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EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE LADDER. IT HAD RAINED WHICH MADE THE LADDER SLICK. HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AT 8:00 AM.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CLIMBING A LADDER, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN OVERHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE RESULTING IN A NECK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT. THIS INJURY DID NOT RESULT IN LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.
EMPLOYEE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HWILE CLEANING SANDBLASTING MATERIAL OUT OF A BLCOK, SOME BEAD BLAST MATERIAL GOT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS HAPPEND E DON THE 22ND, WAS REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON THE 23RD, AND THEN REPORTED ON THE 25TH THT HE HAD GONE TO A DOCTOR FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL.
ADJUSTING THE SEAT IN FUEL TRUCK, PUT RIGHT HAND UNDER FRONT OF THE SEAT TO PULL IT FOREWARD BUT THE SEAT SLID BACKWARDS PINCHING FINGER.MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND WAS LACERATED.
WHILE INSPECTING A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED SCHEDULE 40 PIPE SUPPORT PROVIDING HEIGHT FOR A CABLE WINCH, THE WELDS ON THE SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING THE A-FRAME TO FALL, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT TEM PORAL REGION OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDER AREA.
ON THE MORNING FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, HE REPORTED TO HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, THAT WHILE REPLACING A TOOTH ON THE GRADER BLADE, A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE SAW THE LOCAL OPTOMET RIST AND WAS REFERRED TO AN OPTHAMOLOGIST FOR A CUT IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE PULLED UPPER BACK MUSCLES WHILE LIFTING A MOTOR AND FAN ASSEMBLY TO THE TOP OF A 60" ROLLER MILL. THE EMPLOYEE LATER SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT. THIS INJURY DID NOT RESULT IN LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF REPEATED BACK STRAIN.
EMPL SLIPPED ON ICE AT TOP OF DECLINE AND CAUGHT HERSELF BEFORE FALLING DOWN.EMPL WAS FINE AT THE TIME.FILED CLAIM ON 2-25-92 TO SEE DR DUE TO A PAIN IN L
INJURED WAS CLEANING THE HATCHES ON RAILS CARS. WINDY DAY. LOTS OF AIRBORNE MATERIAL.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE SEPARATING CHLORITE BOULDERS AT THE STOCKPILE AREA. WHILE SETTING DOWN A LARGE PIECE OF CHLORITE INTO A LARGE SACK ON TOP OF OTHER CHLORITE PIECES, ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES SMA SHED THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE'S INJURY RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE BONE AND AN OPEN WOUND, THAT REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.
EE WAS PUTTING VIBRATOR ON CRUDE CAR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A BAG ON THE PACKER SPOUT. HE MISSED AND HIS HAND WAS CUT ON THE SHARP SPOUT. THE CUT ON HIS HAND REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.
INJURED WAS LIFTING THE HATCH ON A RAILCAR, WHEN THE MECHANISM CAUGHT, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK. HE HAS SUFFERED BACK STRAIN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE, BUT HAD NOT LOST TIME IMMEDIATL EY FOLLOWING. HIS DR VISIT 10-24 STATED HE ,MAYRETURN TO LIMITED DUTY FOLLINS HIS 2-WEEK VACATION.
HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF THE MANHOLE LOCATED IN THE LOWER PART OF THE PELLET MILL DUST COLLECTOR. IT DID NOT HURT UNTIL AFTER HE HAD ARRIVED HOME AND SAT DOWN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE WHEN HE WAS DRIVING INTO THE PIT AREA. EMPLOYEE WAS UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE IRRITATION OR HOW IT GOT THERE.
HE WAS GOING FROM THE OFFICE TO THE ACM ROOM OUTSIDE AND SLIPPED ON TALC WHICH WAS WET FROM RAIN.
EE WAS MOVING A BULK HEAD DOOR IN A RAIL CAR PULLING THE DOOR TOWARDS HIMSELF WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED UNDER THE BULKHEAD. THE BULKHEAD RETURNED TO A VERTICAL POSITION PINNING HIS FOOT UNDERNEATH . TOE WAS INJURED JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE BOOT PROTECTION.
I.NAME WORKING ON DUST COLLECTOR FAN BELT.KNELT DOWN ON LEFT KNEE TURNED A LITTLE BIT,FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.WAS KNEELING ON BAR GRATING.
EMPL WAS STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON LOADING RAMP & ONE FOOT ON CAR DOOR LOCK BLOWING UP CAR BULKHEAD BAG. WHEN LAST PALLET OF LOAD WAS BEING PUT INTO RAIL CAR FORKLIFT BUMPTED RAMP CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE FOOTING HE FELL ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF STIFFNESS IN BOTH OF HIS ELBOWS NOT REPORTED AT FIRST BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY UNTIL HE RECEIVED SURGERY
DUEING NORMAL CRUSHER OPERATION THERE WAS A ROCK LODGED IN THE JAW CRUSHER. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DISLODGE IT WITH A PRY BAR. HE PUT THE BAR DOWN AND LEANED OVER WHEN A SHARP PAIN HIT HIT IN T HE LOWER LEFT PART OF HIS BACK.
PAIN & NUMBNESS IN WRISTS ELBOWS & SHOULDERS
A LAYER OF BAGS ON A PALLET BEING STACKED WITH THE PALLETIZER WERE OUT OF SEQUENCE. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON THE PALLET SLIDE DECK TO ADJUST THE BAGS. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, HIS RIGHT FO OT WENT THROUGH THE OPENING FOR THE PALLET PUSHER ARM CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS BACK ON THE PALLET STACK GUIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WRIST SWELLING, SORENESS IN SHOULDER AND FINGER PROBLEMS. SHE VISITED A PHYSICIAN WHO CONDUCTED NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES. HER RESULTS WERE NORMAL (SEE ATTA CHMENT). HOWEVER, HE DID STATE POSSIBLE EARLY CTS, BUT NOT DEFINITIVE. IN ADDITION, SHE DID VISIT A CHIROPRACTOR. HOWEVER, THE TREATMENT WAS FOR ARTRITIS AND POSSIBLE CTS.
HE WAS CLOSING THE GATE ON THE IRON RACK AND CUAGHT HIS FINGER IN A PINCH POINT.
EMPLOYEE HAS COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN H IS RT FOREARM & INDEX FINGER CAUSE OF INJURY IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME THIS FORM WAS NOT ORIGINALLY FILED BECAUSE THERE WAS A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NO T THE OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS WAS WORK RELATED
EMPLOYEE STATES, SHE WAS DRIVING #9 TRUCK AND AT THE TIME WAS BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL OPERATOR, WHEN THE SHOVE HIT THE TRUCK, JARRING HER AND MAKING A HOLE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. AFTER H AULING 2 MORE LOADS, SHE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN.
EMPL LOADING TRUCK WHEN SHOVEL HIT TRUCK JARRING AND MAKING HOLE IN BED OF TRUCK.AFTER HAULING 2 MORE LOADS,COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE STARTING A WELDER ON PLANT PICK-UP THE THROTTLE STUCK.HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE BY MOVING THE LINKAGE SOMEHOW HIS FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND ENTERED THE FAN BLA DE,CUTTING OFF THE INDEX TIP AND KNICKING THE MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS HAVING NUMBNESS IN HANDS, ARMS AND ELBOWS, A REOCCURREDN OF AN INJURY THAT WAS TREATED IN PAST YEARS.
CLEANING UNDER PELLET DRIVER FELT PIECE OF DUST OR SOMETHING ELSE IN HIS EYE PREPARING TO FINISH SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHAKEN UP BY A BIF ROCK FALLING INTO TRUCK BED,HE COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE AND NECK PAINS.
I NAME WAS WORKING ON ROCK DRILL HE WAS WALKING IT TO THE NEXT DRILL LOCATION AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A SLOPE THE AIR COMPRESSOR ROLLED FORWARD CAUSING THE LATCH TO COME OPEN LETTING THE COMPRESSO R ROLL INTO THE DRILL PINNING I NAME BETWEEN THETWO
ADJUSTING BLADES IN TURBOMIXER,STRAINED UPPER BACK.
CHANGING CORNER BIT ON LOADER SUPPORTING BOLT WITH HAND WHILE USING IMPACT WRENCH. WRENCH FORCED BOLT DOWN AND SHARP EDGE CUT THROUGH GLOVE IN R PALM
WHILE SETTING CAP INTO PLACE SOME TALC ROCKS CAME OFF THE FACE NEAR THE BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EAR WAS LACERATED AND LEFT SIDE OF HEAD BRUISED.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN WEEKLY ROTATION OF LOG END. AN EMPLOYEE WITH ELECTRIC WRENCH CONTROL RAISED LOG END IT ENTRAPPED EMPLOYEES FINGERS BETWEEN THE END OF LOG AND BASE.
STANDING ON A PUMP PLATFORM 2 FEET OFF THE FLOOR, HE STEPPED DOWN TO TURN WATER ON. WHILE TURNING AROUND EMPLOYEE STRUCK ANGLE IRON ON THE I BEAM CAUSING A CUT IN EYBROW AREA ABOVE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES SHE HAS INCREASING PAIN AND SWELLING IN WRISTS. NOT RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING 16 TON HAUL TRUCK, HE TRYED GEARING DOWN BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO LOWER GEAR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER ON ITS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE DIGGING WITH A LOADER SHE HIT A HARD SPOT. THE LOADER CAME TO A STOP, JAMMING HER WRIST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HER KNEE ON THE STEERING COLUMN.
(CONTUSIONS OF RIGHT ARM WHILE USING MOVING BELT-BAG FLATTENER)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHOVEL, WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK INTO A TRUCK, A SMALL ROCK CAME BETWEEN THE GUARDS IN FRONT WINDOW. THE ROCK HIT THE OPERATOR ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE CUTTING HIM.
HIS WRIST WAS HURTING SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR FELT THE PAIN WAS CAUSED FROM CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE WRIST WHILE PICKING ORE. (HE WAS NOTIFIED ON 4-14-89 THAT HE HAD GONE TO THE D R.)
I.NAME STACKING 50 LB BAGS ON PALLET.FEET NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED AND WAS ALSO IN TWISTED STANCE AS HE PLACED THE BAG.SAID HE HAD SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.WENT TO EMERG.RM.OF LOCAL HOSP.GIVEN RX FOR PAIN,MCLE RELAXER,ANTI-INFLAMM MEDICINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN TRUCK SHOP. AN EXCACATOR WAS INSIDE FOR REPAIR. ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS ON A STEP LADDER WORKING ON EXCAVATOR. I NAME CAME AROUND MACHINE AND TRIPPED ON STEP LADDER LEG, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE LIFTING A 10X10 CAP INTO PLACE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE MUCKPILE TWISTING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING DRILL AUGERS FROM STORAGE RACK ON TRUCK IN PREPARATION FOR DRILLING AN EXPLORATORY TEST HOLE. ONE END WAS RESTED ON CORNER POST OF STORAGE RACK. AS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO P LACE HAND UNDER THE AUGER TO REMOVE IT FROM THE RACK, IT ROLLED OFF AND HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT AUGER AND STORAGE RACK.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON BACK ENTRANCE STEP TO OFFICE FELL FORWARD ON CONCRETE HITTING HER HEAD AND KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN MUD AROUND A PUMP IN PIT HIS FEET BECAME STUCK AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE TRYING TO GET HIS FEET OUT OF THE MUD.