CLIMBING OFF 9348 TRACTOR AT 9039 DRILL FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3/31 (VERBALLY). SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE ON 3/31/03 HAS RESTRICTIONS AT THIS TIME.
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Showing 50 of 62LIFTING 10 INCH VICTAULIC COUPLINGS, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOW BACK. RECEIVING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT. 50# LIFTING RESTRICTIONS FOR 15 DAYS.
PERFORMED PM ON 9016 HITACHI EXCAVATOR. HAD TO CLIMB & TWIST TO ATTACH SUCTION HOSE & HAD TO CRAWL & SLIDE OVER TRACK. EE STATES THIS IS A RECURRANCE OF OLD INJURY. RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN 2/11/ 03.
UNLOADED 2 BUCKET TEETH IN BUCKET. WHEN FIRST TOOTH WAS THROWN INTO BUCKET A PIECE OF THE BUCKET BROKE OFF HIT EE. 12-31-02 RECEIVED VERBAL REPORT FROM HOSPITAL INDICATING STITCHES WERE REQUIR ED AS METAL PIECE WAS IMBEDDED & REMOVED.
FELT PAIN WHILE BOARDING 9024 SHOVEL STEPS. THE WAS THE MACHINE WAS PARKED THE BOTTOM STEP WAS ALMOST WAIST HIGH. WILL HAVE REPAIRED.
UNLOADING RAILROAD CAR EAST END OF CONCENTRATOR EE CLIMBING IN & OUT OF RAIL CAR TO TOSS OUT TIMBER KNEE LOCKED WHEN ENTERING CAR & STARTED TO FEEL SOME PAIN. FELT MORE PAIN AS HE CONTINUED T O CLIMB IN & OUT OF RAIL CAR.
INSTALLING FILTER SECTOR ON H FILTER. POUNDING ON SECTOR TO DRIVE IT ON. THE SECTOR POPPED OUT STARTED TO FALL DOWN CHUTE, EE GRABBED WITH RIGHT HAND FELT PAIN.
MOVED 20' LONG 4" DIAMETER PIPE OUT OF LOADER'S WAY. ROLLED PIPE ABOUT 15' UNTIL 1 END HIT SOME BRUSH. PICKED UP OTHER END & MOVED IT 3' TO GET OUT OF ROADWAY.
SEPARATING DIFFERENT SIZES OF 20' LONG STEEL, MOVING 4" ANGLE IRON, HE FELT PULLING SENSATION IN LOW LEFT SIDE OF BACK. REOCCURANCE OF 1/15/90 INJURY.
LOADING OLD DECK BUSHING INTO BACK OF PICKUP. USING JIB CRANE ON 9042 DRILL. FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. WAS GETTING BUSHING TO RIGHT PLACE IN PICKUP & FELT PAIN. CHIROPRACTIC CARE RECEIVED - NOTIF IED 8/14/02.
CHANGING INTO WORK CLOTHES, PUT ON WORK BOOT, PUT RIGHT FOOT ON BENCH TO LACE BOOT, FELT PAIN IN BACK.
CLEANING UP WASTE ROD SCRAP FROM #4 ROD MILL. PICKED UP TWO PIECES OF ROD. PICKED UP LARGER PIECE, TIPPED IT END TO END INTO ROD SKIP THEN PICKED UP SHORTER/SMALLER ONE FELT TWINGE IN UPPER TH IGH/GROIN AREA. DIAGNOSED HERNIA NOT REPAIRED-RECD DIAGNOSIS 8-5-02.
ASSISTING CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR TO CHANGE MONITOR, CONNECTING LEADS & POWER CORDS BEHIND CONSOLE. REACHING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT WHILE STRAIGHTENING OUT CABLES FELT PAIN IN BACK. 8/5/02 NOTIFI ED COMPANY OF CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT.
PUTTING LIFTER BARS ON CONVEYOR TO INSTALL IN BALL MILL. HE WAS USING A PORTABLE LIFT CART BUT INJURED BACK WHEN SLIDING LIFTER BAR FROM LIFT TO CONVEYOR.
CLEANING REED GUN AT END OF JOB HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND IN REED GUN & GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN AGGITATOR.
WALKING UNDER COBBERS CABLE TRAY (RUNS EAST/WEST THE LENGTH OF THE NORTHSIDE LESS THAN 6' OFF THE GROUND) HE WALKED INTO CABLE TRAY WITH FRONT OF HEAD. NOTIFIED 7/30 OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.
SHOVELING ROCK ONTO 5C CONVEYOR WHEN EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER BACK. HAS BEEN WORKING NORMAL JOB DUTIES. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 5/13/02.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVINGLIMESTONE SEAL WATER LINE FOR LIMESTONE PUMPS. EMPLOYEE SHOT OFF VALVE DRAINED LINE PRESSURE OR THOOGHT HE HAD. EE GOT SPRAYED IN EYES WITH WATER DIRT AND LIMESTONE. RECEI VED PRESCRIPTION DRUG FOR CONJUNTIVITIS.
REPAIRING NOISY MOTOR ON FAN SIDE, NORTH CRUSHER. LOCKED OUT TOOK OFF FAN GUARD. CHECKING FOR LOOSENESS NOTICED 2 BROKEN FINS, TURNED MOTOR BYHAND & PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN FAN & END BELT. LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.
SHOVELING DIRT INTO WHEELBARROW, FELT PAIN IN AREA OF ELBOW DOWN TO WRIST. SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE ON 3/7/02. DIAGNOSED AS EPICONDYLITIS & TENDONITIS AT THAT TIME.
INSTALLING ROLLERS-LIFTING & PULLING ROLLERS IN PLACE AT LOWER END OF 15 CONVEYOR, FELT TEARING SENSATION AND POP IN LEFT SIDE OF RIB CAGE.
OPENING REAR DOOR OF DUST COLLECTOR STRAINED BACK (LOW).
DUMPING ORE CARS. HAD OPEN END WRENCH HOLDING UPLOCK DOG WHILE DUMPING CAR. TWISTED BACK FELT PULL AND STIFFNESS.
REPLACING BOLTS INSIDE #1 ROD MILL WHILE CRAWLING THROUGH TROMMEL SCREEN & WALKING ON UNEVEN SURFACE HE FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT KNEE & SOLES OF FEET - WAS PERFORMING ALL JOB DUTIES - HAVE NOW BEE N INFORMED EMPLOYEE WILL HAVE SURGERY 10/10/02. WILL BEGIN LOSING TIME ON THAT DATE.
LEANING OVER HAND RAIL TO REMOVE WELD ON CLAMP FELT HEARD POP IN RIB CAGE. WAS PULLING WHILE LEANING ON RAILING RESTRICTED ACTIVITY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BEGAN ON 1-17-02 RECEPED INTERMATION ON RESTRICTED DUTY IN 1-22-02.
AT #34NE DEWATERING DRUM BETWEEN DRUM & FEED BOX. EE WENT TO UNPLUG FEED WELLS ON DEWATERING DRUM. HAD TO PLACE LEGS BETWEEN DRUM & FEED TANK WHICH IS VERY LIMITED IN SPACE. WENT TO TURN, RT. FOOT GOT CAUGHT,TWISTED RT. KNEE. SAW DR. ON 11-23-01, NOTIFIED EVTAC ON 11-26-01.
INSTALLING POSITIVE DUMP IN THE INSIDE OF NO 2 COOLER. WHILE LIFTING POSITIVE DUMP CYLINDER INTO POSITION FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. *RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
LIFTING BUCKET TO DUMP WATER.
CHANGING CASTINGS & REPLACING MISSING CASTINGS. CASTING HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE MISSING CASTING WAS LIFTED & HELD IN PLACE BY CASTING ABOVE THAT. NEW CASTING WAS PUT IN PLACE, THE PROPPED U P CASTING LET LOOSE, SWUNG DOWN HITTING THUMB.
REMOVING BUCKETS OF DIRT FROM BELOW WEST KILN REDUCER HEAT SHIELD. BENT DOWN TO PICK UP PAIL, STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON BRACING JAMMING NECK.
INSIDE COAL MILL #2 LINE REMOVING LOWER SKIRT. AFTER LOOSENING SKIRT EMPLOYEE ROTATED SKIRT AROUND TO THE DOOR. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LIFT SKIRT WHILE LYING ON SIDE. LOST TIME - RTW DATE UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE RECUR OF OLD BACK INJ OF 1/4/01. CHIRO CARE BEGAN 8/29/01.
MOUNTING MOTOR ONTO A REDUCER WITH ANOTHER EE THE MOTOR WAS SUSPENDED FROM CRANE AND WHILE ALIGNING MOTOR EMPLOYEE NOTICED PAIN IN LOW BACK PHYSICAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED BY PHISCAIN FIRST DTR VI SIT 8-15 NOTIFIED BY EE 8-16 POSSIBLE RECIVED FOLD 5-29 INJURY.
SLOW DEVELOPING DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT ELBOW. NOTICED DURING MOPPING. DR, DIAGNOSED 7-30-01.
HE WAS HANDING THE CUT OFF SAW TO HIS FOREMAN AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP MOP PAIL. LIFTING BUCKET FELT "POP" IN LOW BACK. PAIN FELT IN LEFT LEG DOWNTO HEEL. DOCTOR VISIT 9/5/01 PHYSICAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED.
WHILE WORKING ON LOCKED OUT CONVEYOR BELT PELLETS CAME DOWN ON CHUTE NEXT TO WHERE EE WAS WORKING. HE TURNED TO AVOID PELLETS AND INJURED KNEE.
ASSISTING WITH REPLACEMENT OF RAMON #2 CHUTE, ATTEMPTING TO RAISE ONE END OF IT, IT WAS CAUGHT ON RAILING, SLIPPED OFF, SMASHING HAND BETWEEN RAILING AND RAM LACERATING HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.
CLEANING THE SYNTRON(3C) DISCHARGE CHUTE. REMOVED COVER BY SLIDING IT DOWN, WHEN FINISHED CLEANING LIFTED SLIDE CHUTE COVER BACK. FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK WHEN LIFTING. CHIRO TREATMENT 5-13-01 OF NECK, SHOULDER & BACK.
DIR SPILLAGE IN AREA. TRYING TO CLEAN UP WORK AREA MOVING HUCK MACHIN PUMP FELT PAIN IN BACK.
WHILE PART OF 6 MAN CREW, PULLING ELECTRIC CABLE INTO CABLE TRAY, DUST AND DIRT WERE KNOCKED LOOSE. DUST/DIRT FELL INTO WORKER'S RIGHT EYE.
REPLACING RETURN IDLERS. WHILE INSTALLING THE ROLLER, THE ROLLER MISSED HANGER BRACKET FALLING. ROLLER FELL DOWN ON HAND/FINGER. HAND/FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR.
HOSING IN COOLER #2 LINE A DUST PARTICLE GOT IN HIS EYE. FLUSHED EYE, CONTINUED SHIFT. NEXT MORNING HE COULD NOT OPEN EYE. DOCTOR VISIT ON 3/1.
EE NEEDED STITCHES IN LEFT HAND FROM ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT HOME. HE WAS AT WORK CHANGING FILTER BAGS, THUS OPENING UP STITCHES. HE RECEIVED STAPLE FROM PHYSICIAN TO CLOSE OPEN WOUND.
NORMAL BAG CHANGING ON "I" FILTER DIDN'T FEEL ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL LATER DATE. DID NOT REPORT TO US A WORK INJURY UNTIL 2/13/01. HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY PHYSICIAN NOTES UNTIL 2/16 - CHIRO.
LIFTING CERAMIC TILE TO PLACE IN WHEELBARROW NOT MUCH ROOM TO MOVE AROUND IN STORAGE ROOM RECD DR REPORT ON 1/26/01 INDICATING OM;T
EE WAS FIXING A WINDOW SHACK ON THE 90 DEGREE SHOVEL. WHEN ENTERING THE CAB DOOR, HE STEPPED INTO THE CAB REACHED BACK TP PULL THE DOOR SHUT AND JAMMED HIS NECK ON THE DOORWAY PHYSICAL THERAPY BEGAN ON 11-5-01.
PULLING ON A GILSON SCREEN. SCREEN WAS STUCK SO EMPLOYEE GAVE THE SCREEN A JERK.
CRAWLING BENEATH CRUSHER ON HANDS AND KNEES TO CHECK WATER LEAK UNDER 2 CRUSHER. TIGHT QUARTERS FOR CRAWLING. SAW HE 12-20-00 UNAWARE EE WAS TO BE OFF ANY ADDITIONAL TIME UNTIL NOTIFED ON 12-2 8-00 BY EE LOST TIME DOES NOT INCLUDE PRE SCHEDULED VACATION TIL JAN 1.
ASSISTING CO-WORKER TO LIFT 55 GAL GARBAGE CAN INTO A SHOP GARBAGE SKIP, RESULTING IN LOWER RIGHT BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE TWISTED WHILE LIFTING CAN. EE SAW CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 12/18/00.
LIFTING 80LBS BAG OF SANDBLASTING SAND UP TO THEHOPPER OF THE SANDBLASTER. RECEEIVED NOTICE OF DR VISIT & RESTRICTIONS ON 12/5/00