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CLIMBING DOWN DRAGLINE FELL O8 TO 10 FT
EMPL WAS CLIMBING BACK ON DOZER FOOT SLIPPED & HE RECEIVED CONTUSION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
REPAIRING TRAVEL CHAIN ON 2400 DRAGLINE WHILE POUNDING OUT THE KEEPER PIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES
EMPL WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOP CARRYING BOTTLE OF ROOT BEER ON WAY TO TRUCK & HE PASSED OUT. EMPL SAID DR DIAGNOSED IT AS MINISTROKE.
EMPLOYEE HAD PUT OIL IN THE 980C CAT LOADER ENGINE.HE WAS TAKING THE JUG BACK UP THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED ON A TIRE AND FELL,BRUISING HIS RIGHT THIGH MUSCLE.
HE WAS WORKING ON 992 LOADER WHEEL TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT AND THE RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST A BUCKET STOP ON THE BOOM OF THE LOADER.
HE WAS GOING TO PICK UP A BARREL WHICH THEY USE TO PUT WATER IN FOR THE MACHINERY,AND PLACE THE BARREL IN HIS PICK-UP IN HIS PICK-UP TRUCK.HE THOUGH THE BARREL WAS EMPTY,BUT IT HAD AROUND 10 G ALLONS OF WATER IN IT,AND AS HE WENT TO SWINGAROUND,HE HURT HIS BACK.
DESCENDING LADDER DOWN SIDE OF 992 LOADER. COMING DOWN SLIPPED & MISSED LAST TWO RUNGS & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPL WAS OPERATING D9H DOZER. HE TOOK RADIATOR CAP OFF. THERE WAS PRESSURE, WATER FLEW UP & BURNED HIM IN CHEST & ARM AREA.
HE WAS DRILLING. CLIMB.ED DOWN OUT OF DRILL AND FELL INTO A HOLE ON THE DRILL SET. TWISTED HIS BACK.
WHILE DOING FIELD TRACK REPAIR USING A LARGE TRACK PRESS THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED IT IS GROIN AREA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION THE PRESS EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 3-11-88 FOR A DIAGNOSIS.
A TOOTH HAD BRO5EN OFF THE BUCKET ON THE 2400 DRAGLINE HE GOT OFF THE DRAGLINE AND WAS WALKIGN DOWN OVER A BANK TO PICK UP THE BROKEN TOOTH ON THE WAY DOWN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL HE CU T HIS HAND AND 8AID THAT HIS KNEE FOLDED UNDER HIM BUT DIDNT BOTHER HIM UNTIL 9-3-87 HAND WASNT CUT BADLY BUT WENT TO DR FOR HIS KNEE ON 9-8-87
SAMPLING COAL.L2ST BALANCE OR SLIPPED WHILE LIFTING 40 LB BAG OF SAMPLE COAL AND FELL 4'.
LIFTING D10 SPR2CKET SEGMENTS TO INSTALL ON L EFT FINAL DRIVE.
CHANGING TRIP R2PE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET.CABLE FLEW AND HIT HIM ON CHIN.HE JERKED HEAD BACK,PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TRACK ROLLERS ON D-9 CATERPILLAR DOZER. WHILE LIFTING AND MOVING ROLLERS AROUND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH.
WORKING UNDERNEATH DOZER HELPING WELDER WELD TRACK FRAME ON MACHINE.WHEN HE WENT TO CRAWL FROM UNDERNEATH MACHINE HE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GOGGLES ON AND WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL AND A TINY PARTICLE OF STEEL GOT BY HIS GOGGLES ANDWENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. AT THE TIME, HE JUST THOUGH HE HAD GOTTEN A PIEC E OF DIRT IN HIS EYE, BUT LATER IT BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM, SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-12-83.
EE WAS FUELING D-10 GAVE A PULL ON THE FUEL HOSE, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF THE D-10 HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & ARM ON THE GROUND.