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Employee was trying to take a belt off motor. He thought the motor was stopping. When the belt popped off, the motor gained momemtum throwing the pry bar into employee's face causing a laceration. He received 20 stitches.
Employee was shoveling under conveyor when a rock popped over the top hitting hom on the head.
Employee was driving water truck, went over berm into pit filled with water. Driver was not really sure what happened.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING MIRROR ON EUCLID, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRUCK INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS SHE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL OF THE RIGHT ARM. COMPLAINS OF NUMBNESS FROM FINGERS TO ELBOW. DEVELOPED FROM CHANGING GEARS.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND HIS TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A TIRE TRACK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP INTO THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE COUGHED AND FELT A MUSCLE PULL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF LOWER RIB CAGE.
EE HIT HER KNEE ON STEERING COLUMN WHILE CHECKING LOAD.
EMPLOYEE HIT ELBOW AGAINST SCREEN. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3-5-96. EMPLOYEE WANTS TO HAVE SURGERY ON ELBOW IN MAY 96. CASE IS BEING INVESTIGATED.
INJURED STATED HE GOT OUT OF TH ELOADER AND WEN TOVER TO TURN OFF THE WATER PUMP AND BENT TO STRAIGHTENTHE HOSE, AS HE BENT OVER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. APPROX AT THE SAME TIME A ROCK FELL OFF THE LEDGE STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF THE CONVEYOR FLASHING AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ALIGNMENT OF CONVEYOR BELT UNDER LOADED CONDITIONS WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED FROM THE BELT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE WRIST.
I.NAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN CLEANING SOME FROZEN MATERIAL OUT,ANOTHER EMPL CALLED TO HIM TO STAND CLEAR.EMPL DIDNT HEAR OTHER EMPL.OTHER EMPL BUMPED THE CONTROL TO CONVEYOR BELT TO LOOSEN FROZEN MATERIAL.WHEN HE DID THE BELT MOVED 4-5" CAUSING I.NAME HEEL TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN FROZEN MATERIAL AND THE GATE.
EMPL WAS INSPECTING PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING HIS END DUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM THE STEP & LANDED FULL FORCE ON HIS LEFT FOOT TURNING IT UNDER & SPRAINING HIS ANKLE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP DUE TO HIS BOO TS HAVING MUD ON THEM
INATTENTION BY EMPLOYEE, LACERATION OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ON THE CATWALK OF A 769 CATWAGON WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AS HE FELL HE LANDED AGAINST THE SUPPORT ARM OF MIRROR AND BRUISED HIS RIBS ON THE RT SIDE