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CONDITIONS CONSISTED OF WATER BEING SPRAYED ONTO STEPS BY WATER TRUCK, CREATING SLIGHT AMOUNT OF MUD ON STEP. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO BREAK ROOM TO GET ICE FOR HIS PERSONAL COOLER. AS EE WALKED UP THE STEPS, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED IN SOME MUD.
He climbed up in his truck nd leaned over to put his lunch box between the seats and his back popped. He then took a load of coal over to the washer and from there another driver brought him back to the port. An ambulance was called.
TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED BY A LOADER. WHEN COAL WENT INTO THE TRAILER, THE TRUCK SHOOK. EE STATES THAT HE WAS JARRED, CAUSING HEAD TO STRIKE BACK GLASS OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON EQUIPMENT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP. EE FELL TO GROUND, CAUSING HERNIA IN GROIN AREA.
CLIMBING UP IN TRUCK. HE SLIPPED OFF AND FELL.
MECHANIC HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE ALTERNATOR OF UNIT NO. 92. ALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE; UNIT WAS RUNNING AND EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO GET A BOLT THAT FELL. HE HAD A PAIR OF GLOVES ON AND WHEN HE REACHED TO GET THE BOLT, HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT INTHE BELT AND IT CUT HIS FINGERS AND THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE PADDLES IN ASPHAULT MIXER. POWER WAS OFF & TAGED OUT. HE ROLLED TUBE OVER TO CHANGE PADDLES & GOT FINGER BETWEEN PADDLE & MIXER & TUBE, MASHING END OF FINGER HE HAD GLOVES ON.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A SAW, SAW SLIPPED CUTTING ARM REQUIRING 12 STITCHES.