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TYCO MACHINE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BELTS ON ROCK CRUSHER AND PINCHED RT HAND PINKY FINGER.
EE was assigned to drain and refill the jaw crusher oiler, as EE was holding the bucket in place, EE felt EE's lower back give out.
EE was working on loader seat and got hand pinned between scissor frame.
OVERHEAD ROCK, ROCK FELL AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND.
The technician was repositioning a large trunnion cap for cleaning when it slipped from their grasp pinching left thumb between the cap and the catwalk. The Supervisor called Work Partners, they advised them to go to the hospital. The Foreman from the day-shift took them to the hospital where they were found to have a fractured thumb tip and received five stitches.
While working on conveyor employee hurt their left arm.
Employee removed a worn crusher bar from the crusher and when setting it down on the frame of the motor base employee felt the right side of back give away.
Employee's pinky was pinched between a winch block and the dredge ladder.
Employee was helping another employee set a part on the rear end of a maintenance truck. The employee set the part down on right ring finger. The employee was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a closed fracture of tuft of distal phalanx of finger.
While lowering a large piece of steel during dragline repair activities the steel hung up, and the injured miner moved in to help free the load. When the load became free it shifted towards the miner, striking them on the right shoulder and upper chest area
Employee reported back was hurting after washing off the dragline tracks. This injury did not become MSHA reportable until employee received treatment on 1/12/2022.
On 8/11/2020 the employee hit right knee on a metal lip while climbing into screen deck to check screens. The employee reported the injury on 8/25/2020 when employee requested to see a doctor and was diagnosed with a knee sprain.
The employee was pulling the rubber door back on the screen deck when employee felt a pain in right arm resulting in a strain.
On approximately 7-15-2019, an employee felt a burning sensation in abdomen after moving an object. The employee did not wish to seek medical treatment. On 3-3-2021, after informing manager that the condition had worsened, the employee was sent to a doctor who placed the employee on work restrictions.
While dumping material out of the truck, a customer truck driver caught EE's finger in the tailgate resulting in a laceration.
IW strained right elbow while pulling water hose up stairs. IW was given restrictions on 11/05/2018 which IW was unable to do job duties at full capacity.
Central Service employee alleged a shoulder injury while repairing the top off machine. Employee did not report the injury until 5 days later. After investigating & consulting with the medical doctor & the Third Party Administrator, the injury was determined to be compensable under the Florida Workers' Compensation and is being reported within 10 business days of determination.
Actual date of accident is unknown. Injured employee was pulling and adjusting hydraulic hose and felt something in stomach area approximately 5 months ago. Employee did not think anything of it at that time. Employee said they did not think it was that serious. It was just recently reported to injured employee's supervisor.
While climbing in the pump truck, put left foot on bottom step, lifted body up & left ankle/foot gave out.
As the employee was ascending an excavator, EE experienced pain in knee. Because there was no accident, the injury claim was initially denied but later accepted as a work related injury. This injury is being reported within 10 days of the determination that it was a work related injury.
The employee was attempting to tie a rope around a tree to stabilize the dredge for routine maintenance when employee lost footing and caught forearm on a jagged branch causing a laceration requiring stitches.
The employee was attempting to replace a return roller. EE laid the roller on two pieces of angle iron and was resting hand on the conveyor frame while EE waited on someone to come help. For some reason the roller fell off the angle iron and struck EE's hand. This caused an amputation to the distal phalanx on right ring finger.
Employee was struck on top of his head by a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood. He was wearing a hard hat at the time and did not seek medical treatment until Dec 23, 2014. He was released to return to work and was able to conduct his normal job duties. He continued to have neck pains and eventually elected to have surgery on June 15, 2015 making this a reportable accident.
Employee was spraying out the bed of a haul truck when a hose clamp caused him to receive a hand laceration. He sought medical attention, received sutures and returned to full duty.
Employee was lifting a 5 gallon pail of oil from the back of a pickup truck to take to the oil containment area when he felt pain in his neck. He sought medical attention, diagnosed with a neck strain and is currently on restricted duty.
Labor Finders temporary employee: Placed hand toward a moving pallet and finger got caught and pinched. Resulted in seven stitches to the right ring finger.
Employee broke the tip of his pinky finger when it was caught between the lid and housing of ABB analyzer while employee was trying to clean filters.
Ankle was caught between pump and inside wall of shuttle boat.
EE left hand was caught between dump hopper and forklift mast after dump hopper was sat on ground EE attempted to push hopper of forks, hopper tilted backwards pinching EE palm and thumb.
Employee was removing the PTO from gate attachment on the cement rail car. As he pulled on the PTO he struck the handle and moved the PTO his hand was on the universal joint which turned and his pinkie was caught.
EE and co-workers were unloading duct work off the boom truck. When the duct was lifted, it swung off the truck and pinned the EE between the duct and a golf cart parked in the area bruising EE's left leg.
EE alleged that he was lifting an 80 lb gas bottle when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was attempting to change position of the gate at the final wash plant to change the blend of material. Employee said he felt no pain but later started to have pain in his right elbow on Saturday morning. The incident was reported to his supervisor on 01/07/2008 and medical treatment requested. The employee was put off work on 01/29/2008 and referred to an orthopedic.
EE alleges that he was lifting a D-ring on a 4-way chocker, when he felt pain in his groin area.
Employee was discarding a bag of garbage that contained a peace of metal siding. When he attempted to throw bag into the dumpster it reflected off the side of the dumpster and bounced back. The piece of metal that was in the bag stuck through, cutting the employee on left bicep.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of the water truck. His finger got caught on the bracing of the ladder, lacerating his pinky finger on the outside of his right hand. Employee received stitches from local emergency room.
Employee was helping with changing impact crusher hammers. He got his left little finger smashed between the hammer wedges. His injury required stitches.
Employee was handling a rubber hose which places concrete. Rubber hose was being cleaned out after use. The rubber hose "flopped" around when being cleaned, striking employee in left inner arm (bicep area). Causing a contusion.
While socketing cable clive pin it suddenly went free into place causing partial severing of fingertip (right ring fingertip).
Employee manually handling a 8 foot long piece of channel iron which "rolled" up onto his right ring finger causing a fracture to finger.
While removing the guard off the oversize belt tail pulley, employee caught his ring finger (right hand) between guard and the guard mount.
Lower back strain when lifting a box of paper. Went to the doctor and was release for duty. Had follow up visit on 10-18-06 and was prescribed 12 session of physical therapy.
Employee was releasing water hose from water truck to wash out bed of customer's truck. Employee was unreeling hose when his left index finger got caught in the reel. Employee suffered laceration to index and had to have stitches. Employee was wearing PPE (gloves).
EE was helping put in mainframe bolt on crusher. Another ee dropped the bolt in place. When the bolt dropped a burr on the bolt caught EE's thumb and lacerated it. He received 11 stitches.
Picking up a box of orange boosters, felt something pop in left side of back.
EE was installing under table plates. The plate was bumped by another employee and fell in the mill through the beam opening. It struck EE knocking him down. EE got back to feet, came out of small door and was going down stairs. Another employee made him lay down to check injuries, rescue was called.
Employee was removing lower thrust plate from cone crusher when it slipped and caught his finger between the plate and the crusher mainframe. Swelling of right index finger.
Employee was climbing back into sweeper truck on 4-18-06. He felt a pain in his left shoulder. He notified his supervisor & did not want to fill out incident report & did not want medical treatment. On 4-24-06 @ 6 AM he went to his supervisor & reported pain. Then requested medical attention.
Employee was unplugging chute on Hazemag crusher when a rock fell down on right hand causing laceration
Pulled lower back while opening lower gate.