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HE WAS PARKED WHILE BEING LOADED WITH CLAY WHILE SITTING IN THE TRUCK HE FELT CHEST PAINS
THE DRILL OPERATOR WAS LIFTING THE DRILL BIT TO CHECK FOR WEAR AND THE DRILL HELPER CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE DRILL BIT AND THE DRILL BIT AND THE DRILL DRIVE TABLE.
HE WAS SWINGING THE DRILL STEEL TOWARD THE DRILL BIT, IT SWAYED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON THE DRILL MAST CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS.
HE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER OF THE END DUMP TRUCK, WHEN PLACING HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND, THE GROUND WAS UNEVEN CAUSING ALL THE PRESSURE FROM STEPPING DOWN THE LADDER TO BE UNEVELY PLACED ON HIS TOES CAUSING A FRACTURE.
HE WAS WALKING ON THE PUSHARM OF THE DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS TESTIS.
SHE WAS WALKING DOWN THE PARKING LOT TO THE OFFICE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE COVERED PARKING LOT. WHEN SHE FELL ON THE ICESHE TRIED TO CATCH HERSELF WITH HER ARMS. THIS RESULTED IN A BRO KEN RIGHT ARM.
HE WAS STEPPING OFF THE STEP OF THE DRAGLINE CATWALK ONTO THE TRACKS. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE TRACKS, THEY WERE ICY. HE STARTED TO FALL TO THE TRACKS AND GRABBED THE TRACKS AND CAUGHT HIS HAND D BETWEEN THE TRACK PADS.
HE REACHED BEHIND THE DRUM ON THE DRAGLINE TO PICK UP A DRAG ROPE WEDGE WHEN HE PICKED IT UP HE THREW THE WEDGE UP ON THE TOP OF THE DRAGLINE ROOF AND IT FELL BACK OFF THE DRAGLINE ROF AND HI HIT HIS RT HAND RING FINGER BREAKING IT
HE WAS REPAIRING A DRAG DRUM GREASE HOSE ON A DRAGLINE AND LAID HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DRAG DRUM WHILE IT WAS STILL HOT CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE BURNED
HE WAS UNLOADING BARRELS OF OIL FROM THE BED OF A TRUCK INTO A OIL STORAGE BUILDING. WHILE UNLOADING THE BARRELS HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HE CONTINUED WORKING THRU 11-18-84. HE TOOK OFF WORK 1 1-19-84 AND WENT TO A DR 11-2-U.-84 AND ADVISED TO BE OFF WORK UNTIL 12-05-84. ON 12-05-84 ANOTHER DR ADVISED NO WORK TILL AFTER A EXAMINATION ON 1-6-85
REMOVING ROCK FROM INSIDE COAL BREAKER DRUM.ROCK WAS LODGED BETWEEN DRUM AND WALL OF BREAKER.WHEN HE WAS LIFTING ROCK,PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SHOP FLOOR & STEPPED IN SOME OIL & SLIPPED FALLING TO THE FLOOR.
LOADING 55 GAL BARREL OF OIL INTO LOADER BUCKET BARREL SLID TO BACK OF BUCKET STRIKING RIGHT HAND RING FINGER AGAINST BACK OF BUCKET.
HE WAS PUSHING THE SLIP ON THE DRILL INTO THE TURNTABLE AND THE KELLYBAR DROPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER LACERATING IT
HE WAS CUTTING WITH THE TORCH ON TOP OF A DRAGLINE BUCKET, WHEN FINISHED HE LAID THE TORCH TO THE SIDE AND STARTED WELDING. AT THIS POINT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE TORCH VALVE MAY HAVE BEEN BUMPED ON HEN IT WAS LAID TO THE SIDE AND THE LEAKING ACETYLENE ANDOR OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE WAS IGNITED BY HIS WELDING CAUSING HIS BACK TO BE BURNT AND THEN FALLING OR JUMPING TO THE FLOOR STRIKING H
HE WAS CARRYING A TOOL BOX ON THE DRAGLINE AND TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND FELL BREAKING A BONE BETWEEN HIS RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER AND WRIST.
HE WAS CUTTING BRUSH ON A SIDE HILL WITH A CHAIN SAW & SLIPPED ON THE WET GROUND & HIS KNEE STRUCK THE CHAIN SAW LACERATING IT.
