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EE WAS STANDING BY CONVEYOR, TURNED TO WALK AWAY & TWISTED ANKLE. TYPE OF INJURY WAS A SPRAIN TO ANKLE.
EE WAS MOVING THE FORK ON THE FORKLIFT AND PULLED A RIB MUSCLE ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE.
HOLDING SHEET OF STEEL FOR WELDER HE CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND (3 STITCHES).
EE WAS PUTTING A V-BELT ON A FEED HOPPER MOTOR WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIB.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF MAXISWEEPER WHEN HE PULLEDHIS LOWER BACK. HE FIRST SAID HE HAD A KIDNEY STONE AND IT WAS DECIDED ON 4/26 BY HEALTH CARE THAT IT WAS A MUSCLE.
EE WAS GOING TO FUEL UP A CAT BACKHOE. THE TRACKWERE WET WITH MUD. SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE TRACKS. EE DID NOT GIVE US THIS INFORMATION UNTIL 3-19-01 AND THEN ONLY SAID HE HAD FLUID ON HIS KNEE. NOW HE HAS CRACK IN KNEE CAP 4-26-01.
ICE ON LADDER 2' HIGH SLIPPED AND JAMMED LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING ON A SALT BOX WHEN THE BOX CAME OFF THE STAND IT WAS SITTING ON, HIT THE EE IN THE LEG CAUSED A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EE WAS GETTING INTO A CLINE DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE FELL BACK LANDED ON THE GROUND AND BROKE HIS FOOT.
OPERATOR WAS WALKING OFF DREDGE AND HIT HIS HAND ON SAFETY RAILING AND FRACTURED ONE BONE IN HIS HAND.
CLIMBING ONTO LOADER BANGED KNEE ON TRACK (FALSE KNEE) CAUSED INFECTION
EE WAS WELDING CONVEYOR WITH SHIELD ON. HE REMOVED SHIELD TO KNOCK SLAG OFF OF WELDER & A PIECEOF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE Y
EE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF HIS LOADER INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO AN EE WHO WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT STEEL AT A PLANT. EE TURNED AND CAUGHT EE IN THE LEFT FOREARM WITH THE TORCH.
HOLDING PEA GRAVEL HOPPER TO RELEASE GRAVEL. HOPPER SNAPPED HAND AWAY INTO DUMP TRUCK AND RECEIVED CUT.
INSTALLING STRIPPER PLATE ON CRUSHER LIFTED PLATE TO CLEAN UNDER AND IT FELL ON THE EE FINGER.
SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE PULLING FUEL HOSE TO EQUIPMENT.
EE WASHING OFF CONCRETE AT THE BACK PLANT WHEN 4 X 4 FELL FROM PLANT AND HIT EE IN THE BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING UNDER NEAT THE PIT SCALE WHEN SLIPPED AND HIT BROKEN PART OF SCALE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY LOOSE A ROCK WHICH WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO TIRES ON A DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS USING A STEEL LONG PINCH BAR TO DO THIS. THE TIRE EXPLODED AND THE ROCK SHOT OUT AND BURSTED. PIECED OF ROCK PEPPERED HIS FACE AND ENTERED HIS EYES. THERE WAS ALSO SOME CUTS ON HIS WRIST.
RUNNING 966 LOADER, FEEDING ROCK CRUSHER, PULLED MUSCLES IN SHOULDER WHILE BRINING STEERING WHEEL BACK AROUND.
GRINDING A PIECE OF PLATE AT THE MECHANICS SHOP THE GRINDER HIT HIS FINGER & CAUSED A LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING BOLT ON LOADER BUCKET. HE HIT THE BOLT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND THE BOLT FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE FUEL TRUCK, REPLACING SPRINGS, WHEN HE KNELT DOWN ON A METAL PART WHICH HE DID NOT SEE. THE METAL PART STUCK INTO HIS KNEE, RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRAILER WHEN HE BACKED UP AND TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF STEEL THE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS IS DESCRIBED AS AN ANTERIOR LIGAMENT RUPTURE OR A BAD SPRAIN.
SLIPPED OFF SERVICE TRUCK ONTO TRACKS OF JOHN DEERE EXCAVATOR (MODEL#890 SERIAL #626 9) UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER
EMP WAS WORKING3UNDER CAT 988 LOADER REMOVING SMALL DRIVE SHAFT SHAFT RELEASED FROM HOUSING SONER THAN ANTICIPATED AND STARTED TO FALL EMP WAS FORCED TO CATCH FULL WEIGHT TO AVOID STRIKING WOR SPACE WAS LIMIT9D UNDER LOADER WHILE JACK STANDS ETC WERE AVAILABLE THEY WERE NOT UTILIZED COMPLETED DAY AND 3 1/2 HOURS FOLLOWING DAY MEDICAL HELP SOUGHT ON 3RD DAY
EMP WAS DISMOUN7ING FROM LOADER LEFT HAND WAS HOLDING GRAB RAIL AS HE EXITED FROM LEFT DOOR FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND EMP APPARNETLY GRABBED FOR STEP WITH RT HAND FINGER EWAS CAUGHT WITH RES RESULTANT LACER5TION AND BREAKING PHYSICIAN STATES APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS BEFORE RETURN TRO WOWORK