRACK (RAIL)WAS BEING PLACED INTO POSITION. THE RAIL WAS BEING POSITIONED WITH A 4OHN DEERE 310 BACKHOE AS THE RAIL WAS MOVED INTO POSITION IT BECAME BOUND (SNAGGED) AND AND STRUCK I NAME. MECHANIC WELDER IN THE LEG KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
I,NAME, MECHANIC-WELDER, WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A HOIST CABLE ONTO A HOIST SHEVE. HE THOUGH THE CABLE WAS SLACK AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. WHILE POSITIONING THE HOIST CABLE IT BECAME TIGHT AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO CABLES. THE INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES TO BE PLACED. THE INJURED MINER DID NOT FOLLOW ESTABLISHED SAFE WORK POLICIES.
PALMER WAS WORKING ON THE WIRING OF #3-5589 FORD 16 TON LUBE TRUCK. PALMER RAISED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK INTO THE FORWARD POSITION. WHILE WORKING ON THE WIRING HE LEANED AGAINST THE HOOD SUPP ORT CABLE WITH HIS ELBOW. THIS PULLED THE HOOD DOWN ON HIS BACK FORCING HIS HEAD AGAINST AN OBJECT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PALMER SUSTAINED A 1" LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EYE. 4 SUTURES.
ON MARCH 6 84 MR GARNER STATES THAT HE WAS JARRED WHEN TWO ROCKS WERE LOADED INTO HIS HAULAGE TRUCK HE WAS INSIDE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WHILE THE SHOVEL WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK ON MARCH 7 84 WHI OPERATING HAULAGE TRUCK HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING SHARP PAINS IN H IS BASCK HE BELIEVES THIS PAIN WAS RELATED TO PREVIOUS DAYS JARRING
EMP EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN FROM RUNNING A CAT FRONT END LOADER, HE DOESN\T KNOW WHAT TIME OF DAY THE INJURY OCCURRED OR HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED
INSTALLING HOIST RAM ON DUMP TRUCK.THE 980# HOIST RAM WAS BEING TURNED BY BAR TO ALIGN IT WHEN IT SLIPPED IN CLAMP ATTACHED TO FORKLIFT.HOIST RAM FELL 8-12\\ PINNING EMPL LEG UNDER BAR.SUSTAI NED FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE.
DALE SHUMAKER WAS WALKING TOA THE REAR OF #3-5589 LUBE TRUCK. HE WAS INTENDING TO ENTER THE TRUCKS LUBE HOUSE. AS HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE TUBE TRUCK IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A 3/8 INCH TAI L OF A BAND PLACED ON FUEL HOSE. THE 3/8 INCH TAIL LACERATED THE LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER AOF DALES LEFT HAND. DR. HUGH BATTY PLACED SIX SUTURES IN THE LACERATION OF THE LITTLE FINGER.
RON GORZALKA, RUBBER TIRE DOZER OPERATOR, WAS PERFORMING ROAD MAINTENANCE ON A HAUL ROAD RAMP. A LOADED HAUL TRUCK DESCENDED THE RAMP COLLIDING WITH THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER. THE DOZER\S STEERIN G WHEEL PINNED MR. GORZALKA\S LEGS IN THE OPERATOR\S CAB.