ACCORDING TO EE, ASSIGNED WORK THAT TAKES HER AWAY FROM HER WORK STATION USING EQUIPMENT IN OFFICE NOT SET UP FOR HER BUILD. INCREASED WORK LOAD & NOT BEING ABLE TO REST HER RIGHT ARM. CURRENT LY RESTRICTED, SEEN BY PHYSICIAN ON 7/15 WHEN DIAGNOSED.
LIFTING IMPACT WRENCH & LARGE SOCKET FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW. DIAGNOSED AS REPEAT TRAUMA ON 7/11/03.
WAS WITH ELECTRICIAN; THEY WERE CHECKING DENSITY TRANSMITTER FOR 3A PUMP DENSITY GAUGE. SOMEHOW EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH 460 CIRCUIT. NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY IS 4/24/03.
INSTALLING AIR STARTER ON ENGINE OF WATER TRUCK.HE FELT PAIN IN RT. SHOULDER & BACK WHEN HE LIFTED STARTER. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL CARE UNTIL LATER. WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL NOTIFIED OF PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 5/28/03.
USING RAKE TO FIND METAL ON 2F FEEDER BELT. WHILE RAKING, FELT PINCH IN MIDDLE OF BACK & RIGHT SIDE OF NECK. CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT SOUGHT.
REMOVING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER PINS ON BACKHOE PINSCOMING OUT VERY HARD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER SO EE USED JACK HAMMER TO REMOVE PINS. AFTER PINS WEREOUT NOTITICED NUMBNESS AND RECEIVED DIAGNOSES ON 4-1-03
WALKING TO FILTERS COMING FROM LINE 2 GRATE, WALKED UNDER RETURN LEVEL OF LEVEL 1 GRATE STRUCK HEAD ON DOOR FRAME ON WEST SIDE. EE DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYER UNTIL 4-29-03 THAT HE WOULD SEEK MEDI CAL TREATMENT. SAW DR 4-29-03, PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
DIRECT CONTACT WITH 2 EMPLOYEES W/ACTIVE TB. TESTED POSITIVE. ALSO CHEST X-RAY & LUNG CULTURE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3/17/03.
LIFTING 10 INCH VICTAULIC COUPLINGS, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOW BACK. RECEIVING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT. 50# LIFTING RESTRICTIONS FOR 15 DAYS.
SANDBLASTING, PULLING HOSE, MOVING TWISTING ON WOODEN PLANKS INSIDE FAN, NOTICED BACK FELT STIFF. WENT TO HAMMER OUT CHUNK OF CONCENTRATED FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. RESTRICTED DUTY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
STRIPPING CABLE INSIDE DISCONNECT BOX WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. STITCHES REQUIRED.
PUSHING A CART WITH PAN FEEDER PANS ON IT WHEN IT STRUCK A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK INGRATING STOPPING CART FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. THIS IS A RECIVED OF AN OLD INJURY WILL SEEK CHIROPRACTIC TREATMEN T.
EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT HE HAD SUFFERED HEARING LOSS DUE TO NOISE EXPOSURE.
OPENING 2C SYNTRON CHUTE GATE USING TUGH DOORS ARE HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. WHILE OPERATING THE TUG IT EE FELT A PINCH IN NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
REPORTED ONGOING TINGLING, LOSS OF FEELING IN LEFT HAND CAUSING LOSS OF SLEEP, ETC. EMPLOYEE FEELS WORK-RELATED.
EXPOSED TO ANOTHER EE WITH TUBERCULOSIS. TESTED BY ST.LOUIS COUNTY HEALTH DEPT., TESTED POSITIVE FOR LATENT TB.
UNLOADED 2 BUCKET TEETH IN BUCKET. WHEN FIRST TOOTH WAS THROWN INTO BUCKET A PIECE OF THE BUCKET BROKE OFF HIT EE. 12-31-02 RECEIVED VERBAL REPORT FROM HOSPITAL INDICATING STITCHES WERE REQUIR ED AS METAL PIECE WAS IMBEDDED & REMOVED.
UNLOADING RAILROAD CAR EAST END OF CONCENTRATOR EE CLIMBING IN & OUT OF RAIL CAR TO TOSS OUT TIMBER KNEE LOCKED WHEN ENTERING CAR & STARTED TO FEEL SOME PAIN. FELT MORE PAIN AS HE CONTINUED T O CLIMB IN & OUT OF RAIL CAR.
INSTALLING FILTER SECTOR ON H FILTER. POUNDING ON SECTOR TO DRIVE IT ON. THE SECTOR POPPED OUT STARTED TO FALL DOWN CHUTE, EE GRABBED WITH RIGHT HAND FELT PAIN.
