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EE WAS DISMOUNTING D10N DOZER ON THE LEFT SIDE. HE WAS USING HANDHOLDS AND WAS POSITIONERFD WITH ONE FOOT ON THE PUSHARM SURFACE AND ONE FOOT ON THE PUSHARM SIDE STEP. AS HE REMOVED HIS FOOT F ROM THE PUSHARM SURFACE HIS OTHER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE STEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL ONTO/AGAINST THE TILT CYLINDER HANDHOLD RESULTING IN INJURY.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY ON 6-22-98 AND STATED THAT SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT ON 6-19-98, AS HE WAS TURNING AND SITTING DOWN ON THE OPERATOR'S SEAT OF THE DOZER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK /UPPER RIGHT HIP.

SUPERVISOR WAS HELPING AN EMPLOYEE START A CHAINSAW, AFTER MUCH EFFORT THE CAHINSAW STARTED. THEEMPLOYEE QUICKLY LIFTED THE SAW TO KEEP THE CHAIN AND BAR OUT OF THE DIRT. THE SUPERVISOR SUSTAI NED LACERATIONS TO THE END OF 2 FINGERS ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE LACERATIONS REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROLLER CAP BOLT ON A CAT D-11 DOZER. UPON REMOVING TH ELAST BOLT, THE FALL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A STRAP HOLD A MINER BOGIE TO COME LOOSE. WHEN THE BOGIE FELL THE RESU LTING IMPACT CAUUSED A BOLT TO BECOME AIR BORNE. THE BOLT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD CAUSIGN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

RAINING WITH MUDDY CONDITIONS. DISMOUNTING EX400 AND SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK SURFACE. PREVENTED FALL BY GRABBING HANDHOLD RESULTING IN TWISTING MOTION AND STRIKING CATWALK WITH RIGHT HIP. DEVEL OPED SOME SORENESS AND PAIN. NO INITIAL MEDICAL ATTENTION SOUGHT. 6 MOS. LATER MEDICAL DX REVEAL HERNIATED DISC WITH SURGERY AS TREATMENT.

EE WAS POSITIONING JACK STAND UNDER A EUCLID R85 END DUMP TRUCK. THE EE'S THUMB WAS PINCHED IN THE JACK STAND HOLE CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE THUMB. THE LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS FUELING MOBILE EQUIPMENT. HE EXITED FUEL TRUCK AND WALKED IN MUDDY RUTTED CONDITIONS. THE GROUND ALONG SIDE A RUT GAVE WAY, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP, TWISTING THE RT KNEE AND JARRING HIS BAC K.

EUCLID R-85 END DUMP TRUCK (#35B) DID NOT LOWER AFTER DUMPING. OPERATOR DROVE TRUCK WITH BED UP THE UPPER PART OF THE TRUCK BED STRUCK THE NIXVILLE ROAD OVERPASS. UPON IMPACT WITH THE BRIDGE, THE OPERATORS HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHELL CAUSING A CUT OT THE FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS PULLING ON A 2" X 100' SECTION OF WATER LINE AND FELT A PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, KNEELING DOWN TO CONNECT THE LINES TOGETHER. WHEN HE TRIED TO GET UP HE HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK MOVING DOWN HIS LEFT LEG.

EE STATES SHE WAS USING A UTILITY STYLE RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT A 1/4" POLYMANIA ROPE OFF A SPOOL. THE ROPE WOULD NOT CUT WITHOUT APPLYING A LOT OF PRESSURE. AS SHE WAS PULLING HARD ON THE KNIFE, I T SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH THE GLOVE SHE WAS WEARING AND INTO THE PALM OF HER LEFT HAND. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES TO REPAIR.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE LEFT THE LUNCH TRAILER AND DESCENDING THREE STEPS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROCK AND MUD THAT HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE STEPS AND HIS BOOTS. IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE QUANTIFI ED AT THIS TIME AS IT IS UNKNOWN

