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WHILE REMOVING THE SECURITY SEAL FROM THE TOP MANWAY OF A BULK TANKER TRUCK, EE CLAIMS TO HAVE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. EE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WHAT HE WAS DOING IN ORDER TO SEE K MEDICAL ATTN. EE UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A NERVE IN THIS FINGER ON 10/23/03.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON BELT WITH COWORKER. HE SAID HE TWISTED AROUND TO LAY DOWN PIECE OF PIPE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WORKING IN TUNNEL. HE BENT TO REMOVE GUARD AND TWISTED WRONG.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PLACING CRIBBING (WOODEN 6"X8" APPROX. 36") TO CENTER UNDER THE AXLE. THE CRIBBING HAD TO BE MOVED BACK ABOUT 3" TO CENTER UNDER THE AXLE. HE WAS SITTING ON A SHORT WORK STOOL WITH LEGS SPREAD, ELBOWS PLACED BEHIND HIS KNEES AND PUSHED THE CRIBBING WITH HIS HANDS AND FELT A POP AND BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT DISTAL BICEP. FIRST LOST DAY 8/13/03.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A TANKER DOME LID OPEN AND PULLED/ STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. RESTRICTIONS MADE THIS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
EE WAS MOVING FLANGES FROM A PALLET TO A STOREROOM SHELF. HE STRAINED HIS BACK BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER. IT HAS NOT. HE WENT TO OUR PLANT DR. AND WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST. RESTRICTI ONS MADE THIS A LOST TIME.
EE WAS ASSISTING WITH WORK ON FK PUMP. HE WAS WORKING ON COUPLING WHEN FINGER GOT SMASHED IN COUPLING. TIP OF 2ND FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WAS CRUSHED.
EE WAS MOVING THE FORKS OUT ON A FORKLIFT AND IT FELL BACK PINCHING HIS LEFT LITTLE PINKY FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE FORKLIFT.
EE SATED-HE WAS OPENING DOOR ON #3 MODULE ALKAI BY PASS SYSTEM WHEN DUST FLUSHED OUT. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE PULLED HIS LEFT GROIN AREA WHILE CLOSING OUTSIDE ELEVATOR DOOR ON SECOND FLOOR OF THE RSP TOWER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REPLACING COVER ON BELT FEEDER AND HIS HARD HAT HIT A PILE OF DUST WITH HEAD TURNED TO SIDE AND DUST SLID IN BEHIND GLASSES IN EYE. (MEDICINE TO EYE).
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHANGING A BURN LOOP FILTER BRACKET WHICH WEIGHED BETWEEN 30-50 LBS. WHILE LIFTING THE BRACKET HE FELT A STRAIN AND A PULL IN HIS RIGHT GROIN.
EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON BOX OF WATER TO PLACE IT ON A STAND AT CHEST HEIGHT. SOON AFTER THIS LEFTING EE STATED SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS UPPER LEFT BACK. HE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS BAD EN OUGH TO GO TO A DOCTOR AT THAT TIME. THE PAIN, HE STATED, CONTINUED AND MOVED DOWN HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE KILN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROW OF BRICK WITH A BAR AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BE OFF BALANCE AND HE WAS HIT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH A BRICK. HE WAS W EARING A HARD HAT AND GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE DROPPED AIR CANNON ON HIS THUMB. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. EMPLOYEE SAID THUMB STILL BOTHERS HIM. DOCTOR REFERRED HIM TO SPECIALIST ON 7/31/02 SUSPECTING A FRACTURE. *NO FRACTURE -PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS.
EE STATED WHILE CLEANING OUT CONCRETE AROUND A PIPE WITH JACKHAMMER AND SLEDGE HAMMER AND WHILE SQUATTED DOWN AND PULLING ON CHUNK UNDER PIPE, BACK STARTED HURTING.
EE WAS PICKING UP AN AIR FILTER & HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. HE WAS GOING TO BLOW OFF THE FILTERS & REINSTALL THEM ON A FAN. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE FINISH MILL REMOVING LINER PLATES AND HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN IN THE PROCESS.
MINER WAS RETRIEVING A TOOL AND HIT HEAD ON I-BEAM. MINER FORGOT ABOUT I-BEAM AND WALKED INTO IT. PAIN WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL 2-27-02. WORKER CAME TO WORK ON 2-27 SAYING PAIN WAS WORSE. HE WA S THEN SENT FOR TREATMENT.
EE WAS ASSEMBLING DUCTWORK WHEN SOME OTHER DUCT WORK ROLLED DOWN AND STRUCK HIM. THE EE SUFFERED MINOR BRUISNG ON HIS RIGHT SIDE OF BACK AND RETURNED TO WORK LATER SAME DAY. EE HAD NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.
EE STATED HE WAS INSERTING A POWER SHOT INTO PREHEATER TOWER ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN HE FELT AND HEARD A POP AND PAIN INHIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
MINER WAS FULLING CLINKER CHUNKS OFF OF CLINKER BELT WHEN A LARGE CHUNK FELL OFF AND STRUCK HER FOOT.
EE WENT TO GET ON OUR CRANE. REACHING UP TO GRABONE OF THE LADDER RUNGS SOMEWHAT ABOVE HIS HEAD,HE STEPPED & PULLED HIMSELF UP. HE BEGAN TO TWIST AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE THEN GRABBED THE SHOULDER AND STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP A ROCK. THE ROCK WAS GOING TO BE USED TO GET A RADIATOR CAP OFF. WHILE BENDING OVER, EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
EE STATED THAT WHILE PULLING CONCRETE FORMS HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REQUESTED TO SEE DR. ON 6-25-01. LTA ON 6-26-01.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BUILDUP OUT OF TOWER ON 3 3/4 FLOOR USING PRESSURE SPRAY. HE WAS BENT OVER CLEANING LOWER HOLES, STRAIGHTENED UP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK. REQUESTED TO SEE DOCTO R ON 6-12-01.
OPENING CLAMP SYSTEM ON SHATTERBOX IN LAB AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. 1ST LOST DAY 10-18-01.
MINER HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD HAZARD WHILE CLIMBING INTO PICKUP BED.
EE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF MOVING THE BLASTING SHANTY IN THE QUARRY FROM THE WEST END TO THE EAST, WHILE HE WAS HOOKING UP THE CABLE ON THE THE MICHIGAN END LOADER HE ALLEGEDLY PULLED SOME TH ING IN HIS BACK AND EXPERIENCED PAIN HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON HIS OWN.
EE WAS INSTALLING A DOOR ON THE SOUTH CLINKER ELEVATOR AFTER DOING A P/M INSPECTION AND HE INFORNED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SORE BACK. EE HAS HAD ALLEGED BACK PAIN IN THE PAST.
EE WAS WORKING ALONG WITH 2 OTHER MEN OTHER AND ANOTHER TO REMOVE THE TOP PLATE ON THE COAL MILL FAN HOUSING. THEY WERE USING A CHAIN FALL ON TH HOOKED TO AN EYE ONT HE PLATE. EE HAD HIS THUMB IN PINCH POINT WHEN THE PLATE LET GO HE HAD 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE CUT.
EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PU A PRYBAR & ALLEGEDLY FELT BACK PAIN. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON HIS OWN QUITE A BIT LATER FROM THE INCIDENT DATE
EE STUBBED TOES CAUSING FRACTURE OF PINKY TOE-LEFT FOOT.
WHILE CLEANING EE SMASHED HAND BETWEEN ANGLE IRON AND CLEANING ROD. ON 1-8-01EE WAS REFERRED TO CLINIC FOR AN XRAY BECAUSE HAND WAS STILL SWOLLEN. THE XRAY SHOWED A BROKEN BONE.
EE WAS TAKING A SHOWER AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT AND A MIRROR FELL OFF OF A SHELF AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT BIG TOE RESULTING IN A LCAERATION REQUIRING (5) SUTURES. HE DID NOT MISS WORK.
EE WAS WORKING AT A DRILL PRESS IN THE MACHINE SHOP AND HE TURNED TO PLACE A 1 LB HAMMER ON A WORK BENCH AND HE FELT HIS BACK POP AND CAUSED PAIN. EE HAS A MEDICAL HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. HE DID NOT MISS WORK OR HE WAS NOT ON RESTRICTED WORK, BUT HE DID SEE A CHIROPRACTOR.
EE WAS CHANGING DRAG PINS ALL DAY AND ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. PLEASE NOTE THAT WEDID NOT KNOW IT WAS MSHA REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/29 WHEN CHIROPRACTOR BILLS WERE RECEIVED.
EE WAS OTHERS WERE PULLING A 3/4" CABLE UP THE VCONVEYOR WAY TO A SHEAVE, PREPARING TO PULL A BROKEN CONVEYOR BELT AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW. REQUESTED TO SEE DOCTOR ON 10-16-00. FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS ON 10-17-00.
REPLACING HEAD LINERS WHEN A LINER CAME LOOSE AND HIT MINER'S FINGER AS HE TRIED TO CATCH IT.
EE WAS MOVING RAILROAD TIES AROUND TO SET A NEW FINISH MILL SHELL SECTION ON AND LATER EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE TOP OF THE AUXILIARY HOPPER AND HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR AFTER THE INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THEINSTALLATION OF A GEAR BOX WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE BELT AS THEY WERE BEING PUT BACK ON. STITCHES ONLY.
WHILE DRAINING HOT OIL OUT OF THE MACHINE, THE EE'S RIGHT ARM WAS BURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 3/4 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD FROM DECKING. WHEN HE PULLED UP ON A PIECE, IT HUNG UP, BROKE LOOSE AND HIT THE ELBOW AGAINST THE BEAM SUPPORT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SLEEVE OUT OF CYLINDER CLEVIS. CYLINDER MOVED AND MASHED FINGR (RAW MILL)
EE WAS INSTALLING CONVEYOR PARTS, TWISTED, AND STRAINED THE BACK. EE RECENTLY UNDERWENT PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSION, INCIDENT NOW REPORTABLE.
EE WAS WELDING ENDS ON FABRICATED ROLLERS THAT WAS PLACED STANDING UP AGAINST WORK BENCH. ROLLER STARTED TO FALL AND EE GRABBED FOR IT. FIRST LOST TIME DAY 3/30/00.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER TO MOVE A VICTAULIC GROOVER DRIVE MULE OFF A PLATFORM. THE EE'S FINGERS GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE MOTOR AND THE CONCRETE PAD WHEN THEY PULLED ON IT.
EE PICKED UP A CABLE, IT SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HER KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GETTING IN GROVE PICKER AND TWISTED GETTING IN AROUND STEERING WHEEL AND FELT KNEE POP.