EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 55 GALLON DRUM OF COKE TO LOAD INTO A PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA.
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Showing 50 of 56Employee stated he had an injury, that allegedly happened on 11/19/10. We were notified at 4:20 pm in a phone conversation on 12/07/2010. Employee has been off work since 11/23/10 on a non-work related health issue, results from some of his testing while in the hospital indicated 2 fractures in his vertebra, 1 old and 1 recent? Using a sledge hammer tapping grates into place?
Employee was assisting in setting a newly constructed loadout building onto the back of the boom truck. Rigging came loose on hoist causing the loadout building to shift causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee fell approx. 54 inches resulting in a broken right wrist and a fractured little toe on the left foot.
Sample man was walking down muddy river bank when he slipped and fell bruising his right forearm.
EE along with two co-workers were in the process of loosening the winch cable rachet to loosen hard rigging to separate barges. EE & co-worker were pushing on rachet handle to get slack when rachet slipped striking employee. (This was reported to & filed with Dept of Labor Longshoreman because it occurred on the US waterway (river).
employee and co-worker were dumping 55 gallon drums of garbage. He lifted on the barrel and pulled a muscle in his lower back
Employee was sampling/truck topping coal truck. He positioned his hand on the truck railing and his hand was punctured by a metal burr sticking up on railing.
THE CRUSHER HAD BRIDGED-OVER AND EE'S WERE TRYING TO DISLODGE LUMPS OF COAL USING A SPUD BAR. ONE EE WAS USING THE BAR & DIDN'T SEE THE OTHER EE(INJURED) LOOK INTO THE CRUSHER, SUDDENLY THE COAL BROKE FREE & THE BAR STRUCK EE ON THE NOSE.
EE WAS SECURING RIVER BARGES WHEN A LODGED WIRE ROPE CABLE SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN MOUTH CAUSING A "REPORTABLE ACCIDENT" COMPLETED SHIFT AND REPORTED TO LOCAL DENTIST OFFICE.
EMP ALLEGES THAT AFTER COMPLETION OF LOADING A RIVER BARGE THAT HE JUMPED FROM BARGE BECAUSE IT STARTED MOVING. WHEN JUMPING EMP STATES HE LANDED AND FELL TO HIS KNEES. EMP WORKED UNTIL 6-17-9 7 IN WHICH HE DEPARTED IN AFTERNOON FOR DRS APPOINTMENT.
WHILE WORKING IN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT DOCTORS HAVE DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED BODY.
EE HAS BEEN DRAGNOSED WITH BURSITIS TENOSYNOVITIS FROM REPETATIVE MOTION. HE STATES THAT HIS ELBOWS HURT WHEN ENGAGING BUTTONS ON STACKER CONTROLS, USING SLEDGE HAMMERS, CLIMBING LADDERS.
LIFTING SAMPLES TO 8 MESH CRUSHER.
WAS RETURNING FROM THE AUGER AFTER INPUTTING CUSTOMER INFORMATION & WHILE GOING DOWN THE STEPS WHICH WAS WET FROM THE DEW THAT HAD FOLLEN THAT NIGHT & SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
WAS GETTING OUT OF SWEEPER TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL FROM VEHICLE/MUD ON SHOES.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS GRINDING ON METAL UNDERNEATH RAIL TIPPLE. SAYS HE DID HAVE SAFETY EYEWEAR ON, BUT METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.
RECEIVED W-COMP FORM FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPEL TUNNEL SYDROME FROM REPETITIVE MOTIONS.
WHILE DUMPING RAIL CARS, THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS, SKINNED ELBOW AND FOREIGN OBJECT WENT INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A 988B ENDLOADER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK HE DID NOT FALL & THE LOADER WAS IN GOOD CONDITION
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT DUST WENT INTO HIS EYE PARTICLE BECAME IMBEDDED
WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO BELTLINE, EMPLOYEE STATES HE STRAINED BACK WHILE USING A RACHET. SAW A PHYSICIAN ON 1-25-94.
