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TRUCK DIDN'T MAKE CORNER AND DROVE OVER BERM AND FELL 200 FEET. DRIVER DIED AND TRUCK WAS TOTALED.
EE WAS DOING HIS TRUCK CHECK. HE LIFTED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS REMOVING TOOTH ADAPTER..HAMMER GLANCED OFF ADAPTER & HAMMER HANDLE HIT EE IN THE CHIN
EMPLOYEE OPENED ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO CHECK ENGINE. FAN FLEW DIRT INTO FACE, GOT PARTICAL IN EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS DRIVING A TOOTH ON A LOADER BUCKET AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT BICEP. REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE CUT.
BRAKE FAILURE. REASON NOT KNOWN YET REAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A TRUCK WITH A CRANE. THE STRAP OF THE LOAD SLIPPED AND THE LOAD FELL. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE LOAD.
LIFTING A PIPE AT WATER STAND AND STRAINED A SIDE MUSCLE.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF ROCK GUARD OVER RT REAR TIRES ON 785 TRUCK BED. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER DOING THIS AND PIECE OF SLAG BOUNCED OFF TIRE AND FELL IN COVERALLS THAT WAS ROLLED UP AT LEFT ANKLE. PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF CHEMICAL ON OVERALLS. FIRE BURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED REMOVED LOCK RING AND BOUNCED IT DOWN ON THE GROUND WHEN HIS FINGR WAS PINCHED IN THE LOCK RING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON DOZER STEP WITH PRY BAR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH ROTARY DRILL, THE CABDOOR WAS OPEN. CLOUD OF DIRT CAME INTO CAB AND STUCK IN LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
REPORTED BY EMPLOYEE LADDER SHIFTED AND HE FELL OFF. NOTE: GROUND WAS UNEVEN. LADDER WAS NEW 3' FIBERGLASS LOUISVILLE. LADDER WAS NOT LEVEL WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS ON IT. AS STATED BY HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF A WELDED PIECE OF METAL WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN PART OF HAMMER BROKE OFF AND STUCK INTO THE BACK OF HIS HAND. DOCTOR REMOVED METAL AND EMPLOYEE HAS 3 STIT CHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING METAL PIECES ONTO A TRUCK WHEN HE ACCIDENTALY STEPED ON A NAIL. TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTOR WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT & ANTIBIOTICS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HIS WINDSHIELD ON OUTSIDE OF TRUCK. THE WIPER STARTED MOVING AND HE JERKED HIS RIGHT ARM BACK AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL.
54736YEE WAS LIFTING A VALVE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE AND GROIN AREA. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED A PRESCRIDTION. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE DECK OFF A RT DOZER HE PUT HIS HAND UNDER THE DECK TO CHECK FOR MORE BOLTS THE DECK FELL CUTTING HIS RT THUMB HE WENT TO THE CLINIC & RECEIVED 22 STITCHES
STEPPING OUT OF DECK LOST FOOTING FELL HITTING HIS ELBOW ON GROUND
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN A PIECE OF METAL HELD BY A VISE.IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE VISE AND CUT HIS HAND.HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC WHERE HE RECIEVED EIGHT STITCHES.HE RETURNED TO WORK TH AT NIGHT.
EE WAS MOVING A HYUDRAULIC CYLINDER AND SMASHED HIS FINGER WE TOOK HIM TO THE BEATTY CLINIC AND HE RECEIVED STITCHES. HE WAS ALSO GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION OF DURICF 500 MG HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WATERING THE PIT.A HAUL TRUCK WAS FOLLOWING HIM INTO THE PIT.HE STOPPED THE WATER TRUCK THEN BACKED UP HITTING THE HAUL TRUCK.HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AN RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION. TION.
EMPL DRIVING FUEL TRUCK DOWN A 10% GRADE.GOING TOO FAST TO NEGOTIATE THE SWITCHBACK. THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER.
TRYING TO OTHER EMP OUT OF TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN SOME OIL FELL AND CUT HAND ON PC OF METAL 02393CHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF HIS HAUL TRUCK AT LUNCH WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP ON THE LADDER. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. HE SEPARATED HIS ROTATOR CUFF.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF A DRILL WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE HE SAW A DR ON 3-22-91 AND HAS BEEN OFF EVER SINCE HE TORE THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND BROKE HIS FOOT. HE WAS PUT IN A CAST AND HE NOW IS ON LIGHT DUTY.
EE WAS LIFTING A LARGE ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK HE SAW A CHRIOPRACTOR ON 3-7-91 HE HAS BEEN PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPL WAS JARRED BY LOADER WHILE BEING LOADED SHE WENT TO SEE CHIROPRACTOR. DIDN'T TELL ANYONE TILL 2/6/91 AFTER COMING BACK FROM SCHEDULED DAYS OFF.
EMPL WAS PULLING ORE SAMPLER THROUGH DECK OF DRILL WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.
