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BASICALLY UNKNOWN, STARTED OPRATING DOZER AT 7 AM TO 7:30 AM DISMOUNTED DOZER TO MVOE ELECT POWER SHOVEL CABLE FOR APPROX 1 MIN AND MOUNTED DOZER AND BEGAN FACING ORE WHEN STARTED TOG ET SORE AND PAIN. TAKEN TO DR AND PUT ON RESTRICTED LIGHT DUTY WORK.
AT START OF SHIFT [INJURED] RAISED L. ARM TO GET A HAND HOLD ON STEP OF HAND RAIL TO MOUNT BLAST HOLE DRILL & BEFORE HE GOT A HOLD OF RAIL THE BACK MUSCLES ON UPPER L. SIDE TIGHTENED UP, CAUSI NG PAIN & SORENESS. RESULTING IN RESTRICTED DUTY.
INSTALLING TRACK ROLLERS ON UNREFCARRIAGE OF CRAWLER TRACTOR D9N CATIPLLIER TWISTED LOWER BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ROCK THE ROLLER UPON THE TRACK WHICH WAS LAID OUT ON FLOOR ROLLER WEIGHT APPRO X. 220 LBS INJURY RESULTED IN RESTRICTED DUTY.
PERFORMING MECHANICAL REPAIRS UNDER FLOOR BOARD OF D9N CRAWLER TRACTOR AND WORKING IN A CRAMPED AREA AND POSITION. WHEN EMPLOYEE STRAIGHTENED LEFT LEG, HE FELT A POP IN LEFT KNEE. KNEE BEGAN T O SWELL AND PAINFUL FOR THE REST OF DAY AND NEXT 2 DAYS. WENT TO DR. ON 3-18-93 (LOST DAY), LAST DAY OF SCHEDULED WORK WEEK.
WAS ON DECK OF SERVICE TRUCK AND WHILE MOVING AROUND, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING SURGERY ON 11-18-92.
LIFTING AND MOVING ELECTRIC SHOVEL CABLE BY HAND, WALKING BACKWARD'S WHILE CARRYING CABLE AND TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY TO SEE WHERE HE WAS WALKING AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A BACK SPRAIN.
MOUNTING A 16C CAT MOTOR GRADER OPENED DOOR & DOOR DID NOT CATCH & WHILE HE HAD HAND HOLD ON DOOR FRAME DOOR CAME SHUT STRIKING RT HAND CAUSING LACERATION ON RT LITTLE FINGER
A LARGE LENGTH OF LARGE "I" BEAM WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND WITH ONE END ELEVATED SOMEWHAT OFF THE GROUND AGAINST AN UPRIGHT 55 GALLON DRUM.WHEN 2 EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE DRUM THE ELEVAT ED END OF THE I BEAM FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKINGVICTIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF LEFT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION DISLOCATION AND FRACTURE OF LEFT LITTLE TOE.
MOVING ELECTRIC POWER SHOVEL CABLE,REACHED DOWN AND GOT HOLD OF CABLE(ELECT) AND PULLED ON CABLE AND INJURED LOWER BACK.
OPERATING A TOW TYPE FERTILIZER SALT SPREADER AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE AUGER CHAIN VIA OF LEVER HANDLE MOUNTED ON RT FRONT SIDE OF SPREADER WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED FROM HAND AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE O F FACE LOWER CHECK CAUSING AND LACERATION. 9 STITICHES WERE REQUIRED.
MOVING ELECTRIC SHOVEL POWER CABLE FOR ELEC SHOVEL .LIFTING & PULLING,STRAIN AND PULLED MUSCLES UPPER BACK.
EXITED CAB OF 120 TOM UNIT RIG HAUL TRUCK AND WAS TURNING HER BODY TO SHUT CAB DOOR AND GET INTO POSITION TO GO DOWN TRUCK LADDER AND HER RIGHT FOOT OR PANT CUFF CAUGHT ON A FIRE EXT. BRACKET, CAUSING THE RIGHT KNEE TO BE TWISTED.
CABLE CAME OFF PULLEY FOR RETRACTABLE MAN LADDER FOR POWER ELECT. SHOVEL. WAS PULLING CABLE BACK ON PULLEY AND COUNTER WEIGHT, ATTACHED TO OTHER END OF CABLE, DROPPED, PULLING RT. HAND INTO PU LLEY. CAUSED A LACERATION TO RT. LITTLE FINGER AND BROKEN RT. LITTLE FINGER BONE.
EMPLOYEE THREW 5N AIR FILTER (INNER), WEIGHING APPROX. 8 LBS, FROM GROUND LEVEL. UP TO AN OTHER EMPLOYEE, STANDING ON THE DECK OF A HAUL TRUCK, APPROX. HEIGHT OF 8 FT. OTHER EMPLOYEE MISSED FI LTER & FILTER C5ME DOWN & STRUCK VICTIM ON NOSE.