Florida Canyon Metal/Non-Metal

THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON THE BUMPER OF A PICK-UP TO RETRIEVE SOME OIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER & HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS. THE BUMPER WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. HE L ATER FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A JAMMED DOOR ON A CAT 777B HAUL TRUCK AT THE START OF HIS SHIFT ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE DOOR OPENED BUT THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK ON THE LOWER RIG HT SIDE. NOTE: A SCREW ON THE DOOR MECHANISM HAD BACKED OUT AND JAMMED THE DOOR SHUT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE DEPTH OF A DRILL HOLE WITH A WEIGHTED ROPE. AS HE WAS DRAWING THE ROPE BACK OUT OF THE HOLE THE DRILLER OPENED HIS DOOR TO SPEAK AND THE EMPLOYEE BANGED HIS ELBOW ON THE DRILL CAB DOOR.

THE EE WAS WORKING WITH A BAR AND SHOVEL CLEARING FROZEN MUD FROM DOZER TRACK FRAMES. THIS PRODURE RESULTED IN A BLISTER ON HIS LAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER. TWO DAYS ENTER 11-17-94 T HE EE EXPERIENCED SIGN OF INFECTION AND WENT TO THE LOCAL E.R. FOR TREATMENT.

A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE LEFT WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOROF THE SHOP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HAMMER BIT & FELT LOWER BACK PAIN ON 10/31/94. HE RTN TO WORK ON 11/1/94 WITH NO COMPLICATIONS. HE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON 11/18/94 WITH BACK PAIN. HE WAS GIVEN A RELEAS E TO REGULAR DUTY ON 11/19/94. ON 1/30/95 HE REPORTED TO WORK WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN & SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE AFTERNOON OF 1/30/95. MISSED WORK THE NEXT 3 DAY & RTN 2/6/95 FULL TI

INJURED WAS REMOVING A STEERING VALVE ON A D10N WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED. HE JERKED HSI FACE TO ONE SIDE AND WHEN HE DID HE HIT THE FLOOR PLATE CUTTING HIS FACE JUST ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.

THE EE INITIALLY COMPLAINED ON 7-26-94 OF LOWER BACK PAIN THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR APPROX. ONE WEEK HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RESULT OF RUNNING A LOADER CAT 988B. WHICH HE STARTED DOING ON OR ABOUT 6-22-94. HE SUBSEQUENTLY STATED THAT ITMAY BE RELATIVE TO AN INCIDENT ON 1-4-94. HE SUBSEQUENTLY STATED THAT IT MAY BE RELATIVE TO AN INCIDENT ON 1-4-94 THAT HAPPENED ON ANOTHER JOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BEARING ON A DRIVE SHAFT. HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH AND APPARENTLY GOT A SLIVER OF METAL FROM THE PUNCH IN HIS WRIST. HE REMOVED THE SLIVER, BUT AWAKE TH ENE XT MORNIGN WITH REDNESS AND SWELLING.

THE EMPLOYEE GOT OFF HIS DOZER(CAT DION) TO MOVESOME STAKES. HE RETURNED TO HIS DOZER AND WHILE CLIMBING BACK ON, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE DOZERARM AND HE BUMPED HIS KNEE(R). IT HAD BEEN RAIN ING, CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY. NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-16-94. HE RETURNED TO UNRESTRICTED DUTY ON 3-17-94

EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING REPAIR ON POWERHEAD OF RD-1 DRILL, LIFTING THE UPPERMOST SECTION OF THE POWERHEAD. THIS PART BEGAN TO TIP OVER AWAY FROM HIM AND OUT OF HIS GRIP. HE ATTEMPTED TO REGRIP FALLING PART AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A PINCHING SENSATION AND SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO SAFETY DIR. THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN & NUMBNESS IN HIS WRISTS ANDFINGERS ON THE DATE NOTED ABOVE. HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM FOR APPROX ONE YEAR. HE SAW HIS DR ON 7-16-93. THE DR. REPORTED TO ME ON7-21-93 THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING THE BEGINNNING OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AS A RESULTOF HIS JOB AND HE WAS TREATING HIM FOR IT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BLADE BITS TO THE STORAGE SHED, AND TWISTED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL (8" X 6.5' X 3/4") TO LOAD ONTO A TRUCK. AT THAT TIME HE FELT AND HEARD A CRUNCH IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS CUTTING A HEEL PLATE FROM A LOADER BUCKET 992 C HE MADE HIS 4TH CUT AND THE PLATE FELL OFF STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND PUSHING HIS ARM AGAINST A SAFETY BRACE PLATE WAS INITIALLY HE LD BY 6 WELDS. WELDS 5 & 6 WERE BROKEN 4 TH CUT CAUSED PLATE TO FALL.

THE EE WAS RUNNING A PUSH CAT TO THE LOADER HIS BLADE HOOKED A ROCK WHEN HE CAME OFF THE ROCK THE CAT WAS JARRED. AT THIS TIME HE FELT A POP IN HIS GROIN.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CHANGE OUT A BIT ON A DRILL RIG. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE REACHED FOR A BASKET. HE IS NOT CERTAIN AS TO WHAT ACTION CAUSED THE PAIN. IT MAY HAVE BEEN FROM OVERREACHING.

THE EMPLOYEE STOPPED HER SUPERVISION AT APPROX. 7:20 AM AND TOLD HIM THAT AS SHE PULLED THE DUMP LEVER TO DUMP A LOAD AT THE WASTE DUMP, SHE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HER BACK THAT WE NT UP TO HER NECK AND DOWN HER LEFT ARM. THE PAIN PERSISTED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO AN E.R. DOCTOR FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.

THE EMPLOYEE BACKED HIS TRUCK (777B-CAT) UNDER THE RAISED BUCKET OF THE LOADER (992C-CAT). AS HE STOPPED, THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS WATCHING SOME PEOPLE WORKING ON THE GROUND. THE LOADER OPERATO R TURNED AND SAW THE TRUCK IN PLACE, ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE HOIST LEVER, DROPPING THE LOADED BUCKET ON THE TRUCK BED, JARRING THE TRUCK AND THE DRIVER'S NECK.

54736YEE WAS REMOVING A WHEEL HUB FROM A CAT 777B HAUL TRUCK & STRAINED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS