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EE WAS TRYINH TO ADJUST TILT ARM ON DOZER, WHILE PULLING ON BAR HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK LIKE HE MAY HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLER FRAMES ON A DRILL. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE EQUALIZER BAR AND SMASHED IT.
HE WAS LIFTING HEAVY BAGS OF REFUGE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ELBOW. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/11/03 AND HAD AN X-RAY. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3/11. POSTED AT SITE.
WHILE ASSISTING / SUPERVISING BELT CREW INJURED BENT OVER TO HELP AND HIS HAT FELL OFF. HE WENT TO GROUND LEVEL TO RETRIEVE HAT AND WORKER DROPPED BELT CLAMP STRIKING EE ON TOP OF THE HEAD WHI CH REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.
WHILE LIFTING COAL SAMPLES, EE TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED, INJURING NECK/UPPER BACK. DID NOT WORK ON 8-26-02.
CUTTING BOTTOM OF WASHER OUT, BENT OVER TO PICK UP PIECE OF METAL. LOWER BACK/HURT LOWER BACK TWISTED STARTED MISSING WORK 3-11-02.
REBUILDING PUMP AND DROPPED WEAR PLATE ONLEFT HAND. CEASED WORK 2-25-02.
ACCIDENTALLY PLACED FINGER BETWEEN FROTH CELL PADDLE AND EURETHANE BLOCK AFTER PIN CAME OUT OF ONE END OF PADDLE.
WAS OPENING THE CARGO DOOR ON ELEVATOR PUSHING UP ON TOP DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
I WAS KNEELING ON GROUND PUTTING AIR INTO TRUCK TIRE WHEN I TRIED TO STAND UP MY RIGHT KNEE WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A 1/4" X 6" X 6' BEAMABOUT 6' OFF THE GROUND TO WELD INTO PLACE. ONE COMPLAINED THAT NECK WAS HURTING AFTER THAT. HE MISSED WORK 8/10, RETURNED 8/13 AND CEASED WORK ON 8/15/01 AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK TO DATE.EMPLOYER QUESTIONS THE VALIDITY OF THE ACCIDENT.
INJURED WAS THROWING SCRAP METAL & PARTS OUT OF HOIST DOOR BY HANDON 5TH FLOOR OF PREP PLANT WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN FINGER, WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED. WENT TO DR. ON 4-27, NOTIFIED FOREMAN OF INJURY ON 5-8.
HE WAS LIFTING A BOX AT THE PLANT AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS LIFTING COAL SAMPLE BAGS AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS STOMACH AREA.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN PULLING WATER HOSE ACROSS 3RD FLOOR OF PHASE I BUILDING. HOSE HUNG UP CAUSING INJURED TO BE JERKED SIDEWAYS & TWISTING HIS BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 9/13/00 AFTER DOCTOR VISIT.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF BOLT FROM COAL CHUTE. WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INJURED WAS LEANING OVER IN CHUTE AND JERKED ON BELT.
INSTALLING SIDE ON DRIP PAN UNDER SILO FEED BELT WHEN PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING METAL SHELVING TO PUT IN TEMPORARY STORAGE AREA WHEN A PIECE OF SHELF SLIPPED OUT OF HAND CAUSING TOP OF HAND TO BE LACERATED BY SHELF BRACING.
EE WAS DRAGGING A PUMP THROUGH A LOW AREA IN TRACK TO L-1 ENTRY OF A-13. WHILE PULLING PUMP THROUGH LOW AREA, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG, RT KNEE AND RT HIP.