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EE REPORTED ON 8-7-03, THAT HE HAD SUFFERED A HERNIA AT SOME TIME WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND WOULD BE NEEDING SURGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE WAS NOT SURE WHEN OR WHERE IT HAPPENED FOR SURE AND HAD NOT INDICATED A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS. HE IS HAVING THE SURGERY ON 9-2-03, AND WILL BE OUT FOR APPROX. 4 TO 6 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF COMPRESSOR OIL TO SERVICE THE DRILL. WHILE MOVING THE BARREL HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. HE EXPECTS TO BE OFF WORK FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK.
EE AND CO WORKER WERE REPLACING THE ROLLER ON A DOZER. THE WELD THEY HAD MADE TO HOLD THE BOGGEY IN PLACE BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE BOGGEY TO SLIP AND CATCH HIS FINGER. NBO BROKEN BONES BUT HE H AD A DEEP LACERATION ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. SEVERAL STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT WHICH WAS 8/26/01.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE HAD LIFTED A CHOCK BLOCK FROM THE HOLDER ON THE FRONT OF A 85TON HAUL TRUCK TO PLACE IT UNDER THE WHEEL. HE CLAIMS HE FELT SOME PAIN IN AND AROUND HIS BELLY BUTTON & NOW HAS A HERNIA AS A RESULT OF THE CHOCK BLOCK.HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK UNTIL NOV.14. SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIA AND WILL BE OFF FOR APPROX. 6 WKS. THE INJURY REPORTED TO SAFETY DEPT. 1MO.AFT
EE WAS ASKED TO REMOVE THE DRIVE LINE ON A PICK UP THAT WAS NEEDING REAPRS. HE JACKED THE PICKUP , PLACING BLOCKS BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEELS. HE DID NOT USE OR PLACE ANY BLOCKING U NDER THE TRUCK. HE THEN CLIMBED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE JACK SLIPPED OFF THE POINT TO CONTACT, WHICH WAS ON THE AXLE. HE IS RATHER LARGE AND WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED, THE TRUCK FELL IT HIT HIM O
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE HAD SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING TO MAKE REPAIRS ON A D9 DOZER. HE WAS SEEN AND TREATED AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL ON 8/11/01, AND RELEASED FOR WORK. ON 11/5/01 HE REPORTED TO WORK BUT LEFT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT DUE TO PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE MISSED HIS FIRST SHIFT OF WORK OF 11/5/01 AND AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT SURE WHEN HE WILL RETURN.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AND MOVE A PORTION OF THE CONVEYER BELTING. THIS IS VERY HEAVY MATERIAL AND SHOULD ONLY BE MOVED WITH A FORKLIFT. HE STRAINED THE GROIN AREA AND IS NOW LOOKING AT SURGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE WILL BE OFF FOR APPROX 4-6 WEEKS.
EE STATED HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TUB OF WATERAPPROX 3 GALLONS & HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED WITH A FULL RELEASE HOWEVER HE CONT'D TO HAVE SOME PAIN & WAS TREATED BY ANOTHER DR. THIS DR TREATED HIM UNTILD/22/01 WITH NO RESTRICTIONS, WHEN HE TOOK HIMOFF WORK. HIS FIRST MISSED DAY IS 3/23/01