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Ee was performing maintencne on a 325 cat excavator. He was replacing a control leverin the cab. He had dropped a tool and bent over to pick it up. When he stood up the operator cab door had swung closed and struck EE in the head. He went to the emergency room where he was released. On 3/18/08 he went back to his dr and was not able

Mounting a 3300-51 tire on a wheel, pulling the lock ring up onto the tire he got his thumb caught between the lock ring & flange ring while being supervised.

Employee was putting a bellypan on a cat dozer. He put his knees to his chest & pushed with his feet. In doing so he felt a pop in his back on the right side of his ribs. He continued to work his shift & also his next shift before going to the hospital on 12/9/06. He then went back to the clinic on 12/13/06 & was put on light duty.

EE IS A SURVEY TECH. & WAS ASSISTING MOVING EMPTY PALLETS, CLEANING A LAY DOWN AREA. HE FELT A STRANGE SENSTAION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN. AFTER SOME TIME & SEVERAL Dr. VISITS, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MINOR RUPTURE THAT HE MAY NEED SURGERY FOR. NO TIME MISSED FROM WORK.

EE WAS CLIMBING ON TO A TRACK MOUNTED ROCK BREAKER FOR THE FUELING/LUBE PROCESS AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER RUNG. X-RAY AT THE TIME SHOWED NOTHING BROKEN AND ALL OK. ON 8/26/05 HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR AN ADJUSTMENT ON FOOT. EE was diagnosed with a broken foot on 9-21-05. He had surgery. Dr released him to lite duty on 9-30-05.

Employee installing heel plate on 992G Loader. While pulling and pushing he strained his right shoulder.

EMPLOYEE & HIS PARTNER WERE LIFTING A WOODEN TIMBER, ONE MAN ON EACH END OF THE TIMBER. THE TIMBER WAS 12"X 12"X 6'LONG, WEIGHING APPROX. 175 LBS. EMPLOYEE USED HIS LEGS TO PICK THE TIMBER BUT THEN TWISTED WITH THE LOAD. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON SAID NO WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

EE AND TWO OTHER MILL EMPLOYEES WERE DRAGGING A 70'X2" RUBBER WATER WASH DOWN HOSE INTO POSITION TO WASH THE MILL FLOOT. EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT CALF. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAINED ACHILLES TENDON AND WILL REQUIRE THERAPY. RETURN TO MOD. DUTY.

TWO MAINTENANCE EE WERE REMOVING 992 LOADER BUCKET HEEL PLATE. ONE EE WAS KNOCKING OUT A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN TORCHED OFF. OTHER EE WAS TORCHING THE ONLY OTHER BOLT HOLDING THE PLATE. THE PLATE FELL APPROX 4.5 FT ONTO EE FOOT, JUST ABOVE STEEL TOE. BROKEN BONE IN FOOT

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DISLODGING A JACK PAD FROM THE MUD ON A DRILL PATTERN. THE IR DRILL HAD LOST ITS PAD EARLIER THAT MORNING. THE SUPERVISOR HAD ADVISED THEM TO USE AN EXCAVATOR TO DO THE JOB IF NECESSARY. THEY USED A PRY BAR AND TOGETHER CARRIED THE PAD TO THE DRILL. LATER THAT SHIFT, ONE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN.

Ee was drilling a horizontal well, working alone. He changed many drill steels during the shift and at the end of the shift, his left lower leg was very sore. He filed an injury report with the company on 9/7 and on 9/14 he went to a doctor as the pain did not subside. Diagnosed torn tendon on 9/14/04.

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When backing off the take up drum on 21 conveyor belt the adjustment bolt got stuck. It released and slamed back to the orignal position pinching his finger between the bolt head and bearing slide rail.

EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF 8" DIA PLASTIC PIPE AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT. FURTHER MEDICAL REVIEW FOUND THAT THE BIG TOE WAS BROKEN. EE IS NORMALLY A TRUCK DRIVER BUT WORKED AN OVERTIME SHIFT IN PIT DEWATERING. NO LOST WORK TIME.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL A MILL LIFTER (200#) ONTO A LIFTING SLING AND ROLLED IT ONTO HIS FINGER, SMASHING THE FINGER TIP BETWEEN THE LIFTER AND THE DECK. STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WO UND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SMALL CABINET THAT WAS MOUNTED ON THE DECK OF A FLATBED SERVICE TRUCK. THE LATCH WAS JAMMED SO HE BENT DOWN TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AND JERKED ON THE DOOR. THE 12" X 24" DOOR WHICH IS HINGED AT THE BOTTOM OPENED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LIP AND SLIGHTLY CHIPPED A FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE ACCESS LADDER OF A 777 CTERPILLAR HAUL TRUCK AND FELT A MUSCLE STRAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON MARCH 31, 2003.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE TOUGUE OF A SMALL TRAILER TO ATTACH IT TO THE HITCH ON A PICKUP TRUCK. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER HE SAW A DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DISC PROBLEMS IN HIS NECK RELATING TO THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD NECK SURGERY ON MAY 30 TO REPAIR HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF BED ON THE DAY AFTER HIS LAST DAY SHIFT AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT FOOT, NO ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS PAIN. AFTER SOME DAYS OF PAIN AND TESTS HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE "ST RESS FRACTURES" OF THE METATARSAL BONES OF HIS RT FOOT. DR DIAGNOSED INDUSTRIAL DISEASE.

