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HE WAS HELPING UNLOAD OXYGEN BOTTLES OFF THE BED OF THE TRUCK HE HAD A HOLD OF ONE END OF THE BOTTLE, LOST HIS GRIP AND BOTTLE FELL, IT CUAGHT HIS LEFT HAND BNETWEEN THE BED AND THE BUMPER. H IS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND WERE MASHED AND SWOLLEN.
INJURED WAS FIX3NG DRINKING WATER FOR THE DAY. INJURED WAS PUTTING ICE AND WATER IN A WATER KEG. HE PICKED UP THE WATER COOLER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS HEL1ING DRILL OPERATOR WITH CLEANUP TYPE WORK AT THE DRILL THE DRILL OPERATOR AND INJURED HAD JUST MOVED DRILL TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO BEGIN DRILLING THE DRILL OPERATOR BEGAN TO RAI SE THE DRILL IN4URED WAS STILL IN THE CAB OF DRILL AND STARTED TO GET OUT OF DRILL CAB WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS 8 FT FROM GROUND HE GRABBED HOLD OF HANDLE THAT WAS OUTSIDE CAB DOOR AND PLACED
INJURED WAS UNL2ADING A PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT INJURFED UNHOOKED LIGHT PLANT FROM H ITCH OF TIRE TRUCK WHEN HE DID THE TONGUE RAISED UP & THEN DROPPED DOWN QUICKLY & THE TONGUE LANDED ON HIS RT FOOT 3
INJURED WAS REM2VING ENGINE FROM EUCLID DUMP TRUCK. HE LOOSENED ALL BOLTS TO PULL GRILL OFF TRUCK WHEN THE GRILL FELL PINNING HIM BETWEEN GRILL AND ANOTHER TRUCK.
INJURED GOT FOR9IGN MATTER IN EYE.
INJURED WAS COU1LING RAIL CARXS TOGETHER WHEN THE METAL ON ONE OF THE AIR LINE HOSE STRUCK INJURED ONT HE SIDE OF HEAD.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING ON BARGE TO FIX END OF A CABLE WHEN HE STOOPED OVER AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON STEEL BEAM UNDER THE RAMP
WHILE LITFING A3RAILROAD TIE I,NAME STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE USING THE RAILROAD TIE TO HELP CLOSE THE DOOR ON A BOTTOM DUMP HOPPER RAILROAD CAR.
INJ HAD JUST SA7 DOWN IN SEAT OF HIS TRUCK HE REACHED UNDER HIS SEAT TO ADJUST IT FOR HIMSELF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND CAUGHT AGAINST THE ADJUSTMENT LEVER UNDER HIS SEAT AND IT PULLED T FINGERNAIL AWAY3FROM HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE WENCH HANGING ON PILING APPROX. 15 FEET ON RIGHT SIDE OF RAMP OPER. SHACK WHEN EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN AND PAIN IN BOTH LEGS.
INJ WS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE BUCKET ON END LOADER WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE IT FELL ON THE INSTEP PORTION OF RT FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL PART OF HIS SHOE
WORKING ON VARIOUS MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND TEMPERATURES WERE COLD.DEVELOPED FROSTBITE ON BOTH FEET.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING A RETRACT CHAIN. THIS INVOLVED A LOT OF PULLING AND TOOK AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME
INJURED WAS WORKING ON TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM FRONT BUMPER TO THE GROUND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK OR RIGHT LEG.
INJURED WAS THROWING ROCK OFF BARGE WHEN ROCK HIT LEFT LEG AND KNEE SWELLED AND BEGAN HURTING.
INJURED ATTEMPTED TO STOP A SPOOL OF CABLE THAT HAD STGARTED UNROLLING TOO FAST WITH HIS RT FOOT A BOLT THAT HELD THE WOODEN SPOOL TOGETHER CAUGHT HIS RT FOOT AT THE TOES AND WEDGED HIS FOOT B ETWEEN THE UNROLLING MECHANISM THE SPOOL AND THE GROUND
INJURED DROPPED A STEEL WORKHORSE ON HIS LEFT FOOT HITTING THE MIDSECTION OF FOOT. INJURED WAS WEARING STEEL TOE SHOES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.