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SLIPPED & TWISTED LOWER BACK WHILE LOADING HAY BALES.
WIND BLEW DUST INTO EMPLOYEES' EYE. PLEASE NOTE HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AT ALL TIMES. THIS WAS DONE WHEN HE WAS ON THE GROUND WORKING ON A HYT PUMP.
AT 4:30 AM ON 11-13-95, I.NAME WAS IN THE D9L DOZER IN THE SOUTH PIT. THE DOZER WAS IDLING FOR 30 MINS. WHILE OPERATOR WAS IN THE CAB EATING LUNCH. THE OPERATOR HEARD A POPPING NOISE UNDER SEA T. HE GRABBED PERSONAL ITEMS AND CLIMBED DOWN FROM CAB. CLIMBED BACK UP TO CAB AND TOOK FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM OUTSIDE OF CAB AND EXHAUSTED EXTINGUISHER ON FIRE. HE RAN UP THE HILL TO CONTACT
WHILE WELDING ON A COAL SCREEN THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T HAVE THE SCREEN GROUNDED, BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS MOUNTED ON RUBBER BUSHING.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE LOADER AND SLIPPED. HE WAS CHECKING THE MACHINE, BECAUSE IT BLEW A HYDRAULIC HOSE. THE OIL FROM THE BLOWN HOSE CAUSED THE STEP TO BE SLIPPERY, CAUSING HIM TO F ALL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE ICE ON THE CATWALK IN THE WASHPLANT.
BEATING ON BACK OUT PUNCH, HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE.
ON 2ND SHIFT, AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING RAW COAL FROM THE PIT AREA TO THE WAS PLANT, WHEN HE MET A PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH HAD HIS LIGHTS ON BRIGHT, IT BLINDED T HE NAR EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS MAKING THE CURVE ON THE PERMITTED HAUL ROAD CAUSING HIM TO RUN OFF THE R SIDE OF THE ROAD & TURNING THE CLINE HAUL TRUCK #108, LOADED / COAL, OVER, DAMAGE TO TRUCK O
EE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK. WHEN EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUDDY FEET, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 6 FT, FALLING ONTO HIS SHOULDER.
WAS TRYING TO LINE UP THE BOOM ON THE BACKHOE WITH A PINCH BAR & IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL & HIT HIS HEAD.
DOOR OF A 225 BACKHOE SLAMMED SHUT CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT PINKY FINGER IN DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC PUSH DOWN TO TIGHTEN A BOLT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. DOCTOR'S PRTGNOSIS, FRACTURE OF HIS RIB.