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Employee had completed taking off outer lid of a 5 gal bucket of oil. The employee pulled up on the bucket spout with his right hand when the pull tab on the spout broke causing his right hand holding a box knife to cut his inner left arm.
Employee using a cable come along to realign a tail pulley when he felt a pain in his right groin region.
Attempt to remove stone from impeller vein. Applied more pressure to remove stone. Stone came loose and allowed hand to slip off screwdriver. Then small fifth finger struck impeller cover which was worn by sand and gravel to a razor sharp edge cutting employee's finger.
EE WAS TRYING TO GET A SPRING ROLLER RELEASED FROM WHERE IT WAS MOUNTED ON THE CONVEYOR. HE WAITED FOR THE BOLTS TO BE CUT OFF BY TORCH THEN WAS USING A 18" PRY BAR TO PRY THE ROLLER OUT OF THE BRACKET. HE WAS PUSHING ON THE PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HE LET GO OF THE BAR AND THE BAR HIT HIM JUST UNDER THE LEFT EYE LID
Employee was observing a coworker remove a stuck tooth from dragline bucket with a hammer, when a piece of metal from the tooth dislodged and embedded in injured's left wrist while walking away from jobsite causing a puncture wound.
Employee was tightening crusher when a 3 inch rock came off high screen and bounced across crusher and hit left wrist causing bruise.
ALLEGEDLY EE WAS PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN FILTER ON LOADER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LT.HIP/ BACK AREA. THIS RESULTED IN A DIAGNOSIS OF LOW BACK PAIN W/SCIATIC NERVE INVOLVEMENT. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 8/2/04. IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Employee was lifting motor frame with a ratchet cable puller when the hook slipped off the motor frame and the motor frame struck the employee on the left knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING MATERIAL WITH A POCKET KNIFE WITH HIS RT.HAND WHEN THE KNIFE FOLDED AND LACERATED HIS RT. INDEX FINGER.
ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OUTER INSULATION OFF POWER SOURCE CABLE TO SPLICE WIRE TOGETHER FOR A LONGER CABLE TO REACH BATTERY, HE USED HIS PERSONAL POCKET KNIFE. HE CUT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
EE WAS HOLDING A SCREEN WEDGE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND TRYING TO GET IT STARTED BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. HE MISSED THE WEDGE AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EE WAS CUTTING BELTING MATERIAL WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS HOLDING ONE FITTING W/A WRENCH & ANOTHER EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. WHEN THEOTHER EE PUSHED ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED HIT EE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING 2 TEETH.
EE WAS STRIKING A METAL PUNCH BAR WITH A 3 LB. HAMMER, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ROCK THAT WAS HUNG IN CONVEYOR BELT PULLEY. A PIECE OF METAL BAR BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE LT. FOREARM CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND. SMALL PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM HIS ARM. JUST HAVE TO KEEP ARM DRY & CLEAN.
EE WAS CUTTING BELT ON CONVEYOR WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE. STITCHES WERE NOT INCLUDED ON DR.'S REPORT BUT AFTER QUESTIONING EE FURTHER ON 3/25/03, APAC FOUND OUT THE EE HAD RECI EVED 2 STITCHES IN KNEE.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER ON THE CRUSHER RUN BIN AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A PICK WHILE SHOVELING AND LOWER BACK BECAME SORE. REPORTED WHEN STILL SORE ON 4-24-02. SENT TO DOCTOR. X-RAY NEGATIVE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC, MAN UNPIN THE HORSE BACKHOE ATTACHMENT AT THE JAWS INORDER TO REMOVE IT. HE GRABBED A BRACE TO ADJUST HIS FOOTING AT THE SAME TIME OTHER HIT THE BRACE WITH A 3 LBS. SH OP HAMMER, SMASHING HIS THUMB LACERATION IT. HE WAS THEN ADMINISTERED FIRST AID BY HIS SUPERVISOR OTHER BY WRAPPING THE HAND AND THUMB AND APPLYING ICE. THEN TRANSPORTED TO CLINIC.
EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL NEW TEETH ON TRACKHOE BUCKET USING A SLEDGEHAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK EE'S CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE RACE OF A LARGE BEARING TO DISLODGE IT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD FLEW INTO HIS INDEX FINGER, RIGHT HAND. X RAY NEGATIVE, EXAMINED, SLIVER OF STEEL TO BE REMOVED BY HAND SPECIALIST.
EE WAS PUTTING WATER LINE IN TO PLANT. HE ALLEGES BACK STRAIN WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS.
EE WAS POUNDING ON SOUTH CRUSHER AT SECONDARY. THE HEAD OF THE SLEDGEHAMMER MISSED THE OBJECT AND THE HANDLE HIT THE WEDGE CAUSING IT TO PINCH HIS FINGER. LACERATION (STITCHES) TO LEFT INDEX F INGER.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A GUARD WHICH HAD AZIPPER TIE THAT WAS HOLDING IT SECURE ON THE SIDE. WHILE CUTTING THE TIE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS HOLDING A NUT WITH A WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EE LOOSENED THE BOLT. THE NUT BROKE LOOSE AND THE EE S MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND GOT MASHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND STEEL CAUSING A LACERA TION. X RAY NEGATIVE, STITCHES, CLEANED AND BUNDAGED.
EE WAS PULLING ON A PRY BAR TO WINDER A SLOT FOR LEG ON A CONVEYOR TO FIT IN. PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND ON LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS PRYING ROCKS WITH BAR AT CRUSHER, BAR SLIPPED.
EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER BREAKING FROZEN MATERIAL WITH PICK
EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER CUTTING PLASTIC TIE STRINGS TO SECURE WIRING TO FRAME. USING A KNIFE, HOLDING LADDER WITH ONE HAND. WHEN EE CUT THROUGH STRING, THE KNIFE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, SLICING LEFT HAND OVER THREE KNUCKLES.
EE WAS CUTTING A 2" WATER HOSE. EE'S INIFE SLIPPED ON THE WATER HOSE, CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH A PRYBAR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED MEDICATION & RESTRICTED DUTY.