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REPAIRING TANK. 2 FINGER ON RIGHT HAN DWERE PINCHED BETWEEN TANK AND SUPPORT WHILE TANKE WAS BEING LOWERED. SKIN REMOVED ON INDEX FINGER. LOST FINGER ABOVE LAST JOINT, LOST FINGERNAIL ON M IDDLE FIGNER. Y
FELL WHILE OPENING DOOR BY BIN. SLIPPED BETWEEN CONVEYOR & WALL CONVEYOR WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME.
STEPPED FROM LOADER STEP TO UNEVEN GROUND.
WAS HOOKING UP A 5TH WHEEL, SLIPPED AND DOLLY LOANDED ON FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON WASH PLANT. BEARING SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE BEARING IMBEDDED IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.
LOADER OPERATOR3WAS CLIMBING TO LOAER CAB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON RUNG. HE FELL STRIKING HIS STOMACH ON EDGE OF LOADER. HE IS IN HOSPITAL TO HAVE SURGERY FOR EMBELICAL HERNIA TO LEFT OF NA VAL. 3
WHILE DOING REP5IR WORK ON CONE CRUSHER MANTLE IN THE MAINT-WELDING SHOP USING A PORTABLE GRINDER THE DISC CONTACTED A NOTCH IN THE STEEL LIP CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KICK BACK & DISC CAME IN CONTACT WITH FR2NT OF HIS L LEG JUST BELOW KNEE AREA INFLICTING A DEEP LACERATION. HE WENT TO DOCTOR TO HAVE WOUND TREATED CLEANED OUT & DOCTOR ADMINISTERED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE UP THE WOUND R
EMPLOYEE WAS U8ING A PORTABLE GRINDER DOING REPAIR WORK IN THE WELDING SHOP ON A PLANTS CRUSHERS MANTLE WHEN PIECES OF STEEL AND DEGRIS BLEW UP BEHIND THE FACE SHIELD HE WAS WEARING AND INT O HIS EYE HE TR3ED TO WASH OUT THE DEBRIS FROM HIS EYE OVER THE WEEKEND BUT FAILED WHEN HE CAME TO WORK THE MORNING OF 8-25-86 HE STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO GO TO A DR FOR TREATMENT HE WENT TO
EMP WAS COMING 2UT OF PARTS MAIN TRAILER USED BY STRIPPING CREW WITH OIL IN HIS HANDS COMING DOWN THE SHORT STAIRS LEADING INTO THE TRAILER WHEN ONE OF THE WOODEN STEPS SPLINTERED AWAY CAUSIN FOOT TO GO THRO6GH AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO TIWST R KNEE REC,D INJURY DR DIAGNOSED AS TORN LIGAMENTS AND PULLED MUSCLES X RAYS REVEALED NO FRACTURE BYUT ORIGINAL TREATING DR APPL
EMPL WORKING ON3DREDGE PUTTING ON NEW HOIST CABLE LINE,USING TORCH TO CUT CABLE AND PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW AND GOT INTO LEFT EAR.HE WENT TO DR TO EXAMINE INJURY REMOVE SLAG AND TREAT BURN HE R ECD TO INSIDE L9FT EAR.RETURNED TO WORK NO LOST TIME.
EMPL CLEARING B9USH & WEEDS FROM AROUND PLANTS ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER COMPOUND ENCLSURE AREA AND HE GOT INTO POISON IVY AND WAS AFFECTED ON LEFT ARM AND HAND STOMACH AND CHEST AREAS OF HIS BOD Y.WENT TO DR RE7D VACCINATION TO AID IN RECOVERY.
EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON BULL GEAR OF NW 37 SHOVEL TRYING TO CUT A BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH HE LOSTR HIS BALANCE AND FOOTING DUE TO GREASY AREA FELL ABOUT 1 FT WHILE DOING HIS LEFT HANDS INDEX FIN AND MIDDLE FING9R CAME I N CONTACT WITH TORCH FLAME REC,D SECOND & THIRD DEGREEBURNS WENT TO DR FOR EXAM WOUND WAS CLEANED AND WRAPPED & DR PRESCRIBED MEDICINE RELEASED FOR WORK 7 28 86 WITH
EMPL WASNT WATC2ING WHERE HE WAS GOING AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER EMPL USING OXY-ACET TORCH AND HE REC'D DEEP BURN TO LEFT ARMS'S ELBOW AREA.WENT TO DR -HAD HIM RETURN EACH DAY FOR CONT.CLEA NUP & BANDAGING1EMPL CONT.WORKING WITH DR THEN ON 7-17-86 DR ADVISED HIM THAT THE OPERATION OF HIS OPERATION OF MACHINE IRRITATED HEALING PROCESS-ORDERED HIM OFF WORK.LOST TIME BEGAN 7-18-86.
EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING CLAY & LARGE ROCKS OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE PICKING STATION, WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAME UP & AS HE WAS REMOVING IT, HE STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES. HE WENT TO A DR. WITH PAIN & DISCOMFO9T, WAS EXAMINED & RECEIVED TREATMENTS, BUT CONTINUED ON THE JOB WITH THE TREATING DR. (D.O.) OKAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A WRENCH TO REMOVE A CONEYOR ROLLER, AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND STRIKING HIM IN THE UPPER LEFT LIP. HE RECEIVED AS BAD BRUISE AND LACERATION CUT INJURY. THE SUPT TOOK THE INJUR9D TO MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE A DR EXAMINED TREATED STITCHED THE WOUND TO MEND. THE EMPLOYEE RETURN TO WORK 1ST THING THE NEXT DAY AND SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG SOME REPAIR WORK ON PLANTS DREDGE PUMP USING A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RT HANDS THUMB CAUSING SMASH BRUISE INJURY HE CONTINRED WORKING THEN THUMB BEGAN HURTING MORE IN THE EVENING WENT T2 DR. FOR EXAMINATION -TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY DR. DRAINED BLOOD COLLECTED UNDER HIS THUMB NAIL TO REMOVE SWELLING AND PRESSURE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY HIS REGULA
EE WAS DOING SO4E MAINTENANCE ON THE DREDGE HE OPERATES WORKING IN AREA OF THE LARGE CLEANOUT HOLE WHEN THE METAL LID-WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TOPPLED DOWN ON ITS HINGES STRIKING THE EE IN THE AREA OF3HIS LOWER LEFT BACK CAUSING INJURY-SEVERE BRUISES ECT.
EMP ADVISED SUP7 THAT WHILE HE WAS GRESING A FRONT END LOADER HE SLIPPED OFF OF BUCKET LANDING ON BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND HE FURTHER CLAIMED HE PULLED MUSCLES IN L HIP L SHOULDER HE DID NO REPORT INJURY T2 SUPT FOR 3 DAYS ON MEMORIAL DAY 5 26 86 SUPT LEARNED OF THIS INCIDENT EMP WENT TO DR FOR EXAM AND REFERERED TO ANOTHER CLINIC FOR THERAPY TREATMENTS EMP LOST TIME BEGAN 5 27 8
EMP HAD JUST FI3ISHED DRILLING A SHOT WAS CR A W LING OFF THE ROCK LEDGE AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY DAMAGE HE CONTINUED WORKING IN PAIN AND DISCOMFORT THE WENT TO DR WHO ADVISED COR9ECTIVE SURGERY WAS NCESSARY EMP WENT TO HOSP 5 24 86 HAD HIS FURGERY AND WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO HIS RESIDENCE THE SAME DAY TO RECUPERATE LOST TIME BEGAN 5 27 86
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING & MOVING HEAVY BOXES IN THE OFFICE RECD SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN-GROIN AREA HE CONTINUED TO WORK SEVERAL DAYS IN PAIN & DISCOMFORT & WHEN SWELLING INCREASED HE FINALLY DE CIDED TO GO FOR3A MEDICAL EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE HIS INJURY ON 052086 INJURY DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA HE IS ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE THE REQUIRED CORRECTIVE SURGERY (SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR 05
EMPL CLIMBING D2WN LADDER OF LOADER FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER,FALL ONTO GROUND.LOWER BACK KEPT GETTING SORER AND HE WENT TO DR 2 DAYS LATER FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT-INJURY DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MU SCLE REMAINED O0F JOB THAT DAY ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE OPENING OF THE PLANT'S CRUSHER, USING A STEEL BAR, WHEN THE ROCK MOVED IT CAUSED THE BAR TO PINCH HIS 3 MIDDLE FINGERS O F HIS RIGHT HAN8 BETWEEN BAR & CRUSHER EDGE & CAUSED DEEP SCRAPPING-ABRASIONS. HE WENT TO THE DR. FOR EXAMINATION & TREATMENT OF HIS INJURED 3 FINGERS. EMPLOYEE STAYED OFF WORK WITH PAIN HE E
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A BULLDOZERS EMGINES CRANKCASE PAN, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER FRAME & THE PAN, RECEIVED INJURY TO HIS R HANDS 4TH FINGER DEEP LACERATION & DR GAVE 5 SUTURES TO ME MD UP WOUND & R9CEIVED ABASIONS TO HIS 3RD FINGER OF THE SAME HAND,.
