Maine Monroeville Metal/Non-Metal

The employee is unsure of what happened; He was working at a wash plant operating the excavator when he noticed he had pain in the groin area. He went to the doctor after his shift was over

Mechanic was performing repairs to an excavator when a wrench slipped off of a bolt, causing his elbow, shoulder, and neck to strike the components on the excavator. Caused pulled muscles, contusions and strains to the affected areas.

Two employees were grinding with portable grinders, dust came into contact with an employee's left eye.

Slipped on ice striking the back of head

Miner was had been involved in his duties, which was loading used tires on a trailer and pickup. The miner suffered a heart attack when he was sitting in the cab of the pickup. The coworkers acted quickly with emergency first aid and drove him in the pickup to the emergency room (quicker than ambulance). Then miner was pronounced dead approximately 1.5 hours later.

EE was descending fixed ladder on lube truck when he slipped & fell to ground injuring Lt knee. EE stated knee was sore but didn't think it'd require med. attn. In Nov '14 EE went to dr as knee was still bothering him. Dr found small tear in meniscus, suggested surgery, scheduled for X-mas brk. Dr originally thought no restrictions needed but now suggests restr. duty till 2/14/15.

Employee stepped down off the steps of the lube truck, he did not notice a frozen chunk under his right foot, when applying full weight on his right foot, the frozen chunk rolled causing his ankle to roll also. A quick look around the landing area before descending the steps would have identified the frozen chunk and could have prevented the accident.

LOWER BACK/HIP STRAIN FROM OPERATING EXCAVATOR.

WIRE FRAY PUNCTURED INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND: BECAME INFECTED.

NUMBNESS IN FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS FROM WORKING WITH HEAVY TOOLS' CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

UPON ENTERING THE CAB OF THE INGERSOL-RAND BLAST HOLE DRILL, SMASHED RIGHT RING FINGER IN THE DOOR. TOP PART OF THE RING FINGER FRACTURED.

ATTEMPTING TO BALANCE AN AXLE. TIP OFRIGHT RING FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN AXLE AND PRESS. FINGER NAIL REMOVED.

TENDONITIS CAUSED BY REPETATIVE WORK DUTIES SUCH AS SHOVELING, CHIPPING ICE AND LIFTING HEAVY ITEMS.

BUMPED INTO PICKUP TRUCK WITH 920 LOADER. LOWER BACK STRAIN.

REMOVED EX400 RADIATOR CAP & ANTIFREEZ SPURTED ON RIGHT SIDE OF EE'S FACE AND ON RIGHT HAND. 2ND-3RD DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT CHEEK AND RIGHT HAND.

ATTEMPTING TO MOVE BARREL OF SCRAP IRON WITH BARE HANDS. LACERATIONS TO 6 FINGERS. 133 STITCHES TOTAL.

MOVING TUB TO CLOSE SLUICE BOX CAGE DOOR, TUB SLIPPED OFF BOX TRAPPING LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TUB AND SLUICE BOX RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT LITTLE FINGER, SEVEN STITCHES.

PIPE SLID ON SNOW AND BUMPED EMPLOYEES LOWER RIGHT ARM CAUSING SOFT TISSUE ABRASION.

WELDING WITH ANOTHER WORKER INSIDE OF A TROMMEL.FLASH BURN TO RIGHT EYE WHICH WAS PATCHED FOR TWO DAYS.

WELDING AND GRINDING ON A BUCKET. DIRT OR METAL IN LEFT EYE, FLASH BURN IN RIGHT EYE. DIRT OR METAL WAS REMOVED. RIGHT EYE WAS PATCHED FOR A COUPLE DAYS TILL HEALED.

THORASIC OUTLET SYNDROME CAUSED BY REPETITIVE LIFTING OF HEAVY BUCKETS/TOOLS.

SAND PAPER CAUGHT ON SHAFT ONT HE LATHE AND PULLED THRU LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGER. FIVE STITCHES.

WAS MOVING WOOD. GOT A SPLINTER IN LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH BECAME INFECTED. INFECTION WAS DRAINED.

TWISTED WRIST WHILE REMOVING ROCKS FROM PLANT; CRACKED WRIST.

SYNDROME CASUED BY REPETATIVE LIFTING OF HEAVY BUCKETS AND TOOLS. WRIST BRACES ISSUED.

WAS LOADING METAL SHEETS INTO SUBURBAN. CUT TOP OF RIGHT THUMB. THREE STITCHES.

MOVEMENT OF PANNING SAMPLES (MOVING PAN FULL OF MATERIAL AROUND AND BACK AND FORTH). TENDONITIS - ROTATOR CUFF (RT).

WELDING IN A TIGHT AREA. PIECE OF METAL OR DIRT GOT IN RIGHT EYE. FOREIGN BODY REMOVED, CORNEAL ABRASION.

PRIOR BACK PROBLEMS WERE AGGRAVATED FROM OPERATING A DOZER. RUPTURED DISC.

STEPPED ON SHARP PIECE OF WIRE, WIRE REMOVED, ABSCESS DRAINED. FULLY RECOVERED.

SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RIGHT WRIST CAUSED FROM EXCESSIVE MANUAL SQUEEZING OF CONTROLS WHILE OPERATING A D10N CATERPILLAR.

LOST FOOTING WHILE GRINDING IN AN ODD POSITION WITH A 9" DISC GRINDER ON THE WASHPLANT. LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM, CLOSED WITH STITCHES.

MOVING A HEAVY OBJECT WITH HANDS, STRAINED NECK MUSCLES.

WAS HITTING PRY BAR WITH HAMMER TO REMOVE BEARINGS. PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO RIGHT EYE. WAS REMOVED BY FLUSHING. CORENAL ABRASION, NO IMPAIRMENT.

WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING OXYGEN & ACETYLENE CYLINDERS. LOWER BACK PAIN.

SUN LOW ON HORIZON, GLARE IN EYES TEMPPORARILY BLINDED EMPLOYEE AND HE DROVE OFF THE ROAD. SMALL ABRASIONS TO FACE AND TORN ROTOR CUFF.

WAS DRILLING SAMPLE HOLES WHEN GLOVE ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON MAIN CABLE ON CHURN DRILL. CABLE SPUN IN SOCKET CAUSING HAND TO TWIST AROUND CABLE. LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS FOR THUMB WERE BROKEN. A N OEPRATION TO REATTACH IS REQUIRED. EMPLOYEE IS GOING TO ANCHORAGE FOR TREATMENT OF THIS INJURY AS TREATMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN NOME.

WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED, A BIG CHUNK OF FROZEN DIRT WAS DROPPED INTO HIS BED CAUSING A JOLT. JOLT CAUSED EE TO JERK FORWARD FORCING HIS WEIGHT ONTO HIS LEFT ARM WHICH WAS UP AGAINST SOME LEVERS. THE ARM DIDN'T BOTHER HIM MUCK UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS LATER. DR REPORTED ARM STRAIN AND WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR 10 OR LSEE DAYS.

WORKING IN WET CONDITIONS. FEET WERE DAMP. WHILE STEPPING ONTO A BIG TRUCK, SKIN BETWEEN LITTLE AND 2ND TOE SPLIT AND LATER BECAME INFECTED.

WAS REMOVING BOLTS THAT WERE HOLDING WEAR PLATE WITH AIR WRENCH. THE SHARP EDGE OF A BOLT CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND. LACERATION WAS CLOSED WITH 8 STITCHES.

WAS ASSISTING WITH REMOVING RIFFLES FROM A SLUICE BOX WHILE DOING A CLEANUP THE EDGE OF ONE OF THE RIFFLES CUT INTO THE INSIDE LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION WAS CLOSED WITH 5 STITCHES

MUSCLE STRAIN IN NECK/BACK FROM RIPPING WITH A D9 CATERPILLAR TRACTOR.

WHILE ASSISTING IN TURNING OVER A SECTION OF RAILS FOR A D10 CAT WITH A PRY BAR, RAILS PASSED POINT OF BALANCING AND FLOPPED OVER LANDING ON THE PRY BAR WHICH HIT LEFT FOOT. BIG AND SECOND TOE SMASHED. EXTENT OF DAMAGED TO TOES STILL UNDER EVALUATION.

EE WAS LIFTING A METAL SCREEN & HIS "BACK WENT OUT". NO PHYSICIANS' REPORT RECEIVED; UNKNOWN IF OFF-TIME WAS DIRECTED BY DOCTOR OR ELECTED BY EE.

EE WAS HOLDING A HAND LINE & WAS UNAWARE OF DREDGE CABLE NEAR HIM. WHEN DREDGE CHANGED POSITION,CABLE BECAME TIGHT & KNOCKED HIM TWISTING HIS ANKLE. EE SAW DOCTOR WHO "SUGGESTED 5 DAYS REST", BUT RELEASED TO RETURN WHEN HE FELT ABLE. RETURNED AFTER 3 DAYS.

WAS HITTING CROWBAR WITH A HAMMER TO PRY JIG SCREENS OUT FOR CLEANING. A SMALL PIECE OF METALGOT INTO LEFT EYE AND BECAME EMBEDDED. METAL WASREMOVED. NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT WAS SUSTAINED.

