EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A GRADER & HAD A MUSCLESPASM IN LOWER BACK.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1987–1995
- Latest incident
- Mar 1995
Reportable incidents
18 on file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 55 GALLON BARREL. WHE PART OF HT EBARREL BLEW A PIECE OF EMTAL INTO HIS LEFT LEG.
1993 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON HIS DOZER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE ASKED AUGER OPERATOR TO RAISE THE JACK ON THE AUGER IN ORDER TO REMOVE A BLOCK OF WOOD SCOTCHING THE JACK AND AUGER. THE AUGER OPERATOR LET THE AUGER DOWN AND THE DOWN PROESSURE CAUSE D THE BLOCK OF WOOD TO FLY OUT AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE.
1992 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING HIS LOADER WHEN A ROCK FELL AND BROKE THE LOADER WINDOW AND DUST OR GLASS WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP A HAULER ON A DUMP. ROCK KICKED OUT FROM UNDER REAR TIRE OF HAULER CAUSING HAULER TO TURN OVER ON SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN TO FLOOR OF HAULER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO HELP GET ROCK READY TO LOAD A SHOT, WHEN EMPLOYEE WALKED OUT ONTO THE ROCK AND EMPLOYEE FELL AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE ROCK. EMPLOYEE WORKE DUP UNTIL 3-11-92 AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE THATE DATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON 992 LOADER AND HIS FEET WERE MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS CHEST ON HAND RAIL.
THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF THE INJURY ON 07-02-91.IT WAS REPORTED ON 08-12-91 AND EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-02-91.EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 12;30PM ON 10-11-91 AND RETURNED ON 01-27-92 AND IS NOW OFF BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE ACCIDENT BEGINNING02-18-92.THIS REPORT WILL BEGIN REPORTING LOST DAYS BEGINNING 02-18-92.PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER FROM HIS DOCTOR.
1991 · 3 incidents
EMPL WAS LIFTING PUMP OUT OF WATER HOLE & STRAINED BACK. HE WAS GIVEN RETURN TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS. RETURN TO WORK ON 8/1/91. EMPL DID NOT RETURN BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE LIGHT DUTY WORK. HE WAS OFF FROM WORK FROM 7/31 THRU 8/2 HE WENT ON VACATION ON 8/3. HE ONLY MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM DOZER AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE DOZER BLADE.EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 07-29-91.HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK.
EMPL INJURED WHEN ON TOP OF HIGHWALL WHICH WAS SOFT AND GAVE WAY AND DOZER TURNED OVER.EMPL WAS OFF FROM WORK 7-3,JOB DIDNT OPERATE 7-4/7-7,AND RETURNED 7-8.EMPL WORKED THRU 8-8 AND HAS BEEN O FF SINCE 8-9.
1990 · 2 incidents
THIS OFFICE WAS FIRST INFORMED OF THIS ACCIDENT ON 1-29-90. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE JUMPED OFF A LOADER AND STRAINED HIS BACK. IT APPARENTLY HAPPENED THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE EMPLOYEE WENT ON V ACATION. EMPLOYEE WAS ON VACATION 8/6-11/90. IT APPEARS, FROM THE HOSPITAL BILL, THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 8-16-90. HE HAS BEEN AT WORK. WE HAVE SENT THIS TO WORKERS COMP
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AUGER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE
1989 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STACKING STRAW IN AN ENCLOSED TRAILER AND HE WAS HAVING TO STACK A LOT OF IT OVER HIS HEAD AND THE STRAW HAD BEEN WATER SOAKED AND IT MADE THE STRAW HEAVIER THAN NORMAL, THEREFORE STRAINING HIMSELF.
1988 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRUNG RT ANKLE
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AN IMPACT WRENCH WITHA SWIVEL SOCKET AND THE SWIVEL SOCKET'S SWIVEL BROKE AND CUT EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS LOADING SHOT HOLES AND LIFTED A 50 LB BAG OF FERTILIZER AND HURT HIS BACK