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OEPR SCRAPER CAME TO SUDDEN STOP, CAME IN CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL, WEARING SEAT BELT
EMPL CLEANING AN AREA IN PLANT.HE TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA,LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL TO HIS KNEE CAUSING ABRASION.
THE EE WAS EXPERINECING CHEST PAINS AND PAIN IN HIS SHOULERS.
I.NAME CHANGING EYE ON BARGE HAUL CABLE AT PLANT RIVER UNLOADER.CABLE STARTED TO SLIP OVER EDGE OF BARGE-I.NAME REACHED OUT AND GRABBED CABLE AND PULLED IT BACK ONTO BARGE.AT THAT TIME FELT PA IN IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS PULLING ON A WIRE ROPE RIVER LINE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND HAS WORKED 19 REGULAR SHIFTS SINCE. ON THIS DAY HE CALLED IN AND REPO RTED HE HAD GONE TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND NEEDS A WEEK OFF. THIS IS HIS FIRST DAY OFF.
I.NAME WAS PULLING ON A RIVER BARGE LINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG. NOTE: I.NAME DID NOT MISS A DAY OF WORK UNTIL HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S ON 3/1/90 (THIS DAY WAS REPORTE D OFF AS A VACATION DAY) AT THIS TIME THE DR. ASKED HIM TO TAKE OFF 1 WEEK.
HE WAS CLIMBING INTO A COAL BARGE USING A RIVER LINE (1 15/16"), WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.
WHILE TIGHTENING UP DOLLY LINES HE BENT OVER TO MOVE RIGGING & GAVE IT QUICK JERK. AT THAT TIME IS WHEN HE FELT PAIN.
I,NAME WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF A COAL BARGE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON A TIMBER HEAD.
THE INJURED WAS MOVING BELT IDLERS IN THE SUPPLY YARD,WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK AND FELT PAIN ALSO.
I.NAME STRETCHING OUT OVER #481 BELT TO INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURE.TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
HE WAS CLEANING OUT AN ELEVATOR WHEN HE PICKED UP A STEEL SHAFT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.
THE INJURED STEPPED DOWN OFF OF A BARGE UNLOADER BUCKET WHEN IT SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS KNEE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEP LOCATED IN THE MAIN PUMP ROOM WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.
A FLOATING PUMP WAS BEING REMOVED FROM NO.3 SLURRY POND WHEN I,NAME WAS CLIMBING ON & OFF, HE THOUGHT HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. I,NAME FINISHED WORKING THE SHIFT AND REPORTED THE INJURY THE N EXT DAY TO HIS FOREMAN. I,NAME HAS LOST NO TIME BECAUSE OF THIS UNTIL 6-1-89.
EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING FROM MACHINE D-8 DOZER WHEN HE LSOT FOOTING ON CAT PAD PULING HAND & ARM FROM HAND HOLE ON CAB OF DOZER.
I NAME WAS DISMOUNTING A SCRAPER PAN WHEN AS HE STEPPED DOWN OUT OF THE CAB OF THE MACHINE HE FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS UPPER BACK BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.
I NAME WAS ENTERING A DOORWAY AT TAILEND OF #M-1 BELT HE LOST HIS FOOTING SOMEONE HAD A BRATTICE CLOTH ACROSS THE DOOR SUPPORTED BY A PC OF ANGLE IRON WHEN HE FELL INTO THE BRATTICE THE ANGLE IRON CAME DOWN & STRUCK HIM ON THE HE
POWER WENT OFF IN THE PLANT & I NAME STEPPED OFF OF A GRATED WALKWAY TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE PLANT SHUT DOWN AT NOON BECAUSE OF THE ICE STORM & POWER OUTAGE
CREW OF REPAIRMEN CHANGING 42" FIELD BELT #580.CRAIN WAS TO BE USED TO PULL BELT ,BALL & HOOK SLIPPED OFF BELT AND HIT I.NAME ON RIGHT SIDE AND ARM AS WALKING NEAR BOOM TO GET TOOL.
HE WAS MOUNTING HIS SCRAPER (PAN) WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE CHAIN STEP. IT WAS VERY MUDDY.
I.NAME LIFTING OFF CABLE ON RIVER BARGE FELT PAIN IN MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
I.NAME WAS TIEING UP BARGE NO #1809 TO THE LOADED FLEET FROM THE CO HARBOR BOAT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A BARGE TIMBERHEAD
HE WAS TYRING TO FREE UP A COAL FEEDER ON #423 BELT LINE WHEN HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND HAMMER HANDLE HIS FIRST DAY OFF WAS 1-11-89.
NOTE THIS IS NOTICE THAT I NAME IS OFF ONCE AGAIN WITH A RECURRENCE OF ANDOLD INJURY PLEASE FEFER TO THE RPORT MADE ON 8-7-88
THE INJURED WAS WORKING IN THE #182 SUMP WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
I.NAME WAS ADJUSTING A BRAKE ON A RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF A CAR LADDER STEP TWISTING HIS BACK
THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURY I NAME WAS INJURED ON 8-6-88 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 9-10-88 I NAME WORKED 7 DAYS ONLY AND IS NOW AS OF 9-21-88 OFF ON INJURED LIST
EMPL WAS WALKING UP SET OF STEPS TO JOB LOCATION UNLOADER #CONTROL ROOM. EMPL SLIPPED ON STEP TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.
I.NAME WAS REMOVING AN OXYGEN TANK FROM A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE DROPPED THE TANK ON HIS FINGER SMASHING IT BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO UNIT NO. 156 RAW COAL SCREEN, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO #175 FEED CHUTE.
THE MEN WERE CHANGING THE COUNTER WEIGHT GUARDS. AFTER MOVING THE GUARD ASSY. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.
I,NAME BUMPED HIS KNEE NUMBEROUS TIMES ON A PROTRUDING SECTION OF CHANNEL-DATES 8/1-8/2-8/3 ON 8/4 HE HAD SOME SWELLING.
HE WAS WELDING A PIPE WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF 12" PIPE FOR INJURED EMPLOYEE, AND WAS BURNING THE PIPE. AS EMPLOYEE 1 TURNED AROUND WITH THE TORCH IN HIS HAND HE CROSSED INJURED'S UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER ARE A, BURNING ARM.
HE WAS ON THE TYRLER DEWATERING SCREEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED BACK, HITTING HIS HEAD ON SCREEN.
HE WAS PULLING A HEAVY STEEL BOX INTO PLACE USING A HAND HOIST, THE HOOK SLIPPED OFF OF THE HOLDING LUG CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT HIP.
HE WAS WALKING 5ROUND THE BACK OF THE TAIL BUILDING. HE WAS GOING TO WALK UNDER THE BELT GALLEY WAY ON THE DOWN RIVER SIDE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A WASHED OUT AREA STRICKING HIS FINGER ON THE P ES. OF TRANSITE1
THE AREA AROUND3THE EQPT. WAS VERY MUDDY. HE TOLD ME HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF HIS PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE UNDERARM (RIGHT) ON A PAN STEP.
THE CONDITION O0 THE AREA WHERE 50 TEMP RAIN, HVY MUD, CHUCK WAS ENTERING A BUILDING ONT HE REFUSE PILE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOT AND FELL.