THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT AND THE EMPLOYEE CAN'T RECALL ANY INSTANCE WHERE HE STRAINED HIS BACK. SEVERAL EMPLOYEE HAD WORKED ALL DAY SETTING UP A PORTABLE CRUSHER. IT WAS VERY HOT AND HUM ID THAT AFTER NOON. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT HE COULDN'T HARDLY GET OUT OF BED.
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Showing 50 of 92EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A DRUM OF HYDRAULIC FLUID USING A FORKLIFT INSTEAD OF ADJUSTING THE FORKS SO THE DRUM WOULD ROLL OFF FREELY HE PULLED THE BARREL OVER THE WOOD CHOCK INJURING H IS BACK
EMPL CARRYING PIECE OF STEEL UP INCLINED WALKWAY TO PRIMARY SCREEN AT CRUSHING PLANT AT QUARRY.EMPL IN HURRY TO GET UP THERE BEFORE BREAK TIME.WHILE WALKING,SOMETHING ON HIS BELT OR PANTS HUNG ON HANDRAIL CAUSING UPPER BODY TO TWIST.RESULTING STRAIN PROBABLY DIAG AS HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSL STRAINED HIS GROIN 032089 SEE ACCIDENT REPORT DATED 033089 EMPLOYEE REINJURED GROIN AREA 053089K WHILE TOSSING CORE ROCK INTO A CHUTE DURING THE LIME GRADING PROCESS COM PANY DOC DIAGNOSED CURRENT PROBLEM AS A GROIN STRAIN OR TARE & WILL NOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN FOR TWO WEEKS EMPLOYEE IS OFF WORK FOR AT LEAST 2 WKS
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO PIECES OF PIPE TO BUILD A HEADACHE RACK ON EUCILD. IPIE SCISSORED AND MACHED MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS ASSISTING OTHER MEN IN SHOOTING RING BUILD UP IN OUR #2 KILN. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP BOX FROM FLOR WHEN LIME FELL OFF OF OVERHANGING PIPE & LANDED ON BACK OF HEAD & FALLING TO HIS FACE . BY HITTING HIM WHILE BENT OVER IT HIT SAFETY GLASSES FROM BEHIND LETTING LIME INTO EYES.
PIECE OF WIRE FROM WIRE BRUSH. WORKING ON PUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON STOMACH HOOKING UP HYDRAULIC LINES EXERTED PRESSURE ON BREAST BONE WHILE LYING ACROSS REAR WHEEL HAS SMALL KNOT & HAS PAIN IN THIS AREA SINCE THEN
FRIDAY 030389 EMPLOYEE STOPPED FORK TRUCK & ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN & TURNED WRONG & TWISTED HIS BACK HE DID NOT FALL THURSDAY 030989 EMPLOYEE PICKED UP AN 9 POUND PUMP TO SET IT IN A PICKUP TR UCK & HE WENT HOME AFRTER THIS REPORTING THE PAIN WAS GETTING WORSE
EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING TRUCKS CROSSING AND WHILE THROWING TRASH IN CONTAINER TURNED QUICK AND DROPPED LID ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING CONTUSION TO LITTLE FINGER.
INVESTIGATION OF THE WORK AREA ONLY REVEALED THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CLOSE SPACE AND IF HE HAD SIPPED HE OULD HAVE FALLEN. THE OTHER DETERMATION WAS THAT EVIDENTLY THE EMPLOYEE WAS I N A SQUATTING POSTION AND SIMPLY LEANED BACK ON HIS BUTTOCKS. THE EMPLOYEE CONTIUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY WITH NI COMPLAINT OF INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED A STEEL LID ON HIS LEFT LEG. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY AND THE LID WAS SLICK.
EMPL WAS WASHING DOWN THE #5 SCRUBBER PAD THE HOSE HUNG ON THEEDGE OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL IT FREE WHEN HE FELT THE MUCSLE PULL IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON VIBRATOR IN 1 WASHER AND RECEIVED MUSCLE STRAIN OF ABDOMINAL MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE CLEANING UNDERNEATH A TAIL PULLEY HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A BAR THAT HOLDS TAIL PULLEY GUARD
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN MIRACLE DEPT HAND LOADING 50 BAGS MIRACLE LIME ON PALLETS 50 PER PALLET 10 BAGS HIGH. COMPLAINED OF LEG AN ARM PAIN BEFORE GOING HOME, NUMBEROUS REPORTS OF SAME CONDITI ON BEFORE.
EMPL WAS INSERTING GLASS TUBE INTO RUBBER STOPPER WHEN GLASS TUBE BROKE AND CAUSED LACERATION ON FOURTH FINGER ON L HAND RETRAINING THE THE PROPER MANNER OF INSERTING TUBING
WHILE CLEANING JAMMED CHUTE EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER MOVING CONVEYOR BELT TO DISLODGE JAMMED LINER SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAGGED LIME ON PALLET FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER BAG OF LIME TWISTED AND BENT FINGER BACK, BRUISED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING BACK ONTO TRUCK AFTER BREAK, CABLE LADDER ON TRUCK SWUNG TOWARDS TRUCK BUMPER WHEN GETTING ONTO TRUCK. BANGED RIGHT LEG ON FRAME OF TRUCK. CONTUSION AND SPRAIN TO RIGHT F OOT AND KNEE TO DATE DISABILITY IS BACK WORK S COMP. CARRIER IS FIGHTING THIS ONE SINCE DISABILITY IS NOT RELATED TO ORIGINAL CLAIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ACTING AS AN ASSISTANT FOREMAN AND WENT TO CHECK ON A PAYLOADER WITH A FLAT TIRE, EMPLOYEE BECAME INVOLVED IN AN AGRUMENT WITH THE OPERATOR OF THE PAYLOADER. THIS DEVELOPED INTO A FIGHT WHICH RESULT IN INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE WHILE CARRYING 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WHILE LIFTING ON TRUCK HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLIN SYMONS CRUSHER AND PULLED MUSCLE, SWELLIN IN RIGHT THIGH THE FOLLOWING DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAILROAD CAR DOOR TO LOAD LIME. THE DOOR WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN. HE PULLED HARD SEVERAL TIMES. THEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE PICKERD UP A ROCK & WAS MOVING IT OFF 1-VB-1 WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK ROCK WAS APPROX.SIZE OF A BASKETBALL
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP FLIGHT OF STEPS HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL. HIS RING FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT AT LIGHT POLE AND RAILING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIECE OF MACHINERY WHICH FELL ON HIS HAND. RIGHT HAND WAS CUT WITH A PIECE OF DIRTY METAL BUT NOT RUSTY. 5TH METACARPAL AREA.
NJURED WAS BAGGING SOLD BAGS OF HYDRATED LIME WHEN HE REMOVED A BAG BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL, CAUSING SOME LIME TO SPLASH INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF A SUMP PUMP FOR DUST CONTROL WATER WHEN HE AGGRAVATED AN OLD KNEE INJURY. KNEES BEGAN TO SWEEL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO WALK.
INJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE UNLOADING A SHEET OF METAL 3/8 IN X 4 FT X 8 FT DELIVERY TRUCK BY HAND WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM FELLOW EMPLOYEES HANDS FALLING TO THE TRUCK BED CAUSING A LACERATIO N TO THE MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND OF INJURED EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE FINISHED EATING LUNCH AND PROCEED TO DISCARD LUNCH SACK INTO METAL TRASH BARRELL. TRASH BARREL HAD RAGGED METAL EDGES PROTRUDING AS RESULT OF TOP BEING CUT OUT THE 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS ON LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH JAGGED EDGES CAUSING LACERATIONS.
INJURED WAS HEL1ING TRUCK DRIVER UNLOAD FROZEN COAL OFF OF COAL TRUCK, BY SLAMMING THE TAIL GATE. HE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAIL GATE AND THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING COAL HE HAD JUST UNSTOPPED THE CHUTE TO THE COAL BELT, IT STARTED RAINING HEAVILY AND HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP FROM GETTING SOAKED. HE CLIMBED INTO THE LOADER AND SLAMMED THE DOOR, HIS THUM6 WAS IN THE SPACE THE DOOR OCCUPIED.
