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Injured had dsended the steps of the haul truck, turned and wedding ring caught on step grading causing flesh to be torn under ring.
Employee called in before his shift started on 9-18-08 to complain of back pain. He was taken to our industrial medical facility where he was diagnosed with arthritis aggravated by repetitive lifting motion. Employee was previously hand stacking 50# bags of pulverized limestone.
Employee was working on quarry water pump. He reached behind the pump to access bolts and felt a pulling in his groin. He continued to work until his surgery Aug. 26, 2008 when this became a lost time accident.
While shoveling out a elevator pit employee felt a burning and pain to his left groin. He went to the Doctor and has a Hernia. He was operated on 7/7/08 and will be out of work for about a week.
Employee was removing a fuel tank on a mack truck and got his hand caught between the tank and the metal frame. Cut his ring finger on his right hand. He received six stitches and came back to work at his regular job.
Employee was helping unload a heavy leaf spring for a Mack Truck, the leave fell and smashed his index finger on his right hand against the ground.
Employee cannot directly relate a specific condition which contributed to the injury.
Employee was shoveling ice chunks and stone off of conveyor belts at crusher plant. Reported lower back pains on 2/20/07 to supervisor.
Employee was removing tin sheeting from dust collector bag house. The piece was secured by screws when the last screw was removed the sheet shifted unexpectedly, falling onto the EE's right forearm, causing a laceration.
Employee was shoveling under conveyor and when he turned he felt sharp pain in back.
Bagging by hand 50 # of lime on wood pallets. Started physical therapy on Oct 2, 2006. Employee worked from 9/13/06 w/o medical visit. Flare-up from previous injury.
No accident occurred. Employee reported back and hip soreness while operating our hand bagging machines. This involves filling 50 lb bags and hand-stacking the bags onto a wooden pallet. This requires operators to bend and twist to complete the job steps.
Employee is experiencing pain in right hand & wrist. This is during normal working conditions. The employee has been hand bagging lime and stacking the bags on a pallet. He noticed the pain approximately one month ago around July 7. Progressive type ailment.
EMPLOYEE UNLOADING 50 LB PAIL OF GREASE OFF BACK OF TRUCK. HE "TWISTED HIP, I THINK I JUST PULLED A MUSCLE". REPORTED INCIDENT AT 4:45 PM TO ASHEVILLE OFFICE. HE REFUSED TO GO TO URGENT CARE TWICE- INSISTING ON SEEING HIS CHIROPRACTOR- WENT TO URGENT CARE ON 6/27/06 ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 WORKING DAYS TO BE REEVALULATED ON 7/7/06 FOR LOW BACK SPASM.
He was cleaning debris from an auger trough and pealed back open area of trough and his finger slipped into hole and hurt his finger. It cut the tip of his left middle finger off, took him to the doctor and they put stitches in it and sent him back to work. Not a lost time accident
Employee was adjusting plastic top sheeting inside caged area that was properly shut down. He turned and cut himself on a piece of metal.
Climbing into the water truck cab, and felt pain in left shoulder.