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Lifting a screen, employee felt pain in right shoulder.
Attempting to throw away old troughing roller, employee suffered laceration to right hand middle finger.
Unloading equipment from trailer, employee strained knee.
Cutting scrap steel in yard, employee stepped on a piece of protruding steel from a cable and suffered minor puncture wound to foot. Tetnaus shot given and prescription to avoid infection.
Reaching to pick up a chain, felt a pull in right shoulder.
Employee was working on rolling up a belt on ground level. While attempting to track the belt, the hock rod used for assistance in tracking slipped, causing the employee to fall backwards to the same level (ground), injuring left ankle & knee. No initial medical attention given until 11/20/2008, where restrictions were given, identifying a MSHA reportable claim.
Performing maintenance of bushing repair to the bucket of a backhoe, the employee had stepped backward to walk away from the work area. While stepping back and turning, the EE suffered a right knee strain to his foot; his foot had slid between the two teeth of the backhoe. The backhoe was locked/tagged out with the bucket secured at ground level.
Employee was driving a haul truck on the travelway when the truck hit a pothole causing the truck to jerk. Employee was holding handhole in cab, felt numbness of finger. Injury reported 8/15 but occurred on 8/8. Medical treatment of dianostic testing performed. Deemed recordable by MD on 9/19 with referral to PT as MRI identified bulged cervical disc. * McHenry West Pit # 26.*
Employee identified that stepping from engine level of haul truck, on identified walk area to truck cab, he slipped on step and fell, striking his right knee on the truck. He admitted to not maintaining three point of contact, as he had his coffee cup in hand. Initial medical attention on 5/19 (not reportable from treatment of first aid)
While climbing down from the Komatsu Endloader (company number 9135), the employee fell hitting his ribs on a milk crate used for a step / platform. Fracture to the 6th rib.
Attempting to remove the track pin from the linkbelt backhoe (company # 9127) the employee hit the pin with a sledge. A piece of metal broke loose and struck his left thigh, causing a puncture. Metal was removed and prescription given.
Walking under stacker conveyor, stood up (raised head) too fast and hit head on the edge of the motor frame. Injury resulted in 6 stitches.
EE indicated that while trying to climb conveyor to clean out feed hopper, he knelt down onto left knee and felt pain. EE sought medical attention later and when a MRI found a tear, he reported on 5/16/06. Claim investigated and deemed actually related to work environment on 7/26/06. Surgery is needed at a future date.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING VOLVO HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED BY HITACHI BACKHOE (450L). THE SPOIL WAS CHUNKED AND FROZEN. THE MATERIAL JARRED/JOSTLED THE TRUCK WHEN LOADED, CAUSING A LOW BACK/BUTTOCKS PAIN TO THE EMPLOYEE.
Attempting to change out 2'x1' drettant screen on was plant, employee needed to dislodge screen with swinging 16 lbx sledge, employee missed objective/target and hand hit corner of z cross bratice. as a result, he suffered a laceration and broken pinky finger.
CUTTING BOLTS OFF UNDERCARRIAGE OF TRUCK, HOT SLAG (SPARK) ENTERED RIGHT EAR, CAUSING BURN
ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE DRAGLINE CABLE, EXERTED TOO MUCH FORCE & STRAINED HIS BACK.
Climbing down off Cat 992, operator of Case uniloader (skidsteer) struck operator in hand while on ladder w/blade extension. Bruises & abrasions only.
WALKING TO START LOADER BEFORE ACTUAL WORKSHIFT BEGAN, HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND TWISTED KNEE. LIGHT IN AREA WAS NOT WORKING (MOTION SENSOR OUT). EE REPORTED INJURY ON 12/8/03. MEDICAL OPINION DET ERMINED THIS A REPORTABLE CLAIM EFFECTIVE 1/5/04. EE CONTINUES TO WORK FULL TIME IN REGULAR JOB (LOADING TRUCKS) UNTIL SURGERY. UPDATED REPORT AS NECESSARY.
PUTTING 55 GALLON DRUM INTO OIL TRAILER, HAND SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO 5 GALLON BUCKET, CAUSING RIB INJURY.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE MICHIGAN LOADER 270. THE RATCHET BROKE & EE LOST BALANCE, SLIPPING & ROLLING ANKLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION GIVEN (X-RAY & PRESCRIPTION MEDS). NO LOST TIME.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO UNPLUG A MATERIAL CHUTE. EE MISSED HIS MARK. THE HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE, HIS RT. INDEX FINGER WAS STRUCK BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE AND THE HAMM ER HANDLE.
EE WAS CLEANING UP HIS WORK SITE AS HE WAS LOADING SECTIONS OF STEEL ON THE WORK TRUCK, HE FELT HIS SHOULDERS STIFFEN & HAD PAIN
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE CAB OF A WATER TRUCK. HE USED THE HANDRAIL BUT LOST HIS FOOTING, AS HE FELL HIS HAND BECAME WEDGED IN THE HANDRAIL. AS HE CONTINUED TO FALL HIS HAND CAME FREE AND STRUCK THE FUEL TANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE HOUSING OF AN AIR FILTER, WHEN HIS RATCHET SLIPPED OFF A NUT. EMPLOYEERECEIVED A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND (BACK OF HAND)
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A BOB CAT-SKID STEER LOADER, WHEN HIS LT. FOOT SLIPPED ON A WET SURFACE W/SAND. THE EMPLOYEE FELL AND BROKE HIS RT.FOOT
EE WAS LIFTING A DRAIN OIL-PAN, LOST HIS BALANCE & SLIPPED RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.
EE WAS DESENDING A VERTICAL LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER, W/A FUEL HOSE AND NOZZEL IN HIS LT. HAND EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER, DROPPED THE HOSE, LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL AGAINST THE TOP R UNG OF LADDER.
EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE WASH PLANT STAGGERED & FELL DOWN. ANOTHER EE WITNESSED THE EVENT RADIOD THE OFFICE & STARTED CPR
EMPLOYEE WAWS USING A PRY BAR TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES ON A CUTTING EDGE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED ONE HANDFROM THE BAR TO INSERT A BOLT, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS UPPER LT SIDE LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN OFF THE ROAD VOLVO TRUCK, OVER LEVEL GROUND. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN NECK TO BACK. EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE IF HE HIT A BUMP OR NOT. SEAT BELTS WERE USED.
EE WAS USING A 4' HAND HELD GRINDER W/WIRE WHEEL. CLEANING A PIECE OF STEEL. A PIECE OF DEBRIS ENTERED HIS LT. EYE. WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.