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Employee was climbing off the 988B using the access ladder on the right side of the loader. As employee stepped on the bottom rung of the ladder, his foot slipped off causing him to lose his grip and fall on his left shoulder.
EE AND OTHER EE WERE UNLOADING HEEL PLATES OFF A SMALL SKIDSTEER LOADER ONTO A PALLET LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE SHOP AREA. HE PLACED HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND INSIDE A BOLT HOLE. AS HE PULLED ON THE PLATE HE FELT A SNAP LIKE A RUBBER BAND IN HIS MIDDLE FINGER. SAW DOCTOR ON 7/19, DIAGNOSED RUPTURE TENDON LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EE WAS STEPPING FROM LADDER TO THE GROUND.
EE HAD TO MOVE A BROKEN LOADER TOOTH THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE JAW CRUSHER. AFTER REMOVING THE TOOTH HE PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT ON THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TOOTH HE FE LT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. LATER HE WAS WORKING ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE NOTICED THE PAIN WASN'T LETTING UP.
WELDING & REPAIR WORK IN SAND CRUSHER. SAND WAS ON CROSS MEMBER & EE SLIPPED FALLING APPROX. 2' SCRAPING LT. THIGH.
EE WAS CLEANING A SECTION OF A CONE CRUSHER IN PREPARATION FOR A LINER CHANGE. AS HE WALKED AROOUND THE EQUIPMENT HE STEPPED DOWN WRONG ON HIS FOOT STAGERED BACK & FELL OVER USED CONE BACKING CUTTING HIS LEFT CALF.
WHILE HAULING EE NOTICED HIS RIGHT DOOR WAS SLIGHTLY A JAR. HE DROVE TO THE LOADING AREA AND REACHED ACROSS CAB TO SHUT THE DOOR TO GET A SEAL. AS HE REACHED AND PULLED ONT HE DOOR HE FELT A P AIN INHIS RIGHT WRIST. HE CONTINUED TO HAUL. WRIST SPRANG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A MOTION SENSOR. HE REACHED BEHIND A GUARD AND THE TIPS OF HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE HIT BY A TAB ON THE FLYWHEEL OF A SCREEN DECK.
EE WAS WORKING A CONE CRUSHER AS THE CONE WAS BEING CLAMPED DOWN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETEEN THE ROCK BOX A& THE OIL CYLINDER TO THE RAM HIS HAND WAS PINCHED CAUSING SOME BRUISES
EMPLOYEE TURNED QUICKLY STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE METAL FRAME OF THE SAND CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BRAKES ON F250 FORD SHOP TRUCK. WHILE STRETCHING A SPRING INTO PLACE IT POPPED BACK CUTTING HIM.
EE WAS USING A SMALL HAND GRINDER. THE GRINDER WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE METAL CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KICK BACK HITTING TOP OF RIGHT HAND. THE INJURY REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
EE WAS MOVING UNDER A SCREEN DECK REPAIRING WIPERS & WALKED INTO A PIPE HANGING SIC INCHES LOWER THAN SCREEN DECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUT ON CARRIAGE BELTS TO REMOVE CUTTING EDGE ON FRONT END LOADER. CARRIAGE BOLT SLIPPED WHILE BEING REMOVED AND SHARP EDGE CUT RIGHT HAND IN PALM AREA REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER AS HE TURNED WITH A SHOVEL FULL HE FELT PAIN AT THELEFT SIDE OF THE GROIN. THIS WAS A REINJURY OF AN OLD INJURY WHICH DID NOT OCCUR AT VIM
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE BOTTOM CROSS BEAM OF THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF THE CRUSHER, TH EBEAM SITS 16" ABOVE GROUND. HE WAS WELDING A SUPPORT ARM ON A DISCHARGE CHUTE, HE SLIPPED THEN CAUS ING HIS FOOT TO TWIST.
HEARING LOSS WAS DISCOVERD THROUGH ANNUAL AUDIOSON RIGHT EAR 4K SHIT OF 300B. ON LEFT EAR 6K A SHIFT OF 10 & B
EE WAS DRAWING A CHAIN THROUGH A SHACKLE, WHEN HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP.
HE WAS STANDING APPROX. 4 FT FROM EDGE WHEN A PORTION OF THE FACE BROKE LOOSE UNDER HIS FEET CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE ON HIS BACK 25 TO 30 FEET DOWN TO LEVEL 4 FROM LEVEL 3.
HEARING LOSS WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH ANNUAL AUDIO. ON RIGHT EAR 4K SHIFT OF 40DB, ON 6K SHIFT OF 20DB, ON LEFT EAR 4K SHIFT OF 45DB, ON 6K SHIFT OF 45DB.
EE INJURED HIS HAND. HE AND CO WORKER WAS WORKING ON CHG A WORN OUT WING DRUM ON AN 120' CONVEYOR BELT. THEY TIED OFF DRUM SO THE DRUM WOULD NOT DROP DOWN. EE PROCEED TO CUT BOTH ENDS OF THE S HAFT THAT THE DRUM SPINS ON, WHEN HE FINISHED CUTTING THE SHAFT THE DRUM BECAME WEDGED IN A CROSS MEMEBER OF THE CONVEYOR BELT FRAME. THEY UNTIED THE END OF ROPE THAT WAS TIED TO THE BELT FRA
WAS MOVING ROCK WITH FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE HIT A BIG BOULDER CAUSING HIS HEAD TO WHIP BACK AND FORTH.
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER HAD JUST FINISHED DRAGGING A SECTION OF CATWALK FROM UNDER THE SECONDARY DECK, 10 FEET, THEN PROCEEDED TO LIFT THE CATWALK FOUR INCHES OFF THE GROUND AND TOOK FIVE STEPS . AT THAT POINT, EMPLOYEE FELT HIS BACK STRAIN.
WITNESSES SAID THAT EE WAS IRRIATED BECAUSE THE OTHER EE DID NOT HELP PLAN FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY HE WAS GIVING THEM A AHARD TIME WHEN OTHER EE HAD HAD ENOUGHT AND ATTACKED HITTING HIM A HEAD AND NECK UNTIL OTHER INTERVIEWED. EE WENT TO THE DR COMPLAINING OF PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE & A COWORKER WERE INSTALLING DRIVE BELTS BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHEAVES OF THE GRIZZLY FEEDER & ITS DRIVE MOTOR COWORKER HAD RA ISED THE MOTOR WITH A PRY BAR TO PROVIDE SLACK SO THAT THE BELTS COULD BE PLACED INTO THE PULLEY GROOVES WH ILE FIT TING A BELT INTO A FEEDER PULLEY GROOVE THE MOTOR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OFF THE PRY BAR CAUSING THE BELT TO TIGHTEN BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHEAV
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A RAMP (CATWALK TO THE CRUSHER HOUSE WHEN HE GOT TO THE END OF THE RAMP HE STEPPED DOWN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ONTO ANOTHER CATWALK, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HIS LEFT ANKLE FOL DED UNDER HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HOLDING STEAM CLEANING NOZZLE REACHING FOR HANDRAIL FOOT TANGLED IN WATER HOSE THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. FELL ABOUT 7 FT. TO GROUND LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE. ARM. WEA RING HARD HAT, SAFETY GALSSES, DUST MASK AND STEEEL TOED SHOES.
I NAME & I NAME WERE PREPARING TO TILT A TRACK ROLLER FOR A D8L DOZER INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN ORDER TO ATTACH A LIFTING SLING IN ORDER TO FIT THE ROLLER ONTO THE DOZER I NAME HAD SQUATTED DOWN BESIDE THE ROLLER WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE FRI NAME WHEN ELEMENTX SAID HE HEARD I NAME BACK POP I NAME IMMEDIATELY FELL TO THE GROUND IN PAIN & COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS & TINGLING IN HIS LEFT