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EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER AND APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UPRIGHT A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIIL AND APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK.
HE WAS GREASING THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER AND SCRAPED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A MINOR SCRATCH, BUT THE NEXT DAY HIS HAND WAS RED AND SWOLLEN.
EE WAS SCRAPING DEBRIS OFF THE CROSSMEMBERS ON THE SHOVEL, AND HIT A PIECE OF METAL, CUTTING HIS FINGER.
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM CRUSHER AND TAIL PULLEY AREA, WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. ACCORDING TO OTHER EE S DOING THE SAME TASK, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS BEING DONE.
INJURED WAS IN WELDING SHOP REPAIRING CRUSHER MILL HAMMERS, HE WENT TO LIFT HAMMER TO PLACE ON TABLE AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.
INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE REPLACING BATTERIES IN COMPRESSOR FOR DRILLING RIG. THE JOB REQUIRED LIFTING APPROX 85 LB. WAIST HIGH. AT APPROX 11:30 EE COMPLAINED FO CHEST PAIN AND WAS INSTRUCTE D TO PROCEED TO EMEREGENCY ROOM IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE PULL AND HE WAS TOLD TO GO HOME FOR HT EREMAINDER OF DAY BY EXAMINING DR.
EE INDICATED THAT A SCRAPER HAD TURNED OVER, THEY WERE USING A CABLE TO TURN IT UPRIGHT; A PIECE OF CABLE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER.
INJURED STATED THAT HE, AND OTHER EMPLOYEE'S WERE REPAIRING OR REPLACING A KING PIN IN A STOCKPILE TRUCK. HE SAID THAT HE FINALLY HAD HTE BUSHINGS AN DOTHE RINNER PARTS LINED UP AND SAID TO P UT THE KING PIN IN, BUT BEFORE HE REMOVED HIS FINGER, THE KING PIN WAS PUSHED THROUGH AN DNIPPED THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER OFF.
HE STATED AFTER HIS EUCLID WAS LOADED, THERE WAS A ROCK NEAR HIS REAR DUALS AND HE PICKED UP THE ROCK AND THREW IT ON HIS EUCLID. HE FELT A BURNING IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE, HOWEVER HE CONTI NUED TO WORK MAKING TWO MORE ROUNDS AND THE PAIN GOT MORE INTENSE.
EE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER CRUSHER AND WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE AND 2 OTHERS WRERE JUST COMPLETING A REBUILD AND MAINTENENCE ON A SHOVEL AND HE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT; AT FIRST TRY THEY DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AN D WITH MORE FORCE TRYING AGAIN TO CLOSE DOORS, CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DOORS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CARRYING EXPLOSIVES FROM TRUCK TO AREA WHERE SHOT WAS BEING LOADED HE HAD TO WALK THROUGH MUD & LOOSE ROCK EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT FALL JUST THE STRAIN OF CARRYING A LOAD & THE STRAIN OF CATCHING HIMSELF TO PREVENTA FALL CAUSED THE STRAIN SPASMS & IRRITATION HE STATED THAT HE REALLY DID NOT NOTICE THE IRRITATION UNTIL HE GOT HOME & THEN MUSCLES BVEGAN TO T
PULLING ON PIPE TO TIGHTEN BOLD PIPE SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL
ROLLING BULL GEAR OFF DRIVE-TRAIN OF 80D SHOVEL AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT .
I.NAME STOOD DRILL STEEL UP AND IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM.
DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OFF RACK ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT; BROKEN TOE, SECOND TOE ON LEFT FOOT.
WHILE LIFTING FORMS OFF IMPACT BARS EMPL POPPED BACK OUT OF PLACE. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR WO PERFORMED MANIPULATION ON BACK 6/16.
I.NAME WAS UNDER THE SHOVEL REPAIRING THE GEARS WHEN AN OBJECT FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.
I.NAME THREW HIS THERMOS HIS THERMOS TO I.NAME FOR I.NAME TO FILL WITH WATER THE THERMOS HIT I.NAME IN THE NOSE AND BROKE HIS NOSE
PLANT OPERATOR THREW HIS STANLEY THERMOS TO I.NAME. WHEN I.NAME CAUGHT THE THERMOS, APPARENTLY THE RAW EDGE OF THE HANDLE CUT HIS FINGER.
EMP STEPPED OUT ONTO TRACK OF SHOVEL WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL. IT WAS A RAINY DAY HE SLIPPED HOWEVER, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT INJURED HIS HAND IN SO ,DOING.
EMPL. WAS PUTTING IMPACT BARS IN SPINNER CRUSHER PART BEING REBUILT, THE IMPACT BAR FELL ON RGHT HAND, PINCHING SIDE OF HAND.
EMPLOYEES WERE 8ISMANTLING CRUSHER WHICH WAS HELD UP BY RAILROAD TIES,ONE END FELL,THE OTHER END CAME UP AND PINNED THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RAILROAD TIES AND PRIMARY PLANT.
EE WAS LIFTING 5 TORCH OUT OF A PICKUP.
LIFTING ON EUCL3D TRUCK HUB IN REPAIRING TRUCK.
REMOVING VACUUM3HOSE FROM AIR CLEANER WHEN HOSE CAME LOOSE AND LEFT HAND SLIPPED, CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF AIR CLEANER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING AT SIDE OF TRUCK,ROLLING TARP OVER DUMP BED.
EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN FROM A LOADER, AND HE TURNED PULLING HIS BACK
WAS LOADING A TIRE AND WHEEL INTO TRAILER TO TRANSPORT TO ANOTHER LOCATION THE TAILGATE WAS PROPPED UP AND IT FELL
WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON EUCLID TRUCK HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLED OUT A VERTABRA IN HIS BACK AND PINCHED A NERVE
HELPING TO UNLOAD HAMMERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS IN FEED HOPPER WHEN ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED DOWN HITTING HIS HAND