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Employee was pulling himself up onto haul truck step using both his arms and felt pain in his stomach. Seen at the ER, diagnosed with a hernia which was repaired on 11/22/2010.
Employee said she hit a bump in the haul road causing pain in the back.
637E Scraper began to slide while turning corner out of stockpile. Operator turned into berm to stop slide. Tire marks show that scraper traveled approx. 50-75 feet on top of berm. When operator attempted to turn the scraper down hill and drive off outside slope of the ramp(approx. 12')scraper rolled landed on its top. EE diagnosed lower back strain.
OPERATOR LOST POWER IN THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AS HE DESCENDED THE 20 PERCENT HAUL ROAD GRADE. THE TRUCK FREE-WHEELED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, WENT UP THE BANK AT THE END OF THE ROAD, AND LAID OVER ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR BRUISED AND RELEASED.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING JOHN DEER TRACTOR WITH FORKS ATTACHED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK. RIGHT FORK CAUGHT RIGHT RIB, EMPLOYEE TURNED AWAY FROM THE RIB AND TRACTOR FELL ON SIDE. LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, STITCHES, AND SORE LEFT SHOULDER. RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS SCALING THE BACK W3HEN A ROCK DISLODGED AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE LEFT TIRE OF THE LHD AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE. CRACKED LEFT RIB. RESTRICTED DUTY 5 DAYS.
EE WAS HELPING MOVE SOME PIPE WITH A LOADER. THEPIPE SWUNG AROUNG & STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT ARM THE INITIAL MED EXAM APPEARED TO BE NEGATIVESEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT THE EE EXPERIENC ED PAIN & DISCOMFORT TO THE RIGHT WRIST/ARM AREAWAS REEXAMED BY A DR & WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN OFF OF WORK
EE BOUNCED HARD HAT OFF OF A HEADACHE RACK IN LHD. HAD PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER & NECK. ORIGINALLY,THIS WAS ONLY A MINOR INJURY REPORT. HE HAS SINCE SOUGHT PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR WHEN A FIBERGLASSBAR USED FOR SURVEYING CAME LOOSE; BAR CAUGHT ONTHE FRAME OF AN AIRDOOR, FLEXED AND HIT EMPLOYEEON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK. HE WAS GIVEN A SOFT NECK BRACE TO IMMOBILIZE HIS NECK.
DRIVING LHD AND HIT ROCK IN RAMP, BANGED RIGHT ELBOW ON A METAL NUT. CONTUSION TO ELBOW. RESTRICTED DUTY.