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EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF RAW COAL SCREEN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
Getting in water truck, feet slipped and fell and hurt back.
Injured was fixing lights on a Benson trailer #132 standing on a ladder. He slipped and fell off ladder onto a concrete pad. Took to hospital by supervisor. Has a slight concussion to head and hurt right elbow.
Employee was washing a truck and slipped and fell on snow covered bank. Injured did not report injury until 1/29/07.
Employee was installing raw coal screens. He was using a long handled sledge hammer to pound them into place. As he swung the hammer downward, the hammer handle came in contact with the screen deck causing his right middle finger to strike the screens causing a laceration.
Standing on a bucket of degreaser to reach maint. board. Foot went through the top of the bucket & splashed other leg causing 2nd degree burns.
Employee was pushing refuse with a cat D8 dozer. He stopped to spot the refuse truck and started to get a burning, watering sensation in his left eye. He finished his shift and went to hospital and had a metallic foreign object removed from his eye.
EE called supervisor 3-12-05 that he had pulled a muscle & could return to work on 3/15/05. He also told supervisor he had pulled the muscle lifting a tire.
EE went to supvervisor on 1-8-05 & gave him a dr's excuse to be off til 1-15-05. ee came back on 1-15-05 wihtout a release. he was told he could not come back to work w/o release. ee came backwith a light duty release. hwm does not offer light duty. he then for the first time said that he hurt himself lifting a tire. he has not returned to work.
IN PREPARATION OF FUELING DOZER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON BLADE ARM TO DISMOUNT DOZER. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & PULLED HIS HAMSTRING ON LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR 1/6/05 (FIRST LOST DAY).
EE WAS GRINDING ON A SCREEN. A PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN EYE
Miner was using cable lug-all to line a chute. Tool slipped & struck miner in mouth and chipped a tooth.
EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK USING A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING SUDDEN JERK ON ARM & SHOULDER.
MINER REACHED OUT TO GRAB THE HAND RAIL TO MOUNT A FRONT END LOADER AND SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND FRACTURED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
MINER STRUCK SPROCKET SEGMENT ON DOZER TRACK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF, FLEW UP AND LODGED IN HIS CHIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE THE METAL WAS REMOVED.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.HE SLIPPED ON AN OBJECT UNDER THE SNOW AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS RESULTING IN A SPRAINED SHOULDER.
MINER WAS WELDING ONT HE INSIDE OF SCALPING SCREEN. WHILE HOLDING HIMSELF IN POSITION, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CENTER FRAME SUPPORT STRIKING HIS LEFT SHIN ON A SUPPORT BAR.
MINER WAS DRAGGING A WASH DOWN HOSE WHEN IT GOT TANGLED. MINER JERKED ON THE HOSE SUFFERING A STRAIN OR HERNIA IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA. DR REMOVED MINER FROM WORK 12-3-02.
MINER WAS WORKING ON ROTORY BREAKER IN A KNEELING POSITION. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN HIS LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS SEARCHING FOR A BOLT BY PLACING. HIS RIGHT INTO A SMALL AREA BETWEEN THE BELL HOUSING AND TRANSMITION OF A TRACTOR AND TRAILER MACK TRUCK, THE TRANSMITION SHIPPED PINCHING THE THUM B OF THE INJUREDS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT HOUSING AND TRANSMITION CAUSING A BROKE BONE IN THIS FINGER.
EE WAS BURNING RUSTY PIPE WHEN SPARK WENT UNDERNEATH SAFETY GLASSES.
HAND SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE RAN HAND ACROSS A CHAIN LINK CUTTING FINGER. 10 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING DUMP TRAILER HE TOLD ME HE HAD BEEN ADJUSTING NOZZLE TO SEE IF GREASE WAS COMING OUT. HE THEN STARTED TO GREASE SLACK ADJUSTER ON TRAILER AND GREASE SQUIRTED IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE THEY CLEANEDTHE EYE.
VICTIM SLIPPED WHILE DESCENDING STEPS TO CLEAN COAL TUNNEL. FELT PAIN IN BACK.
WHILE REMOVING A WEAR RING FROM A PUMP, THE RING FELL AND PINCHED THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE RING AND THE SHAFT,
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING(PRIOR DAMAGE TO HANGING DEVICE) STRIKING VICTIM CAUSING STOVED NECK WITH MINOR CUT TO NOSE AND LETE SIDE OF NECK.
WHILE USING A SLATE BAR TO ROTATE A SCREEN MECHANISM TO REMOVE TIMING PINS, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE SHAFT TO SWING BACK. THE PIN SNAGGED THE VICTIM'S GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND IN BETWEEN T HE PIN AND MECHANISM RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE 2ND FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.
WHILE INSTALLING CHUTEWORK, EMPLOYEE REACHED THROUGH STEEL WHERE ANOTHER WAS DRIVING AN ALIGNMENT PIN IN A HOLE WITH A HAMMER STRIKING THE INJURED EE'S FINGER.
EE COAL TRUCK DRIVER WAS EXITING HIS MACK CH 612 COAL TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE TRUCK SHOP LOCATED AT THE PREPARATION PLANG AS HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE GROUND HE SLIPPED ON SOME IC E AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE FRACTURING IT.
WHILE USING A BAR TO CLOSE A GATE ON A COAL CAR,THE VICTIM SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
PULLING HOSE OVER RAILING, THE HANDLE ON THE HOSE CAUGHT ON THE RAILING, TURNING THE HOSE ON PRESSURE CAME OFFIN THE HOSE CAUSING THE HOSE TO WHIP HITTING EE ON THE RIGHT WRIST
WHILE STEPPING DOWN OFF A SCREEN TO AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE INDIVIDUAL TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE OPERATING A REFUSE TRUCK, THE TRUCK LOST IT'S BRAKES ON A GRADE, OVERTURNED AND RESULTED IN INJURY TO EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.