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EE WAS WORKING WITH, EXCAVATING TO LOCATE BURIED TELEPHONE CABEL, ENCOUNTERED A BOULDER WHICH THEY DECIDED TO MOVE BY PUSHING. OVER EXERTED AND HURT LOWER BACK, RT LOWER ABDOMEN AREA AND LEFT TESTICLE.
WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON A DRAGLINE A PIPE CLAMP BROKE CAUSING HIM TO SLAM HIS RIGHT SMALL FINGER TO AN ADJACENT PIPE CUTTING THE RIGHT SMALL FINGER DOWN TO BONE. STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOPS PRO VIDED BY LOCAL MEDICAL FACILITY.
WHILE WORKING WITH LOADER LIFTING PUMP,EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CHAIN WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GATHERING ROCKS TO SET HALF TRACK ON MISSOURI ROGERS CRUSHER FOR THE AFTERNOON.HE GRABBED AND AS HE WENT TO THROW IT OFF THE PILE HE TWISTED HIS ABCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING FROM LADDER CHECKING WATER IN RADIATOR OF CLARK 2400 DRAGLINE.HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE WET LADDER BAR CAUSING HIS ONE HAND TO RELEASE ITS HOLD AND HIS BODY TWISTED INJURI NG HIS BACK.
EMPL REMOVING SMALL BOULDERS FROM CRUSHER HAMMER AND PICKED UP ON ONE AND ROLLED IT OUT.IN DOING SO EMPL HURT HIS BACK.
AFTER WORKING W3TH DRILLING CREW ON THURS.011488 EMPLOYEE WENT HOME & DURING THE NIGHT STARTED FELLING PAIN IN H IS BACK BY THE TIME TO GET UP TO GO TO WORK HE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO HE FEELS TH AT HE INJURED H3S BACK WHILE SHOVELING LIMEROCK INTO THE HOLES OR WHILE HANDLING DYNAMIT E
WHILE LIFTING B5TTERIES OUT OF DOZER, EMP PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
WHILE CLEARING 1ROUND FOR A NEW PIT, DOZER BECAME ENTANGLED IN VINES. NOT REALIZING THEY WERE POION IVY, EMPLOYEE PULLED THE VINES FROM AND AROUND THE MACHINE.
EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO CONNECT 2 ONE INCH AIR HOSES AND WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION USING HIS KNEES AS LEVERAGE TO HELP FORCE THE 2 HOSES TOGETHER TO LOCK COUPLING. EMP FELT A TWINGE IN THE G GROIN AREA ON 2314 87 WHILE HELPING DO ELECTRICAL WORK ON A LIMA 2400 DRAGLINE, HE AGAIN EXPERIENCED PAIN AFTER CLIMBING UP AND DOWN FROM THE MACHINE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LIMEROCK FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER #2 BELT AND A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL FELL FROM THE SKIRT AREA AT THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER AND HIT HIM ON THE BNACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SET OF STEPS NEXT TO TRACK OF LIMA 2400 DRAGLINE AND STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND ON AN UNLEVEL AREA AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING IT TO BE SPRAINED. EMPLOYEE REF USED MEDICAL TREATMENT AT TIME OF INJURY.