SCRAPER HAULING TOP SIOL FROM STOCKPILE. SCRAPER DUMPING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE DOWN 3:1 SLOPE ONTO TERRACE. SCRAPER DOES A LOT OF TWISTING COMING OFF SLOPE ONTO TERRACE. TYPE OF SOIL SCRAPER WA S DUMPING COMES OUT IN BIG CHUNKS. THE TWISTING OF SCRAPER AND BOUNCING OF THE TRAILER COULD HAVE CAUSED THE INJURY.
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Showing 50 of 204CLIMBING UP ON RIGHT SIDE OF DOZER AT SPROCKET. HE WAS TAPPING ON LEFT BRAKE COVER WITH A HAMMER TO SEAT IT. A PIECE OF METL OR PAIN STRUCK HIS EYE.
RUNNING PUSHCAT BACKED OFF SLOPE TO ALLOW SCRAPER TO PASS AND BUMPED LEFT HIP ON SIDE SEAR SHIFTING GEAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE REMOVING OLD HOIST CABLE FROM DRUM WAS STANDING ON TOP OF DRUM WEDGE WAS ALREADY MOVED WHEN CABLE END STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF LEG
ALLEGEDLY TWISTED BACK WHILE CHANGING A ROCK BAR ON RIGHT SIDE OF 213 777 CAT RRUCK.
INSTALLING SEDIMETATION FENCE NEEDED A FENCE POST THE FENCE POST WERE FIVE TO A BUNDLE AND SOME WERE REVERSED AS HE WAS PULLING ON POST FROM THE BUNDLE HIS RIGHT WRIST WAS CUT BY THE SHARP ED GE OF THE POST
TWO ELECTRICIANS WERE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED IN I.NAME WAS CYCLING THE HANDLE I.NAME WAS OBSERVING SWITCH AND REACHED IN WITH HAND JUST AS SWI TCH DID LOCK IN PINCHING HAND
STOPPED TO LIFT RIB OFF ROADWAY & FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA
SLIPPED ON ICE SPRAINED ANKLE.
SHOVEL OPERATOR AND OILER HAD BENT LADDER ON SHOVEL. HAD GOTTEN IT STRAIGHTENED OUT AND STARTED TO HAND THE CHAIN UP TO OPERAORT WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY STEPPED IN HOLE AND HURT LEFT KNEE.
GREASING ROLLER WITH BELT RUNNING.BELT STOPPED.TAKEUP ROLLER CAME BACK AND RAN OVER I.NAME FOOT.
REMOVING WATER TANK FROM DRILL. TANK WAS ON FLOOR BEING TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE SUPPORT CHAIN HUNG UP ON SIDE OF TANK EMPL. PULLED ON IT TO FREE IT. CHAIN SLIP UP S IDE OF TANK PINCHING FINGER.
PULLING FUEL HOSE FROM REEL OF FUEL TURCK. SLIPPED OFF OF BATTERY CASE OF FUEL TURCK LANDING ON GROUND.
ALLEGEDLY BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SHOVEL.HE FELT PAIN IN BACK,HAD DIFFICULTY STANDING UP.
SLIPPED AND FEL5 WHILE SURVEYING. DID NOT IMMEDIATELY COMPLAIN OF INJURY, DID NOT BEGIN TO SUFFER PAIN UNITL ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER WHILE CONTINUING TASKS.
UNLOADING DRINK3NG WATER FROM THE BACK OF THE PICKUP BY REACHING OVER THE TAILGATE.
TAKING RADIATOR3CAP OFF RADIATOR AND PRESSURE BLEW CAP OFF, ANTI FREEZE BURNED LEFT ARM AND LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
SPRAYING STARTE9 FLUID IN T RUCK, STARTED TO CLMB OFF TRUCK SLIPPING HITTING BUMPER WITH LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
INSTALLING STAR7ER IN FORKLIFT, IN AWKWARD POSITION, STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING STARTER IN PLACE.
SLIPPED ON BASE3OF STAIRS AT ROTARY BREAKER.
SLIPPED ON SHIE5D RELAY BAR & TWISTED BACK
REPLACING COUPL9R ON MOTOR (CHUNK BREAKER) HE HAD HAND IN BETWEEN MOTOR AND FLANGE, COFFIN HOIST HOOK SLIPPED, HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR AND FLANGE.
WHILE DRIVING M5NTRIP TO 4 LET, HE HIT A ROCK IN ROADWAY, JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND.
HELPING LIFT OX2GEN BOTTLE.
WAS CUTTING OUT3A HOLE ON THE RUBBER MAT ON THE TRUCK BED FOR THE GAS FILL. HAS HIS LEFT HAND DOWN ON THE MAT, CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, KNIFE SLIPPED ON MAT GOING OVER THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. 3
CARRIED PROP TO3MANDOOR, SLIPPEDD WITH PROP AND IT HEAD ON TOP OF MANDOOR.
