EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE SHOVELING AT THE TEL-SMITH CRUSHER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE'S INJURY WAS 11/30/93. [HERNIA] OPERATION TO REPAIR HERNIA WAS SCHEDULED FOR 1/24/94. EMP LOYEE HAS NOT LOST ANY TIME SINCE INJURY, WILL NOT START TO LOSE TIME UNTIL 1/24/94.
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Showing 50 of 240EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER TAIL PULLEY, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE.
EMPL LIFTING 3 GAL PAIL OF COAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 3,000 LB. BAG OF LIME WITH A FORKTRUCK. LIME HAD EATEN A HOLE IN THE BAG, THE BAG SHIFTED AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO KEEP IT ON THE PALLET BY PULLING ON A STRAP ATTACHED T O THE BAG.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE WAS PULLING ON BELT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING MATERIAL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE STACKING MATERIAL ONTO PALLET.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 2" JUMPER LINE PIPE FOR AIR ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF #1 POWERHOUSE AND TOUCHED A HOT PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TRANSFER PIPE AT SPECIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION & DROPPED PIPE ON KNUCKLE OF LEFT RING FINGER KNUCKLE WAS SEVERELY BRUISED
HE ALLEGES HE HURT HIS BACK AT WORK WHEN HE HAD AN INSULIN ATTACK.
I NAME WAS LIFTING FLOOR MATS OFF THE FLOOR SO SHE COULD CLEAN THE FLOOR. SHE LIFTED A MAT AND TURNED TO PUT THE MAT ON THE COUNTER AND TWISTED HER KNEE. THE EMPLOYEE WILL START MISSING TIME ON 6-30-89.
THE INJURED WAS UNHOOKING A CABLE WHEN THE HOLDING CLIP SLID DOWN AND THE CLIP CAUGHT THE NAIL ON HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT AHND,TEARING THE NAIL OFF.FINGER REQUIRED SUTURES.
I NAME WAS T IGHTENING A BRAKE ON A RAILROAD CAR WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN H IS LOWER BACK HE SWENT TO OUR COMPANY CLINIC & RECEIVED HEAT TREATMENTS
I.NAME CLIMBING ACROSS PIPE 2' OFF GROUND,JAMMED FINGER ON GOGGLE EYE CAUSING FX OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WASTE MATERIAL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
PICKING UP GATHERING HEAD CLUTCH HOUSING AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK OUR PLANT DR. GAVE HIM MED.
I NAME WAS OPENING THE HATCH ON A SODA ASH HOPPER CAR HE SWUNG THE CROSS BAR OVER AND IT DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY OVER EITHER THE WIND OF THE WEIGHT OF THE CROSS BAR CAUSED IT TO FALL BACK OVER STRIKING I NAME R INDEX FINGER
I.NAME WAS PULLING WIRE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED HIS ELBOW ON A STEAM LINE. HE WENT TO OUR COMPANY PHYSICIAN AND WAS GIVEN SILUEDENE DRESSING.
I,NAME WAS PUTTING A WASHG PAN UNDER THE DISCHARGE CHUTE OF A DRYER. AS HE WAS DOING SO, HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN A BOLT ON THE DRYER SCREW CONVEYOR HOUSING AND THE WAS PAN.
EMPL WAS OPENING LID ON SOADA ASH HOPPER CAR AS HE WAS DOING SO HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER & ARM REGON. HE WENT TO OUR CO DR & WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
EMPL WAS ON PREIMARY SCREEN IN CRUSHER BULDG. HE WAS REMOVING BOTTOM DECK BOTTOM SCREEN WHEN HE PULLED BACK. HE WENT TO OUR CO DR & WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION & HEAT TREATMENT.
I NAME WAS PUTTING A CHAIN FALL INTO PLACE AND DOING HIS NORMAL DUTIES. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE WAS EXPERIENCING SOME DISCOMFORT IN THE LEFT WRIST. HE WENT TO OUR COMPANY PHYSICIAN AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
I NAME HAD JUST CUT 25FT OF SUPER SUCKER HOSE HE DRUG IT DOWN INTO ONE OF OUR PRODUCTION TUNNELS WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOSE HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK HE WENT TO OUR COMPANY PHYSICIAN & WAS GIVEN PERSCRIPTION MEDICATION
EMPL WAS MOVING POWER CABLE TO MINER WITH HOT STICK & HE PUT STRAIN ON BACK. OUR PLANT DR GAVE HIM PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
HE WAS UNHOOKING A HOSE WHEN THE STEAM IN THE HOSE BLEW BACK CAUSING A SMALL 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN ON THE LEFT ARM. HE WENT TO OUR COMPANY PHYSICIAN AND WAS DRESSED WITH SILUEDENE CREME.
I,NMAE WAS USING A HOT STICK TO MOVE A POWER CABLE AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK. OUR PLANT PHYSICIAN GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
I NAME WAS CHANGING OUT A BULLS EYE ON EVAPORATOR WHEN A PUFF OF STEAM CAME OUT OF THE OPERNING CAUSING A FIRST DEGREE BURN ON HIS NECK. HE WENT TO OUT CLINIC AND WAS GIVEN SILUEDENCE CREAM.
EMPL WAS CHAINGING SCREEN IN OUR PRIMARY SCREEN. EMPL PULLED ON IT TO GET IT IN PROPER POSITION WHEN HE FELT MUSCEL PULL IN LEFT ARM. NOTE REASON THIS IS LATE IS BECAUSE EMPL DID NOT MEET 700 01 CRITERIA UNTIL 2/8/89 WE WERE NOT AWARE OF EMPL MISSING TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 2/23/89.
