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EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE TAILPULLEY WHEN A ROCK COME OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK HER IN THE BACK.
EE STATES HE WAS STACKING 80 LB BAGS WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PUMPING THE PRESS HANDLE WHEN THE PRESSURE IN THE PRESS BUILT UP AND THE BEARING HOUSING BROKE, RELIEVING ALL TENSION AND PRESSURE OFF OF THE PRESS PUMP HANDLE, CONSEQUE NTLY HIS HAND CAME DOWN AND HIT THE BASE PORT-A-POWER.
USING ROD TO CLEAN ROLLERS ROD CAUGHT IN ROLLER PUSHED R HAND ON ANGLE
EMPL WAS WALKING,DIDNT FEEL GOOD AND SAT DOWN. THEN HAD A HEART ATTACK AND DIED.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING AT THE WELDING BENCH, DRIVING PINS OUT OF THE DRIVE CHAIN AND A PIECE OF PIN SHATTERED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT THIGH.
EMPL GOT OUT OF WELDING TRUCK AND WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR.GRABBED THE WINDOW JAM TO SHUT IT AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND CAB.
EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS SITTING IN HER DUMP TRUCK WAITING TO BE LOADED WHEN THE CRANE STARTED TO DUMP HIS LOAD INTO THE DUMP TRUDK THE MATERIAL CAME OUT AT ONE TIME CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROCK B ACK & FORTH & CAUSING HER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THEBACK OF THE GLASS
EMPL STATED HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN #4 GATE SO THAT GATE WOULD CLOSE UP TIGHT. WHEN HE REMOVED STEEL GATE CLOSED CATCHING LEFT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STOOPING OVER A WALKING BEAM OF A D7G TRACTOR WITH A 7" DISC GRINDER WHEN A SMALL FRAGMENT OF STEEL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE,CASUING A ABRASION.
EMPLOYEE STATE HE WAS STOOPED IN FRONT OF TRUCK WITH HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK UNDER TRUCK HIS RT HAND WAS POSITIONED ON THE FOOT PEDAL OF THE JACK PUMPING PEDAL TO RAISE JACK THE HANDLE OF THE JAC K FELL BACK & EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FOOT PEDAL & HANDLE
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE DOZER, A PIN FELL OUT OF THE HINGE TO THE DOOR, EMPLOYEE BUMPED THE DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TO HIT THE CAB AND SWING BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN T HE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED AND SCRATCHED HER LEFT RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS TRUCK. AS HE LOWERED HIS RIGHT FOOT AND REACHED FOR THE RIGHT HAND GRIP, HIS FOOT MISSED THE STEP THIS CAUSED HIM TO BE THROWN OFF BALANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A FALL TO THE PAVEMENT BELOW. HIS LOWER BACK STRUCK THE PAVEMENT FIRST, FOLLOWED BY HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS FILLING UP THE DOZER WHEN THE HOSE BROKE AWAY FROM THE NOZZEL AND COVERED HIS ENTIRE BODY WITH DIESEL FUEL.
EMPL STATES HE WAS GETTING OUT OF LOADER. HE WAS USING THREE POINT STANCE WHEN HE HAD LEFT FOOT ON GROUND & RIGHT FOOT ON LAST STEP OF LOADER. HE SLIPPED BACKWARDS & STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A 10'X3" ROUND STOCK STEEL SHAFT FROM THE CRSUHER PLANT SCREEN.HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE OVERHEAD SHAFT OUT FAR ENOUGH TO BE REACHED FROM APLACE OF MORE SECURE FOOTING.THE SHAFT WAS ACCIDENTLY SLID TOO FAR AND CAME OUT OF THE SCREEN,LANDING ON ITS END AND IT TOPPLED TOWARD HIM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT CALF AND THE RIGHT ANKLE.
THE INJURED STATES HE WAS STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON A STEP USPENDED FROM THE FRAME OF THE PAN AND HIS HANDS ON THE PROVIDED HAND GRIPS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIMSELF UP INTO THE CAB THE FA STENER GAVE WAY ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING FREELY TO KEEP FROM FALLING THE INJURED RELEASED HIS LEFT HAND FROM THE DOOR ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING SHUT CATHCING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE DO
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF LOADER BUCKET ON TOP OF LINER,BUCKET HAD BLOCKS UNDER HEEL OF BUCKET.A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON BACK WHEELS OF LOADER,HE LET THE JACK DOWN AND TH
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS RUNNING LOADER THAT CLEANS OFF DUMP HOPPER. A LARGE ROCK WAS STUCK IN GRATING AND HE GOT OFF LOADER TO BEAT ROCK THROUGH GRATING WITH AN 8 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN R2CK BROKE LOSE HAMMER HEAD WENT THROUGH GRATING. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD HAMMER FROM GOING INTO HOPPER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT LARGE GRAVEL THROUGH GRATING WHEN HAMMER HEAD WENT THROUGH GREATING HOLE CAUSING HIM TO PULL MUSCLE IN BACK TRYING TO HOLD ON TO H AMMER. 3
THE EE STATES H9 STEPPED ON BLADE OF EQUIPMENT IN O RDER TO GREASE EQUIPMENT. HE SLIPPED OFF BLADE CUTTING LEFT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT WHILE DRIVING A PIN OUT OF A HYDRALIC ARM. THE ARM DROPPED DOWN, CATCHING HIS LEFT FIFTH FINGER BETWEEN PUNCH AND FRAME WORK.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HE WAS STANDING GETTING READY TO CHECK OIL IN BETWEEN THE DOZER AND THE GREASE TRUCK THE GREASE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE TWO VECHICLE THE EMPLLYEE S5YS THAT THE TRUCK JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND STARTED BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS IN A STANDING POSTION, PULLING ON A ROPE TO CLOSE THE GATE AT THE LOAD-OUT BINS WHEN THE ROPE BROKE AND HE FELL BACK ON HIS RIGHT LEG, BREAKING IT.
