EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TOOLS INTO A JEEP ALONG CHISEL CAUGHT ON THE DOOR OF THE JEEP & WAS DEFLECTED UPWARDS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE FRONT TOOTH CAUSING IT TO BE KNOCKED OUT OF PLATE & A CRACKE D PLAE
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Showing 50 of 120EE WAS HELPING TO PUT A RUB RAIL BACK ON A MINER USING A ROCK BAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK EXTENDING DOWN THE BACK OF BOTH LEGS.
MAKING SPLICE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATION TO L THUMB 2 STITCHES
EE WAS USING A 48 INCH TRACK WRENCH TO FLIP OVER TRACK RAILS WHEN A RAIL TURNED OVER THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE AREA CAUSING PAIN AND CONTUSION TO LE FT JAW AND CHEEK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUING A PIPE TO LINE UP THE WHEEL UNIT BOLT HOLES THE PIPE SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE LEFT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING UP A SHUTTLE CAR SNUB WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE FROM BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
USING RATCHET TO TIGHTEN DOWN BOLT WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING HIS R MIDDLE FINGER TO BECOME PINCHED BETWEEN HANDLE AND BELT DRIVE CAUSING FRACT AND LACER
EMPLLYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A GATHERING ARM OF A MINER WHEN HE PUSHED THE WRENCH DOWN HARD HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RT SHOULDER (STRAIN)
EE WAS CLEANING JUNK OUT OF TOP FLOOR SCREENING HOUSE HE WAS LOWERING THE MATERIAL DOWN WITH A HOIST WHEN A ROPE BROKE AND THE HOOK STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK CAUSING 2 FRACTURED AND RIBS AND BRUI SES TO THE BACK AND LEFT LUNG.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK OUT A PLOW PIN USING A HAMMER. WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE HAMMER WENT TO THRU HIS GLOVE INTO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER IMBEDDED STEEL REMOVE AND 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE A BELT MOTOR. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A ROCKBAR TO ALIGN MOTOR UP WITH MOUNTING HOLES. WHILE HE WAS PRYING WITH ROCKBAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A WHEEL UNIT FROM A 5 TON TO A THREE WHEELER USING A BAR THE BAR FLIPPED STRIKING H IM ON THE JAW CRUISING A CHIPPED TOOTH
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF JACKING UP A RED TRAILER THE EE S TRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PIPELINE JAMMING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT CHECK WITH UTILITY KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT THIGH 8 STITCHES. MEDICAL ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON FISHPLATES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK MEDICAL ONLY BEGINNING 03-01-91 NOTIFIED 04-04-91
EMPL TAKING DOWN CANVAS ,POGO STICK STUCK ON ONE SIDE.EMPL GAVE EXTRA PULL AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS USING A 54 INCH ROCK BAR TO PRY LOOSE A SPEED REDUCER OFF THE DOWEL PKNS AND AS HE WAS PUSNING ON THE ROCK BAR, HE EXPEREINED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT WRIST AREA.
EE WAS KNOCKING A PIECE OF WOOD OUT OF A HAMMER HEAD WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL SPALLED OFF STRIKING EE ON LEFT HAND CAUSING A FOREIGN OJBECT TO EMBEDD. IN THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRIMPER TO MAKE A MECHANICAL CONNECTION ON THE GROUND LEAD. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CRIMPER, A CHIP OF STEEL CAME OFF THE HAMMER HEAD AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT WRIST CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND BEHIND THE THUMB.
EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE FEEDER THE SHOVEL BECAME WEDGED UNDERNEATH AND WHEN HE WENT TO LIFT UP THE SHOVEL HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GROIN CAUSING A HERNIA.
THE EE WAS USING HIS FEET AND LEFT HAND TO SECURE A CABLE WHILE USING A WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO TIGHTEN UP A CROSBY CLAMP THE EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA POSSIBLE HERNIA.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING KENNEDY STOPPING & WHILE MAKING ADDITIONAL HOLE IN METAL STOPPING HAMMER SLIPPED CASUING EMPL TO STRIKE RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON METAL STOPPING CASUING LUMP ON INDEX FINGER RI GHT HAND.
