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THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING A BOOM TRUCK HE LOOKED UP AND THE WIND BLEW LIME INTO HIS EYES. AFTER WASHING THEM OUT, HE CONTINUED TO SUFFER IRRITATION IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN WHO APPLIED AN ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT TO THE EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASEDTO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EE STATES THAT WHILE SPLICING CABLE AT DW29, A DUST DEVIL BLEW OVER HIS WORK AREA. AT THE TIME, HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIS EYE. HOWEVER, HOURS LATER HIS EYE BEGAN TO IRRITATE HI M. HE WAS EXAMINED BY AN OPTOMETRIST WHO REMOVEDA PIECE OF DIRTY FROM THE EYE. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ALL DUTY.

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE CIL CONTAINMENT AREA AND THE FLOTATION PLANT WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW A PIECE OF LIME IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE STATES THAT AS HE WAS WALKING HE FELT HIS BACK SNAP & EXPERIENCED INSTANT PAIN. HE WAS TRANSOPORTED TO THE ER WHERE HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THIS FAMILY DR. HIS DR PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY DUE TO AN ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN

WHILE ENGRAVING NAME PLATES, SHE WENT TO ELEVATE HER FOOT ON A CHAIR FOR COMFORT. SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS GIVEN ON AUG 5 & 6 AND REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST IN RE NO AUG 11. EMPLOYEE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY ON AUG 10, 1998.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHOVEL. HE LOOKED DOWN AT THE BUCKET, AT WHICH TIME A GUST OF WIND BLEW DIRT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EYE BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM LATER INTO THE SHIFT. AN EMT WASHED OUT THE EYE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN INTO THE ER. THEPHYSICIAN PATCHED THE EYE AND PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC.

EE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT AND A GUST OF WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EYE WAS WASHED OUT BY AN EMT WHO DETERMINED EE SHOULD SEEK MUDICAL ATTENTION. THE DR. FOUND NO DEBRIS IN THE EYE. HE DID PRESCRIBE AN ANTIBIOTIC AND RELEASED THE EE TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

ON AFTERNOON OF 10-16-96 STRONG WINDS WERE BLOWING DUST FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. EMP AND OTHER WORKERS WERE SETTING UP A TEMPORARY MAINT SHOP. ABOUT 2PM EMP GOT SOME DUST IN LEFT EYE AND WITH HE LP OF FOREMAN, WASHED EYE WITH WASH SOLUTION. EYE SEEMED TO BE DOING OK UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN MORE WIND AND DUST WAS BLOWING. BY 7PM FRI NIGHT 10-18-96, EMP NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

AFTER WORKING HIS FIRST DAY OF ROTATION AFTER BEING OFF FOR FIVE DAYS, EE CALLED IN SICK. LATER THAT DAY HE CALLED THE SAFETY DEPART AND COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK. HE WAS SENT TO A PHYSICIAN W HO PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY THREE TIMES A WEEK WITH A RETURN VISIT IN THREE TO FOUR WEEKS.

EE WAS CLEANING A PILE OF LIME OFF THE DECK OF HAUL TRUCK HE175 WITH HIS FOOT. WHEN HE KICKED THE LIME OVER THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK, THE WIND CAUGHT IT AND BLEW IT UP INTO HIS FACE AND EYES. THE EE WAS TREATED AT HUMBOLDT GENERAL HOSPITAL ANDWAS RELEASED TO ONE DAY OF LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS WALKING IN A STORAGE AREA LOOKING FOR PARTS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIS RIGHT LEG TO TWIST INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE. [EE HAD 7 DAYS RESTRICTED DUTY & RELEASED TO FULL DUTY 12-1 9-95. PROBLEMS CONTINUED WITH HIS KNEE & ON 7-2-96 DR. RETURNED EE TO RESTRICED DUTY.]

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS FITTING TWO COLUMNS TOGETHER. WHEN HE FELT A STINGING SENSATION ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME THAT NIGHT, HE NOTICED SWELLING AND BRUISING ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EE FELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO HIS EYE AS HE WAS LEAVING THE MEGA PIT AREA. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT THE WIND WAS GUSTING AND BLOWING A GREAT DEAL OF DUST AND DIRT. HE WAS TAKE TO ER, W HERE THE FOREIGN OBJECT WAS REMOVED AND THE EYE WAS PATCHED. HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE WYW WAS TO BE RECHECKED.

HEART FAILURE.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND UP TO DATE WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE. THE HOSPTIAL WILL NOT RELEASE INFORMATION TO OTHER THAN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. OVER THE PHONE EE'S WIFE INFORM ED US THAT A BLOCKAGE WAS FOUND IN THE AORRTA. EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM TEH PIONEER'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN BRAWLYE, CA TO A HOSPITAL IN SAN DIEGO, CA.

WALING BY CONVEYOR BELT & WIND BLEW PIECE OF DIRT INTO RT EYE

TRUCK DRIVER SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AFTER BEING LOADED. NO OTHER INJURY OR INCIDENT OCCURED. EE STOPPED TRUCK AND CALLED FOR HELP. RESCUE TEAM REMOVED HIM FROM HIS TRUCK AND MET WITH HUMBOLT COUNT AMBULANCE IN ROUTE. EE WAS TRANSFERRED TO HEALTH CARE FACILITY BY AMBULANCE. INDIVIDUAL IS IN STABLE CONDITION IN WASHOE MEDICAL CENTER RENO.

WIND BLEW DIRT INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES ALL DAY.KNEE SWELLED THE NEXT DAY.

WIND BLOWING HARD, SM PART OF SAND BLEW IN EYE WHILE WELDING

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE FLOW SWITCH ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER LUBE SYSTEM WHEN THE WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON METAL PIPES AND HURT ANKLE AND CAUGHT FINGER IN WRENCH, ALSO PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOARDS AND WAS BITEN BY A SCORPION.

EMPLOYEE COMPLA3NED OF KNEE PAIN OVERUSE SYNDROME OF BOTH KNEES NEEDS REST TOLD SUPERVISOR NOT JOB RELATED WENT TO DR 10-6 RETUREND TO WORK 10-7 WORKED FULL TIME OFF WORK 11-3-7 WITH KNEE PAIN RETURNED FULLT3ME 11-10 OFF AGAIN 11-17 TO DATE