Employee was attempting to rig up equipment to unload off of a trailer when EE fell through walkway injuring EE's leg and rolling EE's ankles.
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Employee was hitting a digger chain on the dredge with a sledge hammer and pulled the muscle between his shoulder blades.
Employee was prying on a clutch with a 3' pry bar to line up with a bolt, when he slipped and the pry bar slipped and cut the left nostril of his nose.
Employee was trying to repair the cable that had got caught between the pulley and the guard. His left hand was pulled into the pulley and got pinched by the cable.
Employee was removing cutting blade from a loader bucket when the blade fell on his left foot from 2 1/2 ft in the air, fracturing the foot in two places.
Employee was tightening 3/4" bolts on the pipeline.
On April 21, 2011, employee was adding pipe to pipeline from a boat. He slipped while pulling pipe into place with a rope. Alsop Sand Co., Inc. was not informed of the accident until May 25, 2011.
Employee was knocked out of the boat resulting in a shoulder sprain.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRAILER TIRE STEPPED FROM ONE TIRE TO THE OTHER AND THE TIRE SPUN UNDER HIM. HE FELL BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER AND CUT HIS LEG.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN ADD PIPE TO PIPELINE, WHEN A CLOD OF DIRT FELL FROM THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO LOWER PIPE FROM THE BACK TO THE WATER. WHEN THE CLOD FELL, HITTING HISWRIST, FORCING HIS WRIST TO MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH A 2X4 CAUSING HIS WRIST TO BREAK.
BENT OVER TO LIFT CABLE TO PUT IN LOADER BUCKET.
STARTED TO REMOVE THE CABLE FROM THE BARGE, CABLE TWISTED AND PINCHED THE FIRST FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS WALKING A 24" PIPE THAT WAS PARTIALLY BURIED IN THE SAND & STEPPED ON SOME WIRE CLOTH SCREEN THAT HAD BLOWN ACROSS THE PIPE. NOT REALIZING IT WAS COVERING A HOLE IN THE PIPE, STEPPED IN THE HOLE & FELL.
EE WAS PLACING REBAR, THE REBAR SLIPPED AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A CAT WALK ON THE SPREAD TABLE WHEN THE CATWALK BROKE IN THE MIDDLE AND A PIECE OF PIPE CAME ACROSS HIS FACE. THE PIPE CUT HIS FACE AND FOUR STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
W/C/B/ W/ FUTHER INFORMATION FOUND THAT HEAT EXHUASTION WAS NOT @ WORK.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE FORKS ON THE FORKLIFT WHEN ONE HAND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT AND CUT THE END OF THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS LIFTING THE INSPECTION PLATE OFF THE PUMPON THE BARGE AND CAUSED STRAIN TO LUMBAR.
EE WAS RAISING THE PIPELINE FROM THE BARGE TO DRAIN IT. THE DR HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALL YET TO TELL ME WHAT WAS DAMAGED OR INJURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE LOWER SCREEN ON THE SPREAD TABLE WHEN HE TURNED & TWISTED HIS KNEE. THE TWISTING MOTION TORE THREE LIGAMENTS AT THE KNEE.
EE WAS GRINDING ON METAL, OUTSIDE ON A VERY WINDY DAY AND A PIECE OF METAL BEWLW IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HELMET.EE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SAND OR DIRT, DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL TH REE DAYS LATER. A PIECE OF METAL WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS WORKING ON BELT SCRAPER ON SAND CONVEYOR IN A CRAMPED POSITION AS A RESULT STRESSED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER THAT CAUSED INFLAMATION
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BANK OF THE SAND PIT, LOST HIS FOOTING, WHEN FALLING TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND/OR ARM. CAUSED A MASSIVE TEAR TO THE ROTATOR CUFF IN THE LEFT SHOULDE R.
EE WAS MOVING SOME IRON & GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF IRON IT CUT THE THIRD FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SIDE BOARD ON OUR BVELLY DUMP TRILER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & FELL SCRAPING HIS BACK ON THE TRAILER FRAME
EE WAS LOOSENING BRAKES ON PUP TRAILER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE TRAILER FRAME. SINCE THIS INCIDENT. HE HAS EXPERIENCED HEADACHE. HE IS SEEING A DR FOR THIS FOR THE FIR ST TIME TODAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BARGE ANCHORS. WHEN HE RELEASED THE WHINCH BRAKE, HE WAS HIT BY THE WINCH CRANK. HE HAD NUMEROUS ABRASIONS AND BRUISES TO BOTH ARMS. HIS LF. WRIST/ARM WAS BROKEN IN 2 PLACE S.
EE WAS PLACING A PLANK ON A PONTOON AND SAND DIGGER WHEN THE PLANK SLIPPED. EE COMPENSATED BY PUTTING HIMSELF ON SOLID GORUND WHEN THE PLANK SLIPPED AGAIN. A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON HIT THE EE IN THE CHEST AND CHIN. THE ANGLE IRON PUT A CUT IN THE EE S CHIN.
EE WAS WAITING TO UNLOAD A TRUCK WHEN THE EE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD AND ICE. THIS RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A LOAD OF ROCK FROM HIS DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK SHUT ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EACH FINGER REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ONTO A TRUCK. THE EE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING TIRES ON RIMS. AS EMPLOYEE GRABBED A TIRE AND RIM, THE TIRE AND RIM SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TIRE AND RIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PROCEEDING TO GREASE THE TOP PORTION ON THE RADIAL STACKER. EMPLOYEE LAID DOWN ON THE BELT IN ORDER TO RIDE UP TO THE TOP. WHEN THE BELT STARTED, THE EMPLOYEE REACTED BY SITTING. UP. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK AND NECK BYA CROSS BAR GOING OVER THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE KNOCKED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON LOOSE WITH HIS FOOT. AS HE WAS DOING THIS A PIECE OF #9 WIRE WHICH AS LAYING NEXT TO THE PIECE OF ANGLE IRON PUNCTURED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG CALF. EMPL OYEE RECEIVED STITCHES AT THE HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN DIFFERENTIAL DRAIN PLUG ON THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OF A CATEPILLAR 966 LOADER IN ORDER TO DRAIN THE OIL.THE WRENCH BEING USED SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD HI TTING HIS HEAD ON THE LOADER HOIST ARM.THIS CAUSED A LIGHT CONCUSSION TO THE BACK OF THE EMPLOYEES HEAD.
WHILE DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE FROM THE BATTERY O A 175 LOADER THE EMPLOYEES WEDDING RING WAS GROUNDED BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE LOADER & THE BATTERY CAUSING THE LEFT HAD RING FINGER TO BE BURNED AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE RING IS WORN
WHILE TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON A JET PUMP WHICH IS USED ON A DREDGE, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERNAIL BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE JET PUMP AND THE WRENCH. THE FINGERNAIL WA S EXTRACTED FROM THE RING FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND OF THE EMPLOYEE.
BARREL WAS BEING MOVED AND ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BARREL AND WALL.
THE DREDGE SHIFTED SUDDENLY AND HIS HAND WAS THRUST BETWEEN TWO GEARS ON A WINCH THE END OF THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE R HAND WAS SEVERED
HE FELL WHILE CLIMBING OVER A PUMP.