THE EE STATES T2AT HE WAS ROTATING THE MAIN SHAFT BY MANUALLY TURNING THE MOTOR BELT ALLOWING THE WELDER TO WELD ALL SECTIONS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE EE WAS TURNING THE BLETS BY HAND & AC CIDENTALLY CAUG2T HIS INDEX FINGER IN THE MOTOR SHEAVE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION JUST ABOVE THE NAIL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EE STATES T2AT HIM & ANOTHER EE WERE INSTALLING A LOG WASHER STICK IN PLACE. HE WAS STANDING IN THE HEADBOX TRYING TO ALIGN & SHAFT OVER SLOT SO STICK COULD BE LOWERED IN PLACE. AS STIC K WAS BEING LOW9RED EE NOTICED BRASS FITTING IN SLOT WAS COCKED TO ONE SIDE AS HE REACHED DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN IT THE END SHAFT DROPPED INTO SLOT PINCHING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS GETTING OUT OF WATER TRUCK FACE FORWARD WHEN HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED & TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS LEFT HAND CONTACTED THE FAN ON THE MOTOR THAT PUMPS T HE WATER, SEVER9LY LACERATING HIS LEFT FOREFINGER.
CLEANING UP ACC3DENTAL MATERIAL OVERFLOW.SHOVELING MATERIAL INTO WHEELBARROW AND TRANSPORTING IT ACROSS PLANT TO OPEN DOOR.PATH EMPL TOOK WITH BWHEELBARROW PASSED UNDER CONVEYOR BELT -AREA WIT H 4' HEIGHT CLE5RANCE.LOW HGT CAUSED EMPL TO BEND FORWARD WHILE PUSHING WHEELBARROW.TRIPPED OVER HOSE,LOSING CONTROL OF BARROW AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS STACKING LOG WASHER TEETH ON A WOOD PLANK. HE STEPPED INTO THE BOARD TO GET INTO THE LOG WASHER AND THE PLANK BROKE UNDER HIS WEIGHT. THE TEETH SLID DOWN THE BROKEN PL ANK AND JAMMED 2IS FOOT AGAINST THE CATWALK.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS CARRYING LOG WASHER TEETH FROM ELEVATOR TO STORAGE PLACE ON LEDGE NEXT TO STAIRS. HE HAD JUST STORED THE TEETH ON THE LEDGE AND TURNED TO WALK BACK UP THE STEPS. HE DIDN'T LIFT HI8 FOOT HIGH ENOUGH AND TRIPPED, FALLING FORWARD, AND STRIKING HIS KNEE AGAINST THE STEP.
WALKING THRU WO2DS SURVEYING TTIPPED OVER LOG THAT WAS COVERED WITH THICK OVERBRUSH.
LOADER HE WAS O1ERATING SLIGHTLY TURNED.WHEN HE TURNED WHEEL,FRONT OF LOADER STARTED SHAKING VETRY BADLY THIS CAUSED HIM TO JAR HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND ENGAGING THE MASTER CLUTCH, THE DRAG RELEASED UNEXPECTALY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SHIN.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS GOING FOR PARTS WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP ONTO THE GROUND COVERED WITH ICE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPL STANDING IN FRONT OF ELEC PANEL IN BATCH ROOM CHANGING SWITCH WITH RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF COVER LID AND LEFT HAND UNDER LID WHEN HINGE BROKE,SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN LID AND BOTTOM LIP ON EL EC PANEL
EMPL WAS IN STANDING POSITION.LUMP OF MATERIAL WAS WEDGED IN GATE,EMPL TOOK SHOVEL HANDLE TO FREE IT.BELT CAUGHT END OF STICK FORCING HANDLE TO CATCH THUMB AND FORCED HAND INTO X-MEMBER CUTTIN G THUMB.
EMPL STANDING IN FRONT OF DIESEL MOTOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CRANK START MOTOR WITH BOTH HANDS.DIESEL ENGINE KICKED BACKWARD CAUSING SUDDEN JERK TO EMPL LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK,PULLING MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ON LADDER NEXT TO A LOADER WITH GRINDER IN HAND, HE PROCEEDED TO GRIND OFF ROUGH SPOTS OF WELD. GRINDER HIT A CLIP ON EXISTING CAB WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE BALANCE CAUSI NG GRINDER TO BE THROWN INTO HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS FREEING UP LOCKED PUMP MOTOR. HE LINED UP PIPE WRENCH IN POSITION TO DO THIS. WRENCH FREED MOTOR BUT IN PROCESS WHILE LIFTING UPWARD RIGHT HAND CAUGHT SIDE OF FRAME CAUS ING A "L" SHAPE CUT IN BACK OF HAND. NINE STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE WOUND.
SHOVELING MUD AND DIRT AWAY FROM PULLEY HE TRIED TO AVOID EFFORT
UNDER DUMP I NAME WAS INSTALLING TRANSMISSION AND AIR TANK. WHILE TIGHTNING AIR TANK FITTING WRENCH SLIPPED OFF FITTING CAUSING WRENCH TO STRIKE GLASSES LENS OF GLASSES INDUCED CUT ON RIGHT EY EYEBROW