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EE HAD JUST SET A LARGE ALTERNATOR ON A 240 TON HAUL TRUCK, USING A OVERHEAD CRANE. AS SHE WAS MOVING THE CRANE OUT OF THE WAY, ONE OF THE LIFTING HOOKS ON THE LIFTING CHAIN CAUGHT ON ONE OF T HE LIFTING EYES OF THE ALTERNATOR AND POPPED BACK AND STRUCK THE EE BEHIND HER RIGHT KNEE, BRUISING SOME. E.R. DOCTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE HER TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A LOWERED BOOM OFF OF A SHOVEL REPLACING THE CATWALKS AND HANDRAILS. HE APPARENTLY STEPPED OUT OF THE MAN-BASKET FOR A MOMENT AND STEPPED BACK INTO AN OPEN AREA BETWEEN THE BOOM FEET. HE FELL APPROX 15 FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING ON A WINDOW AND THE GLASS BROKE AND HIS HAND WENT THROUGHT THE BROKEN GLASS AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM. IT TOOK 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A 1/2 INCH WIRE PULLING CABLE FROM THE BACK OF A RUBBER TIRED DOZER. THECABLE WAS TWISTED AND AS THE EMPLOYEE MOTIONED THE DOZER TO MOVE FORWARD HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING AND LITTLE FINGERS IN A LOOP OF THE TWISTEDCABLE, PULLING THE MUSCLE, NERVES, AND SKIN AWAYFROM THE BONE. HE WAS HAVING SURGERY TO TRY TO SAVE FINGERS.

WHILE CHECKING FLUID LEVEL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OFAN OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK. DIRT/DEBRIS WAS DISLODGED FROM THE TRUCK AND ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S EYE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAF ETY GLASSES.

LOADING PIPE INTO TRUCK, HIT HAND ON TAIL GATE REPORTED TO EMPLOYER ON 4/1/99

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, EE WAS CONNECTING WATER LINES ON A CAT 793 OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK. EE'S INJURIES RESULTED WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE HIM ON HIS HEAD.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK PUMP TRAILER TO PICKUP BALL TONGUE HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE ABOUT ONE INCH FOR HITCH TO GO OVER BALL, WHEN PULLING ON TONGUE OF TRAILER LATCH ON JACK GAVE LOOSE LE TTING TRAILER ROLL FORWARD AND JACK MASHED FINGEBETWEEN JACK AND TONGUE OF TRAILER.

I WAS WARMING UP EQUIPMEN AND NOTICE THE FEEDER BELT WAS FROSTED SO I THREW THE POWDERED ROCK ON BELT. IT WAS STILL FROSTED SO I PROCEEDED TO WIP OFF ROLLER WITH HAND WHEN GLOVE CAUGH AND PULL ED RIGHT ARM IN WHERE I WAS STUCK UNTIL FIRST AID ARRIVED.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF A SHOVEL BUCKET AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN THE BACK OF THE SHOVEL BUCKET, HE CAUGHT THE LEDGE ON THE BUCKET AND JAMMED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE SAW A DOCTOR AND CA ME BACK TO WORK HIS NEXT SHIFT. HE HAD MINOR SURGERY FOR A TORN MUSCLE ON 2/25/98 IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

CHANGING TIRE ON HAUL TRUCK PUTTING LOCK RING ON RIM, FELL ABOUT 8-10 FT ONTO LEFT SIDE CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT RIBCAGE LEFT EYEBROW. LEFT LEGAND RIGHT SHIN.

INJURED EE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING A 150 GAL. OIL TANK, INSIDE A LUBE TRUCK. ONE EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE TANK, TANK BROKE LOOSE, AND CAUGHT EE'S THUMB BETWEEN ANOTHER TANK, FRA CTURING THUMB AND CUTTING IT. EE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL E.R. AND RELEASED BACK TO WORK.

EE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD GOING TO START A WATER PUMP. HIS RIGHT LEG FELL AND A WATER LINE TWISTINGHIS KNEE & ANKLE. FIRST SAW DR ON 9/11/98 DID RETURN TO ASSIGNED JOB. SAW DR AGAIN ON 9/22/98 AN D TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK SPRAINED ANKLE TORNMUSCLE BONE

THE EE WAS REMOVING A DRILL PLATE FROM HIS WORK AREA AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS CHECKING POWDER TRUCK ON ROVING PATROL. THE LIGHT PANEL WAS RED & THE DISPATCHER ASKED EE TO CLIMB UP ON THE TRUCK AND CHECK THE REAR COMPARTMENT FOR SMOKE. THERE WAS ICE & SNOW ON THE OFCR.'S FEET AND THE TRUCK AND HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHEN HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF IT.

