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THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE EXITING THE CAB OF #1073-087 TIRE TRUCK HR STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE DOOR. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 2/12/93 TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED FROM HIS ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WS LIFTING THE CHOCK BLOCKS FROM THE WATER TRUCK HE HAD JUS PARKED SO HE COULD BLOCK THE WHEELS. HE FELT ASTRAIN IN HIS LOWER, RIGHT LUMBAR AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING A BARRELL OF LIQUID SOEAP ON A BARREL DOLLY AND WHEN THE BARREL WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE WASH RACK THE BARREL CAP CAME OFF SPLASHING SOAP ON HIS ARMS, HAND S & NECK. VISITED PHYSICIAN ON GIZZLE AFTER RASH DID NOT CLEAR UP.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT AN ACCESS DOOR TO AN EMERGENCY STEERING PUMP ON AN 120 TON HAUL TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE LOST CONTROL OF THE DOOR AND IT STRUCK HIM ON THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLEANED CAB OF HAUL TRUCK, THROWING TRASH TOT HE GROUND. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM HAUL TRUCK TO GATHER TRASH. WHEN EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP DEBRIS, HE ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENC ED BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL ER AND HAD X-RAYS TAKEN. THE X-RAYS REVEALED THAT EMPLOYEE IS SUFFERING FROM DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE SPINE (BRIDGING OF VERTEBRATES WITH ARTHRIT
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD PUT ON A JACKET AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT & WHEN HE TOOK THE JACKET OFF HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD BEEN BITTEN BY A SPIDER
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSTALL A NEW DRILL BIT ON A DRILL HE ATTEMPTED TO CENTER THE BIT INTO THE BIT BOX ON THE DRILL TO TIGHTEN THE CHUCK. THE EMPLOYEE HA D HIS HAND ON THE BIT WHEN IT CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH THE BIT BOX. THE BIT MOVED UP AND HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BIT AND THE CHUCK.
POSITIONING PC OF CRIBBVING UNDERNEATH DOZER TO SUPPORT IT SLIVER OF WOOD EMBEDDED IN LEG
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE PULLING A JACK STAND INTO POSITION UNDER A WA-800 LOADER TO SUPPORT THE MACHINE WHILE A TIRE WAS REPAIRED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS T AKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND DIAGNOSED AS SUFFERING A MINOR RIGHT INGROINAL STRAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE HAD BEEN STANDING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RIM OF THE FRONT TIR AND HAD REACHED INTO THE CAB OF THE LUBE TRUCK TO ENGAGE AND WHILE STEPPING BACK DOWN ON THE GROUND HIS RING ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT THE CATWALK CUTTING HIS FINGER. THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD OF CLIMBED UP ON THE LADDER ON THE LUBE TRUCK AND NOT HAVE TRIED TO ENGAGED IT WHILE STANDING ON THE RIM.
EMPL REPAIRING CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY.WHEN EMPL AND CO-WORKER LIFTED PULLEY FOR POSITIONING,IT ROTATED ON SHAFT AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN PULLEY AND H-BEAM SUPPORT.WORKERS HADNT COORDINATED H AND PLACEMENTS RESULTING IN BEARING AND SHAFT TURNING UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN EMPLS LIFTED PULLEY.
TIRE FOR TRUCK WAS HOOKED TO BOOM OF TIRE TRUCK I.NAME WAS PUSHING ON TIRE TO ALIGN WHEEL TO TRUCK AND SPRAINED BACK. I.NAME FELT HIS BACK POP OUT OF PLACE, AND WHILE HE WAS CHANGING COVER-ALL S IT POPPED BACK IN PLACE
LUTHER BAILEY WAS CORRECTING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION THE STAGE PUMP ON B LEVEL HAS PARTIALLY FALLEN OVER AND BAILEY WAS TRYING TO RESET THE PUMP RIGHT WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE BACKHOE TO STABILI STABILIZE THE PUMP BAILEY WALKED ONTO THE PLATFORM TO ATTACH A CABLE AND THE PUMP FELL APPROX 6FT RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO BOTH LEGS AND HIPE
DOING REPAIR WORK ON BUCKET ELEVATORS AND SOMEHOW GOT A PIECE OF RUST IN HIS LEF TEYE EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN