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WHILE GETTING INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE SERVBICE TRUCK, EE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE GROUND.
WHILE BEING LOADED AT THE COAL SHOVEL, A PORTION OF THE HIGHWALL SLOUGHED & HIT THE TRUCK. THE MATERIAL HIT TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE MOTION OF THE TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO SPRING HIS BACK OVER THE BACK OF THE SEAT.
EE SPILLED CLEANING SOLUTION (FURN. DUST POLISH)ON FLOOR THEN FELL ON WET FLOOR BRUISING TAILBONE AND SPRAIN ON HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF RT. THUMB/HAND.
THE COAL SHOVEL WAS BEING MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. A PICK UP WAS BEING USED TO MOVE A PORTION OF THE TRAIL CABLE. AS EE RELEASED THE CABLEFROM THE PICK UP. THE CABLE POULLED & CAUGHT HER L FOOT, CAUSING HER TO FALL. SHE FELL ON HER L KNEE & L HAND. REC'D A SPRAINED THUMB.
HE HAD FINISHED CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS IN THE TRACK DOZER. HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE MACHINE IN THE PROPER FASHION. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE STEP ON THE TRUNNION DOWN TO THE GROUND, HE TWISTED H IS ANKLE. THE GROUND WAS LEVEL AND DRY. IT WAS COVERED WITH 1-2" SCORIA. IT RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.
EE HAD A CAT TRUCK BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A FORKLIFT. IT WAS BOOMERED DOWN. HE NEEDED TO RELEASE THE BOOMER. AS HE DID, WITH THE HANDLE, HE SOMEHOW ENDED UP BEING KNOCKED DOWN TO A SITTING POSITION ON THE FLOOR. HE LANDED ON HIS BUTT. HAS NUMB AREAS IN LOWER LEG, LOWER ARM/HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A TRACK DOZER. WHILE WRENCHING ON A BOLT, HE STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.
AFTER COMPLETING A GRINDING JOB ON A WORM GEAR DRIVE BOS, THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING DOWN THE GRINDER WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE REC'D A CUT THAT REQUIRED THREE SUTURES, HE WAS WEARING GLOVES WHEN IT HAPPENED.
EE WAS STADNING IN THE MAINTENACE SHOP. THE LARGE BOYS COORS WERE OPEN. A DIRT DURING CAME WHIRLING THROUGH AND HE RECD A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A EYE DR.
EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED THE SERVICE TRUCK AT THE SHOP. AS HE GOT OUT HE USED THE STEPS ON THE TRUCK, HIS HAND WAS ON THE GRAB RAIL. AS HE SET HIS RIGHT FOOT DOWN ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE . THERE WAS A 3" RUT IN GRAVEL WHERE HE SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS SURVEYING THE SCONA STOCKPILE. IT WAS WINDY. A PIECE OF SCONA APPARENTLY ENTERED HIS EYE-SCRATCHNG THE CORNEA.
EE WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE YARD. A DECK BUSHING WEIGHING APPROX 200 LBS FELL OFF THE BED OF THE TRUCK. EE LIFTED AND TWISTED TO SET IT BACK ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTING TRASH INTO OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE CARRYING 3 BAGS. STANDING ON ICE, SHE TRIED TO SWING BAG FROM GROUND INTO DUMPSTER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE. BRUISED TAILBONE AND STIFF BA CK. MRI RESULTS SHOW HERNIATED DISCS C6-C7 AN T2-T3 - NEURAL ENCROACHMENT AT C6-C7.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE DRILL BIT. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE JOINT WAS THEN HEATED WITH A TORCH. WHEN THE JOINT BROKE, A SNALL FLAME FLASHED FROM THE JOINT AREA. IT SINGED HIS EYEBROWS , MOUSTACHE & HAIR ON THE SIDES OF HIS HEAD. HE RECEIVED A SMALL BURN ON EACH EYE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CORNEA.
A HOIST GRINDER HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO THE MAIN SHOP OFF OF A SHOVEL. THE ELECTRICIANS WERE GOING TO REMOVE THE END BELT (APPROX 200 LBS). FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES. AS EE WAS HOOKING UP THE SLING , A CO-WORKER WAS REMOVING BOLTS. THE END BITT CAME OFF-ROLLING ONTO EE. HE REC'D A SPRAINED ANKLE.
THE EE HAD STARTED SHIFT AT 630 AM DURING HIS NORMAL COURSE OF WORK THAT MORNING HIS SUNSET STARTED TO TINGLE WENTRALLY GOT NUMB. HE HAS HAD SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WI TH MR. EE REPORTING AS AN ILLNESS. U
MECHANICS WERE CHANGING THE REAR RIDE STRUTS ON A HAUL TRUCK. AS THEY WERE LIFTING THE TRUCK BED, A 1" WIRE CHOKER FAILED & HIT NEARBY MECHANIC ON THE RIGHT FOREARM, FRACTURING HIS RADIUS BONE .
