EE WAS PLACING ROCKS ON EDGE IN A WOODEN CRATE WHE HE TURNED HIS BACK ON CRATE TO GET ANOTHER ROCK, A ROCK TIPPED OUT OF THE CRATE & STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE HEEL ON LEFT FOOT
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Showing all 14WAS PLACING STONE IN CRATE AND TWISTED WITHOUT MOVING FEET.
A ROCK SPLITTER MOVED A LARGE ROCK BY HIMSELF, RESULTING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS ABDOMEN.
LIFTING AND TWISTING WITH LARGE ROCK TO PLACE IT IN PALLET RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.
MINER WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM A PALLET, WHEN HE TURNED AROUND THE TOP ROCK THAT WAS LEFT ON THE PALLET SLID OFF ONTO HIS RT. HEEL LACERATING IT.
STOOD LARGE ROCK ON EDGE, TURNED AND REACHED FOR HAMMER AND CHISEL. ROCK FELL ON LEG SPRAINING RT. MCL.
SLIDING ONE ROCK OFF OF ANOTHER ROCK, WORKER GOT HIS FINGER TIP PINCHED BETWEEN THE 2 ROCKS.
WHILE TRYING TO BALANCE A ROCK ON ITS EDGE THE ROCK FELL OVER LANDING ON EMPLOYEE'S R. FOOT ANDFRACTURED HIS R. 4TH METATARSAL.
EMPLOYEE HAD RECENTLY HA DBECK SURGERY AND HAD BEEN RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY. HE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING A FORKLIFT ON A TRAILER TO BE TAKEN TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. IN THE PROCESS HE PULLED TOO H ARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.
REPETITIVE TWISTING AT WAIST WITH WEIGHT IN HANDCAUSED PAIN IN OR AROUND RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.
A ROCK SPLITTER PULLING A ROCK FROM A PILE CAUSED ANOTHER ROCK TO SLIDE DOWN PILE AND PINCH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETEWEEN THE 2 ROCKS CAUSING A CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO FINGER TIP.
PICKING UP A PIECE OF STONE, HE TWISTED & STRAINED HIS BACK PLACING IT.
LOADING HOLES WITH EXPLOSIVES. EE HANDLED THE EXPLOSIVE FOR APP 8 HOURS. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HEADACHES AND LATER AROUND 6:00 PM HE STARTED TO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS. HE PASSED OUT AT HIME AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO BOISE FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PLATE OF LEDGE ROCK BY HAND AND SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO ROCKS. THE DOCTOR RELEASED HIM THE SAME DAY.