Hurt back while helping change lower deck screens.
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Showing all 24While unloading screen panel from loader bucket onto catwalk, operator cut right wrist while setting it down on the catwalk.
Laborer was working on screen deck and twisted right knee while lifting screen.
Attempting to lift boat from water.
While placing a new belt on a dry El Jay screen catwalk, he turned wrong and heard knee pop.
While shoveling rock from under conveyor, had sharp pain in back of neck.
While performing repairs to hazemag crusher, during repairs bumped elbow.
PULLED GENERATOR OFF DREDGE & PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. ON 12/22/04, RE-INJURED MUSCLE STRAIN WHEN PULLEY & CABLE WERE DROPPED CAUSING FOCUS OF WEIGHT ONTO EMPLOYEE.
Another employee dropped ladder - hitting employee on head.
LIFTING CONVEYER BELT OF ROLLED STEEL.
EE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK THAT SURROUNDS SCREEN & ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 2" SCREEN UP TO A CO-WORKER WHO WAS ON TOP OF SCREEN. WHILE LIFTING THE SCREEN, EE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE WAS SENT TO 1ST HEALTH CARE & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INGUINAL HERNIA.
EE WAS CLEANING OFF DUST ON TOP OF COOLER WITH AIR LANCE. HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD & SAFETY GLASSES BUT THE DUST BLEW UP UNDER HIS SHIELD & GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING TAIL GATE ON DUMP TRUCK AND CAUGHT FINGER WHILE GATE WAS CLOSING. SPLIT LEFT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES REQUIRED.
MANUALLY TURNING CRANE BUCKET HE CAUGHT LEFT THUMB ON METAL SPUR CAUSING A LACERATION OF THUMB.
EMPLOYEE CARRYING HEAVY TOOLS ON SHOULDER WHILE CLIMBING LADDER TO GET TO CRANE. RESULT WAS SEPARATION OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ELEVATOR DOORS WHEN ONE OF THE TENSION BARS CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
PICKED UP BEARING TO MOVE, SWUNG AROUND & SMASH-ED LEFT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST HANDRAIL.
MOVING OIL BARRELS USING 2 X 4 BOARD, IN PROCESS HAND SLIPPED AND THE BOARD STRUCK THE RIGHT HAND.
WELDER WAS BEING LOADED INTO PICKUP TRUCK. WHILEGUIDING WELDER HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND WELDER.
REMOVED ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND CONVEYER TAIL PULLEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW WEAR TIPS IN LOG WASHER AND WAS REACHING OUT TO PICK UP A NEW WEAR TIP TO INSTALL.
WHILE REPAIRING CLINKER COOLER, EE DROPPED A GRATE STRINGER ONTO KNEE RESULTING IN BRUISE AND LOST TIME.
EE WAS ASSIGNED TO SWEEP FLOOR. HE MOVED A 10 LB GUARD AND CLAIMED IT INJURED HIS BACK.
WHILE REPLACING WORN BOLTS HOLDING BALL MILL LINERS, EE USED TORCH TO REMOVE ALL BOLTS INSTEAD OF LEAVING ONE IN TO SECURE LINER. WHILE ANOTHER EE USED A BAR AND HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT CUT BOLTS, EE ENTERED THE MILL AND STOOD ON A LADDER TO BRACE THE FREED LINER. COULDN'T HOLD IT AND IT FELL ONTO HIS SHOULDER RESULTING IN A BRUISE.