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Employee pinched his finger between a sledgehammer handle and a metal bulk prill bin, resulting in a fracture to his left ring finger.
Employee was removing a crib block from underneath a D10 dozer track after the track had been bolted together. Two of the track pads came together, severing the tip of the employee's right little finger just below the fingernail.
EE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE TO TRUCK TANK, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 11/08/2004, TREATED BY DR, GIVEN RX AND ONE WEEK RESTRICTED DUTY.
Employee bent over to pick up a piece of nylon rope and experienced pain in his lower back. He was diagnosed with a lumbar strain.
Employee was struck by a flying piece of metal from a dozer track which was being unloaded. He suffered a laceration to his stomach and arm.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A CHOKER ON X-BRACING & FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SHOULDER, WHEN HE REACHED UP TO ADJUST IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER BY BOLT/NUT FROM CUTTING EDGE ON 575 KOMATSU DOZER. *NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT VISIT DOCTOR UNTIL 1-16-04. MANAGEMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DIAGNOSI S UNTIL 1-17-04. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE NOT OBTAINED UNTIL 1-21-04.
LAB TECHNICAN WAS CRUSHING COAL SAMPLE-LIFTING TRASH CAN OF COAL TO HOPPER OF CRUSHER-HE APPARENTLY STRAINED ABDOMINAL MUSCLES WHILEWORKING-EE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO CO-WORKERS OR REPORT TO S UPERVISOR HE WAS HURT-CALLED IN THE NEXT DAY AND REPORTED HE WOULD BE OFF 2 WEEKS.
AFTER MAKING DELIVERY, DRIVER UNCOVERED 3"HOSE FROM STORAGE TANK. HE FAILED TO RELEAVE PRESSURE BY UNCOUPLING ONE SIDE AT A TIME, AS TRAINED 2 WEEKS PRIOR. ONCE UNCOUPLED THE HOSE FLEW BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION. HE SOUGHT IMMEDIATE TREATMENT BY PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION.
EE DROPPED DRILL BIT SUB SECTION, PINCHING LT. INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE JAMMED HIS HEAD INTO AN AIR INTAKE TUBE, STRAINING HIS NECK. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-8-03.
EE WAS STRUCK IN THE R THIGH BY A FRAGMENT OF METAL.
REPAIRING/REMOVING SHIFTING DEVICE FROM TRUCK, STRAINED (R) SHOULDER.
EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN IT SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE REMOVING METAL DOOR AT COAL FEEDER. *NOTE - EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3-10-03.
EE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT EYE. A PIECE OF BRASS ENTERED HIS EYE CAUSING AN ABRASION.
EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA WHILE TYING A SHOT TOGETHER. NOTE: HE DIDN'T MISS WORK UNTIL 1/30/03.
LIFTING SHEET METAL HE TURNED LEFT & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE HIT STRIKER PLATE ON TANKER TRUCK. RUST MATERIAL WAS DISLODGED FROM BETWEEN PLATE AND TANKER BODY AND LODGED IN EE EYE. EE TREATED AT LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING "PULL" WHILE MOUNTING THE ENDLOADER. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 8-29-02.
EE WAS TAKING A FITTING OFF AN AIR HOSE & STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS ADJUSTING TRUCK SEAT & THE BACK OF THE SEAT BUMPED HIS ELBOW. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 4/15/02.
EE WAS BOARDING AN ENDLOADER. HE MAINTAINED 3 POINTS OF CONTACT. DID NOT SLIP. EXPERIENCE PAIN INHIS RIGHT LOWER BACK. I HAVE CLASSIFIED THIS INCIDENT AS AN ILLNESS, DUE TO NO TRAUMATIC EVENT.
EE STEPPED OFF A D10N DOZER AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND FELT NAUSEATED NO TRAMATIC EVENT.
EE WAS LIFTING A 8 LB. BUCKET OF BIT GREASE AND EXPERIENCED A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA. MANAGEMENT WAS INFORMED ON 1/28/02 THAT THIS INJURY RESULTED IN A HERNIA AND EE WILL START MI SSING WORK 1/29/02.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WATER BOTTLE FROM INSIDE THE DEFLECTOR HOOD OF CAB AC. DURING THE PROCESS, HIS FINGER CONTACTED THE SQUIRREL CAGE FAN, RESULTING IN INJURY.
EE WAS WALKING IN THE MUD WHEN HE TURNED AND HISFOOT STUCK IN THE MUD RESULTING IN A TWISTING MOTION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS PLACING SOME CLOTHING IN CAB OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEGS. THIS SHOULD BE RECORDED AS AN ILLNESS ASTHERE IS NO TRAUMA OR MECHANISM OF INJURY.
EE WAS BENDING OVER HIS TOOL CRIB & LIFTING A TOOL BOX. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAINED BACK.
EE WAS REPAIRING ON A DRILL WHEN THE BITY SU-SHAFT FELL OVER, STRIKING HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF HIS PARKED TRUCK & LEANED OVER TO MOVE HIS LUNCH BUCKET. AS HE WAS IN PROCESS O F REACHING TOWARDS HIS LUNCH BUCKET, HE FELT A PAIN IN THE MID-SECTION OF HI S BACK. NO TRAUMA WAS INVOLVED; THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH A NYLON STRAP (ATTACHED TO THE POWER CABLE) TO A DOZER BLADE. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/28/00.