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EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD WHILE INSPECTING THE PROPEL ROOM OF THE 1300 DRAGLLINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN FROM D-11 DOZER BLADE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF PIN STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SHIN.
EE WAS STABILIZING A WEDGE FOR A DRAGLINE WIRE ROPE SOCKET WITH A BAR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON THE WEDGE, A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF WEDGE, STRUCK EE IN THE TOP OF LEFT HAND EMBEDDE D IN HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON CUTTING EDGES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT UNTIL 12-8-96.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING GENERATOR TRUCK AND WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN TO BE SURE OF FOOTING HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP STRIKING TOP OF HIS HEAD ONT HE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN STRAIGH TENING UP.
EE WAS BITTEN BY A COPPERHEAD SNAKE WHILE PICKING UP A SCREW THAT HE HAD DROPPED. SNAKE WAS LYING UNDER RUBBER MAT THAT EE WAS STANDING ON. EE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 9/25/96. EE WAS BI TTEN ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS PULLING BOAT FROM POND TO LOAD IN TRUCK. SLIPPED ON LOOSE DIRT HURT LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK END OF WEDGE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. UPON IMPACT A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND PIERCED LEFT LEG. METAL WAS REMOVED AND DRAIN INSERTED.
EE WAS CUTTING OFF OLD BUSHING FROM PUSH ARM TRUNION. SLAG BLEW INTO AIR AND A PIECE OF MOLTEN METAL LANDED IN LEFT EAR. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1-26-96. NO LOSS TIME FROM WORK UNTIL SURGERY ON 4 -2-96.
DISMOUNTING DOZE.R WHEN STEPPING FROM PUSH ARM OF DOZER TO GROUND TURNED FOOT OVER IN DOZER TRACK DEPRESSION RESULTING IN SEVERE SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE.
1ST VEHICLE PARKED, NO BRAKES, LEFT RUNNING. 2NDVEHICLE PARKED 20' - 25' BEHIND 1ST, ENGINE OFF,BRAKES ON. INJURED EE, IN 3RD VEHICLE, PARKED 6-8' BEHIND 2ND VEHICLE, GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE, W ALKED BETWEEN #3 & #2. HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WAS TOLD TO GET OUT OF WAY. #1 ROLLED, STRUCK #2, WHICH IN TURN PINNED EE BETWEEN #2 & #3. VICE ON #2STRUCK HIM ABOUT WAIST HIGH. MOVED #3 TO FREE H
REMOVING COAL FROM RIM OF TRAILER IN PREPARATION TO TARP LOAD HE SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 10FT TO THE GROUND
EE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO EE STARTING ON POT SIDE OF DRAG BENCH HE WAS CROSSING OVER TO SPOIL SIDE TO WALK BEHIND MACHINE WHEN THE HOIST BRAKE FAILED WHICH WAS HOLDING A 12CU BUCKET SUSPEND ED IN AIR THE DRAG ROPE WHEICH 1 21/4 IN DIA ;HIT EE ON HIS HARD KNOCKING HIM OFF BALANCE. THEN HITTING HIS LEG WALK WITH THE FORCE AND POSITION THAT EE HE WAS DISLODACLE AND FRACTURE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE MASTER PAD BOLTS OUT OF THE TRACK ON A D11 DOZER USING A1" DRIVE IMPACT WRENCH. THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE SOCKET ON BROKE AND SLIPPED OUT CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THU MB & INDEX FINGER. HIS LEFT HAND WAS SUPORTING THE WRENCH.
IT WAS DARK AND RAINING AND THE DRAG CHAINS ON THE BUCKET GOT HUNG TOGETHER. THE OPERATOR AND OILER WENT DOWN TO FIX THE SITUATION AND WHILE WALKING, THE OPERATOR SLIPPED IN THE MUD TWISTING A ND STRAINING LOWER BACK TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL. (HE WAS NOT CARRYING ANYTHING).
HE WAS OPERATING DOZER PUSHING HOT MATERIAL FOR DRAG BENCH.HE STOPPED TO CLEAN LIGHTS AND WINDOWS AND UPON RETURNING TO OPERATORS CAB FOOT SLIPPED ON THE CAB DECK AND HE FELL APPROX 10' STRIKI NG CRAWLERS AND PUSH BEFORE HITTING GROUND.DRY DARK.
