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Employee was going to clean his back-up lights on his truck when mud fell from the bed and hit him in the face, going into his left eye.
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A NEW SLIEVE ON A CHUTE WHEN THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL.
ON THE AFTERNOON ON APRIL 21, 2003, EE INFORMED ME THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. HE WAS WORKING ON THE BRAKES OF A 350C PAYHOULDER DUMP TRUCK. WHEN ASKED IF HE WANTED TO FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT, HE STATED THAT HE COULDN'T REMEMBER DOING ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK & THAT IT WOULD BE OK. HE MISSED THE NEXT DAY OF WORK & WENT TO DR. MRI SHOWED RUPTERED & HERNIATED DISC IN BA
EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE AROUND A ROTARY BREAKER CHUTE WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS RT.EYE. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE SHUT THE ELEVATOR DOORAS THE TWO DOORS CAME TOGETHER THE EE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS.
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS OUT ON A CLEAN COAL VIBRATOR. AS HE WAS HANDLING A SCREEN IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN & THE FRAME OF THE VIBRATOR.
THE ROTOR BREAKER HAD A BLOCKAGE AND WAS SPILLING OIL. EE WAS TRYING TO UNSTOP THE BLOCKAGE AND AS HE WAS GOUGING AT THE BLOCKAGE WITH A SHOVEL HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PIECE OF METAL.
EE HAD A DRYER BASKET HANGING FROM A CHAIN HOIST AND AS HE WAS PUSHING IT INTO PLACE THE BASKET TWISTED AND FELL HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE AN IMPELLER OUT ON A DELUTE PUMP. HE WAS HOLDING THE IMPELLER ON THE PUMP SHAFT AND IT STARTED FALLING OFF. HE PUSHED HARDER ON THE IMPELLER AS IT WAS COMING OFF AN D FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ALSO HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE HAD CHANGED A TIRE OUT ON A AUTOCAR TRUCK. WHEN HE WENT TO PICK THE OLD TIRE UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A SIEVE SCREEN AND AS HE PULLED IT DOWN HE DID NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY AND IT PUSHED HIM TO THE FLOOR.