Employee was working on the tail section of a conveyor. After completing work, he started to dismount the conveyor and slipped. He caught himself with his left arm and began complaining about pain in his shoulder. He was taken to emergency care that day. A week later he began complaining about pain in his left elbow and arm.
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Showing all 10The employee was working on installing a pipe for a new piece of equipment with another employee. The pipe broke loose and forced the employee off of the ladder from which he was working. The employee came off the ladder in a back and to the left motion and landed (stepped) on a 1" x 6" piece of pipe laying on the ground.
EE was using excavator to assist coworker with changing out a bearing on the head box of the overland conveyor. Excavator positioned in an awkward position: no access to the step to mount/dismount. EE attempted to dismount in a safe manner, but caught his right foot in the tracks & twisted his right knee as he stepped to ground (did not fall - twisted out of his shoe).
After employee had bolted shaft on belt winder, he backed away from the equipment and tripped over the truing shaft located close to the ground. He finished off his shift for the day, but complained about pains the following day. The doctor informed that he injured his lower lumbar region and needed to stay away from work for a period of at least three days.
Standard Threshod Shift on Hearing test, noted at "reportable hearing loss" as required by Part 50 for reporting occupational injuries and illnesses. Amended original edoc to include name, social and job title per call to Company on 4/1/04.
Standard Threshold Shift on Hearing Test, noted at "reportable Hearing Loss" as required by Part 50 for reporting occupational injuries and illnesses. Original submission amended to include name, social and occupation per call to Company on 4/1/04.
THE EE WAS SITTING ON THE BACKHOE OPERATING THE BOOM. HE DEPRESSED THE SEAT INT HE RECOMDENDED MANER IN ORDER TO SWIVEL THE SEAT TO THE FORWARD/DRIVE POSITION. AT THIS POINT, HE EXPERIENCED SE VERE PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK AND LEGS.
STRUCK IN HEAD WITH A ROCK WHILE CHECKING A HYDRALIC OIL LEAK ABOVE THE CONE CRUSHER AND BENEATH THE DECK SCREEN.
THE EE BUMPED HIS LEFT HAND WHILE RETRIEVING A RAG FROM BEHIND THE SEAT OF THE MINE FUEL TRUCK. HIS HAND HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INJURED PRIOR TO BEING HIRED.
THE EE WAS ASSISTING WITH CHANGING THE SCREEN CLOTH ON THE POWER SCREEN MENTIONED BELOW WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN CLOTH AND THE STEEL RAIL. THIS RESULTED IN THE TIP OF THE FINGER BEING FRACTURED.