SUBJECT WAS PIC5ING UP WINCH CABLE AND STATED TO ANGELO THAT HE HURT HIS BACK AGAIN.
HITTING CAP INT2 CRIB WITH BALL PEEN HAMMER.HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER INSTEAD.
KICKING COAL OF0 SHIELD BSE HIT INSTEP ON SHIELD BASE SADDLE.
PULLING CABLE O6T OF ROOF BOLTER REEL TO DO MONTHLY GROUND CHECK TEST.AS HE WAS PULLING HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
CLEANING MUSD O6T OF DRILL STEELS WITH A WIRE AND RAG. HE WAS PULLING THE WIRE OUT WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFDT SHOULDER JOINT AND THAT HIS LEFT HAND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SLEEP.
DRIVING LOADER 2FF OF HILL AND BRAKES FAILED.
PROP FELL HITT3NG EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD
AN UNPLANNED RO2F FALL OCCURRED AT AND ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE LAST OPEN X-CUT AND SET UP ROOM IN THE NON-PRODUCING SECTION 4TH LEFT, M.M.U. 004-0. THE AREA OF THE FALL MEASURED A1PROX 8' X 9' HIGH BY 17'LONG. NO INJURIES OR VENTILATION IMPEDIMENT OCCURRED. ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN AND THE AREA PROPERLY SECURED
FELL WHILE BREA5ING ROCK THAT WA CAUGHT IN THE RIGHT MAINS LG. THE BELT WAS WET AND SLIPPERY CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE FOOTING.
VICTIM WAS TRAM4ING FLETCHER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.PAN OVER A CHUNK IN ROADWAY CAUSING THE MACHINE TO "JUMP" AND JARRED LOWER BACK.
CHECK DISCONNEC7 S.W.FOR PROPER SPRING,HAD LEFT HAND AT WRONG LOCATION AND SPRING LEVER PINCHED HAND.
UNPLANNED ROOF 0ALL AT AND ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT IN INTERSECTION OF X-CUT #2 IN 3RD LEFT LONGWALL BELTLINE.AREA OF FALL 6-9'HIGH X 21'LONG X 23'WIDE.NO INJURIES OR VENTILATION IMPEDIMENT OCCUR RED.ALL SAFETY 1RECAUTIONS TAKEN AND AREA PROPERLY SECURED.
PULLING WATER H2SE IN TUNNEL AND HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.
WAS ATTEMPTING 7O DISLODGE A PIECE OF METEAL FROM INSIDE #4 CYCLONE & SLIPPED HIS HAND STRUCK THE SHARP METAL INSIDE THE CYCLONE DISCHARGE BOX CAUSING A CUT
DRIVING MANTRIP2 HIT BAD HOLE, STEERING WHEEL HIT THUMB.
WAS PUTTING OIL3CAN UNDER THE LOADER TO DUMP OIL IN DRAIN GOT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
PULLING 6 IN ST9EL PIPE THROUGH MANDOOR, MAN ON OUTBY PULLED PIPE AND IT SLIPPED OFF MANDOOR CATCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN PIPE AND MANDOOR. CUT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER
WAS HELPING WIT2 THE RE-SETTING OF DUKES, SLIPPED AND FELL.
INJURED WAS DRI5LING A HOLE IN THE ROOF. HE LEFT THE DRILL STEEL IN THE ROOF AND TURNED AROUND TO GET ANOTHER LENGHT OF STEEL. THE STEEL IN THE ROOF FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIS HAND WHICH HE HAD ON TOP OF THE 8RILL HEAD.
TRIMMING DOWN A3PIECE OF WOOD WITH A KNIFE. HAND SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB AT THE JOINT.
DISCHARGE LINE 7AME OFF THE PUMP AND STRUCK I NAME ON THE RIGHT LEG. PUMP ON DISCHARGE LINE WAS PLUGGED AND UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
AN UNPLANNED RO2F FALL OCCURRED AT THE ANCHORAGE POINT IN THE INTAKE HAULAGE ENTRY INBY X CUT 15 OF M.M.U. 005-0 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 8 FT HIGH X 17 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG NO INJUR IES OR VENTILAT3ON IMPEDIMENT OCCURRED. ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN AND THE ARE APROPERLY SECURED.
CREW WAS MOVING3SOME CRIB BLOCKS OUT OF THE WAY IN 3RD LEFT BELT ENTRY WHEN THE STACK OF CRIB BLOCKS FELL OVER HITTING I NAME IN THE NOSE.
UNPLANNED ROOF 0ALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT IN HEADGATE ENTRY 10' INBY X-CUT #26 IN 3RD LEFT LONGWALL SECTION MMU 005-0. FALL MEASURED 15'HIGH X 17'WIDE X 31'LONG. NO INJURIES OR IMPEDI MENT OCCURRED.A5L SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN AND THE AREA PROPERLY SECURED.