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EE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING DISCONTINUED PARTS INTO SKID LOADER AND DISPOSING. EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING AN AIRSTARTER ONTO A DOLLY WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIGHTING A STOVE IN CAR SHOP. HE STATED THAT WHEN USING SWINGING MOTION TO PUT FUEL IN FURNANCE HE PULLED HIS BACK LIGHT DUTY BEGAN ON 10-28-97.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING AT CRUSHER ON INNER BEARING, HANDING GALLON OF OIL DOWN TO A WORKER. EE HAD TO BEND TO WALK UNDER LAMP AND WHEN TURNING AROUND HE LIFTED UP HEAD, HIT IT ON BEAM O N RAMP. LIGHT DUTY BEGAN 9-20-97.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING A CHUTE ON THE DISEHARGE END OF THE TRIPLE DICK SCREEN AT THE WASH PLANT TO REPLACE A BOLT. WHILE MOVING CHUTE, HE FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN. EE DID NOT SEEK MED. ATTN UNTIL 4-24-97.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS PRIMAING A WATER PUMP. THE RAMP WAS ICY. HE WAS TRYING TO STABLE HIMSELF TO KEEP FROMSLIPPING ON THE ICE. EMP WAS HOLDING ONTO PUMP AND TRIED TO FILL BUCKET WITH WATER WH EN HE FELT PAIN IN LT. ELBOW EMP DID NOT SEEK MED ATTD. UNTIL 12-12-96.
EE STATES HE WAS REMOVING AN OXYGEN TANK FROM A WELDING TRUCK. HE STATED THE TANK WAS DIFFICULT TO FREE FROM ITS HOLDER ON THE TRUCK. WHILE TRYING TO FREE THE TANK, HE FELT A STRAIN TO HIS GRO IN AREA.
QUARRY FOREMAN WAS PULLING SUCTION HOSE FROM WATER PUMP OUT OF WATER WAS COVERED WITH SILT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS AT THE CRUSHER. WHIEL SLIDING THE SCREEN, HE GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGE RON THIS RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE FRAME WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CUTTER EDGE FOR A KOMATSUGRADER WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 80 LBS OFF THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS TO COVER UP PARTS TO A 455 KOMATSU DOZER. THERE WAS A LARGE SPROCKET INT HE WAY. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MOVE THE SPROCKET HIMSELF. THE SPROCKET WAS APPROX 500 LBS. AS HE TILTED IT TOWARD HIM, IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT LEG, PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND. QUARRY EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE SPROCKET FROM HIS LEG. TE LEG WAS SWOLLEN. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE ORIGINALLY INJURED HIMSELF CHOPPING ICE FROM INTAKE HOSE OF PIT PUMP. HE WENT TO DOCTOR, WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK NO RESTRICTIONS. ON 9/19/95 HE AGGRIVATED THIS ORIGINAL BACK PROBLEM WHILE OPERATING 992 FRONT END LOADER IN THE STONE PIT. DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF DUTY. AS OF 10/19/95 LOST TIME BEGAN.
EE WAS HELPING REPLACE LINKS OF CHAIN IN CEMENT ELEVATOR. INJURED WAS PICKEING UP A LENGTH OF CHAIN OFF THE FLOOR WHEN A LINK CLOSED UP RESULTING IN SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN CANOTHER LINK OF TH E CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN STEPS HOLDING ON TO HAND RAIL HE LEFT GO TO GRAB ON TO A PIECE OF STEEL CHUTE TO BALANCE HIMSELF BY DOING SO HE RAN THE PIECE OF STEEL INTO THE PALM OF HIS HAND CAUS ING LACERATION TO PALM OF HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING A SECTION OF METAL HOOD COVERING ON BELT LINE. COVER GOT STUCK WHEN EMPLOYEE PULLED ON COVER THE COVER SLIPPED CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
FOREMAN QUARRY PULLED FOOT VALVE AND SHORT SECTION OF HOSE OFF A FLOATING PUMP IN QUARRY WAS PUTTING FOOT VALVE AND SUCTION HOSE IN BACK OF TRUCK WHEN A WIRE APPROX 1/2" LONG CAUGHT HIS AHND I N THE PALM AND CUT PALM HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A TRUCK LOAD OF BAG CEMENT WHEN ONE OF THE PALLETS BROKE CAUSING THE BAGS TO FALL. HE TRIED TO RE-STACK BAGS BY HAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. WENT TO DR 5-4-92. CONTINUED TO WORK UP UNTIL 4-7-93, AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY AND LOST TIME BEGAN.
PUTTING SCREENS IN REVOLVING SCREEN AND TIGHTENING BOLTS WHILE INSIDE SCREEN STRAINED KNEE.
SETTING UP SUPPORT POLES FOR RAILS TO SLIDE ECCENTRIC OU T FROM #9 CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK APPROX 16#FELL FROM ABOVE OUT OF A CHUTE APPROX 27FT ABOVE HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD & HAND EMPLOYEE FELL TO G ROUND THE HAND CRACKED DUE TO THE IMPACT WHEN CRACKED THE YAGGERED EDGES ON INSIDE CUT EMPLOYEE SCALP STITCHES REQUIRED
OILING ON 650 DRAGLINE EMPTING GEARSHILD FROM UNDER SPEED REDUCER NUT ON SPEEDREDUCER HIT KNUCKLE WHILE REACHING FOR BUCKET.
EXITING ROOM WENT TO OPEN DOOR PUSHED TO OPEN CUT ON GLASS WINDOW LACERATION
CLEANING FLAT STONE OUT OF FEED CHUTE REACHED INTO CHUTE TO REMOVE STONE PULLED SHOULDER.
WAS GETTING DOWN OFF TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT WHEN FELT MUSCLE PULL.
PICKED UP SHAFT CAUGHT FINGE43R BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE RACK