Employee was kneeling on the ground, preparing to close bottom gate on railcar and heard EE's right knee pop. EE was in pain and wanted to go to the Dr to be checked out. EE is now waiting for an orthopedic Dr. to see EE.
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Showing all 32The employee climbed over into a Gleason Clay Shredder to remove a piece of metal without locking the machine out. EE only killed the power. Another employee came by and started the machine. EE lost part of EE's left leg.
Employee was walking across platform to turn off belt conveyor and stepped on a hose that was lying on the platform.
Was disconnecting wiring from an auger that was no longer in use. Checked for voltage with pocket type voltage detector and no voltage was detected. I reached into the box to remove wires from disconnect and two of the wires touched and caused arc flash from where the wires were still energized. The arc flash caused 1st & 2nd degree burns to left hand & inner forearm.
Employee had emptied dump truck of clay. He had gone around to back of truck to see that all the clay had dumped out. He took a step backwards, tripped over a lump of clay & fell on his left ankle.
EE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE TRACK OF THE LIEBHERR ONTO A 5 GALLON BUCKET. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM ON THE CONCRETE FLOOOR THIS BROKE IS ARM IN 2 PLACES REQURING SURGERY
EMPLOYEE SAID THE CLAY DUST WAS CONTRIBUTING TO HIS LUNG PROBLEM. HE FELT IT WAS MAKING MATTERS WORSE AND MAKING HIM HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE WAS CLASSIFIED WITH LESS THAN 10% IMPAIRMENT. EMPLOYEE'S DOCTORS STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO DUST, SO THEREFORE HE CHOSE TO LEAVE OUR COMPANY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A D7H DOZER WITH A PRY BAR AND COME-A-LONG. THE CABLE ON THE COME-A-LONG BROKE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO PINCH HIS HAND ON THE PRY BAR. THIS CAUSED A SMALL CUT ON HIS RIG HT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AND SLIPPED SLIGHTLY WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND. THIS REINJURED HIS KNEE CAUSING SOME SWELLING AND DISCOMFORT. MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THIS INJURY WA S SOUGHT ON 2-24-95 AND SURGERY WAS REQUIRED ON 2-28-95. THIS IS A REINJURY OF A KNEE THAT WAS HURT 6-8 MONTHS AGO IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS AT HOME& AT WORK. TREATMENT NOT GIVEN AFTER ORIGINAL A
THE EE STEPPED 9OFF OF THE BAGGING STATION PLATFORM AND ONTO A HAMMER THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE EE TO TURN HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.
THE EE WAS OPERATING A CAT 627 E SCRAPER. WHEN THE SCRAPER WAS MAKING ITS DUMP ON THE LIGNITE PILE, THE LIGNITE GAVE WAY CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO ROLL OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO RIDE IN PICKUP BACK TO HIS EQUIPMENT AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK.HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE DOOR POST WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SHUT THE DOOR. EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR,CUTTING HIS FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 920 LOADER. WHILE SEATED, HE TWISTED AROUND TO OPEN THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW AT THE REAR OF THE CAB. WHEN HE PULLED THE WINDOW OPEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
THE EMPLOYEE FELT A BURNING SENSATION WHILE BAGGING CLAY IN 50 LB. BAGS. HE OBSERVED THE INJURY WHILE STRAINING GOING TO THE BATHROOM. THE BURNING SENSATION CONTINUED THRU THE WORKDAY. EMPLOYE E WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN UMBILICAL HERNIA ON 3/19/93. EMPLOYEE WAS INFORMED OF INJURY ON 3/22/93.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE SILICOSIS. EMPLOYEE HAS QUIT HIS POITION IN ORDER TO SEEK DISABILITY. CLAIM HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING CLAY AT BAGGER & HE TURNED TO PUT BAG ON CONVEYOR & FELT PAIN IN BACK
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT $4 DUST COLLECTOR.HE STUCK HIS HAND IN THE ROTARY AIR LOCK VALVE AND THE VALVE SEVERED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND JOINT.
PLACED PALLETS AND CONVEYOR IN BOC CAR,BAGS WERE COMING DOWN THE CONVEYOR AND GOT JAMMED ON A CURVE AND EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTING THE BAGS AND CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON CONVEYOR.
TEARING DOWN OLD BUILDING PACKING OLD LUMBER TO A BURNING PILE & TRIED TO STEP ACROSS A BOARD & TWISTED LEFT KNEE
REACHING IN SHELF TO GET BAG LOST BALANCE SAT HAND DOWN ON PC OF GLASS IN CABINET
WALKING FROM LOADER TO TRUCK AND STEPPED OFF A LEGE AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
SLIPPED ON SAND ON TILE FLOOR WHILE WLAKING DOWN THE HALL AND TWISTED BACK FOOT SLIPPED.
EMPL WAS GETTING HOSE FRROM BRACKET TO PUT IN LOADING DOOR ON TOP OF HOPPER CAR AND STEPPED ACROSS HOSE INTO LOADING DOOR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON HIS R SIDE ON TOP OF HOPPER CAR
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP LOADING PIPE SO THE DRIVER OF THE HOPPER TRUCK COULD PULL FROM LOADING AREA. THE DRIVER PULLED UP TOO FAR AND THE PIPE KNOCKED EMPLOYEE FROM TRAILER CAUSING HIM TO MISS THE LADDER AND FACE STRUCK BACK OF TRAILER AND LADDER AS HE FELL.
WALKING ROM TRUCK TO WATER PUMP, HESLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND WHILE FALLING HE TRIED TO CTCH HIMSELF AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM PULLING LIGAMENTS.
EMP STEPPED FROM CONCRETE DOCK INTO RR CAR HIS FOOT SLIPED IN DOORWAY OF BOX CAR CAUSING HIM OT FALL HE HIT HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER ON CONCRETE DOCK HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE DOCK A ND DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND.
MOVING BOX CARS3TO BE LOADED AND CLIMBED OUT OF FRONT END LOADER AND LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FENDER AND BODY CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND PULLED LIGAMENTS ON LEFT KNEE. 3
PICKING UP BAGS3FROM CONVEYOR AND PUTTING THEM ON A PALLET PINCHED NERVE IN BACK
REAR TIRE BLEW 2UT ON THE TRUCK & HE PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD & SOFT SHOULDER GAVE WAY & TRUCK LAID OVER ON ITS SIDE.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE SCRAPER AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE
PICKED UP DOOR BOARD TO PUT IN RAIL CAR AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER PART OF THE BACK.
HE STOPPED THE LOADER AND STEPPED DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND WAS CLEANING CLAY FROM UNDER THE SHREDDER AND AS HE WALKED BY THE SHREDDER HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR. FALLING BACKWARD AND CATCH ING HIMSELF ON THE SHREDDER, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN THE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.