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At the end of the employees shift, EE was exiting the skip and debris blew into the employee's eye from under EE's prescription safety glasses. EE was seen by a eye specialist who removed a rust particle. EE was released with no restrictions.
Employees were changing the springs on the safety catch mechanism on the 8ft.cage. During the process an employee was struck with a component after a sash cord rope broke.
Employee slammed finger in steel door that EE was closing.
Employee was moving a light tower by hand instead of using a forklift. When EE lifted it to turn, EE felt pain in lower back. EE was diagnosed with a lumbar strain. The pain has not diminished, so EE has been relieved of duties pending further medical evaluation.
ON 3-9-2023 employee was working on a cat forklift and felt a pain in elbow. The employee was sent to clinic on 3-10-23 and released with no restrictions. The employee went to their own doctor and was given restrictions that made this a lost time event.
Employee was installing an engine(8000lbs)in a 988K using a telehandler. The Employee was standing on the 988 guiding the engine in place when ee became off balanced (salt on standing surface), ee reached out to stabilize self when ee caught the back of left hand on the engine saddle and cut it. EE was wearing cut level 2 ANSI gloves.
EE was walking with a fire hose and slipped. EE was taken to the clinic where they were seen and released to full duty pending drug testing results that were confirmed on 12/19 by the M.R.O. During this time the EE returned to the clinic as was issued a Rx tramadol and restrictions the mine could not accommodate. Making this a L.T.I. on 12/18/2017
Employee was shoveling a tail section of belt. As employee was shoveling employee twisted and felt a pain in groin area. Employee went to the doctor and was prescribed an antibiotic which made this reportable.
Employee was shoveling salt in the screen plant. Employee stated employee felt pain in employee's neck. On 3/1/2017 employee went to employee's doctor and was put on restrictions and did not report to work.
Employee was discarding old troughing roller into metal waste bin when it slipped out of employee's grip and pinched left 4th finger between the roller and the bin. Employee received stitches and returned to work on full duty
The mechanic was placing a block under the service truck for repairs. As ee placed the block ee felt a pain in back. EE was seen by a doctor and released with no restrictions. On 10/21/2016 the employee went to the emergency room and was placed on work restrictions that could not be accommodated.
Employee was picking up wheel chocks and felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee has been receiving treatment for the past year while working full duty. Surgery was approved with WC and employee become a LTI on 6/2/2017.
Employee was shoveling salt and felt on pain in EE's back on 3/10/16. On 3/16/16 employee requested to see a doctor and was released to full duty. Employee came to work 3/17/16 with restrictions from another doctor which would not allow EE to work and EE was sent home.
On 1/6/2016 the employee was lifting a soft start motor starter out of the starter cabinet of D-4 start panel. As EE was lifting the soft start EE felt a pain in EE's groin area. The employee was diagnosed with a hernia and had surgery on 3/1/2016 making this a lost time.
On 1/3/2016 the employee was lifting a bucket of tools off the skip. EE felt a pain in EE's left shoulder blade. The employee was taken to the doctor and released. On 2/3/2016 the employee did not report to work because of the pain making this injury a lost time.