EE WAS TAKING HOIST CHAINS OFF OF A BACK HOE BUCKET THAT HE HAD PLACED ON THE CARGO SPACE OF THE BOOM TRUCK THE BUCKET FELL OVER AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT ANKLE THIS CAUSED THE JOINT TO DISLOCA TE.
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Showing all 15INJURED WAS STEPPNG UPON A DOZER. T HERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM ON THE DOZER FROM A FOOT HOLD. HE THEN STEPPED BACK OFF OF THE DOZER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER LEFT LEG.
EE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE HIS TRUCK DURING A BREAK. A MECHANIC HAD CHANGED A LIGHT BULB FROM ANOTHER TRUCK AND WAS TRYING TO THROW THE OLD BULB INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK BUT IT MISSED AND HIT EE IN THE HEAD RESULTING IN A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON CAT 992C S/N 1101 WHEEL LOADER.HE STEPPED FROM THE FENDER TO THE SIDE OF THE CAB.HIS HEAD HIT THE BRACKET AND KNOCKED HIS HAT OFF AND HIS HEAD HIT THE BOLT ON THE MIRROR BRACKET.THIS JERKED HIS HEAD AND NECK BACKWARDS.
EE WAS MOUNTING A 235 CAT. BACKHOE. HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR BRACKET. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PIECE OF STEEL 3/4 INCH THICK AND ABOUT 5X5 FT IN SIZE. THE METAL SLIPPED AND IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL PINCHING THE END OF HI S FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN A CHIPPED BONE AND ALLACERATION THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPL WAS LOADING CUTTING EDGES WHICH WEIGH APPROX 300 LBS ONTO SERVICE TRUCK. ONE SLIPPED FROM TRUCK & FELL ON LEFT FOOT BREAKING & CUTTING BIG TOE.
I.NAME ALLEGES THAT HE INJURD HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING / OR STANDING 55 GAL. DRUMS OF OIL ON THEIR END. HE CEASED WORKING AS OF 6-7-89 BUT DID NOT REPORT HIS ALLEGED INJURY TO THE COMPANY UNTIL 6-14-89. THE INCIDENT INVOLVED A RUPTURED DISC AND THEREFORE MAY BE A REPEATED TRAUMA TYPE DISORDER (ILLNESS) RATHER THAN AN INJURY.
EMPL ALLEGES HE INJURED NECK WHILE PULLING WATERLINE.
STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ROLLING FUEL BARREL TO WATER PUMP.DIDNT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5-15-89.
I NAME HAD LEFT HAND IN DOOR JAMB ON HIS TRUCK THE DOOR SWUNG SHUT & PINCHED LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING A MINOR FX
I. NAME HAD WORKED ON INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION IN A D9 DOZER. HE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE HURT HIS BACK THE NEXT SHIFT. THIS ALLEGED ON-THE-JOB INJURY IS BEING INVESTIGATED TO DTE ERMINE IF IT IS TRULY AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY. INJURED CLAIMS HE HAS A HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8LY TWISTED HIS BACK AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A DOZER. THE INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED ON 8-31-87 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9-1-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING A TRUCK UP A RAMP TO DUMP SPOIL WHEN THE BERM ON THE BLIND SIDE BROKE AWAY THE RT REAR WHEELS SLIPPED OFFTHE EDGE WHILE DISMOUNTING THE TRUCK HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE TRUC K BUMPER CAUSIN1 A FRACTURE TO HIS RT KNEECAP
EMPL PICKING RO7K OUT OF COAL PIT AND WAS STRUCK ON HEAD WITH ROCK THROWN BY ANOTHER EMPL PERFORMING SAME TASK.ROCK CAUSED LACERATION REQ 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.