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EMPL WAS PERFORMING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WORK ON SHOVEL AND WAS CLIMBING SHOVELAS LADDER WHEN HE HIT HIS KNEE CAP ON LADDER RUND
EMPL WAS REMOVING HOT LUNCH FROM MICROWAVE WHEN YARN LOOP IN SWEATER HOOKED ON CATCH OF MICROWAVE DOOR CAUSING HOT MEAL TO SPILL ON HAND.
SILO GATE WOULD NOT OPEN SO TWO EMPL HOOKED TWO 1 1/2 TON COME ALONGS UP TO TRY TO FREE GATE. HOOK ON LIVE END OF ONE COME ALONG STRAIGHTENED OUT UNDER PRESSURE & HOOK & CHAIN HIT EMPL IN RIG HT LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS MOVING FROM REVOLVING FRAME DOWN INTO TUB OF DRAGLINE TO PERFORM DRAGLINE MAINTENANCE. HE WAS REACHING FOR STEP WITH HIS FOOT 3' REACH WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS BACK.
WHILE ON CAT WALK OF BACKHOE TALKING TO OPERATOR WIND CAUGHT DOOR BLOWING IT SHOUT AGAINST FOOT AND ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PIT FLOOR LATER ON INT HE DAY TO REARRANGE SAFETY SIGN AN D STEPPED INTO A TRENCH WHICH WAS COVERED OVER BUT HAD SETTLED UNDER CRUST AGGRAVATING THE PREVIOUS FOOT INJURY.
EMP WAS D R AINING GEAR CASE ON DRAG DRUM BULL GBEAR AND HAD JUST INSTALLED AIR PUMP AND HAD TO TIE PUMP OFF. HE STEPPED ON COUPLER COVER BETWEEN #2 DRAG CASE AND TIES OFF PUMP TO GEAR CAS COVER. HE STEPPED DOWN PUTTING HIS RT HAND ON THE DRAG LIMIT SWITCH BRACKET. RINGT CAUGHT ON BRAKCKET CAUSING LACERATION ON FINGER
CHANGING BUCKET3ON DRAGLINE,A 4 MAN CREW WAS RESOCKETING THE HOIST ROPES AND HAD HOIST ROPE REEVED THROUGH SOCKET AND WERE INSTALLING THREE PIECE ROPE WEDGE IN SOCKET.AS CREW WAS PULLING ROPE THROUGH SOCKET2THE WEDGE TWISTED AND FELL OUT OF SOCKET AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LOWER INSTEP.
EMP WAS OPERATI3G SCRAPER AND WHILE LOADING WAS LOOKING BACK TO CHECK LOADING. SCRAPER BOUNCED BECAUSE OF ROUGH TERRAIN AND CAUSED EMP NECK TO SNAP DISABILITY BEGAIN 11 17 87
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON STEP I/INSTANDING ON STEPEP CAME LOOSE LETTING OTHER END SLIP DOWN.EMPLOYEE HIT LEG ON STEP BRACKET PUNCTURING HIS LEG.SLICK FOOTING-SET SCREW HOLDING STEP IN BRACKET WAS LOOSE. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF 1/2 INCH PLATE WHICH WAS RESTING ON A TABLE.THE PLATE BECAME UNBALANCED,FELL OFF THE TABLE ONTO I NAME LEFT FOOT.
EMPL WALKING AL2NG SIDE STUCK TRUCK WHEN HE BROKE THROUGH ICE AND SNOW AND FELL FORWARDS.THIS RESULTED IN PAIN AND SORENESS IN ABDOMEN.
EE WAS SANDING 7AB ON WELDING TRUCK WITH A SND/GRINDER. HE LOWERED SANDER TO CHECK WORK & TOUCHED HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE ROTATING GRINDER CAUSING LACERATION IN PALM.
WELDING DRAGLIN9 BUCKET REPAIR HEAVY WORK LOAD DURING WEEK TRIGGERED MUSCLE SPASMS IN UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING PINS ON CRUSHER CHAIN WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF CRUSHER FALLING APPROXIMATLEY 4.5 FEET, HITTING HIS HEAD ON CRUSHER KICK PLATE.
OPERATING TRACT2R SWEEPING ACCESS ROAD TO MINE.EMPL LOST 2 DAYS 9-22 & 9-23,AND 10-2 & 10-3 FOR PRE-OP DR VISITS.OFF FOR SHOULDER SURGERY BEGINNING 10-15-86.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A TIRE AND WHEN HE GRABBED TIRE RIM TO MOVE IT, A STEEL SLIVER WENT INTO HIS HAND.
EMPL WELDING ON3TOP OF SILO LIFTING 50 LB BOX OF WELDING ROD OFF MAN-HOIST PAIN DEVELOPED IN LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS INSTALL3NG RUNNING BOARDS ON VEHICLE AND WAS USING RAZOR KNIFE TO TRIM PLASTIC INNER FENDER THE BLADE BROKE AND THE FORCE BEING APPLIED CARRIED HAND INTO BROKEWN BLADE CAUSING LACERAT ON HAND 3
EMP WAS MOUNTIN1 TRAILER FRAME ONTO TRAILER WHEELS INSIDE OF MAINTENANCE SHOP IN FRONT OF DRAGLINE BUCKET HIS RT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAILER FRAME AND TOOTH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET
EMPL PERFORMING3STEP-UP SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES.
