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SHOVELING DIRT 5ND GENERAL CLEAN UP WORK WITHA SHOVEL BACK MUSCLES TIRED AND STRAINED.
EMPLOYEE USING 7HAIN OVER FORTH OF FORKLIFT TO LIFT OIL SEPARATOR HEAD PLATE. TRYING TO CENTER PIECE OVER FRAME TO LOWER IT, CHAIN SLIPPED OFF PLATE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE S FINGER UNDER IT AGAINST F EMPLOYEE 3
WHILE INSTALLIN1 TROUGHLING ROLLER FRAMES AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING ROLLERS.
EE SMASHED THE 9ND OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER WHILE INSTALLING OXYGEN/ACETYLENE BOTTLES IN COMPARTMENT ON SERVICE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE STUBBE8 HIM LEFT THUMB WHILE CLEANING THE WINDOWS ON A 988 LOADER.
A STEEL PLATE W5S BEING UNLOADED FROM A FLATBED THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A BLOCK UNDER THE PLATE WHEN IT SHIFTED ON THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT AND DROPPED ON EMPLOYEES HAND
WHILE HELPING T2 REPLACE PUNCH PLATES IN DIESTER SCREEN EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS FINGER NAILS ON THE RING & INDEX FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND
EMP WAS IN A CO3FINED AREA. HE SWUNG AROUND & BUMPED HIS ALREADY TENDER ELBOW ON A HAND RAIL
WHILE LIFTING H9AVY OBJECTS EMPLOYEE NOTICED INCREASING PAIN DEVELOPING IN THE BACK AREA. THE PLANT WAS BEING DISMANTLED
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WASHING HIS HANDS AND ARMS. THE RAG HE USED TO DRY HIS HANDS AND ARMS HAD A NEEDLE IN IT. THE EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE ELBOW TO THE WRIST PLUS THE NEEDLE WA S INBEDDED UNDE9NEATH THE SKIN. THROUGH SURGERY, THE NEEDLE WAS REMOVED.
1 1/8 WIRE ROPE OFF SPOOL WIRE ROPE, SNAPPED UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT BROW
EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE HOW INJURY HAPPENED HE HAD BEEN CLIMBING UP AND DOWN LADDERS ALL DAY HIS LEFT ANKLE STARTED TO HURT THE LADDER THAT EMPLOYEE USED THE MOST ON 2-20 WAS THE ONE LOCATED AT THE SWOOP WINCH STATION
WHILE CHANGING SCREENS AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, THE EMPLOYEE GOT HIS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN & SUPPORTING FRAME THIS ACTION SMASHED THE 3RD & 4TH FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE CHUTE INTO 5\6" CRUSHER.
LIFTING TRASH BARREL INTO LOADER AND PULLED MUSCLE UNDERNEATH HER LEFT SHOULDER BLADE
I.NAME AT PORTABLE PRIMARY CRUSHING PLANT. HE WAS HSIFTING ROCKS SO IT COULD BE SAFE TO GO DOWN THE MAIN TOP TO BOTTOM LADDER. WHILE HE WAS SHIFTING THE ROCKS ONE ROCK SLIPPED SMASHING HIS RI GHT THUMB & BRUISING HIS RIGHT HAND.
WELDING FABRICATED STEEL CAGES FOR PRECAST PANELS REASON UNKNOWN FOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE LIFTING 8 TO 10 PIECES OF REBAR FELT PAIN AT ELBOW GOT WORSE AS DAY WENT ON PAIN RIGHT E ELBOW
ATTEMPTING LIFT LENGTH OF DRILL STEEL,MUSCLE TORE IN BACK OF RIGHT ANKLE-MUSCLE PULL IN BACK OF RIGHT ANKLE.