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EE MOUNTING 980 CAT LOADER AND SLIPPED ON TOP RUNG OF LADDER.
EE WALKING FROM TRUCK AND FELL ON ICE RE-INJURING A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY TO CORRECT CARPAL TUNNEL OF THE WRIST.
EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL. THIS INJURY HAS INCURRED OVER AN EXTENDED AND UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. OCCURANCE WAS RECENTLY REPORTED TO COMPANY.
EE WAS REMOVING FENDER FROM SCRAPER, WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM TRACKS. THEY WOULDN'T MOVE, SO HE FELT ON INSIDE OF TRACKS & THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE THAT SLICED OPEN THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN OPERATING A DOZER FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. AS A RESULT OF CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING DOZER CONTROL LEVERS, EMPLOYEE BELIEVES HE ACQUIRED CARPAL TUNNELS.
2'X1' ROCK APPROX 5' OFF THE GROUND, IN SHOT WALL, VIBRATED OFF WALL AND FELL. THE ROCK HIT INJURED IN THE BACK OF RIGHT LEG AND KNOCKED HIMTO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF HIS TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND, WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL HOSE. HIS LEFT ANKLE TURNED CAUSING SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL WHEN IT STARTED TO STORM WHILE PICKING UP HIS TOOLS LIGHTNING HIT THE DRILL CAUSING SHOCK TO MECHANIC
WHILE HOOKING UP WATER PUMP TO DOZER,I.NAME HAD FINGER ON TONGUE OF WATER PUMP AND MASHED IT BETWEEN DOZER AND WATER PUMP TONGUE.
EMPL LOADING SCRAP METAL INTO LOADER BUCKET.GOT LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF METAL AND CUT IT.
EE WAS ADJUSTING BRAKES ON MACHINE. WAS GOING UP THE LADDER, LOST HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE DIRT ROUGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING DRILL HOLES WITH SHOVEL, HAD LOADED 150 PLUS AT AN AVERAGE OF 45 FEET DUE TO LONG DYA AND A LOT OF SHOVELING HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL WENT TO PICK UP TIE BLOCK & SLIPPED WHEN HE WENT TO PUT IN ON BACK OF TRUCK. WHEN HE DID HESTRAINED BACK.
HE WAS MOUNTING DUST COLLECTOR HOSE ON BLAST DRILL & SLIPPED, FALLING BACKWARD APPROX. 4 FEET ON HIS BACK, KNOCKINGTHE BREATH OUT OF HIM. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING HIS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE BECAME SORE AND CONTACTED A PHYSICIAN WHEN RETURNING HOME FROPM HIS COMPLETED SHIFT.
EE WAS LOADING DRILL HOLES WITH SHOVEL, HAD LOADED 150 PLUS AT AN AVERAGE OF 45 FT, DUE TO LONG DAY AND A LOT OF SHOVELING HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
VICTIM WAS STANDING ON THE GRILL OF FORD TRUCK, WHEN HE TURNED TO JUMP OFF HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE GRILL AND LEG TWISTED CAUSING SEVER SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
EMP WAS ADJSUTING VALVE ON TRUCK USING A WRENCH TO TURN ENGINE OVER WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH HE PULED A MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT BACK AREA.
CLEANING DIRT AND OIL FROM THE FLOOR OF DRAGLINE WITH MINERAL SPIRITS PREPARING TO PAINT WHEN JOB WAS COMPLETED NOTICED MINERAL SPIRITS HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH EMPL PANTS
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE FUEL TRUCK LOOKING AT THE LINKAGE ON THE PTO LEVER. WHEN HE CRAWLED OUT, HE RAISED UP UNDER THE PTO SHAFT WHICH WAS IN GEAR AND TURNING. IT HOOKED HIS PANTS PULLING THIM OFF AND CAUSING BRUISING AND BURNS TO HIS INNER, UPPER THIGHS.
EMPLOYEE TOOK P6MP OFF DRILL, WHILE TURNING TO PUT PUMP IN PIPE VICE GOT LEFT FOOT TANGLED IN VINES CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST LEFT NEE.
EMPL STARTING U1 DRAGLINE,CHECKED WATER AND RADIATOR BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.
EE DROPPED A FLY WHEEL WHILE REMOVING IT FROM A SCRAPER ENGINE.
ON TOP OF A 637 SCRAPER PUTTING ON AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN GETTING OFF HE LOSTR HIS FOOTING AND FELL 3 FEET HE CAUGHT HIMSELF TWISTING HIS BACK THIS RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLES
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANING WORN TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET, HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THEM, WHILE DOING SO A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING ENGINES ON SCRAPERS BEFORE DAYLIGHT, HE STEPPED BVACK OFF OF A SCRAPER LADDER BACKWARDS, TRIPPED ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT TRANSMISSION CASE ON SCRAPER, CASE FELL ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING COMMINUTED COMPOUND FRACTURE TO LEFT GREAT TOE.
CHANGING SHEAR PINS IN DRIVE LINE OF STRAW BLOWER CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SHIELD AND DRIVE SHAFT SMASHED OPEN HIS 2 3 AND 4TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND ALSO TORE LIGAMENTS IN 2 AND 4 FINGER