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EE WAS KNEELING ON CONCRETE FLLOR IN SHOP REPLACING WHEEL BEARINGS ON EUCLID TRUCK.
EE WAS FUELING UP WHEN FUEL NOZZLE CAME OUT OF FUEL TANK ON DRILL SPLASHING FUEL ALL AROUND AND SPLASHING FUEL ALL AROUND AND SPLASHING FUEL IN EE'S FACE AND ARMS.
EE WAS OPERATING HI LIFT AND HE WAS GETTING OFF THE MACHINE TO CHECK THE HYDRAULIC OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LADDER STEP AND HIT HIS INDEX FINGER, LEFT HAND ON THE STEP.
EE WAS INSTALLING RADIATOR AND HOOD COWLING ON EUCLID TRUCK. WHILE STANDING ON LEFT FOOT AND TWISTING UPPER BODY AROUND TO REACH UP UNDER HOOD COWLING AND INSTALL HOLD DOWN BOLTS HIS LEFT KNEE WAS TWISTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM FOREMAN'S TRUCK TO DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK & FELL ON RIGHT HAND, BRUSIING FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING SHOOTER IN GETTING SUPPLIES FOR BLASTING FROM MAGAZINE. SHOOTER HANDED HIM A BOX OF PRIMERS ON HIS WAY OUT OF MAGAZINE AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK AN D LEFT RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 31/2IN IMPACT SCKET AWAY ON BOARD ABOVE WORK BENCH SOCKET FELL & WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT THE SOCKET LANDED ON HIS RT INDEX FINGER
WHILE SITTING INOPERATOR'S SEAT OF DOZER, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO OPEN THE CAB DOOR AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT LOWER BACK AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING BLASTING MATERIAL INTO TRUCK. WHEN HE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, A PIECE OF WIRE HANGING ON THE DOOR SWUNG AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ELECTRIC CABLE ON DRAGLINE TO HOOK ON TUB TO TAKE UP SLACK IN CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND CLAIMS HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE BED OF TRUCK HELPING LOAD SUSPENSION CABLES INTO TRUCK. THE HAND BRAKE OF THE TRUCK LET GO, MOVING THE TRUCK FORWARD AND SHIFTING THE CABLE. THE CABLE HIT THE EMPL OYEE IN THE RIGHT LEG, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BROKEN CLEVIS ON BE 1250-B DRAGLINE. HE THREW THE BROKEN CLEVIS ONTO THE BOOM TRUCK, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK, LEFT SIDE.
FOREMAN WAS TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEE FROM DRAGLINE TO PIT WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL RAOD CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS HEAD ON TEH ROOF OF THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WELDING ON BUCYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINE SWING CASE #2 WHEN HE STOOPED DOWN AND SLIPPED ON AN OIL SPOT ON THE FLOOR, HITTING HIS TAILBONE.
EE WAS INSTALLING NEW BUSHING IN A BUCKET CLEVIS OFF B/E 1250-B DRAGLINE USING A HUYDRAULIC RAM TO PUSH NEW BUSHING IN CLEVIS. THE BOLT ASSEMBLY HOLDING THE BUSHING BROKE HITTING THE EE IN THE LEFT THIGH AREA.
EE STATES THAT HE WAS WELDING ON 1250-B BUCKET IN WELDING SHOP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A SCAFFOLD AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D10 DOZER, BLOWING OUT RADIATOR WITH AIR HOSE. EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON BUT CLAIMS SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A REAR LIGHT ON TRK #1059 HE WAS REAMING HOLE & A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF & INTO RT EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG FROM TRUCK #1154 WITH A HAND WRENCH. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE WRENCH IN BREAKING LOOSE THE DRAIN PLUG, THE WRNECH SLIPPED OFF THE DRAIN PLUG CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT THE CONCRETE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TIRE MAN IN CHANGING RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON #321 EUCLID TRUCK. TIRE MAN WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON A 4 FOOT TORQUE WRENCH TO REMOVE TIRE LUG NUTS, THE TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED O FF LUG NUT AND BOTH THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRE MAN AND THE TORQUE WRENCH LANDED ON TOP OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING DRAG SHAFT ON DRAGLINE.WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE DRAG SHAFT FRAME HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT KNEE HIT THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARBON ARCHING ON WALKING MACHINERY (BUCYRUS-ERIE 1250-B DRALINE) RESULTING IN SMOKE INHALATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM PICKUP TRUCK NO 1223 ONTO DRAGLIEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE TUB OF THE DRAGLINE TO THE GROUND WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT HIT THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE FROM SUPERIOR SHOP IN TRUCK NO. 1217. HE WAS STANDING ON TAILGATE OF TRUCK, PICKED UP BARREL OF TRASH TO DUMP, AND SLIPPED OFF THE TAILGATE HITTING HIS RIGHT AR M.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON 1250B DRAGLINE, BUCYRUS-ERIE S/N116600, TO CHANGE DUMP CABLE. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT WEDGE FROM DUMP SOCKET AND SAYS HIS LEFT ARM WENT NUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN WELDING SHOP AND PICKED UP A CLEVIS TO PUT ON WORK BENCH FOR REPAIR WHEN HE CLAIMED HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BLASTING MATERIALS EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UPON TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING HIS RT LEG (SHIN) ON THE TRAILER
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GUARD ON DRAG GEAR, HAD GUARD BY HANDLE, GUARD SLIPPED PINNING RIGHT AND LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING COAL IN PIT WITH MICHIGAN L-320 FRONT END LOADER WHEN A LARGE ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING THE FRONT OF THE OPERATOR'S CAB, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND JARR ING THE OPERATOR.
