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EE WAS OPENING SECURITY GATE MANUALLY AND GOT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TOP RAIL AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY THAT THE RAIL RAN UNDER.
AFTER WORKING WITH CAUSTIC-RAIN WATER OR WATER FORM A WATER PUMP RAN OFF HARD HAT INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING 8 OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE LOWERING OF A STEEL TABLE. DURING THE LOWERING OF THE STEEL TABLE THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN AND TREATED 3-9-95 AT INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL CLINIC FOR LUMBAR STRAIN. EMPLOYEE MISSED 1 SHIFT ON 3-10-95.
TWISTED BACK WHILE MVOING AND TIEIN GPREG POND COVERS.
EE PICKED UP AN 8 FT X 25 FT ROLL OF CHAIN LINK WIRE FROM A MUCKER BUCKET AND CARRIED IT UP A RAMP WHERE HIS CREW WAS WORKING. SOUGHT TREATMENT AT INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL CLINIC PLACE ON RESTRICTED DUTY 10-31-94. RETURNED TO FULL DUTY 11-4-94.
WHILE THROWING A 40-50LB BAG OF GARBAGE INTO A DUMPSTER, THUMB SNAGGED ON THE BAG YANKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE UNLOADING ROLLS OF GEOTEXTILE FROM DELIVERY TRUCK.
EE WAS UNLOADING A TRUCK CARRYING DRILLING STABLIZERS THE LOAD HAD SHIFTED & CREATED EXTRA T ENSION IN THE CHAIN WHEN THE BINDER WAS R ELEASED IT SNAPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG EE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STANDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BINDER BUT BEHIND INSTEAD
EE WAS APPLYING SHOTCRETE IN THE DECLINE AND SOME OF IT GOT IN HIS BOOT. HE WASHED AT THE END OF SHIFT AND IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM. LATER HE NOTICED HE HAD A BURN ON HIS FOOT, SO HE WENT TO THE CLINIC SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY 6-6-94 HE CAME IN AND REPORTED THE INJURY. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 7 DAYS.
EE WAS ROLLING MILL RODS ONTO THE CHARGER BY HAND. WHEN THE CAM CAME BACK TO CATCH ANOTHER ROD IT CAUSE DHAND TO PINCH BETWEEN TWO RODS. HE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC X RAYED AND RELEA SE TO WORK AFTER COMPALINING OF PAIN, THE SAW ANOTHER DR ON 6-10-94 WHO PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY FOR TWO DAYS. TERMINATED 6-15-94 FOR BREACH OF CANCOMPANY POLICY.
EE WAS PUTTING CRIBBING UP IN THE DECLINE WHEN HE PASSED A PIECE UP HISRT HAND SCRAPED A ROCK & HE RECEIVED A CUT BETWEEN MIDDLE & FIRST KNUCKEL HE WENT TO BEATY MEDICAL CLINIC & RECEIVED 4 S TITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP AIR COMPRESSOR TO TURN IT AROUND SO HOSE WOULD THE POPE. PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK. SNOW IS BACK OF TRUCK WAS IMPEDING ABILITY TO MOVE COMPRESSOR. BY 2-14-94 LEFT ARM WAS HAD NUMBNESS.
TWO MECHANICS TRAMS[PRTED A S[ARE LHD TIRE TO THE LHD WITH A FLAT. WHILE UNLOADING THE SPARE TIRE IT FLIPPED OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATY MEDICAL CLIN IC & INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL GROUP OF LAS VEGAS, NV., & INDTRUCTED TO REMAIN AT WORK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE INJURED HIS UPPER FORARM & BOTH ELBOWS WHILE ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF CABLE REEL ON ATLAS COPCO JUMBO DRILL.
EE LIFTED A ROCK FROM HAUL ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE AS LIFTING A 13HP FLIGHT PUMP INTO A LOADER BUCKET FOR TRANSPORT TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK HE STRAINED HIS GROIN MUSCLE EMPLOYEE FELT NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT SYMPTOMS DEVELOPED LATER THE EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL GROUP OF LAS VEGAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA & PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY
ATTEMPTING TO FREE SANDED IMPELLER WHEN IT SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AIR & WATER LINES AT THE 918 INTERSECTION WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK ONE OF THE LINES FELL PINCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST AN ST-6 LOADISE BUCKET TH IS EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO UMC IN LAS VEGAS & PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY
WHILE SHOVELING ROCK ONTO A CONVEYOR THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE FILED MINOR INJURY REPORT ON 10-21-92 ON 10-23-92 EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO COMPANY HIS BACK WAS SORE & CO SENT HI M TO DOC ON 10-23-92
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CRUSHER PARTS, IE RUBBER SCREENS, INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR ON 1/25/93 AND RE LEASED FROM WORK.
LIFTING TOO MUCH WEIGHT & LIFTING THE WRONG WAY
RODMAN LOADING SAMPLES.LIFTING MORE BAGS THAN HE SHOULD HAVE AND HURRYING.CONSEQUENTLY EMPLOYING POOR LIFTING TECHNIQUE,POPPED NECK RESULING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 10' SECTION OF VENT TUBING FROM THE BUCKET OF AN ST-6 SCOOPY. THE VENT TUBING STARTED TO FALL AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT WHEN HE DID THIS HIS FINGER WAS PINCHE D BETWEEN THE TUBING AND THE SCOOPY BUCKET. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC, RECIEVED A BANDAGE ON HIS FINGER AND A BRACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BOXES. HE LIFTED BOX TO TOP OF STACK OF 4 WITH A TWISTING MOTION, WHICH CUASED LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND MUD AWAY FROM BOTTOM OF STAIRS AS HE WENT TO UNLOAD THE SHOVEL HE FELT SOMETHING SHIFT. WAS SENT TO BEATTY CLINIC FOR X-RAYS. PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
MASHED RT MIDDLE FINGER AND CHIPPED END OF BONE. REMOVING BLOCKS WHEN IDLER WAS RAISED THEY WERE PRESSING A BRUSHING OUT OF A IDLER.
EMPLOYEE CAME OT OFFICE ON 3/16/92 REQUESTING TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. PRIOR TO THIS HE HAD STATED THIS WAS NOT WORK RELATED INJURY.
I NAME WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF SHARP METAL AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER. HE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC AND GIVEN 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CAPACITOR FOR A BALL MILL. DURING THIS TASK, HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. ON 1-24-92 EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A FULL DUTY RELEASE AN D RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
"S" HOOKS HOLDING CHAIN TOGETHER SUPPORTING AIR AND WATER LINES CAME LOOSE. WATERLINE STRUCK EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING GHIM INTO THE RIB. EMPLOYEES FACE CAME INTO COTACT WITH ROCKS. HE WAS TAKEN TO T HE BEATTY, MEDICAL CLINIC AND RECEIVED 10 STITCHES.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING STEEL MAT FOR GROUND SUPPORT. LOST GRIP ON MAT & AS IT FELL HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT. METAL MAT STRUCK HIM BETWEEN THUMB & FOREFINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPL LIFTED 5 GALJ BUCKET PARTIALLY FULL OF STEEL BALL CHIPS.WHILE DUMPING CHIPS INTO A WHEELBARROW EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW.EMPL COMPLETED REMAINING SHIFTS AND WENT TO CLINIC.EMPL GIVE N A LIGHT DUTY RELEASE-NO LIFTING-IS SCHEDULED TO SEE A SPECIALIST.
EE WAS STADNING REACHING OVERHEAD WORKING TO FREE AI VALVES FOR TRASH SCREENS. EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER MIDDLE BACK EE WAS TREATED AT THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC FOR A PULLED MUSCLE AND RESTRICTED TO LIGHT FUTY FOR 2 DAYS.
EE, EMPERIANCED A MUSCLE SPAZUM IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS WALKING A 200 LB.RECTANGULAR PIECE OF METAL AND TRIED TO LIFT IT OVER 4" PIPE WITHOUT HELP AND STRAINED A MUSCLE. DR DERCRIBED LIGHT DUTY PAIN PILLS AND PHYSICAL THERPOPY DAILY. TO BE REEVALUTATED 26 AUG. 91.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 4" HOSE TO CONNECT IT TO A PUMP. HOSE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC FOR EVALUATION. A SPRAINED KNEE WAS DIAGNOSED AND EMPLOYEE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A 6' SPLIT SET BOLT INTO A DRILLED HOLE OVERHEAD. WHEN HE LET LOOSE OF THE BOLT, IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOLE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNUCKLE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY CLINIC FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION AND RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.
SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER IN L HAND WHILE PLACING METAL BAG HANGER ON RACK
EYE IRRITATED SM PC OF CARBON FROM EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING TIMBERS AND SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPL LIFTING 20 LB SAMPLE PREP BAG PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.REPORTED INJ 2-6 FOLLOWING MED EVALUATION.EMPL RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY PENDING FOLLOWUP EXAM.
LIFTING A ROCK OFF THE HAUL ROAD AND HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND CHEST.
IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENT PIPE, THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS OF 6" PIPE. FOLLOWING MEDICAL TREATMENT X-RAYS WERE READ AS NEGATIVE, BUT INJURY DI D REQUIRE SPLINT.
WHILE WORKING AT THE CRUSHER IN SAMPLE PREP EE TRUNED HIS WRIST INJURING HIS HAND AND WRIST. THE VALIDITY OF THIS CALIM IS BEING QUESTIONED BECAUSE NO ACTUAL INCIDENT DATE WAS ORGINIALLY REPOR TED WE ARE QUESTIONING THIS AS BEING WORK RELATE HAND BRACE WAS PRESCRIBED EE WAS MEDICALLY TREATED ON 12-31-90.
HE WAS LIFTING A METAL PLATE AT THE CRUSHER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HIS BACK DID NOT HURT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. HE WENT TO A DOCTOR WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE COMPANY. HE CALLED IN SICK FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS BUT INFORMED THE COMPANY ON 161/2 HE WAS SENT TO THE COMPANY DOCTOR FOR BACK X-RAYS. THE COMPANY DOCTOR PUT HIM ON LGIHT DUTY UNTIL 11/6, WHEN HE RETURNED TO WORK REGULAR D
LITTLE FINGER ON R H AND PINCHED BETWEEN HEAD SLIDE MAST WHILE CLIMBING UP MAST Y
WORKING ON EXHAUST PIPE OVERHEAD AND GOT RUST IN BOTH EYES. REMOVED FOREIGN BODY WITH SLIP LAMP.
FROZEN CHUNK BRIDGED AND HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE TRAP. OVER BALANCED WHILE BEING POSITIONED FOR REMOVAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BIN W/3IN STEEL BALLS AFTER IT WAS FULL THE EMPLOYEE RAISED THE CHUTE TO STOP THE BALLS AT THIS POINT A STEEL BALL FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE CHUTE ONTO THE EMPLOYEES PAL M & RING FINGER OF HIS LFT HAND A MINOR ACCIDENTREPORT WAS FILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BUT THE EMPLOYEE WENT IN FOR TREATMENT ON 011090 EMPLYEE IS CURRENTLY ON RESTRICTED DUTY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRESSURE FILTER TO FILTER THE CYCLONE OVER FLOW SAMPLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FILTER WAS LEAKING AIR FROM THE DOOR HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN THE DOOR DOWN TO STOP THE LEAK HE WAS APPLYING TOO MUCH TORQUE & HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF OF THE HAND WHEEL HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO THE SPOKES OF THE HANDWHEEL CAUSING A SPRAINED WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING A AIRLINE QUICK DISCONNECT AND INADUREVENTLY TWISTED ANOTHER FITTING ON THE AIR HOSE OPEN. THE AIR HOSE WAS UNDER PERSSURE WHICH CAUSED AIR AND OIL DIRT TO BE INFEC TED UNDER THE TOP LAYERS OF SKIN ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND.