EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UPRIGHT A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIIL AND APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK.
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Showing all 21HE WAS GREASING THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER AND SCRAPED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A MINOR SCRATCH, BUT THE NEXT DAY HIS HAND WAS RED AND SWOLLEN.
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM CRUSHER AND TAIL PULLEY AREA, WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. ACCORDING TO OTHER EE S DOING THE SAME TASK, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS BEING DONE.
INJURED WAS IN WELDING SHOP REPAIRING CRUSHER MILL HAMMERS, HE WENT TO LIFT HAMMER TO PLACE ON TABLE AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.
INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE REPLACING BATTERIES IN COMPRESSOR FOR DRILLING RIG. THE JOB REQUIRED LIFTING APPROX 85 LB. WAIST HIGH. AT APPROX 11:30 EE COMPLAINED FO CHEST PAIN AND WAS INSTRUCTE D TO PROCEED TO EMEREGENCY ROOM IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE PULL AND HE WAS TOLD TO GO HOME FOR HT EREMAINDER OF DAY BY EXAMINING DR.
EE INDICATED THAT A SCRAPER HAD TURNED OVER, THEY WERE USING A CABLE TO TURN IT UPRIGHT; A PIECE OF CABLE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER.
PULLING ON PIPE TO TIGHTEN BOLD PIPE SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL
WHILE LIFTING FORMS OFF IMPACT BARS EMPL POPPED BACK OUT OF PLACE. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR WO PERFORMED MANIPULATION ON BACK 6/16.
I.NAME WAS UNDER THE SHOVEL REPAIRING THE GEARS WHEN AN OBJECT FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.
I.NAME THREW HIS THERMOS HIS THERMOS TO I.NAME FOR I.NAME TO FILL WITH WATER THE THERMOS HIT I.NAME IN THE NOSE AND BROKE HIS NOSE
PLANT OPERATOR THREW HIS STANLEY THERMOS TO I.NAME. WHEN I.NAME CAUGHT THE THERMOS, APPARENTLY THE RAW EDGE OF THE HANDLE CUT HIS FINGER.
EMP STEPPED OUT ONTO TRACK OF SHOVEL WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL. IT WAS A RAINY DAY HE SLIPPED HOWEVER, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT INJURED HIS HAND IN SO ,DOING.
EMPL. WAS PUTTING IMPACT BARS IN SPINNER CRUSHER PART BEING REBUILT, THE IMPACT BAR FELL ON RGHT HAND, PINCHING SIDE OF HAND.
EMPLOYEES WERE 8ISMANTLING CRUSHER WHICH WAS HELD UP BY RAILROAD TIES,ONE END FELL,THE OTHER END CAME UP AND PINNED THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RAILROAD TIES AND PRIMARY PLANT.
LIFTING ON EUCL3D TRUCK HUB IN REPAIRING TRUCK.
REMOVING VACUUM3HOSE FROM AIR CLEANER WHEN HOSE CAME LOOSE AND LEFT HAND SLIPPED, CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF AIR CLEANER.
EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN FROM A LOADER, AND HE TURNED PULLING HIS BACK
HE WAS HELPING SET A I-BEAM AND HE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE I-BEAM AND THE LOADER BUCKET HE BROKE THE FIRST FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND THEY HAD TO PUT TWO PINS IN HIS FINGER
WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON EUCLID TRUCK HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLED OUT A VERTABRA IN HIS BACK AND PINCHED A NERVE
HELPING TO UNLOAD HAMMERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS IN FEED HOPPER WHEN ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED DOWN HITTING HIS HAND