DOZER CARRYALL OPERATOR WAS OUT OF DOZER CAB CHECKING TRACKS. WHEN HE WENT TO RE-ENTER THE CAB, THE WIND CAUGHT THE CAB DOOR AND CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE DOZER CAB DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED/LOCKED OPEN. HE SUSTAINED 13 STITCHES TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.
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Showing all 16ORIGINAL ACCIDENT 10-15-88. HE LOST AN ADDITIONAL 57 WORK DAYS.
ORIGINAL ACCIDENT 2-8-94. PLEASE ADD AN ADDITIONAL 71 LOST WORK DAYS.
THE DAYS LOST WERE THE RESULT OF AN INJURY WHICH OCCURRED ON 2-16-76. PLEASE ADD ONE ADDITIONAL LOST WORK DAY.
ORIGINAL ACCIDENT 9-15-92. PLEASE ADD AN ADDITIONAL 76 LOST WORK DAYS.
ORIGINAL ACCIDENT 10-15-88. PLEASE ADD AN ADDITIONAL 39 LOST WORK DAYS.
REOCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY - ORIGINALLY HURT KNEE GETTING OFF DOZER.
REOCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY. [LETTER ATTACHED]
AGGREVATED INJURY OF 10-15-88.
CO-WORKER AND EMPLOYEE WERE UNLOADING THE VARIOUS JIZERY TIE BLOCKS AND STACKING THEM, WHEN EMPLOYEE RECEIVED PULLED HANDLE IN LOWER BACK LEFT HIP.
ORIGINAL INJ ON 1015/88 ON 10/30/90 EMPL MISSED ADDITIONAL WORK DUE TO SAME INJ. ADD ADDITIONAL SIX LOST WORK DAYS ON ABOVE INJ.
EMPLOYEE WALKED OUT OF 2570 MARION DRAGLINE OPERATORS CAB WHEN WIND BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WERE PUTTING A CABLE REEL GEAR BOX ON 49R DRILL. THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD; FOREIGN MATERIAL BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE FROM AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
HANGING ON TO PANEL WITH LEFT HAND ON DRAGLINE WHEN WIND BLEW PINCHING HAND BETWEEN WALL PANEL AD BOOM ROOF, BENDING ALL FINGERS BACK.
HAD MOVED WATER3COOLER UP INTO 500W HOUSE, SET IT DOWN AND WAS GOING BACK DOWN TO TRUCK TO GET THE REST OF IT WHEN WIND STARTED TO BLOW DOOR SHUT, TRIED TO GRAB IT AND DOOR SHUT ON HIS FINGER.
INJURED WAS STRETCHING OR REACHING INTO THE BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK FOR A SHOVEL WHEN HE TORE A MUSCLE IN LEFT SICLE BASE OF NECK.