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EE WAS DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK & GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF ROAD, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO OVERTRUN
EE WAS WORKING ON A DIIN TRACTOR AND THE TARP STRAP HOOK BROKE, HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE.
EE WAS INSTRUCTING THE MECHANIC, ON HIS NEXT JOB DUTY. AS MECHANIC WAS STRIKING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN EE'S EAR.
EE WAS GETTING OFF D-6 DOZER, SLIPPED HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON TRACK.
EE WAS SERVICING D11N & FELL OFF MACHINE & FRACTURING RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS HELPING MOVE THE POWER CABLE FOR THE 1250 DRAGLINE THEY WERE PULLING THE CABLE WITH A TRUCK THE CABLE SLIPPED OVER A ROCK & HIT EE WITH THE CABLE
INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED SERVICING #2 D11N TRACTOR AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE TRACTOR & SLIPPED & FELL OFF OF THE MACHINE.
HE WAS PULLING POWER CABLE WHICH POWERS THE 1250 DRAGLINE AND TOOK A BAD STEP TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WSA OPERATING 245 BACKHOE & GOT OUT TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD & COAL DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE
INJURED WAS DRIVING A LOADED COAL TRUCK OUT OF HTE PIT AND THE ENGINE STALLED AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACK INTO THE SPOIL BANK AND TURN OVER.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING D9H TRACK PAD ON THE TRACTOR. INJUREED HAD A STRAIN IN GROIN AREA. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING THE PAD.
GETTING OFF 245 BACKHOE & TRACK PAD WAS GONE CAUSING ME TO FALL
EE WAS DRIVING R85 TRUCK & HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON DOOR HANDLE THE R85 WAS BEING WORKED ON & THE 992 LOADER HAD PICKED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK UP & THE TRUCK FELL OFF OF THE LOADER BUCKET
HE WAS WELDING A TRACK FRAME ON A 245 BACKHOE AND GOT A FLASH, CAUSING A BURN IN BOTH EYES.
WORKING ON 1250 DRAGLINE, USING 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER HIT A CABLE HOOK HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE HOOK HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHIN.
TIGHTENING BOLTS ON 992 HOIST CLY & PULLED MUSCLE IN ARM. ALSO PAIN IN RIGHT HAND.
CLIMBING ON DOZIER & SLIPPED & BROKE RIBS ON BAR.
SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND AIR HOSE FLEW OFF AND HIT RIGHT HAND.
WELDING ON 245 BACKHOE AN THE AIR HOSE TO THE CHIPPER BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
LOADING TIPPLE PARTS ON TRUCK AND BOOMING EQUIPMENT DOWN AND SOME METAL FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
68935 INSTALLING EQUALIZER PIN ON A D9L BULLDOZER, SLEDGEHAMMER STRUCK THE PIN, CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO STRIKE HIS LEFT LEG- PUNCTURE WOUND.
WORKING ON D-10 AND PUTTING PUMP AND TWISTED BACK.
54736YEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT THE COLLET FROM A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. GREASE IN CYLINDER GOT HOT AND CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING A FIRE BALL TO SHOOT UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
WORKING ON 1250 DRAGLINE & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE
A 60# BOX WAS LIFTED AND CAUSED A BACK INJURY.
GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO RELEASE DUMP LEVER & STEPPED ON FUEL TANK & SLIPPED OFF OF IT HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BOX OF POWDER WHEN HE STEPPED IN A CRACK IN LIMESTONE & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
UNLOADING PARTS AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN PARTS.
WORKING ON R-85 TRUCK BED, GOT METAL IN EYE.
WALKING ON CATWALK ON 245 BACKHOE, AND CATWALK BROKE.
HELPING PUT REAR END OF TRUCK AND HOOK BROKE IT HIT IN CHEST AND HEAD AND NECK
EE WAS GRINDING ON A DRILL FOR APPROX. 1 1/2 HOURS BENT-OVER IN AN ACKWARD POSITION. THIS APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING INFLAMMATION IN THE LUMBAR REGION OF HIS BACK.
EE WAS REPAIRING A DOZER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE DOZER, HE STEPPED OFF THE PUSHARM, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. UPON EXAMINATION AT THE LOCAL HOSPTIAL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT T HE ANKLE WAS FRACTURED.
