Westfield Quarry Plant 78 Metal/Non-Metal

They were tightening down the top deck panels. When EE's left index fingertip was caught and crushed in between the washer and top deck steel frame.

Employee struck hand while attempting to loosen nuts to adjust belt. Employee rendered first aid on day of incident however did not request medical attention until 5/10/22. X-Rays revealed broken left middle finger. 7000-01 filed on same day of X-Ray results on 5/10/22.

EE had removed a worn 4' X 6' - 5/8" screen and was attempting to lift the screen, at this time EE felt a sharp pain and a popping sensation in EE's left thigh.

Worker was flashed by welder while performing plant maintenance and received a welder burn to the eyes and face.

While operating a Volvo Crawler excavator, worker was jostled and bounced around which resulted in neck and shoulder pain. The doctor advised EE to miss work for the rest of the week.

WHILE EXITING THE MECHANIC'S TRUCK, WORKER STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND, TWISTED AND ROLLED THEIR FOOT RESULTING IN A FOOT SPRAIN.

AFTER FUELING THE PLANT, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLATBED OF A TRUCK WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER. EE INJURED SHOULDER AND WILL RECEIVE FURTHER TREATMENT FOR A POSSIBLE TORN ROTATOR CUFF.

On 7/27/17, it was reported to John S. Lane & Son, Inc. by a company engaged to evaluate hearing test results, that an employee had incurred a reportable hearing loss. Employee was notified and retested on 8/30/2017. (A recent noise survey reports very low noise level for this employee's job.) Placement on the MSHA Log was overlooked and not reported at that time.

WHILE OPERATING A POWER HAND DRILL, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK WITH FORCE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF EMPLOYEE'S CHEST WITH THE DRILL HANDLE WHEN THE DRILL BIT GOT STUCK IN THE HOLE AND THE DRILL TURNED TOWARD EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO THE CHEST WALL.

WHILE USING AN AIR ARC CUTTING TORCH DURING A WELDING OPERATION, WORKER SUSTAINED A BURN IN EAR CANAL WHEN AN AIRBORNE FRAGMENT OR SPARK FLEW INTO EAR. EE'S HEARING BECAME MUFFLED AND WAS SEEN BY AN EAR SPECIALIST WHO DETERMINED THAT AFTER TIME AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, HEARING SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL.

WHILE KNEELING AND TWISTING, EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE CHANGING SCREENS IN A SMALL AREA IN PLANT. EE'S KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND MORE PAINFUL DURING THE EVENING AND EE WAS SEEN AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EE IS NOW BEING EVALUATED BY AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND IS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR AN UNSPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME.

While performing mill maintenance, worker attempted to pick up a screen when it fell on his foot. The contusion to his right foot became swollen and painful and was instructed by the doctor to miss one scheduled work day.

WHILE CLEANING OUT THE CRUSHER, WORKER WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH FALLING ROCK WHEN HIS HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF. HE RECEIVED A HEAD LACERATION AND WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEIVED SUTURES AND HAD TO MISS ONE SCHEDULED WORK DAY.

WORKER WAS ASSEMBLING CRIBBING TO SUPPORT A CRUSHER HEAD WHICH NEEDED WELDING. WHILE LIFTING AND PULLING, WORKER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WORKER AWOKE DURING THE NIGHT IN EXTREME PAIN AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO WORK. CURRENT DIAGNOSIS IS BACK STRAIN.

Worker received a small cut on his hand when he accidently hit the valve cover of the excavator that he was servicing. Worker's hand swelled overnight, and he developed a blood infection as a result of the injury.

WORKER WAS HAMMERING A WELD WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG BECAME AIRBORNE, FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.IMBEDDED MATERIAL HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR AND WORKER WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

On 10/30/08, worker was changing a screen in the mill and felt pain in upper right arm. He was diagnosed with a strain and lost no time from work. During the next year he sought further medical attention and was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. Since there was no lost time and only diagnostic medical treatment, injury did not become reportable until surgery on 1/6/10.

WHILE CLEARING SNOW FROM A STAIRWAY, WORKER SLIPPED ON ICE/SNOW AND HIT HIS SHOULDER ON HAND RAIL. THIS INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1/28/09 WHEN, AS HIS PAIN WORSENED, WORKER WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORN ROTATOR CUFF. WORKER WAS ON SEASONAL LAYOFF AS OF 12/24/08.

While climbing down truck ladder, worker slipped and fell on the ground injuring his left shoulder

Worker strained a muscale in his shoulder/neck area while using a prybar to move a pallet of screens.

Worker was changing a return roll on conveyor in mill when he strained a muscle in his shoulder. Medical treatment was limited to diagnostic only. Injury did not become reportable until worker's first lost day, Dec 4, 2007

While removing cutting edge bolts on loader bucket with an air wrench, & while holding wrench on the nut & injured hand on bolt head, the bolt head spun & cut his finger through his glove. Worker went to emergency room & received sutures. Employee was allowed to return to work the next day & did not lose time from work.

Worker injured left thumb while pulling down overgrown tree limbs that had been cut around the mill area. He went to hospital ER where they put a splint on the hand to immobilize it & referred him to another dr. for possible ligament damage. Extent of injury has not as yet been determined & worker will remain on light duty (per ER dr) until his visit to specialist.

Worker experienced back pain while lifting screens in mill on 6/27/07. Did not report incident until 6/29/07 when back pain got increasingly worse.

While operating front-end loader, digging shot rock, EE was repeatedly jarred in cab. He experienced back pain when he woke up the next morning.

While unloading a truck, worker was struck on left knee cap by falling pallet. Knee became swollen and worker was instructed by doctor to remain out of work for two days. He returned to work with no restrictions.

Employee lifted a cutting edge plate into a loader bucket and then experienced back pain after he drove the loader over a bumpy road.

Employee slipped on truck steps while inspecting water tank on water truck. He received a muscle strain in groin area. He returned to work the next day but pain did not subside. He saw the doctor again on 9/11/06 for further treatment and started to lose time on 9/12/06 at which time this injury became reportable.

While EE was using a grinding wheel, an airborne metal particle flew under his face shield and became embedded in his right eye.

Employee was attempting to clear a jammed stone bin by pushing and pulling the bin handle. He experienced back pain but continued to work until he started to hoe out material under the feeder belt and pain got worse.

Employee slipped on truck steps getting into his 85T rigid frame quarry haul truck and injured his back.

Employee was attempting to put an angle iron stand underneath a drainage pipeline when the last remaining bolt holding the pipes together broke and the ankle iron frame kicked out and struck his left leg causing a contusion and laceration that required sutures.

Employee was unplugging a chute under the crusher when a falling rock hit his knee. He lost his footing, fell and pulled a muscle on the right side of his lower back.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE MILL, WIND BLEW A FOREIGN PARTICLE INTO HIS EYE. PARTICLE BECAME EMBEDDED & HAD TO BE REMOVED.

Employee fell and injured his shoulder when the weld securing the stair tread to the stair stringer broke.

DRIVER DUMPED HIS LOAD & PULLED OUT OF STOCKPILE AREA W/HIS TRUCK BODY IN THE UP OR DUMP POSITION. HE TRAVELED APPROX. 170'BEFORE CROSSING ONTO MINE PROPERTY AGAIN & TRAVELED APPROX. 30'BEFORE CONTACTING 600 VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINES. THE DRIVER REMAINED IN THE TRUCK FOR APPROX. 45 MINUTES UNTIL CONDITIONS WERE DEEMED SAFE FOR HIM TO EXIT. HE WAS NOT INJURED.

working on a blast site @ J.S. Lane West Stockbridge, MA - lost footing & tried to catch self, twisted left knee

WHILE REPLACING FLOOR IN MILL, EE PULLED UP A B OARD, FELL BACK, BRACED HIMSELF WITH HIS ARM & DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER

EE WAS USING HAND TOOLS TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON 84" ALLIS CHALMERS CRUSHER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

EE WAS ON A LADDER DOING MAINTENANCE ON A TRUCK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LADDER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY BUT AFTER SOME TIME PAIN & SWELLING WORSENED & HE DID SEE A DOCTOR. HIS CONDITION REQUIRED SURGERY & THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN HE STARTED TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 9/26/02.