EE'S CHIN WAS LACERATED AND TWO TEETH BROKEN WHEN THE PIPE HE WAS USING TO TIGHTEN A CHAIN AND BINDER ASSEMBLY SLIPPED OFF THE BINDER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN/MOUTH. TH CHIN LACERATION REQUI RED SUTURING AND CROWNS WERE AFFIXED TO THE TWO BROKEN TEETH.

REAR WINDOW OF BACKHOE FELL STRIKING EE'S BACK.

EE WAS WALKING FROM A LADDER ON A 190 FAN HAUL TRK. HE FELL ABOUT 6FT AND THE FRAM OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES CUT HIS RIGHT LID WHEN HE HIT THE SHOPFLOOR. IT TOOK 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING A WELDER IN THE TASK OF TURNING THE SHOVEL TEETH. THE EE REMOVED THE TOOTH FROM THE ADAPTER AND SET IT DOWN ON THE BUCKET LIP. WHILE SETTING THE TOOTH ON THE BUCKET LIP, THE EE PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND BREAKING THE VERY TIP OF THE FINGER.

GPF-STATE OF WYOMING WORKERS COMPENSABLE AWARD GIVEN FOR BILATERAL SHOULDER AND BILATERAL WRIST CONDITIONS.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 1/2 INCH AIR HOSE WITH A BOX KNIFE THE HOSE THEN AND THE EE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER IT TOOK S SUTURES TO CLOSE THE CUT. HE WAS RELEASE TO COME BACK TO WORK.

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT AN OLD TIE ROD FROM THE GROUND. HE WAS LIFTING ONE END & ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS LIFTING THE OTHER END. THE OTHER EE LIFTED HIS END OF THE TIE ROD WITHOUT WARNING THE INJURE D EE. AS A RESULT THE INJURED EE PINCHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE ROD & ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL.

REPLACING DRIVE GEAR BOX, CHECKING UNDER LID HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SCREW AUGER.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED AN INSPECTION OF MODIFICATIONS MADE TO A CATERPILLAR 24H MOTOR GRADER AND WAS MOVING TO DISMOUNT THE MACHINE. WHILE CROSSING FROM A STEP ON THE MACHINE'S HYDRAULIC TANK TO A 6-FOOT STEP LADDER, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SHOVEL CABLE. HE BENT OVER TO MOVE THE CABLE HORN AND HURT HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT IN FOR TH NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

AT THE TIME THE INJURY IS BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED, EE WAS REPLACING THE FAN HUB ON A CATERPILLAR 793 OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK. REPLACING THE FAN HUB REQUIED EE TO WORK FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. WHILE U NDER THE TRUCK, DEBRI DIRT ETC DISLODGED FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND ENTERED EE S LEFT EYE.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP A HAUL TRK LADDER AND SHE SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL ABOUT 8 FT AND TWISTED HER RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS USING A SOCKET AND RATCHET TO TIGHTEN A NUT. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND THE EE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF TIN. IT TOOK 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

2 WKS BEFORE THIS INJURY, I HAD SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON SAME ELBOW. I DIDN'T NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT OR DID I MISS WORK. I WAS CLIMBING UP THE TRACTOR TO START IT. SLIPPED ON TRACK, BUMPED E LBOW ON DOOR FRAME, WENT ABOUT BUSINESS. ABOUT 2 1/2 HRS LATER MY ELBOW WAS SWOLLEN AND I COULD NO LONGER OPERATE THAT MACHINE.

GRINDING SPARKS FELL ON OXYGEN HOSE PUNCTURING AND IGNITING THE HOSE. EE GRABBED THE HOSE TO CUT OFF THE SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE BURNED THROUGH HIS GLOVES AND BURNED HIS HANDS. CO-WORKER TOOK HIM TO TOWN.

OPERATING A SCRAPER ON A HAUL ROAD THAT BECAME CONGESTED WITH OTHER HAULAGE EQUIPMENT AT A MERGING INTERSECTION. OPERATOR OF SCRAPER ELECTED TO STOP BY SITTING THE BOWL OF HIS SCRAPER DOWN. HI S BODY WAS OUT OF POSITION BY LOOKING OVER LEFT SHOULDER, WORKING CONTROLS TO HIS RIGHT, AND STOPPING MOTION FORWARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CARBOY OF DISTILLED WATER AND SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK, WHILE BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL, THE TRUCK BED WAS STRUCK BY THE SHOVEL BUCKET JARRING THE OPERATOR AND CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NECK. THE TRUCK DRIVER WORK FOR APPROX. 1 M ONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THEN WENT IN FOR SURGERY.