LOOSENING NUTS ON H FILTER TO CHANGE BAGS FELT PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST LATER BECAME NUMB. USING WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS.
WAS HOOKING UP HOSE ON TOP OF VACUUM TRUCK. HE TRIPPED ON HOSE & FELL OFF TRUCK, DID NOT TIE OFF. FELL 12 FEET.
SLIPPED ON MUD LANDING ON BACK CAUSING SORE BACK, ASSISTING AS PLANT DURING SHUTDOWN, NORMALLY AS MINE RECUR OF 1998 BACK INJURY. UNAWARE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT, NOTIFIED ON 10/14/02.
ANOTHER EE WAS ON ROLL FEEDER DECK HOISING FLOOR EE CAME THRU THE DOORWAY AND A SHOT OF WATER AND MUD CAME THRU DOORWAY SO HE TURNED AROUND STEPPED BACK AND AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER EE YANKED THE HOSE HE STEPPED OVER CAUSING HIM TO TRIP ANDFALL TO FLOOR.
SEPARATING DIFFERENT SIZES OF 20' LONG STEEL, MOVING 4"" ANGLE IRON, HE FELT PULLING SENSATION IN LOW LEFT SIDE OF BACK. REOCCURANCE OF 1/15/90 INJURY.
GOING TO PLUG HYDRAULIC PUMP INTO WELDING OUTLETSTEPPED OVER WATER LINE HANGING ABOUT A FOOT OFF THE GROUND TRAILING FOOT CAUGHT ON HOSE LOST BALANCE FELL TO FLOOR BEGAN TO LOOSE TIME ON 9-22-02
WHILE SWITCHING EQUIPMENT EE RECEIVED A WASP STING ON INSIDE OF RIGHT HAND BELOW THE THUMB.
CLAIMS REPEATED TRAUMA DUE TO DAILY JOB DUTIES. ON 9/12/02 RECEIVED DIAGNOSIS OF CARPAL TUNNEL ON RIGHT SIDE. SURGERY.
DRIVING TRUCK FRO ABOUT 5 MONTHS. TIGHT IN LOW BACK FEELS TIGHTNESS & KNOT IN BACK CAUSED BY BUMPY ROADS. CARE SEEN BY PHYSICIAN ON 8/20/02 REFERRED FOR CHIROPRACTIC.
CHANGING INTO WORK CLOTHES, PUT ON WORK BOOT, PUT RIGHT FOOT ON BENCH TO LACE BOOT, FELT PAIN IN BACK.
CLEANING UP WASTE ROD SCRAP FROM #4 ROD MILL. PICKED UP TWO PIECES OF ROD. PICKED UP LARGER PIECE, TIPPED IT END TO END INTO ROD SKIP THEN PICKED UP SHORTER/SMALLER ONE FELT TWINGE IN UPPER TH IGH/GROIN AREA. DIAGNOSED HERNIA NOT REPAIRED-RECD DIAGNOSIS 8-5-02.
ASSISTING CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR TO CHANGE MONITOR, CONNECTING LEADS & POWER CORDS BEHIND CONSOLE. REACHING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT WHILE STRAIGHTENING OUT CABLES FELT PAIN IN BACK. 8/5/02 NOTIFI ED COMPANY OF CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT.
INSTALLING I LINERS TO CHUTE STANDING ON ANGLE SLOPE TO INSTALL LINER BEHINDING OVER TWISTING WORKING FOOT SLIPPED WHILE HOLDING LINER. RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT ON 7-26-02.
SLIPPED ON MUD & WATER WHILE CARRYING 36"" PIPE WRENCH. EE BELIEVES THIS IS A REOVR. OF 11/08/01 INJURY. SAW CHIRO. FOR TREATMENT. RECEIVED NOTICE OF CHIRO TREATMENT ON 7/23/02.
PUTTING LIFTER BARS ON CONVEYOR TO INSTALL IN BALL MILL. HE WAS USING A PORTABLE LIFT CART BUT INJURED BACK WHEN SLIDING LIFTER BAR FROM LIFT TO CONVEYOR.
CLEANING REED GUN AT END OF JOB HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND IN REED GUN & GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN AGGITATOR.
NOTICED NUMBNESS IN RIGHT HAND & WRIST WHEN USING KEYBOARD & MOUSE. NO PAIN JUST NUMBNESS. DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 12-09-02. DIAGNOSIS: PARESTHESIA.
UNPLUGGING ROCK FROM PAN FEEDER CHUTE WITH 5' PRY BAR. REACHED DOWN WITH PRYBAR TO UNPLUG FELT PAIN IN BACK. BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 6-25-02.
PRYING ON BEAM TO POSITION FOR INSTALLATION, BARSLIPPED & STRUCK EE IN FACE. LACERATION OF FACE BELOW LEFT EYE.
