INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF FLOATING DREDGE PIPELINE WITH A SMALL PIPE BOOM ATTACHED TO THE LOADER BUCKET, WHEN THE BOOM BROKE & HIT HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND & CAUSED A SLIGHT LACE RATION ON HIS FINGER TIP.
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Showing all 555015D OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN NO.23 TRUCK, TRAVELING WEST ON THE EAST TAILINGS LINE ROAD AT APPROX. 2:30PM EE WAS LOOKING OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AT A SUBSTATION. WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD BACK, HE 02160THAT EE WAS HEADED DIRECTLY FOR A POWER POLE. EE YELLED AT OTHER EMPLOYEE TO LOOK OUT AND RAISED UP FROM THE SEAT TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL. OTHER EMPLOYEE THEN SAW THE POLE, BUT DIDNT
EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING AROUND #4 LIFT PUMP EAST OF TAILINGS AND BACKED INTO A HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL STATED HE WAS SEATEDIN BACK ON #97 TRUCK TRUCK WAS GOING BEHIND #14 PIT & HIT RUT MADE BY DRAGGING PIPE DURING PIT MOVE.TRUCK PITCHED & EMPL SAID BACK HIT SIDE OF DOG BOX ON BACK OF TRUCK .
I NAME WAS LOADING 18 INCH GAT VALVE ONTO FLAT BED TRUCK WITH A FORKLIFT, AS HE WENT TO UNHOOK THE CABLE SLING FROM THE VALVE, THE CABLE SLING SLIPPED AND CAUSED INJURED HE PRESENTED TO THE CO DISPENSARY AND WAS SENT TO PHYSICIAN BY DR