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SETTING UP PROTABLE ROCK WASHING PLANT, MOVED SANDSCREW CHUTE OUT OF SCREW BY HAND, SPRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS LIFTING THE TONGUE ON THE HAMMER MILL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SIPHONING METHANOL FUEL FROM BARRELL ORALLY THROUGH HOSE. SWALLOWED A SMALL AMOUNT.
WHIE SHOVELING ROCK OUT FROM UNDER THE PLANT, EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK.
WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE CRANE, A TIN COVERING FELL OF LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING SEVER LACERATION TO TIP OF FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP SEMI-TRACTOR TO A GOOSENECT TRAILER. THERE WAS A CHAIN HOOKED THRU A D-RING ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER. THE WELD ON TEH D-RING BROKE AND THE CHAIN WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ABOVE AND BEHIND RIGHT EAR LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO SCALP.
54736YEE WAS PICKING CLAY OFF OF CONVEYOR, STRAINED BACK DOING SO.
EMPL MOVING ELECTRICAL CABLE.WHILE PULLING ON CABLE EMPL STRAINED BACK.
INJURED WAS REPLACING SCREW SEGMENT ON SAND SCREW. SCREW SEGMENT FELL ON RIGHT FOOT OF INJURED AND FRACTURED BIG TOE OF RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON PLATFORM OF CRUSHER. AS HE WALKED BY A PRY BAR LEANING UP AGAINST THE FEEDER SHACK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE KNEE RESULTING IN LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
WAS CHANGING HIGH PRESSURE WATER PUMP. PICK UP PUMP AND ALLEGEDLY STRAINED BACK.
TRIPPED WHILE PUTTING NEW CABLE ON CRANE HIT HAND ON CRAVE FRACTURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STOOPED TO PICK UP ROCK, TURNED WRONG AND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS CHANGING THE DRILL STEEL ON THE HYDRAULIC DRILL & WHEN PLACING THE DRILL STEEL IN THE CHUCK THE STEEL SLIPPED H ITTING RIGHT KNEE CAP
WHILE WORKING ON CONVEYOR A PIECE OF SAND GOT IMBEDDED IN EYE.
REQ MORE INFO 4-20,RECD 8-29;SMASHED HAND WITH BAR WHILE HANGING CONVEYOR BELT.
LIFTING DRIVE SPROCKET ON ROLLER FRAME FOR DRAGLINE-SUFFERED HERNIA
CARRY BOAT MOTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A GRAVEL BIN WHEN A HANDLE ON THE ROCK BIN CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.HE WAS TAKEN FOR TREATMENT AND HAD X-RAYS.NO LOST TIME.
CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON SIDE OF CEMENT SILO. CEMENT ENTERED THE CUT CAUSING CONCRETE RASH.
WHILE HELPING LOAD STEEL ONTO A FORKLIFT A 20 FT X 1 7/8 FT ROUND BAR ROLLED ONTO THE TOP OF I NAME S LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A MOTOR UP WHILE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR.THE MOTOR TILTED AND THE EMPLOYEE HELD IT ENTIRE WEIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING A TARP ON EQUIPMENT WHEN IT SNAPPED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE GLASSES AND BROKE THEM GETTING GLASS IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING LARGE MUD CHUNKS OFF SCREEN OF PLANT & FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA HE AT FIRST THOUGHT HIS PHYSICAL PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN INFLAMED TESTICLE WHICH HAD GIVEN HIM PAIN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BU7 ON 052187 HE WENT TO DOC.& HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A HERNIA ON RT.SIDE
EMPLOYEE WORKED3A FULL SHIFT ON APRIL 23RD. ONE THE MORNING OF APRIL 24TH HE CALLED IN ILL AND AT 3:00 HIS WIFE CALLED TO INFORM HIS FOREMAN THAT HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL ANDIT WAS FIRST THOUGH THAT HE HAD SUF0ERED A HEART ATTACK. THE DOCTOR LATER DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS ANGINA DUE TO HIS JOB. HE ISTHE LOADER OPERATOR AT OUR CHEROKEE PLANT.
EE WAS MOVING S2ME OFFICE EQUIPMENT TABLES & SPLINTERED BOARDS WHEN HE INCURRED A SPLINTER IN T HE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. HE REMOVED THE SPLINTER HIMSELF BUT WENT TOT EH DOCTOR WHEN SOME SWELLING 2CCURRED. THE DOCTOR X-RAYED THE PUNCTURE & PREXCRIBED ANTI-BIOTICS & A BANDAGE. ABCESS OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN THE MANINT. SHOP, REBUILDING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FOR A FE LOADER, AND BENT OVER TO PICKUP A SCREWDRIVER ON THE FLOOR TO USE, AND APPARENTLY TWISTED HIS BACK JUST RIGHT AND HAD A VERY 8HARP PAIN IN HIS BACK, WENT TO DR. LATER IN THE MORNING. DR. DIAGNOSED AS BACK SPRAIN, PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXER, OFF WORK AND TO BED TO ASSIST RECOVERY FROM INJURY, UNTIL NEX
EMP WAS IN THE 1ROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING A METAL BAR IN THE POWERED PRESS, IN THE MAINT. SHOP WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE V-BLOCK & STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. HGE WENT TO THE DR. FOR EXAMINATION3OF INJURY, X-RAYS TAKEN & REVEALED SIMPLE FRACTURES TO 2 BONES. THE DR APPLIED A CLOTH "WRAP AROUND TYPE" SPLINT TO PARTIALLY LIMIT MOVEMENT & RETURNED HIM TO HIS REGULAR WORK
EE WAS HELPING 7HANGE CBALES ON T HE DRAGLINE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS MUSCLES-TENDONS IN HIS RT WRIST RECEIVED PAIN & FINGERS BECAME "NUM". HE WENT INTO THE DR & HOSP THE N EXT MORNING TO HA VE CHECKED & GE7 SOMETHING FOT THE PAIN HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HE THEN STAYED OFF THE JOB FOR 4 DAYS TO ASSIST RECOVERY. A SPLINT WAS APPLIED TO IMMOBILIZE HIS RT WRIST TO ALSO AID HIS HEALI
EMPLOYEE HAD OP9NED THE SIDE DOOR OF THE PLANTS HAMMERMILL THEN BUMPED IT WITH HIS ELBOW CAUSING IT TO FALL OVER ON HIS RT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ENKLE HE WENT TO DR TO EXAMINE AND TREAT HIS INJU RY AND DR DIAGN2SED THAT HE RECEIVED A SMALL HIR HAIRLINE CRACK ON HIS RT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE