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EE WAS TRYINH TO ADJUST TILT ARM ON DOZER, WHILE PULLING ON BAR HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK LIKE HE MAY HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLER FRAMES ON A DRILL. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE EQUALIZER BAR AND SMASHED IT.
WHILE GETTING OFF THE D6 DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE HAD PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK, HE ALSO HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG AND RIGHT KNEE.
HE WAS LIFTING HEAVY BAGS OF REFUGE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ELBOW. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/11/03 AND HAD AN X-RAY. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3/11. POSTED AT SITE.
OPERATOR STARTED TO DISMOUNT DOZER WHEN FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, AND HE FELL ON TRACKS.
HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TRAIN, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE ASSISTING / SUPERVISING BELT CREW INJURED BENT OVER TO HELP AND HIS HAT FELL OFF. HE WENT TO GROUND LEVEL TO RETRIEVE HAT AND WORKER DROPPED BELT CLAMP STRIKING EE ON TOP OF THE HEAD WHI CH REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.
EE WAS HOLDING A PLATE ON THE END OF AN EQUALIZER BAR PIN. EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE THE PIN IN THE EQUALIZER BAR. EE'S HAND GOT IN THE WAY OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND WAS SMASHED.
WHILE ON STEP LADDER CHANGING 4 FT FLUORSCENT LIGHT BULBS THE STEP LADDER FOLDED AND HE FELL ONT OP OF FILE CABIENT. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, LEFT LEG, LEFT WRIST.
CLOSING DOOR ON RAILROAD CARS USING BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TWIST ANKLE.
WHILE LIFTING COAL SAMPLES, EE TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED, INJURING NECK/UPPER BACK. DID NOT WORK ON 8-26-02.
SUBJECT WAS RECLAIMING A SLOPE AND WENT TOO FAR OUT ON THE EDGE OF THE FILL. THE DOZER WAS ALLOWED TO GAIN TOO MUCH SPEED, DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. OPERATOR DID NOT TRY TO SLOW THE DOZER BY LOWE RING THE BLADE. EXCESS SPEED CAUSED THE DOZER TO HIT SOME LARGER ROCKS. THE OPERATORS SEAT BELT OVER TIGHTENED AND JERKED HIS BODY WHICH SPRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST, HOOKED TO ROTARY BREAKER THE CHAIN BROKE AND JERKED ARM REINJURING RIGHT ELBOW (RT. ELBOW WAS INJURED 9/16/00), DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9/5/02, THE DAY HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PIN IN THE BACK OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS USING THE CRANE ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK. THE CHAIN HOOK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCK. WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF MULCH THE BAG TORE, LETTING HIS HAND SLIP AND CUT HIS ARM. HE WAS HOLDING A KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM.
WALKING BACKWARDS USING PUSH MOWER-STEPPED IN HOLE AND FELL.
CUTTING BOTTOM OF WASHER OUT, BENT OVER TO PICK UP PIECE OF METAL. LOWER BACK/HURT LOWER BACK TWISTED STARTED MISSING WORK 3-11-02.
EVEING SHIFT CREW CLEANED BATHHOUSE & PUT BLEACH IN FLOOR. BREATHED FUMES AND FELT PAIN WHILE TAKING SHOWER, FELT PAIN FOR 2 DAYS. *WAS NOT REPORTED TO FOREMAN UNTIL 3-5-02, THE DAY HE RETURNE D TO WORK.
REBUILDING PUMP AND DROPPED WEAR PLATE ONLEFT HAND. CEASED WORK 2-25-02.
FELL FROM STEP ON TO GROUND ON HIS BUTT.
OPERATOR WAS TOO CLOSE TO SPOIL WALL. THE WALL FELL IN ON THE IR DRILL ON THE DUST COLLECTOR SIDE. EE EXITED THE DRILL, JUMPED OVER THE HAND-RAIL. EE SAID HE HURT HIS TESTICLES EITHER ON THE HANDRAIL OR WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.
WHILE LOADING WITH 992G IN STRIP PIT, A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE SHOT BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING THE LOADER TO RAISE UP AND TILT TO THE LEFT. TO KEEP THE LOADER FROM TURNING OVER, HE D ROPPED HIS BUCKET TO THE GROUND. THE SUDDEN SHIFTING OF THE LOADER FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CAB.
POURING NAPTHA FROM 55 GALLON DRUM INTO 5 GALLON BUCKET. SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING INJURY.
ACCIDENTALLY PLACED FINGER BETWEEN FROTH CELL PADDLE AND EURETHANE BLOCK AFTER PIN CAME OUT OF ONE END OF PADDLE.
WHILE PERFORMING PM ON TRUCK MECHANIC NOTICED CRACKS IN BED. ASKED HELPER TO THROW PAINT TO HIM TO MARK CRACKS. WHEN HE REACHED FOR PAINT CAN. HE STARTED TO FALL. HE HELD ON TO HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND BRUISED RT. LEG, ARM & HIP. ALSO HAD CONCUSSION.
WAS OPENING THE CARGO DOOR ON ELEVATOR PUSHING UP ON TOP DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AND FELL BACKWARD AND HIT ELBOW AND ARM.
I WAS KNEELING ON GROUND PUTTING AIR INTO TRUCK TIRE WHEN I TRIED TO STAND UP MY RIGHT KNEE WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN.
