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EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OFF A SPEED SWITCH SENSOR WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SENSOR AND THE MOVING BOLT ON THE PULLEY. HIS FINGER REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.
EE WAS CLIMBING JAW CRUSHER TOWER STEPS ON THE STRIP PLANT WHEN HIS LEFT ARM SCRAPED ACROSS THE TOP OF A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL GUARDING MATERIAL. HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS CUT
EE WAS INSTALLING CRIBBING BLOCK WHEN HIS FINGER STRUCK A STEEL PLATE WHILE PUSHING CRIBBING UNDERNEATH IT, CRUSHING THE FINGERTIP ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
THE EE WAS LOADING A SHOT IN EAST 30 WHEN THE ANFO SPRAYED FROM THE HOSE INTO THE EE LEFT EAR
EE WAS HELPING THE DRILLER FIND AN OIL LEAK ON JB23. UPON DOING THIS, HE MOVED A HOSE WHICH SPRAYED HYDRAULIC OIL, KNOCKING OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND GETTING OIL INTO HIS EYES.
EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A NEW UNDER CONE TAIL PULLEY ON THE STANDARD CRUSHER. WHEN PUTTING THE BEARING INTO THE BEARING CAP, THE TAIL PULLEY SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EE S LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN OUTRIGGER AND FOOT PAD ON A MOBILE 15 TON GROVE CRANE. TIP OF RIGHT SMALL FINGER AMPUTATED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A PIECE OF 1B SCREEN CLOTH ONT EH FINE SIDE OF A 6X20 DEISTER SCREEN. AS HE WAS PULLING OUT THE OLD SCREEN COTH, IT GOT STUCK. THE EMPLOYEE JERKED THE SCREEN CLOTH CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A DEEP GASH.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A PETTIBONE ANFO LAODER REPAAIRING WELDS ON THE ELGS OF THE MACHINE. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP THE COME-A-LONG OFF OF THE BUMPER. HE SAID HE EXPERIEN CED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE CLAIMANT HAD A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY WITH A DIFFERENT EMPLOYER. THE CLAIMANT INITALLY DID NOT SEEK A PANEL PHYSICIAN UNTIL 4-6, BUT WAS SEEN BY A CHIRO WHO T
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECH. IN REMOVING A BRACKET WHICH SUPPORTS THE TRANSMISSION ON A EUCLID 35T TRUCK. THE MECH. REMOVED THE BOLTS SUPPORTING THE BRACKET ALLOWING THE BRACKET TO BE SUSP ENDED BY TWO EMPLOYEES. AS THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE BRACKET, THE BRACKET FELL ON THE FOREMANS HAND & WEDGED IT BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CUT HAND
EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW INJURY OCCURED. CLAIMS HE ALWAYS WEARS SAFETY GLASSES. COMMERCIAL STONE CO. INC. HAS A STRICT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR POLITY. EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE ON 4-27-95 USED EYE WASH FIRST AID CENTER AT QUARRYTHE SAME NIGHT WHILE SLEEPING, AWOKE WITH EYE PAIN WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL. WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FOLLOWED
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE 2B TRANSFER BIN WHEN HE PIVOTED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE PIVOTED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A FLYWHEEL & DRIVE DAMPER FOR 50 T EUCLID AT BAILEY MACHINE CO. THERE WAS A STRAP DOWN THROUGH THE CENTER OF BOTH PARTS WHIHC CONNECTED TO A STEEL BAR. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDIN G THE WEIGHT OF THE PARTS & PULLING ON THE BAR IN ORDER TO FREE THE STRAP. WEIGHT OF PARTS WAS MORE THAN EMPLOYEE ANTICIPATED & ONCE BAR WAS FREED, WEIGHT TOO MUCH TO HANDLE, SMASHED HIS FING
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A STEEL WEARPLATE APPROX30 LBS IN WEIGHT , THREW IT OFF THE CATWALK ONTOTHE GROUND. WENT TO PICK UP ANOTHER PLATE TO RE PEAT THE PROCESS WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE BEHIND HI M AND SUDDENLY TURNED, TWISTED HIS BACK. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK HE APPARENTLY SPRAINED HIS BACK.
HANGING MAIN POWER CABLE INTHE MINE, A CABLE CLAMPS HOOKS STRAIGHTENED OUT DROPPING THE CABLE ON THE EE. HITTING THE EE IN THE NECK EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 5-4-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EMPTYING THE DUSTBIN AT THE SANDPLANT WHEN FINE DUST PARTICLES WERE BLOWN INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE RINSED EYE OUT WITH STERILE ISOTONIC EYEWASH HOWEVER CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE, HE WAS THEN SEEN AT THE CONNELSVILLE 3/R WHERE PHYSICIAN RINSED EYE AGAIN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HAS RECEIVED A VIOLATION FOR THIS INCIDENT.
THE STANDARD CONE CRUSHER WAS BACKED UP AND FULL OF STONE DUE TO LARGE FLAT ROCK WHICH DROPPED IN. THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO REMOVE THE ROCK BY HAND TO UNCLOG THE CRUSHER, WHILE DOING SO, HE FELT PA IN IN HIS ABDOMINAL REGION.
EE SAID HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING TRUCK 11 UNDER 2B BIN. HE PULLED ON LEVER ONCE AND PULLED AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THE CLAM GATE WAS FROZEN. THE EE SAID WHEN HE PULLED THE SECOND TIME HE FE LT A PAIN IN THE LOWER GROIN AREA, BOTH SIDES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF ONTO THE BACK OF THE DRILLERS TRUCK WHEN HE WAS CUT BY A METAL BAND WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED TO HOLD THE BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLTS. THE CUT RESULTED IN 4 STITCHES.
HE WAS WORKING ON DROPBALL (NC1). HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM HIS FINGER GOT INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE GOT OUT OF CAB OFF HILIFT TO KNOCK DIRT OFF OF HYDRAULIC HOSES ON FRONT RIGHT OF MACHINE. WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO CHECK THE HOSES HIS HARD HAD FELL OFF, AND ONTO THE GROUND. THEN WHEN HE WAS G ETTING UP HE CAUGHT THE TOP PART OF HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING STONE BY TRUCK 50 TON EUCLID TO THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH TO UPPER GROIN AREA ON LEFT SIDE EMPLOYEE BELIEVES PAIN IS A RESULT OF PICKING U STO NES & MOVING THEM TO THE SIDE OF THE HAULROAD USED BY HIS TRUCK TO THEJAW CRUSHER
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BRUISED WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOIST CYLINDER ON THE ROCK BREAKER & THE ASKET OF THE MANBASKED TRUCK WHILE CHANGING THE HOIST CYLINDER
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CAUTION CONES,WHICH HAVE A METAL SIGN ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THEM,AS HE PICKED UP CONE TO MOVE IT,THE METAL SIGN SLICED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON HIS AHND WHICH REQUIRED 2 STITCHE S.
I.NAME HELPING OTHER LIFT OUTRIGGER PADS FOR CRANE WHICH WERE FROZEN TO GROUND BY HOPPER AT JAW.I.NAME JERKED PAD QUICKLY AND PULLED NECK ON RIGHT SIDE.
EMPL WAS WIRING GABION BASKETS TOGETHER & CUT THUMB ON WIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIEING GABION BASKETS TOGETHER WITH WIRE. MAN PULLING WIRES TOGETHER WITH BOTH HANDS, CAUSING BOTH WRISTS TO SWELL. RIGHT WRIST IS THE WORST.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CONVEYOR BELT IDLERS FROM TRUCK. A BOARD FELL HITTING LEFT FOOT, BREAKING BIG TOE.
WORKING ON CRUSHER, LIFTING ROCK OUT. ROCK FELL FROM CHUTE HITTING FINGER CHIPPING BONE AT END OF FINGER.
EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A SMALL TREE LIMB AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING END BIT OF DOZER ON SKID. END BIT SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS & FELL ON FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIP A 55 GALLON DRUM ON EDGE SO THAT HE COULD MOVE IT. AS HE WAS DOING SO HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND CONTROL OF THE DRUM, ALLOWING THE DRUM TO LAND ON HIS LEFT LEG AT A PPROX. THE CALF AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRIBBING MATERIAL ONTO SERVICE TRUCK. HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MECHANIC SERVICE TRUCK. HE PULLED ON THE HAND BRAKE, THE SNAP CLOSED ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND, WHICH CUT HIS FINGER AND CAUSED HIM TO RECEIVE 8 S TITCHE IN HIS FINGER. HE HAS RETURNED TO THE DR 2 TIMES FOR A CHECK UP AND REMOVAL OF STITCHES.
EMP WAS REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL ABOUT 3 FT LONG WEIGHING ABOUT 1 LB. PULLED LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM T EH BACK OF A TRUCK THE PIECE STARTED TO SLIP & THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IT IN THE PROCESS HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN H IS RT.SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE HAD J6ST ARRIVED AT WORK AND HAD GONE TO HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO DROP OFF HIS LUNCH BUCKET. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON THE LADDER OF AN R 50 EUCLID TRUCK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE HIS STEP TO THE GR2UND HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND COME FROM HIS RIGHT ANKLE. IT WAS DETERMINED LATER THAT HE HAD A TORN ACHILLES TENDON.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A PIECE OF CORRAGTED PIPE WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE. THE RESULT OF INJURY WAS A DEEP CUT OF THE WEB BETWEEN THE TRING FINGER AND THE SM ALL FINGER OF T2E LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED ONE STICTCH.
PICKED UP CHISE5 POINT & CARRIED IT UP STEPS.
UNLOADING CRUSH9R PARTS OFF TRUCK BY HAND
I NAME WAS HAND3LOADING CRIBBING INTO HILIFT BUCKET
I NAME WAS CHAN1ING BITS ON T-4 DRILL AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
I.NAME WAS USING THE 275HI-LIFT TO LOAD HIS EUCLID TRUCK HE WOULD LOAD THE TRUCK GET DOWN OFF THE HI-LIFT & CLIMB INTO EUC & DUMP THE EUC HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE GETTING INTO THE EUCLID TRUC K
I,NAME WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BARREL FILLED WITH CONCRETE AND TWISTED HIS NECK.