ASSISTED WITH TIRE CHANGE. WHEN TIGHTENING LUG NUTS WITH IMPACT WRENCH FELT NUMBNESS IN RIGHT HAND. FEELS NUMBNESS IS FROM YEARS OF WORKING W/IMACT TOOLS. DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT/NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 3/18/2003.
INSTALLING RETURN ROLLER LYING ON BACK UNDER 17S CONVEYOR. BRAKES ON SOUTH WALL WAS BENT HAD TO BE PRYED BACK INTO POSITION IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. SORE BACK FOLLOWING DAY. PHYSICIAN ORDERED P HYSICAL THERAPY ON 6-6-02.
WALKING UNDER COBBERS CABLE TRAY (RUNS EAST/WEST THE LENGTH OF THE NORTHSIDE LESS THAN 6' OFF THE GROUND) HE WALKED INTO CABLE TRAY WITH FRONT OF HEAD. NOTIFIED 7/30 OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.
SHOVELING ROCK ONTO 5C CONVEYOR WHEN EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER BACK. HAS BEEN WORKING NORMAL JOB DUTIES. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 5/13/02.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVINGLIMESTONE SEAL WATER LINE FOR LIMESTONE PUMPS. EMPLOYEE SHOT OFF VALVE DRAINED LINE PRESSURE OR THOOGHT HE HAD. EE GOT SPRAYED IN EYES WITH WATER DIRT AND LIMESTONE. RECEI VED PRESCRIPTION DRUG FOR CONJUNTIVITIS.
OVER EXPOSURE TO NOISE AT PLANT. DIAGNOSIS OF HEARING LOSS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 8-7-02.
EE STATED HE HAD COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN HANDS& WRISTS AFTER USING IMPACT TOOLS FOR YEARS. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 6-18-02.
EE KNEELED ON FLOOR GRATING TO REMOVE MAGNETS COVERING HOLES IN SLURRY DISTRIBUTION BOP. EE WAS REACHING UNDERNEATH SLURRY BOP FOR MAGNETS WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE FROM EDGES OF C ROSS BARS ON GRATING. OFF WORK BEGAN 4/22/02.
USE OF IMPACT TOOLS/EQUIPMENT FOR LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT. COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN ARMS & WRISTS.RECEIVED DIAGNOSIS OF CARPAL TUNNEL ON 8/1/02.
OPERATING FORKLIFT, PUT IT IN REVERSE, GRABBED BACK POST WITH RIGHT HAND. WHILE BACKING UP HIT FINGERS ON ROD SCREEN. RING FINGER CRUSHED, LITTLE FINGER PIP JOINT AMPUTATION.
STEPPED ONTO SHEET OF PLYWOOD PLACED OVER BIN GRATING FOR ACCESS TO TROUGHING ROLLER WBE FITTINGS. STEPPED ON FRONT EDGE OF PLYWOOD. FOOT ROLLED OUTWARD, STRESSED KNEE. DR AUTHORIZED OFF WORK. UNSURE OF RTW DATE - MAY REQUIRE SURGERY.
STEPPING OFF 9733 TAILS TRUCK STEP ON TO LANDING OF UNLOADING POCKET, FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. 4-5-02 SAW CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT 4-8-02 NOTIFIED EE OF MEDICAL CARE.
PERFORMING EQUIPMENT OP JOB AROUND PLANT. REPORTED SEAT WAS BO ON THE LOADER AND AS A RESULT WOULD GET BOUNCED AROUND. SUNDAY REPORTED ACCIDENT INDILATING STIFF NECK. MONDAY 3-25-02 SAW CHIROP RACTOR.
SLIPPED AND TRIPPED ON PIPING ON FLOOR, REACH OUT TO CATCH SELF WITH RIGHT ARM, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER, PER PHYSICAL VISIT ON 3-28-02 DROPPED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
INJURED KNEE IN JAN. 1999, RECEIVED TREATMENT & REHAB. AT THAT TIME. NEVER GOT 100% SINCE THAT INJURY. HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. PAIN IN EVENING. RECEIVED NOTICE OF PHYSICAL THERA PY TREATMENT ON 08/19/02.
WALKING IN AREA STOOD UP JAMMED HEAD INTO CEILING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, LOW HEAD ROOM.
SHOVELING DIRT INTO WHEELBARROW, FELT PAIN IN AREA OF ELBOW DOWN TO WRIST. SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE ON 3/7/02. DIAGNOSED AS EPICONDYLITIS & TENDONITIS AT THAT TIME.
INSTALLING ROLLERS-LIFTING & PULLING ROLLERS IN PLACE AT LOWER END OF 15 CONVEYOR, FELT TEARING SENSATION AND POP IN LEFT SIDE OF RIB CAGE.
