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EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL THAT HAD STUCK TO A FEEDER WHEN A ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE RAN AROUND A CORNER AND HIT A STEEL BAR. EMPLOYEEE WAS TREATED FOR BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT THE RIND GEAR BACK ONTO THE CONE. THE EYEBOLT WORKED LOOSE AND ALLOWED THE GEAR TO DROP, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR CONTUSIONS.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT TELL US HIS KNEE HURT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF THE 26TH. OUR EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS KNEE WHILE CHANGING GRAVEL SCREENS.
HE WAS WASHING OUT BY THE SAND SCREWS PREPARING THE PLANT FOR A MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN. HE PULLED ON THE HOSE TO GET MORE SLACK WHEN HE RAISED UP AT THE SAME TIME HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE CATWALK ABOVE HIM THEREFORE CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK.
I.NAME LIFTING PIECE OF ANGLE IRON UP OVER HIS HEAD TO BE WELDED IN PLACE BY A CO-WORKER WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
CLOSING GATE AT THE MARLETT PIT AFTER CHECKING PUMPS.INJURED SAID THE GATE WAS HARD TO CLOSE AND FELT THIS IS WHERE THE STRAIN BEGAN.WORKED AS A GENERAL LABORER ON MONDAY DECEMBER 10,1990 AND FELT THIS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE STRAIN.PLEASE NOTE INJURED DIDN'T NOTIFY US UNTIL 12-12-90 AND AT THAT TIME HE WAS EXAMINED BY OUR WORKMANS COMP DOCTOR.
ALLEGED HE WAS 7URNING WHEELS OF RADIAL STACKER BY HAND; DISLOCATED SHOULDER.
I NAME THAT WHI5E ASSISTING A LOADER OPERATOR AT A PIECE STEEL WEIGHING APPROX. 120 LBS INTO THE LOADER BUCKET HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK STEEL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOADED WITHOUT DIFFICULT BUT H E WET TO MEDICA5 CLINIC TO HAVE HIS BACK CHECKED.
IMPROPERLIFTING METHOD OF CONVEYOR GUARD
EMP ALLEDGES HE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN AT PIT, WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL IN HIS EAR & LODGED REQUIRING IT TO BE FLUSHED OUT AT HOSPITAL