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Employee requested to see company dr 11-09-2-07, who dispensed medical prescription. He was handing a piece of pipe up to another ee when debris fell and landed into the ee eyes.
Employee was cleaning rail car. Grabbed door lock with hand to unlock when door dropped down catching his finger.
Changing drill steel on drill, he hurt his wrist.
The employee requested to go to the company clinic on 10/19/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While exiting the VMC excavator, the employee stepped on the last step of ladder with R-toes only, causing an alleged sprain to R-great toe.
A WMC Inc. employee was removeing rollers from a conveyor below the C2A conveyor platform while a Vulcan Employee was removing an inspection cover from a motor on the platform above. The Vulcan employee lost control of the cover striking the WMC employee on his hardhat from a drop of approximately 10-15' striking several points of the conveyor structure on the way down.
Employee was washing rock from elevated catwalk with a high pressure water hose. The trailing hose slipped off the catwalk, pulling the hose from employees hands. The hose whipped around and the nozzle stuck him in the lower back on the right side. Injury was reported the day of occurrance, did not seek medical care until 10/5/07
Employee was descending the ladder from his CAT 992G Loader (at the end of his shift). As he was stepping down from the last rung to the ground (using his right leg) he heard a pop in his left knee that was still on the last rung of the ladder (the swinging rung).
The injured was handing a rock to a co-worker while inside the crusher clearing it out. It slipped out of the co-worker's hand and fell about two feet - hitting the injured's left shoulder.
The inside of an employee's left knee was hit by a rock that bounced off #3 crusher while he was cleaning with a water hose.
While removing a part from the haul truck, pressure from suspension was released, allowing truck frame to fall.
Employee cut middle and ring fingers of left hand on squirrel cage (blower motor) on 988F. Hand slipped while performing maintenance.
EE was changing the drill hammer. He broke the hammer loose and began replacing the chuck, when the hammer unit fell, catching his left index finger between the hammer unit and the drill deck.
The EE's left middle finger was fracture and lacerated, with three stitches, after removing bolts from an planetary assembly spindle that fell on it. EE was not wearing required gloves.
The employee requested to go to the company clinic on 8/23/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While moving a shaker screen, the employee slipped on a loose pile of rock resulting in a R-inguinal pain (ALLEGED).
Employee was manually moving a piece of 100-250 lb. rip rap when another empoyee rolled a second piece of 100-250 lb. rip rap on his finger. His finger was caught between the two pieces of rip rap.
Employee cut his right arm when he jerked a pneumatic grease pump (app. 30 lbs.) out of an empty grease barrel. The pump apparently hung on something in the barrel. When the pump came loose, it hit the employee in the right arm, causing a laceration that required 4 stitches.
South Alabama Drill employee was changing a drill bit and caught the tip of his left ring finger between bit and chuck.
Supervisor/employee was loading screen tubes onto a boom truck with 2 other employees. The supervisor/employee caught his finger between one of the screen tubes and the boom truck.
Employee was assisting a vendor in lowering an equipment part out of the back of a truck at the surface maintenance shop when he heard a tearing sound. When he looked down at his arm he saw that the bicep muscle was out of place. Diagnosed as a ruptured biceps tendon and placed on restricted duty 07/24/07.
Injured employee had the deck washed off and was removing a 990 shank and tooth loader from the platform when he lost his grip and dropped shank and tooth loader on his right foot. Resulted in a contusion.
Injured employee was helping change blow bar, when employee dropped the bar and smashed his finger.
Replacing a screen on the screen deck, the screen fell and hit ee on the arm creating a puncture wound to the right arm.
EE was lifting a bearing overhead when he felt pain in left shoulder. Not determined job related until 7/18/07.
Struck in face by hydraulic line when trying to repair the jaw crusher.
At the chip stacker headpulley area, the employee was welding a wiper assembly in place. He was standing inside the transfer box. He had taken off his gloves and continued to work. As he tried to reposition himself, he grabbed both sides of the box and struck his left thumb against a burr on the top of the box. This caused him to cease work and contact his supervisor.
Employee was changing out troughing guide roller set. Center moved and pinched his finger.
The employee went to the company clinic on 6/25/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While disconnecting a cable from the scraper, the cable jerked and caused a sprain to L-shoulder.
Employee's left index finger was lacerated while replacing Cat 990 loader bucket segments using his left hand to hold the bolt from spinning instead of using a bar. The bolt cut through the Kevlar glove, receiving seven stitches.
EE strained his back while replacing a set of troughing idlers on Conveyor #1 after reaching to pickup a set of falling idlers.
Employee was removing a can from an idler & broke thumb.
Inj EE was removing tail pulley on the 7's belt. When EE started pulling on the bearing the pulley shifted & dropped & smashed his pinky finger between the pulley bearing.
The employee went to the company clinic on 5/10/07 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee's back was hurting approximately 1 month prior due to cumulative job duties, but it got better. On 5/3/2007 while carrying rollers and a belt scale to the conveyor, he allegedly strained his back.
Employee alleges that he strained his right knee while climbing on the conveyor belt to replace clamps on the conveyor belt lacing.
Employee was removing shimplates for top apron. Had just turned blowbars and apron liners. Getting ready to set gap on top apron for new edge on blowbars.
The injured employee was preparing to start washing platform and catwalks around finishing. When the employee was pulling wash hose, he felt a pain in his right arm.
The injured employee was troubleshooting the drill. As he accessed the area, his left ring finger came in contact with the pop off valve of air compressor resulting in cut.
Employee was changing drill bit on DM30 drill. The driller dropped the drill bit onto his finger.
Concrete burns to both calves due to concrete soaking through pants and boots
The employee went to see the company doctor on 3/16/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee allegedly strained his back while lifting a steel plate.
A plant maintenance employee was replacing a screen bearing with the assistance of a co-worker. The two employees were moving the bearing housing when the co-worker lost his hold leaving the injured employee supporting the bulk of the weight causing a strained left shoulder. Employee reported incident to supervisor but did not seek medical attention at the time.
Installing expanded metal 4 x 8 sheet. Employee alleges back strain.
While moving scrap parts in the boneyard, a t-roller fell on his hand, cutting finger on left hand
Employee was rolling a bearing housing down the walkway when he felt pain in his lower back.
Employee's left middle finger was contused while pushing forward to break mounting bolts loose on the turbo base. The bolt broke loose jamming his finger into the turbo.
Loading and holding pre-split powder in 75 feet deep holes, strained back
Bolt dropped unexpectedly, bounced striking left hand and slicing the thumb through the glove.
It was a clear day, but cold. The employee was lifting a 2 3/8 screen wire to replace the existing screen when he twisted his back. When the employee realized that he may have hurt his back, he went to sit down and rest to eat lunch and sat on a small nail. Sitting on the nail made him jump and causing additional pain to the back. No lost time from work.
EE sprained his hip while pulling on the hose from the fuel truck that was stuck.
Employee was attempting to remove gravity take-up counterweight. He set the counterweight on the ground with a boom truck. As he was removing the cable the load shifted. When the load shifted it pinned him against the conveyor frame leg.
Injured employee was washing around the plant using a water hose. He said that the pressure increased and he lost his grip, and the hose struck him in the left knee resulting in a contusion.