OPENING REAR DOOR OF DUST COLLECTOR STRAINED BACK (LOW).
DUMPING ORE CARS. HAD OPEN END WRENCH HOLDING UPLOCK DOG WHILE DUMPING CAR. TWISTED BACK FELT PULL AND STIFFNESS.
NOTICED SORENESS AFTER USING IMPACT TYPE TOOLS ON #2 ROD MILL LINER INSTALLATION. PAIN HAS BEEN RECURRING. WILL BE HAVING SURGERY IN MAY 2002. NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 4/17/02 - RCVD ON 4/23/02.
REPLACING BOLTS INSIDE #1 ROD MILL WHILE CRAWLING THROUGH TROMMEL SCREEN & WALKING ON UNEVEN SURFACE HE FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT KNEE & SOLES OF FEET - WAS PERFORMING ALL JOB DUTIES - HAVE NOW BEE N INFORMED EMPLOYEE WILL HAVE SURGERY 10/10/02. WILL BEGIN LOSING TIME ON THAT DATE.
GOT OUT OF PU TRUCK AT UNLOADING POCKET & SHUT DOOR ON TRUCK AND FELL ON ICE. FELT PAIN IN KNEES. PHYSICAL THERAPY REQUESTED ON 5-9-02.
WALKING UP THE STIARWAY WHEN RIGHT ANKLE ROLLED AS HE STARTED TO PUT WEIGHT ON THAT FOOT.
WORKING ON FUSED CODER, EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT NUMBNESS IN ARM CHEST PAIN DIAGNOSED AS NOT WORK RELATED PERSONAL MEDICAL CONDITION. EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK UP FUSED CODER MASS WITH PRY BAR, ETC . NO MEDICAL TREATMENT OCCURRED UNTIL PT BEGAN AT A LATER DATE.
FINGER LOCKS UP CAUSED BY CONINUAL USE OF IMPACTTOOLS OVER MANY YEARS WITHOUT USING GLOVES. SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY. RECEIVED DIAGNOSIS FROM DOCTOR ON 2/1/02. NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR TREATMENT.
ACCUMULATED YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO INDUSTRIAL NOISE HAS HEARING LOSS. LOSS DOCUMENTED. RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION 1/15/02.
CHANGING MOTOR ON 1A SCREEN WENT TO GET NEW MOTOR USING INSIDE FORKLIFT OUTSIDE GOT BOUNCED AROUND AND WAS PULLING WIRES WHEN FIXING MOTOR.
CHECKING D-9 CAT ON TAILS BEGIN. WALKING BACK TO HIS TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON SOME SNOW COVERED ICE. CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING.
LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO PLANT NOISE. HADN'T RECEIVED ANY INDICATION FROM PHYSICIAN OR AUDIOLOGIST STATING HEARING LOSS UNTIL 2/7/02.
AT #34NE DEWATERING DRUM BETWEEN DRUM & FEED BOX. EE WENT TO UNPLUG FEED WELLS ON DEWATERING DRUM. HAD TO PLACE LEGS BETWEEN DRUM & FEED TANK WHICH IS VERY LIMITED IN SPACE. WENT TO TURN, RT. FOOT GOT CAUGHT,TWISTED RT. KNEE. SAW DR. ON 11-23-01, NOTIFIED EVTAC ON 11-26-01.
INSTALLING POSITIVE DUMP IN THE INSIDE OF NO 2 COOLER. WHILE LIFTING POSITIVE DUMP CYLINDER INTO POSITION FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. *RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
CLOSING DOORS AT END OF #2C CONVEYOR HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND LOW BACK. HIGH WINDS WERE PUSHING THE DOORS. SEEN BY CHIROPRACTOR ON 10/29/01. NO LOST TIME/RESTRICTIONS.
CHANGING CASTINGS & REPLACING MISSING CASTINGS. CASTING HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE MISSING CASTING WAS LIFTED & HELD IN PLACE BY CASTING ABOVE THAT. NEW CASTING WAS PUT IN PLACE, THE PROPPED U P CASTING LET LOOSE, SWUNG DOWN HITTING THUMB.
REMOVING BUCKETS OF DIRT FROM BELOW WEST KILN REDUCER HEAT SHIELD. BENT DOWN TO PICK UP PAIL, STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON BRACING JAMMING NECK.
EE REPORTED NUMBNESS IN WRISTS/HANDS BUT NEVER SOUGHT TREATMENT DIAGNOSED /PHYSICIAN VISIT 4/12/02 REC'D 4/25/02 INDICATATING EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL -BI NEEDS TO WEAR SPLINTS EE FEELS JACKHAMME RING CAUSED NUMBNESS-TO WEAR SPLITS
INJURED WAS PULLING WELDING LEAD INTO WORK AREA. HE BRACED HIMSELF ON A PIECE OF MATERIAL THAT GAVE WAY, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL, BRUISING / STRAINING LEFT KNEE / ANKLE.
INJURED WAS PUSHING WHEELED TOOLBOXES THRU PLANT. WHEN HE CROSSED RAILCAR TRACKS THE WHEELS STUCK AND CAUSED TOOLBOX TO FALL INTO SIDE OF RIGHT LEG/KNEE. BRUISE & STRAIN TO RIGHT LEG/KNEE.
WHEELBARROW OVER FILLED WITH REJECTED COAL BLOCKING WHEEL. HE WENT TO PULL IT OUT SO HE COULD EMPTY WHEELBARROW, WITH TWISTING, PULLING, LIFTING MOTION. FELT PAIN WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT SHOVE LED UP THE REST OF THE COAL.
INSIDE COAL MILL #2 LINE REMOVING LOWER SKIRT. AFTER LOOSENING SKIRT EMPLOYEE ROTATED SKIRT AROUND TO THE DOOR. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LIFT SKIRT WHILE LYING ON SIDE. LOST TIME - RTW DATE UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE RECUR OF OLD BACK INJ OF 1/4/01. CHIRO CARE BEGAN 8/29/01.
MOUNTING MOTOR ONTO A REDUCER WITH ANOTHER EE THE MOTOR WAS SUSPENDED FROM CRANE AND WHILE ALIGNING MOTOR EMPLOYEE NOTICED PAIN IN LOW BACK PHYSICAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED BY PHISCAIN FIRST DTR VI SIT 8-15 NOTIFIED BY EE 8-16 POSSIBLE RECIVED FOLD 5-29 INJURY.
OPERATING JACKHAMMER, EE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN WRIST; MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF JACKHAMMER.
SLOW DEVELOPING DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT ELBOW. NOTICED DURING MOPPING. DR, DIAGNOSED 7-30-01.
HE WAS HANDING THE CUT OFF SAW TO HIS FOREMAN AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
REPEAT TRAUMA TO LEFT THUMB. THUMB MOVEMENT OVER TIME HAS BEEN MORE & MORE RESTRICTED. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 9-18-01.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP MOP PAIL. LIFTING BUCKET FELT ""POP"" IN LOW BACK. PAIN FELT IN LEFT LEG DOWNTO HEEL. DOCTOR VISIT 9/5/01 PHYSICAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED.
WALKING TO PELLET PLANT OFFICE MUST HAVE STEPPED IN CRACK BY RAILS AND CEMENT. WET SPOT SLIPPED AND FELL.
WHILE WORKING ON LOCKED OUT CONVEYOR BELT PELLETS CAME DOWN ON CHUTE NEXT TO WHERE EE WAS WORKING. HE TURNED TO AVOID PELLETS AND INJURED KNEE.
COMING AROUND CORNER, RAN INTO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OFF WORK, RETURN UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. WILL FILE PINK COPY.
CLEANING BALLING DRUM SPRAYS IN #9 BALLING DRUM, EXITING, DRUM ONTO ROLL SCREEN TO TOP OF STAIR, FOOT SLIPPED, FELL ONTO STEP SCRAPING RIGHT SHIN. PUNCTURED LEG. RCVD. STICH.
GRINDING PIECE TO FORM COOLER KNIFE SEAL, PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE. METAL REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE BY PHYSICIAN THE NEXT DAY.
CLEANING THE SYNTRON(3C) DISCHARGE CHUTE. REMOVED COVER BY SLIDING IT DOWN, WHEN FINISHED CLEANING LIFTED SLIDE CHUTE COVER BACK. FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK WHEN LIFTING. CHIRO TREATMENT 5-13-01 OF NECK, SHOULDER & BACK.
DIR SPILLAGE IN AREA. TRYING TO CLEAN UP WORK AREA MOVING HUCK MACHIN PUMP FELT PAIN IN BACK.
CHECKING TRANSFER HOUSE DUST COLLECTORS. WHEN DONE, HE CAME OUT OF DOOR TO WALK TO THE CRUSHER, SLIPPED & FELL ON A PIECE OF TIN. TIN & OTHER DEBRIS ON GROUND DUE TO REPAIR ON TRANSFER HOUSE.
REPEAT TRAUMA - OVER USE OF RIGHT ARM, COMPUTER KEYBOARDING & USE OF MOUSE. DID NOT VISIT DOCTOR UNTIL 12/10/01 WHEN EPICONDYLITIS WAS DIAGNOSED.
WHILE PART OF 6 MAN CREW, PULLING ELECTRIC CABLE INTO CABLE TRAY, DUST AND DIRT WERE KNOCKED LOOSE. DUST/DIRT FELL INTO WORKER'S RIGHT EYE.