EE WAS CONDUCTING POST SHOT EXAM OF BLAST AREA WHEN HE FELL INTO A SHOT HOLE FILLED WITH GAS, DUST & FUEMS. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE HOLEQUICKLY & WAS OVERCOME BY THE GASES & FUMES. HE WAS RESCUED BY FELL WORKERS & TAKEN BY ANBULANCETO THE HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED SOME LUNG TISSUE INJURY.

WAS PART OF CREW THAT WAS CHANGING OUT THE BODY OF A HAUL TRUCK. TO REMOVE THE REAR PIVOT PIN, EE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN A REAR TIRE AND THE TRUCK BODY. WHEN THE PIN WAS REMOVED, THE TRUCK BODY SAGGED SLIGHTLY ON ITS RIGHT SHOULDER BETWEEN TH TIRE AND THE TRUCK BODY.

SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING DOWN ACCESS LADDER AT SHIFT CHANGE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A LADDER RUNG AND HE FELL ABOUT 6 OR 8 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE WEATHER WAS COLD 25 F AND WINDY, BUT THERE APPEARED TO BE NO ICE BUILDUP ON THE LADDER. THEOPERATOR CUT HIS HEAD REQUIRED 6 STITCHES AS A RESULT OF THE FALL.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE, CUTTING THE OUTER JACKET OF A TRAIL CABLE, & THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITA L ER & HE WAS RELEASED FOR REGULAR WORK.

MECHANIC WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH ONE FOOT ON A MIRROR BRACKET WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A METAL COVER ON THE CAB OF THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE BRACKET CAUSING THE MECHANIC TO DROP THE METAL COVER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE METAL COVER CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE MECHANIC'S THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

WAS CHANGING AN HYDRAULIC FITTING ON JACK, THERE WAS PRESSURE BEHIND THE FITTING CAUSING THE FITTING TO FLY OFF AND HIT EE'S LEFT HAND.

HAUL TRUCK DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND RAN OFF ROADWAY ONTO A PILE OF DIRT AND TRUCK TURNED OVER ONTO THE RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLLOYEE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS TO HER BACK ADN LEFT LEG. MINOR DAMAGE TO HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED BY HOSPITAL CR AND HER PERSONAL DR. SHE WAS RELEASED FOR RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY ON 10-15-96.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE WALKWAY, DECK AROUND THE CAB OF OUR LE TOURNEAU, FRONT END LOADER AND FELL 15 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE DISLOCATED HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, PL US HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND GROIN AREA.

THE IML EMPLOYEE (ENVIIRONMENTAL TECH) SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A 7 FT. WOODEN LADDER ATTACHED TO AN AIR MONITORING PLATFORM. HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS LANDING ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. THE IMPACT FRACTURED A VERTEBRAE IN HIS NECK.

EMP WAS OPERATING A 190 TON HAUL TRUCK, TRANSPORTING A LOAD OF COAL TO THE BOTTOM OF ONE WEST PIT. OPERATOR LOST DYNAMIC BRAKE CONTROL. CAME DOWN A RAMP AND RAN INTO A PILE OF DIRT. CUT HER CH IN ON STEERING WHEEL, REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

57" DOCK RING FELL OFF RIM. ARM/WRIST GOT CAUGHTIN SPLIT OF LOCK RING.

USING POTA POWER, USED BAR FOR HANDLE, BAR SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE CHIN.

THE ALLEGDED ACC OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS RELEASING THE TENSION OFF OF A CONVERYOR BELT CLAMP USING A 11/2" WRENCH. HE STARTED TO PULL THE NUT LOOSE ON THE CLAMP BOLT AND SUFFERED A PIERCING BURNING PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK

HELPING TO LIFT TRASH CAN AND PULLED OR STRAINEDA MUSCLE.

OEPRATOR WAS RUNNING A SCRAPER ON AN APPROX 120' WIDE HAUL ROAD. THERE WAS ANOTHER SCRAPER APPROACHING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A THIRD MACHINE WA STATIONARY BUT WA SOFF THE HAUL ROAD. T HE OEPRATOR THOUGHT THE STATIONARY MACHINE MIGHT PULL OUT IN FRONT OF HIM SO HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. HE HITT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH SCRAPER OPERATORS STATED THAT THE STATIONARY

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A HAUL TRUCK LADDER AND HIS LEFT FOOT TWISTED UNDER HIS WEIGHT, AS HE STEPPED ON A ROCK OR UNEVEN GROUND. RECEIVED A BAD STRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS HOLDING A LADDER FOR ANOTHER MACHINIST WHILE HE AIR-ARC WELDED A PIECE OF IRON ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE THEN DID SOME GRINDING ON THE PIECE. HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE FOR A MINUTE BUT IT WENT AWAY. LATER THAT NIGHT, IT WAS IRRITATING HIM. THE NEXT DAY HE SAW DR WHO REMOVED A METAL FRAGMENT FROM THE EYE.