EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON HIS TRUCK AND STARTED HIS AIR COMPRESSOR. AS HE TURNED TO EXIT HIS TRUCK, HIS FEET SLIPPED, DUE TO MUD ON HIS BOOTS, AND AS HE FELL HIS RIGHT HAND GOT INTO PULLEY OF AIR COMPRESSOR BEHIND GUARD.
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Showing all 20EE WAS CUTTING METAL BAND ON BOX WHEN METAL BAND CAME IN TO IT HIS BACK OF EE S HAND.
CONTRACTOR WAS USING MAGNETIC DRILL WHEN HIS COAT SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRILL AND DRILL TWISTED RIGHT ARM.
WORKING ON CAT END DUMP STARTED DOWN LADDER FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL LANDING ON CORNER ON TANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH TYRING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A CATEPILLAR 637D SCRAPER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUTSIDE OF WINDOWS ON OPERATORS CAB OF A CATERPILLAR 85-TON END DUMP AND AS HE WAS GOING BACK TO OPERATORS DOOR, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF END OF CATWALK. FELL APPROX . 15 FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PUSHTRACTOR WHEN SOMETHING BLEW IN HIS EYE.
PUSHCAT CATERPI5LAR D9H AND FALL TO GROUND AND STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
EMPL UNHOOKING 7OW CABLE FROM SCRAPER HUNG UP IN MUD.OPERATOR OF PUSHCAT THOUGHT CABLE WAS UNHOOKED PULLED FORWARD CATCHING BOTH EMPL HANDS BETWEEN TOW CABLE AND HOOK ON SCRAPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING AN OPEN CAB CATERPILLAR 637 SCRAPER WHEN RUBBER COUPLER CONNECTING TWO HYDRALIC TUBES BLEW AND SPRAYED EMPLOYEE WITH HOT HYDRALIC OIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING BEARING FROM BED LIFT CYLINDER ON 50 TON CATERPILLAR 773A END DUMP. BEARING CAME OUT AND BOTTOM OF LIFT CYLINDER KICKED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT EAR.
EE WAS WORKING 2N CAT D9H DOZER & HE BENT OVER TO DISCONNECT AIR WRENCH FROM AIR HOSE. ANOTHER MECHANIC LIT CUTTING TORCH & STARTED TOWARD DOZER & FLAME OF CUTTING TORCH HIT EE ON LEFTY SIDE %*@%*%*@% ON LE0T SIDE OF FACE.
INJ OPERATING D2ZER WALKING DOWN HOLLOW FILL.DOZER JUMPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL AND UNABLE TO STOP MACHINE.JARRED AROUND CAUSING INJURIES TO LOWER BACK AND PELVIC AREA.
WHILE OPERATING WATER TRUCK ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND HAD NO AIR OR STREERING AND JUMPED FROM WATER TRUCK
WAS ATTEMPTING TO TARP TRAILER WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL FROM TRAILER TO GROUND, INJURY GROIN AREA FELL ON A TAIL GATE LEVER
ATTEMPTING TO TARP TRAILER WHEN SLIPPED ON COAL AND TWISTED BACK.
THE MAINTENANCE MAN WAS SHIPPING WELD OR SLAT WITH CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE FLEW IN RIGHT EYE
EMP WAS TURNING TRUCK AROUND ENGINE DIED AND TRUCK STARTED ROLLING TOWARD PIT EMP COULD NOT GET TRUCK RESTARTED SO HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK TRUCK ROLLED TILL FRONT WHEELS DROPPED IN GAP IN ROCK AP APPROX 3/ FT AFTER EMP JUMPED
THE OPERATOR WAS BRUSHING THE SIDE OF THE HOLLOW FILL WITH A CAT D9L DOZER AND A SMALL TREE CAME OVER THE BLADE AND HIT THE DOOR GLASS CAUSING IT TO SHATTER