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Employee was injured when the bulldozer he was operating overturned onto its right side.
Employee stated that he backed his dozer over a rock and jarred his back. Employee did not begin missing work until 9/26/12.
Employee was injured when the dozer he was operating overturned.
Employee pinched his right hand in the drill entrance door, resulting in a laceration that required (4) sutures.
EE was running a hydraulic power cutter, got his hand caught in the hydraulic cylinder causing amputation of left thumb and mutilated his index finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE UPPER SEGMENT BOLTS ON D10 DOZER WHILE POSITIONING AN AIR TORQUE WRENCH SOCKET ONTO ONE OF THE BOLTS WITH HIS LT. HAND, THE TORQUE WRENCH TRIGGER INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE SEGMENT CAUSING THE WRENCH TO TURN ON. FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE TORQUE WRENCH BRACE & THE MACHINE SPROKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN AN UNSEEN GRAPEVINE IN THE TOP OF THE TREE PULLED A DEAD LIMB (6' BY 8") ON HIM, BRUISING HIS SHOULDER AND RIBS.
EMPLOYEE "ALLEGES" THAT HE STRAINED HIS KNEE WHEN A TRUCK HIT THE RIPPER OF HIS GRADER. ON 9/17 DOCTOR'S OFFICE (BONE SPECIALIST) INFORMED EMPLOYER THAT EMPLOYEE HAD RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT TO THIS SAME KNEE ON 5/16/02, 7/16/02, 8/27/02, 12/30/02, 3/25/03, 6/24/03, AND 8/26/03 BUT THE 7TH VISIT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE 8/21 INCIDENT.
IN BACK OF ROCK TRUCK SHEET OF METAL BEING LIFTED BY CRANE-CHAIN BROKE AND SHEET OF METAL FELLOW BOTH LEGS INJURED RT FOOT FRACTURED.
EE FELL FROM DRILL OPERATOR'S SEAT TO THE FLOOR OF CAB. EE WAS INITIALLY TREATED & RELEASED FOR WORK BUT FAILED TO REPORT TO WORK ON JUNE 24TH (AFTER VACATION PERIOD).
AFTER CUTTING MATERIAL AWAY FROM A BIG ROCK EE BACKED DOZER AWAY FROM ROCK TO LET THE DUST CLEAR. THE ROCK THEN UNEXPECTEDLY ROLLED BACK INTO THE DOZER BLADE, JARRING THE OPERATOR. BEGAN MISSI NG WORK ON 4-2-02.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 4/26/01 FROM COMPLICATIONS OF 9/20/00 WHEN HOT METAL SLAG POPPED INTO HIS EAR.
EE WAS TRAMMING DOZER UP-SLOPE WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND JARRED HIS BACK.