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There were heavy rains all morning while we were working on equipment. After completing work on the D10R I was checking the fluid levels. When climbing off the dozer my foot missed the step on the push arm and began to slide. My feet went above my head and I fell 4-5 feet on my back.
Operator of 785 Rock truck backed over berm causing truck to overturn resulting in injury.
EE stepped off of 314 excavator and tripped and went backwards into metal door of grease truck striking self in testicles.
Mechanic was installing the grill over radiator when EE lost footing and fell on the ground behind the blade hurting knee.
Removing overburden in Clarisa Pit a loader was placing a large rock in the bed of rock truck, the rock rolled to the off side of truck bed which made truck pitch to one side causing injury to driver
Was getting tool from mechanic truck #826 when left knee according to him made popping sound and became very painful. Could not put his weight on it.
Two mechanics were lifting center steering link. One mechanic slipped. As they were both letting go of center steering link, one employee held on too long and "strained" his back. Or appeared to strain his back. According to the witness he let go of steering link first. Mechanic strained back on 2/4/15. Did not notify supervisor until 2/7/15.
Mechanic was trying to pull steel of drill into place, so it could be put into rack. AS the operator swung the rack in, the mechanic's foot was caught in a pinch point.
Employee exited tractor trailer cab and stepped on ice resulting in a sprained right ankle.
Employee was removing steel hydraulic tubes when the injury occurred. He was using a 1/2" hydraulic air gun. He was lifting and twisted the tubes over his head to clear from the work area. He strained his lower back and had to seek treatment. He missed the following day and returned to work on December 5, 2013.
EE had a metal strip dogged down and when he turned around the dog broke loose and hit him in the back. He did not report then. Reported 10/16/13.
It appears dozer went over a big rock causing dozer to turn sideways laying it over on its side.
EE was climbing on dozer. He stepped in grease and his foot slipped. He caught himself injuring his shoulder.
Greaser told me he didn't know how or where he hurt his back.
Employee told me at the end of the shift, 1:30 A.M., that his back was hurting. He went on to say that earlier in the shift, the loader operator had jarred his rock truck with a rock while loading the truck. He said he may go to the doctor to get checked out some time the next morning.
Dozer operator was working on fill on downhill slope. The 777 rock truck had turned and was backing down grade when his brakes failed. The truck hit the roll cab of the dozer. The truck was loaded.
EE was operating bulldozer in front of the 1900 excavator trying to dislodge a large rock. The dozer spun around to the left and shot the rock away under him and he came down with the rock landing on the left side of the dozer.
Foot slipped & fell against handrails
Employee said he didn't know how he did it
Starting weed eater while pulling on pull start his left hand slipped off hitting tool shed wall.
Stepping off of gravel pile - twisted right ankle
While cutting plastic wire tie the knife slipped and cut left finger.
EE went into parts trailer looking for 2 gasket, I went into trailers looking for him and found him lying in the floor. He was not breathing and had no pulse and fluid was coming from his nose and mouth.
EE had removed tire from truck. The tire started to fall and by reflex the EE tried to catch it. The tire was too heavy and it sprained muscles in his back
Mud was on steps of service truck causing EE to slip when getting in truck, hitting his face on the bottom door jam, knocking his front tooth loose.
EE was removing teeth to be replaced on WA600 loader unit 216. After removing the pin he was hitting the tooth with a hammer when a piece of the tooth came off and hit him in the left arm, just above the bend below the bicep, embedded below the skin.
Trying to drive a pin out of a loader tooth, the mechanic was hitting a ball pin hammer with a larger hammer. A piece of metal sheared off of one of the hammers and went into the mechanic's upper arm.
He was removing a ball stud and steering jack, when it came loose suddenly it hit him and sprayed oil and dirt into his eyes.
While operating air impact wrench, the wrench slipped from his grip and cut left hand.
EE was hooking his welder leads up, it grounded out. The brass connector blew up and put 2 pieces of brass into his left eye.
Another EE pinched the EE on his leg, EE jumped and twisted his left knee.
Injured put his hand behind the seat to a place where there was an opening to the air cond. blower in order to cool his hand. There was no barrier and the fan cut his finger.
Started down haul road when rain hit. Truck started sliding and went sideways. Rear tires gripped causing truck to overturn on drivers side. Operator had seat belt on and there was no injury.
Employee was climbing the ladder on a Cat 777C rock truck. While climbing the ladder, he bumped his foot on the ladder which caused injury to right foot toe joint.
Mounting 922C endloader. Slipped when he lost his footing, catching himself with handrails resulting in pulling his right shoulder.
Operator was dismounting a drill. As he put his left foot on the ground, it went into a void, or hole, in the bench causing his foot to turn toes up. This stretched the back of heel and back of calf. He still had his other foot and both hands on the ladder, preventing him from putting his full weight on his foot.
EE was walking around his truck, due to a previous accident, his left knee gave out. He fell to the ground, hitting a crib block with his left knee.
Cutting zip ties with knife, when tie cut/stabbed leg.
The loader dropped rock into bed of truck, shaking the driver and injuring the drivers back.
Employee was lifting battery out of battery crate on lower end of maintenance area for grader. Side of crate broke causing employee to fall. He said he bruised his left ankle. He said he was OK and didn't need an EMT or did not need medical attention. I told him we would fill out a report and he said OK.
Working on crusher using a slate bar, prying on roller to put bearing on. Slate bar slipped causing employee to pull left shoulder chest muscle.
EE was hammering a pin in the track on hoe, piece of metal came off pin, hitting his in rt eyebrow.
EE was backing up in a D10 Dozer and backed over a rock causing the dozer to hit down on the fill jarring his back. He decided it was not necessary to go to the doctor's office at this time and kept working.
EE stated that he was standing on a berm and stumbled which resulted in falling approx 3' onto his shoulder. Shoulder jammed on left side & right shin had small abrasion.
Employee was shoveling large rock up spoil pile and when he backed off rock became hung under blade, jerking machine.
Employee s were installing track pads on new rails. His need to rotate tracks. Other ee manted exc. to rotate track and the leg on his coveralls booked swing control. When other ee startd machine and raised bucket machine swung to the right and pinned EE between bucket and tracks. EE suffered no broken bones. He only suffered a bruise to his left thigh.
Employee was going up a hill with four wheeled machine and hit ditch on left side. Two bags of Seed on front of machine shifted causing machine to roll over throwing him off of left side of machine and rolling over him coming to rest upright.
Using a grinder on a piece of equipment that he was welding on, when a piece went into his eye.
Employee was installing belly pans on D11R & twisted his leg/knee. He worked from 8/9/06 till his doctor on 8/22/06 advised him to take a week off & rest his knee.
During the day, EE loaded wet hole bags and he also stated that he was jostled around in his truck by a rock. We loaded a total of 120 wet hole bags, which is not normal duty. EE stated pain got worse as day went on. Back hurting, not sure what actually happened.