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Employee was loading oxygen bottle used for cutting torch onto welding truck. While loading tank, the tank caught his finger and smashed finger causing fracture to tip of middle finger on right hand.
(Refer to Attachment)EE and other co-workers were working on a Dozer's bellypan. The pan was being held by chains on a forklift and winch. At one point the belly pan slipped and tilted which caused the cable of the winch to move up against the dozer track. The IEE had his hand on the winch cable which caught the small finger on the left hand and sliced the fingertip.
Injured EE did not follow proper procedure and leave battery box on the ground. Instead he elevated the battery box with a forklift and tripped and fell and damaged his right leg and /or right ankle.
Two EE's were cleaning and oiling bearing housing with bearing inside from vibrating screen. Bearing housing was set up on its side and oil caused bearing housing to slip and fall over. Bearing housing caught end of thumb on right hand of EE, crushed/cut end of thumb on right hand.
EE was fueling dozer at end of the day. He was walking backward and stepped on groove (indentation) left in ground from dozer tracks. He felt pain in his ankle. Ankle began to swell.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM INSERT INSIDE CRUSHER. PLATFORM SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 3 FOOT TO THE CONVEYOR BELT.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT ON SHAKER #52. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT, PINCHING HIS RIGHT PINKY BETWEEN THE RATCHET HANDLE AND SHAKER FRAME.
UNCLEAR HOW STRAIN OCCURRED BUT EMPLOYEE FELT DISCOMFORT AFTER WASHING CONVEYOR #12 CSR.
Employee argument leading to physical contact.
EE WAS UNHOOKING BLOW BAR FROM CRADLE WHEN BLOW BAR SHIFTED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN BLOW BAR AND CRADLE FRAME
988B Loader was feeding chain feeder, employee was standing outside control house checking jaw. The 988 dumped a bucket of raw material on feed apron and a rock was projected out hitting employee on the lower right jaw causing laceration & fracture.
Employee was operating a CAT 250E articulating end dump. She was preparing to be loaded by a Kawasaki 80Z wheel loader. She was spotted by the loader, stopped and the loader operator loader her with 3/4" washed aggregate. She then left, dumped her load and reported that the loader jolted her in the cab and complained of neck discomfort.
Employee was lifting new screen and passing it to others when he felt discomfort in his left groin area.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP A SMALL PIPE PATCH AND TRYING TO WELD IT IN PLACE. HE WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING PAST A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL AND WITHOUT STOPPING AND USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE SWEPT THE BUCKET UP SPRAINING HIS UPPER BACK.
EE ALONG WITH SUPERVISOR WERE MOVING A SMALL ROLL OF 48" CONVEYOR BELT ABOUT 120 FEET TOGETHER. AFTER THE CONVEYOR WAS IN PLACE EE TOLD EE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHICH WAS RADIATING DOWN HIS LEFT LEG, THIS WAS REPORTED IMMEDIATLY.
CREW WAS LOOSENING THE MANTEL ON A CONE CRUSHER.THEY HAD A CHAIN 3/8 GR. 80 TIED TO THE MANTEL &HOOKED TO A LOADER PULLING ON IT. A PORTA-POWER WAS BEING USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHAIN. TH E PORTA-POWER FAILED BINDING THE MANTEL UP WHICH CAUSED AN OVERLOAD ON THE CHAIN, THE CHAIN BROKE, WHIPPING EE ON THE LEFT SHIN/CALF AREA.
WAS DIGGING PORTABLE #3 CRUSHER TIRES WHEN GRUBBING HOE STRUCK A ROCK STRAINING HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE WAS CUTTING A BOLT NOTCH OUT OF A STRIP OF WIPER RUBBER. HIS LEFT HAND WAS NEAREST TO HIM AND HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIM. THE KNIFE SLIPPED RUNNING ACROSS HIS LEFT THUMB AREA LEAVI NG A MULTI LAYERED LACERATION ON THE TOP OF HIS THUMB.
WAS REMOVING A STUCK ROCK FROM #1 BELT OUT OF FEEDERS, EE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND OTHER EE WAS PULLING ON IT. AT THIS TIME HE FELT A MINOR PAIN IN HIS LUMBAR BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MANUAL CLEAN UP WITH A HAND SHOVEL HIS ENTIRE SHIFT. HE WOKE UP THE NEXT DAYWITH SOME DISCOMFORT. HE WAITED TO SEE IF HE WOULD FEEL BETTER IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. HE DID NOT SO HE REPORTED IT.
EE ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS WERE PLACING SOME POLY PIPE WHEN HE FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN AND REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN. HE STATED THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A YEAR DUE TO AN OLD INJURY.
OPERATOR WAS BERMING NEW PROPERTY THAT HAD PREVIOUS DIRT EXCAVATING ACTIVITY ON IT. OPERATOR WAS BLOCKING AN EXISTING RAMP. AS HE BACKED DOWN, HIS LEFT REAR TIRE DROVE OFF THE RAMP, APPROX A 2 FOOT DROP. THE WEIGHT OF THE LOADER SHIFTED TO THE LEFT REAR & THE LOADER LAID ON ITS LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS LOOSENING NUTS ON SHAKER #57. THE NUT BROKE LOOSE AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT PINKY BETWEEN THE RACHET HANDLE AND THE SHAKER FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLEAN A CHUTE AT THE SAND CLASSIFIER. ON A DOWN STROKE HE STRUCK HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A METAL HOOK USED TO TIE THE CHUTE UP WITH. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE FINGER THAT WAS ADDRESSED WITH FOUR SUTURES.
EE WAS AT THE LUBE AREA WITH HIS END DUMP TURNED OFF AND WHEELS CHOCKED. HE WAS INSPECTING THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND UPON COMPLETION HE WAS BACKING OUT BENT OVER. HE THOUGHT HE WAS CLEAR OF THE M ACHINE AND RAISED UP, HITTING THE AIR TANK DRAIN SPIGOT WITH THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.
EE WAS HITTING PLUGGED SCREEN WITH BRACE HAMMER, HEAD OF HAMMER WENT THROUGH SCREEN OPENING ALLOWING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HAMMER HANDLE.
EE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER WHEN HE FELT ASLIGHT PINCH, THINKING IT WAS HIS PANTS. NOTHINGREALLY HURT. WHEN HE GOT HOME HE WAS LYING DOWN,COUGHED & FELT A PINCH IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA
ASSEMBLING D-9 DOZER, PUTTING SWING ARM ON BLADEWHILE MOVING SWING ARM, CHAIN SLIPPED. SWING ARMHIT GROUND AND BOUNCED ON TOP OF VICTIM'S LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO MOVE AN OBJECT. ONE OF HIS SWINGS MISSED HIS TARGET AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WAS STRAINED. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 10-31-00.
EE WAS EXITING THE OPERTOR TRAILER FROM A SEATEDPOSITION HE JUMPED TO GROUND & HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED ON A ROCK
9-9-00 EE CALLED IN SICK BECAUSE HIS BACK HURT. HE SAID HE COULD NOT RETURN UNTIL 9-12-00. ON HIS RETURN HIS FOREMAN ASKED IF BACK AILMENT WAS WORK RELATED. EE'S RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS NOT. 9-9-00, I SPOKE WITH DR. HE SAID EE HAD 2 HERNIATED DISKS. IN MEETING, EE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS TRUCK. HE WAS GIVEN NEW TRUCK. WORKER'S COMP ACCEPTED BACK AS WORK RELATED. EE OFF UNTIL FULL REL
EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE PULLED A ROPE ATTACHED TO TH4E BELTING, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
TWO EE'S WERE REMOVING BUCKET TEETH. INJURED HELD A PUNCH ON THE RETAINING PIN WHILE CO-WORKER SWUNG THE HAMMER. ONE OF THE STRIKES CAUSED A CHIP OF METAL TO FLY OFF AND STRIKE HIM IN THE THIG H. THE METAL PIECE PUNCTURED AND LODGED INSIDE HIS THIGH.