EMPL WAS DRIVING HAULAGE TRUCK UP RAMP OUT OF PIT. TRUCK STALLED CAUSING TRUCK TO TRAVEL DOWNHILL AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. EMPL ATTEMPTED TO TURN WHEELS INTO HIGHWALL TO STOP TRUCK. AT THIS TIM E TRUCK OVERTURNED TOSSING EMPL AROUND IN CAB OFTRUCK HITTING SHOULDER & BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FAN BELTS ON A 245 CAT EXCAVATOR ENGINE. WHEN CLIMBING DOWN ON THE ENGINE, HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE V-BELT BRACKET.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE FITTINGS ON R50 EUCLID TRUCK. GREASE GUN SLIPPED ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER & PRESSURING GREASE INTO FINGER.
INJURED WAS WELDING A BOX ON THE BED OF A 350 BACK DUMP.WHEN HE FINISHED HE STARTED BACK DOWN ON THE 5' STEP LADDER AND FELL.
EE WAS TRYING TO PRY A ROCK ON THE FEEDER LOOSE AND THE ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BOXES OF PRODUCT FROM TRUCK INTO MAGAZINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK FALLING TO HIS KNEES ONTO THE CONVEYOR. WAS UNABLE TO GET UP.
AS THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A 50# BOX HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN TO HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE SHOP TO THE OUTSIDE TO HELP OTHER WELDERS WITH A PROBLEM THEY HAD RUN ACROSS WHILE WELDING. EE STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF METAL, TRIPPED AND ALMOST FELL. HE APPARENTLY P ULLED OR TORE A LIGAMENT IN HIS FOOT TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
PULLING CABLE FROM PIT TO SUB STATION AT TOP OF RAMP. WHEN CABLE WAS HOOKED UP AND STARTED TO MOVE EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SPOILS AND POWER CABLE. WHEN HE TRIED TO JUMP OVER THE CABLE IT CAUGTH HIM AND FLIPPED HIM INTO THE AIR. HE LANDED ON HIS SHOUDLER-DISLOCATING SHOULDER AND BREAKING CHIP OF BALL JOINT OF RIGHT ARM.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ON THE DRAGLINE TO BEGIN WORKING. HIS FOOT WAS LODGED INTO THE PAD ON THE DRAGLINE FOR FOOTING. HIS OTHER FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTING AND BENDING HIS FOOT BACKWARD AS HE FELL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. AT THAT TIME, X-RAYS REVEALED A BROKEN BONE NEAR THE ANKLE. HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHEPEDIC SPECIALIST FOR FOLLOW-UP.
TAKING OFF COUPLING FROM DRILL STEEL EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK OFF COUPLING WITH A HAMMER,AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF COUPLING AND WENT IN THE EYE.
EMPL WAS WELDING ON COAL BREAKER FRAME HE REMOVED SAFETY BELT HOOK TO MOVE TO DIFFERENT LOCATION. HE THEN REACHED TO GRAB HAND HOLD LOST GRIP & FELL APPROX 15' TO GROUND. EMPL LANDED ON FEET & FELL BACK ON RIGHT ARM. HE DISLOCATED RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A D-10 DOZER. AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UPON THE DOZER BY THE HANDRAILS, HE PUSHED OFF WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING THE RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST AND POP. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY X-RAYS AND THE LOCAL CLINIC THAT I.NAME HAD TORN HIS LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE REQUIRING SURGERY ON 4/25/90.
INJURED WAS HAVING TROUBLE REMOVING A DRILL STEEL AND COUPLING ON THE DRILL'S ASSENT. HE BEGAN HAMMERING THE COUPLING. A PIECE OF STEEL WAS KNOCKED OFF AND LODGED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAN D.
THE INJURED WAS CARRYING TOOLS TO CAB OF DRAGLINE ON THE CATWALK.HE HUNG HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE HARD ON HTE CATWALK RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
I NAME WAS TAKING WATER TO THE DRAGLINE CREW A PART OF HIS REGULAR JOB DESCRIPTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT TEH BOTTLE OF WATER ONTO THE SHOE OF THE DRAGLINE HE STRAINED HIS BACK DUE TO THE WE IGHT OF THE 5 GAL WATER BOTTLE AT THE TIME OF INJURY AN ATER HOURS CLINIC DR THOUGHT HE HADD SPRAINED HIS BACK AS THE PAIN WORSENED I NAME WENT BACK TO THE DR AND DISCOVERD INJURY ON 4-3-89
I,NAME WAS CHECKING A PUMP THAT WAS SITTING IN VERY MUDDY CONDITIONS. I,NAME STEPED INTO THE MUD, SINKING UP IN THE MUD PAST HIS KNEE. WHILE TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF, HE TWISTED HIS HIP & LOWER BACK.