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EE WAS CUTTING TAPE OFF OF MOTOR CONNECTIONS WHEN HIS UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE AN IMPELLER ON A BOOSTER TAILS PUMP WHEN HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AND UPPER GROIN AREA.
EE WAS CUTTING A TRELX HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFEWHILE PULLING THE KNIFE, HE HIT A WIRE IN THE HOSE BRINGING THE BLADE UP & OFF THE HOSE STRIKING HIS RIGHT WRIST AREA RESULTING IN A LACERATIO N REQUIRING SUTURES
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A 2" PIPE VALVE, THE CHEATER PIPE USED, SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE RIGHT 2ND FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
THE EE WAS DRIVING A PIECE OF STEEL BETWEEN A BUCKET TOOTH SHANK AND THE BUCKET USING A SINGLE JACK. A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEG. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
AS EE WAS SPLITTING POWER TO PAST SOME SLABS, KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED HIS R PINKY FINGER REQURIING SUTURES
AS EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT, THE SOCKET SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLAM HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST THE GUIDE, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO RIGHT THUMB.
AS EE WAS BREAKING ROCKS ON THE GRIZZLEY, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING A TOOTH. DIANOSIS A FRACTURED INCISAL & CORNER (MESIAL) OF BOTH #8 AND #9.
WHILE SCRAPING RESIDUE FROM A LOADER BUCKET THE EE ENCOUNTERED MATERIAL THAT WAS NOT IMBEDDED. THIS CAUSED THE SCRAPER TO SUDDENLY SLIP STRIKING THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET, WHICH THEN EE'S RT. AR M BACKWARDS. THIS RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE RUPTURE TO THE RIGHT BICEPS TENDON.
ON 6/29/98 THE EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK THROUGH A BULKHEAD. EE REPORTED SOME PAIN IN R ELBOW BUT DID NOT SEE A DR. THE PAIN PERSISTED & WAS AGGRAVATED BY CONTINUED WORK & WAS SENT TO DR FOR EVALUATION ON 9/24/98. NO LOST TIME FROM INJURY. EE WENT BACK TO WORK AFTER SEEING DR ON 9/24/98 A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO DR ON 10/5/98 RESULTED IN EE BEING PLACED ON R.D. STATUS
AS EE WAS PRYING FLANGE TO COUPLE SCS PLASTIC LINE, LINE SLID INTO PLACE PINCHING INDEX FINGER OF L. HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS BREAKING A LARGE ROCK WITH A DOUBLE JACK A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT EE ON RIGHT KNUCKLE CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH DOZER TIGHTENING TRACK IDLER WHEEL MOUNTING BOLTS WITH 3/4" DRIVER BREAKER WITH PIPE CHEATER, WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING HANDLE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN FACE . CAUSING LACERATION TO LIP,REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS SPADING ROCK TO MAKE ROOM FOR A MANWAY RING. ROCK CAME OFF, HITTING EE ON EE'S LEFT ARCH, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS CUTTING ELECTRICAL TIES WITH A KNIFE TO REMOVE UNUSED POWER CABLE W2HEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE PALM OF EE'S LEFT HAND. THIS REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWN A CEMENT BLOCK WALL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN ONE OF THE BLOCKS FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK ON 4-12-69. HE HAD BACK SURGERY IN 1981. HE ALLEDGEDLY REINJURED HIS BACK ON 4-29-93 WHILE USING A PICK AND SHOVEL. INITIALLY HE FELT HIS BACK WOULD BE ALRIGHT, HO WEVER PERSISTANT PAI BEGAN AND BECAME WORSE. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TOT HE COMPANY PHYSICIAN ON 9-13-93. COMPANY PHYSICIAN REFERRED EMPLOYEE TO AN ORTHOPEDIST ON 9-20-93. HE HAS BEEN RELEASED TO
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER, HOLDING TWO WRENCHES (A 1-1/8" COMBINATION WRENCH AND AN OPEN END WRENCH), TIGHTENING BOLTS. THE 1-1/8" OPEN END WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD OF F THE LADDER LANDING ON THE HANDRAIL, CUTTING FACE AND LIP, BREAKING SAFETY GLASSES, BREAKING UPPER DENTURES AND LOOSENING BOTTOM TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A HUNG-UP FROM A MUCK CHUTE USING A SCALING BAR A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE CHUTE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING A MINOR CONTUSION
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCKS THROUGH A GRIZZLY USING A PICKAROON. HE DISLODGED A ROCK WHICH ROLLED FROM ATOP THE ROCK PILE STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT METATARSAL CAUSING A CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 BACK DISCOMFORT RESULTING FROM BARRING LOOSE GROUND OVERHEAD. ACCIDENT DIDNOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL EMPLOYEE CLAIMED INCREASING PAIN AND AS A RESULT BEGAN MISSING TIME FROM WORK BEGINNING3MAY 18, 1987.
EMPL BARRING DO4N LOOSE GROUND OVERHEAD 4'' AIR LINE.DISLODGED PORTION OF LOOSE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO JERK BAR TOWARD HIM.STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST PIPE CAUSING ULNAR NERVE CONTUSION TO RIGHT ARM. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS OB7AINING 8 IN X 8 IN X 10 FT TIMBERS FROM THE STORAGE AREA HE CUT THE BANDS HOLDI G THE TIMBERS TOGETHER IN BUNDLES OF 25 AND TWO TIMBERS ROLLED FROM THE BUNDLE SINCE THE EMPLOYE WAS STANDING DI9ECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUNDLE 1 TIMBER STRUCK HIM AS IT FELL
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A BIT KNOCKER TO REMOVE A STUCK BIT FROM A DRILL STEEL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE KNOCKER WITH A SINGLE JACK A PIECE OF WIRE ATTACHED TO THE BIT KNOCKER WAS DRIVEN IN TO THE EMPLOYEE8 LEFT HAND
EE WAS USING A 6\ SCALING BAR & BARRING DOWN FROM THE MUCKPILE. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO LOOSE BALANCE & STRIKE HIS ARM AGAINST THE RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING ROCK ON THE 1900 GRIZZLY USING A SMALL ROCK BREAKER. A ROCK SLID DOWN A STEEP PORTION OF THE GRIZZLY STRIKING THE ROCK BREAKER KNOCKING IT DOWN. THE ROCK THEN SLID OV ER THE BREAKER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.
I.NAME WAS WASHING DOWN A HANGUP APPROX 25 FT ABOVE HIM IN A DRAW POINT WHEN A ROCK FELL WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE KNEE THIS RESULTED IN A 2 IN DEEP LACERATION AND A BONE CHIP EXPLORATORY SURGE Y WAS REQUIRED FOR CLEAN OUT AND REPAIR OF TENDON DAMAGE
EMP WAS PULLING #1 CCD UNDERFLOW HOSE FROM #2 DIVIDER TO #1 DIVIDER WITH A PIECE OF ROPE ROPE BROKE CAUSING EMP TO FALL DOWN ONTO A SECTION OF WATER PIPE STICKING OUT OF THE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING ROCK ON THE 900 LEVEL GRIZZLY WHEN A FLYING ROCK PENETRATED BOOT AND IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LILLY CONTROLS WEIGHTS O #2 HOIST USING A 4\ BAR. THIS RESULTED IN A BACK STRAIN.
IN EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AXE AND HAMMER TO CUT A SLUSHER CABLE AS A RESULT HE REPORTED A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS EYE WHICH WAS PRESUMABLY A FRAGMENT OF SLUSHER CABLE