EMPL HELPING MOVE TRAILING CABLE.TRUCK WAS PULLING TRAILING CABLE AND GOT HUNG UP IN THE MUD.AS TRUCK WAS PULLED OUT OF MUD,TRAILING CABLE STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT KNEE KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE DRILL BENCH AND STEPPED INTO A MUD HOLE, TWISTING HIS RIGHT FOOT AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK NO 322 MOVING OVERBURDEN WHEN A LARGE ROCK WAS DROPPED INTO TRUCK BED JARRING CAB AND DRIVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF HI-LIFT WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND STEP AND HE FELL LANDING ON RIGHT HAND, ARM AND SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS PUTTING TOGETHER BLADE ASSEMBLY ON HI LIFT & TOGETHER WITH HELPER WAS LIFTING UNEVEN END OF ONE OF PUSH BEAMS AS IT WAS BEING LIFTED BY TRUCK CRANE TO LEVEL ITS POSITION. EMPL CONTINU ED TO WORK UNTIL BLADE ASSEMBLY WAS COMPLETELY INSTALLED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER ON AFTERNOON SHIFT MOVING DIRT, WHEN HE CLAIMS DOZER SLIPPED OFF ROCK AND HIS NECK WAS JARRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HI-LIFT. WHEN GETTING OFF THE MACHINE TO GREASE IT HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE MACHINE.
EMPL HELPING MECHANICS LIFT WATER PUMP ONTO REAR FRAME IN MINE SHOP.WHILE LIFTING PUMP END EMPL FELT SOMETHING PULL IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.
EMPL STANDING ON A GUARD ABOVE DRAG DRUM GUIDING CABLE OTNO THE LAGGING CABLE SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE R LEG KNOCKING HIM OFF THE GUARD AND ONTO THE FLOOR HITTING HIS R WRIST ON THE FLOOR
HELPING LABORERS MULCHING AT MINE 25, EYES IRRITRATED BY MULCH HAY
EMPL IN OIL HOUSE GETTING OIL FOR OIL CHANGE.WAS PULLING FULL OIL DRUM TOWARDS HIM TO LOAD IT INTO TRUCK,FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING COAL FROM STOCKPILE WITH #791 MICHIGAN 175-C LOADER AND STOPPED TO CHECK MACHINE.WHILEGETTING DOWN HE MISSED A STEP ON THE LADDER AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER ,NECK AND TAILBONE ON GROUND.
EMP. WAS USING A JENNY PRESSURE WAS HER TO CLEAN DRAGLIN E FILTERS WHEN JENNY SHUT OFF. HE LEANED OVER TO SEE WHAT SHUT THE JENNY OFF. LAYING HIS LEFT HAND, PALM DOWN, ON HODT MUFFLER OF JE NNY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING T O LOAD BLASTING MATERIAL ONTO TRUCK NO 1253 WHICH WAS BACKED AGAINST THE MATERIAL TRAILER HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TRUCK & SLIPPED IN THE SNOW HITTING LEFT LEG & KNEE ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK
EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN OFF PAN, RT LEG BUCKLED WHEN FOOT HIT A ROCK
EMPLOYEE GOT OF0 TRUCK AND WENT OVER TO DOZER WHICH WAS PARKED NEARBY, TO SHUT SAME OFF. WHEN GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER CAB, WHILE HOLDING ONTO HANDRAIL, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON TRACK BUT DID NOT FA
EMPL STEPPING F9OM PUSH ARM UP ONTO TRACK OF DOZER.RIGHT LEG SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND AS HE WAS REACHING FOR GRAB HANDLE,HE STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON DOZER TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8EMBLING SHAFT & PINION ON GEAR AT MACHINE SHOP FOR 1250-B DRAGLINE AND PUTTING ON NEW BEARINGS. WHEN LIFTING BEARING OUT OF TRUCK #1154 TO BRING INTO MACHINE SHOP HE PULLED MUS CLES IN LOWER B5CK.
EMP WAS REPAIRI3G ON BE 1250 DRAGLINE TAKING SADDLE FROM SWING UNIT OUT OF TUB MACHINE WITH BOM TRUCK WHEN SADDLE WAS CLEAR OF TUB IT SWUNG AROUND PINNING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT TO FRAME OF MACHI MACHINE 3
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING EUCLID TRUCK AND BECAME STRUCK ON HILL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DRIVING DOZER CAME FROM BEHIND TO PUSH TRUCK AND TRUCK DRIVER CLAIMS THE CONTACT CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO START UP EUCLID TRUCK HE PUT A 5GAL.BUCKET DOWN TO STEP ON TO REACH AIR CLEANER,BUCKET GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.