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Employee was working on a dozer and during the course of the day his right leg started to bother him. He worked until quitting time and then went to the hospital the next day. He did not tell supervisor until 1-18-06.
Making tubes off the heat truck. Lifted a full tube, felt pain in groin area.
Employee was lowering a drill cylinder to the ground when the choker cable slipped and released the cylinder. The cylinder fell on top of him and pinned him to the ground.
EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP ON THE FUEL TRUCK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN A TRUCK TAILGATE TO SEE IF ALL THE COAL HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BED. THE WEIGHT OF THE TAILGATE PULLED HIM FORWARD AND PINNED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK.
EE WAS CHANGING AN AIRLINE ON A 769 C CAT TRUCK. HE WENT TO REACH UPWARD TOWARDS THE AIRLINE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WORKER WAS HANDLING A HYRAULIC CYLINDER BY HAND AND IT ROLLED OVER AND PINCHED HIS LEFT ARM AGAINST OTHER CYLINDER.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE BIT ON HISDRILL RIG WHEN THE BIT SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HISMIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD A OIL BARREL AND WHEN THEY DROPPED IT TO THE GROUND HE WAS HIT ON THE SHOULDER BY THE BARRELL SPIGOT.
EE WAS LOADING CORNER BITS ONTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A RAILROAD CAR BRAKE WHEEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELEASING IT WHEN HE FELT A PULL AND STRAIN IN HIS LEFT UPPER ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC WHO WAS PUTTING UP THE BELLY PAN ON A D-11 DOZER. WHILE TWISTING AROUND, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HIS KNEE CONTINUED TO BO THER HIM SO HE FINALLY DECIDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR ON 4-2-02. HE NOTIFIED HIS FOREMAN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 3RD CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON 6" WATER DISCHARGE HOSE THAT WAS COVERED WITH MUD WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER SO HE DID NOT REPORT IT RIGHT AWAY. THE EMPLOYEE S BACK DID NOT IMPROVE SO HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 8-6-01.