EE STEPPED OFF OF THE LADDER OF THE MOTOR GRADERHE WAS OPERATING. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE DID NOT FALL BUT DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS ON 1/7 WAS POSSIBLE TORN MINISCUS. THREE WEEKS OFF.

EE WAS SHOVLING FINES INTO A WHEELBARROW AT THE CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A#2 SQUARE NOSE SHOVEL. HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT REPORT IT. HE WAS ON HIS LAST SHIFE BEFGORE HIS 4 D AYS OFF. HE WENT TO A CHIROPROACTOR ON HIS DAYS OFF WHICH THIS AN MSHA REPORTABLE.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF 777 WATER TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE BUMPER. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND DUE TO EXTREME SWELLING IT WAS NECESSARY TO DRAIN THE FLUID FROM HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A CHOKER FROM THE MAIN HOIST ON 90 TON CRANE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE SAFETY LATCH OPEN. HE RELEASED THE SAFETY LATCH BEFORE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HANDS CLEAR AND LATCH SMASHED TIP OF RIGHT RING FINGER. INJURY REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE HAD JUST MOUNTED THE CAT 5230 SHOVEL. HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL UP THE COUNTER BALANCED LADDER AND STRAINED A SMUCLE IN HIS NECK. A VISIT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DR CALLED FOR EE TO BE ON MODIFIED D UTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS 4 DAY ROTATION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRAW A TAILINGS SAMPLE FROMTHE DISCHARGE TROMMEL OF THE MILL. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE SAMPLE ROD/CUP UNDER THE TROMMELTHE CUP STRUCK THE TROMMEL CAUSING HIM TO BANG HIS HAND AGAINST THE SAMPLE OPENING. HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE IS MOVING A DRILL STEEL. THE OTHER EE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND EE'S LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED AGAINST THE DRILL DECK. THE SKIN WAS BROKEN, REQUIRING 3 STITCHED TO CL OSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE PULLED WRONG AND STRAINED HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWIVEL A FLOAT CELL AGITATOR INTO POSITION TO ATTACH TO THE STATOR. HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK. HE WENT TO HIS REGULAR CHIROPRACTOR FOR AN ADJUSTMENT.

EMPLOYEE PUSHED UP TO OPEN THE WINDOW ON THE A-06 BACKHOE. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN RAISING HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SLIGHT TEAR OF HIS RT ROTATOR C UFF AND IS UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. NO TIME LOST FROM WORK. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-18-99.

EE WAS ASSEMBLING A CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PULLEY TAKE-UP AND ASSEMBLY SHIFTED PINCHING. HIS LEFT RING AND LITTLE FINGER. INITIAL X RAYS SHOWED NO SERIOUS INJURY AND EE WAS RELEASED BACK TO WORK. A FOLLOW UP APPT WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC SPEICALIST RESULT IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF THE NAIL BED OF THE LITTLE FINGER 9-15-99.

MINER WAS MOVING A ROCK FROM THE ROADWAY CLEANER GROUND AND STRAINED HIMSELF.

THE EE FELT A BULGE NEAR HIS BELLY BUTTON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO 7/20 BUT REQUESTED TO FILE A WORKERS COMP CLAIM ON 7/20/99 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA WITH NO SPECIFIC CAUSE OR DATE OF OCCURANCE. WORK COMP HAS ACCEPTED THE CLAIM AS AN INDUSTRIAL DISEASE CLAIM

THIS EE AND TWO OTHERS WERE REMOVING ROCKS FROM BENIEATH A BELT. WHEN THE JOB WAS FINISHED, HIS BACK WAS SORE. ON 7-20 HE WAS PUTTING ON HIS SOCKS AT HOME AND FELT MORE PAIN. CHIROPRACTIC TREA TMENT ON 7-20-99 MAKES THIS REPORTABLE.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE A SHEET OF 4'X8'X1/4" STEEL ONTO THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT. HE PINCHED THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER RT HAND BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE FORK. 4 STITCHES NECESSARY TO CL OSE WOUND

