PORTABLE #1Metal/Nonmetal

Worker became overheated walked under own power to office to cool became unresponsive ambulance was called worker given fluids at medical center returned to work later that day sent home.

THIS INJURY IS A REOCCURANCE OF THE INJURY REPORTED 12-7-01. EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER, HIS KNEE THE SAME RIGHT KNEE GAVE AWAY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

INJURED AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE STANDING IN CRUSHER REMOVING BLOW BAR SO THEY COULD BE REPLACED. THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS ONTO CRUSHER - STILL STANDING. HIS SHOULDER BUMPED INTO WALL.

EE AND OTHER EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE HOPPER, AS EE STEPPED DOWN INTO IT. HE CAUGHT HIS BOOT TOE, TRIPPING HIM FORWARD AND TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. ALL ELQUIPMENT W AS SHUT DOWN BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE HOPPER. 12-7-01 EE ASKED TO SEE A DR THE KNEE WAS STILL PAINFUL SWOLLEN AND BRUISED HE SAW DR BALL X RAYED THE KNEE TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT EASY AND COME BACK

SEVERAL WORKERS WERE REPLACING BLOW BARS IN A ROCK CRUSHER. THE OPERATION WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE REPLACEMENT WAS BEING MADE. THE WORKERSHAD PERFORMED THE TASK SEVERAL TIMES & WERE HAVI NG NO PROBLEMS. THE PARTS INVOLVED ARE QUITE HEAVY & AKWARD. WHILE MANUEVERING THE PART, ONE OF THEM SIMPLY ROLLED ONTO INJURED'S FINGER, CRUSHING THE TIP.