ROCK FELL FROM 8OUBLE SHAKER WHILE SHOVELING.
EMP WAS STANDING ON THE PLANT SUMP WAS TRYING TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF A ROCK WICH ROLLED IT STRUCK HIS RT FOOT CAUSING HIS FOOT TO GO THROUGH THE SUMP GRATE RAILS AND RECD BRUISES TO RT LEG KNEE THIGH HE WENT TO DR FOR EXAM X RAYS SHOWED O FRACTURES DR PRSCRIBED MEDICINE FOR HIS PAIN AND HE REMAINED OFF WORK 1 DAY WITH PAIN TO AID RECOVERY FROM HIS INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A FRONT END WHEEL TYPE LOADER AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED WORKING THEN WENT INTO A DR. FOR EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT THE NEXT DAY. HE REMAINED OFF THE JOB ON 8-14-85 DR DIAGNOSED AS PINCHED NERVE ANDTREATED THE EMPLOYEE FOR INJURY.
EE WAS USING A 2AND GRINDER TO GRIND DOWN A SHAFT ON THE SHOVEL & A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS R EYE & BECAME LODGED. WENT TO A DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT OF INJURY RECEIVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TUROCHARGER OFF OF A CATERPILLAR ENGINE, IT SLIPPED & FELL, STRIKING & FELL ONTO THE TOP PART OF HIS LEFT FOOT BADLY BRUISING & BROKEN BLOOD VESSELS, CAUSING SWELLING. HE CONTINUED WORKING THE NEXT DAY & UNTIL NOON THE 2ND DATE (9-7-85) AFTER THE INJURY, HE THEN STAYED HOME WHEN PAIN & SWELLING PERSISTED & WENT TO THE DR. THE 1ST TIME ON 8-12-85 EXAMINED, D
WHILE PUCHING A PIPE INTO PLACE ON THE DREDGE PIPE LINE IN THE WATER, HE PULLED OR WRENCHED A MUSLCE IN HIS HIP AREA.
WHILE DOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AS AN OILER ON THE PAGE DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL-GREASE ON THE STEPS, AND STRUCK HIS RIBS AGAINST THE STEEL AND REC BRUISES HE WENT TO THE DR WITH PAIN FOR EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY TO HIS RIBS BRUISED. HE ADVISED TO STAY OFF WORK TO AID HEALING AND RECOVERY.
WAS STARTING A WISCONSIN AIR-COOLED GAS ENGINE ON A WATER PUMP WITH ITS HAND CRANK ENGINE KICKED BACK & CRANK JAMMED R HAND BACK INTO R WRIST CAUSING INJURY X-RAYS REVEALED CRACKED BONE IN R T WRIST DR PLACED CAST ON R LOWER ARM
EMPL TAKING CUTTING BLADE OFF FRONT END LOADER BUCKET HE HAD TAKEN BOLTS OFF AND STRUCK BLADE WITH HAMMER TO BUST IT LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING.BLADE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL DOWN ON TOP OF RIGHT FOO T ARCH CAUSING SEVERE BRUISE ,PAIN AND SWELLING.X-RAYS SHOWED NO FX.EMPL REMAINED OFF JOB WITH PAIN AND SWELLING AND DISCOMFOR EXPERIENCED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SMALL BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM THE EDGE OF THE CONE CRUSHER, HE GOT HIS R. HAND BETWEEN BAR & CONE\S SAUCER, RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS R. HAND & RING FINGER, AND SOME INJURY TO HIS LITTLE FINGER ALSO.