THE EE WAS CLEANING GREASE AND SLUDGE FROM THE PRESSURE LUBE TRAY. HE WAS USING A SQUARE NOSE SHOVEL TO DID THE JOB. HE FELT A TWINGO IN HIS LOWER BACK AND WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR 2 DAYS LATER. THE CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDED LIGHT DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING TO EXTEND A 2 STAGE TELESCOPING ATTACHMENT FOR A CT IT-28 LIFT TRUCK. AS HEMANUALLY PULLED OUT ON THE STEEL BOOM THE LAST SEGMENT PULLED OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET & DROP PED TO THE FLOOR 2 FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE BOOM AND A TRANSMISSION

EE WAS REMOVING BARREL OF OIL FROM SERVICE TRUCK AND INJURED WRIST. INITIALLY FELT WRIST WAS JUST SPRAINED BUT BY MIDDLE OF MARCH STILL FEELING PAIN & STIFFNESS. WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR ON 3/23/9 9 AND PUT OFF WORK PENDING SURGERY TO REPAIR LIGAMENT DAMAGE.

THIS DRILL BLAST OPERATOR BEGAIN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON 12/21/98 HE DID NOT HAVEANY ACCIDENT TO HIS RECOLLECTION. ON 1/11/99 HE SAW A DR & FILED A REPORT WITH THE SAFETY DEPT. THE DR FOUND A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO THE LUMBAAR 4 VERTIBRAE. DUE TO GENERAL LIFTING & REPEATED BENDING & MOVING

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SAMPLE BAG AND FELT A PAIN IN HER NECK, WENT TO A DR ON 11-30-98 AND HE RELEASED HER FROM WORK ON 12-1-98 PENDING MRI.

EE SLAMMED THE DOOR ON OF THE CAB OF A LOADER AND A GUST OF AIR BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO HIS RT EYE. E R DOCTOR REMOVED METAL FLECK FROM HIS RT EYE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST POSITIONS OF D10 IDLER ON A PALLET. AS HE MOVED THE IDLER BY HAND, THE IRON PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE PALLET. CAUSED 10 STITCHES TO BE RENEDERED AT THE ER

EE REPORTED BACK PAIN AFTER OIFTING A BOX OF BOOSTERS FROM THE POWDER TRUCK. HE DID NOT FEEL MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NECESSARY AT THE TIME. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL MID DECEMBER WHEN HE REQUES TED TO SEE A DR. DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN AND STIFFNESS. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR. ON 12-15-98 WHILE ON A SCHEDULED VACATION. THE DR. RELEASED HIM FROM WORK STARTING 12-21-98, PENDING AN MRI & THERAP

EE WAS LIFTING A WHEEL BEARING FOR A 785 CAT HAUL TRUCK. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. HE DID NOT MENTION IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL OCT AT WHICH TIME HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT SURGERY FOR A RUPTERED MUSCLE WALL ON 10/13. HE RETD TO WORK ON NEXT SCHED SHIFT

EE PICKED UP A ROCK TO REMOVE IT FROM THE HAUL ROAD AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. UPON MEDICAL EXAMINATION HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A INGUINALHERNIA. HE WAS RELEASED BACK TO WORK ON RESTRICT ED DUTY PENDING SCHEDULING OF SURGERY

INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING LOAD A BACKHOE BUCKET INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP. WHILE LIFTING IT ON, HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND PICK UP BOX AND SIDE RAIL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE BOBCAT FORKS WERE NEAR WHERE THEBUCKET WAS BEING LOADED AND HE WAS WATCHING HIS FOOTING SO HE WOULDNT TRIP.

EE WAS CLOSING THE FILTER PRESS MACHINE AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE THROW HANDLE AND THE FRAME OF THE PRESS. NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO ALLOW THUMB TO STAY IN THAT POSITION.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY HOLD THE STARTER OF A 4 CYL. GASOLINE ENGINE. HIS ELBOW CAME INTO CONTACT OF THE ENGINE FAN, LACEATING HSI SKIN ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS EXITING BACK SEAT OF EE TRANSPORT SUBURBAN AT END OF SHIFT. ANOTHER EE SLAMMED THE DOOR ON HIS HAND WHICH SEVERED A SMALL PIECE OF FLESH FROM HIS RT HAND RIGHT FINGER. STITCHES WERE NEE DED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WACKING ON A WATER TRUCK #3635 WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR WHERE THE PIECE WAS REMOVED.

THE EE WAS PICKING RUBBER COATED METAL SLEDS FROM THE GROUND & PLACING THEM ONTO THE TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THE "IMPACT SLED" WEIGHED APPROX 40#. THE EE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CHOSE TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 3/5/98 WHO PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.