EE WAS REBUILDI3G HELICOPTER PAD & WAS MOVING PLYWOOD ON DOLLY. PIECE OF PLYWOOD FELL FROM DOLLY & STRUCK TOP OF EES FOOT.
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Showing 50 of 82DUST BLEW IN EM1LOYEE'S EYE DURING A STRONG WIND CUTTING THE CORNEA OF EYE.
EMPL WALKING AR2UND VEHICLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE AND FELL CAUSING INJURY TO RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH3PPING OFF OLD WELD WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL SHATTERED AND A FROPMENT OF COAL STRUCK LEFT EYE AND FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO START DRAGLINE BATTERY WAS DEAD HOOKED UP TO A DOZER TO START AND BATTERY EXPLODED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TIRE ON #720 COAL TRUCK WHEN HE PUT TIRE ON WHEEL A PARTICLE OF RUST FLEW INTO EYE FROM WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING LOADER AND RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY BOUNCING EMPLOYEE INTO STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BRUISES TO RIBS.
EE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO START AN AIR COMPRESSOR MANUALLY. THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS MOUNTED ON A TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED THE CORD HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK BRUISING HIS RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS BU3LDING UP A PTO DRIVE,WHEN DRIVING ASHAFT INTO THE GEAR HOASING A METAL FRAGMENT BROKE OFF THE EDGE OF SHAFT AND STRUCK THE RIGHT CORNER OF LOWER LIP OF THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A BUMPER BLOCK OF 04 SHOVEL TRYING TO TURN BLOCK WITH A PIECE OF PIPE PIPE SLIPPED OFF BLOCK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES FOREHEAD
EMPL CLEANING A3R SYSTEM ON TRUCK TAKING PLUG OUT OF AIR TANK.THE AIR TANK HAD SOME PRESSURE ON IT AND THE PLUG FLEW OUT FORCEFULLY AND HIT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING DOOR OF COAL TRUCK. THEWINDOW WAS ROLLED HALFWAY DOWN WHEN DOOR SHUT WINDOW SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF GLASS ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO2KING A FRAYED WIRE ROPE FROM THE WINCH OF A D9H TO A 30 INCH STEEL PIPE WHEN HE RAN A STRAND OF WIRE THROUGH HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK THERE WAS A DEEP DIP ACROSS A SECTION OF HAUL ROAD WHEN EMPLOYEE DROVE INTO DIP HE WAS THROWN INTO DASHBOARD OF COAL TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK AND STO MACH
EMPLOYEE WAS SHUTTING DOOR OF GRADER AND SMASHED THUMB.
EMPL WAS AT SHOVEL.HE MOVED BARRELL OF GREASE CAUSING STRAIN TO BACK.
EMPL TURNING TRUCK TO BACK UNDER SHOVEL AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BAD FRACTURE.
EMPL L IFTED 50 LB BAG CAUSING EXTERNAL HEMMOROIDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN CAB OF LECTRA WHEN BATTERY CABLE SHORTED & BURNED WHEN EXTINGUISHED, CHEMICAL WAS INHALED BY EMPLOYEE CAUSING HARD BREATHING AND HEADACHE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL HE BROKE A BOLT LOOSE HIS ARM HIT A GOUGH PIN CUTTING LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS ENTERING3DOZER & HIT HIS HEAD ON DOOR.
EE WAS CLEANING AIR GUN PRESSED THE TRIGGER & SOCKET CAME OFF STRIKING HIM IN T HE EYE.
EMPLOYEE HIT ROAD IN HOLE WHILE TRAMMING EMPTY WATER WAGON CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN TO NECK & SHOULDER.
EE WAS CHECKING OIL IN COAL TRUCK MISSED STEP & TWISTED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND WHILE DISMOUNTING LECTRA HAUL
EMPL DRIVING COAL TRUCK BACK TO PIT.HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED AND INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A DRILL CHAIN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTGTING TORCH ON A DOZER\S PUSHARM WHEN A BLOOD VESSEL BURST IN HIS RIGHT EYE DUE TO EXCESSIVE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON BUSHING ON DRILL TRYING TO REMOVE IT WHEN HE HIT THE DRILL HEAD ABOVE HIM CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE HAMMER HITTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER AFTER DISASSSEMBLING FRONT SECTION OF HOOD WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF LIFT JACK & FELL ON CROSS MEMBER INJURYING HIS KNEE
EMPL WALKING ACROSS COAL PIT AND STEPPED INTO HOLE WHERE COAL HAD BEEN REMOVED AND HAD FILLED WITH MUD AND DIRT.EMPL TWISTED KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO ROCK IN BOTTOM OF HOLE.
