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Employee was changing tickets in printer when a customer's truck bumped the printer enclosure bruising arm. Note: this injury was limited to one doctors visit and was first aid only until 1-31-05, She still had a sore arm so she is going to physical therapy, this is why this injury is being reported at this time.
WHILE REMOVING ROCKS FROM GRIZZLEY FEEDER A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD BETWEEN HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES.
WHILE BACKING THE WATER TRUCK UP EE HAD THE STERRING WHICHE HARDOVER TO THE RIGHT WHENT HE FRONT TIRE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB.
WHILE HAULING OVERBUREDEN ON THE BACK HAUL EMPTY TRUCK, HIT DIP IN ROAD AND OPERATOR STRUCK HEAD ON INSIDE OF CAB, OPRATOR WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. THERE WAS NOT WERE PHYSICAL DAMAGE REPORTS ED BY THE DR'S. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE EQUIPMENT.
WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR 7" FEEDER, A LARGE ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN RT KNEE. EE SOUGHT FIRST AID. ON FIRST VISIT, ON 9-3-99 HE REVISITED BECAUSE OF PAIN AND WAS TOLD THE KNEE WOULD HAVE TO BE SC OPED AT A LATER DATE.
EE WAS CLEARING ROCK AWAY FROM HAD PULLEYS AND TAKING TO STOCK PILES WITH A LOADER, WHEN HE HURT HIS NECK. INJURY WAS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY A BUMP IN HIS PATH.
DURING REPAIR WORK ON LOADER BUCKET, THE CUTTINGEDGE OF THE BUCKET FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 4-29-98 THAT IN AUG OF 97 HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER IN THE CAT 988 LOADER LEAKING COOLANT AND BLOWING ON AN ALREADY IRRITATED WOUND, CAUSING A RASH ON RIGHT ANK LE.
EE WAS DIGGING OFF BACK WALL IN PIT B WHEN THE WALL SLUFFED OFF HITTING THE LOADER & BROKE WINDSHIELD.
LOWER BACK PAIN FELT WHILE DRIVING LOADER OVER ROUGH ROAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PULL BACKHOE OUTOF MUDHOLE WHEN CHAIN BROKE, SPRUNG BACK AND HIT FINGER.
EE TOLD EE HE TOLD EE TO TELL THE PIT OPERATOR TO START THE BELT EE THEN WENT FOR THE RADIO & EE TRIED TO CROSS THE BELT BEFORE BELT STARTED EE WAS NOT OFF BELT JUMPED & HIT HARD GOUND
WHILE REMOVING WEEDS FROM CONVEYOR FINGERS PULLED UNDER BELT AND RUN OVER BY ROLLERS. ALSO, BUMPED LEG.
STUCK WRENCH INTO TAIL PULLEY AREA OF CONVEYOR WHILE RUNNING WRENCH PINCHED HAND TO CONVEYOR FRAME CUTTING THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FIRST FINGER.
CAUGHT THUMB ON RETURN ROLL GUARD WHILE STRIKING RETURN ROLLER WITH HAMMER
ROCK CAME OFF BELT L LENS IN GLASSES WERE BROKEN