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EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MINE A 55 GALLON DRUMOF LUBRICATION WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. HE LOST HIS GRASP ON THE BARREL AND IT STRUCK HIM ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG, CAUSING CONTUSION AND SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AND WAS HITTING A PIECE OF ROUND STACK ON THE FLOOR. HE WASATTEMPTING TO BEND IT. WHEN HE STRUCK IT, IT FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION AND SLIGHT FRACTURE OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN AIRHOSE REEL OFF OF A TRUCK. PART OF THE REEL SHIFTED AND HE ENDED UP DROPPING THE REEL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11/23/99, AT WHICH TIM E IT WAS FOUND THAT HE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT BIG TOE. NO TIME OFF OR LIMITATIONS.NOTE;HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED SHOES.
EE WAS USING A PORTABLE ELECTRICAL/MAGNETIC BASED DRILL PRESS TO DRILL OUT BOLT HOLES. ON THE DISCHARGE END OF BMILL (CEMENT BALL MILL) HE MISTAKENLY TRIPPED THE MAGNET SWITCH. RELEASING THE D IRLL PRESS STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE ON 10/25 HE REPORTED A CHIPPED TOOTH WHICHHE WENT & BONDED
EE WAS SETTING THE BRAKE ON A CEMENT RAILCAR AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON 9/30 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAIN IN THE MID BACK AREA. OFF WORK UNTIL 10/1 /99.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING INTO HIS LOCKER WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO GRAB HIS TOOL BAG. HE STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST AND HAS BEEN PUT ON LIFTING WITH LEFT WRIST AND HAS A SPLINT.
EE HAS OVER 37 YRS OF SERVICE & HAS FOUND OUT THAT HE IS LOSING HEARING IN BOTH EARS. HE WORKED IN MAINTANCE FROM 1962-80 THEN WENT TO QUARRY IN 80 TO PRESENT
EE WAS WALKING TO THE LUNCH ROOM AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT HEAL. HE HAD PERVIOUSLY JUMPED DOWN FRON A PLATFORM ABOUT THREE FOOT HIGH. X-RAYS TAKEN OF FOOT WERE NEGATIVE.
EE IS A 30 YRS EE. HE HAS FILED A CLAIM FOR HEARING LOSS CUMULATION OVER HIS 25 YRS OF MAINTANCE AND QUARRY WORK.
EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT WORK WITH A SWOLLEN EYE AND DOES NOT RECALL ANYTHING ENTERING THE EYE. COMPANY EYE DOCTOR FOUND NOTHING IN THE EYE EXCEPT A DEVELOPING STYE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELAT ED. A SECOND DOCTOR(WONG) REMOVED A "BENIGN" NEOPLASM ON 05/17/99. PATHOLOGY REPORT SAID IT WAS A POSSIBLE REACTION TO A FOREIGN BODY. WORKER'S COMP. DECISION REVERSED ON 07/20/99.
INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE WORKING ON C150-2 RECLAIM RAKE ALIGNING BROKEN RAIL TO WELD. EE WAS SWINING A 8# SLEDGE HAMMER USING HIS RIGHT HAND, WHEN HE SWIPED HIS HAND ACROSS A PIECE OF EXPOSE D SHARP METAL. HE LACERATE THE SMALL, RING AND MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT. HAND, WHICH REQUIRED A TOTAL OF SIX STITCHES. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
EE HAD AN AUDIOLOGY EVALUATION FOR HEARING LOSS. THE INITIAL REPORT IS THAT HE WILL REQUIRE HEARING AIDS. HE IS NOW RETIRED FROM THE COMPANY.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING OUT CHUNKS IN THE C-MILL LIMESTONE FEEDER HOPPER. HE WAS PUSHING FORWARD ON THE JACKHAMMER AND HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF, SLAMMING INTO THE EDGE OF THE HOPPER. INJURED DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-24, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE DISTAL #5 METACARPAL. NO LOST TIME/ RESTRICTIVE.