EMPL USING A PUMP JACK TO RAISE SHUTTLE CAR.HE PUSHED HANDLE DOWN,IT CAUGHT.TOOK HIS HAND OFF HANDLE TO REACH FOR TOOLS WHEN HANDLE LET LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH CAUSING LACERATION UNDER L EFT JAW AND 7 CHIPPED TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A MINER CABLE WHEN THE KNIFE CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE SMALL LEFT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING A 5 TON ON TRACK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN MIDDLE OF STOMACH.
EE WAS PULLING ON A 16 INCH CRESENT WRNECH TO LOOSEN A WATER FILTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO INSTALL CONVEYOR CHAIN FOOT SHAFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CRIMP A SPLICE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER WHILE CRIMPING SPLICE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER LEFT HANDED KNOCKING OUT A SOLID BLOCK WALL FOR AN AIR CHANGE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER NOT SCHEDULED TO WORK ON 05-06-90 MEDICAL ONLY BE GINNING 06-14-90
CUTTING ROPE WITH CUTTER PC OF STEEL CAME OFF CUTTERS HITTING IN R LEG PUNCTURE WOUND
LOADING PUMP USING COME ALONG, EXPER LOWER BACK STRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO TAKE OFF TRACK AND WHILE USING A BAR TO MOVE THE RAILS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE STOMACH (HERNIA).
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE WITH A UTILITYKNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SMALL FINGER & RING FINGER MEDICAL ONLY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12" CRESCENT WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF A 5 TON JACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP BELT ROPES WHEN TE CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF T HE PUMP JACK CAUSING A BRUISE TO LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING A BLOCK OUT OF A STOPPIG WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SPAILED OFF THE HAMMER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT OSIDE OF CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A COUPLER ON A 4" PIPE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE RIGHT HAND WHEN IT HIT THE BOLTS ON THE REPAIR SADDLE. MEDICAL ONLY.
EMPL USING BELT KNIFE TO CUT PIECE OF CANVAS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS HOLDING A MOTOR WHILE A CO WORKER WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO CUT OFF A HIGH SPOT ON THE MOTOR WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW STRIKING EE ON LEFT CHEEK CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.
EMPL REACHING INTO THROAT OF MINER AND LOOSENING UP BOLTS FOR SPRINGBOARD .PINCHED NERVE IN LEFT SHOULDER.MEDICAL ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TAIL JACK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE STRAIN.
TIGHTENING WHEEL BOLTS WAS PULLING ON BREAKER BAR SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING BAR TO STRIKING HIM ON CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING CAR ON TRACK AND WHILE PUSHING ON JACK HANDLE HE EXPERINCED PAIN IN UPPER BACK.
EMPL REMOVING SCREEN FROM MOGENSON SCREEN WITH SCREEN ROD HOOK.SCREEN STUCK AND WHEN EMPL WAS PULLING ON SCREEN ROD .SCREEN LET LOOSE ALL AT ONECE AND EMPL LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO FLOOR CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO MAKE A SPLICE ON A ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED THROUGH THE CABLE JACKET CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT THUMB.
EMPL WAS STRIKING A CAT DRIVE SPROCKET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE SPROCKET AND STRUCK THE EMPL ON THE R HIP CAUSING A SAMLL LACERATION
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE IN A CAP BLOCK, HE MISSED STRIKING THE CAP BLOCK AND HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB.
CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED & THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS RT THUMB ON THE LEVEL WIND OF AN JOY SHUTTLE CAR LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON POGO STICK TO TIGHTEN UP CANVAS CHECKS WHEN THE POGO STICK SLIPPED OUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN T HE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE LUG NUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BRUISE HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTLE CAR
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF COIL CHAIN. EMPLOYEE HAD CHAIN IN A VICE ANDWAS CUTTING IT WITH A HACKSAW WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE CHAIN AND CUT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER.