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Employee was lifting a 10" aluminum irrigation pipe onto a trailer when a pipe ee was lifting hooked glove causing it to pull hand toward another piece of pipe on the trailer, smashing finger. Employee was immediately taken to the local hospital.
While lifting a starter from engine block the employee felt a stabbing pain or pop in his right elbow.
EE allegedly claims right shoulder injury from losing control of a fuel hose on Lube Truck #77 on 7/23/12. He stated the hose jerked out of his hand when he was cleaning it. EE did not report injury until 9/14/12. Workers' Comp denied claim on 9/26/12.
EE complained of right arm and neck pain after lifting a piece of wire mesh from his tractor. EE went to the hospital and no diagnosis has been determined at this time by physician. EE must await doctor to determine injury prior to returning to work EE missed 1st scheduled shift on 4/17/10.
EE was cleaning parts and got some solvent into a cut on his left palm. EE was treated for an infection in his palm.
While trying to find a leak in a hydraulic hose, the hydraulic system surged and sprayed and cut the employee's finger.
Employee was troubleshooting electrical control problem in an electrical box. He bumped support for the box lid with his elbow. As the lid came down and he moved out of the way, he ran the back of his hand over a sharp edge. Resulted in 11 stitches on the back of his right hand. No lost days - finished his shift.
Miner was removing drill steel from jumbo boom. Drills steel sprung and pinched right thumb btween drill steel and feed beam on jumbo. He received small fracture to thumb between upper. Knucket and lower joint. He finished shift and missed zero days.
ON 3/15/06, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A TIRE FALLING OFF OF A FLATBED TRUCK. THE TIRE ROLLED OVER LEGS AND TIPPED OVER. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & TWO MORE SHIFTS WERE WORKED. EE WENT TO THE DR. & WAS TOLD TO TAKE 3 DAYS OFF. EE QUIT ON 3/22/06 & DID NOT WORK THAT DAY.
EE was cleaning under #3 belt return idler, while bending the guard up to clean, the guard broke and struck EE in the mouth, hitting his top front teeth. EE went to dentist and received no treatment. Dentist said his teeth might fall out later. EE went back to the dentist on 4/10/06 to remove the 4 front teeth. EE received treatment on 4/10/06.
I BECAME AWARE OF A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON 2/18/06, WHEN EE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR HIS REGULAR SCHEDULED SHIFT. EE (A LUBE MAN) INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING OUT A HOSE REEL ON HIS LUBE TRACTOR. EXTENT OF HIS INJURY IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Employee failed to move his hand away from the drill rod when lowering the core barrel/overshot assembly into the drill rod. The overshot pinched his hand on the drill rod. Laceration on right hand on webbing between thumb and index finger resulting in 7 stitches. No permanent damage.
EE was treated for a bilatered hernia from severor coughing while at work state find notified the 50 parts and hir dept. on 8-7-05.
EE was placing shot crete in the hopper of the shot crete machine, while taking a break, he placed his hand on the cement truck shoot. The cement truck driver was adding a section to shoot. Other ee fliped the shoot down pinching ee left hand between the joints of the shoot. He was taken to the dr, 2 broken fingers.