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EMPL WASHING DOZER HOLDING 1 1/2\\ HOSE WITH LEFT HAND,BEGAN ASCENDING DOZER TO REACH LEFT SIDE OF OPERATORS PLATFORM VIA LEFT TRACK.WITH RIGHT FOOT ON TRACK AND RIGHT HAND ON PLATFORM RAILING HAND-HOLD,STEPPED UP ONTO PLATFORM WITH LEFT FOOT.LOOKING OVER RT SHOULDER AT WATER HOSE BEGAN PULLING HIMSELF UP ONTO PLATFORM IN ORDER TO STAND ERECT.FOREHEAD STRUCK METAL LEFT DOOR RETAINE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN ROALROAD CARS. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING A HOPPER DOOR AND HE HAD ALREADY OPENED THE DOOR LOCKING LATCH ASSEMBLY ON HIS SIDE OF THE CAR. HE WAS HOLDING THE LATCH HOOK UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE THE LATCH ASS\Y ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CAR WAS OPENED. THE DOOR WAS APPARENTLY ON A BIND AND WHEN THE LATCH WAS OPENED THE DOOR SPRUNG BACK QAU

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONA 60" WIDE CONVEYOR BELT IN THE P-2 LOADOUT TUNNEL WIRING A ELECTRIC FEEDER MOTOR. HE STEPPED ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE BELT AND THE BELT "DIPPED" FROM HIS BODY WEIGHT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN THE BELT "DIPPED" AND HE QUICKLY REACHED OVERHEAD (APPROX. 1 1/2 FEET) AND GRABBED HOLD OF THE 1" DIA. RIGID STEEL CONDUIT LEADING TO THE FEEDER MOTOR HE WAS WIRING. W

I WAS HELPING UNLOAD ITMES FROM VENDORS TRUCK WHILE CARRYING BOX OF WELDING RODS #50 AT WAIST LEVEL IN FRONT OF ME I STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION IN THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON ST STEPPING IN THE DEPRESSION MY LEFT LEG FLEXED AT THE KNEE AND MY BODY TWISTED SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT I EXPERIENCED PAINS ON LEFT SIDE OF MY SPINAL COLUMN IN LOWER BACK AREA UPON STNADING ERECT

EMPLOYEE HAD PICKED UP A SHAFT/HOUSING ASS\Y (APPROX. 65 LB.) FROM OFF OF THE TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS CARRYING IT AT WAIST LEVEL WITH HIS ARMS BENT AT A 90 DEGREE ANG LE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE CARRIED THE ASSEMBLY APPROX. 15 FEET ACROSS THE LEVEL CONCRETE BASEMENT FLOOR AND THEN KNELT FORWARD AND SET THEASS\Y ON FLOOR NEXT TO THE EFFLUENT PUMP. UPON S

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 18" PIPE WRENCH TO CLOSE A 2" PLUG VALVE ON THE SPRAY WATER LINE FOR THE DESLIMING VIBRATING SCREENS ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE P-2 PLANT. THE VALVE WAS APPROX 7\ ABOVE THE FLOOR LEVEL AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD THE PIPE WRENCH ATTACHED TO THE STEM OF THE PLUG VALVE. EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UPWARD ON THE HANDLE OF THE PIPE WRENCH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE VALLVE WHILE PUSHIN

EMP WAS WALKING ON THE CEMENT FLOOR WALKWAY ALONG SIDE OF THE P1 LOADOUT CONVEYOR INSIDE THE P1 LOADOUT TUNNEL FLOOR WAS WET AND ICY IN SPOTS FROM HAVING BEEN WASHED DOWN WITH SPRAY HOSE OUTSI TEMP WAS 15 EMP STEPPED ONTO ICY PATCH OF WATER LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO FLOOR LANDED ON BUTTOCKS IN SITTING POSITION WITH BACK ERECT AND LEGS EXTENDED STRAIGHT OUTWARD SEVERELY JARRING LOWER

EMP HAD FINISHED REPLACING SCREENS ON 3RD FLOOR P2 PLANT HE WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING OFF DESCENDING SCREEN VIA THE SQUARE STEEL AIR SPRING PEDESTAL MOUNT ON OUTSIDE OF SCREEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF PEDESTAL MOUNT AND HE FELL SIDEWAYS APPROX 4 1/2 FT AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE OF STEEL FLOOR UPON LANDING HE STRUCK LEFT KNEE AREA SOLIDLY ON STEEL FLOOR KNEE WAS VERY SORE AND HARD TO WALK ON

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 1 1/2 IN HOSE TO SPRAY & CLEAN THE FLOOR ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE P-2 PLANT.HE HAD HIS BACK TOWARD ONE OF THE VIBRATING SCREENS ON THAT FLOOR AND WAS PULLING BACKWARDS ON T HE HOSE TO ALLOW MORE LENGTH. WHEN HE PULLED BACKWARDS ON THE HOSE HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE STEEL SQUARE EDGE OF THE AIRSPRING MOUNTING PEDESTAL ON THE OUTSIDE FRAME. THE SCREEN WAS O

