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Employee was assisting loading metal road plate onto flat bed trailer. Plate subsequently fell onto employees leg resulting in bone fracture to lower leg.
EE had removed a worn 4' X 6' - 5/8" screen and was attempting to lift the screen, at this time EE felt a sharp pain and a popping sensation in EE's left thigh.
WHILE KNEELING AND TWISTING, EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE CHANGING SCREENS IN A SMALL AREA IN PLANT. EE'S KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND MORE PAINFUL DURING THE EVENING AND EE WAS SEEN AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EE IS NOW BEING EVALUATED BY AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND IS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR AN UNSPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME.
While performing mill maintenance, worker attempted to pick up a screen when it fell on his foot. The contusion to his right foot became swollen and painful and was instructed by the doctor to miss one scheduled work day.
WHILE CLEANING OUT THE CRUSHER, WORKER WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH FALLING ROCK WHEN HIS HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF. HE RECEIVED A HEAD LACERATION AND WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEIVED SUTURES AND HAD TO MISS ONE SCHEDULED WORK DAY.
WORKER WAS ASSEMBLING CRIBBING TO SUPPORT A CRUSHER HEAD WHICH NEEDED WELDING. WHILE LIFTING AND PULLING, WORKER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WORKER AWOKE DURING THE NIGHT IN EXTREME PAIN AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO WORK. CURRENT DIAGNOSIS IS BACK STRAIN.
Worker received a small cut on his hand when he accidently hit the valve cover of the excavator that he was servicing. Worker's hand swelled overnight, and he developed a blood infection as a result of the injury.
On 10/30/08, worker was changing a screen in the mill and felt pain in upper right arm. He was diagnosed with a strain and lost no time from work. During the next year he sought further medical attention and was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. Since there was no lost time and only diagnostic medical treatment, injury did not become reportable until surgery on 1/6/10.
Worker was changing a return roll on conveyor in mill when he strained a muscle in his shoulder. Medical treatment was limited to diagnostic only. Injury did not become reportable until worker's first lost day, Dec 4, 2007
Worker injured left thumb while pulling down overgrown tree limbs that had been cut around the mill area. He went to hospital ER where they put a splint on the hand to immobilize it & referred him to another dr. for possible ligament damage. Extent of injury has not as yet been determined & worker will remain on light duty (per ER dr) until his visit to specialist.
Worker experienced back pain while lifting screens in mill on 6/27/07. Did not report incident until 6/29/07 when back pain got increasingly worse.
While unloading a truck, worker was struck on left knee cap by falling pallet. Knee became swollen and worker was instructed by doctor to remain out of work for two days. He returned to work with no restrictions.
While shoveling stone during installation of new pipe between 2 settling ponds, worker experienced low back pain. He was able to return to his regular job as a truck driver after one missed day of work.
Employee lifted a cutting edge plate into a loader bucket and then experienced back pain after he drove the loader over a bumpy road.
While reassembling the jaw crusher, EE pinched his finger between a chain and a bearing. He received a laceration that required sutures.
Employee was attempting to clear a jammed stone bin by pushing and pulling the bin handle. He experienced back pain but continued to work until he started to hoe out material under the feeder belt and pain got worse.
Employee was attempting to put an angle iron stand underneath a drainage pipeline when the last remaining bolt holding the pipes together broke and the ankle iron frame kicked out and struck his left leg causing a contusion and laceration that required sutures.
TWO EE WERE DISASSEMBLING A CRUSHER. DURING THE PROCESS, A SUPPORT PLATE WAS LOWERED. THE COMPENENT SUPPORTED BY THIS PLATE NORMALLY FOLLOWS THE SUPPORT PLATE AS IT IS LOWERED, BUT IN THIS CAS E, THE SUPPORTED PIECE REMAINED LODGED 3-4" ABOVE. THE TWO EE REACHED IN TO REMOVE A PART AND AT THAT TIME, THE LODGED COMPONENT RELEASED AND DROPPED CATCHING BOTH EE'S HANDS.
TWO EE WERE DISASSEMBLING A CRUSHER. DURING THE PROCESS, A SUPPORT PLATE WAS LOWERED. THE COMPENENT SUPPORTED BY THIS PLATE NORMALLY FOLLOWS THE SUPPORT PLATE AS IT IS LOWERED, BUT IN THIS CAS E, THE SUPPORTED PIECE REMAINED LODGED 3-4" ABOVE. THE TWO EE REACHED IN TO REMOVE A PART AND AT THAT TIME, THE LODGED COMPONENT RELEASED AND DROPPED CATCHING BOTH EE'S HANDS.
EE EXPERIENCED NECK & LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE SHOVELING HEAVY ROCK.
EE WAS ON A LADDER DOING MAINTENANCE ON A TRUCK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LADDER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY BUT AFTER SOME TIME PAIN & SWELLING WORSENED & HE DID SEE A DOCTOR. HIS CONDITION REQUIRED SURGERY & THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN HE STARTED TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 9/26/02.
WHILE MANUALLY OPERATING A CHUTE TO LOAD TRUCKS, EE PULLED HANDLE TO CLOSE CHUTE AND EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.
EE WAS LIFTING BUSHINGS WHILE DOING MILL MAINTENANCE AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE LOWER BACK PAIN RADIATING INTO HIS LEFT LEG, AND AFTER A DIAGNOSIS OF A HERNIATED DISC. EE HAD SURGERY. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL TREATMENT OR LOST TIME UNTIL THE DATE OF SURGERY 7/23/02 AT WHICH TIME ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.
WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS IN MILL AND REMOVING A STEEL WEAR PLATE FROM CHUTE WALL, PLATE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE IN LEFT TEMPLE RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES. NO LOST TIM E. PERSONAL PROTECTION WAS WORN AT THE TIME.