EE WAS INSTALLING A HOIST CYLINDER ON A TRACK DOZER. THE EE TRIED TO STEP FROM THE CYLINDER ROD EYE TO A 5' STEP LADDER. HE MISPLACED HIS FOOT ON THE LADDER AND FELL APPROX 3' LANDING ON HIS A NKLE.
EMLOYEE WAS USING A 100 TON DUFF NORTON JACK AND A PIECE OF ROUND STOCK AS AN EXTENTION TO CHECK NOSE CONE WEAR. THE ROUND STOCK BENT UNDER THE WEIGHT CAUSING IT TO DISLODGED. THE FINGERS WE RE PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROUND STICK AND A HYD HOSYE FITTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING THE BUCKET WITH COAL. SOME COAL CAME DOWN THE BOOM & A PIECE BROKE THE L CAB WINDOW. A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS WAS NOTICED IN HIS L EYE. A HEMOTOMA DELVELOPED BUT THERE WAS N O CUT OR SCRATCH ON THE CORNIA OR EYE SURFACE.
EE WAS YANKING OR PULLING ON A 5' CROWBAR ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A HOST ROPE INTO THE PROPER GROOVE ON THE HOIST ROPE DRUM. APPARENTLY EE STRAINED HER LEFT SHOULDER & SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC CAR E.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING & BREAKING CONCRETE & A FORIEGN OBJECT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAD ASSISTED WITH HRIGGING TO LIFT ROPES ON A DRUM OFF A FLAT BED TRAILER. HE STEPPE DOVER TO INCREASE VISIBILITY FOR HANDSIGNALS. AS HE STEPPED, HIS HEEL WENT OFF THE EDGE OF TRAIL E CAUSIGN HIM TO LOSOE BALANCE AND FALL.
INJURED WAS STANDING BY THE DRILL.THE TRACK HAD SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL IRON AS IT WAS BEING RE-RAILED,APPARENTLY A SMALL METAL SHAVING CAME OFF HIT HIS HAND AND BECAME IMBEDDED UNDER HIS SKIN.IT WAS REMOVED AT THE HOSPITAL.
AFTER RAISING THEMAST ONT HE DIRLL, HE NOTICED HTE LID TO THE PIPE DOPE BOX WAS WEDGED IN THE MAST. WHILE RETRIEVING THE LID, IT BROKE LOOSE ADN PINCHED HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS. BOTH FIN GERS WERE BRUISED MIDDLE FINGER HAD AN ACUTE FRACTURE. NO TREATMENT GIVEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A WHEEL CHOLK PLACIED IT IN THE HOLDER WHICH IS MOUNTED ON BUMPER OF HAUL TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HER BACK ON RIGHT SIDE.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE SCRAPER CAB FOR TRANING PURPOSES. THE SCRAPER WAS DRIVEN OVER A 2 VERTICLE CUT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEAT. WHEN THE SEAT CAME DOWN THE TRAINEE WAS THROWN F ORWARD AND HER L FOOT BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE SEAT FRACTURING 2 METATARSAL BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSERT BOLT IN THE MASTER PAD ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF A CAT D-9 DOZER. THREE TRACK PADS WERE BEING SUPPORTED BY THE RIGHT FORK OF THE FORKLIFT. WE FELL THE FORK SLIPPED OFF THE GROUSER, CAUSING THE RIGHT FORK TO SPRING OFF ITS RAIL AND FALL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX AS HE SLID OFF SHARP EDGE CUT INSIDE OF RT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING OVERHEAD GRINDING & WELDING WHEN HE LOWERED HIS HEAD HE FLET THE OBJECT GO INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO AN OPEN MANHOLE ON THE TOP OF THE TUB.
STRINGER HIT EE IN MOUTH AND TOOTH BREAKING HIS TOOTH OFF.
OXG-ACY-ROSE BUD BURNING IN CONFINED SPACE.
WHILE PREPAIRING SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS, CONTINUOS LIFTING CAUSED SEVER BACK STRAIN.
EE WAS WELDING ON A DOOR OF A CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER ASSEMBLY IN THE PANT WELDING SHOP AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME, A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BOARD A B-E 290-B MINING SHOVEL BY CLIMBING THE VERTICAL LADDER AT THE OILER'S PLATFORM. HE MISSED HIS HANDHOLD AND FELL. HE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE SHOVEL TRACK WITH HI S LEFT SIDE AND THE FALL ONT THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO HOOK A CLEVIS INTO THE END OF A COILED UP PAD & RAIL ASSEMBLY PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM A CAT D9 DOZER THAT WAS SITTING ON BLOCKS WHEN HE PULLED ON THE END PAD IT F ELL OFF THE BLOCK & LANDED ON HIS RT FOOT
EE WAS MANUALLY ASSISTING THE HYDRAULIC CABLE REEL DUE TO A STALL CAUSED BY A MISPOOLING PROBLEM WHEN HE PULLED THE REEL PASSED THE STALL POSITION THE REEL ROTATED UNDER HYDRAULIC POWER AND TH E EE LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ON THE EDGE OF THE REEL STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE GUARD OVER THE DRIVE CHAIN.