OPERATOR STARTED TO DISMOUNT K500 LOADER, LOST GRIP ON HAND RAIL, CAUSING HIM TO SWING TO ONE SIDE HITTING HIS RIBS ON THE TIRE AND HITTING THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT LEG, CAUSING THE LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF THE REFUSE TRUCK AND HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING, HE FINISHED THE SHIFT.
EE AND CO-WORKER WERE ON THE TOP WALKWAY/PLATFORM LEVEL AT THE GRAVITY TAKE-UP (COUNTERWEIGHT) WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF HANDRAIL DOWN ONTO MAIN WALKWAY PLATFORM, & STEPPED BACKWARDS, FALLING THR OUGH A 24" X 30" OPENING AND LANDED ON THE WALKWAY PLATFORM (APPROX) 14 1/2' BELOW. AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED HIM TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.
SUBJECT WAS USING A GRINDING TOOL AND A PIECE OF METAL PARTICAL WENT IN HIS EYE. SUBJECT USED EYE WASH ON THE JOB SITE, WHICH WASHED THE PARTICAL OUT. A VISIT TO DR. O.D. CONFIRMED THAT THE PA RTICAL WAS SUCCESSFULLY WASHED OUT ON THE JOB SITE. NO TIME WAS LOST. SUBJECT WENT TO THE DR. AFTER WORK.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A 1/4" X 6" X 6' BEAMABOUT 6' OFF THE GROUND TO WELD INTO PLACE. ONE COMPLAINED THAT NECK WAS HURTING AFTER THAT. HE MISSED WORK 8/10, RETURNED 8/13 AND CEASED WORK ON 8/15/01 AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK TO DATE.EMPLOYER QUESTIONS THE VALIDITY OF THE ACCIDENT.
EE WAS WALKING TO WHERE HE WAS TO BEGIN SURVEYING, HE ENCOUNTERED AN EXISTING 15' HIGHWALL AND EITHER FELL AND JUMPED OR KUMPED OFH HIGHWALL TO BUNK BELOW. HE LANDED IN DIRT PILE BUT STRUCK RO CK IN DIRT PILE WITH LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN ANKLE SPRAIN.
EE WAS WALKING ON SPOIL MATERIAL AND STEPPED IN A HOLE WITH HIS LEFT LEG. NOTHING WAS REPORTED. APPROX. 1 WEEK LATER THE RIGHT LEG BEGAN TO SWELL. SUBJECT WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD HE MAY HA VE A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS RIGHT LEG. TREATMENT DID NOT HELP SO HE WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR WHO FOUND THE RIGHT LEG BROKEN DUE TO OVERSTRESSING THE BONE.
HE FELL OVER A HOSE LAYING IN THE FLOOR OF THE OFFICE. HE LANDED ON HIS ARM AND ELBOW.
INJURED WAS THROWING SCRAP METAL & PARTS OUT OF HOIST DOOR BY HANDON 5TH FLOOR OF PREP PLANT WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN FINGER, WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED. WENT TO DR. ON 4-27, NOTIFIED FOREMAN OF INJURY ON 5-8.
HE FELL OFF AN ENDLOADER TIRE WHILE HE WAS CHANGING OUT AN AIR FILTER.
HE WAS LIFTING A BOX AT THE PLANT AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED TURNED TO WALK BY GASKET STAND ON 4TH FLOOR WHEN HE HIT CORNER OF STAND (METAL) CAUSING LACERATIONIN CORNER OF LEFT EYE. INJURED WAS WEARING GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. EE WAS GOING T O CHECK DIESEL FUEL TANK.
HE WAS LIFTING COAL SAMPLE BAGS AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS STOMACH AREA.
ROCK ROLLED OFF OF PILE INTO EE'S LOWER LEFT LEG.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE GETTING OFF OF BOBCAT LOADER THAT HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL IN BUCKET CAUSING PAIN TO NECK & BACK.
EE WAS WASHING DOWN AN ENDLOADER WHILE STANDING ON THE SURFACE OF THE EQUIPMENT. THE SURFACE WASSLICK CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 6 FT. ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE RESULTING IN 3 BROKEN RIBS.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN PULLING WATER HOSE ACROSS 3RD FLOOR OF PHASE I BUILDING. HOSE HUNG UP CAUSING INJURED TO BE JERKED SIDEWAYS & TWISTING HIS BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 9/13/00 AFTER DOCTOR VISIT.
HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE CONE OF THE SILO TO GET COAL TO FEED THRU IT. AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RT. SHOULDER.
LOADING COAL SAMPLES IN PICKUP TRUCK-EE TRIED TO STEP INTO PICK UP TRUCK USING REAR STEP BUMPER FOOT SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER ON TAILGATE.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN THE E20 WORKED OUT AREA, AS AN EXTENSION OF E18 PILLAR AREA, IN L2 ENTRY, 3 X CUTS IN BY SURVEY 2209. THE FALL MEASURED 20' BY 20' AND UNKNOWN HEIGHT. THE AREA WA S SUPPORTED BY 5' RESIN BOLTS ON 4' BY 4' MAX CENTERS.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF BOLT FROM COAL CHUTE. WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INJURED WAS LEANING OVER IN CHUTE AND JERKED ON BELT.
INSTALLING SIDE ON DRIP PAN UNDER SILO FEED BELT WHEN PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT KNEE.