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The employee stated that a small particle entered his right eye when he took off his glasses to clean them. He believes the particle came off of his glove. The particle was removed by a doctor and he was given an antibiotic to prevent infection. Upon return, the employee continued his normal work.
Employee was performing ring drilling. When inserting the drill steel and bit, steel fell from the centralizers. Employee attempted to control the falling steel. The falling steel pinched the finger between the steel and frame resulting in laceration of the right index finger requiring sutures. Treating physician did not prescribe any time away from work for injury.
EE had finished unloading pipe and was rolling the sections out of the roadway, approx. 6ft. While rolling a 15ft. section of pipe, he felt a sharp burning in his lower right pelvis. He was evaluated at Taos Holy Cross where it was determined he had a hernia. EE resumed his normal duties until Friday, May 18, when he had surgury on the hernia.
Employee was performing housekeeping when he attempted to move a portable metal gate by hand. He felt a pinching sensation in his groin area which was later diagnosed as a hernia. The employee performed work with a 20lb. lifting restriction until 6/5/07, the date of the procedure to repair the hernia.
Substandard Equipment-Cabinet was supplied with a sharp edge. Employee reached into a box six inches from the sharp edge and contacted the edge with his finger. An avulsion resulted requiring 5 stitches to close.
Inserting drill steel into jackleg, pinched finger bewteen chuck and drill steel.
Contractor employee knocked a lens cover off of a sodium vapor light when removing tools from a ball mill after completing his work. Lens struck his chin causing a small laceration which received sutures to close.
Employee shoveling spillage from a belt. Felt sharp pain in groin. Saw doctor on 9/22/06 and was diagnosed with a slight hernia. Put on restricted duty for two weeks.
Left thumb & index finger pinched between 2 rocks. No fracture. Soft tissue injury. Restricted work case.
MOVING BOXES THAT CAN WEIGH UP TO 50 LBS. HAD MOVED 15-20 BOXES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT SIDE OF NECK, SHOULDER. BOXES CONTAINED CORE SAMPLES
Driller's helper (Progressive Diamond Drilling) was removing core from a core barrel when he was struck by the core and sustained an avulsion to his right middle finger pad. Medical exam shows no fracture. The driller received 4 sutures.
WHILE LOADING A 4"PIPE ONTO A TRUCK BED EE PINCHED LEFT THUMB UNDER PIPE, FRACTURED TIP OF LEFT THUMB.
USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE A ROCK LODGED ON GRIZZLY RAILS, THE BAR SLIPPED & THE RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR & THE RIB OF THE DRAW WINDOW.
EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A FOAM FILLED TIRE, HE LATER REPORTED PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. EE WAS TREATED FOR INFECTION WHICH WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE A HERNIA. EE UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 08/05/02.
WHILE USING A 20 LB. DOUBLE JACK TO BREAK ROCK, EE SUSTAINED DOUBLE HERNIA.
ON 12/13/01 A MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE CLAIMED THAT ON 12/9/01 HE WAS PLACING HIS TOOLS IN HIS LOCKER AT THE END OF SHIFT WHEN HE FELT HIS KNEE POP. THREE DAYS LATER WHILE ON VACATION THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS KNEE BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM SO HE SAW HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN FOR EXAMINATION AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. LATER THE EMPLOYEE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST WHO PRES
WHILE CONDUCTING HOUSEKEEPING IN LINE #7, EMPLOYEE GOT A WOOD SPLINTER EMBEDDED IN THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE SPLINTER PENETRATED HIS LEATHER GLOVE.
EMPLOYEE INSTALLING A METAL SUPPORT ON DRAW WINDOW WHEN A PIECE OF 3" X 6" CRIBBING CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT ONE TOOTH.
EE STATES THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TIE A SECTION OF M8" AIR LINE TO THE RIB, THE PIPE SOUPLING CAME OFF, ALLOWING THE PIPE TO STRIKE EE ON RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAS SEEN BY DR., RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO LOST TIME.EE RETURNED TO DR ON 4-23 DUE TO STILL HAVING SOME PAIN. EE HAD MRI WHICH INDICATED A PARTIAL TEAR TO ROTATOR CUFF. SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 5-23-01.
WHILE ASSISTING IN LOWERING A SECTION OF 6" X 20FOOT AIR LINE, THE PIPE SLIPPED DOWN AND ROPE BEING USED TO LOWER THE PIPE SWUNG CAUSING EE'S HAND TO STRIKE LOCOMOTIVE RAIL.
A PLANT MAINTENANCE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HE HAD JAMMED HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE DISMOUNTING A HAULAGE TRUCK. AS A PRECAUTION HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN FOR OBSERVATON & RELEA SED WITHOUT FINDINGS. HE LATTER REPORTED EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT & REQUESTED FURTHER EVALUATION.HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST AT WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR BURSITIS.
A SHIPPING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERING BAGS OF PRODUCT FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER WHEN HE AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING LOWER BACK CONDITION.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHILE MOVING PIPE OFF OF A RACK THE PIPE STARTE ETO ROLL DOWN AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. THE 1 1/4" X 20' PIECE OF PIPE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST ANOTHER PIECE BELOW.
WHILE BOLTING WITH JACKLEG, THE LEG GOT STUCK INMUD AND AS HE WAS PULLING ON IT HE FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT LOWER BACK AREA.
ON 6-14-00 EE REPORTED HE WAS FEELING PAIN TO LEFT LEG BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT HAD HAPPENED. HE ASSUMED IT HAD BEEN ON 6-16-00 WHILE PLACING A STEEL BEAM CAP IN PLACE. EE SENT TO DR. AND REFE RRED EE TO PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE LIFTING A TRASH BAG FROM A TRASH CONTAINER, FELT PAIN TO LEFT GROIN AREA. EE STATED TRASH BAG WAS PRIMARILY FILLED WITH PAPER PRODUCTS AND NOT VERY HEAVY. EE WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN AND CONTINUED TO WORK. HERNIA OPERATION ON 3/28/00.