INJURED WAS PUT7ING THE COVER ON THE MAIN DRIVE COUPLING OF #2 KILN WHEN THE BOTTOM COVER CAME LOOSE & PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT & THE T OP HALF
EMPLOYEE HAD FI3ISHED OILING TIRE ON 5-SP-1.HE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS AND CHANGED OIL BUCKET FROM ONE HAND TO THE OTHER.LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.EMPLOYEE FINISHED PUTTING BUCKET AWAY AND SAI D LOWER BACK WA8 HURTING REAL BAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN HYDRATE BAGGING AND LOADING QUICKLIME TRUCKS ALL WEEK. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO BOTH QUICKLIME AND HYDRATED LIME COUPLED WITH EXCESSIVE SWEATING CAUSED HIM TO EXPERIENCE S EVERE LIME BURN8 TO HIPS AND LEGS. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE 100 FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING 50# BAGS ON PALLET COMING OFF CONVEYOR BELT. A BAG SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AS IT WAS FALLING CAUSING THE INJURY. EMPLOYEE STATES HE TWIST ED HIS BACK TRY3NG TO CATCH THE BAG.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 STATES THAT HE WAS MOVING A SMALL GOULD SUMP PUMP TO MAKE REPAIRS.WHEN HE STRAIGHTEN BACK-UP HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK.
INJURIED WAS HE5PING INSTALL KILN BRAKK OVER HEAD WITH THE USE OF A WOODEN FORM AND POGO STICKS WHEN THE POGO STICKS SHIFTEDC CAUSING THE FORM TOVER TURN AND THE BRICKS TO FALL INJURIED JUMPED CLEAR BUT TOIST9D HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN HE LANDE%DD LANDED.
EMPLOYEE WAS EX7ESSIVELY HOT AND TOTALLY WET FROM PERSPIRATION HE CONTINUED TO WORK IN EXCESSIVE QUICK LIME DUST FROM INSTALLATION OF NEW PAN CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION ON H IS STOMACH AREA3BUT CONTINUED TO WORK DUE TO EMERGENCY SITUATION OF KILN GOING DOWN
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A MOTOR,WAS PUSHING AND PULLY WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE'S CLOTHING W5S WET (RAIN STORM). HE STARTED CLEANING IN #6 KILN DEHEATER PIT. QUICKLIME DUST GOT ON CLOTHING & BURNED SKIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UP WORK AREA USING A BROOM AND SHOVEL EMPLOYEE DOES NOT RECALL AN OCCURENCE OF SUDDEN BLOW OR FORCE FROM EITHER ITEM HE WAS USING AND CANNOT RECALL ANY UNDO LIFTING WEI GHT OF THE SHOV9L AS HE WAS ONLY DOING ROUTINE CLEANUP HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN PAIN AND CEASED WORK IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TAKEN TO CO DR
HE WAS CARRYING3PIPE IN HAND AND STARTED TO STEP UP ON TRUCK AND TURNED WHEN PAIN IN LOWER BACK OCCURRED
EMP WAS LIFTING3LOADER SEAT TO ADJUST IT WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN THE AREA OF HIS UPPER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING QUICKLIME TRUCK WHEN DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING INTO TRUNK OF HIS CAR TO GET HIS TOOL BOX WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SPARE TIRE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN THAT WENT FROM HIS TOES TO HIS NECK AND HE COULDNT STAND UP
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING INSTALL FABRICATED CHUTE ABOVE #4 COAL MILL WHEN HE BROKE A RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WIRE IN CABLE TRAY CAUSING MILD STRAIN OR TEAR IN GROIN.
EMP HAD BEEN SHOVELING WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK HE HAD STOPPED SHOVELING AND BENT OVER FOR SOME REASON AND WHEN HE RAISED UP HIS BACK HURT