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EE HAD FINISHED LUNCH AND GOLTER BACK ON THE LOADER TO RESUME CLEANING COAL. HE STARTED THE LOADER AND BACKED OFF THE ELEVATED WORK AREA OF APPROX. 4-5 FOOT HIHG. THE COUNTER WEIGHT OF HIS LOA DER STRUCK A PILLAR OF COAL ADJACENT TO THE DROPOFF.
EE WAS SERVICING THE BACKHOE,AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING HYDRAULIC FLUID, USING A 5 GALLON BUCKET. AS HE LIFTED THE BUCKET TO POUR FLUID INTO THE RESEVOIR, HE FELT PAIN.
INSTALLING BEARING AND RACE (CONE AND CUP) USING A HAMMER AND CENTER PUNCH. ATTEMPTED TO STRIKIE THE CENTER PUNCH WITH HAMMER. MISSED PUNCH, STRIKING LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.
EE WAS MOUNTING A D-11 DOZER TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE PUSH ARM. HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND PUSHARM CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT LEG PULLED MUSCLE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY RM HAD EXAM AND X RAY. DR ALLOWED HIM TO RETURN TO FALL DUTY THE SAME SHIFT. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 2-6-97.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SLOPE WITH DOZER (RECLAMATION) - WHILE PUSHING DOWN HILL HE RAN OVER A ROCK. THIS TILTED DOZER CAUSING OPERATOR TO LURCH FORWARD. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE INJU RED RIGHT HAND ON ONE OF THE CONTROL LEAVERS. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2-13-97.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HOLES IN CHIP DEFLECTOR PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ON DRILL. KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING AN INSCISION OF APPROX 1 INCH LONG BY 1/2 INCH DEEP ON LEG. FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. EXAM BY ER DOCTOR- 3 SUTURES AND DRESSING.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND SPACER TO DRIVE PINS OUT OF THE PLANETARY. HE HAD REMOVED 2 AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE 3RD PIN. WHILE DOING SO HE HIT THE SPACER AT AN ANGLE (HOT SQUARE) CAUS ING THE SPACER TO BE EJECTED THUS STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
EE WAS REMOVING THE SENSOR ON THE OTHER START ON THE DOZER WHEN THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED HOT COOLANT ANTIFREEZE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EE S HAND.
GREASING CRUSHER--MOVED ACCUMULATION OF COAL DUST OFF BEAM--WIND BLEW DUST INTO EYE. WHEN EE RUBBED EYE IT CAUSED COAL PARTICLE TO EMBED INTO EYEBALL. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SHOP PERFORMING REGULAR DUTY. AT ONE POINT AS HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A WRENCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING WITH PLANT WASH-DOWN. HE TOOK WATER HOSE UP TO SECOND FLOOR AND INSTRUCTED HELPER TO TURN WATER ON. WHEN LINE WAS PRESSUREIZED IT TWISTED IN HIS HAND, AS IT TWISTED A WAT ER CLAMP CAUGHT THUMB OF RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF APPROX. 1-1.5 INCH. FIRST-AID ADMINISTERED AT JOB SITE & SUTURES & MEDICATION ADMINISTERED AT HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD COMPLETED FUELING THE DOZER AND WAS INT HE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING. AS HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE PUSH ARM HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HIS FOOT LODGED BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND TRACK RESULTING IN SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE BUCYRUS ERIE SHOVEL, SHIEF ELECTRICIAN EE INADVERTENTLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED POSTION OF THE DRIVE POWER CONTROL UNIT. THE RES ULTING INJURY DUE TO THE ACCIDENT WAS 2ND DEGREEBURN TO ANTERIOR PORTION OF RIGHT HAND AND LATERAL PORTION OF FOREARM AT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL TO RESET FOR NEXT DRILL HOLE. WHILE IN PROCESS OF MOVING HE PLACED HIS HAND ON CAB WAL AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED THUMB IN DOOR JAMB, THE DOOR SWUNG CLOSED ON THUMB CAU SING INJURY.