Lifting bales of hay from pickup truck box. Off work since 4-9-21.
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Showing 50 of 62Repairing vibrator screen - leaned on screen, sliver of screen caused superficial puncture wound to left forearm.
Placing electrical conduit - Twisted right leg. Incident occurred on 10/20/2017 - put on restrictions on 11-21-17.
Injury occurred on 3/4/16, did not go to the doctor until 3/10/2016. Off work since 3/11/2016. Removing covers from generator set, twisted left knee causing sprain of ligament of knee and aggravating osteoarthritis.
Changing bushing in blade tilt cylinder - cylinder shifted pinching finger between bushing and blade arm.
Foreign material entered eye - saw dust
Material fell from floor above, foreign material entered right eye.
Installing vibrator deck frame - frame shifted pinning leg between vibrator and fine coal beater
Carrying a 5 gal. pail of refuse material claimed injury occurred on 10/25/13 did not report injury until 10/29/13 off work starting 10/30/13.
Disconnecting power screen - finger pinched between frame and truck wheel guard - requiring sutures.
Working off 2nd rung of ladder, slipped & fell into door latch, pulling abdomen. Did not seek medical attention until 7-17-13 off work starting 7/18/13
Cleaning windshield on D-11 dozer - hit hand on exhaust pipes.
Replacing belt on vibrator - pinched hand between belt & pulley
Changing belts on crusher finger caught between belt and sheave. Avulsion requiring sutures.
Reaching for a roll of welding wire, felt pain in back & abdomen - strain.
Moving screen - cut fingers on screen edge requiring stitches.
Moving 55 gal barrel, felt burn in lower back into left leg. Injury occurred on 1/11/11, sought medical treatment on 1/27/11. Doctor has him off work till further notice.
Lifted kerosene heater - felt sharp pain in left side and groin area.
Moving bucket clevis - felt pain in lower back.
Moving 55 gal barrel. Injury occurred 12/21/10. Rechecked on 3/16/11 - off work since 3/16/11.
EE experienced chest pain while shoveling material. Pain seems to be heart related as no injuries were reported. Further testing as outpatient is scheduled for heart condition. Tests showed no blockage but irregularities to the vessels were noted. Also drinking power drinks may have brought on symptoms.
Lifting hood on truck. Experienced pain in neck/shoulder & back area.
Under haul truck changing starter. Starter slipped striking employee causing laceration requiring sutures.
Removing I beam from dragline. Pinched little finger between I beam & dragline motor. Sutures required.
Move metal plate-strain shoulder area-accident occured on 11/20/08-did not seek medical attention until 11/26/08.
Moving grease barrell, felt pain in right abdominal area. Abdominal Incesional hernia. Did not seek medical attention til 10/24/08. Off work starting that date.
Repairing coal crusher and was removing his burning goggles, EE had a foreign body in his eye. Did not seek medical treatment attention until 6/6/08.
Wiping face-foreign material into eye
Climbing loader ladder, felt pain in right forearm.
Moving power cable for dragline - received strain to mid-back.
Lifting & replacing beltline rollers.
Aggravation of previous left knee injury from 12/19/06 - was off work from 1/24/07. Returned to work on 3/12/07. Returned for treatment on 3/28 and off work since that date.
Moving barrel of grease - while rolling & pulling on barrel received strain to right lower back.
Changing brushes in generator set - foreign material entered right eye.
Replacing screen on Siene Bend-while replacing screen strained left lower back-worked until 9/18/07
Removing door from crusher - hit in chest with door handle.
Opening garage door to enter building.
Replacing generator-finger pinched between generator and generator base bolt holes.
Removing welding goggles/hood - foreign material entered eye.
Pulling material out of jammed jig crusher. Strain to left rib cage area.
LIFTING 2" X 20"BOLT OUT OF DRAG BEARING CAP, USING HOUSE CRANE & SLING. BOLT BECAME JAMMED, EMPLOYEE GRABBED BOLT & THE SLING BROKE CAUSING THE BOLT TO FALL STRIKING RT. MIDDLE FINGER TIP. CAUSED CRUSHING INJURY TO FINGERTIP, LEADING TO PARTIAL LOSS OF DISTAL PORTION OF FINGERTIP.
Employee was leaning on pickup truck front fender. Other employees were utilizing pickup truck for pump repairs, caused pickup to rock. Employee claimed rocking motion of pickup cuased him to bump rib area on fender. Pickup was not in operation at time of incident. Did not seek treatment until 11-6-05. Reported to company on 11/7/05.
Reaching to open valve - cut top of hand on clamp. Sutures required.
Lifting wire cable to cut trip ropes for draglines-musce strain hower back, stomach, groin and r side.
Lifting pump casing-casing struck right knee-had pain and swelling no time lost and no restriction-rechecked because renewed pain-mri showed a tear in muscle went off work on 9-22-05 to have tear repaired.
SHOVELING EXCESS MATERIAL AT RAIL LOADING SITE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 03/03/2005.
CLEANING AREA AROUND OFFICE, LOADING SCRAP ELECTRICIAL CABLE INTO PICK-UP TRUCK. FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TAILGATE & TRUCK BOX. REQUIRING 1 SUTURE.
Stepping onto 120% wabco haul truck deck-twisted left ankle.
EE WAS LOADING STEEL GRADING AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIECES. LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND - REQUIRED SUTURES.
Moving electrical component on hand truck, weight shifted causing strain to right shoulder. Accident occurred on 4-28-04, did not seek medical attention until 5-10-04.