EMPLOYEE WAS FITTING A PIN IN A FRONT-END LOADER\S BOOM, WHICH HALF WAS REMOVED FROM THE UNIT & RESTING ON A STAND, BOOM HALF BECAME OFF BALANCED & FLIPPED OFF THE STAND, THE PIN STRUCK HISR. ARM & BRUISED & BOOM FELL ON HIS L. FOOT\S BIG TOE & REC\D SMASH. X-RAYS SHOWED NO FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE WAS TANKEN TO DR. & HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION & TREATMENT OF INJURY. DR. ADVISED EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD I BEAMS ONTO A COMPANY TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME OLD LUMBER ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH AND HIDDEN BY SOME WEEDS AND DEBRIS RUNNING A NAIL THROUGH THE SOLE OF HIS LEFT BOOT AND INTO HIS FOOT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR FOR EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY RECD TETANOUS SHOT HE REMAINED OFF THE JOB WOTH PAIN WHEN WALKING THEN INFECTION SET IN AND RET
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO START THE ENGINE ON A EUCLID R-50 UNIT. HE WAS CLIMBING ON THE LADDER TO THE CAB, WITH MUD ON HIS FEET, SELIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND. HE HAD CONSIDERABEL PAIN DEVELOPE
WAS ALIGNING THE DRIVE CHAIN ON DRAGLINE AT THE DRIVE SPROUCKET THE CAHINA MOVED AND HE GOT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGERS TIP PINCHED OFF AT THE END NO FRACTURE, THE DR. TREATING HIM ADVISED.
WHIEL GETTING DOWN FROM CAB OF FRONT END LOADER HE OPERATES HIS FEET SLIPPED ON LADDER HIS L ARM GOT CAUGHT BVETWEEN STEPS TANGLED AND WEIGHT OF BODY ON ARM CAUSED BRUISES ABRASIONS AND TORE SKIN ON L ARM SUPT TOOK INJ TO DR FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT OF INJURY DR OREDERED OFF WORK UNTIL RELEASED 12 26 84 AND COULD RETURN EMP WENT ON VACATION AND WILL ACTUALLY RETURN LATER AFTER 1ST
EE WAS HELPING PLANT MECHANIC REMOVE TAIL PULLEY THE TOP BOLT WAS CUTT OFF ALLOWING THE TAKE-UP BEARING ASSEMBLY TO SWING DOWN & BACK, STRIKING PLANT OPERATOR IN THE GROIN AREA, RECEIVING SWE *'%*%' SEVERE BRUISES TO G ROIN, INTESTINES & MUSCLES. HE CONTINUED WORKING THE SHIFT & ALSO THE NEXT AM, THEN WENT TO DR. FOR THE FOLLOWING MON 11-12-84 FOR HIS 1ST DR. EXAM-TREATMENT. LOST
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN WELDING SHOP HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A DRAGLINE HOUSE ROLLER TO PUT ON A PLATFORM TO WORK ON IT .HE RECEIVED PAIN IN HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING THAT DAY & THE NEXT ONE ALSO WITH INCREASING PAIN HE THEN STAYED HOME THE 3RD.&HE USED HEATING PAD THEN WENT TO HIS DR.
