THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND LIFTING PIECES OF GROUT DURING THE DAY.EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN STRAIN ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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Showing all 24INJ WAS BACKING EUCLID DOWN QUARRY RAMP DUE TO STEP GRADE AND SANDY SURFACE HE HAD TO BRAKE REPEATEDLY. BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKING HE LOST AIR PRESSURE AND CONSEQUENTLY BRAKING CAPABILTY HE CUT WHEEL IN ORDER TO HIT SO. SIDE WALL BUT CUT WHEEL WRONG WAY TRUCK RAN UP ONTO BERM AND FLIPPED ON SIDE. HE CLIMBED OUT.
I NAME WAS LAYING DOWN A PIECE OF CURB WHEN A PIECE CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON HEAD SHOULDER LEG
I.NAME WAS CROSSING FROM ONE CURB SLAB TO THE NEXT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & HAD TO JUMP DOWN APPROX.10FT.TO THE NEXT LEVELG.INJURING ANKLE
WHILE MOUNTING A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON SHAFT PINCHED SMALL LEFT FINGER BETWEEN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY & SHAFT.
TRIED TO CATCH 1LASTIC PAIL WITH PARTS INSIDE; EDGE OF PAIL STRUCK FINGER TIP OF RT HAND, CUTTING FINGER.
UNSPECIFIED LIF7ING OF OBJECTS, REULTING IN UPPER BACK PAIN.
WHILE CHANGING 7ENSION CAR SHEAVE I.NAME CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN RAILS AT TGENSION HOUSE & TWISTGED HIS LEFT ANKLE
WHILE WALKING A7ROSS WOODEN WALKWAY I.NAME STEPPED ON END OF LOOSE PLANK PLANK CAME UP AND I.NAME FELL INTO HOLE UNDER WALKWAY
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING CRANE TO MOVE A WIRE SAW OUTRIGGER THIS BEING AN INTRAGAL PART OF WIRE SAW DRIVES #1 & #2 8.86 TON LOAD WAS 51FT.FROM CDRANES CENTERPIN HE HOISTED LOAD & TRIED TO SWING RT BUT GEAR WOULD 3O ENGAGE CRANE AND/OR LOAD SHIFTED & BOOM SWUNG LEFT TOWARD LEDGE HE TRIED TO POWSER LOAD DOWN BUT SWING LEFT ACCELERATED & CRANE STARTED TO TIP HE EXITED THE CRANE AS IT WAS
WHILE CARRYING 4ACKHAMMER EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING AND FELL PINCHING TOP OF RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN JACKHAMMER HANDLE AND GROUT BOX
EMPLOYEE NEEDED3TO GET PARTS TO REPAIR BROKEN WATER LINES FROM STOREHOUSE 1/2 MILE AWAY NO CO VEHICLE AVAILABLE HE DECIDED TO USE HIS OWN VEHICLE (MOTORCYCLE) BEFORE HE COULD USE IT HOWEVER HE HAD TO ADJUST L2OSE CHAIN THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN CHAIN WHEN RAG HE WAS HOLDING WAS PULLED INTO SPROCKET AS HE TESTED THE CHAIN UNDER POWER
MECHANIC WAS DO3NG ROUTINE SERVICE ON CRANE WAS UNDERNEATH CRANE LOOKED UP GOT DIRT IN EYE.
QUARRYMAN WORKI3G CURB SHOW GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST/DIRT IN EYE.
LIT AIR BURNER 4ITH OXYGEN PROBE HELD PROBE NEXT TO RT FOOT FORGOT TO TURN OFF OXYGEN LIFTED BURNER IGNITED OXYGEN IN BOOT CAUSING BURNS
BECAUSE OF FREQ6ENT USE OF PNEUMATIC HAND DRILL
REMOVING SHIMS 5ND WEDGES FROM SIDELINE WORKBOX WAS TRAVELING UPWARD SLOWLY EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE STUCK WEDGE AND SHIM DID NOT LET GO AND DID NOT SIGNAL TO STOP THE BOX KNUCKLE WAS SCRAPPED AND BRUISED BY3SHIMS WHEN BOX CONTUNUED UP
WORKER WAS SPLI7TING STONE FROM WORK BOX,SWING SLEDGE MISSED WEDGE LOST HIS STANCE STEP DOWN FIRMLY TO REGAIN POSTURE & TWISTED FOOT.
CLIMBING TO UPP9R SHELF TO LOWER SEPERATOR LOST BALANCE,GRABBED HOSE AND SEPERATOR FELL STRIKING I.NAME ON RIGHT FOREARM.
MECHANIC WORKIN1 UNDER VECHILE BANGED HEAD ON PROJECTING BOLT. REQUIRED SUSTURES.
WHILE OPERATING3AIR BURNER JET FLAME DRILL LARGE POCKET OF STONE DUST WAS STRUCK BY THRUST OF BURNER BLOW DUST IN FACE OF OPERATOR
FOREIGN OBJECT 3N EYE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN WELDER USING CHIPPING HAMMER GOT FLUX PARTICLE IN EYE DUE TO POOR FITTING SAFETY GLASSES
STARTING GAS WA7ER HEATER, WHEN THE ELECTRICAN THREW THE MAIN SWITCH ACCUMLATED GAS EXPLODED AND CAUSED A FLASH FIRE.
STARTING GAS WA7ER HEATER, WHEN T HE ELECTRICAN THREW THE MAIN SWITCH ACCUMULATED GAS EXPLODED AND CAUSED A FLASH FIRE.