INJURED EE WAS LIFTING A ROCK DUSTER FROM THE BACK OF A ROOF BOLTER. INJURED HAD LIFTED THE ROCK DUSTER WITH A COME-A-LONG. INJURED PUSHED THE ROCK DUST AROUND. WHEN HE DID THIS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (INJURED DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 5/19/03).
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Showing all 29INJ & CO-WORKER WRE JACKING TRACK OVER & BELTINGDOWN. INJ JACKED UP RIGHT SIDE OF TRACK UP & WASUSING BAR TO THROW TRACK IN LINE THE JACK SLIPPED & BAR FELL ACROSS TOP OF LEFT FOOT. THE AREA W AS DRY & 80" HIGH.
INJURED WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION TIGHTENING A BOLT. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEES THIS BE AMO PAINFUL.
INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER RUN THROUGH A TYEWRAP TO PRY UP ON A RAM CYLINDER ON 123 SHIELD WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN CATCHING HIS FINGER CAUSING ABRASIONS AND A FRACTURE.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A 4" X 2" BELL REDUCER FROM A 4' WATER LINE. INJURED WAS USING A 24" PIPE WRENCH. AS INJURED PULLED ON THE PIPE WRENCH, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS SHARPENING HIS KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT WRIST. INJURED WAS HOLDING THE SHARPENER IN HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLING THE KNIFE ACROSS IT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED.
INJURED USED A BALL PEEN HAMMER TO TAP PIPE FOR ALIGNMENT. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT PAINS IN BACK. THIS IS REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
A ROCK HAD BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM BELT OF THE STOPE BELT. THE BELT WAS LOCKED OUT AND INJURED AND CO-WORKERS WERE USING A COME-A-LONG TO FREE THE ROCK. INJURED WAS ON THE OFF WALKWAY SIDE OF THE BELT USING A BAR TO LIFT THEROCK OVER THE BELT RAIL. ROCK TWISTED CAUSING THE BAR TO CATCH INJURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND BELT RAIL.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A 3/4" HYDRAULIC HOSE COUPLED TO ANOTHER HOSE USING A 10" CRESCENT & 430 CHANNEL LOCKS. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT BICEPT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEPARATE TWO PALLETS OF CEMENT BLOCK ON A FLAT CAR USING A SLATE BAR. HE WAS STANDING WITH HIS LEFT FOOT POSITIONED UNDER THE TRUCK RAIL. AS HE WAS PRYING, THE SLATE BAR BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HIS FOOT WAS LODGED.
INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER GASKET MATERIAL ON A FLAT TABLE IN THE SHOP. HE HAD THE KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING TOWARDS HIMSELF. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, CUTTING IT. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES. CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE.
INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM AS HE WAS TURNING A RAIL WITH A SLATE BAR.
INJURED WAS CHANGING OUT TELEPHONE AT #120 SHIELD. A PLASTIC TIE HELD THE PHONE IN PLACE. HE WAS HOLDING THE PLASTIC TIE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND USING A UTILITY KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND TO CUT T HE TIE. THE TIE TWISTED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE INDEX FINGER & THUMB.
INJURED WAS JACKING OVER A SWITCH WHEN A RAIL BROKE AND BOUNCED ONTO THE TOP OF INJURED S RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS NAILING A CURTAIN AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.
EE WAS PLICING A CABLE. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE CABLE WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND THE KNIFE CUT HIS FINGER.
INJURED FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE TOOL BEING USED TO PULL BELTING SLIPPED.
EE WAS UNHOOKING A CHAIN FALL FROM A LOAD. THE LOAD SLIPPED AND KNOCKED EE DOWN.
EE WAS LIFTING UP ON A RATCHET LOOSENING A "LOOSE" BOLT AND SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EE EXHIBITED NO PAIN AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. THE DR. STATED THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM WITH HIS BACK. EE INSISTED ON BEING OFF. I QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF THIS ACCIDENT. EE MISSES A LOT OF WORK ON THE NORMAL BASIS.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COME-A-LONGING COUNTERWEIGHT IN POSITION TO INSTALL ON CRUSHER SHAFT WHEN THE ROOF BOLT BROKE THAT THE COME-A-ALONG WELL HOOKED TO THE ROOF BOLT STRUCK EE IN THE HEAD.
INJURED WAS HANDLING A SET OF COME A ALONGS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING WRECKED CAR ON TO THE TRACK, THE JACK SHIFTED CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN CAR COUPLING AND JACK.
INDIVIDUAL AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT ALLEGED FEELING A PAIN IN HIS BACK FROM HANDLING A SIDE PUSH JACK EARLIER IN HIS SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SET OF COME-A-LONGS WHEN HTE HOOK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK INDIVIDUAL IN THE HEAD.
EE WAS INSTALLING WEAR PLATES IN DRYER WHEN A WELDED CLIP BROKE CAUSING CHAIN TO FALL AND HIT EE'S RIGHT FOREARM.
INJURED WAS HIT BY A SLATE BAR WHILE PRYING ON A MACHINE PART.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 12" COUPLING OFF OF PIPE USING A RATCHET AND SOCKET. CO-WORKER WAS HELPING HIM PULL ON RATCHET WHEN THEY PULLED RATCHET EMPLOYEE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET AND PIPE .
INJURED'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WRENCH AND A CABLE WHEN A PLUG TURNED THAT HE WAS HOLDING.
INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN WHEN PULLING ON A RATCHER TO LOOSEN A BOLT.