GRINDING ON METAL PLATES WHEN GRINDER WHEEL SLIPPED BITING TOP OF HAND.
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Showing all 21Employee complains of a sore back after operating a 980 CAT Loader. He did not report sore back until after he was laid off on 6/11/2007
While hammering a piece of steel part flipped up hitting employee's mouth cutting lip.
Employee was washing down a concrete slab with water hose and slipped on hose falling on the left side breaking his fumor bone. At first he just thought it was bruised. However, per company policy, he was taken to the medical facility for follow up, where he was exmanined and had x-rays determining the extent of the injury would need surgery.
EE TRANSFER TRUCK DRIVER FOR TRAESH READY MIX HAD LOADED MATERIAL, WAS LEAVING PLANT, STOPPED TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD. HE CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK, DID NOT HAVE HOLD OF HAND RAIL, SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD, FELL ONTO HIS BACK ONTO GROUND.
DOING REPAIRS ON SHORT HEAD CONE CRUSHER TOOK LOCKING NUT LOOSE TO MOVE CONE CRUSHER TO SIDE - SHARP METAL EDGE CUT THRU GLOVE INTO FINGER.
APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER OPERATING NEW 1996 988-F CATERPILLER LOADER WITH NEW ERGONICALLY CORRECT CONTROLS, THE EMPLOYEE STARTED COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LEFT HAND.
EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A BOULDER SIZE ROCK, PRYBAR SLIPPED SMASHING FINGER.
EE WAS TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE YARD TO GO HOME TRAVELING IN HIS PRIVATE VEHICLE AT AN UNSAFE ] SPEED. HE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION & RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT PLANT.
EE WAS BENDING PIECES OF METAL IN A VISE, METAL POPPED OUT CUTTING HIS HEAD AND HITTING HIS NOSE.
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A METAL PIPE. EMP'S END WAS ABOUT 50 POUNDS. FELT PULL IN ABDOMEN. ABDOMINAL HERNIA.
EE WAS IN THE SHOP REPAIRING THE ENGINE ON THE 992 B LOADER. HE HAD SET 1/2" IMPACT WRENCH ON THE TIRE TO PUT ON A BOLT. HE DROPPED THE BOLT. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE BOLT THE WRENCH S LID OFF THE TIRE AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD CUTTINGHIS HEAD REQUIRING 5 SITICHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SOME METAL IN SHOP WHEN HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SORENESS IN ABDOMINAL AREA - SUSPECTS ABDOMINAL HERNIA.
HOOKING UP WELDER TO PICKUP WALKED INTO CAMPER SHELL WINDOW WHICH WAS OPEN
EARLY AM WITH MOISTURE PRESENT EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AGAINST CHUTE RUNNING INTO JIG CAUSING BRUISED, SWELLING, CHARLEY HORSE IN LEFT THIGH.
3 EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING 2" SCREENS LIFTING SCREENS ABOVE THEIR HEADS TO SLIDE INTO SCREEN DECK.SCREEN DECK WENT TO HOSPITAL LATER FOR X-RAYS SHOWED SHOULDER STRAIN ON LEFT SIDE.
WHILE EE WAS STEPPING FROM FUEL RACK TO TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG ON END OF RACK EE SAID HE WASNT PAYING FULL ATTENTION.
WHILE A TOP A LADDER CLEANING WINDOWS OF A SCALE HOUSE IN DISBATCHE FRACTURED HIS ANKLE WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT BENEATH HIM RESULTING IN A FALL OF APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING WHEEL BEARINGS AND CHANGING BAD BEARINGS HE WAS USING A HAMMER & PUNCH AND AS THE STEEL HAMMER HIT THE STEEL PUNCH A PIECE OF THE PUNCH BROKE OFF AND ENTERED HIS LE FT THIGH.
EMPL WAS ASSISTING PLANT OPERATOR WITH PLUGGED JAW CRUSHER. RIGHT HAND MIDDLE TWO FINGERS WERE CUT WHEN CHAIN WAS PULLED FROM HAND. TOOK TO HOSPITAL & HAD FINGER STITCHED.
HE WAS WALKING 2N THE LOWER CATWALK UNDER THE HEWITT ROBBINS SCREEN DECK, CHECKING THE 1 1/2 BELT CONVEYOR, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MAIN FEED CONVEYOR STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.