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THE INJURY OCCURED WHILE THE EE WAS REMOVING PARTS FROM THE TOP OF HIS LOCKER. HE BRUSHED DUST OFF THE LOCKER WHICH FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS REPAIRING LOCKER IN THE MINE DEPT CHANGE ROOM.
EE WAS UNHOOKING CHOKER FROM PIPE AND HAD PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN PIPE AND BACK SIDE OF SPOILS PILE WHEN ROCK SLID TEMPORARY PINNING EE BETWEEN IT AND PIPE. EE RECEIVED A CRACKED RIB.
MECHANIC STRAINED BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AND PIN BED SAFETY CABLE.
THE OPERATOR WAS CLEANING A HOSE LYING ON THE FLOOR AND SPRAYED HOT WATER THROUGH A PRE-EXISTING HOLE IN HIS WORK BOOT.
OPERATOR WAS DOING SIGN CLEANUP AND REPAIR FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A BASE MOUNTED ROAD SIGN UNAIDED.
AFTER WORKING HIS SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE WENT HOME AND THAT NIGHT HIS ELBOW STARTED HURTING.
EE KNELT DOWN TO CHECK UNDER A RUBBER TIRE DOZER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
CUT NOSE ON COVER PLATE TO HOSE PROTECTION ON SEMI TRUCK. (RENO DRAIN OIL TRUCK)
DRIVER HELPED THE MECHANIC FIX THE GOIC HUB & AFTERWARD FELT DISCOMFORT IN LT. EYE.
WHILE REPLACING CLARIFIER LEAVES, HE CLOSED HIS THUMB INTO A PINCH POINT WHILE HE HAD HIS THUMB TRAPPED HE PULLED IT FREE. WHEN HE PULLED IT HE TORE A LITTLE LIGAMENT IN HIS THUMB. SPLINTED THUMB.
EE WAS INSTALLING A 12" PIPELINE ON DEDICATED PAD. WHILE CONNECTING A FLANGE TO A VALVE THE PIPE SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG WHENTHE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE RATCHET AND THE OIL PAN.
THE EE WAS HANDALL RELOCATING LIGHT TRUCK TIRES. THE NEXT DAY HIS FEET DISCOMFORT IN HIS UPPER LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE SCRAPED HIS RIGHT ARM IN SEVERAL SPOTS WHILE CLEANING A CYCLONE SCREEN FULL OF CRUSHED ROCK. THE SCRAPES WERE MINOR, HOWEVER A COUPLE OF SPOTS BECAME INFECTED. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT AND DID NOT VISIT THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1-10-02. HE IS BEING TREATED FOR INFECTION WITH A COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS.
EE SLAMMED THE END OF HIS RIGHT THUMB IN A COMPARTMENT DOOR. HE FELT THAT IT WAS O.K. ON JAN. 7,2002 HE CAME INTO THE SAFETY DEPT. BECAUSE HIS THUMB WAS NOT HEALING WELL. HE WAS TAKEN IN FOR X -RAYS WHICH REVEALED A FRACTURE ON THE TIP. HE WAS PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS TO REDUCE INFECTION RISK.
EE WAS HAND LOADING A 75-100 LB PIECE OF METAL ONTO A FLAT BED PK UP TRUCK. HIS GRIP SLIPPED AND THE METAL SMASHED HIS #5 FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND. THIS CAUSED A SMALL BONE CHIP NEAR THE SECOND JOINT. FINGER SPLINT WAS ADMINSTERED AND RETURNED. TO WORK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COMPONENTS OF THE UNDERGROUND BATCH PLANT (USED FOR MAKING CEMENTED ROCK) HE SAT ON SOME DRIED CEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND LATER DROVE A HAUL TRUCK, WHICH PROBABL Y RUBBED THE CEMENT INTO HIS BUTTOCKS. HE USED STERILE WATER TO WASH HIS BUTT UNDERGROUND, BUT DID NOT CHANGE HIS CLOTHES UNTIL THE END OF THE SHIFT. ON RESTRICTED WORK.
WHILE OPENING A BUNG TO A 55 GALLON BARREL, CUT LEFT RING FINGER ON THE SHARP COVER. THE SMALL COVER OVER THE BUNG WAS UNSEALED AND AS SHE TRIED TO REMOVE IT IT CUT HER FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURE S TO REPAIR FINGER. NOT WEARING GLOVES OR USING PROPER TOOLS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HOOKING A LIGHT PLANT TRAILER TO A PICKUP. THE JACK ON THE TRAILER HITCH WAS EXTENDED FULLY BUT THE PICKUP TOW BALL WAS STILL TOO HIGH SO THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE TRAILER UP TO THE BALL AND HURT HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.
EE WAS CHANGING A HEATING ELEMENT ON A FIRING OVEN. AS THE EE WAS PULLING ON THE ELEMENT, IT CAME LOOS AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. THIS CAUSED HIS TOOTH TO CHIP. THE EE DID NOT TELL US ABOUT SEE KING MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL TODAY.
THE EE LIFTED A 76 LB. WEIGHT BEING USED TO CALIBERATE SCALES AT AN UNDERGROUND BATCH PLANT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE VISITED A CHIROPRACTOR AND RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT. HE W AS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. HE DIDN'T SEE THE CHIROPRACTOR UNTIL JUNE 8, 2001.
MECHANIC WAS KNEELING ON ONE KNEE WHILE REMOVINGA CHAIN OUT OF A TOOL BOX. THE CHAIN WEIGHED ~15LB. WHEN THE MECHANIC STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW LOCK RINGF ON A TRUCK TIRE. HE USED A C CLAMP TO HOLD THE TOP OF THE RING AS HE WAS WORKING WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE RING. WHEN THE RING WENT INTO PLACE, THE C CLAMP ACC IDENTALLY FELL OFF AND STRUCK THE EE'S FINGER.
DRILLER FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE, HE MOVED DRILL TO NEXT DRILL HOLE SITE. HE OPENED DOOR TO THE DRILL TO VISUALLY SEE IT HE WAS ON THE RIGHT SPOT TO BEGIN DRILLING. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWE EN DOOR AND FRAME AS HE SHUT THE DOOR.
EE WAS OPERATING A SAMPLE PULVERIZER MACHINE. SHE OPENED THE LID TO CLEAN OUT THE SAMPLE THAT HAD BEEN PROCESSED. THE LID SLIPPED OUT OF HER RIGHT HAND & CLOSED ON HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSI NG A LACERATION.
EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A CRUSHER DISCHARGE CHUTE AFTER COMPLETING CLEANUP. HE BUMPED HIS KNEE (RIGHT) ON THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE WHICH CAUSED BRUISING. AFTER EXAMINATION THE PHYSICIAN RESTRICTED HIS WORK DUTY. EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON 1-19-2001.
THE EMPLOYEE IS AN ELECTRICIAN WHO WAS CHANGING PARTS ON A RECTIFIER. HE TWISTED AROUND AND PICKED UP THE PART BEING CHANGED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 12-13-0 0 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON THAT DATE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL 12-18-00 FOR A PULLED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PIVKING UP HIS CHOCK BLOCKS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE BLOCKS WEIGH ABOUT 2 LBS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR 5 MORE SHIFTS BEFORE REPORTING THAT IT HURT. HE WAS EXA MINED ON 10-14-00 AND FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TENDON RUPTURE OF THE RIGHT BICEP.
EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC LIFT A HEAVY CRUSHER PLATE INTO POSITION. THE PLATE SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EE'S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 80 LB BALL MILL LINERS AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. SEPT 2000 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS TAKEN TO DR AND EVALUATED. HE MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO C-5-C6 CERVICAL DISC DURING THIS INCIDENT WHICH LATER CAUSED THIS NUMBNESS TO OCCUR. HE IS BEING PLACED ON LIFTING RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS REMOVING PARTS FROM A PLYWOOD SHELF. HE WAS LEANING ACROSS THE SHELF PULLING A PART TOWARD HIM WHEN GOT A 2.5 CM WOOD SPLINTER IN THE UNDER SIDE OF HIS UPPER LEFT ARM. THE SPLINTER HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOPS OFF OF OIL DRUMS. HE GRABBED A CUT SECTION TO ROLL IT AWAY, WITHOUT PUTTING HIS GLOVES BACK ON. A SHARP EDGE OF THE DRUM CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
WHILE PLACING SUPPLY IN A CABINET SHE CAUGHT HER LEFT INDEX FING RON A METAL EDGE OF THE CABINET. THIS CUT HER FINGER WHICH RQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED SHOULDER AND BACK LIFTING PIPE