Employee states he was pulling on a suction hose of a water pump that was stuck in the mud and injured his lower back.
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Showing all 20Employee states he was installing flashing on a conveyor belt to prevent spillage. As he was pulling on the flashing to properly place it his right hand went across a piece of jagged metal resulting in a laceration to his index finger on his right hand.
Employee was helping to push a 6 inch pipe on to the bed of a truck when he slipped resulting in his hand being smashed between the bed and the pipe.
Employee states he was shoveling and felt pain in his shoulder.
Employee states he was removing a turbo from a Caterpillar generator. He states he had a wrench in his left hand and reached around the exhaust with his right hand. He was trying to put the wrench in his right hand and as he was doing this a metal gasket that joins the exhaust to manifold cut his right forearm.
Employee states he was securing crane to lowboy trailer. As he was throwing chain through the hook of the crane to secure felt a pain in his right shoulder.
Employee states he had positioned a 6X10 sheet of metal in a vertical position in a hopper to weld. He had placed (3) 2x2's in a horizontal position with one end against the sheet of metal and the other against the wall. As he was climbing out of the hopper on a ladder sheet of metal came unsecured and pinned him against the ladder.
Employee states he was climbing down the steps of the trackhoe and felt his left shoulder pop.
Employee states he was setting up 100ft piggy back conveyor in pit. He was lifting cross ties and pulling SO cable.
Employee states he was removing hydraulic pump and it slipped and caught his finger between metal lines and cut left middle finger.
Employee states he was taking compressor off of engine , had it unbolted, reached for a hammer, when the compressor fell off of mounting studs. He grabbed the compressor to keep it from falling.
Employee states that he had a back injury on October 9, 2006 while moving crossties at a conveyor belt. He did not report this when it happened. It was reported to us after the first of the year.
Employee was opening a fuel fill cap on storage tank on truck, spring loaded lock on cap hit him in the face.
While changing air filter, serviceman cut right thumb on sharp metal barb.
Water pump rolled over right thumb.
SHOVELING FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK
Employee was putting an oxygen bottle on the service truck and dropped the bottle on his right foot.The employee received a contusion to his right foot.
EE WAS TURNING PULLEY ON SAND PUMP TO START INPELLER ONTO THE PUMP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BELTS.
DIGGING OUT TRACKS ON DOZER HE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN GROIN AREA.
WAS ENDING SHIFT AND GETTING DOWN OFF SCRAPER. STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE WAS GETTING OFF MACHINE.