WHILE OPERATING A ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK AND AFTER DUMPING A LOAD, EE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN TORQUE OF ENGINE FLIPPED CAB OF TRUCK. EE RECEIVED SCALP LACERATIONS REQUIRING SUTURES AND BR UISES ON SHOULDERS, BACK & LT. KNEE. EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

WHILE MANUALLY OPERATING A CHUTE TO LOAD TRUCKS, EE PULLED HANDLE TO CLOSE CHUTE AND EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

EE WAS LIFTING BUSHINGS WHILE DOING MILL MAINTENANCE AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE LOWER BACK PAIN RADIATING INTO HIS LEFT LEG, AND AFTER A DIAGNOSIS OF A HERNIATED DISC. EE HAD SURGERY. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL TREATMENT OR LOST TIME UNTIL THE DATE OF SURGERY 7/23/02 AT WHICH TIME ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.

WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS IN MILL AND REMOVING A STEEL WEAR PLATE FROM CHUTE WALL, PLATE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE IN LEFT TEMPLE RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES. NO LOST TIM E. PERSONAL PROTECTION WAS WORN AT THE TIME.

WHILE WELDING ON A WHEEL LOADER BUCKET, WELDING HELMET DOWN IN WELDING POSITION, A SPARK OR PARTICLE OF SLAG BOUNCED BETWEEN THE HELMET AND EMPLOYEE'S FACE, STRIKING HIM IN THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER, TIGHTENING A BOLT. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT CAUSING HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT A WRUNG ON LADDER; THIS RESULTED IN CONTUSION TO THE ELBOY WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTEDIN A SUBLUXED ULNER NERVE. THIS INJURY DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL FINAL DIAGNOSIS RESULTEDIN SURGERY AND LOST TIME.

WHILE PERFORMING EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER, EE'S HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH ADJACENT PIPE RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT LEG WITH METAL FITTING ON THE END OF A RUBBER AIR HOSE. BALL VALVE WAS ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVASTED ALLOWING THE FREE END OF THE HOSE TO SWING FREELY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING NUTS FROM STUDS ON CRUSHING EQUIPMENT WHEN THE LARGE AIR WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING BEGAN TO FALL. EMPLOYEE STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD ONTO AIR WRENCH.

WHILE PREPARING A SECTION OF CONVEYOR BELT AND CUTTING IT TO LENGTH, EE S UTLITY KNIFE SLIPPED, STABBING HIM IN THE RIGHT KNEE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO REMOVE EXCESS METAL FROM A SCREEN WHEN A SMALL METALLIC PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE PARTI CLE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A FLANGE ON WHEEL GRINDER.WHEEL ON THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND CUT HIS NOSE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF HEAD PULLEY AND SNUB PULLEY ON CONVERYOR WHEN THE TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND PINNED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE TOOL AND THE CONVERYOR. CONVERYOR WAS NOT RUNNING.

EE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING & CARRYING SCREENS. THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL LOST TIME OCCURRED DUE TO BACK SURGERY; ON 3/27/97 [DECOMPRESSIVE LAMINECTOMY, L3 & L4]

EE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAINAS HE TURNED WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM A BOBCAT LOADER.

EE WAS LIFTING & POSITIONIN STEEL PLATES IN A SPACE-RESTRICTED AREA FOR MOST OF THE DAY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE FELT SORENESS IN HIS BACK. PAIN INCREASED BY MORNING AT WHICH TIME HE REPORTE D IT & WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS STACKING METAL WALKWAY SECTIONS WITH TWO OTHER EE S WHEN THE PILE SHIFTED AND DROPPED DOWN ON HIS THUMB. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS WORKING OVERHEAD WHEN AN AIR WRENCH SOCKET DROPPED OFF AND STRUCKHIM IN THE FOREHEAD. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FROST COATED STEEL, FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER AND DAMAGED ROTATER CUFF. INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1-26-95 WHICH WAS TH EDATE OF SURGERY AND HIS FIRST LOST DYA OF WORK.