THE INJURED WAS REMOVING AN ELECTRICITY CONTROL BOX COVER WHEN THE COVER SLIPPED CUTTING HIM.ACCIDENT CAUSED BY HANDLING MATERIAL.
I.NAME STANDING ON LADDER,LIFTING VALVE TWISTED & DEVELOPED PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.WENT TO COMPANY DR WAS GIVEN MECLOMEN.
I.NAME LIFTING LID ON RR CAR WHEN LID KICKED BACK AND I.NAME TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING -PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.
I.NAME WAS KNEELING TAPING A CABLE & WHEN HE GOT UP HIS ANKLE WAS PAINFUL OUR PLANT PHYSICIAN GAVE I.NAME A PERSCRIPTION MEDICATION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE AND DEVELOPED INGUINAL HERNIA. REASON FOR LATE REPORT EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE DOCTOR UNTIL 01/04/89. THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT RESTRICTED OR LOSING ANY TIME NOW. HE WIL L HAVE TO HAVE SURGICAL REPAIR LATER.
I.NAME WAS HANGING LOADER CABLE WITH HIS ARMS STRETCHED OVER HIS HEAD OUR PLANT PHYSICIAN GAVE EMPLOYEE A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
THE INJURED WAS REPLACING A MOTOR HEAD ON A MINER,THE MOTOR HEAD SLIF OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON KNEE.OUR MINE PJHYSICIAN GAVE EMPLOYEE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
EMPL BENT DOWN TO PICK UP AUGER DRUMB AS HE WAS DOING SO FELT SLIGHT PULL IN LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO COMPANY PHYSICIAN & WAS GIVEN MEDLOMEN & FLEXERIL.
INJURED WAS LIFTING A LID ON A HOPPER CAR AND PIVOTED WITH HIS BODY, HE FELT A SLIGHT DISCOMFORT. THE FOLL.OWING DAY HE WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO OUR COMPANY PHYSICIAN AN D WAS GIVEN PARAFON FORTE, MOTRIN AND DARVASETS.
I NAME WAS LEANING OVER A GEAR CASE AND WAS PRESSING DOWN ON CHEST AND HAD DISCOMFORT IN CHEST THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION BY OUR PLANT PHYSICIAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE GATE ON THE MAN CAGE AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN BACK EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION
EMPLOYEE WAS BLEEDING A HYDRAULIC LINE AND THE HYDRAULIC FLUID RAN DOWN ON HIS LEGS CAUSING A RASH EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION CREAM
HE HAD BEEN LIFTING, PULLING HEAVY OBJECTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AS THE DAY WENT ON, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO OUCOMPANY PHYSICIAN AND WAS GIVEN MECLOMEN.
EMPLOYEE HAD SHOT A 2 WAY IN 7 ROOM THEN WENT INTO ADJACENT ROOM TO LOAD A 2 WAY AFTER LOADING 2ND 2WAY HE MOVED TO THE NEXT ROOM & STARTED TO LOAD ANOTHER 2 WAY WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF SHORTRN ESS OF BREATH
EMPL WAS CLEANING WATER SEAL ON C BOILER WITH HOT CONDENSATE WHEN EMPL STUCK HOSE INTO PIPE THE HOT CONDESATE CAME OUT AND SPRAYED HIS NECK CAUSING A BURN ON THE L SIDE OF THE NECK THE EMPL WA S GINEN CREAM MEDICATION THAT WAS PRESCRIPTION THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED BY USING A HAND TOOL
THE INJURED WAS HANGING CABLE ABOVE HIS HEAD AND BECAME OVERBALANCED AND STRAINED HIS LEFT GROIN.OUR PLANT PHYSICIAN GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
I NAME WAS WORKING ON A MINER WELDING BENEATH THE MINER THE NEXT DAY HE BEGAN TO FEEL STIFF AND SORE ALONG HIS NECK AND SHOULDER OUR PLANT DR GAVE I NAME A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION REASON FOR LATE REPORTING ACCIDENT UNDER INVESIGATION FOREMAN ON VACATION
EMPL WAS PICKING UP PIECE OF METAL & TURNED & FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK. AS SHIFT CONTINUED HE FELT MORE DISCOMFORT. HE WAS GIVEN MECLOMENT TAMPEROD AND PREDNISE BY OUR PLANT PHYSICI
LIFTING BOWL MILL MINERS OFF OF A PALLET ON A TRUCK AMD FORTH AND EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN HIUS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO OUR COMPANY DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN MECLOMEN
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SLAB OF ROCK OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN AND WAS PRESCRIBED PRESCIPTION MEDICATION.
THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE TAKING MATERIAL TO MAKE A BELT MOVE.A DRILL STEEL HIT THE RIB AND HIT THE INJURED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
I NAME WA> PUTTING IN A STOPPING HE WA> PUSHING A STOPPING BLOCK WHEN IT SLIPED AND HIT HIM ON FOOT OUR PLANT DR. GAVE THE EMP PRESCRIP. MED.
I,NAME HAD REMOVED A 2" Y STRAINER FROM A LINE. HE TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND WAS STRIKING THE DEVICE ON THE TABLE, INORDER TO FREE THE STRAINER . AS HE WAS DOING SO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE STRAINER AND THE TABLE.