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THE REPETITIVE FUNCTION OF PUSHING & PULLING LEVERS TO LOWER, RAISE AND DUMP BUCKET BOOM ON A RUBBER TIRED LOADER HAS CAUSED TRAUMA (OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS) TO RIGHT ELBOW. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS OP ERATED A LOADER FOR OVER 20 YRS. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS GONE THROUGH 18 THERAPY SESSIONS THUS FAR.
THE CONTRACT MECHANIC BEGAN CHANGING OUT A LEFT HOIST CYLINDER ON A 992C CAT LOADER. THE CYLINDER WAS BEING HELD BY BOOM/CABLE SLING FROM MECH'S TRUCK. MECHINIC WAS STANDING ON THE TIRE POSITI ONING CYLINDER. THE CABLE OF THE BOOM WAS ON A BIND. THE CABLE BECAME VERTICAL WHILE THE MECHANIC'S LEFT HAND WAS GUIDING THE CYLINDER WHICH SUDDENLY MOVED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN METAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM A PICKUP CAB AT THE MINE SITE AND FELT HIS KNEE GIVE OUT. HE FELT PAIN IN THE KNEE BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. FOLLOWING HIS SHIFT HE WAS TREATED BYA CHIROPRACTOR FOR THE KNEE PAIN. HE RETURNED TO WORK HSI NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A COVER PLAT EON A PROPEL GEAR CASES. EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR TOOLS AND GRINDERS DURING THE OB TASK. IT ALSO WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE DID HOWEVER RUB HIS E YE WITH HIS FINGEER WHILE DOING THE TASK. IT APPARS THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD THE RUST PARTICLE ON HIS FINGER AND & INADVERTANTLY RUBBED IT INTO HIS EYE. HISS EYE BECAME MORE IRRITATED AS THE DAY
EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON A 375 KOMATSU BULLDOZER. AS HE LIFTED A USED CUTTING EDGE TO PLACE IT IN THE BED OF HIS MAINTEANCE TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN DIMINSHE D SHORTLY BUT WAS FELT AGAIN LATER IN HIS SHIFT WHILE PERFORMING ANOTHER TASK. THE NEXT MORNING HE CONTINUED TO FELL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND PAIN RADIATING DOWN HIS LEG. HE WENT TO A PHYSI
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ONE END OF A LAND 1/2INCH TOW CABLE THAT HAD BEEN USED TO PULL A DISABLED BULLDOZER. A 35LB CLEVIS WAS ALSO ATTACHED TO HTIS CABLE END. AS HE LIFTED CABLE, HE FELT P AIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMP CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10\16. ON 10\16 HE WAS SEEN BY DR BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL PAIN THAT OCCURRED OVER WEEKEND. DR PRESCRIBED MEDS\REST. 1ST WORKDAY MISSED 10\16.
EE STRUCK RIGHT THUMB ON TRUCK CAB HAND HOLD AS HE WAS PREPARING TO CLIMB INTO THE CAB. EE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 9-7-95. HE DID NOT COMPLAIN OF THUMB INJURY AND CONTINUED TO WORK. HE WAS SEEN B Y A PHYSICIAN ON 10-30-95 WHO DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS A TORN TENDON. EE CONTINUES TO WORK BUT IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 12-7-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE RADIATOR CAP FROM A D 11 CATERPILLAR BULLDOZER TO CHECK THE WATER LEVEL IN THE RADIATOR. SINCE THE CAP WAS TIGHT, HE GRABBED THE CAP WITH BOTH HANDS AND TWISTED WITH AQUICK JERK TO LOOSEN IT. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RADIATING DOWN HIS LG. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE PAIN. HIS FIRST DAY ADSENT FROM WORK WAS 7-13-95. HE WAS TREA
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING COAL IN THE PIT WITH A PC-650 KOMATSU BACKHOE AS HE WAS RAISING THE BACKHOE IS BOOM (BUCKET WAS LOADED WITH COAL) A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE RT SIDE BOOM HOIST CYLINDER (ADJ ACENT TO OPERATORS CAB) RUPTURED SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL AT HIGH PRESSURE TOWARD THE OPERATORS CAB THE FORCE FROM THE OIL BROKE THE CAB GLASS & STRUCK THE OPERATOR LACERATING HIS LEG & BURNING
EE WAS DRIVING A FORD 7000 WELDER'S TRUCK AT THEJOB SITE. AS HE WAS SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION LEVER, HIS HAND SLIPPED FROM THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER & STRUCK A TW0-WAY RADIO THAT WAS MOUNTED ON REA R CAB WALL OF THE TRUCK. EE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON RADIO. EE FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS ELBOWWHICH LATER SUBSIDER. AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED HE NOTICED SWELLING IN THE ELBOW. DRAINED 5/19/95.
