EMPLOYEE ORIGINALLY COULD NOT REACALL AN INCIDENT WHERE HE HURT HIS BACK. HOWEVER, AFTER 1 WEEK HE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISIOR THAT HE BELIEVED HIS INJURY OCCURED WHILE LOOSENING A HYDRACULIC TAN K DRAIN PLUG TO PERFORM AN OIL CHANGE. DUE TO THE EMPLOYEE MISSING 5 DAYS OF WORK [1/19 THROUGH 23], IT WAS FELT THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED. IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHETHER THIS INJURY IS COMP
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Showing all 16EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UPPER HOIST CHAIN SHACKLE THROUGH WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING ;HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS SUSTAINING THE INJURY
THE EE WAS REPLACING A LOCK PIN ON A GATE WHEN T HE PIN HOLE WOULD NOT LINE UP THE EE USED A SCREWDRIVER TO TRY AND LINE UP THE PIN HOLES BY PRYING WHILE PRYING THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE LETTING T HE RIGHT WRIST TWIST WE WERE NOT AWARE HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5-4-93 THIS CLAIM IS BEING DENIED UNDER PA WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS AS NOT BEING WORK RELATED COPY ATTACHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN FROZEN COAL FROM RAILROAD CAR AT AN OFFSITE LOCATION NOT ON MINE PROPETY SECTION OF FROZEN COAL HE WAS PRYING LEFT LOOSE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEES HAND TO BE COME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PRY BAR & THE STEEL GRATING UNDER THE RAILROAD CAR TRAIN WAS BEING UNLOADED AT LEHIGH PORTALDN CEMENT CO IN CEMENTON NY INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL 03-19-93 BY EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A NUT ON A EYE BOLT THAT WAS TIGHT. AFTER HE LOOSENED THE NUT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.
ASSISTING FELLOW WORKER REMOVING BOLTS IDLER IT CAME FREE CAUSING IDLER FELL PINCHING THE L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CAP AND BOLT
EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN MAINTENANCE REPAIR OPERATION THAT OF CHANGING WEAR PLATES & CAPS ON BUCKET OF DRAGLINE. AS HE WAS SLEDGING PIN OUT OF BUCKET TOOTH SLIVER OF STEEL CAME OFF PIN & LODGED I N FACE JUST ABOVE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TWO WORN RAILS OF RAILROAD TRACK AT LOADOUT FACILITY OF PINEY T IPPLE IN ORDER TO REMOVE WORN TRACK(RAILS) THE SPIKES HOLDING THE RAILS IN PLACE HAVE TO BE REMOVED THIS IS DONE WITH THE USE OF A TOOL CALLED A NAIL BARDURING THE COURSE OF REMOVING THE SPIKES THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & LEGS PAIN INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS & H
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING WORN TEETH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET.HE WAS HOLDING THE B & O AS A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE B & O WITH A SLEDGE.THE B & O HANDLE BROKE OFF AND THE SLDE GE STRUCK THE WEAR PLATE,CAUSING A SPRAWL FROM THE WEAR PLATE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT CALF.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE RIGHT DRAG WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED, AND HE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST A BOLT PROTRUDING FROM THE GUARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS R9PLACING BROKEN BELT ON DEWATERING SCREEN SHAKER TO DO SO A BAR IS PLACED UNDER MOTOR TO LIFT MOTOR UP IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ENOUGH SLACK TO PLACE A NEW BELT ON MOTOR PULLEY & SH AKER PULLEY EMP5OYEE HAD JUST PLACED NEW BELT ON MOTOR PULLEY WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HAVE HIS RT.INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & MOTOR PULLEY
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING 15-20 FEET FROM WHERE A FELLOW WORKER WAS TAPPING A BEARING ON A SHAFT WHEN ASPRAWL FROM THE PUNCH,HAMMER OR BEARING STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHEST.
INJURED WAS AT 6ECKWITH'S FACILITY CHAINING DOWN D-10 ENGINE. AS HE WAS TIGHTENING THE CHAIN BINDER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND MICHIGAN MODEL 475 SERIAL #483B112CAC WHICH HE WASA REPAIRING TO START AIR COMPRESSORON HIS SERVICE TRUCK CUSTOMERS OPERATOR WHO WAS STANDING ON TIRE OF LOADER DROP PED A 1-7/8IN DRIVE SOCKET ON EMPLOYEES HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS UJSING A PRY BAR TO TURN A MG SET FOR ELECTRICIANS AS HE WAS TURNING MG SET BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RT KNEE HE THEN FELL TO FLOOR LANDING ON SAME KNEE EMPLOYEE DID NOT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE A BUCKET TOOTH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET, WHEN HE STRUCK THE TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A SPRAWL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.