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WHILE STRINGING MEASURING TAPE THROUGH THE EYE OF LEAD WEIGHT USING A KNIFE FOR LEVERAGE THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE TAPE CAUSING THE EE TO CUT HIS ARM. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STICHES AT AN AREA BEL OW HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
VICTIM HAD RIGHT HAND IN DOOR JAM, WHEN DOOR CLOSED HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE JAM. HE WAS TAKEN FOR TREATMENT AND WAS RELEASED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS AS A TRUCK OPERATOR.
OPERATOR WAS HAULING SHALE WITH A TS-24 SCRAPER TO COVER A SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT. THE AREA IS VERY SOFT AND ROUGH. WHILE OPERATING THE MACHINE, EE SAID THAT HE HAD TWISTED HIS BACK.
AFTER FUELING EQUIPMENT, EE WAS REELING THE HOSE BACK INTO THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE AUTOMATIC RECOIL, WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS JERKED FROM HIS HAND. THIS CAUSED HIS ARM TO JERKED AND TWISTED.
EE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE STRAINED LIAGMENTS IN HIS RIGHT HAND WRIST.
A PIECE OF METAL FROM A AHMMER WENT INTO EE S LEFT HAND. HE WAS HOLDING THE B&O HAMMER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN OUT OF AN 85 TON EUCLID.
WHILE PUTTING OFF A SHOT IN PIT #8 AT NOON, A PIECE OF MUD CAME FROM THE SHOT FROM A MUD SEAM, AND STRUCK AN EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK WHIL EIT WAS IN PIT #8 PARKING LOT.
EE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO START A TRUCK, WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED, CAUSING A LARGE CYST, SWELLING AND PAIN ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT KNEE. THIS IS A QUESTIONABLE INJURY. WORKM AN S COMP IS CHALLENGING THIS ACCIDENT. EE ALSO UFAILED TO REPORT ALLEGED ACCIDENT IMMEDIATELY.
CRANE WAS LOADING PARTS OF SHOVEL ON TRUCK S ASET OF LINGS WAS BEING USED TO LEFT THE SHOVEL PARTS. AFTER PART WAS LOADED OTHER UNHOOKED HIS SIDE OF SLINGS AND ONE OF THE HOOKS CAME ACROSS STR IKING EE ON THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF DIRT, PART OF THE LAD STAYED IN THE BED. WHILE LOWERING THE BED IT FELL THROUGH FIRST STAGE OF HOIST CYLINDER, ABRUPTLY STOPPED CAUSING TRACK TO BOUNCE HARD, JO LTING THE EMPLOYEE HURTING HIS BACK.
GIBCO TRUCK #929-979 WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL. THE LOAD WAS "FROZEN" TO THE LEFT SIDE OF TRAILER. THE COAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUMPED, THE LEFT SIDE DIDN'T. THE TRAILER THEN TURNED OVER TAKING THE TRACTOR OVER WITH IT.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF PLATFORM OF D9N DOZER ONTO STEP COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE SITTING UPRIGHT.
WHILE DISMOUNTING THE D9N DOZER, EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND BUT LANDED FIRMLY ON HIS FEET, CAUSING A JOLTING SENSATION FROM HIS LEFT HIP TO HIS LEFT KNEE. THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/5/93. EMPLOYEE WAS SCEDULED VACATION ON 11/8/93 THROUGH 11/14/93 EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED US OF ALLEGED ACCIDENT ON 11/19/93.
EE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF OF SCALES WHEN LOADER SLIP OFF AND LANDED ON IT ITS SIDE EE WAS NOT INJURED DAMAMGE TO EQUIPMENT WAS MININAL BENT HANDRAILS AND AIR CONDITIONER.
EE WAS HELPING GET COAL OFF OVERLOADED TRUCK WHEN HE OPENED TAIL GATE A BIG CHUCK OF COAL FELL OUT HITTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE TIP AND PUSHING IT INTO HIS HAND.
OPERATOR WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF D10 DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS BIG TOE TWISTING IT.
OPERATOR WAS RIPPING ROCK WITH DOZER WHEN RIPPER TOOTH CAME OFF HE PICKED THE TOOTH UP AND THREW I ON THE GROUND TO KNOCK THE DIRT OFF. HE MISTAKING HIT HIS LEFT FOOT STRIKING THE TOE CAP AND MASHING HIS BIG TOE.
54736YEE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE TO TURN OFF PUMP IN SEDIMENT POND HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN A SMALL TRENCH & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
54736YEE WAS INSTALLING 8" PIPE AT THE PLANT. THE PIPE BECAME WEDGED, WHEN FREE IT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND KICK PLATE. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CUT CAUSING NINE STITCH 52036 BE ADMINISTERED.