EE STEPPED UP ONTO DOZER TO CHECK FOR OIL LEAK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED & EE FELL ONTO PUSH ARM. BRUISING RT SIDE OF RIB CAGE. EE LEFT JOB & WENT TO HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON HOT MUFFLER FOR SUPPORT AND BURNED IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRUCK HITTING HIS HCEST AND SHOULDER ON BUMPER OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BACK TO SHOVEL. FRONT WHEEL OF LECTRA HAUL DROPPED INTO DITCH LINE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EE WAS PULLING ON FUEL HOSE & HURT HIS BACK DOING SO.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LECTRA HAUL TRUCK. THE FRONT TIRES WERE DRIVEN INTO A DEEP RUT IN ROAD WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN OUT O F SEAT HITTING HIS HEAD ON THGE CEILING OF THE CAB AND THEN FORCING HIM BACKDOWN INTO THE SEAT VERY HARD THIS IS REOCCURENCE OF BACK INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LOADED ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP DROADS WERE ROUGH AND ROCKY CAUSING LOAD TO SHIFT WHEN LOAD SHIFTED THE FRONT ENBD OF ROCK TRUCK RAISED OFF GROUND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE JOLTED AND THROWN AROUND IN CAB INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT ACCIDENT OCCURRED UNDER WESTERN COALS OWNERSHIP EMPLOYEE STOPPED WORK ON 2-28-85
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH 992 LOADER REPLACING THE BELLY PAN WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED BELLY PAN IT CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN EXCESSIVELY EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING HIS MECHANIC AT T IME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A T R ANSMISSION IN ORDER TO FIX A GREASE PUMP IN THAT AREA, WHEN HE LIFTED TRANSMISSION HE HURT HIS LEFT HAND WHILE DOING SO
EMPL FUELING UP TRUCK.WHEN EMPL DISMOUNTED TRUCK HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE STEPPED ONTO MUDDY GROUND.
EMPL HOSING HOLLOW FILL.TURNED AROUND IN MUD WHILE SPRAYING AND SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING AT WELDING JOB TO BE PERFORMED ON DOZER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON GRILL OF DOZER THAT WAS ON HINGES CAUSING A SERIOUS CUT TO HEAD.
EMPL SHUTTING OFF LECTRA HAUL.AS HE DISMOUNTED TRUCK,LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED AS HE WAS STEPPING FROM LADDER TO GROUND.(THIS REPORT FILED DUE TO RECURRENCE OF INJURY.RECURRENCE 10-18-84)**?-NO OTHER INJURY REPORTED.?**.
EMPL SEATED IN DRIVERS SEAT OF COAL TRUCK.BACKED UP TO DUMP LOAD OF COAL WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE PTO TO DUMP,EMPL PULLED PTO LEVER UP HARD CAUSING SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT TESTICLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER A ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF LOADER BUCKET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN OUT OF SEAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING 04 SHOVEL AFTER TURNING ON WELDER. AS HE STEPPED OFF LADDER ONTO GROUNG A KNOT APPEARED IN LOWER STOMACH AREA DIAGANOSED AS A RUPTURE. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 9/ /20/84. HOSPITALIZED ON 9/24/84 FOR THEDICSL THEATMEUT OF HERINA.
EMP WAS CALLED TO #122 DOZER TO CHECK FOR LOOSE HYD TANK WHEN HE ARRIVED HE WALKED OVER TO DOZER AND PUT FINGER INTO BOLT HOLE ON BOTOM OF TANK WHEN DOZXER OPERATOR GOT OUT TO SHOW HIM THE T TANK WAS LOOSE HE SHOOK THE TANK WHILE EMP GOT STILL HAD HIS FINGER IN BOLT HOLE RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING TRACTOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO TRACOTR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LUMP OF COAL FROM BETWEEN TWO TRUCK TIRES.WNHEN HE STRUCK THE COAL IT BROKE APART AND A PIECE OF THE COAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIS FINGER.