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Employee was installing a wishbone pin in a 777 when they felt a sharp pain in left shoulder. They stated it felt better as the day went on but throughout the night it started hurting and burning more.
The employee strained EE's lower back while pulling an oil hose from the oil truck.
The Employees left ring finger was pinched when the small, oil soaked hydraulic jack EE was holding slipped and fell to the bumper.
The employee injured their back while removing a grease pump from an empty tank.
As the employee climbed onto the water truck, EE heard and felt a large pop in the right shoulder. This was immediately followed by intense pain and lack of movement.
The employee injured EE's back while dismounting a 992G loader. The injury appeared to be a muscle strain on EE's left side. EE refused initial medical attention but later visited EE's primary care physician when the soreness didn't subside. EE was treated and given a full release.
The employee was injured while observing the roll out of track for a Caterpillar D10R dozer. As the track unfolded a thin 1"x1" piece of metal broke loose from the track rail and struck the employee in the groin area. The employee was taken to the hospital for an examination and was placed on light duty.
The employee suffered a deep laceration on the left side of the top of EE's head resulting in 7 stitches.
The employee attempted to pick up a heavy load without using proper lifting techniques and aggravated an old injury.
The employee was working on realigning the tail pulley on a conveyor belt and twisted knee during the work process. The employee stated ee wasn't for sure if the accident occurred when ee got out of the truck or during the realignment process.
The employee was removing an oil filter. As the employee applied pressure to the oil filter in a twisting motion the oil filter broke loose causing pain in the employee's right shoulder. On July 12th, 2018 the employee was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff and placed on light duty.
There was no accident, the employee was suffering from a bulging disc in which employee had previously had surgery for years ago. The condition was worsening and while working on the job that day employee was operating a 777D rock truck. As the employee stood up to exit the truck employee's back was burning and cramping.
Truck driver was moving a fuel hose by kicking it and suffered a broken right foot.
Employee removed a hydraulic hose and got hydraulic fluid on EE's safety glasses and in EE's eye. After EE's eyes were flushed and cleaned, EE had blurred vision and was taken to an optometrist to be checked out. Blurred vision lasted for 2 days.
Employee was attempting reposition a ceramic shoot for reassembly of the lid covers. The employee kicked the chute causing damage to the metal clamp that secured the shoot onto the piping that ran from over head. This allowed the chute to fall striking the employee on the right leg. Employee was examined at the local hospital and placed on light duty.
Changing oil in a drill. He dropped a filter and reached to get it and cut left hand on piece of metal.
Cutting edge off loader and it fell landing on left foot.
EE was moving a piece of metal (by hand) into position to be loaded into a small loader bucket when the 250lb piece of metal slipped off the block and landed on EE left foot.
EE was hooking a boom cable to a dozer fender when he caught his left ring finger in the cable as a result EE had to have 4 stitches to his finger.
EMPLOYEE & CO-WORKER WERE DRAGGING A PUMP ACROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON A DRAIN & TURNED OVER STRIKING INJURED EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE TOP OF THE LT. FOOT. AS A RESULT EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
AS EE WAS ENTERING HIS LOAD AFTER THE NOON LUNCH BREAK, HE BENT OVER TO WIPE THE DUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. EE STATED THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THE INCIDE NT TO THE FOREMAN AND DROVE HIMSELF HOME. HIS DIAGNOSIS IS PENDING.
EE WAS LOADING THE EXPLOSIVES TRUCK. WHEN HE RAISED THE HANDLE OF THE POWDER BIN (WHICH ALLOWS AMONIUM NITRATE TO FLOW INTO THE TRUCK) HE FELT ASHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DROVE HIMSELF T O THE HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK AND RELEASED.