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WHILE CLIMBING A LADDER ON THE BACK OF AN EXPLOSIVE TRUCK EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE JAMMED HIS NECK AND HEAD ON THE BOOM WHICH WAS POSITIONED OVER THE LADDER.
WHILE LOADING DRILLL HOLES THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT DETERMINE AN EXACT CAUSE OR TIME OF THE INJURY
MOVING THE ELEC POWER CABLE FEEDING THE 60-R BUCYRUS/ERIE DRILL,EMPL STRAINED LOWER BACK PULLING/LIFTING ON CABLE.NOTICE OF INJ AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OCCURRED ON 4-29-91.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WALKING ALONG WITH ( ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF) THE OVERBURDEN DRILL, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING THE INJURY.
WHILE WALKING BETWEEN DRILL HOLES DURING THE LOADING OF AN OVERBURDEN SHOOT, HE ALLEGES THAT HE STEPPED INTO A SMALL INDENTATION IN THE EARTH AND TWISTED HIS LEG AND KNEE (RIGHT). HE WAS SEEN BY AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON ON 3-13-91 WHO FOUND LITTLE DAMAGE, MOSTLY SWELLING IN THE JOINT OF THE KNEE.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON A TRACTOR DOZER IN THE SHOP AREA. HE TURNED TO STEP FROM THE LIFT ARM OF THE TRACTOR BLADE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR CONCRET OF THE SHOP. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND ON A SHOP WORK TABLE ON HIS WAY TO THE FLOOR.
WHILE MOVING A LIGHT PLANT IN THE PIT AREA EE ALLEGES THAT HE LIFTED THE HITCH AND TONGUE OF THE PLANT TO CONNECT IT TO A PICK UP TRUCK AND THERE BY STRAINING HIS BACK. HE WORKED THROUGH THE 4 TH OF MARCH BEFORE REPORTING OFF INJURED.
INJURED ALLEGES THAT WHILE STANDING ON THE SIDEBOARDS, CAB LEVEL OUTSIDE WALKING, HE SLIPPED ON THE SURFACE, FALLING TO THE TRACK GROUSERS OF THE D9L CATERPILLAR TRACTOR/DOZER, STRIKING HIS TA ILBONE.
WHILE CLEANING A MAN TRIP VEHICLE THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SHE SLIPPED ON THE ICE SUFACE OF THE TRUCK WAS FACILIYT, FALLING ONTO HER BACK WITH HER LEG BEHIND (UNDER) HER.
WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A SOLID METAL/STEEL PIN FROM A HOUSING A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE FROM THE PIN, STRIKING HIM IN THE HAND. THE PIN WAS PART OF THE BUCKET TOOTH ASSEMBLY OF A DRAGLINE.
I.NAME ALLEGES THAT WHILE LOADING DRILL HOLES, HE FELL INTO A LARGE CRACK CREATED BY A SHOT (BLAST) MADE ON 7/23/90. FALLING INTO THE CRACK HE STRUCK HIS CHEST AND HIPS.
AFTER ADJUSTING THE BRAKE OF A SWING MOTOR ON A 8200 MARION DRAGLINE, THROUGH A MISS COMMUNICATION, HIS COWORKER ENGAGED THE SWITCH TO CLOSE THE BRAKE. HIS THUMB BECAME PINCHED IN THE SHAFT/BR AKE. HIS COWORKER, DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF NOISE THOUGHT THAT HE HEARD THE REQUEST TO CLOSE THE SWITCH BUT FAILED TO VERIFY AND ENSURE THAT EVERYONE ELSE WAS CLEAR. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I.NAM
EMPL CUTTING LARGE PLATE WITH TRACK CUTTING TORCH,PIECE OF PLATE FELL TO GROUND BOUNCED AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.
EMPL CLIMBING DOWN FROM BEHIND CAB OF TRUCK,SLIPPED ON SURFACE OF STEP.PREVENTED FALL TO GROUND BY CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HAND/ARM ON HAND RAIL ON CAB.
NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.
THE EMPLOYEEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE REMOVING PARTS FROM THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK, HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHILE PULLING THE DRILL HOLE PLUGS FROM THE HOLES OF THE DRILL PATTERN, THE SHOVEL HANDLE WITH "J" HOOK ATTACHED TO THE END PULLED LOOSE THE EYE OF THE PLUG CAUSING I.NAME ALLEGEDLY TO JERK TO A STANDING POSITION, THEREBY STRAINING HIS BACK. THE HOLE PLUGS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND TAPERED SO A STO FIT A 12 3/4 INCH HOLE. DIRT AND MATERIAL THAT FALL INTO THE PLUGS WAS BEING REMOVED P
WHILE DISMOUNTING THE DRILL USING THE WALKWAY LADDER. HE ALLEGES THAT SHE TWISTED HER ANKLE AS SHE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND. THEGROUND AREA WAS BROKEN AND UNEVEN WITHOUT LARGE BOULDERS OR MUD CLOUDS. SHE DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE CONNECTING A FUEL LINE FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK TO A 992C LOADER INJURED NOTICED THE LAST STEP OF THE SIDE LADDER MISSING. HE MOUNTED THE VEHILCE ONT EH RIGHT SIDE AND PERFORMED HIS SERVI CE CHECKS. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK HE PROCEDED TO DISMOUNT THE VEHICLE USING THE LEFT SIDE LADDER, FALLING TO THE GROUN (APPROX 53 INCHES). LANDING FLAT ON HIS BACK.
THIS WAS NOT REPORTED AS AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT UNTIL 8-14-89 AND TREATMENT BY A CHIROPRACTOR FOR A STRAIN WAS QUESTIONED AS REPORTABLE. WE ARE REPORTING THIS ACCIDENT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. WH ILE CLIMBING A LADDER AND CARRYING A 50 LB BOX OF WELDING ROD, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE TWISTED TO PLACE THE BOX ON A SCAFFOLD THEREBY STRAINING HIS BACK.
THE INJURED ALLEGES THAT WHILE DISMOUNTING AND WALKING TO THE BED OF THE COAL TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING TO TEIP THE TAILGATE LEVER(THE CAB LEVER WAS INOPERATIVE) HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE MOUNTING HAUL TRUCK STRAINED BACK STRETCHING TO CLIMB LADDER.
WHILE DISMOUNTING PIECEW OF EQUIPMENT EMPL ALLEGES THAT LEFT LEG FOOT SLIPED & FOOT BECAME ENTAGLED IN STEP ITSELF & HE FELL TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE MOUNTING THE 8200 MARION DRAGLINE SHOE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RT CHEST AGAINST DRAGLINE SHOE AREA WAS MUD & SLICK COVERED AS WELL AS I NAME BOOT S
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SHE WAS WALKING ALONG ROAD WHICH HAD SHOT ROCK IN IT & SHE PLACED HER FOOT ON ONE AS SHE BEARED HER WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT IT SLID LATERNALLY AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK INFLI CTING A SPRAIN TO HER ANKLE & BRUISE TO TOP OF FOOT
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CONTUSION SPRAIN TO RIGHT FOOT WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM DESK OF WATER TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO CHECK WATER LEVEL IN TRUCK AND SLIPPED AS HE TRYIED TO CLIMB TO LADDER.
EMP WA> GAS CUTTING SOME PIPE HE WA> WEARING PAIR OF HIGH TOP COWBY BOOTS PANTS WERE PULLED UP KMAKING A LEDGE ON TOP JOF BOOT AS THE PIPE WA> CUT A PC. OF SLAG LANDED ON LEDGE AND BURNED THROUGH AND DROPPED IN BOOT. SLAG CAUSED 2ND DEG. BURN TO L. FOOT AND ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COME IN FROM FIELD AND HAD DIRT ON HIS FACE FROM JOB JUST COMPLETED. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE AND BEGAN TO RUB IT. THIS RUBBING ACTION APPERA TLY LODGED A DIRT PARTICLE IN THE EYE AND IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPAIR OF A SHIVE ON THE DRAGLINE SHOE. WHILE HOLDING THE SHIVE IN PLACE, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING THE PIN IN PLACE. A LONG HANDLED SLEDGE WAS BEING USED. A S THE HAMMER WAS BEING SWUNG, THE PENDULUM MOTION OF THE HANDLE BUTT STRUCK THIS EMPLOYEE'S FINGER SMASHING IT AGAINST THE SHIVE SPOKE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM CAB AND SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK. EMPLOYEES LEGSLID BETWEEN TRACK AND DOZER FRAME CAUSING A SCRAPINGINJURY TO SHIN AND MUSCLE SPRAIN TO LOWER THIGH AND KNEE.
EMPL USING SCREWDRIVER AS TORQUE MULTIPLIER WHE%ILE STEADING WITH LEFT HAND.SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT PALM.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SERVICING/FUELING A D-10 DOZER IN THE FIELD. HE CARRIED THE FUEL HOSE UP TO THE FUEL TANK AND WAS PERCHED ON CATWALK WITH THE FUEL HOSE IN HIS LEFT HAND. HE ATTEMPTED TO UNSCREW THE FUEL CAP WTIH HIS RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND FRACTURING HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GUIDE A CABLE CROSSING POLE INTO THE LOCK POSITION BY PUSHING ON POLE POLE MADE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT PINCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN POLE AND FRAME OF CROSSOVER ST RUCTURE
LOADING LARGE ROCK WITH LOADER AND REAR END CAME OFF GROUND.EMPL TRIED TO LOWER BUCKET AND ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO SET DOWN HARD.EMPL -BACK INJURY TO JARRING ACTION WHEN LO ADER CAME TO REST.
FROM AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED AFTER EMPL RETURNED TO JOB SIE, EMPL STATES, "WHILE GREASING UPPER BOOM PINS HE LOST HIS FOOTING & GRABBED FOR HAND RAIL TO PREVENT FALL OFF LOADER". HEAVY RAIN HA D FALLEN EARLIER & ACCUMULATION OF MUS PLUS GREASE COMBINED WITH EMPL FLAT SOLED BOOTS, MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF A HOT WELD WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
AIR BORN PARTICULATES DID SETTLE IN LEFT EYE. EMPL APPARENTLY RUBBED EYES & EMBEDDED PARTICULATE IN EYE. SUPERVISOR TRIED TO FLUSH EYE WITH WATER BUT EMPL STILL FELT DISCOMFORT. EMP WAS TAK EN TO DR'S OFFICE FOR MIDCIAL AID.
EMPL LIFTING 6'' X 6'' X 4' X-TIE SPRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHILE MOVING A LARSON TOOL BOX FROM THE SHOP AREA TO THE WAREHOUSE THE EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK
LOADING BATTERI9S INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK, STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHILE ASSISTING IN REPLACING THE GUARD ON THE PROPEL BRAKE ON THE SHOVEL HE WAS USING A BOARD TO RAISE UP ON THE GUARD TO ASSIST ALIGNMENT WITH BOLT AND BOLTHOLES WHEN HE FELT A POPPING 8ENSATION IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. REUSLT IN POSSIBLE TEAR OF RIGHT KNEE.
EMP STATES WHIL9 INSTALLING A BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A DRILL EMP HAND SLIPPED AND SLID RT THUMB ACROSS A BRAKE ASSEMBLY ID TAG. TAG INFLICTED A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES. SUTURES WERE PLACED TO PREVENT INFE7TION AND COSMEDIC REASONS
LIFTING BOX SPE7IALIZED TOOLING TO RELOCATE TO TOOL ROOM.
STRAIGHTENED UP3WHILE MOVING THROUGH ROT. FRAME SECTION STRIKING LEFT EAR NECK ON PROJECTING PART OF CABLE TRAY.
FLASH BURN TO L9FT EYE
TRIPPED OVER AI9 HOSE AND FELL INTO AIR MANIFOLD
DURING PLACEMEN7 OF STRUCTRAL STRESS RINGS IN TUB TWISTING OR SHOCK CAUSED TWINGE IN LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE DIDNT THINK INVESTIGATION SHOWS MUSCLE STRAIN.
CLIMBING SCAFFO5DING. AT BOOM FOOT FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS-STRUCK HEAD ON TOP CROSS PIPE COMPRESSING TOP SPINE.
TRIPPED ON LARG9 ROCK HOLDING SAFETY LINE WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.