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March 23, 2010 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U.S. Operating Services Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Incident occurred at night with light rain condition. Employee's foot slipped while climbing wheeled loader ladder. Employee strained right shoulder when he started to fall. Employee worked with some pain from 3/23/10 until 4/12/10. On 4/12/10 he was seen by medical service, diagnosis rotator cuff strain. on light duty 4/12/10.

April 28, 2009 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Operating Services Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee sustained injuries when he was cutting a scrap grizzly. The employee was struck on the side of his head (fractured bone) when a section of steel he was cutting de-stressed and pivoted upward with the sideboard. Another section of steel landed on the top of both of his feet. (both feet had lacerations). More detail to be ammended to this report.

December 27, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U.S. Operating Services Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On the day of the injury, the employee was at the site early to start equipment up for the start of the shift. He had just started the D5 Dozer and was attempting to egress it, when his right foot slipped off of the equipment provided step. His left foot made contact with the ground and twisted, as a result, a bone in his left ankle was broken. (sprained not broken per MM)

December 29, 2007 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U.S. Operating Services Company · Fall onto or against objects

Clear, dark conditions: got loaded with coal and had a problem with the tarp. The tarp is manually operated and the driver climbed up to untangle the tarp rope. When the tarp untangled, driver lost his balance and fell against the trailer in the coal. No initial medical treatment but placed on restricted duty on 1/7/08.

November 19, 2005 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U.S. Operating Services Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee reported that he had been working on a silt pan. He exited the pan by climbing over the side. Upon exiting he felt a strain in his back. On 11/21/05 employee visited a physician who believed he had a pinched cyatic nerve. It wasn't reported until 11/21/05

October 12, 2002 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Operating Services Company · Fall from machine

BEFORE DAWN, BUT IN A LIGHTED AREA WITH COOL TEMPS. AND LIGHT RAIN. AFTER THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION THE OP. MOPUNTED LADDER AND OPEN CAB DOOR. AS DOOR OPENED OP. SWUNG BACK AND SLIPPED OFF THE LOWEST STEP. HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

January 31, 2001 PA · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Operating Services Company · Fall onto or against objects

CLOUDY,FREEZING RAIN CONDITIONS. WHILE EE WAS CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRAGLINE (STANDING ON THE DECK) WHEN HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT USING 3 POINT CONTROL TO GET IT MORE PAPER TOWLES USING LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE BREAKING HIS LEFT HAND

January 24, 2001 PA · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Operating Services Company · Fall from ladders

THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE EE UNTIL 2/6/01. EE WAS COMING DOWN A FIXED LADDER WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF LADDER & FELL BACKWARDS 2 FTFROM GROUND AND LANDED ON RIGHT HIP. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 2/6/01 WHEN EE STARTED TO HAVE BACK PAIN. AT THIS TIME INVESTIGATIONS IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WORK RELATED

January 9, 2001 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
U. S. Operating Services Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH PG&E OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY FOR FIVE YEARS AS A EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND HAS BEEN AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR 18 YEARS. EMPLOYEE UNDERWENT CARPAL TUNNEL SURGER Y TO HIS RIGHT HAND ON 1-09-01. AN INVESTIGATIONHAS BEEN STARTED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WORK RELATED AT THIS TIME.

July 17, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Operating Services Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A DRAGLINE BUCKET WAS LAID ON ITS SIDE TO BE WELDED ON; EMPLOYEE MOVED THE BUCKET CHAINS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE BENT OVER TO ENTER THE BUCKET WORK AREA.

May 5, 2000 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Operating Services Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A NUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT WITH ANIMPACT WRENCH. THE NUT DISLODGED FROM A FIXED BAR, THE BOLT AND NUT TURNED PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE 'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER OFF BETWEEN THE NAIL BED AND THE FIRST KNUCKLE.

January 23, 2000 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Operating Services Company · Fall down stairs

EE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE OFFICE TRAILER AND STEPPED ONTO THE PLATFORM. HE STARTED TO CLOSE DOOR AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, FEET FIRST. THE EE HIT HIS HEAD, RIGHT ELBOW AND R IGHT RIBS ON THE BACK ON THE WOODEN STAIRS.

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