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DRIVER WAS TRYING TO CLOSE TAILGATE WHICH WAS WEDGED OPEN. WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO RELEASE WEDGE HE WAS STRUCK BY TAILGATE IN HEAD AS IT CLOSED.
SAMPLEMAN WAS CLEANING AUTOMATIC SAMPLERS WHICH HE THOUGHT HE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY.HOWEVER AS HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE SAMPLER A PIECE STILL IN MOTION CUT HIS FINGERS.
HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
EE WAS UNPLUGGING A HOPPER OF COAL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A COAL FRAGMENT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.RESULTING IN HIS LEFT CORNED BEING SCRATCHED.
WAS TYING OFF A BARGE WITH ROPE IN RIGHT HAND. ROPE GOT FOULED AND JERKED LOOSE TWISTING WRIST IN PROCESS.
THE INJURED WAS OVERSEEING SEVERAL CUTTING AND WELDING JOBS GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY.IN BETWEEN CHECKING ON JOBS HE LIFTED HIS PROTECTIVE HELMET FORGETTING TO LOWER IT AS HE APPROACHED A JOB.AS HE WAS NEARING THE WORK SITE,A STEEL FLAKE FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.MINOR TEMPORARY DAMAGE RESULTED.
I.NAME COMPLETED SHOVELING COAL OFF BELTLINE.DECIDED TO JUMP DOWN SMALL COAL PILE 6'DROP.TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE DR RECOMMENDS 2 WKS OFF TO HEAL SPRAIN AND OR OTHER DAMAGES.
I NAME WAS RUNNING A MUSTANG SMALL FROANT END LOADER WHEN A LUMP OF COAL FELL INBETWEEN THE FOOT CONTROLS AND BUCKET I NAME ATTEMPTED TO KICK THE LUMP OUT WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN HIS LEFT FOO
I.NAME PLACED FOOT UNDER A MECHANICAL ARM & START ED MACHINE WHILE FORGETTING WHERE HE HAD HIS FOOT THE MECHANICAL ARM SQUEEZED HIS RT.FOOT
EMPL TRIPPED STUMBLED & FELL ONTO 6" PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON WHICH CAUGHT HIM IN RIGHT ARM PIT.
THE INJURED WAS SAMPLING COAL WHEN HE TWISTED WAAY FROM THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT.HE DROPPED THE SHOVEL WITH THE COAL SAMPLE AND SOMETHING POPPED.HE COULD NOT STAND STRAIGHT.
WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND RIGHT KNUCKLES WERE CUT.
I.NAME WAS ON A CONVEYOR BELT AND FELL OFF HE FELL TEN FEET AND LANDED ON A SOFT PIPE OF COAL ON HIS FEET I.NAME COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL VIA LIFE SQUAD DIAGNOSI S BRUISED BACK NOTHING BROKEN
I.NAME WAS ERECTING A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE CRANE SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS RT FOREARM WITH THE PIECE OF STEEL BEING LIFTED
I.NAME WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER AND LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND IT BROKE
I.NAME WAS INSTALLING A GARAGE DOOR WHILE POUNDING ON A METAL BRACKET A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SHATTERED AND WORKED ITS WAY INTO HIS LEFT EYE
I.NAME HAD RT FOOT UNDER BOBCAT BUCKET WHICH WAS APPROX THREE INCHES OFF THE GROUND THE OPERATORS FOOT ACCIDENTLY LOWERED THE BUCKET FULLY TO THE GROUND LANDING ON I.NAMES FOOT ACCORDING TO TH E DR REPORT NO BONES WERE BROKEN BUT THE FOOT WOULD BE BRUISED
SHARP PAIN IN LOWER AND UPPER BACK/NUMBNESS IN LEGS. CONSTANT JARRING ON BACK RESULTING FROM LONG HOURS ON LOADER.