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EE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A RAILROAD TIE WHEN HE STATES HE FELT A STRAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS APPROACHING A BUNDLE OF RAILROAD TIES WHICH WERE SECURED BY A STEEL BAND. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE NEARED THE BUNDLE THE STEEL BAND BROKE. WHEN THE BANK BROKE THE TIES THAT WERE SECURED BEGAN FALLING FROM THE BUNDLE. THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND WAS STRUCK ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG CAUSIGN HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. T HE EMPLOEE RECEIVED TWO BROKEN BONES IN THE LOWER R
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDORME, RT. WRIST (OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS).
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING AXLE ON SCRAPER, AND USING PRY BAR TO LIFT AXLE INTO PROPER POSITION FOR INSTALLATION. STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PRYING.
OPERATOR WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM AT CAB DOOR TO DOZER AND REACHED DOWN TO GET HIS LUNCH BUCKET WHICH WAS ON THE DOZER TRACK. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
REPETITIVE MOTION RELATED ILLNESS IN HAND.
EMPLOYEE STANDING ON DOZER TRACKS URINATING. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE STANDING, AND GRABBED A HANDRAIL. IN DOING SO, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK.
REPITIVE MOTION RELATED ILLNESS IN LEFT ELBOW.
EMPL WAS MOUNTING D9 CAT DOZER ON RT SIDE WHILE FUELING MACHINE TO GET HOURS OFF METER SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACKS AND FELL TO GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS SQUATTED DOWN,WORKING ON TAMPING MACHINE.WHEN EMPLOYEE STOOD UP,HE INJURED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.
DISMOUNTING CATERPILLAR 637D PAN SCRAPER REAR MODEL NOTE NO SLIP T RIP OR FALL
CONDUCTING ADJUSTMENT TO DOOR ON CATERPILLAR 637 SCRAPER WHEN EMPL LOST BALANCE & FELL FROM MACHINE. DURING FALL EMPL DRUG FINGER OVER WINDOW SILL ON DOOR BRUISING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING PRE-OPERATION EQUIPMENT INSPECTION ON CATERPILLAR 637 SCRAPER.WHILE WALKING ON PUSHLOCK AT REAR OF MACHINE,EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON FROZEN DIRT CLOD.TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WELDING UNDER SCRAPER. WHEN HE STRUCK ARC, SOME WELDING SPLATTER ENTERED OUTER LEFT EAR CANAL. REPORTABLE INCIDENT DUE TO PRESCRIPTION GIVEN BY DOCTOR FOR EAR DROPS.
EMPL WAS STANDING ON FENDER OF 637 SCRAPER CHECKING BOWL WHEN HE DISMOUNTED TO GET BACK INTO CAB HE SLIPPED & GRABBED HANDRAIL. THIS CAUGH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT ARM WHICH CAUSED MUSCLE STR AIN.
DOZER OPERATOR GOT OUT OF DOZER TO TALK TO SCRAPER OPER. & WHEN HE STARTED TO LEAVE HE SHUT DOOR OF SCRAPER HOWEVER HE DIDN'T GET HIS HAND OUT OF DOOR WHICH RESULTED IN MASHED FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N OPERATING A LOW GROUND PRESSURE DOZER, HE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL ON TOPSOIL STOCKPLILES, THE GROUND HADBEEN FORZEN OFFAND ON THIS WINTER. HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAINS FROM BEING JARRED IN THE 7AB OF THE DOZER.
EMPLOYEE HAD US9D A EASY OUT TO DRILL OUT A HOLE, AND HE STUCK HIS FINGER INTO THE HOLE TO CHECK HOW DEEP IT WAS. WHEN HE PULLED HIS FINGER OUT THE SHARP EDGES OF THE HOLE LACERATED HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS 9IGHT HAND.
WAREHOUSE MAN UNLOADING BUCKET TEETH FOR LOADER ONE TURNED OVER AND PINCHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN ANOTHER TOOTH BRUISING KNUCKLE OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON THE SWING BRAKE AND IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING THE BRAKE THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB IN IT,CAUSING A MASHED THUMB.
THE MECHANIC WA8 ROLLING HIS TOOLBOX FULL OF TOOLS INTO THE WAREHOUSE FOR STORAGE, WHEN HE STEPPED THE TOOLBOX ROLLED INTO HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS CAUSED A BRUISE OF THE LEFT ANKLE
EMPL CAME IN 4 2RS EARLY AND WAS IN SHOP WORKING ON DOZER.FELL FROM TRACKS ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR LANDING ON RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED PARTY C5AIMS HE SLIPPED THRU A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A WALL.
INJURED PARTY S7EPPED INTO AN ACCESS HOLE AND HIT HIS SHOULDER ON A LADDER EDGE
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING FROM A D9-H DOZER TO THE FRONT DECK OF A 637 SCRAPER TO TALK TO THE OPERATOR AND THE DECK WAS MUDDY THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RT LEG CAUSING SOME BRUISES AND LACERATION8 TO THE SHIN
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A MECHANICS TRUCK MILITARY TYPE DODGE FROM THE SHOP TO ANOTHER AREA. IN THE PRECESS HE STRUCK HIS ELBOE ON A BOX HOLDING TOOLS IN THE SEAT. THIS CAUSED A BRUISE TO HIS RIG HT ELBOE. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A CHAIN HOIST FROM ELEVATION OF ABOUT 6 FT, THE HOIST WEIGHT ABOUT 30 LB, AFTER HE LIFTED THE CHAIN HOIST HE COMPLAINED OF A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPL DRIVING TR6CK AND STRUCK SCRAPER RUT CAUSING WHEEL TO SPIN CATCHING THUMB IN IT.THUMB WAS BRUISED AND LACERATED.
OILER ON THE B/9 2570 DRAGLINE WAS WORKING REPAIRING THE BRAKE SHOES ON A SWING MOTOR.HE WAS LIFTING ONE HALF OF THE BRAKE SHOE FROM THE GROUND TO ABOUT CHEST HIGH, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE SUFFERED A S7RAINED BACK.
EMP WAS DRIVING3THE PUMPERS TRUCK JEEP MILITARY TYPE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD STUCK IN GEAR AND USING BOTH HANDS TO SHIFT IT HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE KNOB AND THE DASH SMASHING IT.
EMPL WENT INTO 9OCKS AND SOME ROCKS STUCK TO AREA AROUND CAB.OPERATOR KNOCKING THEM OFF WITH SHOVEL AND LARGE ROCK FELL OFF AND STRUCK LEFT FOOT BRUISING TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING TARPS FORM OFER THE TOP OF A SEWAGE PLANT. HE COMPALINED TO HIS SUPERVISOR OF A SMALL PAIN IN HIS BACK, AND REPORTED AT THE END OF THE SHIFT THAT HTHE PAIN WAS WORSE.
EE WAS TRANSPOR7ING A PROPANE TORCH & TANK TO THE PIT WHEN THE EE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THE STRIKER & W AS BURNED ON HIS HEAD.
EE STEPPED INTO3THE INDENTATIN MADE BU THE TRACTION BARS ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE WALKING SHOES. IN THE PROCESS IN WALKING IN THE 2570 B/E DRAGLINE. THIS IS A RECURRANCE OF THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING BAGS OF ANFO WEIGHING 50LBS 4 BAGS HIGH & FELT SOMETHING IN HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL LATER IN THE SHIFT HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17 1986 (SEE A TTACHED NOTE) 3
GETTING ON THE 4ARION 8200 DRAGLINE LEFT SHOE THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE STEP IT WAS RAINING AND THE STEPS WERE SLICK HE FELL AND SPRAINED HIS RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS D9IVING A HAUL TRUCK & THE DRIVE SHAFT SPLINESS RIPPED OUT IN THE YOKE & JOLTED HIM IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM A NECK INJURY
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 INTO THE INDENTATION MADE BY THE TRACTION BARS ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE WALKING SHOES. IN THE PROCESS IN WALKING THE 2570 DRAGLINE. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
THE OPERATOR OF3A 637 CAT SCRAPER HIT A ROCK OR A RUT WITH HIS SCRAPER CAUSING A WHIPLASH EFFECT INJURING HIS NECK
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 DISMOUNTING A 637 SCRAPER HE MISSED THE REAR STEP AN FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 AND FELL WALKING ON SNOW AND ICE FRACTURE TO RIGHT LEG
FOREMAN WAS TRA3SPORTING EMPLOYEE TO WORK SITE, AND HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD. THE INJURED PARTY WAS THROWNED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CAP OF THE PICK UP INJURING HIS NECK.
EMPL POURING HYDRAULIC OIL IN DOZER HE SLIPPED AN DFELL OFF TRACK LANDING ON COAL.
EMPL PULLING WELDING LEAD TO BUCKET OF 2570 DRAGLINE.HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE ON THE HOOD OF HIS PUMPER\S TRUCK. THE DRILL BIT HUNG UP AND HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK STRIKING HIS BACK ON A DOZER ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING SHIMS ON TUB LIFTING HOOKS (2570 DRAGLINE) HE WAS THROWING THEM OUT OF THE WAY IN THE PROCESS HE INJURED HIS LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AIR FILTER ON ROBBINS VERTICAL DRILL HE DROPPED THE AIR FILTER STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT SEVERELY BRUISING IT
EMP WAS PUTTING BOLT THROUGH THE LIFTING HOOK WHEN BOT APPOX 50# FELL IN AND SMASHED RING FINGER ON RT HAND REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FILTER FROM THE ICE MACHINE, THE FILTER WAS BENT AND WEDGED AND WHEN HE PULLED THE FILTER IT CUT HIS FINGERS. THE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE DROPPED A PRIMER ON THE TABLE OF THE TAMPING MACHINE.HE STEPPED ON THE TABLE TO PICK IT UP,AND THE STICKS IN RETURN CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT FORCING IT UNDER A WALKWAY,BREAKING HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.
LIFTING BAGS OF ANFO 30 LB HURT BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IN A SUPERVISOR\S PICKUP. HE PUT HIS ARM ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SLAMMED THE DOOR ON EMPLOYEE\S HAND, BRUSING THREE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE DRAG DRUM ON THE MARION 8200 DRAGLINE WHEN HE STARTED TOG ET OUT HE PULLED HIMSELF UP & LIFTED HIS LEG & IN THE PROCESS HE EXPERIENCED A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMP WAS STEPPING OFF LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. THE GROUND WAS COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BEARING RACE LOOSE FROM THE BE 2570 DRAGLINE IT CAUSED IT TO SHIFT SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS FOOTING, INSTEAD OF FALLING TO THE SHOE, HE JUMP ED APPROX. 15 TO 20 TO THE GROUND UPON IMPACT, HE BROKE A BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND ICE AND FELL WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE BATHHOUSE. INJURED HIS NECK AND BACK.
SERVICEMAN WAS STANDING ON THE LEFT TRACK OF CAT D9L DOZER CHANGING OUT FUEL FILTERS AND WHEN HE REACHED UP TO GET NEW FILTERS OFF THE FENDER OF DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND HE FELL TO TH GROUND BREAKING BONE IN LEFT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ROLLER ON 637 SCRAPER. HE STARTED TO DRIVE PIN OUT AND MISSED HEAD OF PIN AND STRUCK ROLLER CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL WHICH EMBEDDED ITSELF IN EMPLOYEE\S RIGHT THIGH.
THIS IS A RECURRENCE OF THE ACCIDENT 9/23/84. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD GETTING OUT OF THE TUB OF A 2570 DRAGLINE. THE HAYLON 1301 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF DUE TO AN UNKNOWN REA SON. THE NECK AND BACK INJURY AGGREVATED THE EMPLOYEE UNTIL THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 2/13/85 (DOCTOR STATEMENT ATTACHED).
