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While working in the maintenance garage, the employee was lifting a piece of steel and felt employee's shoulder pop.

Employee was walking and slipped while carrying a part and when ee fell the part landed on right hand and cut it. EE was taken to the hospital and received 8 stitches

Audiometric testing on 9/11/13 indicated EE has experienced a standard threshold shift.

EE had carpal tunnel surgery 15 years ago, EE mentioned having symptoms again in Aug. 2011 EE took a LOA starting 9/29/11 and RTW on 4/16/12. After working four days EE informed us that he had seen a Doctor because he has carpal tunnel.

EE states, "Getting down off sand screw wind blow the ladder and I fell to the ground and hit elbow and shoulder."

Employee states "Tripped on door sill to garage - twisted right knee". His knee continued to bother him so he went to the doctor and now has restrictions - limit prolonged standing, no squatting, crawling or working on knees: prescription for physical therapy.

Injured employee and two other employees were lifting a 5 foot by 5 foot by 1/4 inch thick piece of steel (approx 275 lb) onto a truck. Injured employee felt something strained in his shoulder. Doctor diagnosed a rotator cuff tear on June 7.

EE arrived at work 45 minutes early. He was walking into the scale office when he stepped on some ice on the north side of the building. EE slipped and fell landing on his right arm.

Audioligist called with audiogram results. Reported that EE has been n edge of STS for years and now has crossed the line.

Employee states, "I slipped going down the stairway." He is on work restrictions: No lifting greater than 35 lbs, limited work which involves kneeling, limited work which involves squatting.

Employee has been operating a front end loader in the pit between 8 and 10 hours, 5 days a week. On July 21 he said he had a sore back and needed to see a doctor.

Employee states that while getting off loader, he missed the last step and twisted something in his back. Employee did not fall, but came down hard on the ground.

EE operates Cat 980G loader 8hrs/day, 5 days/week, for approx. 35 wks/year. His exposure to noise is well below the action level.

EE operates skid-steer loader and performs general clean-up and maintenance. Ee uses muff-type PPE 100% of the time. EE's exposure exceeds action level but not PEL.

Employee was trying to drive out a drive chain link pin. The pin shattered and a piece of it cut the top of his right hand - seven stitches.

4/18/08, EE states, he was welding a leaned forward and hit his head on a spray bar, jamming his neck. 5/9/08 EE requested to see a physician because his neck was still sore. Physicaian returned EE to work with no restrictions and with a referral for physical therapy.

EE was doing maintenance on screen tower. Quoting EE's accident report: Putting tools in work box, on plant, had hand on edge of box, reached for a tool and the lid closed on hand (wind).

Employee was installing 1'x 4' urethane screen panels, pounding them in place with a hand sledge hammer. He struck himself in the hand with a mis-directed blow.

Employee states: Twisted right ankle walking on catwalk". Catwalk was clean & empty.

EE was stepping from ladder to platform. The ladder slipped and EE fell to the ground, striking his shoulder on a piece of steel.

Employee was removing a flat rock from the head box over the screen. As he rolled it to the edge of the screen it shifted to one side and pinched his hand between the rock and the frame of the screen. Impairment: lifting with right hand limited to 2 lb.

EE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF POLYMER (50 LB.) AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

USING A JACK AND BLOCKS TO RAISE A SAND STACKER, EE'S SHOULDER BECAME SORE. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT GET BETTER AFTER USING IT, BUT IT KEPT HURTING SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE IT CHECKED. EE WAS OFF 1 DAY AND RETURNED WITH RESTRICTIONS OF LEFT-HANDED-WORK-ONLY UNTIL HE HAS AN MRI.

AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE SKID STEER HE WAS RUNNING - HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL AGAINST THE TIRE HURTING HIS NECK.

AFTER WORKING ON 2 GRAVEL SCREEN HE SLIPPED LANDING ON HI L. KNEE

WHILE STANDING OR WALKING ABOUT 20' FROM DRIVE OVER HOPPER, A HAUL TRUCK PULLING ONTO HOPPER DROVE OVER A ROCK SHOOTING IT FROM UNDER TIRE HITTING EE'S LEG (R) BREAKING IT.

WHILE WORKING UNDER A 88-B DRAGLINE CRANE, HELPING TO LOOSEN SOME BOLTS, THE WRENCH BROKE. HE STUMBLED BACK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A BAD FRACTURE.

WHEN PUTTING ON HIS HARD HAT SOMETHING BLEW INTOEYE. HE DID HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON. AFTER A COUPLE HRS HE WENT TO MED CENTER FOR A CHECK AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION TO FILL. RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY.

WHILE WORKING AROUND GARDEN PLANT IT WAS REAL WINDY AND DUSTY SOMETHING BLEW IN HIS EYE HE WASHED IT OUT AND CONTINUED TO WORK WITH SOME DISCOMFORT. ON 4-27-03 EYE WAS INFECTED SO TREATED WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. NO LOST TIME.

WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CRUSHER HE WAS WORKING ON HE SLIPPED HITTING SHOULDER ON FRAMEWORK. HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SORE WENT TO DOCTOR BUT NOT BETTER. NO 1-14-03 FOUND TORN ROTOR CUFF

BENT OVER TO PICK COVER OFF FUEL TANK, FELT REAL SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

CALLED TO SAY HE IS HAVING STRANGE FEELINGS IN WRIST. 10-21-02 HAD NERVE CHECK POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL. SAW HAND SURGEON IN JANUARY HAD SURGERY 2/21/03. WORKING WITH RESTRICTIONS 2-24-03.

SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 5' WHILE REPLACING A CONVEYOR BELT. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT LANDING ON GROUND.

WHILE CLEANING EQ WITH AN AIR HOSE SOME DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

WHILE WORKING ON A WELDER, HE FELT HE REINJURED HIS BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS IT DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER SO HE SAW HIS DOC WHO SENT HIM TO A SPECIALIST. WENT TO DOC 5-24-01. OFF WORK UNTIL NEXT APPO INTMENT 6-4-01.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS YARD CARRYING A BOARD HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE WORKING ON SOME CATWALK & CONVEYOR, MUST HAVE TWISTED OR LIFTED WRONG. SEEMED OK UNTIL NEXT MORNING. CALL IN AND REPORTED SORE LOWER BACK.

WHILE SHOVELING OUT HIS LOADER BUCKET, SNOW, ICE FROZEN MATERIAL, EE MUST HAVE SPRAINED HIS WRIST

REPORTED BOTH WRISTS SORE, WEAK, ETC. THINKS CARPA; TUNNEL. BEEN COMING ON OVERTIME. WANTED TO SEE DOCTOR.