EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PUMP HOSE WITH A KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEG.
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Showing all 31EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIPE DOWN A FIGHT OF STAIRS AND ONE END OF THE PIPE HIT THE GROUND AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO PULL A MUSCLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FUEL IN THE BARGE MOUNTED WATER PUMP. HE WAS LEAVING THE PUMP, SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPLOSIVES BULK TRUCK HIS SHOES WERE MUDDY HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING THE LOADING AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING OFF THE DUMP AREA AND HE WENT TO BACK UP AND HE HIT A BIG ROCK.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW A PIECE OF RUSHT GOT IN HIS EYE HE THINKS THE WIND BLEW IT IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A ROAD GRADER AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF SERVICE TRUCK ANDS HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION,AND STUMBLED AND FELL AND HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPL. DISMOUNTI3G FROM SERVICE TURCK & HIS FOOT STEPPED ON A FROZEN CLOD OF DIRT & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLLYEE WAS CL9ANING TRUCK BEDS UT & HE WENT TO SHUT THE TAILGATE ON TRUCK BED HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT BETWEEN DOZER TRACKS HE WAS USING A 5 FT BAR TO CLEAN THE TRACKS OUT. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE REMOVING CUTTING EDGES OF A DOZER THEY WERE USING A HAMMER.
HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE PUTTING A TRACK BACK ON THE 261 BACKHOE AND HE WAS USING A PRY BAR PULLING ON THE TRACK. WHILE PULLING ON THE PRY BAR HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPL USING HAMM9R TO DRIVE 2 BUSHING METAL IN PLACE PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF BUSHING WENT INTO HAND.
EMP WAS MOVING 5 CUTTING EDGE AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK
HE AND 2 OTHERS3MOVING 6'' PUMP HOSE AND THE GROUND WAS MUDDY.WHILE MOVING HOSE THE EMPL STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SC9APPING GOB OUT OF TRUCK BEDS AND HE WENT TO SLAM A TAILGATE ON A TRUCK AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE TRUCK BED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP ON THE 801 SHOVEL WITH A WATER HOSE IN ONE HAND. ON HIS THIRD STEP UP, HE LOST HIS FOOTING ADN FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS CLIMBING3UP THE LADDER TO GET IN HIS REAR DUMP. HIS FOOR SLIPPED & JERKED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE DID NO7 RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION TILL 06-20-87.EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE REAR DUMP TO START THE WORK SHIFT AND WHEN HE REACHED THE THIRD STEP HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND WHEN HE CAUGHT3HIMSELF HE STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING HIS REAR DUMP TO THE DUMP SITE, WHEN HE GOT WHERE HE WANTED, HE STOPPED TO TAKE HIS TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND DURING THAT TIME THE S POIL GAVE AWAY 6NDER THE RIGHT BACK TIRE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A DOZER AND THE DOZER BLADE HIT A ROCK AND JARRED EMPLOYEE S BACK.
EMPL LOADING TR6CK WITH BAGS OF POWDER AND IN THE PROCESS HE HAD A HERNIA.EMPL DOESNT KNOW REALLY WHEN IT HAPPENED.DIDNT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-7-87.
EE WAS CLEANING3COAL WITH HIS DOZER. HE WAS BACKING UP & MOVING OVER THE WINDROW OF MATERIAL TO START ANOTHER RUN. WHEN HIS DOZER CROSSED THE WINDROW OF MATERIAL THE DOZER HJARRED HIS BACK.
HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE FORK LIFT TO THE RACK WHERE THE METAL IS KEPT WHEN LIFTING THE METAL FROM THE FORK LIFT TO THE STEEL RACK THE EMPLOYEE HURT HIS B ACK 3
EMPLOYEE WS HEL1ING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT A METAL BOX OUT OF A PICKUP TRUCK TO THE GROUND IN THE PROCESS EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMESLF
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF WORK WALKING TOWARDS HIS CAR HE HAD TO WALK BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES AND WHEN HE DID A SECOND EMPLOYEE OPENED THEIR CAR DOOR AND I.NAMES HAND HIT THE DOOR
EMPL PRIZING ON3POWER TAKE OFF WITH BAR.BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND TRUCK FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING AND GRINDING ON A COAL CRUSHER CHUTE WHILE HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE GRINDING HE GOT A PIECE OF RUST IN HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO TIGHTEN NUT ON DRAG FRCITION ON DRAGLINE. HE WAS STRIKING CHISLE WITH HAMMER. POINT OF CHISEL BROKE OFF, AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HAND.