CHANGING FRICTION PADS ON DRAG DRUM EMPL HAD HAND BETWEEN THE BAND AND DRUM PULLING OFF OLD PADS.WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS LOOSENING BANDS.BANDS BECAME LOOSE AND FALLING OFF ROLLERS PINNING HAND AGAINST THE DRUM.THE BAND WAS PRYED UP AND HAND WAS LOOSE IMMEDIATELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WEAR PLATES ON BOTTOM OF DRAG BUCKET USING SCAFFOLDING HE STEPPED ON A PICE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS TACK WELDED FOR AN ARM REST ONLY.THE REST DID NOT HOLD HIS WEIGHT AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND APPROX 8' STRIKING HEAD ON GROUND CAUSING LACERATION AND STRAINING WRIST.
WHILE CHANGING TOOTH ON BUCKET USING A B&D HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN BY HITTING B &D HAMMER A PIECE OF THE B &0 SPLINTERED OFF FLYING INTO EMPLOYEES EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF RAIL CAR USING LADDER PROVIDED & BUMP0ED HIS ELBOW ON RUNG WHEN DESCENDING
EMPL REMOVING PROP MADE UP OF 5' I-BEAM AND 6'PIECE OF 4"TUBING SITTING ON WOOD TIE BLOCK HOLDING DRILL MAST.AFTER CUTTING TACK WELDS ON PROP FROM MAST.SHOOK THE PROP CAUSING IT TO SLIP OFF TI E BLOCK LANDING ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING TO MAKE WALK AROUND INSPECTION COMING DOWN THE LADDER PROPERLY WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT OF STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK SIDE THE STEPS WERE CLEAN DAYLIGHT USING HANDRAILS & DISMOUNTING PROPERLY SHOE LACES UNTIED
CLEAR, DRY, SUNNY, FAIRLY LEVEL AND EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FOR LUNCH BREAK AND STEPPED ON ROCK TURNING ANKLE LEFT. ROCK NOT FOUND. ALL HANDLES AND STEPS IN PLACE ON EQUIP.
BURNING TRASH OUTSIDE OF WELDING SHOP AND WHEN HE WENT TO ADD MORE TRASH AEROSAL CAN EXPLODED H SHIRT ON FIRE AND CAUSING 1 ST AND 2 ND DEG BURNS ON R HAND
EMPL ON LOWER FRAME OF DRAGLINE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON BEARING CAP OF 2ND INTERMEDIATE PROPEL SHAFT.ITS IN A CONFINED AREA AND HE SCRAPED HAND ON METAL PARTS.HANDS WERE GREASY AND DIRTY.
HE & TWO OTHERS WERE LIFTING A DRILL SUB WEIGHING APPROX 300# TO PUT I H IS TRUCK TO TAKE TO DRILL
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING JUNCTION BOX AND WHEN HE STOPPED HE ATTEMPTED TO DISMOUNT FROM REAR OF MACHINE INSTEAD OF USING LADDER PROVIDED.HE STEPPED ON THE TIRE WHICH WAS COVERED WITH MUD CAUSING H IM TO SLIP AND FALL STRIKING BACK ON TIRE AND FALLING TO GROUND.
REP DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE EMP TANDING TOO CLOSE TO DRAG CABLE DRUM LOCATED INSIDE MACHINE. CABLE SLIPPED OFF DRUM STRUCK EMP ON L ANKLE
EMPL WAS CARRYING A TIE BLOCK TO BLOCK UP A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN PASSING BY A MECHANICS TRUCK THE TOOL DOOR WAS OPEN AND HIT BLOCK KNOCKING IT FROM HIS HAND AND LANDING ON FOOT HE HAD HARD TOE SHOES ON BUT BLOCK LANDED HIGHER ON FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DUMP DOORS ON RAIL CAR USING A PRY BAR TO CLOSE SAFETY LATCH. HE WAS PULLING TOWARD HIS BODY AND STRAINED THE LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
EMPL FINISHING OIL CHAINGE AND PUTTING ENGINE COVER UP.THE TRACKS WERE WET FROM RAIN AND WHEN HE STARTED TO STAND HIS FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE-LEFT TEARING THE CARTRIDGE.
EMPLOYEE HAD #3 BELT TURNED OFF AND WAS WORKING ON BELT FEEDER WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT #3 FEEDER START UP BUTTON BY ACCIDENT INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BELT WHICH KNOCKED HIM DOWN WHEN S TARTED HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT ON VIBRATOR FEEDER WHICH HANGS OVER BELT
WHILE INSTALLING CATWALK AT SCALEHOUSE, CRIBBING WAS USED TO SET THE CATWALK PRIOR TO WELDING CRIBBING SLIPPED AND SHARP EDGE OF ANGLE CUT TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.