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EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A SHEAVE FROM CRUSHER. THE SHEAVE POPPED FREEN FROM BUSHING LANDING ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE WORK BOOT. BROKE 4 BONES ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE POKING BUILD UP OF STONE IN CHUTE FROM UP ON DECK THROUGH GRATING ON FLOOR. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS ON BOTTOM OF HANDLE HOLD OF POKER WHEN POKER WENT THROUGH ROCK EMPLOYEE STRUCK HAND ON DECK.
WHILE SECURING #2 CONVEYOR COUNTERWEIGHT WITH COMPANY APPLE PICKER TO MAKE REPAIRS, EMPLOYEE PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FIGNERS BETWEEN TOP RAIL OF BASKET AND COUNTERWEIGHT I-BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BIG STONES FROM CRUSHER WHEN HE BUMPBED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON STEEL PLATE INSIDE OF CRUSHER. HE FELT THIS WAS NOTHING MAJOR. HE PUT ICE ON IT, BUT BY THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS SWOLLEN WORSE AND STARTED GETTING PAINFUL WHEN HE WALKED. ON 8/20/92 HE SAW DR FOR THIS INJURY. HE WAS ALLOWED TO WORK UNDER RESTRICTED DUTIES. HE FEELS HE CAN NOT WORK UNDER THESE RESTRICTION
TAKING TOOLS BACK TO TRUCK FROM CRUSHER STANDING ON EYE BEAM HOLDING A BELT BAR CHAIN HOOKS CAUGHT EMP COVERALLS PULLING EMP TO PAVEMENT ROLLING IN WATER FELL 5 - 6'
ON 3-23 INCUR CARRIER CALLED ABOUT INJ ON THIS DATE INFORMED PRTITIONED WORKER COMPENS. BOARD FOR DISABILITY ON 4-11-89 REC NOTIFICATION INJ HAD LUNG DISORDER DUE TO DUSTY CONDITIONS AT QUARRY . SENT IN BY INJ ATORNEY FORM DR.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT SUN.MORNING WHILE LAYING IN BED HE FELT PAINS IN H IS LOWER BACK AREA #AROUND BOTH SIDES INTO HIS CHEST AREA ON MON.THE PAINS CONTINUED SO HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE EX AMINED EMPLOYEE FELLS IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO DRIVING THE EUCLID TRUCK
DRILLING TOE HOLES WITH DRILL #1#1-0353 TAKING DRILL STEEL OFF OF MACHINE WITH WRENCH PIPE WRENMCH SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF RIB CABGE
AS EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF CRUSHER HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON ROCK. STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST AS HE CLIMBING DOWN OFF CRUSHER.
I NAME WAS USING HAND SHOVEL TO SHOVEL STONE DUST FROM UNDER CONEYOR BELT IN PROCESS OF DOING SHOVELING HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
JAW CRUSHER BECAME JAMMED.CRUSHER WAS STOPPED AND EMPL WAS IN CRUSHER TRYING TO DISLODGE JAMMED ROCKS WHEN A LOOSE ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT .INJURED WAS WEARING HARD TOE SHOES.