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EE was holding a drift pin for other ee while changing a pipper tip on the dozer. the hammer bounced off the pin and hit him in the left thumb.
Ee went into the sand hopper under the screen to do clean up. He was in the hopper for about 10 minutes when co-worker turned the sand belt on to clean out the last of the sand. Ee was tumbled around in the hopper then shot out onto the ground.
DISLOCATION OF COLLAR BONE DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION.
LOWERING SCREENBOX ONTO NEW SUPPORT, COMEALONG SPRUNG WHILE BEING LOWERED BY MECHANIC AND HANDLE SPUN AROUND. HANDLE OF COMEALONG HIT LT. RING FINGER. NAIL WAS TORN, SIDE OF FINGER LACERATED AND FIRST DIGIT WAS SMASHED.
EE HAD BEEN FILLING UP THE WATER TRUCK FROM THE STAND TANK. HE FINISHED THIS TASK AND STEPPED UPINTO THE WATER TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS TORSO AS HE WAS GETTING INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND FELT LOW BACK PAIN.
HAD TO CHANGE SAND SCREEN ON SCREENING PLANT WHEN PUTTING IN NEW SCREENS YOU HAVE TO PUSH UP FROM UNDER SCREEN & PULL UP CLAMP BAR TO CATCH LIP ON SCREEN TOP SURFACE. THERE IS A VERY SMA LL SPACE TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP HIS TOOLS OFF THE TAILGATE OF THE PICKUP. HE WENT TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE WITH THE TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT HAND. AS HE SHUT THE TAILGATE, THE RAZOR KNIFE HE WAS HOLDING CUT IN TO THE FLESHY PART OF HIS HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMBAND INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED ON OR AROUN HEAVY CONSTRUCKTION EQUIPMENT FOR MOST OF IS ADULT LIFE. RECENTLY HE HAS EXPERIENCED A RINGING IN HIS EARS AND ANOTICABLE DECREASE IN HIS HEARING ABILITY. DECIB LE READINGS INSIDE OUR EQUIPMENT ARE 82. EARPLUGS ARE REQUIRED. EMPLOYEE IS SEEKING TESTING TO DETERMINE EXTENT AND CAUSE OF HEARING LOSS.
INJURED WAS CLEANING TH EOVER-SPILL ON THE TYPE II CHUTE OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK, FALLING INTO HE HOLE AND HIT HIS MOUNT ON A STEEL BAR ON THE CRUSHER MACHINE. A TOOTH WE NT THROUGH THE BOTTOM LLIP A DN FOUR TOP TEETH WERE LOOSENED.
HE WAS NOT WEARING THE SAFETY BACK SUPPORT BRACE PROVIDED BY HOLLYWOOD GRAVEL CO., THE DAY OF HIS INJURY.
STOPPED LOADER AND CRAWLED UP TO CLOSE ENGINE PANEL. WHEN FINISHED,STEPPED BACK ONTO TIRE AND MISSED STEP FALLING TO GROUND. CAUSED A HEAD LCERATION.
SHOVELING BUILT UP MATERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT.