WORKER WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT INTO PLACE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE REALIZED BACK PAIN AND REPORTED HIS INJURY.
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Showing all 29WRAPPING SLING AROUND PIPE WHEN OVER EXERTION CAUSED BURNING SENSATION TO LOWER ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ON TO KNOCKER TRYING TO REMO WEDGE FROM DRAG SOCKET WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK DIAGNOSIS WAS A SEVERE BACK STRAIN
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOUNTING THE CRANE WHICH HE WAS ABOUT TO OPERATE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE AREA.
INJURED WAS FITTING AN EYE PLATE OT A BULLDOZER WINCH BOOM. THE BOOM WAS RESTING ON 2 RAW HORSES 2' OFF THE FLOOR. WHEN THE INJURED BENT OVER TO LIFT THE EYE PLATE (101 LBS), HE FELT A SHARP P AIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS HAND PULLING A 5 GAL WATER KEG 45 VIA A 3/4 INCH ROPE FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE DRAGLINE CAB 40 FT AS HE REACHED THE HAND RAIL TOP WAWITH THE KEG AND BEGAN TO MANUALLY HOIST IT OVER THE HAND RAIL, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN.
INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONING A 3' X 3' METAL PATCH FOR A 36" PIPE LINE. THE WORK WAS BEING DOWN FROM A BOAT. A GUIDE LINE SLIPPED CAUSING THE INJURED TO TWIST AWKWARDLY AND EXPERIENC E LOWER BACK PAIN. LINGERING, SLIGHT PAIN PERSISTED FOR 5 MONTHS AND THE INJURED SOUGHT TREATMENT BY A CHIROPRACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A POWER LINE & ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN SPLIT BOLT CONNECTOR FROM BUCKET TRYCK EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED & REPOTED SHARP ABDOMINAL PAIN WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA
INJURED WAS POSITIONING A WELDING MACHINE TRAILER TONGUE FOR ATTACHMENT TO TRUCK. THE TRAILER TONGUE SHIFTED AS THE TRUCK BUMPER AND HITCH MADE CONTACT.
38509NJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONING A PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.THE INJURED REPORTS HE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS FOOT.THERE WAS NOT SLIP,NO FALL,NO TRIP NO A 58062JECT STEPPED ON.
WASHING UP SPILLED MATERIAL STREAM FROM HOSE SPRAYED IN EYE
INJURED WAS AT TEMPTING TO PULL A WATER HOSE FROM UNDERNEATH A PILE OF ROCK PRODUCT SPILLAGE AT THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR BELT THE H OSE WAS BEING HELD INTO POSITION BY A PIECE OF METAL SC RAP UNSEEN BECAUSE OF THE SPILLAGE INJURED SLIPPWHILE PULLING ON THE HOSE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS POSITIONING A 24" FLANGE ON PIPE END BY TWISTING.FLANGE FELL CAUSING L RING FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE AND FLANGE.
INJ & COWORKER WERE REPOSITIONING 4' D SHEAVE ATOP FLOAT CELL TO REPLACE ONE ONE AGITATOR. UNSECURED SHEAVE SLIPPED & BEGAN TO FALL. INJ REACHED TO CATCH IT. SHEAVE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN CELL WALL & SHEAVE.
REPLACING WASHER SCREEN SECTION. HOLDING BOLTS FOR CO-WORKER TO TIGHTEN. MOVED HAND FROM ONE BOLT TO ANOTHER AND SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE PROTRUDING FROM SCREEN SECTION. WAS NOT WEAR ING GLOVES.
INJ TRANSPORTING 2" X 4" X 8" SECTION OF ANGLE IRON 15' LONG. INJ LIFTED ONE END OF IRON TO POSITION A CABLE SLING UNDERNEATH FOR THE CRANE TO LIFT.FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER ABDOMEN.TH IS SENSATION EVOLVED INTO A HERNIA 1 MO LATER.
INJURED TURNED AROUND IN CRAMPED QUARTERS IN A GUN CAR AND WALKED INTO A SECTION OF HORIZONTAL ANGLE IRON.
INJURED WAS MANUALLY PULLING A 5 TON OVERHEAD HOIST ALONG A SINGLE MONORAIL INSIDE A B/E 1250 DRAGLINE HOUSE.THE INJURED A RIGGER WAS WATCHING THE POSITIONING OF THE HOOK AND PULLED THE WINCH ASSEMBLY PAST THE MONORAIL STOP.THE ASSEMBLY FELL SOME 8-9' AND STRUCK THE INJURED A GLANCING BLOW ON HIS RIGHT SIDE,ABRASIONS CONTUSIONS.
INJURED WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE BELT SHOP.FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.
WASHING MATERIAL FROM FLOOR FOREIGN MATERAIL TO EYE
INJURED & COWORKER WERE IN PROGRESS OF TRANSFERRING 120# KEG OF 1" BOLTS FROM STORAGE AREA TO TRUCK BED. AS THEY WERE MANUALLY LIFTING KEG INJURED REPORTED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CONDITIO N WORSENED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS & WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL ON 4/16 FOR TREATMENT.
INJURED WAS REPLACING A COUPLING GUARD ON THE MINIG PI PUMP., THE GRUARD WEIGHT 50 POUNDS AS THE INJURED WAS REACHING FOR A TOOL, HE BUMPED THE GUARD CAUGIN TO FALL OVER ONTO HIS ARM.
INJURED WAS REPLACING WASHER HOG RING. WATER SPLASHED INTO EAR RESULTING IN INFECTION.
INJURED WAS REMOVING HARD, COMPACTED MATERIAL FROM CONRETE FLOOR WITH A SHOVEL. DURING THE PROCESS, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN. INJURY WAS DESCRIBED AS A HERNIA, REQUIRING SURGERY FOR REPAIR.
INJURED WAS POSITIONING A LOADED ROPE WITH RIGHT HAND. THE ROPE BROKE AND SLIPPED THROUGH THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING FRICTION BURNS AND A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT PALM
INJURED WAS CHANGING POLYDECK SCREENS IN THE WASHER. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER ABDOME WHEN POSITIONING A SECTION.
LOADING KEG OF BOLTS ON TRUCK. ATTEMP TO PLACE KEG ON TRUCK BED AND CO WORKER ATTEMPT TO PLACE KEG ON TRUCK BUMPER.
ON KNEES ATTEMPTING TO LIFT SCREEN MOUNTING BRACKETT FROM SHAKER SCREEN.
ASSISTING I MOVING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE COMPLICATIONS FROM ACC DEVEL 5 WKS LATER