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HE WAS LIFTING HEAVY FORMS & FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER TRICEP AREA.
HE WAS PULLING ON STEEL CABLE TO REMOVE OUT OF HIS WORK AREA.
WAS PULLING WATER HOSE THAT WAS IN A BIND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN CRUSHING PLANT.HE MOVED THE HAMMERS WHICH CAUSED A PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND NUMBNESS OF HIS ARMS.HE WAS TAKEN TO THEEMMERGENCY ROOM AND LATER ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL.L ATER AT THE HOSPITAL HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF HEART OR ARTERY PROBLEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A CHUTE. WHEN THE CHUTE WAS LOWERED EMPLOYEE HAD FINGER UNDERNIETH THE CHUTE WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION.
EE WAS PULLING ON AN EXHAUST HOSE ON CRUSHING PLANT WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN ON HIS BACK. EE SAW A DR ON 12-21-90. THE DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE EE MISSED WORK ON 12- 21-90 THIS EE ALONG WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR OTHER EE S WERE LAYED OFF ON THIS DATE 12-21-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INSIDE CRUSHING PLANT. AS HE WAS TURNING OVER THE HAMMERS, ONE OF THEM HIT HIM IN THE LEG CAUSING A STRAIN AND CONTUSION OF THE RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEELS ON A HYDRAULIC DRILL.ONE STEEL S;IPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND.WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS HELPING TO CLEAN BOULDERS OUT OF CRUSHER THE STRAIN OF MOVING THE ROCK INJURED HIS LOWER BACK HE VISITED A CHIROPRACTOR WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF
EMPL PULLING HIMSELF UP INTO CRUSHING PLANT TO BEGIN WELDING.STRAINED HIS ELBOW.WENT TO DR 2 DAYS AFTER INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEELS ON A HYDRAULIC DRILL.THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND LET THE DRILL STEEL FALL ONN EMPLOYEES LEFTT FOOT.A CONTUSION RESULTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 4 INCH SUCTION HOSE AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DOINF THIS.EMPLOYEE WAS OFF ONE AND ONE-HALF WORKDAYS AND THE WEEKEND.HE RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY 07-11-88.
EMPL LIFTING DR3LL STEEL.STRAIN FROM PICKING UP STEEL CAUSED CONTUSION ON RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST WALL.EMPL DIDNT GET MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9-28-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG HIS REGULAR JOB OF WASHING DOWN THE CRUSHING PLANT HE WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR & HIS HARDHAT HIT THE CONVEYOR WHICH PULLED HIS HEAD BACK CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL FILTER ON A LOAER SOME OIL GOT ON TROUBLE LIGHT AND DRIPPED INTO EMPLOYEES RT EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (POLYSPORIN & GARAMYCIN) WERE GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYEE
SUBJECT WAS GETTING INTO PICKUP TRUCK & HIT HEAD ON INSIDE OF PICKUP CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS. EE HAD HIS HARD HAT ON.
EE WAS LOADING A HOLE WITH EXPLOSIVES-AMO NIT- ONE OF THE BAGS OF NITRATE STARTED TO FALL OVER & EE TRIED TO STOP IT FROM FALLING OVER. HE SPRAINED 2 OF HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND. A PRESC RIPTION WAS GIVEN IN THE E/R. THIS INJURY IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE OF THE DRUG PRESCRIPTION.
SUBJ WAS MOVING WELDER LEADS -CABLES-FROM ON TOP OF WELDER.A STEEL BAR WAS ON TOP OF CABLES AND FELL OFF ONTO SUBJ RIGHT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE TO TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.SUBJ WAS OFF WORK 1 FULL NIG
EMP WAS CLOSING DOOR ON DRILL AND GLASS FELL OUT OF DOOR ONTO EMP RT THUMB CAUSING FRACTURE AND LACERATION ON RT THUMB
SUBJECT WAS REACHING OUT OF TRUCK WINDOW TO OPERATE THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE ROCK BIN DOORS ON THE CRUSHING PLANT. WHEN REACHING OUT OF WINDOW, SUBJECT PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT PART O F HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CRUSHING PLANT, HE WAS TRYING TO PUT A SHAFT INTO A LOADER BUCKET THE SHAFT FELL OUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND HIT EMPLOYEE S KNEE AND ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AND AS HE WAS STEPPIN OFF LADDER HE SPRAINED BACK