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January 29, 2025ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Individual stated that they were picking up a paint can out of a pickup & felt their shoulder pop still had pain Reported at end of shift which is not our company policy The individual has been seen at the local clinic with no diagnosis & this was treated as first aid incident now there is an MRI requested so we are reporting today still with no diagnosis until MRI is completed
January 27, 2025ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Individual was pulling on a hose they felt a pop reported to their supervisor on 2/5 indirectly with no issues went to chiropractor & doctor with no notification to employer until 2/13. This incident was under investigation for happening on mine site & with no diagnosis until further medical imaging is required. Waiting for exact diagnosis treated as first aid until further detail
December 10, 2024ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was installing a hydraulic hose on a haul truck. They reached both hands overhead, twisting the hose into position. The temperature was 9 degrees F, making the hose difficult to maneuver. They held back other hoses with their left hand while attempting to manipulate the bottom fitting in the flange with their right hand when they felt discomfort in their right shoulder.
February 17, 2022ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was sliding two stacked steel troughs into a pickup bed. While pushing them into the truck the bottom trough was moving, and the top trough was not. This resulted in the right hand being pinched between the two troughs which caused two fingers (index & middle both above the first knuckle) to be smashed and cut. R. index finger received 5 sutures; the middle finger was bandaged.
May 10, 2017ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was working on a scrubber line fixing a hole, all LOTO procedures were in effect and PPE worn, there was a spray of acid that came from line and hit ee in eye
March 17, 2016ID · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE had parked his vehicle at the warehouse. He reached for his chock block and pulled the calf muscle in his right leg.
September 11, 2013ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was installing propel belts on shovel, putting belts over sheave and felt left shoulder pop. This became a reportable on 11/07/2012 due to Dr. scheduling surgery.
September 10, 2012ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Preparing to bend a piece of steel. Heating the steel to help ease of bending, placed foot on steel to bend once the steel became hot enough, while using force of foot tendon on left foot popped. EE was taken to hospital for medical attention.
EE was lifting a bed liner with over head crane, not all of liner was air arched out,while pulling corner of liner gave way and bounced hitting ee in chest and landing on foot.
May 19, 2012ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was pulling on fuel hose, stepped on rock and twisted knee, did not feel pain at that time, later picked up crushed air filter and twisted then felt pop in knee.
December 15, 2011ID · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was pulling on the trailing cable of the shovel using a hotstick in right hand and used it to catch self and jammed right shoulder. This became a lost time when ee went in for surgery on 05 /09/2012
Employee grabbed overshot to guide it and caught finger between overshot and hanger in drill shack. Cut required three stitches and employee was released to return to full duty.
August 25, 2011ID · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was changing a cylinder using the crane on the service truck, pushed self away and felt a pop in his shoulder. This became a lost time when employee had surgery on 8/13/2010.
June 14, 2010ID · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was cleaning strainer and a drop of leach solution dripped in eye. Date of incident was employee's last day before scheduled days off.
December 5, 2009ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Removing agitator from rebuild frame holding edge of frame so would not turn pushed wrong button crane and smashed thumb.
October 12, 2009ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pulling on shavings in machine shop, cut finger and thumb. Stiches were required.
March 14, 2009ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
February 24, 2009ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Climbing the ladder of his truck, his knee popped.
August 15, 2008ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee felt a pop in wrist when picking up a chock block. This incident did not become a lost time until had operation on wrist on June 27, 2008.
February 6, 2008ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was upside down in filter press removing bladder and got foreign object in eye
December 17, 2007ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lifting dump gate on truck and his glove hung up, tail gate went down, smashing and cutting fingers.
November 5, 2007ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While moving batteries into bed of service truck for installation into dozer, worker felt pain in lower back. Sought medical attention on 11/8/07 and diagnosed with low back strain.
July 22, 2007ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS