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Worker was climbing ladder on motorgrader to check oil level, lost hand grip fell to ground causing laceration to left forearm. Required 8 stitches.
Employee was attempting to remove large rock from belt at scalper after grizzly broke, pry bar slipped out from hand and struck him in face causing laceration to lip and broke two teeth. X-rays negative, will go to dentist for evaluations.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PORTABLE CRUSHER WITH A PRYER WHEN HE AGGRAVATED AN OLD RT. SHOULDER INJURY FROM FORMER EMPLOYER.
DESCENDING A LADDER AT RADIAL STACKER FOR CRUSHER, SLIPPED ON BOTTOM RUNG & OVER EXTENDED HIS (L) KNEE. HE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3/18/04. CLINIC DETERMINED SPRAIN TO (L) KNEE & HE RETURNED THE SAME DAY TO REGULAR DUTY.
WORKER WAS WALKING ON PLATFORM ON SCALPER PLANT,STEPPING TO LOWER PLATFORM ONE STEP DOWN, MISSED STEP FELL FORWARD AND HIS HARD HAT STRUCK A METAL CONTROL BOX FORCING HIS HEAD INTO HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK, WHILE BEING LOADED BY 988 LOADER THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND INJURED STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON ARM REST ATTACHED TO DRIVER DOOR.
WORKER WAS DRIVING A VOLVO DUMP LOADING UNDER A 345 BACKHOE, A LARGE ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE BED AND STRUCK THE PASSENGER WINDOW CAUSING BROKEN GLASS TO LACERATE HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.
INJURED WORKER WAS WALKING ON CONVEYOR PLATFORM, FAILED TO FACE THE STEPLADDER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN, LOST FOOTING AND FELL ONTO GROUND CAUSING RT. SHOULDER SPRAIN.
CLIMBING LADDER ON SCALPR, LOST FOOTING ONLY HAD TWO POINT HOLD, SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.