TRIPPED GETTING IN TO CAB OF TURCK FELL TO GROUND
EMPL WAS CARRYING OIL TO DRILLS. HE HAD FLASHLIGHT WITH HIM & LIGHT PLANT WAS ON PATTERN. EMPL STEPPED INTO HOLE THAT WAS IN SHADOWS. EMPL IS SEEING CHIROPRACTOR.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK AT THE START OF SHIFT ON 11/14/90. THE ONLY TIME SHE COULD RECALL BEING JARRED AROUND WAS ON 11/14/90 WHEN THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER HIT HER TRUCK WHILE LOADE R ON THE EXACT TIME OF THE DAY BUT THOUGHT IT WAS EARLY IN THE SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC PUT ON A TOOTH ADAPTOR ON BUCKET OF A LOADER.WHEN THE MECHANIC STRUCK THE TOOTH ADAPTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE EM PLOYEE ON THE ARM.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PLUG FROM OIL PAN WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIS ARM TO FLY BACK STRIKING A PIECE OF METAL ON THE FRAME OF TRUCK . HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR ONE SUTURE AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A ORE SAMPLER THAT HAD BECOME STUCK ON THE DECK OF THE DRILL WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE SAMPLER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING ONE OF HIS TEETH
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF FUEL TRUCK WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT HUNG UP ON THE RUNG OF LADDER. HE FELL AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR X-RAYS. HE HA D A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT WRIST. HE RETURNED TOW ROK ON LGITH DUTY FOR THREE DAYS THEN WENT BACK TO FUELING FULL TIME.
EMPL WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM BETWEEN DOZER & TILT CYLINDER. ROCK SLIPPED PINCHING LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN ROCK & CYLANDER. EMPL WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPL WAS USING PRY BAR TO LINE UP PLANETARY WHEN EYE BOLT BROKE CAUSING PARY BAR TO STRIKE ON LEFT SHIN. EYE BOLT WAS BEING USED TO LIFT PLANETARY. EMPL WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR STRITCHES & RET URNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK INTO PIT WHEN HE LOST DYNAMIC RETARDATION. EMPLOYEE STOPPED TRUCK BY DRIVING INTO A MUCK PILE AT THE BOTTOM OF PIT. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING TILL AST TWO DAYS OF SCHEDULED SHIFT (7-10-90) AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO A DR. HE RETURNED TO NEXT SCHEDULED WORK SHIFT (7-14-90). DR. DIAGNOSIS WAS A STRAIN TO THE CERVICAL-THORACIA AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS BALANCING CUTTING EDGE BEFORE MOUNTING IT ON THE MOW BOARD WHEN THE CUTTING EDGE SLIPPED PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & INDEX FINGER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR S TITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LOADED BY A SHOVEL WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE BUCKET ONTO THE FOP'S JARRING THE EMPLOYEE'S NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR AND RETURNED THE NEXT SHIFT. HE WAS UNABLE TO H ANDLE THE JOB AND WENT HOM. EMPLOYEE GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DR. AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK FOR THE NEXT TWO SHCEDULED SHIFTS.
EMPLOYEE ALEDGES HE HIT HIS BACK ON FIRE SUPRESSANT CONTROL BOX WHILE BEIGN TRAINED ON LOADER. SPRAINED IN THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
LIFTING PLATE ON SHOVEL BUCKET TO BE WELDED WHEN SPRAINED BACK
EMPL DRIVING KEEPER INTO TOOTH ON SHOVEL BUCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.PIECE OF TOOTH CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED EMPL RIGHT THUMB.EMPL WENT TO CLINIC TO HAVE PIECE OF METAL REMOVED.
EMPL WAS FUELING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND THE WIND BLEW SOME DUST IN HIS EYE EMPL WENT TO CLINIC WHER HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONTOLS ON A DRILL WHEN HE WAS BITTEN BY A SPIDER.HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AND WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACKDOZER WHEN HE GOT SOME DUST IN HIS EYES.HE WENT TO THE CLINIC TO HAVE HIS EYES WASHED OUT.HIS RIGHT EYE HAD A SCRATCH ON IT AND IT BECAME INFECTED.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN AIR GUN AND TIRE HANDLER. THE INJURY WAS TREATED AS A BRUISE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE CLINIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGONED AS FRACTURE. A CAST WAS PUT ON AND EMPLOYEE RET URNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING EQUIPMENT AFTER CHANGING FILTERS. THE EQUIPMENT WAS STILL WET FROM BEING WASHED. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. HE HIT ON HIS LEFT HEEL CAU SING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING COMPRESSION GAS CYLINDER FROM BACK OF TRUCK TO STORAGE RACK AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CYLINDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TOWARD HIS EQUIPMENT AFTER A LUNCH BREAK. HE WAS CARRYING HIS LUNCH PAIL IN HIS LEFT HAND. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL PINCHING HIMSELF. HE FRACTURED THE METACARPUS BONE ON THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPL REMOVING LEFT PLANETARY AXLE COVER AND LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN COVER AND OIL DRAIN BARREL.LACERATED RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS.TAKEN TO CLINIC WHERE FINGERS WERE STITCHED.