HE WAS CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH A CHAIN SAW AND WHEN IT STARTED TO FALL IT KICKED BACK THE SAW AND IT CUT HIS LEFT KNEE
HE WAS WINDING UP THE TARP WHEN THE LOADER DUMPED A BUCKET OF COAL ON THE TARP IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE TARP TO SPRING BACK AND THE WINDER REVERSED STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS LEF T HAND CAUSING A CONTUSION AND FRACTURE.
HE WAS STEPPING FROM ONE WALK PLATFORM TO ANOTHER ON A 992B LOADER DURING NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND, FACE, LEG ON THE GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST, CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS OF THE RT. SIDE OF THE FACE AND CONTUSIONS OF THE RIGHT LEG NEAR THE KNEE.
HE WAS CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON LOADER WHILE DRIVING THE PINS THROUGH THE TEETH WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER LEFT LEG THIS RESULTED IN A IMP IMPALED FOREIGN OBJECT OF UPPER LEFT LEG GROIN AREA
THE EE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE HOIST CABLE ON HE DRAGLINE WHEN THE OPERATOR WAS ABOVE HIM WITH A PRY BAR IN HIS HAND & IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & HIT JOHN ON THE HEAD. JOHN WAS WEARING HI S HARD HAT BUT WHEN HE HEARD THE BAR FALL BECAUSE IT HIT THE MACHINE BEFORE HITTING HIM HE MOVED QUICKLY CAUSING HIS HARD HAT TO FALL OFF ALLOWING THE BAR TO STRIKE HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
TAKING OFF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FELL ON HAND.
HE WAS CLEANING THE WINDOWS OF THE DOZER WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACKS WHILE HOLDING THE HANDRAIL HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ICE AND SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE HAND RAIL AND FALLI ON HIS WRIST
HE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE JUMPED OVER THE DRAG-DRUM. HIS LEG WAS IN A SLIGHT TWIST CAUSING LIGAMENTS TO BE TORN IN THE RIGHT LEG KNEE
HE CUT THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE DRAG CABLE ON THE SPOOL AND TOOK A PRY BAR AND PRYED THE CABLE OFF THE SPOOL WHEN HE DID SO THE CABLE SPRUNG OFF THE SPOOL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE PHALANGE L EFT HAND
CARRYING BAG OF CALCIUM WHEN FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN SOME BAGS OF CALCIUM AND WAS CAUGHT.LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE HOLDING BAG FRACTURING LEFT LOWER LEG.
HE WAS HOLDING THE BIT WRENCH ON THE DRILL BIT WHEN THE BIT WAS TURNED THE WRENCH STRUCK THE TRUCK FRAME LACERATING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS.
WALCOAL INC WAS FUELING OUR STORAGE TANKS WHEN A PASSENGER STANDING NEAR THE FUEL TRUCK HAD HEART FAILURE LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD BY THE DEPUTY CORONER THE PASSENGER WAS THOMAS WISOR EMPLOYEE OF NONE OF THE COMPANIES ENVOLVED
HAD SAW RUNNING AND LOOKED TO SIDE TO SEE WHERE OTHERS WERE WORKING.MOVED ENOUGH TO BUMP RUNNING WAS INTO SMALL TREE IN FRONT OF EMPL WHICH BOUNCED SAW BACK INTO LEG.
HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DOOR JAM OF THE DOZER AND THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS FINGERS HE RECEIVED CONTUSION AND FRACTURE OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND
HAD PAINS IN LEFT ARM AND CHEST WHILE DRIVING TRUCK. EARLIER ATE AT BREAK TIME AND THOUGHT PAIN FROM INDIGESTION.
THE SHIFT HAD JUST STARTED & HE WAS WAITING FOR WORK INSTRUCTIONS TO START SHIFT. THE DRAGLINE HAD JUST BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON THIS SITE. HE HAD MENTIONED HE WASN\T FEELING WELL.
WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CLEANING RAG HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS BACK IN THE LOWER RIGHT.
HE WAS CUTTING A LIMB OFF A TREE THAT WAS ON THE GROUND WHEN THELIMB WAS CUT THE TREE LOWERED PUSHING THE SAW DOWN ON HIS FOOT