WAS GUIDING A PIPE TO BE FITTED INTO ANOTHER PIPE THAT WAS LYING ON TOP OF A BARREL. FIGNER SCRAPED ONT HE BARREL AS PIPE WAS BEING LIFTED AND PUSHED TO FIT INTO OTHER PIPE. A 1.5 CM LACERATI ON REQUIRING STITHCES WAS SUSTAINED.

WAS GRINDING METAL HEEL PLATES A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO EYE & BECAME EMBEDDED METAL WAS REMOVED NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT WAS SUTAINED

WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN TO FREE IT FROM SOME SNOW. THE CHAIN BECAME LOOSE, FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND THE HOOK ON THE END HIT AND KNOCKED OUT TWO FRONT TEETH. A TEMPORARY PARTIAL IS BEING PUT IN UN TIL A PERMANENT ONE CAN BE MADE AND INSTALLED.

61206PERATING THE SWING BELT ON DREDGE 5.AFTER BENDING OVER TO OBSERVE WHERE A LARGE ROCK WAS GOING,I SWUNG AROUND AND MY ELBOW HIT A WOODEN SHELF.THE ELBOW SWELLED UP AND HAD TO BE DRAINED.

LIFTING AND PROLONGED BENDING AN DSTOOPING CAUSED LOWER BACK STRAIN.

WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT A FIRE ON RUBBER LINER UNDER THE TROMMEL SCREEN CAUSED BY SPARKS FROM SOME WELDING THAT WAS TAKING PLACE IN THE AREA WAS PUTTING GRAVEL ON THE FIRE & SLIPPED GLOVED HAND WENT INTO THE FIRE WHILE TRYING TO CATCH FROM FALLING FIRE BURNT THROUGH GLOVE CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 4 FINGERS ON RT HAND

POUNDING WEDGES WITH SLEDGE IT HIT WALL BOUNCED BACK HIT LOWER LEG

CUTTING RUBBER PACKING WITH A KNIFE. HAND SLIPPED AND KNIFE CLOSED ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER. RESULTING INJURY REQUIRED 3 STITCHES NEXT TO THE KNUCKLE.

WELDING DREDGE BUCKET LIPS SPARK LANDED ON ARM WHICH CAUSED SMALL BURN BURN LATER BECAME INFECTD REQUIRING ANTIO\BIOTICS TO HELP HEALING

LIFTING & STOOPING & CARRYING HEAVY BUCKETS OF GOLD CONCENTRATE CAUSED ACUTE LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN

MOVEMENT OF PANNING GOLD (MOVING PAN FULL OF MATERIALS AROUND AND BACK AND FORTH) AND PUSHING GRAVEL WITH A SHOVEL.

PRYING SCREENS OUT WITH A SPUD WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

REPETITIVE MOVEMENT CAUSED PAIN IN NECK AND BACK

MOVING PIPE IT GOT TANGLED IN A CABLE WHICH SNAPPED BACK ACROSS FRONT OF KNEES CAUSING A TUMBLE.TORN LIGAMENTS.

A ROCK FELL OFF BUCKETLINE AND STRUCK EMPL ON HEAD-LACERATION.

GROUND CONDITIONS CAUSED EMPL TO SLIP AND HYPEREXTEND KNEE.

EMPL CHECKING WATER LEVEL ON PUMP POND AND SLIPPED ON ICE HURTING HIS BACK.

LIFTING CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN OVER PERIOD OF TIME.

LIFTING CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN OVER PERIOD OF TIME.

SPRAINED LEFT KNEE WHEN STEPPED INTO A HOLE.

WORKING ON WATER PUMP,A RATCHET SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW.NO FRACTURES.

EMPL WAS APPARENTLY TRYING TO WIPE GREASE OFF MOVIGN ROLLER VIOLATION OF SAFETY RULE WHEN RAG HE WAS USING WAS SUCKED INTO ROLLER ALONG WITH HAND OF EMPL. EMPL RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO HAND RM & BACK & FRACTURE TO FINGER UNDER NAIL. DR REPORTS DAMAGE IMPAIRMENT AS MINIMAL IN LONG RANGE MAY RESULT IN ABNORMAL GROWTH OF FINGERNAIL.

EMPL WAS LIFTING PIPE & SCREEN PLATES ON DREDGE #6. EMPL STRAINED UPPER BACK. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE EMP WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL. DR TREATED HIM WITH ASPIRIN & INSTRUCTED HIM TO USE HEATING PAD .

EMPL WAS USING JACK WITH CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND PIPE. CHAIN SLIPPED CASUING IT TO SMASH HAND. DR SPLINTED FINGER & RELEASED EMPL TO MODIFIED WORK WITH FULL RELEASE SCHEDULE FOR 4-5 DAYS. EMPL. C HOSE NOT TO ACCEPT MODIFIED WORK & WAS OFF.

EMPL STRAINED BACK MUSCLES AS RESULTED OF REPETITIVE LIFTING. EMPL WAS SENT TO DR AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. DR RELEASED HIM IMMEDIATELY TO LIGHT DUTY WORK FOR PERIOD OF 3 DAYS JUST TO BE ON SA FE SIDE.

EMPL WAS TAKING CHAIN BINDER OFF LOAD. IT POPPED OUT OF HAND & HIT HIM ACROSS ELBOW. EMPL WAS ASKED TO GO T DR TO HAVE IT CHECKED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ELBOW WAS SLIGHTLYSWOLLEN & DR LIMIT ED USE OF ARM FOR 1-3 DAYS.

EMPL PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. EMPL WAS SENT TO DR AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. DR RELEASED HIM IMMEDIATELY TO LIGHT DUTY WORK FOR PERIOD OF 3 DAYS JUST TO BE ON SAFE SIDE.

EMPL CARRYING BARREL,SPRAINED WRIST.LEFT WORK AND RETURNED ON SAME DAY.EMPLR NOTIFIED 8-7.

EMPL HAD A PIPE HIT HER IN THE BACK,DECIDED TO GO TO DR IN JULY.

WALKING PLANK WAS IN PLACE OVER PIPELINE. MUD HJAD GATHERED ON PLANK MAKING IT SLIPPERY. AS EMPL WAS STEPPING OFF BOARD IT APPARENTLY RAISED SLIGHT CAUSING HIM TO TRIP LANDING ON KNEE. HE WAS SEEN BY DR WHO PLACED HIM ON MODIFIED WORK FOR 2 DAYS. HE WAS RECHECKED & RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY ON 6/12.

EMPL RECEIVED SLIGHT CUT TO HEAD WHEN HE BUMPED HEAD ON ROLLER WHICH WAS BEING REMOVED FROM DREDGE BUCKETLINE. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE EMPL WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL. NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED. WO UND WAS CLEANED & DRESSED REPORTED UNDER 50.20-3AS OTHER PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT ALTHOUGH THIS WAS SIMPLY FIRST AID CASE BUTR FIREST AID WAS PERFORMED BY DR.

EMPL PULLED MUSCLE IN ARM WHEN CARRYING VARIOUS WORK TOOLS/SUPPLIES. ON 5/23 EMPL AGAIN COMPLAINED ABOUT IRRITATING ARM. ALL TIME LOSS CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO WORK INJURY. EMPLS ATTENDANCE REO CRD IS INTERMITTENT.

EMPL HAS HAD RECURRING TENDONITIS.THE DR PUT HIM ON LIMITED USE OF HAND FOR 2 WEEKS.EMPL TERMINATED EMPLOYMENT AFTER WORKING 3-14.

AT APPROX 8:00 AM ON SAT 6-11-88 AGV VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT THE DAY CREW TO DREDGE #6 TIRE MARKS INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROUNDIN G A LEFT HAND CURVE IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STEER ENOUGH TO THE LEFT WHEN THE RT FRONT TIRE HIT THE RAIN SOFTENED SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IT TENDED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RT AND

AT APPROX 8:00 AM 6-11-88 AGC VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT THE DAY CREW TO DREDGE #6 THE TIRE MARKS INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROUNDING A LEFT HAND CURVE IN T HE ROAD AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STEER ENOUGH TO THE LEFT WHEN THE RT FRONT TIRE HIT THE RAIN SOFTENED SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IT TENDED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RT AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT PULL

THAWFIELD EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING A 24 INCH BELL VALVE TO THE WATER MAIN AT THAWFIELD #5 THE VALVE WAS CHAINED TO THE BUCKET OF THE CAT 920 LOADER FOR LIFTING INTO PLACE T HREE MEN WERE INVOLVED IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE VVALVE I.NAME WAS OPERATING LOADER I.NAME WAS ACTING AS A SIGNAL MAN BETWEEN I.NAME THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND THE LOADER OPERATOR I.NAME WAS IN

THE INJURED WAS HELPING OTHE MEN LIFT 6" GREEN LINE PIPE TO BLOCK IT UP & THE NEXT MORNING HE FELT A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN WHEN HE GOT OUT OG BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR BOLT UNDER MAINDRIVE DECK WHEN BOLT FELL ON HIS HEAD