INJURED WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
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Showing 50 of 217INJURED WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH MEASURED 2' X 3' X 4" THICH OUT OF THE ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS HANGING A VENTILATION CURTAIN AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT FROM UNDER A PILE OF MUCK AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EE WAS CLOSING A BALL VALVE ON 4" WATERLINE, WHEN THE PRESSURE BUILD UP CAUSED THE WATERLINE TO BOUNCE. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BY THE PIPE AS IT RECOILED ON THE MINE FLOOR. EE SUFFERED A LA CERATION TO THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE RAISED ENGINE COVER ON A DIESEL/MANTRIP AND THE COVER FELL STRIKING EE S LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN ANOTHER WORKER DROPPED A CABLE AND IT STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT UPPER ARM.
EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS INTO SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK & SHOULDER, RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK.
EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE AND A PIECE ROLLED OVER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND, FRACTURING THE METACARPAL GONE OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HAS HISTIRY OF BACK PROBLEMS. DIAGNOSED WITH LUMBAR SPONDYLOARTHROSIS.
EE STATED HE WAS THROWING THE TRACK SWITCH AT 16 CC WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7-22-97 WHEN HE SAW DR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPRAINED SHOULDE R.
AN EMULSION ROOF PROP FELL OVER AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK.
EE WAS LOADING A CABLE INTO A CABLE TUB WHEN THE CABLE TWISTED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CATHEAD AND TUB, CUTTING HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER, REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.
EE WAS PULLING A CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.
EE WAS CARRYING A 80 LB BAG OF CEMENT AND STATED THAT WHEN HE RAISED THE CEMENT TO LOAD ONTO THE SCOOP, HE FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER AND RT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF METAL 3/4"X16"X9' WITH 2 OTHER PEOPLE INTO PLACE TO WELD ONA FEEDER SIDEBOARD AND STRAINED HIS GROIN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. HE WORKED THE FOLLO WING DAY, HOWEVER, SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED AND HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5-14-97.
EE WAS LIFTING A BELT SCRAPPER INTO PLACE AND STATED HIS ARM GAVE WAY AND STARTED HURTING.
EE WAS LIFTING A JACK TO LOAD INTO A SCOOP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP, RESULTING IN A LACERATION ON THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SECTION OF MONORAIL AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS TRANSFERRING A DRUM OF KEROSENE FROMA PICKUP TRUCK TO THE BUCKET OF AN END LOADER AND HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRUM AND LOADER BUCKET.
EE WAS MOVING AN OXYGEN TANK, WHICH WAS IN A WIRE BASKET, WHEN THE TANK SLIPPED OVER, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE OXYGEN TANK AND ACETYLENE TANK, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EE WAS PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF VENTILATION TUBING & FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. RESULTING IN POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
EE WAS CARRYING MONORAIL & FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE LAID THE RAIL DOWN.
INJURED HAD SURGERY ON 2-19-98 FROM AN INJURY SUSTAINED IN FEBRUARY OF 1997 HHEN HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE HANGING A HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 2-19-98.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP BELT STRUCTURE RAIL WHEN HE FELL TO HIS KNEES AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMP WAS REMOVING A PICKUP SENSOR FROM AN 8" ROLLER WITH ONE END OF THE ROLLER PROPPED UP. THE SENSOR CAME OFF ALLOWING THE ROLLER TO FALL, STRIKING THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT BEHING THE METATAR SLA GUARD OF HIS BOOT. CONTUSION TO FOOT.
EE PICKED UP A CONVEYOR FLIGHT WEIGHING APPROX. 75 POUNDS, CARRIED IT SEVERAL FEET, AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE BACK.
THE EE WAS HELPING LOAD STEEL RAILS ONTO A FLATCAR. THE RAIL WERE PICKED UP ON THE FORKS OF A 25X. HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE RAILS BY HAND & THEY SLID ON THE FORKS & STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE, CAU SING A CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE.
EE REPORTED THAT HE HAD STRAINED HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE WHILE LOADING CABLES INTO A SCOOP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, HOWEVER, ON 10-1-96, HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA.
EE CARRFIED A ROLL OF BELT SKIRTING FROM THE TRACK TO A BEL HEADPIECE AND STATED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
THE INJURED EE AND ANOTHER EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO CARRY IT OUT OF THE BELT ENTRY. THE INJURED EE WAS IN FRONT, CARRYING THE STRUCTURE BY HIS SIDE. AFTER TAKING TWO STEPS, HE FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS LOADING A PIECE OF VENTILATION TUBING INTO A SHUTTLE CAR AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TUBING AND THE SHUTTLE CAR FRAME, CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
EE WAS DISMANTLING 60" BELT STRUCTURE AND HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROLLER WNA D A RAT.
INJURED WAS CHECKING A STEERING CYLINDER FOR A 25X WAGNER SCOOP PRIOR TO SENDING IT UNDERGROUND.THE CYLINDER ROLLED OVER CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER ON HIS RT HAND.
EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6-17-96 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A STOMACH HERNIA. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE STOMACH AREA ON 5-13-96 WHILE INSTALLING A LATCH ON A BATHROOM DOOR IN THE BATHHOUSE .
WHILE HANDLING A PIECE OF METAL RECEIVED LACERATION TO LEFT EAR.
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE HANDLING 4 X 8 METAL.
EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN PAIN WHILE PULLING A 1 1/4" WATER HOSE.
EE STATED SHE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDER AREA HANDLING MATERIAL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE STRUCK HAND AGAINST METAL FRAME.
EE STATED WHILE HANDLING A 4X8 CRIB BLOCK DROP BLOCK STRIKING HAND AGAINST ANOTHER 4X8 CRIB BLOCK.
EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON DEC 13-95. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN STOMACH AREA WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL IN SHOP.
EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON NOV. 3, 1995 FROM INJURY SUSTAINED ON OCT. 27,1995 WHEN HE STRAINED LT. KNEE WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND STOMACH AREA WHILE PICKING UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF PLASTER TO SEAL STOPPING.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN LEG AND STOMACH AREA WHILE HANDLING OF MATERIAL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING MATERIALS.
EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON OCT 23, 1995 FROM INJURY REPORTED ON 10-16-95. WHEN EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN RT. SHOULDER WHEN HANDLING MATERIALS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL.
EE WAS HANDLING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE SUBSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LEG.
EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12-13-95 WAS PATCHING CABLED USING KNEE AS SUPPORT FELT PAIN IN KNEE.