EE HAD A CAT TRUCK BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A FORKLIFT. IT WAS BOOMERED DOWN. HE NEEDED TO RELEASE THE BOOMER. AS HE DID, WITH THE HANDLE, HE SOMEHOW ENDED UP BEING KNOCKED DOWN TO A SITTING POSITION ON THE FLOOR. HE LANDED ON HIS BUTT. HAS NUMB AREAS IN LOWER LEG, LOWER ARM/HAND.
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A TRACK DOZER. WHILE WRENCHING ON A BOLT, HE STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.
A HOIST GRINDER HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO THE MAIN SHOP OFF OF A SHOVEL. THE ELECTRICIANS WERE GOING TO REMOVE THE END BELT (APPROX 200 LBS). FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES. AS EE WAS HOOKING UP THE SLING , A CO-WORKER WAS REMOVING BOLTS. THE END BITT CAME OFF-ROLLING ONTO EE. HE REC'D A SPRAINED ANKLE.
EMLOYEE WAS USING A 100 TON DUFF NORTON JACK AND A PIECE OF ROUND STOCK AS AN EXTENTION TO CHECK NOSE CONE WEAR. THE ROUND STOCK BENT UNDER THE WEIGHT CAUSING IT TO DISLODGED. THE FINGERS WE RE PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROUND STICK AND A HYD HOSYE FITTING.
EE WAS YANKING OR PULLING ON A 5' CROWBAR ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A HOST ROPE INTO THE PROPER GROOVE ON THE HOIST ROPE DRUM. APPARENTLY EE STRAINED HER LEFT SHOULDER & SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC CAR E.
INJURED WAS STANDING BY THE DRILL.THE TRACK HAD SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL IRON AS IT WAS BEING RE-RAILED,APPARENTLY A SMALL METAL SHAVING CAME OFF HIT HIS HAND AND BECAME IMBEDDED UNDER HIS SKIN.IT WAS REMOVED AT THE HOSPITAL.