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Ee was shoveling rocks at the avoca quarry on August 23rd. He woke up the next morning with pain from the left lower back area to the left upper back and said he was having pain, numbness and tingling going down both his legs. He went to the er on his own and was treated for back strain. He informed his supervisor on august 23rd and was sent to oahc to be checked
Ee was tarping a load and the tarp fell into the back of the truck. He went into the truck bed to retreive the tarp and as he picked it up he noticed a catch in his shoulder. He refused medical treatment until 9/15/06, and at this point it became MSHA reportable.
EE & co-worker were changing hammers on impactor. They'd finished 1 set & were rolling impactor to do other set. Co-worker rolled impactor around, wheel started to free wheel to its heavy side, co-worker lost his balance & fell on wheel. EE reached in & pulled him back to keep him from falling. As EE was holding co-worker, impactor stopped & spun the other way catching EE's knee.
Being in tight quarters and not having proper tools for leverage.
EE exited his equip. to assist a customer operat- ing a dump truck clean off the tailgate of his dump truck. The customer was prying on the tailgate to open it slightly when a rock shifted falling onto employees right index finger.
While attempting to lift and load shaker screens from a storage rack, the storage rack broke at a weld point and caused the other screens to fall over striking and pushing down employee, resulting in a sprained left ankle.
EE WAS PICKING UP SCRAP METAL FROM BACK OF FRANKLIN QUARRY SHOP AND TOSSING IT INTO LOADER BUCKET. ONE PIECE HAD A HOOK-SHAPED END ON IT AND AS HE TOSSED IT INTO LOADER BUCKET, THE HOOK-SHAPED END CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A MANLIFT USING A WOODEN "T" SHAPED 2X4 CONSTRUCTED TOOL TO LIFT OFF AND REMOVE ROOFING TIN @ EQUIPMENT mAINT SHOP. THERE WERE FINISHING UP WHEN THE TOP CROSS SECTION OF 2X4 CRACKED AND BROKE AND FELL DOWN STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST, RESULT DISLOCATION OF SMALL BONE IN LEFT WRIST
Employee was pulling himself up onto trackhoe to operate.
EE WAS PLACING PIECES OF SCRAP METAL INTO A TRASH DUMPSTER. EE THREW A PIECE INTO THE DUMPSTER AND IT BOUNCED OUT AND FELL AND CUT EE'S RIGHT LEG. EE WAS TAKEN TO ER & TREATED: 10 STITCHES. EE WAS RELEASED AND ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED DAY OF WORK.
Employee was setting up a portable water pump to fill water truck at the quarry. While hooking couplings from hose to pump, he twisted his upper right arm muscle causing a strain.
EE was resetting a steering cylinder in a Caterpillar 773A haul truck when the cylinder's weight shifted and smashed his finger in between the cylinder and the frame of the truck, causing a small laceration on his ring finger on his left hand.
While changing the screens in a shaker screen, the ee rested right hand on the side of the shaker and the new screen, which was leaning against the side of the shaker, slid slightly, pinching little finger of employee's right hand.
EE WAS REMOVING A DRIVE BELT FROM THE CRUSHER JAW, WHILE PULLING DRIVE BELT LOOSE FROM THE GUARD, HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON SLOPING PORTION OF THE CATWALK,PERPENDICULAR TO SLOPE. HIS ANKLE ROLLED OVER & HE IMMEDIATELY FELT IT. HE REPORT TO FILL IN FORMAN BUT DIDN'T FEEL NEED FOR MEDICAL HELP UNTIL FOLLOWING AFTERNOON, WHEN EXPERIENCED SWELLING PAIN
EE WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF REFILLING MULTIPLE TYPES OF OILS ON THE SERVICE TRUCK FROM 55 GAL. OIL DRUM LOCATED ON THE GROUND. THE DRUMS HAD TO BE MOVED IN ORDER TO BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO SERVICE TRUCK FOR TRANSFER OF OILS. THE MOVEMENT WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED MANUALLY WHEN THE STRAIN TO EE'S LOWER BACK OCCURRED.
Ee did not dismount the screen conveyor properly using three-points of contact. The ee jumped approx 4 to 5 feet to the ground causing a contusion to his left foot (heel). The ee working with him did use 3-points of contact and was fine. The ee was given a written warning. Prior to that morning a safety talk was given on 3 pt contact.
Employee was lifting an attachment for the skid loader for welding when he felt a pain in left shoulder. This caused a left shoulder strain with tendonitis.
EE HAD BEEN WELDING ON CRUSHER HAMMER. UPON COMPLETION, HE WAS TESTING THE HAMMER TO MAKE SURE IT MOVED FREELY WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS ANKLE BETWEEN HAMMER AND WALL, CAUSING CONTUSION/ABRASION TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK OUT FROM AROUND A HEAD PULLEY ON A CONVEYOR AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A ROCK HE WAS LIFTING AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR'S FRAME WHICH LACERATED HIS FINGER.
