EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DRAGGING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL TO THE HOIST. THE COMPANY IS INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS ONLY ESTABLISHING A WORKER COMP CASE DUE TO THE LIMITED WORK SCHEDULE.
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Showing all 31MASHED RIGHT FOREFINGER BY A PIECE OF METAL RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING OIL PAN ON A TRUCK WHEN FUEL DISCHARGED AND WAS IGNITED BY TORCH RESULTING IN A FLASH FIRE CAUSING BURNS TO EMPLOYEE'S FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC WHILE GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL. A FRAGMENT APPARENTLY ENTER HIS EYE AND BECAME EMBEDDED.
EMPL WAS HELPING EMCHANIC LOAD PIECE OF METAL INTO TRUCK WHEN GRIP ON METAL SLIPPED & EMPL FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL & TRUCKS BUMPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM WELD WITH CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE GOT INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON ENDLOADER WIND BLEW HIM OFF BALANCE HE GRABBED A LIGHT CORD THE CORD WAS AROUND THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS LAYING LOOSE AGAINST THE ENGINE ALTERATER FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT
PNEUMOCOISIS AWARD 5% PRESUMPTIVE NO IMPAIRMENT.
2.25% AWARD FOR3OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS
EMP WAS ADING H2DRAULIC OIL TO END LOADER WITH A 2 GALLON CAN. HE LIFTED OIT TO LOWER DECI WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING CATCH IN HIS BACK. HE OPERATED LOADER FOR APROX 3 HOURS WHEN HE STATED HAVING MUSCLE SPASMS A3D COULD NOT MOVE. HE WAS EXITICATED FROM LOADER AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE FELL OVER A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE CLIMBE8 UP STEP LADDER ON BACK OF TRUCK TO GET IN THE BED AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND FELL INSIDE THE BED LANDING ON HIS HIP
HEARING LOSS- 134 % AWARD.
EE WAS EXITING 7AB OF DOZER WHEN CAB DOOR SHUT ON FINGER.
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 ON A PIECE OF METAL ON A BENCH, WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT THE METAL AND PUSHED IT OFF THE BENCH STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS PO6RING LIME INTO PIPE GOING TO THICKNER TANK WHEN LIME BLEW INTO HSI EYES
EMPLOYEE TRUCK 5OST BRAKE WHILE GOING DOWN GRADE TO FILL AREA TO DUMP H E APPLIED ALL BRAKES THEN JUMPED FROM HAULER THE TRUCK STOPPED APPROX. 30 FT FROM WHERE HE LANDED SERVICE BRAKE LOST DUE BROKEN OIL LIN9 ON REAR BRAKE SERVICE AND FRONT BRAKE WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT RENDERING THEM INEFFECTURE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DETERMINED A RIOT SELF ADJUSTING.
EMP WAS WORKING2 PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK, ON ENDLOADER NEAR THE CAB OF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A MIRROR BRACKET CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIR ED SUTURES TO C5OSE
EE STATED HE FE5L TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE & ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING PINS ON AUGER AND COMPLAINED OF DOUBLEPINY BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE DID NO7 STOP BELT TO REPLACE BROKEN PIN ON FEEDER HE STEPPED ON BELT LINE AND WAS THROWN INTO WALKWAY.
EMP WAS HELPING3THE MECHANIC CHANGE A TIRE ON A T RUCK. THEY WERE LIFTING THE TIRE FROM THE GROUND WHEN SOMETHING GAVE IN THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM
EMP WAS SERVICI3G ROCK TRUCK PRIOR TO SHIFT. WHILE ON TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM TRUCK TO THE GROUND
EE STEPPED OFF 9AIL CAR & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE CROSSING BETWEEN RAIL CAR.
EMP WAS DROPPIN1 TWO LOADED RAIL CARS WHEN BRAKES FAILED AND BOTH OF HIS LEGS STRUCK RAIL CAR UPON IMPACT OF OF CARS STRIKING PREVIOUSLY DROPPED CARS
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING REFUSE FILTERR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED DOWN THE HANDLE AND HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN HANDLE AND FILTER SECTOR STRAP.
EMP STATES HE FELL OFF WATER TRUCK WHILE INSTALLING HOSE TO REPLENISH WATER SUPPLY THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A JOB RELATED INJURY EMP LEFT MINE SITE ON HIS OW
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A DOZER WAS BRUSHING A CROP LINE WHEN A TREE LIMB CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THIGH
EMP SQUATTED DOWN TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK UNDER AUGER WHILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCK HIS KNE GAVE OUT
DISMANTLING SECTION OF 4\\ PIPE.WHILE PULLING STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE COAL REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER WAS AT PREP PLANT WAITING FOR HIS TRUCK TO BE LOADED WHILE WAITING BE DECIDED TO PICK UP A SLEDGE HAMMER CLIMB UP ON TOP OF HAND RAIL OF LOADING PLATFORM AND STRIKE REFUSE CHUTE CHUTE WAS NOT CLOGGED AND THIS ACTION WAS UNNECESSARY NO EMPLOYEE HAD EVER BEEN INSTRUCTED OR OBSERVED DOING THIS AT BEFORE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND