INJURED WAS LIGHTING A FIRE IN THE COAL STORE IN THE SHOP.HE PUT COAL IN THE STOVE THEN IGNITED A RAG TO PUT IN THE STOVE.AFTER HE LIT THE RAG HE PUT IT IN THE DOOR OF THE STOVE AND FALMES SHO T OUT OF THE STOVE BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND ARM AND FACE.
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Showing all 16EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON A PIPE, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING A TOOTH.
I NAME & I NAME WERE CUTTING TREES AFTER SOME WERE CUT DOWN THE TWO MEN WERE WALKING THROUGH AT WHICH TIME I NAME TURNED H IS HEAD & A BRANCH SCRAPED HIS LEFT EYE
THE EE WAS GOING TO REFUEL THE LOADER AS HE CLIMBED THE LOADER HIS HAND MISSED THE HANDRAIL. HE FELL BACK AND HIT ANOTHER HANDRAIL WITH HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE.
MOVING 15' X 10" METAL PIPE.PLACED PIPE IN LOADER BUCKET AND TOLD OPER TO CURL BUCKET BACKWARD AND LIFT PIPE.OPER MOVED BUCKET FORWARD IN ERROR WHILE I.NAME HOLDING END OF PIPE.PIPE MOVED FORW ARD DROPPING WEIGHT ON HIM CAUSING BACK INJURY.
I.NAME WAS PICKING UP A JIG CAM AND SHAFT WITH A RED DEVIL RATCHET IN ORDER TO GET IT ACROSS A HANDRAIL AND I.NAME REACHED OUT AND GRABBED IT. AT THIS MOMENT IT MOVED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CAM AND SHAFT AND THE HAND RAIL MASHING IT.
HE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF METAL (ABOUT 2 FT. LONG 2 INCHES WIDE AND A 1/4 OF AN INCH THICK) AND HE SLIPPED FALLING BETWEEN GRIZZLY ON COAL HOPPER AND INJURED RIGHT LEG AND HIP.
HE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP AND PICKED UP A BATTERY FOR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER
HE WAS WASHING OUT BASEMENT OF PREP PLANT AND A HIGH PRESSURE WATERLINE CAME LOOSE FROM CONNECTION AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND NECK KNOCKING HIM TO THE FLOOR.
HE WAS OPERATIN1 THE FLIP GATE ON THE LOADOUT. WHEN HE PULLED THE LEVER ON THE FLIP GATE HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE BACK PAIN.
HE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON REFUST TRUCK AND AS HE WAS WORKING TIRE OFF STUDS, TIRE SLIPPED AND STARTED FALLING TOWARD HIM. HE REACHED OUT TO GRAB THE TIRE AND IT DOUBLED HIS FINGERS BACK
WORKING UNDER T9UCK CHECKING UNDER-CARRIAGE WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT FELL INTO LEFT EYE.
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A DOZER AT THE REFUSE PILE HE WAS LOOKING BEHIND HIM & BACKING THE DOZER AS THE DOZER MOVED IT DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OF A SMALL ROCK (ABOUT 6INCHES HIGH)THE VIBRATION FRO M THE DROP JERK9D HIM & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER CHEST & UNDER HIS LEFT ARM
WORKING IN SCALEHOUSE STARTED FEELING PAINS IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS CLEANING3RAIL CARS AND IT STARTED RAINING. HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET FINE COAL AND FELL TO BEAM IN MIDDLE OF CAR AND THEN FELL ON THROUGH DOOR AND LAND ON BACK ON TRA7KS.
MAN WAS USING H2DRALUIC DRILL AND A HOSE BURSTED AND WHEN HE LET GO OF THE DRILL THE HANDLE OF THE DRILL CAUGHT HIS WEDDING RING AND THE RING CUT HIS RING FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND RESULTING IN 6 STITCHES. 3