WHILE REACHING IN TO CLEAR RAIL TRACKS, FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. (SHOVELING TRACKS TO CLEAR)
WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO OPEN A RAIL CAR DOOR, METAL PARTICLE STRUCK EYE AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN EYE.
UNLOADING RAIL CARS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM RAIL CAR, HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HARD HAT CAUSIGN HIM TO FALL TO HIS KNEES. CAUSED A STIFF NECK AND HEADACHE.
SEPERATING TWO PIECES OF PIPE ONE SLIPPED OUT & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HEAD
STRUCK HEAD WITH PRY BAR CAUSIGN A SWELLING ON HEAD.
STARTING SWEEPER TRUCK-FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW IN EYE.
EE WAS CLOSING A RAIL CAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT FINGER
13354PTING TO CUT A ROPE ON BARGE AND CUT FORE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.5 STTICHES IN FINGER.
WAS SERVICING LOADER IN SHOP- LOST FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR.
988 LOADER HAD A BROKEN STEP EMPLOYEE WAS AWARE THAT STEP WAS BROKEN & WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED HOWEVER HE SAID HE FORGOT ABOUT THE MISSING STEP WHEN DISMOUNTING EMPLOYEE STATED THE INCIDE NT HAPPENED ON 03-17-92 SAW DR ON 03-27-92
EE WAS ON BACK OF TRUCK FELL OFF TWISTED ANKLE.
WAS LIFTING HAMMERS FOR A CRUSHER, STRAINED BACK.
TRUCK WAS BACKING INTO THE DUMPING AREA WHEN THE UNIT JACK KNIFED. THE TRAILER OVERTURNED AND THE TRACTOR WAS REARED UP ON REAR WHEELS. THE DRIVER WAS BOUNCED AROUND WHICH CUT HIS HEAD AND CRU SHED SPINAL CORD.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A RUBBER MAT. THE MAT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.
PCKING UP CLUTCH SERVO ON BC-3.
WHILE UNTARPING TRUCK AT DUMPING AREA IN AHSLAND KY BETWEEN TARP AREA LOST FOOTAGE & FELL AGAINST TARPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BROKEN WINDSHIELD TO PICKUP TRUCK. HAND SLIPPED ONTO BROKEN GLASS.
LOCKING DOOR ON RAIL CAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM.
EMPL ROLLING UP FUEL HOSE,HANDLE CAME OFF STRIKING NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING MOUNTING BRACKET FOR LIGHT ON TOP OF DISCHARGE CHUTE OF RADIAL STACKING CONVEYOR(NEW INSTALLATION).BEARING MOUNTS BROKE WHICH NEED CHUTE ALLOWING CHUTE AND EMPLOYEE TO FAL L TO GROUND.EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BRUISES TO LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND FOREHEAD AND FRACTURED LEFT DISTAL METACARPAL.
INJURED WAS WATCHING MECHANICAL SAMPLER AT BIG SANDY RIVER TERMINAL. HE CHECKED SAMPLE CONTAINER AFTER APPROX 1 HR. AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE COAL IN IT. HE TRIED TO UNCLOGG WET COAL FROM SA MPLE SAVE SHOOT WHEN CUTTER CAME ACROSS AND PINNED HIS 2 FINGERS IN THERE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A SHARP OBJECT THAT HAD BEEN THROWN INFRONT OF GUARD HOUSE BY UNKNOWN PERSON.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM EMPTY BARGE TO LOADED BARGE, WHEN HE LANDED HS TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING COAL SPILLAGE FROM BELT.LUMP OF COAL FELL ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.RIGHT INDEX FINGER BROKEN.
WHILE SURVEYING3A COAL STOCKPILE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL. FALLING LANDING ON RIGHT SIDE BRUISING HIS BACK AND KIDNEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING FROM EMPTY BARGE TO LOADED BARGE FOOT SLIPPED OFF TIMBER HEAD CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO THE LOADED BARGE CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LEFT ANKLE
EE WAS USING A 5NIFE TO CUT A SKIRT BOARD KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO CUT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MINE RUN CHUTE, WIND BLEW SAND IN LEFT EYE. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND HAD EYE WASHED OUT WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AND PATCH APPLIED.