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NOTICED BURNIGN IN RIGHT EYE WHLE DRIVINGA PICKUP, BELIEVED TO CAUSTIC BLEW UP OFF THE SEAT OR FLOOR BOARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING PIPE ONTO A PIPE STAND AND GAVE THE SIGNAL TO THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR TO LOWER THE PIPE. THE PIPE CAME DOWN ON HIS THUMB.
EE WAS RIDING ON TOP OF A 30INX20FT SECTION OF FIBERGLASS VENT TUBE INSIDE OF A 6YDSWAGNER BUCKET THE OPERATOR CHANGED DIRECTION THE TUBE HIT THE RIB SHIFTED & PINCHED EE LEG BETWEEN END OF TU BE & BUCKET HE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CRUSHING INJURY NO XRAYS GIVEN PAIN PILLS & MUSCLE RELAXERS SECOND OPINION AWAITING 09-16-94
ROAD WET ON FLAT AREA, APPLIED RETARDER, BACKEND CAME AROUND HIT BANK, TIPPED ON TRUCK DRIVER SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING U.G. HAUL TRUCK BY VENTILATION BAG IN 869 DRIFT. A HOLE IN THE BAG ALLOWED AIR TO BLOW DIRT IN TO HIS EYE. HE WASHED EYE OUT, BUT IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM. ON 6-6-94 HE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO US AND WE SENT HIM TO THE BEATTY CLINIC. HE HAD A PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. HE LATER SOUGHT SECOND OPINION, HAD AN EYE INFECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SCOOPTRAM WHILE OPERATING HE HIT BUMPS TO KEEP LOOKING BACK & FORTH CAUSING A STRAIN ON NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE MINE AND WHEN EXITING THE PORTAL SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN AND TREATED AT BEATTY CLINIC. EYE WAS FLUSHED AND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED ANTIBIOTIC.
THE EMPLOYEE HIT A CHUCK HOLE WITH HIS HAUL TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT ON LIGHT DUTY WORK ON 2-5-92.
EMPLOYEE WENT AND SAW HIS DOCTOR ABOUT COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THE INJURY HE SUFFERED ON 9-24-91. THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM NOT TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING INSIDE MAN-CARRIER GIVING OPERATOR OF PICK-UP DIRECTIONS, IN BACKING UP. EMPLOYEE MOTIONED THE OPERATOR OF THE PICKUP GO STOP AND HE DID SO. HE EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN AND THE PICKUP ROLLED BACK, PINCHING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND LEG. EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED FROM WORK FOR 3 DAYS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN HE JARRED HIS BACK WHEN HE HIT A ROCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTOR RECOMENDED. HE BE PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS.
THE LOADER OPERATOR HIT THE SIDEBOARD OF A HAULTRUCK JARRING THE TRUCK DRIVER. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE BEATTY CLINIC. HE HAD A STRAINED BACK. HE WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.
OPERATING A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK HITTING A BUMP CAUSING A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA AND THE DRISTSCHETTER PUT EE ON A RX AND TO STAY OUT HOME A FEW DAYS.
DRIVING A LOAD OF WATER UP THE HILL, MOTOR IN WATER TRUCK DIED. STOPPED TRUCK, TRIED TO START ENGINE. TRUCK STATRTED TO ROLL BACK DOWN HILL, HIT A BANK WITH BACK TIRES AND FLIPPED TRUCK OVER. I.NAME WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRUCK AND WALK AWAY.
ADJUSTING TORCH THAT WAS USED TO MELT OFF. IECE BUILT UP. TORCH HOSE GOT CUAGHT IN BELT TIGHTENER AND PULLED HIS THUMB INTO THAT AREA.
SPEEDING UP THE BELT ON THE APRON FEEDER. A ROCK FELL OFF AND HIT HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF HIS WSORK SHIFT DUST WAS THROWN UP FROM THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK & LODGED IN HIS EYES
INJ VEHICLE TRAVELING NW USING L. HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN THE OTHET VVEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SE USING R. HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN THE VEHICLES HIT HEAD ON IN WEST LANE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS A PPROX. $9,000.