Replacing Conveyor belt with the use of 262 D Cat Skid Loader driven by employee. Employee was backing the skid Loader while watching commands from two other employees when the conveyor clamp slipped off the belt and sling shot thru the windshield hitting skid loader operator in the right upper chest.
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Showing all 9While changing drill steel out to a different length it misaligned causing operator to need to physically move it by hand while doing so the operator dropped the drill steel and it landed on ring finger tip right hand
Digging out a indention hole with a hand held pry bar to hook the chain into. Felt a pop in right shoulder. 7/7/11 Ed told Ronda of the accident and he was going to the dr 7/8/11. Ed would need a MRI on his shoulder around the 19th of july. Ed has a torn rotator cuff and will need surgery. His next appt is Aug 4th for consult.
Employee claims he was using 3 point contact on the catwalk of the loader and was cleaning his window off in the rain when he slipped and lost grip due to the rain and fell to the ground injuring his wrist and arm.
EE tried to loosen a tight bolt on machine with wrench. Pulling down grip slipped & he fell forward enough to smack his lip on the end of wrench busting top lip some & the bottom lip wide open. He reported to his co workers what happened & came to office he was treated with IBprophen & Ice on the lip The Sec took him to Dr. He stitched 2 stiches & returned for day.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER BEING PUSHED BY ANOTHER SCRAPER TO LOAD HIM AND WAS JARRED BY THE IMPACT.
EE MENTIONED ON 7-17 HIS ARM HURT. PAIN WORSENED OVER NEXT FEW DAYS. EE WENT TO HIS DR. 7-30 WITH A DX OF A CYST IN WRIST. EE WAS RETURNED TO WORK AT LIGHT DUTY AND DID ERRANDS, PAPER SORTING, RAN OTHER LOADERS THAN HIS REGULAR ONE. SAW DR.ON 8013, SAME RETURN TO DUTY. SAW SPECIALIST ON 8018 & 26, SAME RETURN TO DUTY. NO CYST, ITS TENDONITIS, CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTION. NO WORK FO
EMPLOYEES ENTERED PROPERTY AND PRIOR TO SHIFT OR SUPERVISION IGNITED TRASH USING GAS IGNITING THE CLOTHING OF 1 AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE HEPED TO GET FIRE OUT. STOP DROP ROLL RIP OFF CLOTHES. BURNS TO1 CHEST, ARM, 2 HANDS, FACE, SIDE. TAKEN TO ST. FRANCIS BURN CENTER. NOTE: BURNING TRAS WITH GAS AND AT LOCATION IS NOT A PRACTICE OF COMPANY.
MAN WAS IN CRUSHER HOPPER PRYING ROCK WITH BAR AND PULLED LUMBAR MUSCLE IN BACK.