WHILE ENTERING 7HE CAB OF DOZER,THE CAB DOOR CLOSED ON VICTIM STIKING HIM IN LOWER BACK AREA.DOZER WAS PARKED ON AN ANGLE WHICH CAUSED DOOR TO CLOSE AS IT DID.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1985–1987
- Latest incident
- Jun 1987
Reportable incidents
17 on file1987 · 6 incidents
AFTER AN ENDLOA8ER DUMPED A BUCKET OF DIRT IN THE VICTIM'S ROCK TRUCK, THE LOADER BACKED UP AND CAUGHT THE CORNER OF THE TRUCK BED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE AND THE VICTIM CLAIMS HE INJURED H IS BACK. 3
VICTIM WAS GREA8ING UPPER HOIST PIN OF 992 C CAT ENDLOADER WHEN H E SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE TIRE AND BOOM INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT LEG.
WHILE STANDING 2N THE BUMPER TO CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL OF TIRE TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF BUMPER AND HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON BUMPER CAUSING A HEMMORHAGIC TRAUMATIC BURSITIS OV ER LEFT TIBIAL 7UBERCLE. NO ACTUAL LOST TIME OCCURRED UNTIL 11-23-87 DUE TO SHUBSEPUENT COMPLICATIONS REGUIRING A CORRECTIVE OPERATIVE PROCEDURE.
A PORTA-POWER M5CHINE,VICTIM WAS USING TO CHANGE A TIRE,SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS OVER A CRIB BLOCK,AND HE STRUCK HIS BACK AND LEG CAUSING A SLIPPED DISC IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE USING A S7EAM CLEANER TO CLEAN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, MIST FROM SPRAY GOT INTO VICTIM'S EYES CAUSING SEVERE IRRITATION.
1986 · 9 incidents
VICTIM WAS BACK3NG HIS ROCK TRUCK UNDER A RAISED ENDLOADER BUCKET THAT WAS NOT RAISED HIGH ENOUGH. VICTIMS TRUCK BED STRUCK THE BUCKET CAUSING A WHIPLASH LIKE INJURY THAT STRAINED SOME NECK MU SCLES. 3
VICTIM RECEIVED3A NECK AND BACK STRAIN WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN HIS ROCK TRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED BY ENDLOADER WHICH DROPPED A LARGE TREE STUMP IN ITS EMPTY BED CAUSEING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE RADICALLY INFL3CTING THE INJURY
VICTIM WAS OPER5TING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT EYE BY AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT THAT FLEW FROM THE ENDLOADER BUCKET THAT WAS LOADING HIM AT THE TIME.
THE EMPLOYEE AL5EGES HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE EXITING THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING.
WHILE STEPPING 8OWN ON RUNNING BOARDS OF DOZER, VICTIM SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE AND PULLED A TENDON IN SMALL OF BACK.
TRAMMING END LO5DER FROM PIT TO FUEL TANK AT END OF SHIFT.DROVE OVER SIDE OF 15'DEEP EXCAVATED AREA.BROKE 5 RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE AND HAD VARIOUS BRUISES AND CUTS.AREA WAS FOGGY AT TIME OF ACCID.
VICTIM WAS DRIV3NG ROCK TRUCK WITH WINDOW DOWN FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW THROUGH OPEN WINDOW & STUCK IN VICTIMS LEFT EYE
VICTIM WAS REMO5ING WHEELS FROM A TRUCK. WHILE IN PROCESS OF PULLING VICTIM FELT SHARP PAIN IN AREA OF RIGHT TESTICLE & GROIN AREA.
VICTIM WAS USIN1 A LIFTING JACK TO REPAIR A TRUCK. HE PLACED A CRIB BLOCK ON TOP OF JACK. JACK TURNED OVER AND CRIB BLOCK FELL ON RIGHT FOOT BREAKING THE 5TH METATARSAL BONE.
1985 · 2 incidents
VICTIM WAS MOVI3G THE BLADE BRACES ON DOZER TO CHANGE BLADE ANGLE THE BRACE CAUGHT VICTIMS RT HAND IN A PINCH POINT CRUSHING THE MIDDLE FINGER AND BREAKING THE TIP OF RING FINGER BONE TOO
MECHANIC FELL OFF LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT CAUISNG HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE CUT A SMALL GASH IN HIS HEAD & BIT INTO HIS TONGUE.