CLEANING LOWER DECK SCREEN EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER BLADE AND NECK, DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 4-12-01 WHEN PAIN WORSENED.
REMOVING BOLT WITH A HYDRAULIC HOSE - PULLING ON WRENCH - FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. RECEIVED PHYSICIAN INFO 4/27/01.
REPLACING RETURN IDLERS. WHILE INSTALLING THE ROLLER, THE ROLLER MISSED HANGER BRACKET FALLING. ROLLER FELL DOWN ON HAND/FINGER. HAND/FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR.
WALKING TO THE PLANT BUILDING. SLIPPED ON ICY PATCH. GRABBED HOLD OF THE GUARDRAIL TO STOP FROM FALLING. PULLED LIGAMENT IN LEGAL KNEE.
HOSING IN COOLER #2 LINE A DUST PARTICLE GOT IN HIS EYE. FLUSHED EYE, CONTINUED SHIFT. NEXT MORNING HE COULD NOT OPEN EYE. DOCTOR VISIT ON 3/1.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON HAULAGE ROAD WHEN HE HIT THE BERM. THEN TRUCK VEERED LEFT HIT BERM ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF RAOD. EE POSSIBLY FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. EE OFF WORK PER TREATING PHYSICIAN. RETURN DATE UNKNOWN.
EE NEEDED STITCHES IN LEFT HAND FROM ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT HOME. HE WAS AT WORK CHANGING FILTER BAGS, THUS OPENING UP STITCHES. HE RECEIVED STAPLE FROM PHYSICIAN TO CLOSE OPEN WOUND.
NORMAL BAG CHANGING ON ""I"" FILTER DIDN'T FEEL ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL LATER DATE. DID NOT REPORT TO US A WORK INJURY UNTIL 2/13/01. HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY PHYSICIAN NOTES UNTIL 2/16 - CHIRO.
WALKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SUBSTATION SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING DULL PAIN IN RIGHT BUTTOCKS AND GROIN PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM ONE JOB TO ANOTHER.
UNPLUGGING # 4 PANFEEDER USING A 5' PRYBAR. USED SIDE TO SIDE MOTION TO LOOSEN ROCK AND STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST DOOR EDGE. ACTING AS OMT(JOB TITLE)-INTERMITTENT FILL. RECEIVED DR. DIAGNOSIS ON 3- 29-01 - SEE ATTACHMENT.
BEGAN TO SIT DOWN IN CHAIR IN THE WAREHOUSE. EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THIS TO BE A REINJURY OF OLD INJURY.
EE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 1/8/01. EE HAS NOT COMPLETED ACCIDENT REPORT EVEN AFTER REPEATED PHONE CALLS TO INVESTIGATE INCIDENT. DR AUTHORIZED OFF INDEFINITELY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECUR OF 2 SE PARATE INJURIES/ILLNESS. 11/20/91 CERVICAL STRAIN & 8/1/99 CTS. AT THIS TIME WE ARE REPORTING THIS AS THIS APPEARS TO BE WORK RELATED. LAST PHONE CALL TO EE ATTEMPTED ON 2/27/01
PULLING ON A GILSON SCREEN. SCREEN WAS STUCK SO EMPLOYEE GAVE THE SCREEN A JERK.
DOING DAILY DUTIES AND OVER SEVERAL WEEKS PAIN FROM PINCHED NERVE WORSENED. EE STATES THIS IS A RE-OCCURENCE OF 3/20/89. ACCIDENT REPORT INVESTIGATION RECEIVED ON 2/6/01. PHYSICIAN NOTES INDIC ATEING TREATMENT BEING GIVEN NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 2-12-01.
CRAWLING BENEATH CRUSHER ON HANDS AND KNEES TO CHECK WATER LEAK UNDER 2 CRUSHER. TIGHT QUARTERS FOR CRAWLING. SAW HE 12-20-00 UNAWARE EE WAS TO BE OFF ANY ADDITIONAL TIME UNTIL NOTIFED ON 12-2 8-00 BY EE LOST TIME DOES NOT INCLUDE PRE SCHEDULED VACATION TIL JAN 1.
ICY PARKING LOT AREA SLIPPED ON ICE GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK.
SLIPPED ON ICE HITTING ELBOW ON TAIGATE OF TRUCKDR'S NOTE RECD 12/21/00 INDICATES SMALL CHIP TO BONE ON ELBOW RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 12/19/00 THRU 1/5/01
PUTTING UP A SAFETY CABLE IN THE POCKET WHEN THE TRAIN GRABBED THE SAFETY CABLE PULLING IT BACK WHICH IN TURN PINCHED HIM BETWEEN TO SWING ARM AND SAFETY RAILS AROUND CRANE.
LIFTING 80LBS BAG OF SANDBLASTING SAND UP TO THEHOPPER OF THE SANDBLASTER. RECEEIVED NOTICE OF DR VISIT & RESTRICTIONS ON 12/5/00
REMOVING A SCRAP ROD.. SLID SCRAP PIECE OVER TO SCRAP SKIP TIPPED UP ONE END AGAINST SKIP BENT OVER STARTED TO LIFT OTHER END FELT BACK POP
INSTALLING CONCRETE ANCHOR IN BLOCK WALL WITH HAMMER DRILL FELT NUMBNESS & TINGLING IN LEFT HAND& WRIST. RECD DTR NOTES ON 2/14/01 INDICATING EE TREATING WITH DR FOR CARPAL TUNNEL. NO INFORM ATION REC'D PRIOR TO 2/14/01 TO INDICATE ANY TREATMENT GIVEN OR ANY DIAGNOSIS
PULLING ON FIRE FOOT BAR TO REMOVE CONVERTER FROM A 9733 ENGINE. RECD DR NOTE INDICATING RESTRICTIONS & HAND SPLINT 11/20/00
USING KNIFE TO CUT CORNERS OF SCREEN REPLACEMENTS FOR 8F SCREEN. KNIFE SLIPPED, TRIED TO GRAB KNIFE STRIKING HIS LEFT UPPER THIGH.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP IMPACT ROLLER. AS EE BENT OVER HE SLIPPED ON CONCENTRATE BUILD UPON THE FLOOR FELL TO FLOOR FALLING ON WRIST AND ARM.
TRIPPED OVER LOOSE DIRT WHEN TAKING GARBAGE TO DUMPSTER. SAW ATR SAME DAY FIRST AID. NOW HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY EVTAC NOTIFIED ON 11-16-00.
PULLING OUT FILTERS REINSERTING NEW FILTERS DIAGNOSED BY THE DTR ON 11/6/00
WALKING DOWN STAIRS, STEEPED DOWN TWISTING ANKLE.
MINE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO CAUSE IDENTIFIED YET. EVTAC FINAL PRODUCT CONVEYORS A TOTAL LOSS. PRODUCTION LOSS ESTIMATED AT 3-4 WKSNO PERSONAL INJURIES REPORTED.
EE WAS EXITING THE EAST INSPECTION DOOR LIFITINGUP TOO EARLY JAMMING HIS HEAD INTO EDGE OF TOP PART OF DOOR. NOT REPORTED SOONER AS EE DID NOT SEEK DR UNTIL 10/27/00 RECD DR NOTES 10/30/00
AS A NEW BELT WAS STRUNG IN, STARTED TO WANDER INTO STEEL CAUSING BELT EDGE DAMAGE. EE USED PRY BAR TO MOVE BELT AWAY FROM OBSTRUCTION. EMPLOYEE'S OVERALLS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER P ULLING FOOT, ANKLE & CALF OVER ROLLER AND BETWEEN BELT.
EE SLIPPED ON OIL ON FLOOR OF COMPRESSOR ROOM, CAUGHT HIMSELF AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH AND SMALL FIRE STARTED. HE TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH HIS GLOVE AT THE SAME TIME HIS PARTNER TRIED TO DO THE SAME WITH HIS HAMMER. HAMMER HIT THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FING ER.
FOLLOWING MORNING OF WEEK ACTIVITIES EE EXPERIENCED A SORE LEFT ARM-EE SUGGESTED ARM WAS SORE DUE TO YEARS OF REPETITIVE MOTION.
CLIMBED INTO DUST COLLECTOR WITH LITTLE ROOM TO MANUEVER FELT PAIN IN KNEE. EE SAW DR ON 10/13/00 ONLY TAKING ADVIL TO MANAGE. NOTIFIED TODAY BY EE THAT HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 1/001 NO MED TREATMENT DIAGNOSTIC IN NATURE
USING LARGE IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE AND TIGHTEN LUG NUTS ON THE TIRES OF 9733 785B CAT TRUCK. UNAWARE THAT EE HAD SEEN DR AND RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. REC'D INFO ON 10/12/00.
OPENING LOCK ON ORE CAR. LOCK WAS TIGHT. FORCED LOCK CAUSING INJURY. NOTIFIED ON 12-19-00 BY CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE THAT EE HAS BEEN TREATING OF TON SINCE 9-13-00. CHIRO HAD BEEN SENDING INFORMAT ION DIRECTLY TO WORK COMP CARRIER FINALLY NOTIFIED US ON 12-19-00.
USING WRENCH TO RELEASE ""TIGHT DOG"" ON RAILROAD CAR. UNABLE TO FILE SONNER AS WE WERE UNAWARE EMPLOYEE HAD SEEN DOCTOR AND RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN WALKWAY OF FREED CONVEYER, WHERE HE MISSED A STEP AND JARRED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A LOADED WHEELBARROW WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN NECK AND LEFT ARM.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BELT, WRENCH SLIPPED FROM HEAD OF BOLT. EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND STPRAINED SHOULDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN BALANCE AS HE GRABBED HAND RAIL.
EE WAS PULLING ON RATCHET WRENCH WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
LIFTING MILL LINERS ON CONVEYOR CAUSED STRAIN. REPORT NOT FILED UNTIL 10-5-00.
EE AS A MEMBER OF THE ACCOUNTY DEPARTMENT/DOES REPETITIVE KEYING TYPE ACTIVITIES EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK UNRESTRICTED TO THE DAY-SHE IS HAVING A RELEASE SURGERY TODAY 10-10-00.
WORKING W/TOOLS OR LIFTING WITH RIGHT HAND, SHARP PAIN FROM WRIST TO HAND. ON 2-6-01 RECEIVED A BILL FROM DR. OFFICE INDICATING TREATMENT ON 7-5-00. PRIOR TO 2-6-01 NO DR. NOTES INDICATING CA RPAL TUNNEL. ATTACHMENT TO BILL INDICATES CTS. NOT AWARE HE WAS TREATING OR OF DIAGNOSIS UNTIL BILL ARRIVED.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD A CRUDE ORE TRAIN CAR, EE STRAINED BACK & RIB CAGE. EE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON 6-30 FOR A MANUAL ADJUSTMENT AND ULTRASOUND/ELECTRIC STIMULATION.
WHILE WALKING AROUND PAN FEEDER, EE STRUCK HARD HAT AGAINST DUST PIPE CAUSING NECK PAIN. *CO. NOTIFIED OF CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT 8-3-00.
WHILE SHOVELING ROCK, INTO THE ACCESS DOORS OF THE UNLOADING POCKET. EE FELT SHARP PAINS IN HIS BACK. EE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR 5-31-00 FOR AN ADJUSTMENT.
AFTER TAKING A BALL MILL DENSITY SAMPLE, EE STEPPED BACKWARDS, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST A HAND RAILING CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS RIB. EE WENT TO THE CLINIC AND WAS GIVEN A LIFTING RES TRICTION WHILE RIB WAS TOO SORE. EE HAD VACATION FROM 5/18/00-5/27/00 AND RETUREND W/NO COMPLICATIONS.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PIPE GRATING AND VALVE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH & GRATING. EE WENT TO CLINIC AND RECEIVED STITCHES.
WHILE RETURNING TO THE LAB AFTER TAKING A PELLETSAMPLE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND GRABBED ONTO AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM FALLING. EMPLOYEE UNDERWENT BICEP SURGERY ON 7/18/00.
WHILE PRYING THE DRIVE REDUCER COVER OFF, WITH A 16"" PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HTE POINTED END OF BAR TO PUNCTURE EMPLOYEES CHECK.
WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A BOX EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
AFTER CLEANING STANINLESS STEEL TANK W/WATER HOSE, EE CLIPPED AND GRABBED A BRACE WITH HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING A BURNING & TEARING SENSATION. EE WENT TO DR. ON 7-5, RECEIVED A LIDOCAINE INJECTIO N AND FOUR WEEKS OF P.T.
WHILE ON ROUTINE INSPECTION, WITH MSHA INSPECTOR, EE RAMMED HIS HEAD INTO A ROOF CROSS BEAM AND INJURED HIS NECK. EE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR TWICE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.
WHILE PICKING UP ZINC FROM THE FLOOR, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR ADJUSTMENTS.
WHILE PITCHING SCRAP RODS FROM THE ROD MILL EE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. EE IS GOING TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR ADJUSTMENTS
WHILE CLEANING FLOOR IN THE PALLET PLANT WITH A SMALL LOADER EMPLOYEE STRUCK A BEAM WITH A BUCKET JAMMING HIS NECK, LOW BACK AND SHOULDERS.
AFTER HELPING FILTER OPERATOR HOOK UP A WATER LINE TO SLURRY PUMPS, EE STOOD UP AND JAMMED HIS HEAD INTO THE DILLUTION WATER LINE. EE WENT TO THE DR. AND WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
WHILE USING A 5' BAR TO INSTALL 1F DUST COLLECTOR HOOD, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE WENT TO THEDR. ON 1-24-00 AND WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A WEEK.
WHILE UNLOADING TRAINS, WITH A WRENCH TRUCK, EE BACKED OVER A 3"" ROCK. EE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 1-26-00 AND 1-28-00.