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EMPL PRESSING A PIN OUT OF STEERING THAT PREVIOUSLY BEEN HEATED TO ALLOW PIN TO GO INTO CYLINDER. HOT GREASE CAME OUT OF CYLINDER ONTO EMPL LEFT HAND.
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF A 355 DOZER WHEN IS FOOT BC ECAME LODGED IN MUD AND HE TWISTED HIS LEG.
EE WAS REFUELING D-11 N DOZER ON VERY ICY MORNING WHEN DISMOUNTING USING HAND RAILS AND STEPS FELL TO GROUND DUE TO ICE BUILD UP AND ICE STORMN TO GROUND INJURING LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WITHOUT PROVIDED SAFETY FACE SHIELD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING TRUCK DOOR TO GET OUT-REACHED OUTSIDE TO OPEN DOOR AND TORE LEFT BICEP MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE LOOSENED A CHAIN FROM FORKS ON FORK LIFT AND SHEAVE WHEEL. AS EMPLOYEE LOOSENED CHAIN THE FORKS OF THE FORK LIFT LET GO AND CRUSHED LEFT THUMB BETWEEN SHEAVE WHEEL AND FORK OF FORK LI FT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAMING OFF TS-24 WHEN HE FELL OFF LADDER.
EMPL WAS ADJUSTING SWING BRAKE ON 7820 WHEN HE SMASHED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO CABLE CROSSINGS. HE STEPPED ON THE CABLE AND SLIPPED STRIKING HIS CHIN ON THE CABLE CROSSING.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL DESCENDING STEPS TO THE POWER CONTROL ROOM TO RESET THE POWER.
EMPL WAS PUTTING PIN IN TRACK OF DOZER. WHILE HOLDING LINK PIECE BUSTED OFF & FLEW IN HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM MACHINE AND TWISTED KNEE UPON DECSENDING.
EE WAS RUNNING STEAM JENNY WHEN FLUID SPLASHED ON HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A LUMP OF DIRT OFF THE PAN (REAR AREA) WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SURVEYING WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM(SHOULDER).
EMPL WAS KNEELING DOWN USING A CUTING TORCH AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE GOT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPL PUTTING OIL IN CP DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON STEP AND FELL.HIT RIGHT KNEE ON LARGE ROCK.
DRIVING JPICK UP WHEN OTHER CAOL TRUCK SLID THROUGH INERSECTION AND HIT R. SIDE OF PICK LUP .
DRIVING JPIJCJK UP TRUCK WHEN OHTER COAL TRUCK SLID THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND HIT R. SIDE OF PICK UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE SHOP
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE BUMPER OF A FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTER ON D-11 WHEN THE FILTER NUT GAVE WAY ALL AT ONCE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS HAND ON BRACE. EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT HAND OVER KNUCKLE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SECOND STEEL ON DRILL, WHILE LINING UP STEEL, DRILL KICKED AND KNOCKED EMPLOYEE AGAINST CAB.
EMP. TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE REM/VING POWER CA BLE FROM SLED FOR 7820 DRAGLLINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING GREASE AND MUD FROM BEHIND DRAG SHEAVES WHEN HE FELL AGAISNST HANDRAIL AND INJURED RIGHT SIDE RIBS.
EMPL WAS TIGHTENING DRAIN PLUG UNDER D9 DOZER WHEN HE HIT HIS KNEE WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT FROM UNDER DOZER.
EMPL REPLACING TOOTH ON BUCKET WHEN HE WAS HIT ON LEFT LEG WITH STEEL WEDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A PLANITARY ASSEMBLY IN A SCRAPER WHEEL WHEN AS HE WAS PUSHING IT INTO PLACE HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM FALLING OUT OF THE WHEEL HE HAD T O PUSH OFF BALANCE CAUSING3A HERNIA
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS WALKING OUT OF BUCKET WELDING SHOP A PARTICLE OF DIRT FLEW INTO HIS EYE OFF OF WELDING HELMET
EMPL GETTING OF0 DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED OFF TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO PUSH THE MAIN SHEAVE BLOCK OF THE CRANE TO A POSTION INSIDE THE DRAGLINE HOUSE WHERE A CHAIN COULD BE ATTACHED TO LIFT BROKEN GEAR OUT OF MACHINE. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK TO PUSH SH9AVE, HE SLIPPED OFF FLOOR OF DRAGLINE AND FELL TO THE SHOE BELOW.
I.NAME WAS REPAIRING A TIRE ON TWO PIECE WHEEL & AS HE WAS PUTTING AIR INTO THE TIRE, THE WHEEL EXPLODED THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION SEPARATED THE WHEEL FROM THE RIM WITH THE WHEEL STRIKING HIS
OCCURED ON FEB 18 1984 THE EMPLOYEE IN MY OPINION, HAD NOT COMPLETELY RECOVERED FROM THE FIRST ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE REINJURY REOCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE EMPLOYEE CRAWLING UNDER THE DRILL TO TIGHTEN A BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TOOTH TIP ONTO THE 7820 MARION DRAGLINE. EMPLOYEE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS NECK BECAUSE OF THE 75 POUND WEIGHT.
ICY CONDITIONS PERSISTING AFTER A FREEZING RAIN CREATED A HAZARDOUS SITUATION THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 50LB BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED FALLING ON HIS LEFT WRIST
EMP WAS LIFTING A HEAVY 6 IN DISCHARGE HOSE AND APPARENTLY THE HEAVY WEIGHT WAS LIFTED IN A POOR LIFTING POSITION CAUSING THE RUPTURE
EE WAS PULLING ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE FOR THE MARION DRAGLINE 7820 WHEN HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS FALLING DIRECTLY ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
RIPPER TOOTH FOR A 455 KONATSU WAS BEING HOISTED ONTO MACHINE.EMPL GUIDING SHANK AND TOOTH INTO PLACE WHEN HOOK ON CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING SHANK TO FALL ON EMPL TOES.
CONDITIONS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY.