EE STATES WHILE OPERATING A DOZER ON A FILL AREA HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST WHEN PULLING ON THE STEERING CLUTCH AND RAN OVER A ROCK.
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Showing all 27THE INJURED STATES WHILE OPERATING A BULLDOZER &WHILE HE WAS BACKING HE RAN INTO A LARGE ROCK STOPPING THE MACHINE ABRUPTY HE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED BACK
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF OPERATING A GRINDER FROM A "BUCKET TRUCK" WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, THE GRINDER STRUCK HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF SPRAYING OFF A DRILL WHEN SOME MATERIAL FLEW BACK IN HIS EYE. A SMALL RUST FRAGMENT WA SMBEDDED.
THE INJURED SUSTAINED AN EYE INJURY WHILE HE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH AND SOME MATERIAL FLEW UP AND WENT UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE OBJECT COULD NOT BE FLUSHED OUT.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF OPERATING A GRADER AND WHILE SCRAPING A ROADWAY, THE BLADE "CAUGHT" A ROCK AND CAUSED HIS NECK TO JERK. HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO THE NECK AREA.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER ND WHILE BACKING UP, HE RAN INTO A LARGE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO GET JARRED AND BOUNCED. HE SUSTAINED A STOVED NECK.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF OPERATING A DROTT CRANE, LOADING AN 'ARM' OFF OF A 992 LOADER ONTOA FLAT BED TRUCK. WHILE THE ARM WAS BEING LOWER-ED THE HOUSE WHERE HE WAS OPERATING WITHIN, BROK E LOOSE FROM THE FRAME OF THE CRANE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HIS THIGH AND FOREARM.
MAN WAS STANDING ON A BERM WAITING FOR A GRADER TO PASS.AS THE GRADER PASSED BY.IT HOOKED A ROCK CAUSING THE INJURED TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER.
MAN WAS IN PROCESS OF HAVING HIS TRUCK LOADED BY A DEMAG WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OFF THE BUCKET AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE BED,JOLTING THE TRUCK AND DRIVER,INJURED HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJUR Y.
INJ OPERATING GRADER,RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY ,HURT HIS BACK.
INJURED A DRILLER WAS OPERATING HIS DRILL WHEN THE EDGE OF THE BENCH GAVEWAY.HE JUMPED FROM THE DRILL.
EE HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHILE WELDING ON A DRILL.
EE HYD SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS JOLTED WHILE OPERATING HIS DEMAG SHOVEL CAUSING HIM LOWER BACK HIM.
TROUBLE SHOOTING WELDER WITH SCREWDRIVER IN HAND. SCREWDRIVER HIT BLADE AND PULLED HAND INTO FAN AND CUT FINGERS AND KNUCKLE.
A BULLDOZER OPERATOR WAS JARRED AROUND IN THE CAB OF HIS BULLDOZER. (AS REPORTED BY HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE)
I.NAME, A MECHANIC, WAS USING A GRINDING STONE ON METAL WHEN THE STONE BLEW APART CUTTING HIS LEG.
EE A MECHANIC ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON A BULLDOZER WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS HAND.
GREASER WAS USING AIR WRENCH TO TIGHTEN LUG NUTS ON GREASE TRUCK WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
I NAME A MECHANIC WAS GRINDING ON METAL WHEN A SMALL OBJECT WENT INTO HIS L EYE HE WENT THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT REMOVED
THE INJURED A GREASER WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER AND BACKED INTO A HOLE.THE JERK OF THE BULLDOZER KNOCKED HIM AROUND IN THE CAB CAUSING BACK/NECK PAIN.
I,NAME WAS GREASING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE GOT A SPRAY OF GREASE IN HIS LEFT EYE.
I.NAME, HYD. SHOVEL OP., WAS HELPING MECHANICS WORK ON HIS SHOVEL. HE WAS STEAM CLEANING WHEN HE SPRAYED HIS LEFT ARM.
I.NAME CUTTING PIECE OF METAL OFF ROCK TRUCK WHEEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW OF TRUCK STRIKING HIM IN FACE.
GRINDING PC OF METAL SM PC FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
I NAME WAS WORKING WITH THE POWDER CREW LOADING HOLES WITHA BOOM ON A 1988 MACK POWDER TRUCK HE WAS MOVING BETWEEN HOLES WHEN THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE HYD. JACK WHICH SUPPORTS THE BOOM CAME OUT CAUSING THE BOOM TO DROP ONTO I NAMES HEAD
DRIVER OF ROCK 7RUCK WAS JARED WHILE BEING LOADED BY DEMAG SHOVEL. SUFFERED PAIN IN NECK AND LEFT ARM.