REPLACING PROPE5 BRAKE QUARD ON SHOVEL, I.NAME WAS IN A SITTING POSITION ON TRACK AND BENT OVER TO INSTALL A BOLT IN QUARD WHEN HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS LEFT KNEE
ATTEMPTING TO J5CK SHAFT OUT OF CROWD DRUM ON SHOVEL, HYD RAM WAS BEING SUPPORTED BY A PIECE OF HEAVY RAIL. END OF RAIL BROKE DUE TO THE PRESSURE FROM RAM AND PIECE OF RAIL STRUCK I.NAME IN RI GHT LEG ABOUT 86 BELOW KNEE
I,NAME WAS TURN3NG AND ROTATING TEETH ON SHOVEL BUCKET. WHEN REPLACING A TOOTH, HER RIGHTRING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOOTH AND THE ADAPTOR, FRACTURING THE TIP OF HER FINGER.
I.NAME WAS PRYI3G TRACK ADJUSTMENT SHIMS OUT SO TRACKS ON SHOVEL COULD BE TIGHTENED WHEN PRYING WITH A BAR BAR SLIPPED & PINCHED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BAR & AXLE FRAME ON SHOVEL THI BROKE HIS FINGE9
I NAME HAD BEEN ON THE DRAGLINE AND WAS GETTING OFF WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE GROUND AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE I NAME FELT A LITTLE PULL IN HIS S HOULDER. BUT NO PAINS PAIN BECAME PROBLEM LATER ON.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP 50# BOX OF NAILS FELT BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING LATHE AND DIDN\T SEE CUTTING ON HANDLE OF LATHE. PLACED HAND ON LATHE HANDLE AND CUT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO FREE AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR BY SPINNING FAN THOUGHT POWER WAS OFF BUT WAS ENERGIZED FAN SPUN CUT FINGER ON UNIT 600
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL FOR EXCESSIVE TRIPPING HE DEENERGIZED THE MAIN PANEL TRIPPED THE 400 CB AND CHECKED VOLTAGE WITH AMPROBE READING 0 VOLTS AND 0 CURRENT PULLED HEAD OFF RECHECKED VOLTAGE 0 VOLTS DECIDED TO SCRAPE LEAD AGAINST GROUND TO MAKE SURE THE HEAD FLASHED CAUSING INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING SMALL FORKLIFT IN WAREHOUSE FROM THE RT SIDE RT FOOT WAS PUT UPON THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE MACHINE AND SLID OFF EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING THE MACHINE STRIKING JAW KNOCKING A PIECE OF TOOTH OUT
EE WAS IN K NEELING POSITION & HAD BEEN CLEANING TRACK OF 195 SHOVEL. HE STOOD UP & SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS BACK.
HE WASLKING BACKWARDS UP FROM RAILROAD TRACK AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK.
STANDING ON PIECE OF CULVERT KNELT DOWN & PLACED PRY BAR IN HOLE IN CULVERT. FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM & I.NAME HIT HEAD ON BAR..
EMPLOYEE EAS WORKING UNIT #155 290B SHOVEL. EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISED REPAIRS ON SHOVEL DIPPER AND WAS GETTING OFF OF DIPPER WHEN FOREIGN SUBSTANCE STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT BREESE BLOWING.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 10" X 10" X 48" HARD WOOD TIMBERS FROM UNDER DRAGLINE BUCKET. EMPLOYEE WHILE REMOVING TIMBER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE PIECE HE WAS REMOVING AND ANOTHER PIECE, CUTTING L EFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A WELD (AIR AVE) WITH COMPRESSED AIR EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON HOWEVER WELDING HOOD WAS NOT DOWN EMPLOYEE CLEANED WELD WITH COMPRESSED AIR AND BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO EYES
DRAGLINE HOUSE PRESSURE FANS WERE ON .EMPL GOING OUTSIDE OF MACHINE HOUSE.DOOR WAS OPEN.EMPL WENT TO SHUT DOOR AND HIGH WIND OUTSIDE SLAMMED DOOR SHUT CUTTING EMPL HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING FROM FLOOR ONTO THE FLOOR SWEEPER MACHINE AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON SIDE OF MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON DAM AT RESERVOIR AND HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE SCORIA ROCKS AND FELL HITTING HIS KNEE.
INSTALLING DRILL CHUCK APPROX 4" DIAMETER INTO DRILL PRESS WHEN CHUCK DROPPED OUT OF SPINDLE CABOUT 18" INCHES ONTO FINGERS
EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER & SCREWING A BRACKET INTO THE WALL. HE REACHED FOR A PIPE & GOT A PAIN IN HIS HSOULDER.
LIFTING CHUNKS OF ASPHALT AND HIS BACK WENT OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING DOWNSPOUT ON BLDG HE GRABBED THE GUTTER TO SUPPORT IT WHILE DRILLING AND CUT HIS FINGER ON A ROUGH EDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING STEEL PIPE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING H CHANNEL WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED HE CUT HIS HAND.
EMP WAS WIRING A RECEPTACLE A CARPENTER WORKING ABOVE HIM DROPPED A PIECE OF WALL ANGLE AND IT STRUCK HIM ON LEFT FOREARM
EMP WAS USING ROLLER TO PACK GROUND HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE HANDLE AND WHEN HE PUT IOT IN REVERSE IT PINNED HIS HAND AGAINST THE WALL
EMP WAS SCREWING A PIECE OF ANGLE TO A GIRT THE SCREW SLIPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET THE SCREWGUN SLIPPED AND EMP CUT HIS FINGER ON THE ANGLE
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING OFF WALL TIES ON THE READY LINE AND ONE OF THE WALL TIES FLEW OFF THE WALL AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH
EMP WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A TRUCK AND LATER CLAIMED THAT HE TORE A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE DOING IT