EE TRIED TO MOVE ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN OFF OF A HAUL UNIT OUT FROM IN FRONT OF THE 209 CRUSHING PLANT.
EE WAS LOADING A SHOT AND A DUST PARTICLE OR FOREIGN MATTER BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL UNIT AND AS HE TURNED TO GRASP HAND RAIL AND STEP DOWN HE FELT A CRAMP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD SEVERAL SCREENS OUT OF A LOADED BUCKET ONE AT A TIME, ONTO A FLATBED TRAILER. WHEN HE PULLED THE TOP SCREEN OFF THEY ALL CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT. KNEE.
EE PULLED HARD ON A GREASE HOSE THAT HAD BECOME LODGED AT THE 8 X 20 SCREENING DECK AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH AND GROIN AREA.
DRILL STEEL COUPLER FELL BEHIND DUST COLLECTOR CUP. EE GRABBED THE COUPLER AND MOVE THE SLIDE LEVER UP AND THE COUPLER CAME UP SMASHING HIS LEFT FINGER BETWEEN COUPLER AND I-BEAM MAST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT HEAVY ROLLERS ON A CONVEYOR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS REMOVING DRIVE LINE FROM FUEL TRUCK AND FOREIGN OBJECT DIRT/RUST GOT INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS WORKING ON AN IMPACTOR WHEN HE DROPPED A LINER ON HIS RT. MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A CONTUSION.
UNLOADING TRUCK, ONE BOX OF HYDROMITE SLIPPED & HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT WRIST TRYING TO CATCH IT.
EE OPENED SIGHT DOOR OF OIL BURNING STOVE TO LOOK IN AND SOOT BLEW INTO HIS EYES CAUSING ABRASIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVER OF 5'X16" SHAKER MOTOR WHEN THE COVER SUDDENLY SHIFTED SIDEWAYS AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WALL OF THE SHAKER AND COVER.
EMPLOYEE STATES: TWISTING TO RIGHT TO PICK UP 50# BAG AND FELT A PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK AND HIP.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK THE SAND BUILT UP ON THE SIDES OF THE SAND BIN WHEN HE RAN HIS HAND ACROSS THE TOP OF THE BIN AND CUT HIS HAND ON A STEEL BURR.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO BETTER POSITION HIMSELF TO PUT HOSE ON UNDER LOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL JULY 23, 2002.
EE IMPROPERLY BENT OVER TO LIFT AN 8" DISCHARGE HOSE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. SENT TO DR., X-RAY NEGATIVE, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY, DIAGNOSED AS L-S STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WHILE SHOVELING ATTEMPTED TO SHOVEL AND LIFT TOO MUCH MATERIAL AT ONE TIME AND TWISTED BACK TO COMPENSATE THUS STRAINING HIS LUMBAR.
EE STATES THAT HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TUNNEL DRIVE BELT & PULLEY WHILE REPLACING THE LAGGING.
EE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, WHILE CLIMBING A SCREEN LADDER, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SOME SCRAP IRON AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AIR CONDITIONER ON LOADER(THE SCREEN CAME OFF AND HE WAS REPLACING IT). HE GOT TWO FINGERS CAUGHT IN THE AIR CONDITIONERFAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAILROAD TIES TO BE USED FOR CRIBBING AND CARRYING THEM TO LOAD INTO TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM CRUSHER; PICKING UP A ROCK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREEN ON PLANT, AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED 7-31-01, RELEASED TO FULL DUTY, ON 8-2-01 HE WAS STILL IN PAIN AND SENT TO DOCTOR, W HO THEN PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AND STEPPED WRONG ON TO UNLEVEL GROUND TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE. DOCTOR EXAMINED, X-RAYS NEGATIVE, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY.
PULLED SHOULDER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER.
EE WAS HELPING DIG OUT ROCKS FROM THE STANDARD CRUSHER & GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A ROCK & THE LIP OF THE CRUSHER CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON A SHAKER AND CUT HIS WRIST ON A WATER SPRAY NOZZLE.
EE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN THE SHOP AND PICKED UP ONE END OF AN OLD CUTTING EDGE FROM A LOADER. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AS HE WAS DRAGGING IT ACROSS THE FLOOR.
EE WAS REACHING FOR FOOD LEFT ON TOP OF ENGINE TO WARM. WHEN HE TURNED AWAY, HE GOT HIS HAND INTO THE FAN BELT ON THE ALTERNATOR
EE WAS REMOVING SCREEN CLOTH FROM SIMFUICID SCREEN. HE BEAT OVER AND PULLED UP ON SCREEN, STRAINING BACK MUSCLE.