THE EE WAS DIGGING MUD AND DIRT OUT OF THE BELLY PAN OF THE G-1000 GRADALL MACHINE #571. HE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS STICKING DOWN ON THE BELLY OF THE PAN. HE WAS WEA RING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. HE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES AND A TETANUS SHOT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
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Showing all 34EE WAS DOING NAINTENACE ON A 988B LOADER, ALONG WITH A MECHANIC, REMOVING THE PINS FROM A DUMP CYLANDER WHEN THE PIN WAS REMOVED, THE BELL CRANKROCKED BACK CRUSHING THE EE'S FINGER AGAINST THE DUMP CYLANDER. EE RECD X RAYS, STITCHES AND ALSOSAW A PLASTIC SURGEON.
EE WORKS AT THE TIPPLE. HE WAS REMOVING A ROACK FROM THE COAL PILE THAT WAS APPROX 2' X 2' X 6". AFTER HE THREW IT, HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. WENT TO CHRIOPRACTOR 2/25/98 AFTER WORK . NOT KNOWN IF HE WILL NEED FURTHER TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE LIFTED A HEAVY PART SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND FELT PAIN. PAIN GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND HE WENT TO DOCTORS 12/4/97. DOCTOR SAID HE HAS A HERNIA AND IT WILL BE REPAIRED 1 /5/98. EMPLOYEE WORKS AT SHOP AS LAOBRER/PARTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING SUPERVISOR IN SETTING A PUMP IN A PIT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE THOUGHT HE HAD DIRT IN HIS EYE. WENT TO DR WHERE THEY FOUND A PIECE OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN EYE WHICH WAS REMOVED DOES NOT RECALL WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT EE FEELS IT IS WORK RELATED.
OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A STARTING MOTOR FROM DAVEY M-10 DRILL TRUCK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL APPRXO 2' ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG. A GROUND BOLT STICKING OUT OF THE STARTER POKED A HAL F-INCH HOLE INN HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE HIS KNEE.
WORKING ON A 988 B CAT LOADER FIXING HYDRAULIC HOSE LEAK. SOMETHING FELL INTO HIS EYE.
WAS MOVING PIECES OF STEEL WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS BACK, HAS NOT MISSED ANY DAYS AS OF 8-24-95,BUT STATES HE IS RECEIVING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW GEARS AND BEARINGS ON A D11 DOZER WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN A GEAR.
ROLLING A BEAM OVER HOSRSES TO WORK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM. SPRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS KNEELING ON THE SEAT OF A DOZER REACHING BACKWARDS TRYING TO CLOSE A WINDOW WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVINGA GRILL GUARD ON THE RADIATOR OF A 992C LOADER. WHEN BOLTS WERE REMOVED, THE GRILL SLID DOWN & LANDED AN EMPLOYEES FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS FUELING A TRUCK WHEN THE FUEL CAP FELL OFF AND HIT HIM ON HIS TOE. DID NOT BOTHER HIM TIL 12/7 WHEN HE REPORTED IT TO THIS SUPERVISOR, WENT TO DR'S 12/9/94.
EE WAS PULLING A HOSE DOWN A HILLSIDE WHEN A ROCK BROKE. LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON LEFT LEG. DID NOT BOTHER HIMUNTIL 4-25-94 HIS FIRST DAY OFF WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A HOSE & TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE STATES HE FELT SOMETHING MOVE IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A SMALL PUMP IN MINING PIT.
PULLING TH FILTER OUT OF THE CAN HANDLE BROKE OFF CUTTING FINGERS
UNHOOKING AIR HOSE.EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE AIR HOSE WAS TURNED OFF BUT IT WASN'T.HARD BLAST OF AIR AND RUST IN THE AIR LINE HIT INJURED IN THE HAND.
EMPL STATES THAT APPROX 11/30 WHILE HELPING WITH MECHANICAL WORK ON DOZER HE SUFFERED HERNIA. HE DID NOT REPORT IT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL AFTER HE SAW DR ON 12/10. UNTIL DRS VISIT HE WAS UNAWARE HE WAS INJURED. DR WILL REPAIR HERNIA 1/7/91. EMPL WILL WORK UNTIL THEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND POND AND WAS SPLASHED IN THE EYES WITH SOME WATER THAT HAD CAUSTIC SODA IN IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A BEARING FROM A WHEEL IN THE EQUIPMENT PARKING AREA HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE BEARING AS IT WAS RELEASED THE WEIGHT OF THE BEARING FORCED HIS HAND DOWN AGAINST THE H OUSING SMASHING HIS FINGERS
EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING A STEERING CYLINDER ROD AND PISTON FR A 992B CATERPILLAR FRONT END LOADER. THE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS RESTING ON TWO 6" CRIB BLOCKS. HE WAS COVERING THE PISTON END WITH A PLA STIC BAG WHEN IT ROLLED OFF ONTO HIS HAND.
EMPL REPAIRING 8OZER.PISTON SITTING ON BUMPER FO MECHANICS TRUCK.IT ROLLED OFF HITTING HIM ON RIGHT BIG TOE BREAKING IT.EMPL WEARING STEEL-TOED SHOES.
EMPLOYEE STATES3ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO HE WENT TO DR. FOR A SLIGHT PAIN THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.HE DID NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE A WORK INJURY.EMPLOYEE SAID APPROX. 5/13/87 HE WAS CLIMBING FRO M HIS FORD TRUC5 ONTO HIS DAUCY DRILL AND HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN.AFTER THIS ICIDINT,HERNIA PROTRUDED AND BECAME INCREASINGLY PAINFUL.TO DATE HERNIA HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING INTO LOADER BY CLIMBING LADDER. NOTICED A PAIN IN SHOULDER AND BACK AREA.
EMP WAS PLACING3STONES TO RIP RAP A DAM,. STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A ROCK
EE WAS LOOKING 0OR AN OIL LEAK UNDER A LOADER HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER LOADER. DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.
EMPL HELPING LO5D FLOAT WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE GOT GR9ASE UNDER FINGERNAIL INFECTION APPEARED THE NEXT DAY
EE WAS LIFTING EXPOLSIVE MATERIAL WHILE TAKING INVENTORY WHILE MOVING MATERIAL FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER HE NOTICED PAIN IN LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING RADIATOR CAP ON DOZER 82-40 MODEL TEREX WHEN HOT ANTI-FREEZE SPRAYED OUT ONTO HIM CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS OF ARMS & CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SUPPLIES IN MAGAZINE, CORD CAME LOOSE ON A ROLL OF PRIMACORD & HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE, SCRATCHING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LATTER AT BEGINNING OF DAY TO ENTER TRUCK & NOTICED A "POP" IN RIGHT KNEE DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 3-10-83, WHEN HE STILL HAD DISCOMFORT.