EMPL PULLING BOLTS OUT OF SPROCKET SEGMENT ON SWING OF DRAGLINE USING PORT-A POWER WHEN BOLTS BROKE HITTING LEFT RING FINGER CAUSING LACERATION THAT REQ 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM THE LIP OF THE BUCKET ONTO A BOX BEING USED FOR A STEP, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK ONTO THE BUCKET INJURING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HAY OUT OF A BALER AND THE HAY CAME LOOSE AND HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE BALER
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING COMPANY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT AND HE WENT THROUGH A FIELD TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE
HE WAS FUELING THE TRACTOR AND HE PUT THE HOSE IN THE TGANK AND WENT TO TURN ON THE PUMP AND SLIPPED OFF THE TIRE HE TRIED TO PREVENT HIS FALL AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER
EE WAS DRIVING LOADED 3000 GAL FUEL TRUCK SOUTH ON MAIN HAULROAD AT APPROX 30-35MPH. HE FELT THE STEERING TENSION GO SLACK & THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO ROTATE FREELY W/OUT CONTROL. H E TRIED TO BRAKE BUT AFTER ABOUT 75\ THE TRUCK VEERED TO T HE RT INTO THE DITCH & OVERTURNED ON ITS SIDE.
REPLACING LEADS FROM TOP OF TERMINAL BOARD TO THE BREAKER DURING THE PROCESS THE BOTTOM LEADS BEING BADLY DAMAGED CAME LOOSE GOING PHASE TO PHASE OR TO GROUND THIS CAUSED A FLASH THAT BURNE D THE FACE & RIGHT HAND OF THE EE.
REPAIRING LEADS FROM TO OF TERMINAL TO T HE BREAKER DURING THE PROCESS THE BOTTOM LEADS BEING BADLY DAMAGED CAME LOOSE GOING PHASE TO PHASE OR TO GROUND THIS CAUSED A FLASH THAT BADLY BURNED T HE EE\S RIGHT HAND.
WHILE WELDING CHAINS ON DUMP ROPES, HE PLACED A PIECE OF 11/2" COLD ROLL STEEL FROM THE SHOE TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE DRAGLINE FOR A GROUND. WHILE WELDING THE COLD ROLL FELL HITTING THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND, FRACTURING THEMIDDLE FINGER.
WORKING DRILLING WHEAT,WHEAT DRILL CHAIN BROKE.CAIN PUT BACK ON AND STEPPED BACK UP ON BOARD PLATFORM IN BACK OF WHEAT DRILL.HIT BUMP,EMPL BOUNCED 2-3\\ INTO AIR AND BOARD PLATFORM HIT BOTTOM OF FOOT KNOCKING KNEE OUT OF PLACE.
DISCONNECTING HAY CRIMPER FROM TRACTOR.TOOK BOTTOM 2 CONNECTORS LOOSE LEAVING TOP CONN. INTACT.WITH HAND ON TOP PROCEEDED TO LET CRIMPER DOWN.HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO.
ELIMINATE BASEBOARD HEATERS RELOCATE AND DESIGN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OBSERVATION ROOM.
EMP WAS MOUNTING HIS DOZER AT THE START OF THE SHIFT HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PUSHARM OF THE DOZER AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
STEPPED OFF FLAT BED TRAILER WHELE LOADING HAY.WHEN FOOT REACHED GROUND ,LEF WENT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.RIGHT ANKLE -STRAINED LIGAMENTS.
FISHER WAS WELDING A 5 FT BAR ON THE PIN OF THE RIGHT TOP FAIRLEAD SHEAVE PIN OPERATOR MURRY WAS GOING TO HIT BAR WITH 20 LB SLEDGE AT THE SAME TIME MURRY WAS SWINGING THE SLEDGE FISHER LAID H HAND ON THE BAR AND WAS STRUCK ON LEFT HAND BY LSLEDGEHAMMER
EE WAS WALKING IN THE BATHHOUSE AFTER THE SHIFT HE SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF AGAGAINST THE WALL, THIS CAUSED HIM TO T WIST HIS LEFT KNEE. THE CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE SNOWY, WINDY ICE ON T HE GROUND.