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MECHANIC WAS HAMMERING ON A HOIST CYLINDER PIN ON A 773 ROCK TRUCK WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND BECAME EMBEDDED ABOVE HIS LEFT EYEBROW. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HARD HAT AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
EE WAS WALKING BEHIND ROLLBACK TRUCK AT GROUND LEVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON SAME LEVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE HOE. WHEN HE STOPPED, HE REMOVED HIS FEET FROM THE TRAM CONTROLS & PLACED THEM ON THE FLOOR. HIS RIGHT LEG STRUCK THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER CAUSING PAIN.
EE WAS CONDUCTING A PRESHIFT INSPECTION ON THE WATER PUMP. IT WAS NOT LEVEL SO HE COULD CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. HE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL WITH WOODENBLOCKS WHILE DOING SO THE DISCHARGE HOSE BLEW OFF AND SPRAYED HOT WATER ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG, INTHE SHIN AREA CAUSING A BURN.
A HIGHWALL FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS, SURFACE WATER RUNOFF CREATED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT CAUSED TWO SECTIONS OF THE HIGHWALL TO FALL. A COAL AUGER WAS PARTIALLY COVERED AND SUSTAIN ED MINIMAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED (EQUIP DAMAGE ONLY).
WHILE MOUNTING A CATERPILLAR D-10 DOZER, THE OPERATOR'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP ON THE TILT CYLINDER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE TILT CYLINDER AND TRACK BEFORE H ITTING THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 11/9/02. HE BEGAN LOST TIME ON 11/11/02.
EE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON PIVOT SHAFT COVER PLATE ON D-6 DOZER WHILE DISMOUNTING. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-24-02. (LOST TIME BEGAN ON 5-27-02.)
A 3/8"CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO THE BELLY-PAN ON DOZER. THE CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOIST CABLE. THEHOIST CRANE ON THE MECHANIC TRUCK WAS BEING USEDTO LIFT THE BELLY-PAN INTO PLACE, WHEN THE CHAIN S HOOK LET LOOSE. THE BELLY-PAN FELL ONTO THE EE'S RT. LEG.
AN EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE WHICH WAS BEING USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTIO0N OF A HAUL ROAD. WHILE DUMPING THE LOAD THE ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING THE ROCK TRUCK TO FREEWHEEL FORWARD DOWN A GRAD AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT APPROX. 15' HIGH. THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE EE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE VEHICLE.
WHILE SPREADING TOPSOIL WITH A CATERPILLAR 657 PAN AT THE REHM ROAD PIT, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. COAL PRODUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE PIT. RECLAMATION WORK IS CURRENTLY BE ING DONE AT THE LOCATION.
WHILE DUMPING DIRT AT THE KRULOCK PIT NEAR CRESCENT OHIO A ROCK TRUCK DRIVEN BY KELLY FULTONG WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT BACKWARDS. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM THE CAB INJURING THE HEELO ON HIS RIGH T FOOT. THE TRUCK LANDED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT RECEIVING MINOR DAMAGE.
EE WAS WORKING NEAR A 6" WATER PUMP. THE WATER PUMP OVERHEATED CAUSING DISCHARGE HOSE TO BLOW-OUT HOT WATER, WHICH SPRAYED ONTO THE EE'S BACK, WAIST AND LEGS CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EE WAS EXCAVATING FOR A NEW HAUL ROAD AT THE ST JOE PERMIT AREA, LOCATED NEAR NEFFS, OHIO WHEN A HYDRAULIC LINE REPTURED CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPRAY ON THE TURBO WHICH THEN IGNITED CAUSIN G A FIRE. DAMAGE TO THE TRACK HOE WAS EXTENSIVE. NO INJURIES OCURRED.