WHILE EE WAS LOADING THE SCRAPER, HE TWISTED TO LOOK BEHIND HIM. HIS NECK WAS STRAINED. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9-28-95. ON 11-14-95 THE EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING THE SCRAPER IN THE MI NE WHEN THE FRONT TIRE DROPPED INTO A HOLE JARRING HIM RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN & AGGRAVATING THE ORIGINAL INJURY.
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Showing all 30EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING OT LOAD A RAIL CAR UNAWARE THAT THE ENGINE HAD COUPLED TO THE CARS AND APPLIED AIR. THE EMPLOYEE JACKED THE CAR AND AIR HOSE CAME LOOSE UNDE PRESSURE IT HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
EE DROVE PLANT PICK UP TRUCK TO CALCINE BUILDING TO USE TELEPHONE THE TRUCK WAS NOT PLACED FULLY IN PARK AND ROLLED BACKWARD THE DOOR HIT HIS KNEE KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS TRACKING IMPROPERLY BY HITTING THE ROLL WITH A HAMMER. APPARANTLY THE HAMMER GOT PULLED INTO AND BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR ROLL AND CONVEYOR B ELT, PULLING HIS RIGHT ARM INTO THE SAME AREA CAUSING LACERATIONS/ABRASIONS TO THE ARM.
WHILE LOADING BUCKET ON #3 DART D-600 LOADER AT FULL THROTTLE, LOST CLUTCH PRESSURE, CAUSING THE MACHINE TO LUNGE FORWARD CAUSING A WHIPLASH, PAIN TO NECK AND LOWER BACK.
PALLETIZER FAILED TO PUT MB PALLET IN. WHEN IT CAME OUT, IT GOT WRAPPED AND THEN PUSHED UPON TO NEXT CHAIN. IT STARTED OFF OF NEXT CHAIN AND STOPPED, THEN HE HAD TO GET ON THE CHAIN AND PUSH T HE PALLET OFF. THE CHAIN STARTED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS AT END OF CHAIN. IT TOOK HIS FOOT DOWN BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND ROLLERS UNTIL IT STALLED THE MOTOR. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES HAD TO KNOCK ROLLER OU
EMPLOYEE WAS CONTROLLING A RAILCAR BEING TAKEN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO THE RAILCAR DROP SITE. A LOADED CAR WAS ON THE TRACK, EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE THE CAR, AND THE TWO CARS COLLIDED, CAUSING A JO LT TO THE EMPLOYEE. HE SAW COMPANY DOCTOR FOR BACK PAIN ON 3-12-92, WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY; HE SAW DOCTOR AGAINS ON 3-19, WAS RELEASED FROM LIGHT DUTY AND SENT FOR TREATMENT BY PHYS. THERAPY.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK A LOADED RAIL CAR ON TRACK THE TRACKMOBILE KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED DRIFTING WITH CAR ATTACHED CLIMBED ON CAR AND APPLIED HAND BRAKE AND STOPPED CAR AND TRACKMOB ILE. WHEN THEY WERE STOPPED HE STEPPED OFF THE CAR AND COLLAPSED TO THE PAVEMENT.
EMPL TAKING LOADED RAIL CARS ACROSS HWY WHEN PICKUP TRUCK COMING DOWN THE HWY STRUCK THE RAILCAR,CAUSING HIM TO BUMP LEGS AND HEAD.
I.NAME & OTHER PREPARING TO LOAD 2 RAILCARS.I.NAME RELEASED BRAKES ON ONE CAR AND IT STARTED TO MOVE DOWN THE TRACK.APPLIED HAND BRAKE BUT CAR GAILED TO SLOW DOWN.AS IT PICKED UP SPEED,I.NAME DECIDED TO JUMP FROM CAR.DESCENDED HALF WAY DOWN LADDER,JUMPED & PROCEEDED TO LOADER BLDG.I.NAME THEN NOTIFIED SUPV THAT I.NAME APPEARED TO BE HURT.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO ALIGN SKIRT ON PIECE OF MOVING EQUIPMENT. WHILE HOLDING PRY BAR IN POSITION SHARP EDGE OF EQUIPMENT BRUSHED OVER LEFT HAND RESULTING IN LACERATION.
INJ TRANSFERRING SAND TO STOCKPILE AREA WITH FRONT ENDLOADER.AFTER TRANSFERRING SEVERAL LOADS,ENDLOADER WENT OVER HIGHWALL.FELL 43' LANDING ON BUCKET IN ALMOST VERTICAL POSITION.EMPL THROWN TH ROUGH WINDSHIELD,LANDED JUST BEYOND BUCKET.EMPL WAS LYING ON TOP OF WINDSHIELD.
INJURED WAS RIDING 4 WHEEL HONDA TO OBTAIN WATER SAMPLES IN QUARRY AREA. FRONT TIRE OF VEHICLE STRUCK SOMETHING & EMPL LOST CONTROL GOING OVER 3 1/2' EMBANKMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING FORKLIFT DRIVER LOAD PIPE PIECES FORKLIFT FORK STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE ALSO STRUCK RT ELBOW AGAINST GUARD RAILING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY F ORK
CLEANING CONV BELT, FORNT END LOADER DUMPING LOAD IN HOPPER, PC OF ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON HEAD WEARING HARD HAT
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP WITH TEREX FRONT END LOADER, FROM HIGHWALL WITH A BUCKET OF SAND, WHEN A BOULDER FELL FROM HIGHWALL IN THE BUCKET AND RAISED THE REAR END OF TEREX OFF THE GROUND. EMPL OYEE WAS SHOOK UP FROM THE JAR.
DRIVING DUMP TRUCK AND HIT POT HOLE IN ROAD IN RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE BUMPING HEAD ON CEILING OF CAB.
GOT FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE OPER FORKLIFT MED TREAT TO EM
EMPL WAS CLEANING UP SAND AT TOE OF HIGHWALL WITH TEREX FRONT END LOADER & AS HE WAS DIGGING SLIDE OF MATERIAL FROM HIGHWALL FELL ON BUCKET & JARRED LOADER TOSSING EMPL AGAINST STEERING WHEEL OF LOADER.
EMPLOYEE LOADS A ROCK TRUCK WITH FRONT END LOADER I NAME COULD NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC TIME OR INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE INJURY HE STATED THAT H IS NECK STARTED FELLING STIFF & SORE IT GREW PROGRES SIVELY WORST DURING THE DAY OF THE 18TH I NAME VISITED CHIROPRACTOR THE EVENING OF 18TH HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR THE MORNING OF THE 19TH
THROTTLE LINKAGE CAME OFF AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE.MACHINE WENT DOWN GRADE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BOUNCING OPERATOR UP AND DOWN IN THE AIR HURTING HIS BACK .EMPL DID HAVE ON SEAT BELT.
WHILE TURNING THE FEEDER DRIVE USING THE V-BELTS IN ORDER TO CHECK A NOISE IN THE TIMING GEARS HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND THE PULLEY CUTTING THE END OF THIRD FINGER R HAND BEF ORE FIRST JOINT
REPORTED 10-17 THAT SINCE 10-12 NOTICED SORENESS IN LOWER BACK THAT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.ON 10-17 DRIVING FORKLIFT TRUCK LOADING TRUCKS AND PAIN IN BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM.
EMPL WAS CLEANING AROUND FEEDER HOPPER WITH SHOVEL. TRUCK WAS DUMPING IN FEEDER HOPPER & HOPPER OVERFLOWED SPILLING DIRT ON EMPL. RESULT WAS STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS NECK.
STEERING WHEEL TURNED WHEN A FRONT TIRE HIT SAND AND CAUGHT THE R THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A FORK TRUCK OVER ROUGH GROUND DURING THE COURSE OF HIS SHIFT AT 1:30 PM HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM CHERRY PICKER BASKET OUTRIGGER FAILED AND THE BASKET WAS LOWERED INTO WATER CHERRY PICKER BEAM STRUCK HIM ON THE FACE AND SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A HOLE IN A SCREW CONVEYOR TROUGH. WHEN HE TURNED TO PICK UP A DRILL, HIS COAT CAUGHT IN A SLOW TURNING RAPPER SHAFT. THE SHAFT WOUND HIS CLOTHING, PULLING THE EMPLOYEE THE SHAFT CAUS3NG A CRACKED PELVIS, NOSE BLEED AND BRUISES. EMPLOYEE REMOVED AREA GUARD AND FAILED TO SHUT DOWN/LOCK OUT THE CONVEYOR BEFORE ENTERING WORK AREA.
CAUGHT FINGER B9TWEEN SAND LOADING CHUTE AND LID SEAL LATCH ON COVERED HOPPER RAILROAD CAR WHILE LOADING BULK SAND
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING BRAKE ON A RAILROAD CAR WHEN IT SNATCHED BACK JERKING HIS RIGHT ARM PULLING THE MUSCLE IN H IS RIGHT SHOULDER