EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BACKDUMP AND ALLEGES THAT THE SEAT BOUNCING UP AND DOWN CAUSED A HERNIA IN HIS SIDE.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Jun 1989
Reportable incidents
6 on file1989 · 4 incidents
I NAME WAS OPERATING DOZER AND ALLEDGEDLY RAN OVER SOME BIG ROCKS CAUSING DOZER FRONT TO REAR UP AND SHOOK HIM UP CAUSING NECK AND BACK STRAIN. ACCORDING TO HIS FOREMAN HE WAS WORKING 3RD SHIF T WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND MENTIONED IT A WEEK LATER.
LOADER BLEW A HYDRAULIC HOSE, MACHINE WENT DOWN AND WHILE HOSE WAS BEING CHANGED OUT, HE GOT HIS LEG AGAINST HEAT FROM HYD PUMP. HE DID NOT FEEL IT BURN UNTIL TOO LATE. WAS OFFEERED TO BE TOOK TO DOCTOR BUT DECLINED AT THAT TIME.
PUTTING A LIP ON A LOADER BUCKET. WHEN LINING IT UP AND STRIKING ON IT WITH HAMMER, A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF AND ENTERED LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.
1988 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE RADIO ME AND COMPLAINED HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DRIVING AROUND THE JOBSITE ON THE IDA CARBON AND HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD.
IN MARCH , 1988 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF STIFF NECK, BUT SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS ARTHRITIS COMPLANIED OF NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. ON MARCH 11, 1988 EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS GOING TO A DOCTOR FOR RIGH T HAND BU TINDICATED NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY.