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EE SAYS WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A LOADER, HE STRAINED HIS LOW BACK HE TOLD DISPATCH THAT HIS BACKPROBLEMS WERE FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FIRST WE KNEW THAT HE WAS CLAIMING AN L & I CLAIM IS WHEN THE STATE CALLED FOR INFORMAION ON 11/1/99
EMPLOYEE IS HAVING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT FOR A NECK INJURY SUSTAINED WHEN AN OFF ROAD TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES.
DROVE THRU YARD WITH DUMP-TRUCK BED UP DROVE UNDER CONVEYOR, STRIKING CONVEYOR WITH BED TRUCK LIFTED OFF GROUND ABOUT 6 FEET AND FELL BACK DOWN. IMPACT FRACTURED VERTEBRAE OF DRIVER. DRIVER WO RE SEAT BELT BUT WAS TALKING ON CELLULAR PHONE WHILE DRIVING.
WHILE BACKING THE LOADER UP THE EE WENT OVER A RAISED MOUND OF DIRT EE STRAINED HE NECK AND BACK WAS NOT AWARE THAT CHAD HAD WENT TO A DR UNTIL 4-14-97.
OPERATOR WAS DRIVING A 30 TON INTERNATIONAL HAULTRUCK. HE WAS WAITING AT THE CRUSHER FEED APPROACH FOR THE LOADER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE LOADER BACKED DOWN THE APPROACH AND RAN INTO THE BA CK DUAL TIRES.
ROUND HEAD ON CUTTING EDGE BOLT SPUN WHEN IMPACE
DRIVING A PETERBELT DUMP TRUCK HIT A CHUCK HOLE IN THE PIT ROUND PULLIN GLEFT SHOULDER OUT OF THE SOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A STEEL CABLE WHICH WAS BEING USED TO TOW A PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT PULLING VEHICLE MOVED WHICH RESULTED IN CABLE CRUSHING/PINCHING FINGER CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE & COMPLEX LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER
EE WAS LOADING PRIMARY DRILL BLAST HOLES. HE WAS CHECKING AMONIUM NITRATE FUEL OIL IN POWDER TRUCK ON LOAD FROM A POWDER CO. TRUCK ENGINE WAS RUNNING. EE OPENED DOOR TO CHECK REAR SCREW. DOOR HAD NO RETAINER. MATERIAL SOLID DOOR SLIPPED CATCHING EE S FINGER.
MOVING OTHER MATERIAL IN A LAY DOWN YARD TO GET TO A ROLL OF BELTING. EE WAS STANDING ON A PIECEOF METAL WHEN THE FORK LIFT OPERATOR MOVED ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS UNDER THE ONE THE EE WAS STANDING ON. THIS CAUSED THE EE TO TWIST HISR ANKLE.
HE HAS BURSITIS OF THE LEFT ELBOW THAT IS AGGRAVATED BY HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING THE LOADER INTO STOCKPILES. THE ARM IS ACTING LIKE A SHOCK ABSORBER FOR THE UPPER BODY. IT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 7-10-92 WITH A RETURN VISIT AND MEDICATION GIVEN TO RELIEVE INFLAMMATION.
DRIVING WATER TRUCK,TURNING STEERING WHEEL,STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
DRIVING THE FRONT END LOADER DOING REGULARLY ROUTINE DUTIES WHILE IN THE YARD.
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEE GRABBED ONTO A MANHOLE COVER ON A ROTARY DRUM WHILE IT WAS STILL ROTATING. FINGERS RUBBED AGAINST A SCRAPER WITHIN THE DRUM AND CAUSED THE A MPUTATION OF TWO FINGERS (FIRST JOINTS).
HE TURNED ON FUEL TRUCK, ENGAGED POWER TAKE OFF , THEN WENT TO FUEL HIS LOADER. NO FUEL CAME OUT. HE LOOKED UNDER FUEL TRUCK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. HE REACHED FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE PROBL EM WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND P.T.O. GRABBED HIS CLOTHING AND PULLED HIM IN.
ROCK ROLLED DOWN SURGE FEED PILE & OVER END OF TUNNEL TO FEED BELT STRICKING EMPL ON LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED TO ME ON 3/5 HE SAID HE DID NOT WANT REPORT FILLED OUT BECAUSE HIS BACK DID NOT HU RT VERY MUCH. TODAY 3/14 HE SAID BACK WAS STILL HURTING SO I SENT HIM TO DR.
EE SAID THE DUST FROM THE FRONT END LOADER 988-B DUMPING INTO THE FEEDER WAS CAUSING HIM TO HAVE HEADACH.
INJURED STATED HE WAS PUSHING SPILLED CEMENT OFF A CONCRETE PAD WITH A BOBCAT LOADER AND THE BUCKET HIT A HARD PIECE OF CONCRETE OR EXPOSED METAL BOLT WHICH STOPPED THE BOBCAT SUDDENLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 721 BOBCAT ON KILN DECK HE WAS DRIVING TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DECK & DUMPING BRICK FROM DECK TO THE GROUND 16FT BELOW ON THIRD BUCKET THE LOADER PITCHED FOREWARD & F ELL OFF THE DECK
EMP WAS WALKING3THROUGH A CONVEYOR GALLEYWAY AND DOING HIS JOB TROUBLE SHOOTING DURING THE DAY, THAT NIGHT HE FELT IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE. WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR HE HAD A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IMBEDDED 3N LEFT EYE, HE WAS WEARING PERSCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES
THE EMPLOYEE HA8 PLACED A 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL ONTO A RACK WITH A FORKLIFT AND THEN DISMOUNTED TO CHECK THE POSITION OF THE DRUM. HE FAILED TO LOWER THE FORKS OR TO SET THE PARK BRAKE AND WAS KN OCKED INTO THE 8RUM WHEN THE FORKLIFT ROLLED FOWARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON L.D. OF RUNNER SCREW CONVEYOR KNOCK OFF CLAMPS LID SLIPPED WHEN LAST CLAMP WAS REMOVED DUMPING EMPLOYEE INTO 16" SCREW CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT WHILE STANDING NEXT TO & OVER THE CONVEYOR BVELTS TRYING TO PLACE A 2INX4IN PIECE OF WOOD AT DISCHARGE END OF THE FIRST CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYORS WERE IN OPERATION EMPLOYEE S FINGERS WERE 1INCHED BETWEEN MOVING CONVEYOR & PIECE OF WOOD LOSING TIPS OF THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS ON LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE STATES3WHILE STANDING NEXT TO & OVER CONVEYOR BELTS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A 2INX4IN PIECE OF WOOD AT DISCHARGE END OF FIRST CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYORS WERE IN OPERATION EMPLOYEES F INGERS WERE PIN7HED BETGWEEN MOVING CONVEYOR & THE PIECE OF WOOD
THE EE STATES T2AT HE WAS SQUATTING UNDER THE TRUCK CHECKING REPAIRS ON THE POWER TAKEOFF PUMP. HE COULD NOT TELL IF THE ROUND SHAFT WAS TURNING SO HE TOUCHED THE SHAFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HI S THIMB WAS CAU1HT BETWEEN THE 2 SHAFTS ON THE POWER TAKEOFF PUMP. IT TORE OFF HIS NAIL & SLIGHTLY FRACTURED HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE HAULING L2AD FROM PIT 1 ON HORSE-SHOE TURN STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO GO UP BANK AND OVERTURN ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.EMPL TOSSED ABOUT IN TRUCK CAUSING LACERATIONS AND BRUISES ON BAC K OF HIS HEAD A3D ON HIS LEFT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH TWO 50 LB BAGS OFF A CONVEYOR BELT AT EYE LEVEL HEIGHT ONE OF THE BAGS FELL BACKWARDS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE BAG AS A RESULT THE INDEX FING ER ON THE EMPLO2EES HAND WAS EXTENDED IN THE WRONG POSITION
EMPL OPERATING 5OADER WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF.THEN LOADER STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL DOWN 25% GRADE.AFTER STRIKING DRAINAGE DITCH LOADER TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.OPERATOR THROWN INS IDE OF CAB CAUS3NG MULTIPLE INJURIES.
EMPL MAKING RIG2T HAND-TURN WITH SAID VEHICLE PRIOR TO BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN HE STRUCK ROCK WITH LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL STRIKING RIGHT THUMB WITH SU PPORT SPOKE. 3
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE EUCLID HE WAS OPERATING TO THE EDGE OF THE STOCKPILE TO DUMP HIS LOAD. HE BACKED TOO FAR AND THETRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE STOCKPILE.
LOADER HE WAS O1ERATING SLIGHTLY TURNED.WHEN HE TURNED WHEEL,FRONT OF LOADER STARTED SHAKING VETRY BADLY THIS CAUSED HIM TO JAR HIS BACK.
WINCH ON TRUCK 4AS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED AND NOT DISENGAGED IT TWO BLOCKED BREAKING SAFETY CABLE AND BOOM REVERSED AGAINST HEADACHE BAR AND CAB BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD
EMP STATES HE W5S TRASNPORTING A 55 GAL DRUM OF 56% ACETIC ACID TO THE ACID PUMP STATION WITH A DRUM HAND TRUCK WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS BABY FINGER BETWEEN THE HAND TRUCK HANDLE AND TH LID OF THE DRUM3HEATER BOX CAUSING THE LACERATION TO HIS BABY FINGER
EMPL WAS IN STANDING POSITION.LUMP OF MATERIAL WAS WEDGED IN GATE,EMPL TOOK SHOVEL HANDLE TO FREE IT.BELT CAUGHT END OF STICK FORCING HANDLE TO CATCH THUMB AND FORCED HAND INTO X-MEMBER CUTTIN G THUMB.
EE STATES HE WAS CLEAING SPILLAGE IDLER USING A SHOVEL W/A SHORT HANDLE WHEN THE MOVING TROUGHING IDLER CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HIS LEFT HAND OVER THE IDLER BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR CAUSING INJ URY TO HIS HAND.
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING AROUND THE MASTER WET CONTROL ROLLER UNDER THE BELT. THE EE HAD SHORT HANDLED SHOVEL & WAS CLEANING THE KILN ROCK OFF THE CENTER FRAME WORK BETWEEN THE TOP & BOTTOM BELTS WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING. THE EES SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT & HE JERKED HIS LEFT HAND BACK & HIS ARM STRUCK AGAINST A SUPPORT BEAM. THE EES ARM WAS FRACTURED JUST BELOW THE ELBOW.
INJ WAS OPERATING BOBCAT LOADER WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER ANOTHER EMP WAS CHANGING THE BUCKET A PIECE OF SCAFFOLDING SLIDE UNDER THE BOOM AND THE OPERATOR KICKED IT OUT OF THE WAY AT THAT TI HIS LEFT FOOT PUSHED THE BOOM CONTROLS AND HIS RT LEG WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND BOOM CAUSING A BRUISE
EMPLOYEE STATED PUTTING WIPER BRACKET BACK ON LOADER-HAD WIPER TURNED OFF THEN WIPER CAME ON AND SMALL SCREW ON BRACKET CAUGHT & CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE WIPER MOTOR MALFUCIT IONED.
DRIVING WELDING TRUCK. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT LOOSE ROCK & SPUN STEERING WHEEL HITTING RIGHT THUMB WITH STEERING WHEEL SPOKE.
I,NAME WAS DRIVING A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK #2927. WHEN HE DROVE INTO THE STOCKPILE AREA, HE LOST THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK. (HE TOLD THIS TO HIS FOREMAN AFTERWARDS) HE HEADED THE TRUCK INTO A BERM. HT THEN JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.
INJ HAD JUST REFUELED FORKLIFT BACKED FROM GAS PUMP CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN FORKLIFT AND GAS PUMP GUARD POST.
WHILE INJURED WAS HOISTING LIMESTONE TO THE KILN PREHEATER, HE NOTICED A BUILDUP OF LIMESTONE RUBBING AGAINST THE CONVEYOR BELT THAT FEEDS THE PREHEATER ELEVATOR. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR TH E LIMESTONE SPILLAGE WITH A SMALL BAR AND WHEN THIS FAILED, HE LAID THE BAR ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND STUCK HIS HAND UNDERNEATH THE HEAD PULLEY GUARD AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE SPILLAGE WITH
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BACKING HIS HAUL TRUCK UP TO END OF SURGE PILE WHEN THE WHEELS WENT OVER SURGE PILE ONTO QUARRY FLOOR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HEAR WARNING TO STOP (C.B. RADIO & HORNS FROM OTH ER TRUCKS).
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BACKING ONTO STOCKPILE AND WAS DUMPING MATERIAL WHEN THE RT REAR TIRE BEGAN TO GO DOWN THE TRUCK SLID DOWN THE PILE AND ROLLED OVER
EMP WAS BACKING UP TO THE EDGE OF STOCKPILE GOT TOO CLOSE RIGHT WHEELS OF TRUCK GAVE WAY, CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN UPSIDE DOWN TO BOTTOM OF STOCKPILE
EMPLOYEE STAES HE WAS SIGNING OUT ON LOG SHEET AT GUARD HOUSE WHEN AN AUTOMOBILE (NON-EMPLOYEE DRIVING) STRUCK EMPLOYEE AND THREW HIM INTO DRIVEWAY
EE STATES HE WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK UNDER BINS IN REVERSE. THE TRUCK RAN OVER SPILLAGE CAUSING HIS HEAD TO MOVE FORWARD AGAINST SIDE WINDOW TRACK CHIPPING HIS TEETH.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT AND HAD A PALLET OF CEMENT ON THE FORKS ABOUT 6IN OFF THE GROUND HE PLACED THE LIFT IN NEUTRAL AND THE PALLET RAISED STEPPED OFF THE FORKLIFT TO REMOVE A PIECE OF CARDBOARD THE LIFT STARTED TO MOVE AND PINNED INJURED BETWEEN THE WALL AND FORKLIFT