EMPLOYEE STATES: WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 6"X20" PLASTIC "Y" PIPE FITTING, HE FELT A BURNIGN SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING ON WATER PIPE AND PUMP PARTS. HE FELT A BURNING PULLING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA. LATER HE FELT A KNOT IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EE STATES HELPING HOIST A POWER CABLE ONTO A SUPPORT. CONDTITIONS WERE VERY MUDDY. HE WAS STEPPING FROM ON TOP ON 8'12" ROUND PLASTIC WATER PIPE TO ANOTHER WHEN HE SLIPPED, FELL AND TWISTED HI S LEFT ANKLE. SPRAINED ANKLE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE COVER OVER THE HYDRAULIC TANK USING A PRYBAR TO RAISE THE COVER. THE BAR SLIPPED & COVER FELL PINNING HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST FRAM OF MACHINE, CUTTING THUMB REQUIR ING TWO SUTURES.

EE STATES WHIEL ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE PUSH BLOCK ON A HIGHWALL MINER. THE BLOCK WAS SEIZED WITH FOREIGN MATERIAL AND WHEN HE PUSHED IT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, THE FORCE HE EXERTED CAUSED HIM TO L OSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS LEFT LEG. FALL OF APPROX 3'. NOTE: EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR START MISSING TIME UNTIL 12-11-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMP. REMOVE A TOOTHFROM SPARE DRAGLINE BUCKET. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WATCHING WHILE OTHER PERSON WAS STRIKING ON WEAR SHROUD WITH A 20 LB. SLEDGE. A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF SHROUD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN CHEST. LACERATION REQUIRING TWO SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES: WORKING ON BOTTOM FLOOR AT PREP PLANT. AREA WAS FLOODED WITH SLURRY. INJURED EE AND ANOTHER WERE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG HOSE ON PUMP. ONE EE WENT TO OTHER SIDE OF BELT TO FEED C LEANUP HOSE TO INJURED EE. INJURED EE STEPPED INTO CONCRETE DRAINAGE DITCH, FELL AND STRUCK LEFT ARM ON SOMETHING FRACTURING BONE IN FOREARM.

EMPOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A CONVEYOR SO THE BELT COULD BE JOGED. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A METAL SPRAY BAR BRACKET KNOCKING HIM UNCONSCIOU S AND CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS WORKING WEST OF THE SILO CLEANING OUT A DITCH TO GET WATER AWAY FROM THE RAILROAD TRACK AND THE SILO AREA. AFTER HE COMPLETED THIS HE TURNED TO GO BACK TO THE SILO AND HEARD/FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS MOUNTING A DOZER. STEPPED UP ON A BLADE ARM STEP WITH HIS LEFT FOOT & WAS STEPPING TO THE TOP OF THE BLADE ARM TREAD WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OF TO THE GROUND. SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE & ANKLE & STRAIN TO LEFT HAMSTRING.

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN OFF HAUL TRUCK, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER,LEAVING HIS LEFT FOOT ON 2ND STEP OF LADDER. AS HIS BODY CAME DOWN IT OVER EXTENDED THE HAMSTRIN G MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG. STRETCHING INJURY MEDIAL HAMSTRING WITH SWELLING AND DISCOLORATION. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL DEC. 15, 1994.

EMPLOYEE STATES CLIMBING DOWN ACCESS LADDER OF END LOADER SLIPPED ON LAST STEP & CAUGHT HIMSELFHE PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING INFLAMATION& CALCIUM BUILDUP IN JOINT. NOTE: EMPL DID NOT REPORT INJURY OR START MISSING TIME UNTIL 9-27-94.

EMPLOYEE STATES WALKING INTO BATHOUSE BEFORE START OF THE SHIFT START ED TO STEP DOWN OFF LANDING AT DOOR & SOMEONE CALLED TO EMP HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO SEE WHO CALLED & SAT HIS FOOT DOWN O SID E OF FOOT STRAINING TENDONS IN FOOT LEFT NOTE THIS REPORT IS BEING ISSUED UNDER PROTEST DUE TO THIS NOT BEING A MINE ISLATED INCIDENT & OCCURRING BEFORE SHIFT STARTED

EMPLOYEE STATES HIMSELF & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING & PLACING THE TRAIL CABLE O THE DRAGLINE INTO HOOKS LOCATED O THE MACHINE TUB HE SAID THAT HE LIFTED WRONG & STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS LOW ER BACK

