Employee was attempting to straighten piece of metal tubing by sitting on it. He placed one end on a piece of equipment, the other end on the ground. When he sat down, the tubing rolled and he fell to the ground.
EE had removed parts from a Caterpillar 980 loader and was pressure washing them. He had brushed a cleaning agent on the parts, and must have gotten some of the liquid on his hands. He developed a rash on his hands and thought he had poison ivy, until it did not get any better.
A shackle hit a contract rigger in the nose as he was guiding it away from a counterweight.
Employee slipped while exiting water truck cab. Experienced back pain two days later.
Employee was loading scrap metal into a loader bucket when he strained his back.
Crusher head being removed from crusher by crane swung, crushing employee's hand against a support bolt. Crushing injury to middle and ring fingers of right hand.
Employee lost his footing while dismounting a Cat 960 wheel loader. He fell to the ground catching his right arm under his body, injuring his right shoulder. Injury has been diagnosed as a damaged right rotator cuff, to be confirmed by a future MRI.
Injured employee was helping re-install a speed reduction gearbox onto a conveyor drive. The gearbox slipped trapping the employee's hand between the gearbox and an angle iron support. Employee suffered a crushing injury to his right index finger. Injury was later determined to involve a fracture of the right index finger.