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Employee states that he injured his back while walking down a slope on the job site.
A mechanic was using a pneumatic cut-off tool to cut slag from a loader bucket, as he started to cut, the new wheel on the cut-off tool broke into 3 pieces. One piece struck him in the side of his left hand, cutting it through his glove. He was taken to the ER and recieved 6 stitches to close the wound.
Mechanic was sliding a corner bit for a D-10 dozer from a pallet onto the back of a service truck. As the corner bit slid off the pallet it rotated slightly and when it slid off the pallet it caught the mechanic's little finger on his left hand against a vise mounted on the rear of the service truck, breaking the finger just below the top knuckle.
Operator stepped down from the last step of the ladder on a CAT 777 haul truck and injured her right hamstring.
Worker pulling material from trailer, climbed over to attach cable to next roll slipped hit knee on floor. No treatment @ time. 1/22/10 MD, diagnosed arthritis, meds given for arthritis no work restrictions. Further treatment given. 3/18/10 MD states treatment due to arthritis & to fall. MSHA contacted w/info, determined fall agrivated pre-existing arthritis making it reportable.
Tireman developed weakness and numbness in his right hand over a period of 25+ years of working. After evaluation by a physian it was determined that he had CTS and that surgery was necessary to correct this condition. On 7/21 it was the physian decided that surgery would be preformed on 7/26, so that is the day that is being used to report as day of accident (illness).
A mechanic had pulled a truck differential from storage using a forklift and a chain. When he reached to remove the chain hook from the differential it rolled slightly, pinching his left ring finger against the floor. This resulted in a cut that required 4 stitches to close.
Two employees were placing a plastic 55 gal. barrel onto a barrel cart/stand. The cart/stand was used to store the barrel on its side for dispensing. The employee on the handles of the cart/stand lost his footing as the barrel was layed onto its side & fell into a sitting position. The barrel slid down the handles & struck him in the left lower leg, fracturing his tibia.