Portable McCloskeyMetal/Nonmetal

Alleged cumulative noise exposure.

Ice/mud buildup on outside of dump trailer fell off while trailer was elevated. Employee was walking by side of trailer and the ice/mud struck him on the top of the head. Employee not wearing hard hat. Small laceration resulted (required 3 staples to close) along with closed head injury without loss of consciousness.

Shoveling dirt from under tail pulley, bending and twisting while removing dirt.

CHANGING BEARING ON NDA UNDER CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WHEN COME-A-LONG BEING USED SUDDENLY LOST TENSION CAUSING EE TO FALL FORWARD, STRIKING HEAD ON SIDE OF CONVEYOR.

STACKER CONVEYOR STALLED AND EMPLOYEE EXITED LOADER TO SHUT OFF POWER. IN DOIN SO HE TWISTED AND FELT LOWER BACK POP.

ON JUNE 20, 2002 EE COMPLETED HIS ANNUAL AUDIOGRAM IN WHICH A STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT AND RECORDABLE SHIFT WERE RECORDED. ETIOLOGY OF LOSS NOT YET DETERMINED. SPECIALIST SCHEDULED TO GIVE EVA LUATION AUGUST 13, 2002. BASED ON DOCTOR'S 9/5/02 EVALUATION REPORT, EE'S HEARING LOSS HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE NOT NOISE INDUCED AND DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO CHRONIC FLUID & EAR INFECTIONS.