EE STATES HE WAS INSTALLING LEFT SIDE PLATE ON FUEL TANK. HE STARTED A BOLT INTO HOLE AND AS HE REACHED FOR HIS IMPACT WRENCH THE PLATE SLID DOWN APPROX. 6INCH AND THE BOLT HEAD MASHED HIS FIN GER TIP BETWEEN 18 FT TOP OF CHAIN CASE. LACERATION REQUIRING THREE STUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES; HE WAS COMMING DOWN STAIRS FROM 2ND FLOOR TO GROUND LEVEL OF PREP. PLANT. HE SLIPPED ON THE FIRST STEP AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE SECOND STEP , TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. STRA IN TO RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES: THAT DUE TO EXPOSURE TO DUST & AMMONIA NITRATE FUEL OI (ANFO) HIS RIGHT EYE WAS IRRITATED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT SWEAT, DUST AND POSSIBLY ANFO PARTICLE GOT I NTO EMPLOYEES EYE WHILE HE WAS LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO DRILL HOLES.

EMPLOYEE STATES: THAT HE WA SAIR ARCIN GOUT A CRACK IN A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT BEAM ON TEH DRAGLINE. A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO HIS WELDING GLOVE CUFF. AS HE PULLED THE GLOVE OFF, DUE TO C LOSE PROXIMITY TO AIR AR CELECTORDGE HE RECIEVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO LITTLE FING ERSIDE OFHIS RIGHT HAND.

EMP STATES - STEPPING DOWN OUT OF CAB OF POWDER TRUCK. PLACED HER RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND AND WHEN SHE APPLIED WEIGHT HE FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL/ROCK AND TRISTED HE ANKLE. SPRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE REAR OF A MOTOR GRADER EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY STEP CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. AFTER INCIDENT HE CONTINUED TO WORK ON 2/9/94 HE WENT TO DR . TO HAVE KNEE EXAMINED...HAS CONTINUED TO WORK.NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE STATES: WHILE CLIMBING UP BOARDING LADDER ON 182 LAODING SHOVEL, AS HE GOT TO THE TOP AND TARTED TO STEP OVER ONTO CATWALK WITH HIS LEFT FOOT HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG A ND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX 10' TO THE GROUND.

EE STATED CLIMBING OFF HAUL TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT BEHIND. MAIN SHOP STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK WITH LEFT FOOT AND AS HE APPLIED WIEGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK TWISTING 18 FT KNEE. SP RAINING AND POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENT IN 18 FT KNEE

EMPLOYEE STATES: WHILE REPAIRING ON A HAUL TRUCK, SOME TIME DURING THE SHIFT, HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGE. ON 12/4/93 HE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR THAT FINGER WAS SWOLEN & HU RTING.

EMPLOYEE STATES: THAT A CO-WORKER WAS LIGHTING A TORCH USING HIS STRIKER, THAT WAS ATTACHED TO HIS BELT. WHEN HE LIT THE TORCH THE EMPLOYEE'S PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE INSIDE OF THE BOTH THIGHGS. AN AREA APPROX 6" LONG ON BOTH LEGS.

EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER THE SILO SHE WAS SQUEEGING WATER TO A SUMP PUMP AS SHE STEPPED AROUND THE CORNER OF A CONCRETE & HER FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER & SHE FELL STRIKI NG HER RT FRACTURED RIB LOWER RT SIDE

EMPLOYEE STATES: DRIVING WATER TRUCK OUT OF SIDE ROAD ONTO MAIN HAUL ROAD. WHEN TRUCK TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 1ST. TO 2ND. GEAR, TRUCK JERKED POPPING EMPLOYEES LOWER BACK. MUSCLE STRAIN TO L OWER BACK. NOTE: EMP. HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BARRELS OF GREASSE ONTO THE DRAGLINE HE LEANED A BARREL OVER TO ROLL IT OUT OF THE WAY CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN LIP OF BARREL & METAL FRAME AVULSION REQ UIRING 8 STITCHES TO PALM SIDE OF LEFT INDEX FINER

EMP. STATES: AFTER CLEANING IN SHOP WORK AREA, THAT CONSISTED OF PICKING UP RAGS, TRASH, ETC. & SWEEPING THE FLOOR HE FELT PAIN IN IN HIS LOWER BACK, DOWN HIS LEFT LEG & LATER DOWN HIS RIGHT L EG. HE ALSO STATED HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT HE DID TO CAUSE THESE PAINS.

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE LIFTED A COAL HAUL TRUCK DRIVE WHEEL PLANETARY FROM FLOOR OF SHOP WITH ELECT. SHOP OVERHEAD CRANE. PLANETARY STARTED SPINNING & HE ATTMPTED TO STEADY UNIT & WAS STRUCK ON S IDE OF LEFT KNEE. LATER WHILE INSTALLING PLANETARY ON TRUCK HE WAS PUSHING ON PLANTARY USING LEFT LEG TO PUSH WITH. HE THINKS ONE OR BOTH OF THESE OCCURRANCES CAUSED INJURY TO HIS KNEE.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS SITTING UP A 55 GAL. BARREL OF GREASE, THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 450 LBS. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE BARREL HIS FOOT HUNG ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, PUTTING HIM IN A STRAIN. MUSCLE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EMP STATES CLIMBING ON A DOZER BY PLACING BOTH FEET ON PUSH & USING THE HAND HOLD TO PULL HIMSELF UP TO CRAWLER LEVEL AS HE DID THIS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN TO MUSCLE ON LEFT SIDE UNDER RIB CAGE NOT E EMP DID NOT SLIP TRIP OR FALL NO UNNORMAL MOVEMENT OR OCCURRENCE

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS DIGGING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE CAST AREA WITH THE LEFT CORNER BIT OF THE DOZER. WHILE DOING THIS THE RIGHT TILT CYLINDER END BROKE ON THE BALDE RAM. THE DOZER SUDDE NLY DROPPED DOWN SHAKING THE EMPLOYEE UP CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE HAD CLIMBED UP ON 55 GAL BARRELS TO FASTEN A POWER CORD TO AN I BEAM. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO WALK ACROSS FOUR BARRELS TO GET DOWN TO FLOOR. ONE BARREL DID NOT HAVE THE LI D ATTACHED TIGHTLY & WHEN HE STEPPED ON THIS LIDIT FLIPPED & HIS RIGHT LEG WENT INTO BARREL. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE, POSSIBLE DAMAGED LIGAMENT OR TENDON.

EMP. STATES: WHILE PICKING UP SCRAP METAL FROM FLOOR OF SHOP AND PLACING ON CUTTING TABLE, EMP. LIFTED A PIECE WEIGHING APPROX. 30 LBS. HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LATER THE PA IN GOT WORSE.

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET LIP AREA WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SHEET METAL THE SHEET METAL SLIPPED CAUSING TO FALL ON TOOTH BASE AREA BACKWARDS. CONTUSIONS TO LOWER CHE ST RIGHT SIDE POSSIBLE KIDNEY OR LIVER CONTUSION

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS BACKING UP HIS DOZER HE TURNED AROUND TO THE RIGHT TO LOOK BEHIND. JUST AS HE TWISTED AROUND HE RAN OVER A LARGE BOULDER. HE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE SEAT & FELT A POP IN HIS CHEST AND TIGHT SIDE. CONTUSIONS TO MUSCLES IN CHEST AND RIGHT SIDE.

EMP. STATES: HE WAS REMOVING A 2" DIAMETER BEARING FROM A BAND SAW WHEEL. HE WAS USING A 3/4" LONG X 3/8" DIAMETER TIP, PUNCH, AND A #803 HAMMER. WHILE HITTING THE PUNCH A METAL CHIP BROKE OFF THE TIP OF THE PUNCH AND STRUCK & LODGED IN EMP. LEFT FOREARM.

EMP STATES WHILE CLIMBING DOWN BETWEEN THE BLADE AND RADIATOR ON A DOZER,HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TILT CYCLINDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT SIDE ON THE CYCL INDER.MUSCLE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK AND SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO LEFT SIDE.

EMP STATES SHE WAS PLACING A BOX OF PRIMERS INTO THE STORAGE BOX ON THE POWDER TRUCK.AS SHE BENT OVER THE DOOR TO PLACE BOX INSIDE BOX SHE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HER LOWER BACK.