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EE operating CAT 775 HT when he encountered a dip in haul road. EE reported that jarred his back. EE saw doctor, released w/o restrictions, 11/10/14. Follow-up appointment 11/17/14, released w/o restrictions. EE saw doctor 12/04/14 given restrictions for work.
Mechanic was trying to adjust the tension on a belt wiper. Employee's left index finger was pinched between head of wrench and expanded metal. Employee did not lock out conveyor. Conveyor was in motion.
Employee reported injury on 07/19/2010. States that he was digging hard bank with loader on his last shift, 07/16/2010, and had pain in lower back. Employee saw doctor and given restrictions effective 07/20/2010. Employee stated that he was not sure exactly what caused injury. The air seat in the loader was/is in proper working condition.
Employee was positioned incorrectly when he was catching 100# bags off of the slow moving #3 product discharge conveyor belt. He caught his rt. thumb between the conveyor belt & discharge table. EE immediately jerked his thumb out causing a laceration to his thumb. EE was taken to the Dr. & received 12 stitches on his right thumb.
Railcar unloader connveyor started to plug. Employee decided to clear blockage. One employee went to turn off power, other employee started to remove guard. While lifting guard, employee lost balance & stepped on belt which jumped, sucking his right foot into take up tension pulley.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EE WAS WEARING A BACK BELT. HE DID HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON.
MINER WAS OPERATING A CAT SCRAPER. HE WAS THE REAR SCRAPER PUSHING ANOTHER SCRAPER IN FRONT OF HIM. CONDITIONS WERE VERY WET & MUDDY. FRONT SCRAPER BECAME BOGGED DOWN IN MUD. DOZER OPERATOR CAME OVER TO PUSH REAR SCRAPER CAUSING PUSH BLOCK TO RIDE OVER FRONT SCRAPERS PUSH BLOCK. WHEN FRONT SCRAPER GAINED TRACTION, REAR SCRAPER FELL BACK TO THE GROUND.
WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A FORK LIFT, A UNKNOWN PIECE OF DIRT/DEBRIS STRUCK LEFT EYE CAUSING AN ALMOST IMMEDIATE IRRITATION. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE L ASTED ALL DAY & INTO EVENING. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT LOCAL ER ROOM
EE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR OUTSIDE TERMINAL AND STEPPED ASIDE TO LET LOADED BUCKET PASS, STEPPING ON ROCK CAUSING THE ANKLE STRAIN. HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS STRUCK IN THE ARM BY THE PASSING BU CKET, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND RESULTING IN TWO STITCHES TO HIS ELBOW.
EE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR SCRAPER IN THE PIT & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ASSISTING WITH CHANGE OF CONVEYOR BELT, TO AVOIDTHE BLET HANGING UP ON RAILING, WHIPPED THE BELTTO MISS THE OBSTRUCTION. BELT DETACHED FROM SPOOL & FELL HITTING TOP OF HEAD WITH NAILS PUNCTURI NG CHEEK & SCRATCHING ARM