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EMPLOYEE WAS HELLPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SET UP A BARREL OF ANTIFREEZE. HE LEANED OVER TO PICK UP ON BARREL & FEL TPAIN IN LEFT HIP OR LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CHANGING AND TURNING BLOCKS WEIGH APPROX. 100 LBS EACH IN THE ROCK CRUSHER. AS HE REACHED OVER INTO THE CRUSHER TO PICK UP ON HANBDLE OF BLOCK AND TURN IT, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT S HOULDER AND NECK.
EMPL HELPING TAKE SAMPLES AND RUN TESTS ON MATERIAL.PUTTING SAMPLE BUCKET INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK,THE BUCKET HIT ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK.EMPL TRIED TO AVOID SPILLING THE MATERIAL OUT OF THE BUCKET,LEFT SHOULDER WAS JERKED OR PULLED BY THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL IN THE BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHERS PICK UP A 55 GAL. DRUM OF OIL TO PUT ON THE OIL RACK & PULLED OR STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BELOW TH ESHAKER IN A GRAVEL BOX WELDING A PATCH ON THE SHAKER. HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WAS UP IN THE SHAKER LYING DOWN WORKING ALSO. HE LAID A 61B MAUL ON THE GRAVEL SCREEN. WHEN HE WENT TO GET DOWN OUT OF THE SHAKER, THE HAMMER SLID DOWN THE SCREEN AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING GRAVEL SCREEN INTO THE BACK OF THE PICKUP TRUCK WHEN SCREEN SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE ADN THREE OTHERS WERE LINING UP 10" PIPE FOR FOUNDATION FOR FUEL TANK AT HORNSBY PLANT. TWO PIECES OF PIPE HIT TOGETHER CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER IN BETWEEN.
EMPL WAS TURNING HAMMERS IN A CRUSHER WHEN A SLIVER OF NIHARD BROKE OFF PIERCING EMPLS R ARM
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING PIPE ON A FLOAT WITH A LOADER. ONE END OF THE PIPE WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR FLOAT SO THIS EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ON THE END OF THE PIPE TO GET IT ON THE FOAT. HE FL ELT A BURNING IN HIS BACK DOWN LOW. HE CAME IN TO WORK MONDAY 5/23/88 AND WHILE SPLICING BELT HAD ADDITIONAL PAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TUESDAY 5/24/88.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS UNLOADING OUTRIGGER MATS OFF A LOBOY ONE OF THE MATS SLIPPED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE S FOOT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS CHANGING SCREEN IN DEISTER SHAKER,HIS HAND SLIPPED HITTING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF SCREEN.HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO CLEANED WOUND AND PLACED A BRACE ON THE FINGER T2 PROTECT IT.EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WORKED3HIS REGULAR 6-4 SHIFT ON 10-16-86 HIS WIFE CALLED OUR DISPATCH OFFICE 10-17-86 TO SAY THAT HE WAS SICK THAT DAY AND SHE WAS TAKING HIM TO THE DR WE DID NOT LEARN UNTIL 10-19-8 6 THAT HE WAS I3 THE HOSPITAL WIHT HIS BACK HURT
EMP HAD LOADED A CHERRYPICKER ON THE LOWBOY & WAS SECURING IT WITH CHAIN BINDERS. HE PULLED ON A BINDER TO TIGHTEN IT AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SIDE