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EE was was working on the plant. EE was applying pressure to a prybar when EE's hands slipped off and EE's right little finger was pinched by the bar, resulting in a fracture to the tip of EE's right pinky finger.
EE was helping a delivery driver offload material. During that process, EE lost EE's grip and a piece of steel fell onto EE's left upper thigh resulting in a contusion.
A miner was checking fluids on a piece of equipment when EE lost EE's footing and ended up falling onto the ground. The fall resulted in EE fracturing EE's right wrist.
While prepping cone crusher for backing replacement, Employee lacerated right knee requiring sutures. Employee was released to return to work with restrictions.
While cutting rubber belting material with utility knife, employee lacerated left hand. Employee received 3 sutures and was released to RTW-no restrictions.
While cutting/splicing conveyor belting, utility knife slipped causing laceration on right thigh. Employee required three sutures.
Employee was changing razor blade in utility. While removing blade from package, employee cut right thumb. Laceration required four (4) sutures.
While welding an iron flat bar to a structure at primary crusher a clamp failed and one end of bar struck employee on nose.
Injured employee was holding a drift pin while a second employee struck pin with a hammer. Second employee missed the pin striking injured employee on the left ring finger. Injured employee suffered fracture and laceration.
While adjusting conveyor belt tracking, EE was using hammer to strike adjustable return roller bracket. EE missed hitting bracket causing his right arm to be drawn into belt & he became wedged between belt & roller.
Employee was assisting in replacing a bolt on primary jaw crusher. While striking a slugging wrench with a sledge hammer, employee's hand struct ajoining metal rail causing a fracture of the tip of right thumb. Employee didn't go to clinic until two days after accident.
WHILE REPLACING A SCREEN IN A SAND SCREEN DECK, SCREEN SLIPPED AND CAUSED LACERATION OF TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND (SUTURES REQUIRED).
WHILE RE-ATTACHING A GUARD THAT HAD BECOME LOOSE, EE WAS CUTTING WIRE-TIE ATTACHMENT AND UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE LEFT THUMB
While cutting a conveyor belt, utility knife slipped cutting employee's right forearm.
WHILE ASCENDING LADDER ON FRONT LOADER, EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, FRACTURING LOWER LEFT LEG.
WHILE REMOVING A FORM FROM NEWLY POURED CONCRETE STRUCTURE, EE STEPPED BACKWARDS ONTO LOOSE ROCK CAUSING ANKLE SPRAIN. (NOT REPORTED AS INJURED UNTIL 4/27/04 A.M.)
ICY GROUND SURFACE THAT WAS PLOWED AND SANDED, EE SLIPPED ON UNEVEN SURFACE, FELL ON LUNCH PAIL INJURING RIBS.
LOADER SEAT ADJUSTMENT IMOPERABLE LEADING TO OPERATOR COMPLAINT OF UNSPECIFIC BACK PAIN. OPERATOR REFER TO PCP. ORDERED TO BED REST UNTIL 5-6-02. LOADER WAS REPLACED WITH LOANER UNTIL NEW SEAT ARRIVES.
STANDING ON THE FEED BOX OF A CRUSHER, 15' OFF THE GROUND, EE WAS REACHING ABOVE HIS HEAD TIGHTENING 2 BOLTS WITH A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARD TO THE G ROUND.
EE CUT FINGER WHILE STRIKING A RETURN ROLLER WITH A HAMMER TRYING TO REMOVE IT.
EE CLAIMS HE IS UNSURE OF THE EXACT CAUSE OF HISBACK PAIN BUT BELIEVES IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY LIFTING STEEL CUTTING EDGES THE DAY BEFORE HE FELT PAIN
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE CUT HIS THUMB WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.
EE'S PHYSICIAN ALLEGES HIS TENDONITIS IS DUE TO GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE LOADER HE OPERATES. EE REPORTED THE CONDITION ON 9/22/97 BUT LOST NO TIME & WORKED FULL DUTY UNTIL HIS WINTER LAYOFF ON 11-26-97. HE HAD SURGERY ON THE RIGHT WRIST ON 12/1/97. NO LOST TIME UNTIL IS SURGERY DATE WHILE STILL ON HIS SEASONAL LAYOFF.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE STAIRS HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
HAUL TRUCK (769C) ROLLED BACK OFF A SAND PILE WHILE PREPARING TO DESCEND PILE AFTER DUMPING.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT ANKLEBY A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS BEING MOVED BY A FRONT END LOADER.
EMP ALLEGES THAT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT HE WASLIFTING SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS. WHEN IT SLIPPED, HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A HOLE IN THE BELT TWISTING IT OUT OF JOINT.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE BANGED THE KNUCKLE OF HIS "PINKIE" FINGER ON A CONVEYOR SUPPORT WHILE HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE TUNNEL CARRYING TOOLS.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS STRIPPING LEDGE, THE BULLDOZER HE WAS OPERATING SLID SIDEWAYS AND STRUCK A ROCK THIS CAUSED THE MACHINE TO STOP SUDDENLY, STRAINING HIS BACK.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS SITTING IN HIS TRUCK BEING LOADED WITH ROCKS WHEN THE LOADERS BUCKET TOOTH CAUGHT ON THE HEADBOARD OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE AND STRAINED HIS NECK.
EE STATES THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK RAILING TO CHECK A CHUTE THAT WAS PLUGGED. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE MIDRAIL HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER THE RAIL AND DOWN TO THE GROUND .
EE ALLAEGES THAT THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE NUT CAUSING HIS FINGER TO HIT ANOTHER NUT. HE JERKED HIS ARM BACK & STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE METAL CHUTE WHICH CUT HIS ELBOW. THIS CUT L ATER BECAME INFECTED, MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR HIM TO BE PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN ROCKS FROM THE FEED HOPPER ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT & STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT & LEGS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LIFTING A GRAVITY TAKE UP IDLER INTO POSITION HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THIS EMPLOYEE MENTIONED THAT HE HAD ALL THE EQUIPMENT HE NEEDED TO HOIST THE IDLER INTO PLACE, INCLUDING THE MAN LIFT & CHAINS, BUT HE DECIDED TO LIFT IT INTO PLACE HIMSELF CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WALKING BY THE CRUSHER WITH HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON WHEN HE FELT A PARTICLE IN HIS EYE. HE IS UNSURE OF WHAT IT WAS OR HOW IT GOT IN THERE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED OR TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE AT WORK ALTHOUGH HE SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW. HE CLAIMS THE PAIN COME & GOES. REPORTED INJURY ON 8-3 AND WENT TO FIR ST DR APPOINTMENT ON 8-18-94 WHEN HE WAS PLACE D ON A MODIFIED DUTY STATUS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CHANGING THE DRILL COUPLING, THE HAMMER CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE FELT A TINGLING IN HIS LOWER BACK WHICH GRADUALLY TURNED INTO PAIN AFTER HE LIFTED A STONE OFF THE SKIRT BARS AND LAID IT ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT. WAS EVALUATED BY DOCT OR ON 9-5-92 AND DIAGNOSIS IS SEVERE LUMBAR STRAIN. PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY STATUS AS OF 9-8-92.
54736YEE ALLEGES THAT HIS DRILL STEEL STARTED TO FALL & WHEN HE REACHED TO GRAB IT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
SHOVELING TINGLING IN L HAND AND WRIST
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HIS INJURY WAS CAUSED BY BENDING OVER, PICKING UP A SLEDGEHAMMER AND TWISTING.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON A PIECE OF DISASSEMBLED EQUIPMENT, HE SOMEHOW KNOCKED THE MOTOR THAT WAS BEING STORED ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL OVER & CAUSED IT TO LAND ON HIS FOOT.
WELDING PULLEY BEHING GRABBED SHIRT TAIL PULLED DOWN BENDING L LEG BENEATH HIM
IT APPEARS THAT DUE TO A SLIGHT SLOPING OF THE GROUND THE TRUCK WAS ON WHILE DUMPING IT CAUSED THE TRAILED TO TIP OVER ON ITS SIDE THE DRIVER FELL FROM HIS SEAT INTO THE PAASSENGER SIDE APPARE NTLY CAUSING HIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING ON THE "WET DECK" ON 4-10-91 AND FELT BACK PAIN. HE ALLEGES HE WAS SORE AND OUT OF WORK 8 DAYS BUT THOUGHT THIS PAIN WAS CAUSED BY HIS BRONCHITIS. HE CAME BACK TO WORK AND NOW HE ALLEGES THAT HE REINJURED HIS BACK ON 6-17-91. HE DIDN'T REPORT HIS INITIAL 4-10-91 BACK PAIN.
EMPL ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT HE BENT OVER TO USE HOIST LEVER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM HIS TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND HIT HIS BACK ON AN I-BEAM WHEN HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL.
EE SAID HE WAS MOVING PIECES OF STEEL. HE ALLEGES THAT ONE PIECE WAS STUCK, AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT OUT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. (ACCORDING TO HIS 1990 W-4 FORM HE HAD 3 DISK S OPERATED ON IN THE PAST).
I NAME WAS WALKING THE DRILL OFF THE LOW BED TRAILER DOOR OF DRILL WAS OPEN & HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND WAS IN THE DOOR DOOR SLAMMED SHUT & HIS FINGER WAS AMPUTATED TO THE FIRST JOINT
EMPL ALLEGES THAT HE WAS CHANING SCREENS FOR CRUSHER. WHEN HE STRUCK HIP AGAINST SCREEN SPRAY NOZZLE.