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EE REPORTED HE WAS DRIVING A LIME SPREADER TRUCK WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT FROM DRIVING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. THE EE WAS TREATED FOR A LOWER BACK STRAIN OF THE LOCAL MEDICAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTION.
EE WAS OPERATING A FARM TRACTOR. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING LOW ON FREON. BEFORE THE A/C COULD BE RECHARGED THE A/C STOPPED COOLING. EE'S AT THE SITE PROVIDED FIRST AID AND THE EE WAS TRA NSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THE EE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THAT SAME DAY . THE EE RETURNED TO WORK.
EE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OFF OF A FIVE GALLON CONTAINED WHEN THE KNIFE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EE'S LEFT LEG. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK FROM OPERATING FARM TRACTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COVER ON A PUMP BARGE WHICH WAS PULLED TO BANK. HE REPLACED THE HOLE COVERAND STEPPED ON IT. THE HOLE COVER GAVE WAY, SCRATCHING HIS LEFT LEG. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDIC AL TREATMENT AT THE LOCAL MEDICAL CLININC AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EE CLIMBED ON A D-9 DOZER TO CHECK FLUID LEVELS. HE REACHED FORWARD AND PULLED HIMSELF UP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. LATER THAT MORNING AS THE PAIN PROGRESSED, HE REPORTED TO THE DISPENS ARY. HE CONTINUED UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE WHILE AWAY FROM WORK. HE WAS RELEASED AND REPORTED TO WORK ON 5/12/99.
EE REPORTED CHEST PAINS AT HOME ON FRIDAY EVENING. REPORTED FOR WORK ON SAT MORNING TO WORK AS TEMPORARY SUPERVISOR. AS HE WAS MAKING JOB ASSIGNMENT HIS CHEST PAINS INCREASED AND HE WAS TRANSP ORTED TO DR OFFICE AND THEN TO BAPTIST HOPSITAL IN LITTLE ROCK. EE CONTINUES TO THE UNDER DR CAR AFTER SUGERY.
EE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON NEWLY DELIVERED BULLDOZER WHEN THE DOOR KNOV (LEVER) BROKE OFF. THIS LEFT A THREADED SHAFT EXPOSED WHICH LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND. THE EE WA SENT TO CLINIC WHERE HE RECE IVED SUTURES AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE UNLOADING OF DRUMS FROM AN EXTENDABLE BOOM TRUCK TO THE GROUND. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO TIP OVER AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED CLEAR OF THE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICA L TREATMENT AND RETURNED TO WORK. ON JUNE 3, HE WAS PLACED ON PRESCIPTION MEDICATION.
EE WAS CHECKING THE OIL ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE MINES. HE WAS ON A SAND HILLAND WAS SWEATING SO HE TOOK OFF HIS GLASSES TO WIPE OFF HIS FACE. AND THINKS HE HAD SAND ON HIS HANDS WHICH GOT IN TO HIS EYES. HE REPORTED TO THE PLANT DISPENSARYWHERE THE EYE WAS TREATED WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
EE WAS DRIVING IN THE MINES & WENT TO ADJUST THESIDE MIRROR AFTER IT HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A TREE LIMB. THE MIRROR WAS BROKEN & HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE OF THE SHARDS. HE REPORTED TO THE PLANT DISPENSARY WHERE THE LACERATION REQ SUTURES
REPAIRING RING OF KILN, PICKED UP BLOCK CUT HAND ON BLOCK, CLEANED , BOOSTER SHOT SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO SHUT OFF THE OIL VALVE & HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE UNINSULATED PIPE (STEAM VALVE) HE HAS IT INFECTED & NEEDED ATTENTION THE EMPLOYEE WAS HURT ON THE 15TH BUT DID NO T REPORT IT UNTIL THE 17TH OF AUGUST
WORKING IN PUTTING BLDG ON PIPE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN UNISTRUT AND PIPE REQ SUTURES MED ATTENTION
EMPLOYEE BEHIND MINE SHOP PULLING POWER CABLE OUT OF MUD WITH ROPE.ROPE BROKE;EMPLOYEE FELL AND HIT ELBOW ON ROCK.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT OLD FIRE DEPT AT BAUXITE.CHECKING TRANSMISSION ON OIL TRUCK WRECCH WAS HARD TO TURN AND HE HIT IT WITH HIS AHND.
EMPLOYEE EXPERINCED A NOISE- INDUCED HEARING LOSS. NO AWARD OF OWRKERS COMPENSATION HAS BEEN MADE. HIS LOSS IS AN IMPAIRMENT, NOT A COMPLETE LOSS.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS THE AUDIOGRAM THAT VERIFIED THE LOSS WAS PER FORMED ON 12-3-86 USING THE CRITERIA RECENTLY DR DEVELOPED BY THE AAO OUR HOME OFFICE NOTIFIED U S LOCALLY IN LATE 1987 AND OUR PLANT PHYSICIAN RECENTLY CONFIRMED THE LOSS AS OCCUPATIONAL NO AWARD OF WORKERS COMPENSATION HAS BEEN MADE HIS LOSS IS AN IMPAIRMENT NOT A COMPLETE LOSS
EMPLOYEE WAS IN FRONT OF OLD B & N ROUNDHOUSE OPENING SLIDING FRONT DOOR EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN MULTIPLE DOSAGE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
EMPL LAYING OUT3WIRE,GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN WIRE AT MINES SHOP.TOOK MULTIPLE DOSES OF RX MEDICINE.
EMPL BEHIND MUD3LAKE HAD FINISHED WORKING STANDING BY BUSH AS HE TURNED LIMB HIT EYE.EMPL RECD RX EYEDROPS AND RX PAIN.
EMPL OUT AT SEC7ION 17 CUTTING RETAINERS FROM CABLE ATTACHED TO SPOOL.CABLE BROKE LOOSE HIT FACE.EMPL TOOK MULTIPLE DOSAGES OF RX MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3SECTION 14 TREATMENT PLANT CHANGING TIRE.PULLED BACK AS HE TRIED TO RAISE TIRE.EMPLOYEE TOOK MULTIPLE DOSAGES OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS OF A PRESCRIPTION OINTMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING OIL TRUCK AND END OF CLEANER BURNED ARM.
EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 DOWN OFF DRAGLINE FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG OF STEP AND INJURED RT LEG AND KNEE
I,NAME ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE END OF A PLASTIC BOAT (APPROX. WEIGHT 75 LBS.) OUT OF WAY OF THE HYDRALIFT TRUCK. HIS FEET BECAME STUCK IN MUD AS HE TURNED AND REACHED BEHIND HIM TO PULL THE BOAT . HIS FEET DID NOT TURN AS HE TWISTED TO PULL.
EMP WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING DRAG CABLES ON 650 B DRAGLINE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF DRAG DRUM AND AS HE PUSHED TO SEAT CABLE ANCHORS SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR CUTTING RT LEG ON CABLE LANDS IN DRUM