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EE seen water coming out of sandscrew and pointed at it and was unaware there was a hole in sandscrew and it cut the tip of right index finger almost off. Was taken to hospital and was stitched up and returned back to work.
Mechanic was cleaning debris out from around a 226 Skid Steer pump area. Throttle cable had wire protruding away from it and Mechanic's right hand 4th finger came in contact with the wire, puncturing the finger just above the knuckle.
Employee was removing soft start from a piece of equipment. The soft start slipped in employee's hand and cut ring finger on left hand
Employees were replacing a pin on the stick cylinder on a 345 trackhoe. Injured employee picked up the pin, weight approx. 25 lbs, and handed it to another employee. He took two steps with the pin and lifted it up and felt a sharp pain on the back of his left knee. Later diagnosed with a meniscus tear.
While attempting to load a sheet of steel onto a loader bucket the miner lost control of it and it fell striking him in the lower leg resulting in a broken right leg.
Replacing Cutting Edges on 844 John Deere Loader and was taking out bolt and bolt had a spur that caught his glove and the impact gun spun causing the bur to cut through glove into the outer palm of rt hand.
EE sprained his lower back while assisting in the rescue and CPR efforts of an employee immediately reportable accident on 5/23/12.EE reported the incident to Penni Carpenter the evening of June 7, 2012.
EE was pulling rear drive shaft out for repairs it slipped and turned and he lost control of it. The rear drive shaft glanced off of EE right jaw causing laceration requiring six stitches.
EE was trying to straighten up a bolt under a bearing when the bearing slipped and smashed his left ring finger. Injury required 6 stitches and broke the very tip of his finger.
EE was assisting a CAT field mechanic to line up a final drive. While lifting the final drive up with the forklift, the final drive tipped forward. Our employee had his left hand on the chain that they were using around the final drive. His left index and left ring finger was pinched between the final drive and the chain. This resulted in 3 stitches in each injured finger.
Employee was removing a bottom guard from D9R Track - Type tractor. When he removed the last bolt from bottom guard, the guard slipped off the chain and struck his right hand.
Employee had been shoveling base material for approx. 10 minutes w/a co-worker. Then they took a 15 minute break and when he went back to shovel he felt a sharp pain in his lower back as soon as he stuck the shovel in the material. Employee was diagnosed with a muscle spasm.
Two employees were removing a screen from the top deck of a tower. As they prepared to throw the screen down to the secured area below, one of the employees gloves got caught on the lip of the screen and pushed his left pinky finger in to the handrail of the catwalk. Employee recevied a broken joint on his left pinky and a laceration injury between the pinky and the ring finger.
Employee walked up hill on a truss, to get past a skid steer. Once past the machine, he dismounted. When he let go with his left hand, his wedding band hung on the expanded metal troughing idler guard causing a laceration. He received 14 stitches, as a result.
Ee reported on 12/28/05 at 10:30 am that on 11/16/05 he felt a pain in his neck after removing the wheel chock on the front-end loader that he operates. Ee was sent to the doctor on 12/28/05 and was released to full duty status; however, doctor is sending Ee to PT for rehab exercises to start on 12/30/05.
Employee was pushing a suspension cylinder that was attached to an R60 Water Truck. The cylinder broke loose and caught his finger between the cylinder and frame of truck causing a laceration.
Employees had disassembled the VSI crusher. The sheive fell over striking the the employee in the right wrist area, causing a laceration.
Ee was working to dig out the 7' cone crusher when he twisted his ankle. Diagnosed with a mild sprain and was released back to work as full duty. Ee continued to complain of pain. Went back to the doctor in December 05, received an MRI in January 06 and on February 8, 2006, he was written a prescription and set up for PT.
Ee was lifting a wear plate and hurt his lower back.
Ee had been shoveling and when he started walking around he felt a pain in his groin and stomach area. Was taken to the doctor the following day where he was diagnosed with a hernia. Hernia had been repaired per call to Penni Carpenter on 2-3-05. coder 12.
Employee was crawling under a Wheel loader to make a repair, he was wearing cotton gloves & a piece of rock, went through the gloves into the base of right thumb, causing pain in fingers.
Employee was installing a driveshaft in a Off highway truck & was laying in the bellypan, holding the drive shaft in place while he started the bolts. He felt a pop in his back. He didn't report the incident to us for 3 days and we sent to the doctor to be checked out.
While working employee knocked debris in welding goggles, when he put them on he got the debris in his eye. He then rubbed eyes.
Employee lifted a piece of metal weighing about 60-70 pounds, carried and placed on truck. Employee said he felt a pull in lower back.
EE WAS REMOVING THE BELLY PAN ON A D-155 DOZER. HE HOOKED HIS CHAIN TO THE HINGE ON THE PAN AND PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE BOLTS WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY REMOVED THE BOLTS TO THE HINGE, CAUSING THE PAN TO FALL ON HIS ARMS.
EE WAS POSITIONING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN IT FELL & PINCHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN STITCHES.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE LIFT A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING TO LOAD IN A PICKUP. THEY HAD SLID A "T" POST IN THE MIDDLE & WERE LIFTING FROM EITHERSIDE. THE APPROX WEIGHT WAS 300LBS. WHEN THEY BE GAN TO LIFT THE EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR THAT DAY BECAUSE HEWANTED TO REST OVER THE WEEKEND AND SEE HOW HE FELT ON MONDAY.
WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE HYD. CYLINER WHICH WAS TOO HEAVY WHILE IN AWKWARD AND OR IMPROPER POSTION
EE WAS SORTING THROUGH A SCREEN PILE, WHEN HE LIFTED UP THE EDGE OF A SCREEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN. APPROXIMATE WEIGHT THAT WAS ACTUALLY LIFTED IS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 POUNDS.
EE WAS PULLING A PIPE UP OUT OF THE WATER/MUD. HIS FOOT SANK INTO THE MUD & HE FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP. EE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC & RELEASED TO WORK NORMAL WORK ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, THE CONDITION LATER WORSENED & DR PERFORMED SURGERY ON 3/22/04 RESULTING IN THE INCIDENT TRANSITIONING TO A REPORTABLE LOST TIME.
EE WAS MAKING A DRILL STEEL CONNECTION. THEY HAD MADE THE CONNECTION. EE REACHED DOWN TO PULL THE V WRNECH OFF OF THE STEEL WHEN THE ROTATION KICKED IN TURNING THE STEEL AND WRENCH. EE S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE WRENCH STOP. HIS STEEL TOLD BOOT PROTECTED HIS FOOT, BUT ALL THE TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT ARE VERY BADLY BRUISED.
EE STATES HE WAS PULLING 30 LB BAGS TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ARM.
KNOCKING ROCK OUT OF A TAIL PULLEY, NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO KEEP BODY IN COMFORTABLE WORKING CONDITION.
EE WAS DISASSEMBLING A SPRING STYLE THROUGHING ROLLER WHEN THE ROLLER FRAME HIT HIS LEFT LEG AROUND THE KNEE AREA.
EE BENT OVER TO ALIGN A WIPER BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BACK SPASM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RAILCAR DOOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT ANKLE TURNED OVER. HE RECEIVED A SPRAINED ANKLE
LIFTING ACCUMALATOR BACK UP INTO PLACE.
7HE WAS WORKING ON THE SCREEN AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CROWN BAR ON THE SCREEN, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS MOVING WELDING LEADS OUT OF WORK AREA, TWISTED KNEE WHILE TURNING AROUND.
EE STATES: PULLING WET BAGS OFF OF TRUCK, BAG LANDED IN THE MUD AND THE MUD SPLASHED IN MY FACE AND EYES.
EE HAD MOVED HIS TOOL BOX TO HIS WORK TRUCK AND FELT A SMALL STRAIN, HE THEN PICKED UP AN OXYGEN BOTTLE WITHOUT PROPER TECHNIQUE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TRASH OFF GROUND AT BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK WHILE WALKING BY TRUCK, EE HIT HEAD ON BACK OF TOOL BOX.
EE WAS HOLDING UP A WARE PLATE TO THE DISCHARGE END OF THE VIBRATING SCREEN AND THE PLATE SLIPPED AND STRIKE HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS MOVING CROSSTIE TO SCATTRACK BUCKET
DEISTER SCREEN CHOKED UP. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED LADDER TO TOP DECK TO TURN WATER OFF, SLIPPED ON RUBBER WEAR DATE GRABBED HEAD PULLEY TROUGH. HAND SLIPPED DOWN THE EDGE RESULTING IN LACERATION OF F INGER.
PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE HANGING SHEET METAL INTO PLACE ON A 992C CATERPILLAR WHEEL LOADER.
EE WAS SQUATTING STRADDLE OF THE HEAD PULLEY USING HIS LEGS TO SLIDE THE HEAD PULLEY ONTO A SHAFT. HE HAD MOVED THE PULLEY SEVERAL TIMES THIS WAY HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS CARRYING A PAIL OF TOOLS DOWN A STAIRWAY PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA ON RIGHT SIDE. DR REPORT INDICATES SOME BACK STRAIN. DID NOT VISITDR UNTIL 8/14/01 DUTY RESTRICTIONS START THAT DA Y