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EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STEPPING OFF A CATERPILLAR 988B HIGHLIFT AND ONTO A 50 TON WABCO ROCK TRUCK. HIS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON THE 988 B HIGHLIFT, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 8-10 ' TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE HAS PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 455 KOMATSU DOZER S/N 1033, REMOVING OVERBURDEN WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE COAL SEAM. TERRAIN WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DOZER WAS BOUNCING. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DONE FOR THE SH IFT HE NOTICED SLIGHT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND REPORTED IT TO THE FOREMAN. PAIN SUBSIDED AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING. PAIN RETURNED, EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR, NOW SITUATION HAS TURNED TO A LO
REINSTALLING BELLY PAN UNDERNEATH TRANSMISSION.LIFTED INTO PLACE -PAN SLIPPED FROM HANDS,PAN FELL STRIKING EMPL GROIN AREA OF LEFT LEG.CAUSED BRUISE TO AREA.
THE EE WAS OPERATING A 355 KOMATSU BULLDOZER PERFORMING BACKFILLING OPERATION. DURING NORMAL OPERATOR PROCESDURES EE WAS TURNING AND TWISTING WHILE OPERATING DOZER. EE STARTED TO EXPERIENCED B ACK PAINS AND SWELLING OF MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE ON A 375 KOMATSU DOZER.WHILE ASCENDING THE EQUIPMENT,EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE DOZER TRACKS.WHILE FALLING BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND,HE CA ME IN CONTACT WITH THE STABILIZER BAR AND BLADE,CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.MUSCLE SPASMS.
EMPL WAS MOVING 90W DRUM OF OIL ON JOB SITE WITHOUT MECHANICAL AID & SUFFERED PULLED MUSCLES IN ABDOMINAL AREA. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION BY EMPLS DR IT WAS DETERMINED EMPL SUFFERED HERNIA TO L EFT SIDE.
AS HE WAS CUTTING DETALINE CORD TO E USED DURING SHOT KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER.
EMP WAS CHNGING OIL IN DOZER. HE WAS KNEELING ON TRACK GROUSER WHEN HE SLIPED HIS L. KNEE HIT BOLT AND CCUAED BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING D355 KOMATSU S/N 2570 BULLDOZER,A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED RIGHT EYE AND BECAME IRRITATED.EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL NEXT DAY TO HAVE OBJECT REMOVED.DOCTOR SAID THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A CINDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-355 KOMATSU DOZER S/N2570.EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RIGHT DOOR AFTER EXIRING CAB AND CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB IN DOOR,CAUSING BONE FROM KNUCKLE TO END OF THUMB TO BE BROKEN.
EMP. WAS CLEANING THE INDIDE HOUSE OF DRAGLINE ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES POSITION. FELL AGAINST THE CHAIN CASE AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEEK WITH LARGE HEMATOMA FORMATIO N AND LACERATION OF LIP REQUIRING SIMPLE CLOSURE AND TETANUS TOXIOD.
WHILE EMP WAS U3LOADING 120 LB GREASE DRUMS FROM PICKUP TRUCK ONTO PALLETS, HE TWISTED IN AN UNUSUAL MANNER AND PULLED OR STRECTCHED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN AREA
EMPL GREASING T9ACK ON DRAGLINE WHILE KNEELING DOWN KNEELED ON SHARP ROCK.BRUISED LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING CABLE ON 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE REMOVING DRAG CABLE FROM SPOOL END OF CABLE WHIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH
EE WAS GETTING UP ON DOZER TO BEGIN DAYS WORK WHILE STANDING ON DOZER PUSHARM & STEPPING ON DOZER TRACK FOOT SLIPPED EE FELL SIDEWAYS STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON PUSHARM. INJURY APPEARS TO BE TORN L IGAMENTS INSIDE & BACK OF LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE USING GREASE GUN. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF TRACK. FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 3 FEET. LANDED ON FEET. SPARINED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN MAKING GROUND CONTACT.
OPERATOR (EMPLOYEE) WAS HELPING HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC INSTALL TORQUE CONVERTOR IN DOZER USING BOOM TRUCK. CONVERTOR BEGAN TO LOWER ITSELF FROM POSITION. MECHANIC WENT TO CHECK ON BOOM. C ABLE SNAPPED CAUSING CONVERTOR TO DROP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT KNEE. CAUSED LACERATION AND BONE CHIP-NOT BROKEN.
EMP WAS INSTALLING TRACK ON BULLDOZER TRACK RAIL GOT CAUGHT ON IDLER WHILE LOOSENING WITH HAMMER STEEL CHIP FLEW UP AND HIT EMP ON LEFT SIDE OF NECK CAUSING CUT WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES
WHEN EE WAS GREASING DOZER, HE SLIPPED & FELL BETWEEN RADIATOR & BLADE. HE BUMPED THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIB CAGE TOWARDS THE BACK. EE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 6-11-83. EE SAID HE EXPERIENC ED SOME PAIN BUT DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 6-10-83. MISSED ONE DAY 6-13-83.