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EE WAS DOING HIS TRUCK CHECK. HE LIFTED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
LIFTING A PIPE AT WATER STAND AND STRAINED A SIDE MUSCLE.
INJURED REMOVED LOCK RING AND BOUNCED IT DOWN ON THE GROUND WHEN HIS FINGR WAS PINCHED IN THE LOCK RING.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HIS WINDSHIELD ON OUTSIDE OF TRUCK. THE WIPER STARTED MOVING AND HE JERKED HIS RIGHT ARM BACK AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL.
54736YEE WAS LIFTING A VALVE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE AND GROIN AREA. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED A PRESCRIDTION. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE DECK OFF A RT DOZER HE PUT HIS HAND UNDER THE DECK TO CHECK FOR MORE BOLTS THE DECK FELL CUTTING HIS RT THUMB HE WENT TO THE CLINIC & RECEIVED 22 STITCHES
EE WAS MOVING A HYUDRAULIC CYLINDER AND SMASHED HIS FINGER WE TOOK HIM TO THE BEATTY CLINIC AND HE RECEIVED STITCHES. HE WAS ALSO GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION OF DURICF 500 MG HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
I.NAME IS A TRUCK DIVER -LEFT TRUCK TO MOVE A ROCK OUT OF THE WAY OF TIRES. LIFTED THE ROCK STRAINED RIGHT BICEP.CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT COMPLAIN UNTIL 4-7-92 WHEN EMPL THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG.THERE WASNT ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT INVOLVED AND EMPL CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION UNTIL LAID OFF. WENT INTO SURGERY TO REATTACH BICEP 6-24-92.
EE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE THE ELECTRIC PUMP TO MAKE WAY FOR THE BLAST. THE DISCHARGE LINE 4 INCH WAS FULL OF WATER APPROX. 75-100 HEAD AND HAD NOT BEEN DRAINED BY HIM WHEN THE HOSE WAS RELEASED WATER PRESSURE CAUSED IT TO WHIP. THE 3 LB CAME-LOCK FITTING STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOREHEAD INJURIED ARE. SERIOUS SKULL FRACTURE OVER LEFT EYE FOREIGN OBJECT PENETRATION BY PIECE OF HARD HAT
EE WAS LIFTING A LARGE ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK HE SAW A CHRIOPRACTOR ON 3-7-91 HE HAS BEEN PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPL WAS OPERATING 4000 GAL WATER TRUCK 89-9 & WAS ATTEMPTING TO RMOVE ROCK LODGED IN BETWEEN REAR DUAL TIRES. HE TRIED TO MANUALLY PULL ROCK OUT & SEPERATED COLLARBONE. HE WAS REATED ON 2/22/ 91. HE RETURNED TO CLINIC ON 2/25/91 BECAUSE MEDICATION MADE HIM NAUSEOUS. HE WAS REEVALUATED & PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A ORE SAMPLER THAT HAD BECOME STUCK ON THE DECK OF THE DRILL WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE SAMPLER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING ONE OF HIS TEETH
EMPL WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM BETWEEN DOZER & TILT CYLINDER. ROCK SLIPPED PINCHING LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN ROCK & CYLANDER. EMPL WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BALANCING CUTTING EDGE BEFORE MOUNTING IT ON THE MOW BOARD WHEN THE CUTTING EDGE SLIPPED PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & INDEX FINGER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR S TITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK
EMPL STATES HE WAS MOVING PIECE OF SCRAP METAL & STRAINED BACK. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4/24. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF INJURY PRIOR TO 7/24 & NONE WITESSED ACCIDENT. DUE TO DELAY & TO QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER INJURY WAS JOB RELATED NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO WHETHER INJURY WAS REPORTABLE. ON 7/11 DECISION CAME TO REPORT.
LIFTING PLATE ON SHOVEL BUCKET TO BE WELDED WHEN SPRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING COMPRESSION GAS CYLINDER FROM BACK OF TRUCK TO STORAGE RACK AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CYLINDERS.
EMPL REMOVING LEFT PLANETARY AXLE COVER AND LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN COVER AND OIL DRAIN BARREL.LACERATED RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS.TAKEN TO CLINIC WHERE FINGERS WERE STITCHED.
EMPL DUMPING SCRAP IRON INTO BIN WHEN PIECE OF IRON SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.CUT WAS 1/2" LONG AND FAIRLY DEEP.WOUND REQ 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY & WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR OF THE PICKUP HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC WHERE TWO STITCHES WERE PUT IN HIS FINGER
HE WAS ATTACHING THE TRUCK BED SAFTEY CABLES TO THE BED OF HAUL TRUCK. WHILE UNSCREWING THE PIN FROM A CLEVIS, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON A BURR THAT WAS STICKING UP ON THE THREADS. THE SHARP B URR CUT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A PART ON THE WAREHOUSE SHELF WHEN HE OVEREXTENDED HIS BACK & PULLED A MUSCLE THE SHELF WAS ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE HIS HEAD ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT QUITE MAKE IT TO THE PAR T HE WAS REACHING FOR HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN FOLLOWED BY GREAT DISCOMFORT
WHILE LOWERING A WOODEN POLE DOWN A DRILL HOLE TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF EMULSION A SPLINTER CAME OFF OF THE POLE GOING THROUGH EMPLS GLOVE AND R INDEX FINGER EMPL WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR R EMOVAL OF SPLINTER AND RETURNED TO WORK
DIRT FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND SPECK OF DRIT BECAME LODGED IN LEFT EYE.UNABLE TO WASH IT OUT.
DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF STEEL RACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK RIGHT HEEL. ON 1/16/89 WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTR WHERE THEY FOUND A FRACTURE. HIS FOOT WAS PUT IN A BRACE WITH PADDING AND HE R ETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON SCRAPER WHEN SOME DIRT FELL BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYES A SPECK OF DIRT BECAME LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FLUSH IT OUT WITH SOLUTION.
EMPLOYEE REMOVED GREASE PUMP AND EMPTY BARREL FROM HIS SERVICE TRUCK HE THEN WALKED OVER TO BARREL STORAGE AREA AND LIFTED 125 POUND GREASE BARREL ONTO HIS SHOULDER AND RETURNED TO HIS SERVI CE TRUCK WHERE HE LIFTED THE BARREL FROM HIS SHOULDER AND INSTALLED IT IN THE BRACKET ON THE TRH TRUCK AND FINISHED INSTALLING IT.