EE WAS DIGGING OUT A PLUGGED DRILL HAMMER WITH A SCREWDRIVER. WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER PENETRATED THE PLUG THE TRAPPED AIR PRESSURE BLEW DIRT, H20 AND CUTTING OIL INTO HIS RIGHT HAND AND LEFT FORE ARM. THE WOUNDS WERE CLEANED OUT AT THE CLINIC. ON 7-26-89 EMPLOYEE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPTIAL FOR OBSERVATION FOR POSSIBLE INFECTION CAUSED BY THE OIL UNDER THE SKIN.
EMPLOYEE ALEDGED THAT THE SEAT WAS LOOSE AND WHEN SHE HIT A BUMP SHGE STRAINED HER BACK.
EMPL WAS GREASING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. HE WAS HOLDING GREASE NOZZLE & HOSE WITH RIGHT HAND WHEN HOSE SPLIT SHOOTING GREASE INTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER. GREASE FITTING WAS PLUGGED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GREASE CAUSING EXTRA PRESSURE ON HOSE. EMPL WENT TO DR WHERE FINGER WAS LANCED TO REMOVE GREASE PARTICLES.
WHILE REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT WITH A CHISEL A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF STRIKING THE EMPL ON THE INSIDE OF HIS UPPER R ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY & WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR OF THE PICKUP HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC WHERE TWO STITCHES WERE PUT IN HIS FINGER
WHILE LOWERING A WOODEN POLE DOWN A DRILL HOLE TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF EMULSION A SPLINTER CAME OFF OF THE POLE GOING THROUGH EMPLS GLOVE AND R INDEX FINGER EMPL WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR R EMOVAL OF SPLINTER AND RETURNED TO WORK
WHILE REMOVING CAP OFF OF OIL TANK ON DRILL HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE FRAME OF THE RECEIVER. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING AND ON HIS DAYS OFF WENT TO HAVE HIS ELBOW CHECKED BY A DOCTOR AT THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING PIECE OF EQUIP & WHEN LEFT FOOT TWISTED & POPPED. EMPL FET THAT HE HAD SPRAINED ANKLE. HE CONTINUED WORKING THEN ON 27TH WE INSISTED THAT EMPL SEE DR. EMPL WAS DIAGNOSED A S HAVING FRACTURED FOOT. A CAST WAS PUT ON & HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH LIGHT DUTY.
DIRT FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND SPECK OF DRIT BECAME LODGED IN LEFT EYE.UNABLE TO WASH IT OUT.
WHILE DRIVING INTO THE LOADING AREA OF THE PIT EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HIS WHEEL STRUCK A HOSE WHICH WRENCHED HIS BACK.
DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF STEEL RACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK RIGHT HEEL. ON 1/16/89 WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTR WHERE THEY FOUND A FRACTURE. HIS FOOT WAS PUT IN A BRACE WITH PADDING AND HE R ETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON SCRAPER WHEN SOME DIRT FELL BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYES A SPECK OF DIRT BECAME LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FLUSH IT OUT WITH SOLUTION.
WHILE INSTALLING A BED PIN INTO THE FRAME OF A HAUL TRUCK. THE JACK SLIPPED OFF OF THE PIN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE CHIN. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
THE HYDRAULIC BLEAD OFF OF THE TIRE HANDLER WHILE TIRE WAS IN THE AIR,RELEASING THE TIRE.THE TIRE FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEMMING A DRILL HOLE BESIDE THE PRELL TRUCK THE PRELL TRUCK PULLED FORWARD & RAN OVER HIS RT.FOOT THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC & XRAYS SHOWED ONLY A BRUISED FOOT
WHILE SPOTTING FOR THE DRILL WHILE MOVING TO ANOTHER DRILL SITE A STEEL FDELL OUT OF THE RACK AND STRUCK EMPL ON THE R SHOULDER
SCRAPER OPERATOR CAME OFF OF DUMP AFTER UNLOADING HIS LOAD UNKNOWN TO THE OPERATOR THE NUT CAME OFF OF THE BELT HOLDING THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE THE OPEROR HIT A BUMP AND WAS THROWN INTO THE TO THE ROLLOVER PROTECTION
SCRAPER PULLED INTO CUT & CAME TO A STOP AT THE SAME TIME SCRFAPER CAME TO A STOP THE PUSH DOZER MADE THE CONNECTION JARRING SCRAPER OPERATOR THERE WAS A MISSCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN OPERATORS ON THE LOADING PROCEDURES
SEATBELT WAS NOT FASTENED SECURED PROPERLY HE HIT