EE WAS USING A 6' BAR TO BREAK LOOSE COAL IN A FEEDER CHUTE. WHE THE COAL BROKE LOOSE, IT FELL, PUSHING THE BAR DOWNWARD. THE END OF BAR HELD BY EE WAS FORCED UPWARD AND PINCHING EE'S HAND BET WEEN BAR AND FEEDER. EE'S FINGER WAS LACERATED. STITCHES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 2-10-95. SUPERVISOR ASKED EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CONFIRMATION THAT HIS CTS CONDITION WAS THE RESULT OF THE TASKS HE PERFORMED AT WORK. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED THE CONFIRMATION TO R & F COAL CO. ON 3-15-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NUMEROUS TASKS IN HIS ROLE AS A PIT TEAM LEADER. HE HAD GRABED THE HAULROAD, FUELED EQUIPMENT AND PUMPED WATER. APPROX 45 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING A PICKUP, HE FEL T A STIFFNESS DEVELOP IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE STIFFNESS WORSENED AND PAIN ACCOMPANIED TH ESTIFFNESS, AS HE WORKED THE REST OF HIS SHIFT. AFTER THE SHIFT, HE WENT TO HOSP FOR MEDICAL EVALUATI
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DRAGLINE MAINTENANCE CREW REMOVE A MOTION BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON THE 680 W BUCYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINE. THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 60 LBS., WAS LOWERED TO THE FLOOR BY THE EMPLOYEE & A CO-WORKER. AFTER THE ASSEMBLY WAW PLACED ON THE FLOOR, THE EMPLOYEE STOOD UP. THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STANDING UP. EMPLOYEE TREATE
EMPLOYE EWAS OPERATING A D9H CATERPILLAR BULLDOZE RSINCE HE BEGAN HIS SHIFT AT 6 AM ON 11-29-94. AT APPROX 9:45 AM., HE WAS IINSTRUCTED TO EXCHANGE HIS DOZER FOR ANOTHER MACHINE THAT HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED. HE PARKED HTE D9H BULLDOZER AND AS HE STARTED TO STAND UP FROM THE OPERATOR'S SEAT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAD TO BE ASSISTED OUT OF THE DOZER SINCHE HE
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A DRILL STEEL BY HANDTO ALIGN IT WITH ANOTHER STEEL. AS HE PULLED THESTEEL, HE FELT A PINCHING SENSATION IN HIS LOWERBACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND COMPLETED HIS SHI FT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE 3RD OF OCT. HE REQUESTED VACATION DAYS FOR THAT WEEK. ON THE10TH OF OCTOBER, EMPLOYEE PHONED SUPERVISOR AND NOTIFIED HIM THAT HE WANTED TO COMPLETE AN ACCID
MECHANIC WAS REPLACING A TRACK ON A 455 KOMATSU DOZER. HE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE STANDING APPROX. 15 TO 20 FEET FROM THE MACHINE AND DIRECTING THE DOZER OPERATOR. AS THE OPERATOR BACKED THE MACHINE ONTO THE RAIL OF THE TRACK, A PIECE OF THE FINAL DRIVE SEGMENT BROKE FREE FROM IT AND FLEW TOWARD THE MECHANIC, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEEK. A FRAGMENT OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN HIS FACIAL
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A DRILL BIT FROM THE DECK OF AN INGERSOL RAND DMM TR ACK DRILL HYE ROLLED THE BIT ONTO A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED DUST CURT AIN THE CURTAIN IS APPROX 10 IN LOWER THAN THE D ECK AS HE STEPPED FROM THE DECK ONTO THE CURTA IN THE DRILL OPERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO LOWER THE CURT AIN THIS CAUSED THE MECHANIC TO MISJUDGE THE DISTANCE & HE ABRUPTLY PUT HIS FULL BO
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A BUCYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINE BUCKET. AS HE STOOD UP AND TURNED TO WALK TOWARD HIS WELDING EQUIPMENT, HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE LEFT DRAG PEAR LINK. HE FELT NO REAL PAIN A ND RETURNED TO WORK. ON THE 17TH OF JUNE 1994, HE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS ELBOW WAS SWOLLEN AND ASKED TO SEE A DOCTOR. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHY AND GIVEN MEDICATION FOR SWELLING.