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING STRADDLED ON TOP OF A 12 IN STEEL PIPE ON 3RD FLOOR OF P-2 PLANT. HE WAS LEANING TO HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST A 10 IN STEEL PIPE BRACING HIMSELF WHILE PRYING LOOSE A REPAIR C LAMP ON THE 12 IN PIPE. USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY WITH, HE WAS PUSHING AWAY FROM HIS CHEST WITH BOTH HANDS WHEN HE FELT THE MUSCLES PULL OR TEAR IN THE AREA OF THE 6TH RIGHT RIB. HE IMMEDIAT

EMP WAS OPERATING CRANE TO LIFT 1000 LB TRUNION ROLLER AND PILLOWBLOCK ASSEMBLY INTO THE DRIVE UNIT AREA AT ROTARY BREAKER HE WAS PREPARING TO STEP ONTO THE CAB STEP WITH LEFT FOOT TO GET INSI SIDE OF CAB RT FOOT SLIPPED ON FROZEN AND ICY GROUND BEFORE REST OF RT SIDE OF BODY LANDED SIDEWAYS ON THE GROUND HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WELD CLEANING TOOL TO CLEAN RUST AND DIRT OFF THE #2 DESLIMING VIBRATING SCREEN - SIEVE FEEDER BOX CHUTE. HE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL AND WELD A PIECE OF STEEL (3/8" X 48" X 18") ONTO THE CHUTE. HE HAD THE PLATE LYING ON THE SPLASH BOX (DIVERTER) AND WHILE CLEANING THE CHUTE HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ONTO THE ONE EDGE OF THE PLATE AND THE PLATE SLID OFF T

PREPARING TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE DAY AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXITING THE SUPPLY STORAG E ROOM IN THE BATHHOUSE THROUGH THE DOUBLE DOORS AS THE REAR (OUTSIDE ENTRANCE) OF THE ROOM. THE RIGH T STEEL DOOR OF THE DOUBLE DOORS WAS LOCKED IN A STATIONARY FIXED POSITION. THE LEFT STEEL DOOR CAN BE SWUNG OPEN BY MEANS OF A PANIC BAR INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE DOOR CLOSES QUICKLY. IN EX

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE STATIC THICKENER U FLOW PUMP 6IN VALVE AND WAS BEING ASSISTED BY THE ELECTRICIAN MECHANIC EMPLOYEE HE WAS USING TWO 1 1/8IN COMBINATION WRENCHES TO LOOSEN THE 1 1/8 IN HEX NUTS AND BOLTS ON THE 6IN VALVE HE WAS USING ONE WRENCH TO HOLD THE BOLTS HEX HEAD TIGHT AND THE OTHER WRENCH ON THE HEX NUT AND WAS TRYING TO TURN THE HEX NUTS LOOSE THE WRENCH HE WAS

EMP WAS SCRAPING OLD GASKET OFF PARTS AFTER APPLYING AEORSAL REMOVER WHEN SOME ENTERED RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE OF RAILROAD COAL CAR CLEANING HOPPER DOOR AREAS CARS CONTTAINED LARGE CHUNKS OF ICE WHICH WERE DIFFICULT TO GET T O FALL THRU HOPPER DOOR OPENINGS EMPLOYEE WAS BRACING HIMS IN HOPPER AREA AND ATTEMPTING TO PUSH AND FORCE ICE CHUNKS THRU OPENINGS WITH HIS FEET WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FORCE ONE CHUNK OF ICE THRU DOOR OPENING IN MANNER DESCRIBED HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE P

EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING FOR HIS REGULARFLY SCHEDULED WORK-DAY SHIFT AS HE WAS STEPPING ONTO CEMENT LANDING AT BOOT-WASH ENTRANCE TO P-2BATHHOUSE TO PREPARE FOR WORK HE SLIPPED ON ICY LANDING LO ST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER WELDER TO FABRICATE 9FT STEEL LADDER OUT OF 2IN STEEL ANGLE AND 3/4IN STEEL ROUND STOCK LADDER WAS FOR USE AT RAW COAL FEEDERS AT THE P-2 PLANT-RAW COAL RAMP WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED AT RAW COAL FEEDERS SITE EMPLOYEE WS TURNING LADDER OVER IN ORDER TO DO SOME WELDING ON INSIDE OF STEPS OF LADDER IN PROCESS OF TURNING LADDER OVER IT ROLLED ONTO HIS RT WR

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM REMOVING ICE AND SNOW FROM THE AREA ON AND AROUND THE CENTRIFUGAL SLIP SWITCH LOCATED MIDWAY UP THE LOWER EXISTING STACKER BELT CONVEYOR AT THE P-2 PLANT . IT WAS SNOWING VERY HEAVILY W/APPROX 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION. WHILE DESCENDING THE CATWALK AND HOLDING ONTO THE HANDRAILS, EMPLOYEES FEET SLIPPED P HIS LEFT HAN