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EE WAS CHANGING OIL OF MACK STOCKPILE TRUCK. WHEN REPLACING THE DRAIN PLUG THE EE BRUSHED UP AGAINST THE OIL PAN AND SOME ACCUMULATED DIRT FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE ORIGINALLY FELT LITTLE DISCOMFORT BUT AFTER 3 DAYS HE NEEDED TO SEE A DR.
EMPLOYEE NOTICED HE HAD A HERNIA AND WAS EXAMINED BY PERSONAL PHYSICAN. UPON DR'S EXAMINATION THE HERNIA WAS ALLEDGED AS WORK COMP. EMPLOYEE HAS YET TO HAVE SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS CONDITION. EMPLOYEE BECAME AWARE OF HIS CONDITION ON 4-12-99.
WHILE REMOVING THE OUTSIDE REAR DUAL TIRE OFF OF TRAILER 101, EE REACHED UNDERNEATH THE RIM TO PULL OFF. DURING THIS, BACK WAS STRAINED AND THE PAIN INCREASED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BY 0130 THE N EXT DAY, THE PAIN HAD INCREASED TO THE POINT MEDICAL ASISTANCE WAS NECESSARY.
WHILE MOUNTING TIRES, EE REACHED UP TO GRAB THE VALVE CORE AND THE JET RING SOMEHOW GOT TURNED ON AND FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE UPPER RIGHT CHEEK BONE AREA (BELOW THE EYE). EE WAS NOT BLEEDIN GSO HE SAT DOWN FOR A FEW MINS THEN WENT BACK TOWORK. AT ABOUT 11:45AM EE BEGAN FEELING DIZZY AND GOT A HEADACHE. WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BY SUPERVISOR.
EMPLOYEE JAMMED LITTLE FINGER OG RIGHT HAND ON LOCK COVER WHEN UNLOCKING AN EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE.
EMPLOYEE RAN HIS HAND ACROSS THE TOP OF A WELD ROD CAN AND CUT HIMSELF. HE TOLD HIS LEAD PERSON HE DID NOT NEED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. HE WENT HOME AT THE END OF THE SHIFT AND RACKED HIS YARD. H IS HAND BEGAN TO BLEED AND HE WENT OT A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. HE RECEIVED A TETNUS SHOT AND 5 STITCHES.
EE PICKED A DRILL STEEL IMPROPERLY AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A SECOND EMPLOYEE CLOSING A RAIL CAR DUMP DOOR. INJURED EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR AS IT CLOSED CAUSING SMASHING /BROKEN BONE/ DISLOCATED KNUCKLE OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
WHILE PLACING LINER PLATES INSIDE HAMMERMILL, EE HIT KNEE ON A LINER PLATE BOLT.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO TURN A ROLLER OVER & HAD HIS SMALL FINGER CAUGHT REQUIRING STITCHES.
WHILE HOLDING AN EIGHTY POUND PIPE OVERHEAD GRAVEL GAVE WAY UNDER FOOT FORCING EMPLOYEES BACK TO TWIST
EE WAS ASSISTING A TRUCK DRIVER IN UNLOADING A SHIPMENT OF SCREEN CLOTH THE FREIGHT DRIVER JERKED THE SKID AND THE SCREENS SHIFTED PINCHING THE EE S RIGHT HAND RESULT WAS A LACERATED MIDDLE FI NGER.
MOVING ROCK IN CRUSHER ROCK TURNED PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CRUSHER CHUTE
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK AND CUT HIS HAND WHEN MOVING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT PLATE. HE WAS NOT USING ANY AIDS AND LIFTED INCORRECTLY. DID NOT REPORT INJURY AS HE WASN'T IN PAIN UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ELECTRIC MOTOR OUT OF ELECTRICAL T RUCK & DROPPED ON FINGER
WHEN CLOSING A GATE ON CAR ,BAR CAME BACK AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER.
PULLING WIRE CABLE FROM FEEDER, A CABLE CUT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. CABLE WAS RUSTY AND FRAYED.
WHILE LIFTING A FEEDER PAN INTO PLACE,EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL OR SLIP IN HIS RIGHT PALM.NOW EVERY TIME HE GRIPS OR LIFTS SOMETHING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HE FEELS A SHARP PAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING THE YOKE BACK ONTO THE SYNTRON FEEDER. HE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TWISTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CARBURETOR ON A UNILOADER HIS RT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE FAN RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE PALM OF HIS RT HAND
RIGHT THUMB WAS CRSHED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.
CAUGHT FINGER BECAUSE OF RING, HAD STITCHES.
WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF FALT IRON 4' X 4' X 3/8" THAT WAS FROZEN DOWN. JERKED ON IT TO BREAK IT LOOSE.
WHILE PLACING ELECTRICAL PANEL STAND IN PICKUP, PANEL FELL PINNING LEG BETWEEN STAND AND PICKUP.
HE WAS LOADING A TRUCK FROM A LOAD OUT BIN. HE PULLED THE HANDLE ON THE VALVE TO CLOSE IT AND TWISTED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE.
EE STATED THAT HE BENT OVER TO HEAT THE LOCK ON THE GATE SO HE COULD UNLOCK IT. WHILE DOING THIS HE STATED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP A BATTERY AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF STEEL STICKING OUT FROM PUG MILL. LACERATION OF FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RAILROAD CARS AND QUARRY. THE BRAKE ON THE AIR DUMP WAS FAULTY. WHEN RELEASE IT PINNED EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE AND RAILROAD CAR WHICH SMASHED HIS HAN D.
EMPLOYEE STGATED HE WAS REACHING INTO HIS TRUCK & AS HE STRETCHED ACROSS DRIVERS SEAT WITH LEFT HAND FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE CATCH
EMP WAS OPERATI3G DOZER IN GRAVEL PIT STEPPED OFF DOZER TWISTED LEG AND LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING ROCK CRUSHING PLANT HE WAS PUSHING SPINNER IN ROCK PLANT AND HURT HIS BACK
EMP WAS MOVING 5 SHAFT. WHILE WALKING WITH THE SHAFT HIS BODY TWISTED AND PUT HIS LOWER BACK OUT