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EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER. AFTER DUMPING THE LOAD, HE GOT OUT TO CRACK SOME LUMPS OF COAL. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED ON THE GRATES HE WAS STA NDING ON, FELL DOWN AND CUT HIS LEFT SHIN BELOW THE KNEE.
PINCHED FINGER PUTTING BASE ON BUCKET.
WALKING FROM THE 7400 DRAGLINE TO THE 992C LOADER, EMPLOYEE DAVID HERB TWISTED HIS FOOT CAUSING IT TO BREAK. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WINDY AND RAINY. SURFACE HE WAS WALKING ON WAS MUDDY.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE 2400 DRAGLINE & SLIPPED OFF THE TRACKS HE REACHED DOWN TO BREAK HIS FALL & BROKE HIS WRIST WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE HEAVY RAINS & WINDY
WHILE ADJUSTING OUTRIGGERS TO LEVEL CRANE, CABLE ON CRANE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC WIRE. ELECTRICITY TRAVELED THREW MACHINE AND CONTACTED EMPLOYEE THAT WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WHO WAS IN CONTACT WITH CRANE.
54306AS LOADER BUT AT A COMPLETE STOP BACKED AGAINST THE BERM OF THE SPILL BANK LOOSE ROCK BEGAN TO SLIDE, BUT BEFORE LOADER OPERATOR NEARBY COULD MOTION TO EE THE BANK AND BERM GAVE WAY UNDER 03850BACK OF THE EUC CAUSING IT TO SLIDEDOWN DO A HEAD TO TOE FLIP THEN A SIDE FLIP AND LAND ON ITS WHEELS COAST 15 FEET TO A STOP AGAINST BOTTOM OF BANK EE WEARING A SEAT BELT BOUNCED AGAINS
EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING UP A JACK TO DO SOME REPAIRS ON A LOADER WHEN THE JACKS SLIPPED & HIT HIM ON THE RT SIDE HIP & UPPER THIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 945B FIAT ALLIS LOADER. WHILE DIGGING INTO A ROCK PILE, THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER SLIPPED ON A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO TWIST SUDDENLY AND HURT FIVE VERTABRAE IN HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP STEPS ON DRAGLINE AFTER LUNCH BREAK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF STEP. BOOTS HAD MUD; ON SOLES DUE TO RAINY WEATHER DAY OF ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENT TO OCCUR.