EMP WAS SHOVELING AROUND SUMP AREA OF PLANT SHOVEL STRUCK A R OCK IN MATERIAL BEING SHOVELED AND HE WRENCHED HIS BACK OR PULLED A MUSCLE HE CONTINUED WORKING THE NEXT DAY BUT OVER THE WEEKEN HE EXPERIENCED MORE PAIN AND WENT TO DR 1ST TIME 10 01 84 WHO GAVE HIM TREATMENT AND MEDICINE AND HAD HIM REMAIN OFF WORK UNTIL PAIN SUSDIDED AND HE GET BETTER 1ST LOST DAY BEGAN 10 01 84
EMP ASKED PLANT SUPT ABOUT TRYING TO PUT ON NO SLIP TAPE ON DRIVE PULLEY OF DOZER TRAP CONVEYOR BELT WHILE RUNNING SUPT ADVISED EMP NOT TO DO OR TRY THEN LATER SUPT WENT TO TOWN FOR REPAIRS AND DRIVE BELTS WERE SLIPPING TOO EMP GOT R FOREARM ENTANGLED BETWEEN HEAD PULLEY AND CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE BELTS SLIPPED MORE PREVENTING FURTHER INJRUY AND ENTANGLEMENT DOZER OPERATOR SEEN EMP
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PLANT SUPT. DO A WELDING JOB ON PLANT. THEY WERE USING A PORTABLE ARC WELDER POWERED BY A 6CYL.GASOLINE ENGINE WHEN THE GOVERNOR STUCK IN A FAST RPM IDLE SPEED. THE EMPLOY EMPLOYEE HURRIED TO THE UNIT SITE REACHED FOR THE GOVERNOR CONTROL ROD & STUCK HIS R.HAND INTO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES BEHIND A GUARD PARTIALLY PROTECTING THE AREA. EMPLOYEE REC\D FRACT
POUNDING PIN IN PAD ON DRAGLINE & PIECE OF METAL IMBEDDED IN LEG.
EE WAS AT THE MUD-CLAY PICKING BELT STATION WORKING HE REACHED DOWN FOR A ROCK & ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED DOWN & HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND\S 4TH FINGER CAUGHT & SMASHED BETWEEN THE ROCKS & REC\D A FRACT URED BONE. HIS FINGER WAS PUT IN A SPLINT.
CHECKING JAW CRUSHER JUST INSTALLED.TURNED ON ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR,TURNED AROUND AND BRUSHED AGAINST ELEC WIRE WITH LEFT SHOULDER.ELEC CURRENT FROM 440 V SOURCE ENTERED BODY.KNOCKED TO GROUND. WENT TO DR FOR CHECKUP,RETURNED TO PLANT.GOT FEELING BAD AND WENT INTO HOSP AND WAS ADMITTED BY ANOTHER DR FOR FURTHER TESTS.
SUPT. WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE, ALONG WITH 2 OTHER MEN, TRYING TO LINE UP A PIN IN THE FAIR LEAD, WHICH WAS LAYINGT ON A BLOCK THE FAIR LEAD ROLLED OFF OF THE BLOCK & LANDED ON THE SUPT.S LEFT FOOT ARCH AREA & REC\D INJURY. X-RAYS REVEALED 2 FRACTURED BONES IN MIDDLE OF ARCH AREA PLUS BRUISED BY THE HEAVY STEEL DRAGLINE MEMBER. DR HAD SCHEDULED TO APPLY A CAS T TO HIS L. FOOT ON 7-
OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB OF FRONT END WHEEL LOADER HE APPARENTLY GRABBED HANDRAIL TO ASIST GETTING DOWN THE STEPS UPPER END OF HANDRAIL BROKE LOOSE FROM CAB ALLOWING IT TO SWING AROUND OPERATOR LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK HE WAS FOUND BY A HIRED TRUCKER WHO WENT TO SCALHOUSE TO SUMMON AMBULANCE DR ADVISED HE MAY HAVE HADS CONCUSSION AND KNOCKED OUT H
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A CHAIN TO THE DRAWBAR OF AN OLD FE LOADER BEING JUNKED OUT, DIDN\T GET O TIGHTEN THE CHAIN UP, GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGER R. HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND DRAWBAR AND RECEI RECEIVED A SEVERELY MASHED TIP. SOME SURGERY REQUIRED TO MEND UP WOUND AND END OF FINGER WAS REMOVED FROM TIP BACK PARTWAY ON NAIL BUT BONE LEFT INTACT, ACCORDING TO REPORTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A CRUSHER IN THE WELDING SHOP, WITH AN ELECTRIC ARC WELDER, USING ROD ON CAST IRON, MOLTEN METAL RAN DOWN HIS LEFT FOOT\S SHOE AND WENT THROUGH A CRACK IN TOP OF HIS SH OE CAUSING A SEVERE BURN TO THE INSTEP AREA. EMPLOYEE WORKED THE NEXT DAY (FRIDAY, THE 13TH) BUT THEN INJURY WORSENED OVER THE WEEKEND AND HE WASN\T ABLE TO REPORT TO WORK (MONDAY, THE 16TH)