EE ORIGINALLY TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON 2/22/99 THRE HAS BEEN NO TREATMENT OR RESTRICTED DUTY THE DR STARTED HIM ON REPEATED PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS ON 9/9/99 MAKING IT REPORTABLE. STILL NO RESTRICTED DUTY POSSIBLE TORN OR PULLED LIGAMENT
EMPLOYEE IS HAVING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT FOR A NECK INJURY SUSTAINED WHEN AN OFF ROAD TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING CLEANING A PLUG UP ON THE 4TH STAGE OF PRT HEADT TOWER. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING CAP (APPROX 2 1/2" IN DIA). BACK ON WHEN A SPURT OF HOT KILN CAME OUT. BECAUSE EMP LOYEE WAS NOT WEARING PROPER PROTECTIVE GLOVE SOME OF THE NAT'L GOT INSIDE HE HOT SUIT SLEEVE, BURINING HIS RIGHT ARM, & RIGHT HIP. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
TH EINJURED & ANOTHER MECH WERE ADJUSTING THE RAKE ON C-150-2 RECLAIMER. THE RAKES ARE SUPPOSTED TO BT PERDENDICULAR TO CCABLES THEY ATTACH TO. THIS RAKE WAS NOT PERPENDICULAR AND WAS PULLIN G CABLES IN. THE 2 MECHS. WERE LOOSENING THE BOLTS EITHER END OF RAKE. ONE MECH COMPLETED LOOSENED BOLT ALLOWING ONE END OF THE RAKE TO SPRING FREE HITTING OTHER MECH IN CHEST. KNOCKING HIM
EE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE WHILE CLEANING AROUND THE B-3 FINISH MILL. THEY WERE WASHED OUT AND HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICATION. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOUDLER WHILE REACHING FOR A ROCK.
EE SLIPPED OFF OF THE OP LADDER RUNG OF A 5OTON EUCLID DUMP TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE FALLW AS ABOUT 7 FT. THERE WAS NO GREASE OR MUD ON THE LADDER OR BOOTS. HE CHIPPED A BONE AN D BRUISED HIS RIGHT HEEL. RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A BOUT 3 WEEKS
THE MECHANICAL PRESS IN THE SHOP HAS A ROTATING BASE PLATE WITH VARIOUS SIZE SLOTS IN IT. HE SPUN THE PLATE TO CLEAN UNDER IT & SMASHED THE TIP[OF THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME
EMPLOYEE HAD CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT FOR A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK CAUSED BY CARRYING A METAL PLATE UP STAIRS.
INJURED WAS REMOVING 94 LB CEMENT SACKS FROM SPRING CONVEYOR. HE WAS LIFTING AND TOSSING TO GROUND. HE LATER FELT DISCOMFORT IN THE GROIN AREA. ON 8-16 HE WENT TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WA S DIAGNOSED WITH A INGUINAL HERNIA.
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE REPLACING A RUBBER BOOT(CHUTE) AT THE CEMENT TRUCK LOADOUT SILO. EE WAS OFF ON PRE-SCHEDLULED VACATION THE WEEK OF JUNE 21ST.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A PIECKUP TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE WHICH RESULTED IN EE CHIPPING AND FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE RECEIVED DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE, DUE TO WINDS.
WRENCHING ON AN OLD GARAGE TRUCK AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL ON A PALLET.
EE STATED THAT HIS WRISTS HAD NEVER QUIT HURTING SINCE DOING BARRING AT KILN PRECALCINATION 4/98. HE DID NOT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS UNT 7-29-98. WENT TO DR ON 7-16. POSSIBLE CTS. DR. REPORTED THA T HE DETERMINED THAT EE HAS CTS (11/98) & THAT SURGERY WILL BE NECESSARY TO CORRECT. HAS LOST NO TIME AT WORK & IS DOING REGULAR JOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING LIDS OVER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN WIND BLEW UP DUST. DUST ENTERED RIGHT EYE CAUSING EMBEDDED OF DUST.
EMPLOYEE IS A 36+ YEAR EMPLOYEE. HE IS RETIRED AS OF 4/1/98. HE HAS FILED A CLAIM FOR CUMULATIVE HEARING LOSS. THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY OUR WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE CARRIER.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A FAN TO PUT IN BACK OF TRUCK WITH ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET GROUND.
REPORTED TO THE COMPANY ON 10/19/98. HE HAD BEEN SEEING HIS OWN DR & REPORTED THE INJURY WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE NEEDED SURGERY. CLAIM WAS DENIED BY WORKERS COMP CARRIER BECAUSE OF DELAY IN REPOR TED, TREATED AS A PERSONAL INJURY CASE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, CLAIM WAS ACCEPTED BY CARRIER & REPORTED AS A WORK RELATED INJURY, JAN 14, 1999.
EE WAS ON THE CLINKER TRANSFER TOWER WHEN DEBRIS BLEW IN HIS EYES.
WHILE RUNNING ROCK,CRUSHER OPERATOR (INJURED) WAS STANDING AT OPERATORS STATION WHEN MACHINE SPIT BACK A SMALL STONE STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEEK.EMPLOYEE RECIEVED 10-20 STITCHES IN CUT AND RETUR NED TO WORK.
INJURED WAS DESCENDING LADDER AT THE BACK OF B18TUNNER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 5FT-FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP & ANKLE & LEFT KNEE
EE WAS WORKING ON THE KILN INLET SEALS, ALIGNINGTHEM, USING A DRIFT PUNCH. ANOTHER EE TAPPED ON THE END OF PUNCH TO HELP REMOVE IT, AND PUNCH STRUCK EE ON FACE & MOUTH
EE WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW, TRIPPED AND FELL INJURING/SPRAINING HIS BACK.
WAS REMOVING BEARING THAT WAS BEING HEATED INA OVEN. LATER FELLT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. BIAGNOSED LOWER BACK STRAIN.
RESTRICTED DUTY FOLLOWING SURGERY DUE TO AGGRAVATION OF A PAST INJURY.
CAUGHT RING ON CATWALK, SUTURES REQUIRED.
INSPECTING THE INTERIOR OF THE ROLLER MILL AND STEPPED INTO AN OPENING IN THE MILL BOWL CAUSING A LIGAMENT SPRAIN OF THE RIGHT CALF.
WALKING DOWN RAMP TO DEEP PAN, STEPPED ON KLINKER BALL FELL BACK SPRAINED WRIST.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING DOUBLE DOORS ON LIMESTONE SCALE AND CAUGHT A SHARP EDGE THAT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.
TROUBLE SHOUTING, PFAFF SAMPLE SYSTEM. ACUATOR RAISED PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES REQUIRED.
PULLING WITH PRY-BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND END STUCK IN RIGHT HAND (PALM) LACERATION, SUTURES REQUIRED.
THIS IS A CLAIM FOR COM. HEARING LOSS. THE EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED FOR CALAVERAS SINCE 7-21-59. HE WAS WORKED MANY DIFFERENT JOBS THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. HE HAS BEEN SHOVEL OPERATOR SINCE 09-18-86. HE WAS BEEN SUPPLIED HEARING PROTECTION. INSTRUCTED ON USE. INSURANCE CARRIER IS INVESTIGATING THIS CLAIM.
WAS PULLING ON A "COME ALONG" TOOL & THE EYE BOLT BROKE STRIKING BACK OF LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP MATERIAL ON 3 FLOOR OF SECONDARY CRUSHER. NEXT TO THE SHAKER SCREW. HE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING WHEN A 4" TO 6" LIMESTONE ROCK SHOOK OUT OF SCREW AND STRUCK HIM ON THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK ON THE SPINE CAUSING CONTUSION. WAS TAKEN IN FOR X-RAY AND RETURNED TO WORK. WAS PUT IN RESTRICTED DUTY 12-12-97.
A RED HOT 2" WELDING ROD DROPPED FROM ABOVE AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK OF NECK.