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HE WAS CHANGING THE CABLE ON THE DREDGE. THE CABLE BECAME UNSPOOLED AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD. HE RECEIVED A LUMP ON HIS HEAD.
HE WAS CLEANING THE SCREENS FOR A SCREENING PLANT AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE HIGH BEAM OF THE SCREENING PLANT.
HE WAS CHANGING SCREENS IN THE UNIT AND A PIECE OF STEEL DROPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. HE WENT TO MERCY HEALTH. THEY STOPPED THE BLEEDING. HE DID NOT REQUIRE ANY STITCHES. THEY USED THE MEDICAL GLUE TO CLOSE THE WOUND. THEY ALSO PERFORMED A HEAD CT WHICH CAME BACK NORMAL. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY WORK TIME.
Changing screens in a screening plant. He threw the old screen into a bucket of a loader and it got caught on his glove. It slid down his leg and cut through his pants and cut his leg. He went to Mercy Clinic East, Janesville and received 9 stitches.
WHILE LOADING A SHOT (TEMPERATURE WAS 95 DEGREES), THE EE COMPLAINED OF NAUSEA, AND OTHER SIGNS OF HEATSTROKE. THE LOCATION MANAGER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT UNTIL 6-16-95, THE DRIVE R WAS THEN SENT TO THE DOCTOR.
MATERIAL WAS STUCK INT HE SCREEN ADN HE WRENCHED HIS BACK HWILE HE WAS HAMMERING TO REMOV IT. HE WILL HAVE TO BE OFF WORK FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK.
THEY WERE TAKING HEAD PULLY OFF END OF CONVEYOR AND EE WAS IN THE LOADER BUCKET. WHEN IT CAME OFF IT HIT THE BUCKET AND FELL OVER ON HIS ANKLE. HIS ANKLE IS BRUISED AND SWELLEN. NO BONES WERE BROKEN.
HE WAS USING CROW BAR TO REMOVE A PIECE OF RECYCLE BLACKTOP FRM BENEATH JAW CRUSHER THE BAR SLIPPED FROM BLACKTOP TO MOVEABLE JAW DIE AND PINCHED BAR AND HAND TO FRAME OF CRUSHER RESULTING IN CUT TO RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED
I.NAME HAD BEEN3WORKING UP ON THE CRUSHER AND UPON CLIMBING OFF THE LADDER HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON A LOOSE ROCK, WITHOUT SEEING IT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
WHILE WORKING F2R I NAME HAD PART OF MACHINE SPIN OFF HITTING HIM ON RIGHT FLANK,HAS CONTINUED SORENESS.NO BLOOD IN URINE,NO COUGHING.
CRUSHER WAS BEING DISMANTLED FOR MOVING. HE WAS TAKING APART AIR STACK AND GETTING CHAIN ON GROUND. HE MISJUDGED A STEP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRAWL DOWN THE CRUSHER AND FELL ABOUT 12FT TO THE GR OUND.