23919NED R ARM WRIST AFTER CHANGING ROLLER ON DOZER
EXITING TRUCK STEPPED OUT SPRAINED L ANKLE
WHILE HAULING SUBSOIL FROM THE BENCH SIDE TO THE SPOIL SIDE IN AN 85 TON EUCLID TRUCK,THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD STRIKING THE NORTH BERM SIDE OF THE RAMP,AND OVERTURNED.OPERATOR SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND BRUISES.THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES ARE AS YET UNKNOWN.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO THE AIR CONDITIONER OF THE HYDRAULIC SHOVEL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK THE VICINITY OF THE HAUL TRUCK BEING REPAIRED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK THE VICINITY OF THE HAUL TRUCK BEING REPAIRED.
BACK PAIN WHILE PUSHING ROCK WITH DOZER
THE EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE FUELING A DOZER.
THE EMPLOYEE FRACTURED HIS ANKLE WHILE LOADING THE POWDER TRUCK.HE ALLEGES STEPPING ON A ROCK.
SUFFERED LACERATION TO R HAND REMOVING ROCK FROM FEEDER HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PRY BAR AND FEEDER WALL 11 STITCHES
THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM THE DOZER WHILE DISMOUNTING AND APPARENTLY TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
A FIRE BROKE OUT ON A 275-C MICHIGAN LOADER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE MACHINE, GRAB A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. HELP WAS SUMMONED, ADDITIONAL EXTING UISHERS WERE USED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES. THE PLAINVILLE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND FINISHED EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO PERSONEL INJURIES IN THIS MISHAP.
EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF TRACK DRILL BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE & TREATMENT WAS GIVEN ON 12-28-90 EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE COMPANY UNTIL 01-11-91
EMPL SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO 2ND & 3RD FINGER OF RIGHT HAND -GLASS BROKE WHILE OPENING WINDOW IN SCALE TRAILER.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES BITTEN BY A SPIDER IN TWO PLACES ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT LEG WHILE SETTING IN THE CAB OF THE FUEL TRUCK.
EMPL APPARENTLY SUFFERED INJURED KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR IN PLANT.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A CUT SECTION OF A 55 GALLON DRUM INTO A PICKUP. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.
SPRAINED ARM WHILE PUSHING DRILL STEEL BACK IN RA CK
THE EMPLOYEE IS COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN BECAUSE OF HITTING A BUMP ON THE HAUL ROAD WHILE OPERATING A 85 TON COAL HAULER. NOTE: THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 8/11/90. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. MISSED WORK ON 8/9/90 AND WILL SEE SPECIALIST ON 8/29/90/
THE EE SUFFERED SPRAINED WRIST WHILE REMOVING A BOOM CYLINDER FROM A HYDRAULIC SHOVEL.
EMPL SUSTAINED BRUISES,POSSIBLY DAMAGED LIGAMENTS TO LEFT LEG AND KNEE WHEN CONVEYOR BELT STARTED WHILE EMPL REMOVING A ROCK.
CUT TO R UPPER LEG WHILE CUTTING CONV WITH RAZOR KNIFE
MINOR BURN TO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT LEG FROM A PIECE OF HOT SLAG WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A CUTTING TORCH.
THE EE SUFFERED A LACERATION ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE WHEN THE RIGGING SLIPPED WHILE REMOVING A RADIATOR FROM A LOADER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE LID WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE WHILE INSTAALING A FINAL DRIVE IN A HAUL TRUCK.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED FRACTURED TOES WHEN A FLANGE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HE WAS WELDING FELL FROM THE WORK BENCH.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BROKEN SHOULDER AND BROKEN ANKLE WHEN HE FELL FROM AN ALUMIUN LADDER WHILE REPLACING A CYLINDER ON HYDRALIC SHOVEL.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND WHILE REMOVING COAL FROM THE FEEDER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER AT THE TIME, CUT HIS FINGER WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE.
EMPL CLIMBING OFF TRACTOR SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.IT WAS RAINING HEAVY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.EMPL SUFFERED FX LEG AND SPRAINED WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER AND KNUCKLE WHILE GRINDING A HOSE CLAMP.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MASHED THUMB WHEN 8LB HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE DRAFT TUBE ON THE HAUL TRUCK.THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING THE FENDER.DOCTOR DRILLED THROUGH THUMB TO RE LIEVE PRESSURE.