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EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LIFTING HE FELT PAININ HIS TESTICLES.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH TRAILER TO TRAILER HITCH, TRAILER SLIPPED AND CRUSHED LEFT HAND.
WHILE CLEANING FEEDER BOX, ROCKS FELL ON EMPLOYEE CAUSING DISLOCATION OF RIGHT SHOULDER, CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS.
FRACTURE RIGHT ELBOW, A FELLOW EMPLOYEE DROPPED A LARGE HEAVY CHAIN FROM A HEIGHT OF 8' INADVER-TENTLY AND IT FELL ACROSS THE RIGHT ARM. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AS HE ATTEMPTED T O ATTACH THE EYE OF THE CHAIN TO THE LIFTING HOOK OF THE CRANE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CRUSHING PLANT. EMPLOYEE WAS ON BOTTON OF PLANT AND OTHER WAS ON TOP OF PLANT, ALSO DOING MAINTENANCE WORK. A PIPE LAYING ON PLATFORM OF PLANT WAS DISLOD GED FROM PLATFORM FALLING AND HITTING EMPLOYEE, EE, ON HEAD.
EMPL WAS CHANGING DRILL BITS ON DRILL RIG. WHILE LIFTING BIT WRENCH WEIGHING APPROX 50-70 LBS EMPL FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
TRAILOR JACK FELL OFF GRAVEL TRAIN ON HAUL ROAD TO QUARRY IN WAY OF END DUMP. EMPL WENT TO PICK IT UP TO MOVE IT & BURNED FINGERS. JACK WAS HOT DUE TO DRAGGING ON ASPHALT.
HE WAS HELPING CLEAN CONVEYOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO ALSO WAS CLEANING CONVEYOR ACCIDENTALY DROPPED A ROCK ON HIS FINGER.
EE WAS HELPING LIFT STEEL TRACK FOR 992 LOADER. THE SPREADER CHAIN CAME OFF AND FELL 20 FT LANDING ON HEAD AND SHOULDER 3/8 INCH CHAIN X 20 FT LONG.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP GRADER BLADES TO INSTALL ON GRADER! AS HE DID SO HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND SWELLING STARTED IN GROIN AREA. REPORTED TO OFFICE BUT AT THAT TIME DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON APRIL 14, 1989 EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD HE HAD A HERNIA AND SCHEDULED OPERATION.
HE WAS PLACING 5 BEAM ON BLOCKS-THE BEAM TIPPED OVER ONTO HIS FOOT
WHILE CHANGING 8CREENS ON VIBRATOR PLANT, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.