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EE WAS PUTTING ADDITIONAL WEIGHT ON THE GRAVITY TAKEUP OF THE 8X20 FEE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING CARRY A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH TO A TRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL & WAS PUT ON NO-WORK STATUS. ON 8/11/97 EE WAS RELEASED BY DR T O RETURN TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS INSTALLING STARTER IN LOADER WHEN HE MASHED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND STARTER, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BREAKER PLATE FROM THE WORK PLATFORM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PININ HIS RIGHT ARM. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON FOR PO SSIBLE TORN BICEP MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STEEL COVER FOR 275 C LOADER WHEN I SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FLEL ON HIS FOOT, FRACTURING RIGHT TOE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO SPLASH WATER FROM A 5 GALLON BUCKET ON LADIATER OF LADER SHOT WAS OVERHEATING AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
EMPOLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY GUARD TO PROPERLY POSITION IT. THE GUARD BROKE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.
THE EE WAS REMOVING A CYLINDER FROM FRONT END LOADER THE PIN WAS REMOVED FROM THE TILT CYLINDER AND THE CRAM ARM FOLLED FORWARD AS IT ROLLED FORWARD THE METAL STOP ON THE SCRAM ARM CAUGHT THE EE FOOT BETWEEN THE METAL STOP AND THE BOOM.
THE INJURED EE WAS CHECKING THE IMPACT CRUSHER FOR WEAR ON THE HAMMER BARS. AS HE WAS TURNING THE CRUSHER ROTOR BY HAND, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE ROTOR END AND THE SIDE WALL OF TE N CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE AFTER SERVICING A PICK UP, PUT HIS HAND UNDER THE HOOD TO CLOSE THE HOOD. WHILE DOING SO HE CUT THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE METAL EDGE OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD.
THE EMLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE WEAR PLATES AND HAMMERS INSIDE OF THE CRUSHER. WHEN HE WENT TO CLOSE THE CRUSHER DOOR, MATERIAL WAS BUILT UP IN THE DOOR FRAME. WHILE HE WAS CLEARING THE MATERIA L OUT, THE HAND HELD HAMMER HOLDING UP THE DOOR SLIPPED AND THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS LEFT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE PUMP HOSE TWISTED TO KEEP WATER FROM LEAKING OUT. WHEN PUMP PRIMED WATER RUSED THRU LINE, STRAIGHTENING HOSE AND INADVERTANTLY CAUISNG A LACERATION TO HAND.
AFTER DESCENDING FROM A HAUL TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE TURNED SHARPLY, STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE LADDER OF THE UNIT.
REMOVING HEAD GASKET FORM MOTOR,PULLED GASKET FORM BLOCK IT BECAME CAUGHT ON ONE END AND AS HE CONT. TO PULL ON GASKET IT CUT THE INSIDE OF FINGER SERIOUS INFECTION WAS FOUND
WAS SITTING IN CHAIR OPERATING CONTROL TOWER-STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE NOISE-STOOD ON FOOTREST OF CHAIN & HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE & BULB
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS IN THE PRIMARY SHAKER. AS HE WAS INSTALLING A METAL SCREEN ON THE MIDDLE DECK, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SCREEN EDGE AND ANOTHER SCREEN ALREADY IN PLACE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
SHE WAS REMOVING STONE FROM FEEDER THAT WAS PLUGGED TO PUT IN CRUSHER WHEN SHE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROCKS MASHING, BRUISING, FINGER.
PULLING ON A STACK OF LUMBER THAT WAS BANDED GOTHOLD OF BAND & IT CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND
EMPL ROLLING LARGE ROCK THAT WAS LODGED IN TOP OF PRIMARY DUMP HOPPER.ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED SIDEWAYS CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN THE 2 ROCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING WITH THE SEAT OF THE DRILL REACHING DOWN TO LIFT THE DRILL BASKET PREPARING TO REPLACE THE BIT.WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT THE BASKET HE FELT A SHARP PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN CONVEYOR BELT.INJURY OCCURED WHILE PULLING BACKWARDS ON THE CONVEYOR BELTING.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCKS FROM UNDERNEATH A YARD LOADER WHEN HE REMOVED THE TOP BLOCK, HE PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE END OF THE BLOCK AND THE LOADER FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON THE MOGENSON SIZER. THE SCREEN GOT CAUGTH AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO JERK IT OUT, STRAINING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 10"X30" PIECE OF BLACK PLASTIC PIPE BY HAND FROM AN OLD "WASTE" LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WHILE MOVING THIS SECTION, GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 10" DIA. PIPE AND A 12" DI A PIPE.
STEPJING FORM TRUCK TO GROUND IN PREP. TO PULL BIN 2 SO COULD LOAD TRUCK TURNED ANKLE X - RAY DETERMINED TO BE SECOND DEG SPRAIN.
LOADING TROUGHING IDLERS ONTO BACK OF PICKUP WHILE TRANSFERING ONE IDLER TO PICK UP THE IDLER SLIPPED FORM GRASP IN ATTEMP TO REGAIN CONTROL OF IDLER HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE LARGE ROCK PINNED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER UNDER ROCK
WHILE LIFTING A BUCKET OF SAMPLED MATERIAL FROM THE SCALES,INJURED MAN ALLEGES HE HURT HIS ABCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE GUARD OFF AT SHAFT TO PUT NEW BEARINGS ON WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST HIS LEG
WHILE WORKING ON THE PUMP THE DRIVING SHAFT SLIPPED OFF EMPELLER OF THE GRAVEL PUMP CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRIVING SHAFT AND BACK DOOR OF PUMP SHELL.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON CAT YARD LOADER WHEN SAFETY BOOT BECAME CAUGHT ON ONE OF LADDER RUNGS. METALTARSAL SLAP ON HIS BOOT BECAME CAUGHT WHEN HE PULLED HIS LEG UP LADDER.
MOVING STEEL ON YARD PULLING A BEAM OUT & TRYING AT THE SAME TIME TO PREVENT ANOTHER ONE FROM SHIFTING INJURED WAS NOT ABLE TO GET HIS HAND CLEAR OF THE TWO BEAMS
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A PIECE OF RUBBER IN THE BACK OF THE SCREEN. HE WAS USING HIS HANDS AND HEAD TO MAKE IT GO INTO PLACE. HE STRAINED HIS NECK AS A RESULT OF BUTTING THE PIEC E OF RUBBER WITH HIS HEAD.
THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP JAW CRUSHER HE WAS MOVING ROCKS BY HAND AND AS HE WAS MOVING ONE HE PINNED THE RING FINGER ON HIS RT HAND THIS RESULTED IN A MASHED AND CUT FINGER THAT REQUIR ED 5 STITCHES
INJ CLEANING MATERIAL FROM TOP OF BATTERY WHEN BOX COVER FELL STRIKING HIS HAND.
INJURED BENT OVER TO PICK UP A WATER WHICH IS USED TO CLEAN MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER ACONVEYOR BELT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TRAILER STACKING STEEL TRUSSES WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND PINNED HIS LEGBETWEEN TWO TRUSSES. REQUIRED SIC STITCHES DO RIGHT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE PRESCRIPTION ISSUED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A MOTOR GRADER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA HE WAS SENT TO CO.CLINIC & WAS FOUND TO HAVE A MEDIUM SIZE HERNIA EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SURGERY AS AN OU T-PATIENT ON 020488 & LOST TIME FROM WORK WHICH IN TURN THIS FORM WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED
FILLING HYDRAUL3C TANK THROUGH RETURN LINE FILTER HOLE WHICH IS THE WAY THE OPER MANUAL SAYS TO FILL TANK.PRESSURE BUILT UP IN TANK WHEN HOSE WAS REMOVED HOT OIL WAS BLOWN OUT ON HIS RIGHT HAN D.OIL HEATER WA8 SET AT 80 DEG.F.OIL WAS LOW CAUSING OIL TO HEAT UP AND GET HOT.
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE BOOM WHEN HE SUFFERED A MINOR LACERATION.AT THE TIME HE WAS INSTALLING A BOOM LIGHT ONTO THE DRAGLINE BOOM FRAME.FOUR DAYS LATER THE LACERATION BECAME INFECTE8 AND WAS TREATED AT THAT POINT.
INJURED WAS MAN6ALLY MOVING A LARGE STONE WHICH ROLLED ONTO HIS LEFT INDER FINGER.
INJURED CLAIMS 2E HURT HIS BACK WHILE USING A SHOVEL DOING CLEAN UP WORK.
WHILE LIFTING R9PAIR PARTS EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY CAUSING BACK STRAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 MOVING A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH ADAPTOR,WHEN HE DROPPED THE ADAPTOR ON THE GROUND IT HIT ANOTHER ADAPTOR.INDOING THIS THE ADAPTOR BOUNCED BACK STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.THE ADAPT OR HIT HIS FOOT3JUST BEHIND THE STEEL PLATE OF HIS BOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING BUCKET FROM 7500 LOADER WHEN AFTER REMOVING THE PIN THE BUCKET LINK SWUNG DOWN CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN LINK AND FRAME RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING IN INSTALLING WIRE MESH ON A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE REPAIR SHOP AREA. AS HE WAS INSTALLING THE WIRE MESH A SHARP CORNER OF THE MESH CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM WHICH RE QUIRED STITCHES1
EMPLOYEE WAS KN9ELING DOWN MAKING MEASUREMENTS ON THE CRUSHER HEAD. HE WAS NO AWARE OF BEING CUT AT THE TIME. COULD HAVE BEEN A METAL SHAVING THAT CUT OR THE WIPERS ON THE CRUSHER HEAD. THE CU T WAS SMALL AND3DEEP. WAS TREATED AT WORK. THE LEG WAS STILL BLEEDING THAT NIGHT SO HE SEEKED MEDICAL TREATMENT AT ER. REQUIRED A FEW STITCHES.
WHILE LIFTING 100 LB BAGS OF BEN-NITE EMPL LOST HIS BALANCE PULLING MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE STARTING 1AS GENERATOR CRANR ROPE JERKED THROUGH HAND CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.INJURY REQUIRED SIX STITCHES.
EMP WAS LEAVING3THE SHOP AND HAD ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AREA, WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD LEFT A STEERING SECTOR ON THE TRUCK BUMPER. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE SECTOR IN THE TRUCK BED, WHEN HE LEANED OVER 7O PLACE THE SECTOR IN THE TRUCK BED HE STRAINED HIS BACK