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THE EE STATED WHILE REMOVING A PARKING BRAKE DRUM FROM A 100 TON TRUCK THE DRUM SLIPPED AND HE REACHED TO CATCH IT. THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER CATCHING THE BRAKE DRUM.
WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON A STEERING CYLINDER FOR AN 85 TON TRUCK, THE CYLINDER FELL APPROXIMATELY 8", PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SHOP FLOOR AND THE CYLINDER.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT ON APRIL 24 1995 WHILE WORKING ON A WIPER FOR THE SHORT CONVEYOR ON 921 MINER HE PICKED UP A 1/2IN X4IN X6FT PIECE OF METAL CAUSING INJURY TO HISBACK THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL PAIN THEN OR REPORT THIS INJURY AS WORK RELATED UNTIL MAY 9 199 5 AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED BY HIS DOCTOR WITH TWO HERINATED DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK THIS WAS AFTER I HAD TALKED TO THE EMP
THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE INSTALLING A UHF RADIO IN 389 WATER TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE STATED IT COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS DRILLING OR WHEN HE WIPED HIS BRO W OF SWEAT. A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL WAS FOUND EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
THE EMLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON AN 85 TON WABCO HAUL TRUCKA ND JAMMED HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND ON THE LADDER.
THE EE A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A DIFFERENTIAL PINION OF A 100 TON TRUCK IN THE SHOP. THE PINION WAS HOOKED TO THE OVERHEAD CRANE WITH AN EYEBOLT AND WAS ELEVATED APPROX. ONE INCH ABOVE THE W ORK BENCH. THE EYE BOLT UNSCREWED ALLOWING THE PINION TO FALL ONTO THE EE S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE LOADING USED DRAGLINE BUCKET TEETH ONTO A METAL SLED A TOOTH WAS DROPPED CAUSING A METAL SLIVER APPROXIMATELY 1/4IN LONG TO FLY OFF IMBEDDING IN THE EMPLOYEES L EFT FOREARM
EE ALLEGED WHILE MOVING A BOOKSHELF TO WAX THE FLOORS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. THE EE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE PAIN HAD GOTTEN BETTER. THE PAI N RETURNED IN APRIL AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. BECAUSE OF HIS INJURY THE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON MAY 17, 1993 AND WILL BE OPERATED ON MAY 20, 1993.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE REMOVING AREAR DIFFERENTIAL FROM A 100 TON HAUL TRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TEH DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND ASUSPENSION CYLINDER WHEN THE DIFFERENTI AL HOUSING SLIPPED OFF IT'S BLOCKING AND PIVOTED UP IN BACK. THE EMPLOYEE FRACTURED THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER.
THE EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE END OF A TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE DOOR OF A JUNCTION BOX HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE LIP OF THE DOOR OPENING FOR THE CABLE CAUSING A LACER ATION HIS RIGHT FOREHEAD REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE INSTALLING BOTTOM TRACK ROLLERS WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE ON CRAWLEWR TRACK OF A EASI0MINER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB.THE TRACK ROLLE RS WEIGH APPROXIMATELY 125 LBS.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A 651 SCRAPER HE WAS MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE PRYING THE BEAD SEAT BAND LOOSE.WHILE WALKING TO THE OTHER SIDE THERE WAS MOVEMENT IN THE TIRE. THE EMPLOYEE IN A REFLEX MOTION SUDDENLY TURNED TOWARDS THE TIRE TO CATCH THE HEAD SEAT BAND,WHICH NEVER DID FALL,PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER GROIN.AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PREVENT A P
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE NOTICED STIFFNESS IN HIS LOWER BACK UPON RETURNING TO THE ELETRICAL SHOP AFTER COMPLETING A POWER CABLE HOOK UP AT A JUNCTION BOX FOR THE 740 PAGE DRAGLINE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE PICKING UP WATER LOADING HOSE THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER & ARM
I.NAME WAS CHECKING THE WATER LEVEL ON THE DOZER WHEN THE HOT COOLANT ERUPTED I.NAME JUMPED FROM THE HOOD OF THE DOZER AFTER BEING SPRAYED WIHT THE COOLANT HE RETURNED TO HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT O N THE 10-24-88 WITH NO LOST TIME
EMP CLIMBED LADER TO TRUCK AFTER SHE REACHED PLATFORM SHE SAID SHE STOOD UP TURNED AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. ALLEDGED PINCHED NERVE WHICH ONE PHYSICIAN STATED "IT COULD HAPPEDN PICKIN G UP A PENCIL"
ALLEGEDLY WHILE LIFTING THE TONGUE OF A MOBILE LIGHT PLANT HE LIFTED WITH HIS BACK BENT INSTEAD OF HIS LEGS BENT AND USING HIS LEGS TO LIFT THIS PERSON HAS HAD A DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE DIA GNOSED PREVIOUSLU AND BEEN TREATED FOR THAT CONDITION DUE TO THE CONDITION WE HAVE HAD THIS GENTLEMAN TO THREE DOCTORS EACH TIME HE HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED WITH HIS CARE I AM FILLING THIS REPO
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO MOVE A LARGE METAL WELDING TABLE THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TABLE AND A WELDING TRUCK(BED)THAT WAS PARKED IN THE SHOP AREA.THE EMPLOYEE WAS PROBABLY UNAW ARE OF THE TRUC5,AS HE WAS PULLING WHILE A CO-WORKER PUSHED THE TABLE.
MECHANIC POSITI2NING SMALL ANVIL NEXT TO TRUCK DOOR AND WORK BENCH PINCHING HAND.
I,NAME (SALARIED SUPERVISOR) ALLEGES THAT WHILE ASSISTING TWO HOURLY EMPLOYEES ASSEMBLE A CLUTCH PISTON FOR A HURON EASI-MINER GEAR BOX, I,NAME FINGER WAS INJURED WHEN THE PISTON HOUSING STRUC K HIS FINGER (WHICH WAS HLDING A DOWEL PIN) WHILE TI WAS BEING LOWERED ON TO THE CASING.