Employee was walking from the bathroom to the lunchroom when he dropped a battery. As he went to retrieve the battery, which had rolled under a bin, a raccoon reached out and bit the employee.
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Showing all 33While working at the Chip Plant, the employee was stung by a bee, on the chin.
Driller pulled truck over to park it and to get out of the truck. When he stepped out of the truck, a rattle snake bit him.
Employee walking from his personal vehicle towards the time clock office when a stray dog ran under his foot, causing him to turn his ankle and fall to the pavement.
Employee was found unconscious in crusher control house. CPR was administered by staff until EMT service arrived and took over rescue efforts. Employee was transported to a local hospital via ambulance, where he was declared deceased from natural causes. MSHA conducted an investigation that day, and confirmed the cause of death was due to natural causes the following day.
Employee was ascending stairs when he felt a pain in his back.
Employee strained his upper back while climbimg stairs. On 04/18/07 employee's back was still hurting. He went to the doctor and received steroid shots in his back.
The employee was walking near a belt conveyor when a high velocity wind gust blew grit off the conveyor into his face, around the edge of his safety glasses and into his left eye. His eye was flushed with solution and he was taken to a physician for examination and received prescription eye medication to prevent infection. He returned to work without restrictions.
Employee felt pain in his lower back when he bent over to connect cables from charger to welder battery.
While walking the water conveyor line, the employee's knee felt like it slipped out of joint.
The employee radioed the plant operator shortly after beginning his shift to complain of chest pains. He was operating a haul truck and was under no stress at the time. He was transported to the hospital by EMS (as directed by the conpany's emergency response plan). Doctors later diagnosed a heart attack. This event was in no way work related.
Shortly after clearing a rock from the Jaw Crusher, Employee had pain in his chest and collapsed from a heart attack.
Employee received a spider bite while driving a haul truck.
Employee was originally being treated for heat exhaustion, but after being transported to the hospital, they discovered he was having a heart attack.
Employee developed an allergic reaction to a bee sting he suffered while exiting the office.
Employee brought in Physician's Report of Work Ability to GM on 4/20/05 at 4p. Report stated that EE was totally disabled from work from 4/21/05 to 5/8/05 w/ no DOI listed, but claim #02-816744. This claim relates back to 4/3/02 & 10/22/04. When the GM asked employee what EE did to hurt back, EE replied, "nothing EE could recall."
Employee was standing on a platform observing the Primary hopper being cleaned out by the backhoe when a hinged catwalk section he had lifted and latched back to the handrails prior to, came down and landed on the employees' foot. The conditions contributing to the accident was due to the latch failing to hold the catwalk.
Employee woke up Friday morning with back pain and brought a doctor's slip in excusing him from work from 10/22/04 through 10/31/04. This injury was originally reported on 4/2/2002 and this injury report is being refiled per Bob LeMasters per 11/2/04 phone conversation.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER AT THE TRUCK LOADOUT PULLING WHEN HE FELT A STING ON HIS WRIST.
BEFORE SHIFT STARTED, EE WAS THROWING UP AS HE WALKED AWAY FROM JOB TRAILER. HE SLUMPED OVER, UNABLE TO RESPOND VERBALLY TO COWORKER. ONE SIDE OF HIS FACE WAS SAGGING. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL - ADMITTED FOR MILD STROKE.
USING A SCREWDRIVER TO CLEAN THE HOLE OUT OF JAW DIES, EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THE WIND BLEW THE METAL PARTICLE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
While running rock bolter ee reported numbness on left side of body. Ambulance was called and ee was transported to hospital. Was diagnosed as having a mild heart attack. Ee returned to work with no restrictions two days later. EE scheduled to return to physician for additional tests as he suffers from high blood pressure.
2 CONTRACT EE'S WERE SPREADING STRAW IN THE RECLAMATION AREA OF THE PIT. THEY RETURNED TO THE LOWBOY & FOUND EE SLUMPED OVER THE WHEEL OF HIS TRACTOR. IT WAS DETERMINED LATER THAT HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES. EMT'S STATED THAT HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK.
LOADER OPERATOR WAS GREASING HIS LOADER AT THE SHOP WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A BEE OR WASP IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN. EE DEVELOPED A SUSPECTED ALLERGIC REACTION CAUSING SWELLING AND DISCOMFO RT, WHICH REQUIRED EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOST TIME.
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL NEAR ONE OF THE CRUCHERS WHEN THE WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYE.
EE CAPTURED A LIVE RATTLESNAKE IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND WAS BITTEN WHEN HE REMOVED THE LID.
EE WAS OPERATING THE PIT LOADER IN THE QUARRY PIT WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ARM HURTING ETC. PIT FOREMEN RETRIEVED EE FROM PIT VIA COMPANY TRUCK CALLED AMBULANCE THEN EMS PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND TRANSPORTED THEEE TO THE HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COUPLING ON WATER LINE. AS HE REACHED UNDER THE COUPLING A SNAKE STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
ON MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002 WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT EE WAS NOT COMING IN BECAUSE HE HAD HAD SURGERY OVER THE WEEKEND. HE HAD TOLD A THIRD PARTY THAT A CABLE HAD HIT HIS HAND AT WORK ON WEDNESDAY. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS OR ANY INJURY TO US. WE ASKED THE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE AREA WITH HIM AND NO ONE HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
FIST FIGHT BETWEEN 2 EMPLOYEES.
FIST FIGHT BETWEEN 2 EMPLOYEES.
NOTICED AN IRRITATION IN LEFT EYE AROUND 2:OOPM.NOT SURE WHEN HE GOT DEBRIS IN HIS EYE. WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE IT REMOVED.
EE WAS CLEANING AT THE LODGE--WAS STUNG BY 2 RED WASPS ON RIGHT ARM ELBOW AREA.