EE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN BOTH WRISTS, HANDS AND FINGERS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN AS HAVING THE MEDICAL CONDITION KNOWN AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. IT WAS THE PHYSICIANS MEDICAL OPINION THAT THE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RESULTED FROM THE EE'S WORK AS A BLASTER. HE WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. EE CONTINUES TO WOKK.
USED A PAIR OF USED GLOVES THAT MUST OF HAD A CHEMICAL ON OR IN THEM
EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS IN REVELVING FRAME AREA OF DRAGLINE WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. A PIECE OF STEEL ENTERED LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC IN THE REMOVAL OF A D9L DOZER TRACK FRAME. THEY HAD TO REMOVE AN EQUALIZER BAR PIN TO DETACH THE SIDE FRAME FROM THE DOZER. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A 5 FOO T LONG BAR AGAINST PIN AS OTHER MECHANIC TAPPED THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE. WHEN THE PIN PUSHED THROUGH EYE OF THE EQUALIZER BAR THE TRACK FRAME DROPPED SLIGHTLY & PUSHED BAR DOWNWARD PINCHING FIN
EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS AND WEAKNESS IN BOTH HANDS. HE WAS EVALUATED BYA DR WHO DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. IT WAS THE DR MEDICAL OPINION THE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RESULTED FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S WORK AS A DRAGLINE OEPRATOR. HE WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO A 1991 CHEVY PUMP TRUCK. AS HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE VEHICLES RUNNING BOARD, THE REAR SUPPORT BRACE BROKE CAUSING THE RUNNING BOARD TO GIVE WAY UNDER HIS B ODY WEIGHT AND HIS FOOT THEN SLIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD. HIS KNEE STRUCK THE GROUND AND TWISTED THE KNEE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE THE STIFF ARM ON A 455 KOMATSU DOZER HE HAD JUST COMPLETED AN ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING TASK ON A 475 KOMATSU DOZER BEFORE HE BEGAN WORK ON THESTIFF ARM HE IN DICATED TO HIS COWORKERS EE & EE THAT HE FELT ILL & SAT IN HIS MAINTENANCE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT HE STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WALKED IN FRONT OF THE DOZER BLADE & COLLAPSED TO
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO GRADE THE HAULROADS AT THE PIT. AFTER A PRE-SHIFT CHECK, HE PREPARED TO MOUNT THE MACHINE. HE STEPPED ONTO THE GRADER BLADE (WHICH HAD BEEN POSITIONED BY THE PREVIOUS OPERATOR) AND GRABBED FOR THE HANDHOLD. AS HE WAS PLACING HIS FOOT IN THE STEP ON LADDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING THE BLADE WITH HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TRANSP
MINING ENGINEER WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE OFFICE PARKING AREA FOR LUNCH. HE NOTIVED ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BLOCKING HIS EXIT ROUTE. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO ASK THE DRIVER TO MOVE HIS VEHICLE, HE CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS HAND, PINCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND DOOR JAMB. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT THUMB BECAME INCREASINGLY PAINFUL AND HIS DOCTOR HAD TO DRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS GATHERING UP SOME TRASH (OILY RAGS, CARDBOARD, ETC.) IN THE DRAGLINE, MARION 7920, AND PUTTING IT IN A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG. HE BENT OVER SLIGHTLY TO SPIN THE BAG BEFORE PLACING A TWIST TIE ON THE BAG. WHEN HE DID THIS, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE FULL GARBAGE BAG WEIGHED 30 LBS. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS. BUT ASKED TO LEAVE WORK
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FIND A PART # ON LARGE BUSHING. WHILE IN SQUAT POSITION HE TRIED TO TURN BUSHING BY PULLING ON SKID. AS HE PULLED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT GROIN. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK. DIAG: MAY 11, 1993 BY SURGEON. THIS IS A DELAYED LOST TIME ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE CONTINUES TO WORK. CHARGED MANDATORY 50 DAYS.
OILER WAS DISMOUNTING A D65 CAT DOZER. UPON EXIT HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE TRACK OF THE DOZER WHICH SLIPPED ON THE TRACK SINCE THE OPERATOR DID NOT HAVE A GRIP WITH HIS HAND ON THE PROVIDED HA ND HOLD HE FELL TO THE GROUND BELOW LANDING ON HIS OFFICIAL FIRST LOST WORK DAY.
MECHANIC WAS CHANGING THE DUMP CABLE ON A 680-W BUCYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RE-SOCKET THE DUMP CABLE. AS HE WAS FORMING THE CABLE LOOP, HE REACHED WITH HIS RIGHT ARM FOR MORE LEVERAGE TO GET THE CABLE STARTED IN THE SOCKET. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 30" PRYBAR TO TRY AND RELEASE A MAST LATCH ON AN SK-35 DRILL. AS HE WAS PRYING WITH THE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED FROM THE LATCH CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED ON THE DRILL S TEEL. HE LACERATED HIS FINGER WHEN HE STRUCK THE DRILL STEEL.
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISSION COOLER FROM A KT 1150 CUMMINS ENGINE. AFTER REMOVING ALL THE BOLTS BUT ONE, HE CHECKED TO SEE IF THE COOLER WOULD COME LOOSE. IT WOULD NOT LOSOEN, SO HE PLACED HIS KNEE AGAINST THE COOLER AND REMOVED THE LAST BOLT. AS HE REACHED FOR A HAMMER TO TAP THE COOLER AND LOOSENED IT, HIS KNEE MOVED THE LAST BOLT. AS HE REACHED FOR A HAMMER TO TAP TH
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TEETH (21LBS) & SHANKS (43LBS) AWAY FROM BUCKET OF AN END LOADER TO TURN THE BUCKET HE WAS BENDING OVER PICKING UP &T WISTING WITH THE MATERIALS & PITCHING THEM APPTROX 6FT TO HIS RT AS HE PICKED UP ONE OF THE SHANKS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE PAIN CONTINUED TO WORSEN & HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT
PUMPER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A LEAK IN THE DISCHARGE HOSE OF THE PUMP. UPON APPROACHING THE PUMP THE PUMPER NOITCED ICE AROUND THE SHUT DOWN AREA. AS HE REACHED FOR THE SHUT-FF HIS RIGHT FO OT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH OF HIM CAUSING TO FALL AGAINST THE TONGUE OF THE PUMP, CAUSING A FRACTURED RIB.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING HIS D3 DOZER FROM ONE DRILL BENCH TO ANOTHER WHEN HIS DOOR ON THE CAB CAME AJAR. HE REACHED FOR THE DOOR HANDLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE RESTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME FOR SUPPORT. WHEN HE SHUT THE DOOR HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FRACTURED THUMB WITH LACERATIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LINE UP THE HOLES FOR A PIN ON THE ERECTION OF A BE DRAGLINE HYDRAULIC JACK HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE STAND & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE JACK & DRAGLINE FRAME