EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BELT AND STRUCTURE FROM THE MINES AND WAS WEARING KNEE PADS AND INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE, BUT THE EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED.
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Showing all 27EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TAKING DOWN SHELVES AND SOME DEBREE FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STEEL RAILS WHEN HE FELT NAUSEA IN HIS STOMACH AND AFTER A WHILE THE NAUSEA WENT AWAY. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR LATER AND FOUND THAT HE HAS A HERNIA. EMPLOYER WENT TO D R. AT THE HAZARD ARMC AND WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER 2-15-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING 42" BELT UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS USUAL DUTIES AS OILER. HE HAD PARKED HIS FUEL TRUCK A C-60 CHECY TRUCK AND AS A SAFETY MEASURE HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A ROCK AND PLACE UNDER HIS TIRE WHEN HE LIFTED THE ROCK. HE SAID HE FELT HIS LEFT RIB POP AND FELT PAIN. UPON EXAM. BY A DOCTOR IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD CRACKED HIS RIB ON LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP UNLOAD NITROGIN TANK FROM TRUCK. AFTER TAKING HOLD OF ONE END, TANK SLIPPED OUT OF TRUCK & PINNED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TANK & BUMPER OF TRUCK, MASHING THE RIN G FINGER.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A 120 TON UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK HAND WAS CUAGHT IN METAL BURR AND CUT AT THE KNUCKLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INT HE WORKIGN SECTION INSIDE MINE. HE REACHED FOR A WELDING ROD AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND ONT EH WELDING ROD CAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING MAN DOOR INSIDE MINE. DOOR FELL SHUT CATCHING HIS FINGER AND CUTTING IT SEVERELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS AT SUPPLY HOLE INSIDE MINE AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING.
PERSONAL RUBBER TRANSPORTER WAS UP ON CRIB BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL CRIB BLOCKS OUT FROM UNDER TRANSPORTER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BARRELS IN WASH BOX AREA OF WASHER. THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK. FINISHED SHIFT OF WORK, THEN VISITED HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A RH120 SHOVEL AND REMOVED A PIN FROM THE MACHINE,BENT OVER TO LIFT THE PIN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
54730HELPING CHANGE CUTTING EDGES ON A GRADER. AS BOLTS WERE PUSHED IN A CLUMP OF DIRT FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE BLADE STRIKING EMPL IN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A RIDING STRUT TO A 77B CAT TRUCK TO PUT A CABLE AROUND IT TO PICK IT UP WITH A BOOM TRUCK,PULLED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE STRUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BAND ON A MARION SHOVEL THE PART FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HAND CAUSING A SMALL PUNTURE WOUND TO THE HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR TO HIS DRILL AND JAMMED HIS FINGER INTO THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLE. NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 7-2-91. EMPLOYEE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT. HOWEVE R STARTED HAVING PROBLEM AND WENT TO DR ON 7-1 FOR EX-RAYS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HOIST JACK TO REPLACE A PIN WHEN THE STRAP CAME LOOSE FROM THE JACK AND THE WEIGHT OF THE JACK FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD JACK IN PLACE TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING.
EE WAS PUSHING OPEN THE DOOR TO A POWDER MAGIZINE AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVER FROM LIFT JACK OF A D-11 N DOZER WHEN THE STEM CAME OUT, PINNING HIS LEFT ANKLE TO TRACK OF DOZER.
EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON BED INDICATIE WHILE CLEANING WINDOW.
EMPL WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON T EREX 33-11 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE HIT ARM AGAINST TIRE CAUSING HAIR LINE FRACTURE. WAS NOT LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
EMP WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON LOADER.
EMPLOYEE STARTE8 TO OIL TRUCK WHEN HE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN WITH CHEST PAINS HE HAS A COLLAPSED RIGHT LUNG T HIS EMPLOYEE WILL NOT BE BACK TO WORK DOC.HAVE T OLD US THIS MAN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WO RK ANYMORE 3
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO PUT SPRING ON A TRUCK WHEN SPRINGS SLIPPED & A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE
EMPL HOOKING PU4P TO GRADER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
STEPPING OFF DR3LL, HIS RING ON HIS RING FINGER, LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR POP OFF VALVE CUTTING HIS FINGER.