WHILE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR, A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL BROKE OFF DOOR AND PROJECTED INTO EE'S EYE AND BECAME IMBEDDED.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE GRINDING WHEELIN GARAGE, WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, METAL PARTICLES FLEW INTO HIS EYES AND BECAME IMBEDDED. IMBEDDED PARTICLES WERE REMOVED BY DR. AND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PANEL SCREEN. WHEN HE PUT THE SCREEN ON A PANEL. A SHARP BURR ON THE SCREEN TORE HIS GLOVE AND CUT HIS FINGER. THE INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTY OF CHANGING SCREENS IN MILL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. HE REPORTED INCIDENT ON NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY BUT DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL JUNE 6, 1994 WHEN HIS PAIN GOT WORSE. THE DIAGNOSIS IS A HERNIATED DISC.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO REMOVE A BOLT WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS THUMB CAUSING AN OPEN FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT DISTAL THUMB WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING A VISUAL INSPECTION AND GREASING OF THE PRIMARY SYSTEM WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED INTO A STATIONARY I-BEAM. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN, HE LOOKED UP AND BUMPED A RETENTION STRAP CAUSING DUST AND SMALL METAL PARTICLES TO FALL IN FACE AND EYES. HE SAW THE DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY AND HAD AN IMBEDDED METAL PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HISRIGHT EYE AND WAS GIVEN A DRUG PRESCRIPTION.

EE WAS GRINDING A METAL PLATE WHEN A PARTICLE OF METAL BLEW INTO HIS EYE. (EE WAS USING SHIELD & SAFETY GLASSES). IMBEDDED PARTICLE WAS REMOVED BY A DOCTOR AND EE WAS GIVEN TWO DRUG PRESCRIPTI ONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SKIRT BOARDS AND MISC CONVEYRO COMPONENTS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOLT OFF A STEEL PLATE. AS HE CUT THROUGH THE BOLT THE PLATE SPRANG FREE & HIT & FRACTURED LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. HE FILLED THE CYLINDER WITH AIR CAUSING THE PISTON TO EJECT AND PINCH HIS FINGER TIP. THIS CAUSED A SEVERE LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS BURNED BY HOT SLAG WHILE HE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT BOLTS OFF WORN PLATE.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FROM CONTINUED USE OF RT HAND/WRIST IN NORMAL OCCUPATION

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND WHILE OPERATING A LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND PLACING METAL PLATE IN CONVEYOR CHUTE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME FROM WORK AT THST TIME SO THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTABLE. HE HAS SINCE DE VELOPED A LOWER BACK PROBLEM (LUMBOSACRAL SUBLUXATION) AND HAS LOST TIME FROM WORK. THE INJURY IS NOW REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER AND WEED TRIMMER FOR MOST OF THE DAY.HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ELBOW THE NEXT MORNING.ON 07-06-92 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN CORTIZONE INJECTIONS AND TWO PRESCRIPTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT EYEBROW WHICH HAD REQUIRED STITCHES.

AIRBORNE FOREIGN PARTICLE GOT INTO EYE.SOURCE UNKNOWN. EYE IRRITATION REQ DR VISIT INCLUDING RX DRUG.

EE WAS CUTTING BRUSH AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON OAK HE RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT WORK DAY AND REPORTED INCIDENT INCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 7-2-91 WHEN HE SAW THE DR AND RECEI VED A DRUG PRESCRIPTION HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORKDAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON OAK ON 6-20-91. MISSED WORK ON NEXT WORK DAY, 6-24-91. REPORTED INCIDENT ON 6-24-91 AND SAW THE DOCTOR. RETURNED TO WORK ON 6-25-91.

ON 06-20-91 EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH POISON OAK(IVY).HE RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT WORK DAY,06-24-91,AND REPORTED INCIDENT.THIS INCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UN TIL 06-28-91 WHEN HE SAW THE DOCTOR AND RECEIVED A DRUG PRESCRIPTION.HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON OAK. ON 6/20/91. RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT WORK DAY, 6/24/91 AND REPORTED INCIDENT. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6/24/91 AND MISSED ONE DAY OF WO RK ON 6/25/91.

INJURED WAS SUPERVISING REPAIRS WHEN HE FELL THROUGH AN OPENING IN FLOOR UP TO HIS SHOULDERS. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO SUPERVISORS BUT DID NOT BECOME A REPORTABLE INCIDENT UNTIL HE STARTED TO GET BACK PAIN AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7-1-91 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS GIVEN A DRUG PRESCRIPTION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO STAY OUT OF WORK FOR REMAINDER OF WEEK.

DIGGING OUT CRUSHER, DR TENDONITIS GAVE SCRIPT

HE OFF LOW PLATFORM FELL BACK AGAINST STEP

TRUCK WAS INSDIE REPAIR SHOP WITH BODY RAISED AND LOCKED. WHEN THE INJURED STARTED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK OUT OF THE SHOP. THE RAISED BODY HIT THE OVERHEAD CRANE CAUSING THE CAB TO SWIVEL AND FALL ON ITS SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS HEAD AND RECEIVED A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT ARM WHICH NEEDED STITCHES.

R R TRACK PULLED APART PRYING TRACK BACK IN POSITION WITH CROWBAR PULLED BACK MUSCLE

INJURED WAS STANDING ON A CRATE AND WHEN HE STEPPED OFF, THE CRATE TIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM AND ALSO STRAIN HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS FUELING A LARGE TRUCK WHEN THE HOSE NOZZLE FELL APPROX 7 FT DOWN FROM THE TANK AND HIT THE SIDE OF HIS RT FOOT CRACKING 2 BONES HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED SHOES

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE P& DISLOCATD SHOULDER

INJURED WAS TIG2TENING A LARGE BOLT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED & HE HIT H IS LEFT INDEX FINGER & HAND INJURED WORKED FOLLOWING 2 DAYS LOST TIME BEGAN 7AM THURS.120387

SEE REPORT DATE8 MARCH 03 1987.FIRST LOST TIME 03 MARCH THRU 17 MARCH 19879SECOND TIME LOST STARTED 25 JUNE 1987.HOSPITALIZED ON JULY 30 1987 FOR A DOUBLE LAMAMECTOMY.

SEE REPORT DATE8 MARCH 1987.FIRST LOST TIME 03 MARCH THRU 17 MARCH 1987.SECOND TIME LOST TIME STARTED 25 JUNE 1987.HOSPITALIZEDD30 JULY 198T FOR A LUMBAR LAMANECTOMY.

EMPL HELPED DIG3STONE OUT OF CRUSHER ON 10-8 PM AND ON 10-9 FELT NUMBNESS IN RIGHT FOOT.ON 10-10 FOOT AND LEG WERE NUMB.OFFICE VISIT TO DR 10-10AM DIAG-PINCHED NERVE IN BACK.

INJURED WAS HEL1ING TO DIG STONE OUT OF A STALLED CRUSHER. STRAINED BACK - LOST TIME STARTED 3-3-87

WHILE OPERATING3A FRONT END LOADER, INJURED'S BACK STARTED HURTING WENESDAY AFTERNOON (7-23-86) AND CONTINUED THROUGH THRUSDAY (7-24-86). HE STAYED HOME FROM FRIDAY (7-25-86) THROUGH 8-24-86.

INJURED WAS HEL1ING TO INSTALL SCREW AUGERS FOR A DUST COLLECTOR.

WHILE CARRYING 5 STEEL PLATE INJURED TRIPPED ON A WELDING CABLE & FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE

PINCHED NERVE I3JURED WAS INSTALLING WEAR PLATES INSIDE A CRUSHER USING A SCREW JACK. HE WAS SITTING DOWN WITH HIS BACK BRACED AGAINST TEH CRUSHER PUSHING ON THE JACK HANDLE WITH HIS FEET TH EY SLIPPED OFF 7HE HANDLE.

STRAINED BACK W2ILE HELPING TO MOVE A 800# SCREEN PANEL

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING OUT CRUSHER WHEN HE STRAINED BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A LADDER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RR CAR DOORS WHEN HE FELT PA PAIN IN HIS BACK

INJURED WAS CUTTING INTO AN AIR BUBBLE ON A RECAP 18:00X25 TIRE. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT, KNOCKING HIM ABOUT 30 FEET AND CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST HITCHED A CRANE TO A STEEL FRME & STARTED TO STEP AWAY WHEN FRAME LURCHED & PINNED HIS LEGS BETWEEN FRAME & THE BLOCKS IT HAD BEEN RESTING ON