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EE WAS GRINDING ON A SCRAPER HOOD. A PIECE OF STEEL AND SOME OF THE GRINDING STONE, CAME OFF AND WENT INTO HIS EYE. EE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
PUSH TRACTOR WAS BACKING UP TO ANOTHE RPUSH, TRACTOR & BUMP THE BACK ONE. THE OPERATOR FELT A JAR AND WAS JERKED FORWARD.
EE AND OTHER WERE INSTALLING A BUCKET DUMP CABLE 1 3/4 INCH X 50 FT ON THE DRAGLINE. HE CUT THE OLD CABLE AT THE CROWFOOT SOCKET. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE SEOND END AT THE BUCKET ARCH SOCKET THE CABLE ROLLED OUT OF THE DUMP BLOCK SHEAVE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FLANK. ALTHOUGH NO WORK DAYS WERE MISSED HE WAS ON AESTRICTED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
I.NAME WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HAND UP TO HIS ELBOW. HE WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED THE PAIN AS ACUTE EPICONDYLITIS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN AGGRAVATED B Y OPERATING THE BLADE CONTROL LEVER.
ON 10/18/88 DURING HIS ROUTINE ANNUAL PHYSICAL BY CO DOCTOR EMPL REPORTED THAT HIS PERSONAL DR RECENTLY DIAGNOSED HIM AS HAVING HERNIATED DISC IN LOWER BACK. EMPL CLAIMED THAT IT STARTED ON 9/ 20 OR 9/21 WHEN LEFT LEG WENT NUMB WHILE WELDINGIN CROUCHED POSITION. IT WAS N OT ACCEPTED AS AN ON THE JOB INJURY UNTIL ON INVESTIGATION WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED. EMPL WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION D
ON THIS DATE I.NAME WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER AND GOT DUST IN HIS EYE DESPITE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HIS EYE BECAME IRRITATED AND WAS TREATED BY CLEANING NO LIGHT DUTY OR LOST TIME WAS INVOLVE D HOWEVER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS ACQUIRED
I,NAME WAS OPER5TING A BULLDOZER TO CLEAR TREES AND VEGETATION. IN THE PROCESS, HE JOLTED HIS BACK.
WAS GRINDING ON A PUMP DIFFUSER WHILE WEARING BOTH SAFETY GLASSES AND A FULL FACE SHIELDS TWO PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OUT AND IMBEDDED THEMSELVES IN I NAME LEFT EYE.