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EE TWISTED WHILE THROWING A ROCK OUT - THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING EQUIPMENT READY TO MOVE WHEN HE WALKED INTO A PIECE OF IRON THAT WAS WELDEDONTO THE CRUSHER.
STRAINED STOMACH AND LOWER PART OF BODY TRYING TO LIFT HEAVY FAN AND BRACKET WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HELP PUT A FAN ON A 988 B LOADER. HE HAD BEENRUPTURED PREVIOUSLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING MACHINE WITH FUEL AND DID NOT SHUT THE VALVE OFF WHEN TANK WAS FULL AND FUEL SPLASHED IN HIS FACE AND EYES.
EE WAS SHOVELING WASTE AROUND THE PLANT. DRS REPORT INCLUDED WITH THIS REPORT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A DRIVE LINE IN A LOADER WHEN THE LINE SLIPPED AND BANGED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE LOADER AND THE DRIVE LINE.
EMPL UNHOOKING COMPRESSOR FROM DRILL AND WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE TO TONGUE AND THE TONGUE ROLLED OFF HITCH AND STRUCK FOOT JUST BEHIND PROTECTIVE STEEL TOE PORTION OF BOOT ON RIGHT FOOT,BRUISIN G LITTLE TOE. AFTER EXAM BY DR AND X-RAYS,EMPL RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTIES THE NEXT DAY.
LOADING PUNCH PLATES IN PICK UP STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE HAMMERS ON TELESMITH CRUSHER.DURING THE PROCESS HE LIFTED AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM SHAKER SCREEN & THUMB OF HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF PROTRUDING METAL THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL & BARS SPRAINING & STRAINING LIGAMENTS THE INJURY WAS TO THE THUMB OF HIS LEFT HAND
SUPERVISOR & TWO EMPLS WERE REMOVING ROLLER FROM D9H DOZER. ROLLER BROKE LOOSE & FELL ON ONE EMPLS HAND. LEFT HAND WAS BRUISED SKIN WAS BROKEN REQUIRING FEW STITCHES & THERE WAS ALOT OF SWELLI NG. NO BROKEN BONES.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
THEY WERE MANUALLY PULLING A BELT, EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BELT AND GOT HIS LITTLE GINGER OF THE HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHEAVE. THE MOTOR WAS NOT ON YET, AS THEY ARE JU ST SETTING UP.
EMPL TRANSFERRING BARRELS OF ANTIFREEZE.ONE WAS TURNED OVER AND IN SITTING IT UPRIGHT HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS PULLING IN A BELT THEY WERE PUTTING ON A CONVEYOR, STRAINED UPPER CHEST MUSCLES IN NECK & SHOULDERS. DIDN'T BOTHER HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. DIDN'T REPORT IT TO OFFICE UNTIL LATER THAN THAT.