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CUMULATIVE TRAUMA TO BACK. EE FIRST REPORTED CONDITION ON 6-18-99. EE HAS BEEN RECEVING TREATMENT AND CONTINUED TO WORK DURING THE PERIOD EE HAD CORRECTIVE SURGERY ON 10-26-99 FOR RUPTURED DIS C.
EE WAS SCALING LOOSE ROCK FROM CEILING WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SMASH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE CEILING. EE FRACTURED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.
EE SLIPPED ON STEP WHEN CLIMBING UP INTO STOCKPILE TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEFT KNEE WITH WEIGHT OF BODY CAUSING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE REMOVABLE ENDGATE ON TEH FORD F-700 FLAT BED USED TO TRANSPORT EXPLOSIVES INTO THE MINE. A CO-WORKER MOVED THE VEHICLE AHEAD CAUSING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO FALL OV ER THE END GATE LANDING ON HIS OUTSTRETCHED HANDS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 4' CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURS OF THE LEFT ARM BELOW THE ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SOCKET FROM AN AIR WRENCH THAT WAS LAYING IN A TOOL BOX. AS HE PULLED ON SOCKET IT CAME BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING TWO FRONT TEETH.
EE WAS HAULING CRUSHED STONE DOWN A 15 DEGREE SLOPE USING A VOLVO A25 ARTICULATING HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS IN LOW GEAR BUT BEGAN TRAVELING TOO FAST. THE BREAKES WERE NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AF FECTIVELY THE TRUCK CAB ROLLED OVER ONTO IT SIDE
MINE FOREMAN WENT DOWN THE RAMP TO THE MINE AND FOUND 6-7 TONS OF ROCK HAD FALLEN AT THE MAIN ENTRAMNCE TO THE MINE. A DRILLER WAS FARTHER BACK IN THE MINE AT THE TIME OF THE FALL. THE FALL WA S INSPECTED DEEMED SAFET TO CLEAR WITH A LADDER. THE DRILL WAS THEN USED TO SCALE DOWN LOOSE ROCK. THE BOOM TRUCK WAS THEN USED TO HAND SCALE.
EE WAS OPERATING AN INGERSOLL RAND DRILL NEAR THE EDGE OF A FOUR FOOT LEDGE. THE DRILL'S CONTROL HAD BEEN POSITIONED SO THAT THE OPERATOR WAS STANDING NEAR THE EDGE OF ROCK LEDGE CAUSING EE TO STAND ON LOOSE MATERIAL. THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 4' TO THE ROCKS BELOW. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE L. FOREARM, BRUISES TO THE LOW BACK & SHOULDER, SPRAINED WRIST & CHIPP
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT HOLDING A STEP TO THE PIT TRUCK. TRUCKS RADIATOR FRAME AND HOOD HAD BEEN REMOVED AND WERE SETTING ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE EMP. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE E MP. TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARD OVER THE HOOD AND ONTO A PIECE OF ANGLE USED TO SUPPORT THE RADIATOR FRAME. THE 3" ANGLE STRUCK THE EMP BELOW SHOULER BLADE BREAKING RIBS & PUNC LUNG
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SOME LARGE TIMBERS WHEN ONE FELL OFF OF ANOTHER SMASHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE GROUND & A TIMBER
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER A GATE ON A SURGE BIN WHEN THE GATE CLOSED SMASHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
EE WAS STARTING BOAT MOTOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED IN GEAR THROWING OUT EE OVER BACK OF MOTOR. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW AREA. EE ALSO INCURRED A SM ALL CHIP ON TIP OF ELBOW.
EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN DRILL STEEL FROM BIT WITH HAMMER. WHEN STRICKING THE STEEL A FRACMENT CUT THE EE S ARM. EE RECEIVED 3 STICHES.
EE WAS FABRICATING STEEL USING A HAND HELD GRINDER WHEN HE SET THE GRINDER DOWN. TI CAUGHT AND JUMPED BACK ONTO EE'S FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION PAN WHEN IT FELL CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE "A" FRAME. LACERATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER AND A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING W/A CRANE A HOUSING TO A PAIR OF JOY AXIAL VAN FANS. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ONTEH HOUSING WHEN ONE OF THE SUPPORTING CABLES SLIPPED OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE THUMB.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED FUELING HIS TRUCK & WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER ATTACHED TO THE R-35 WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE IN HAND. HE SLIPPED & LANDED ON HIS L SHOULDER. ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A "JA MMED" SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR PAIN DURING WINTER LAYOFF. FURTHER STUDY REVEALED THE TORN ROTATOR CUP.
EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING THROUGH A PILE OF SCRAP IRON AND PARTS LOOKING FOR A SPRAY BAR. HE RAN HIS HAND INTO THE END OF THE QUARTER INCH DIAMETER ROD BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. THE WOU ND REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES AND A TETNUS SHOT.
EE BUMPED HEAD ON SUPPERTING STRUCTURE LACERATING EYEBROW.
SOMETIME IN JUNE THE OPERATOR OF A LOADER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN & EVENTUAL BLOOD IN HS URINAN
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CHUTE AREA OF CONVEYOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RING ON THE CHUTE.THE RING CUT HIS FINGER REQUIRING FIVE STTICHES TO CLOSE.
LOADER WAS LOCATED IN THE SHOP AREA AND WAS UNDER REPAIR. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO LOADER WHEN THE REMOVED CYLINDER FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LITTLE TOE OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING RECOVERED WASTE OIL INTO TANK WAGON. EMPLOYEE SLIPEPD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB DOWN OFF OF TANK TO GROUND. FELL ON RIGHT ARM. DANAGER TO ARM APPEARS TO BE IN TENDONS ON LY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 966 LOADER DOWN THE ENTRANCE SLOPE WHEN THE UNIT BROKE LOAD & FREE WHEELED FOR APPROX 80FT BEFORE WEDGING INTO SIDE WALL OF TUNNEL
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH USE OF AN AIR DRIVEN WRENCH WHEN THE AIRLINE SEPERATED FROM THE TOOL CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL FROM THE HOOD OF A CAT 960 LOADER. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON ROCK FLOOR ON HANDS AND KNEE'S.
EMPLOYEE SAW SHAFT ON TELESCOPING BOOM WAS DOWN BELOW GUIDEHOLE ON STOP AND GRABBED THE SHAFT WITH BOTH HANDS.WHEN HE GRABBED SHAFT THE WEIGHT SHIFT IN BASKET CAUSED STOP TO DROP DOWN SHAFT CR USHING EMPLOYEES HANDS.BASKET HAD TO BE RAISED SLIGHTLY TO FACILIATE REMOVAL OF HANDS. Y
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE WINDOW ON THE LOADER. THE WINDOW SLIDES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. WHEN THE WINDOW BECAME FREE IT CLOSED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB. THE TIP OF THE RIGHT THUMB WAS L ACERATED AND THE BONE BROKE.
EMPL WAS STANDING IN BUCKET LIFT WELDING STEL ON BAGHOUSE. BUCKET LIFT MOVED BEFORE HE MOVED OUT OF WAY CAUSING HEAD TO BE PUSHED AGAINST STEELHE WAS WELDING LACERATED FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE-STACKING BAGS ON A PALLET.TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED KNEE WHEN PUTTING BAG ON PALLET.
WALKED OUT OF OFFICE TRAILER.SLIPPED ON A STEP.TRIED TO CATCH SELF AND CUT RIGHT WRIST ON CANOPY SUPPORT.
MAN WAS WELDING ON TRUCK WHEN PIECE OF STEEL FLEW BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE.
THEY WERE HAULING A ROLL OF BELT DOWN A STEEP HILL WITH THE FORKLIFT.THE HILL WAS SLICK FROM RAINING.THE FORKLIFT STARTED TO SLIDE CAUSING THE FORKLIFT TO TURN OVER ON ITS SIDE.THE MAN WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND ONLY INJURED HIS KNEE.
HITTING BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED AND HAND WENT OVER ROLLER. BREAKING RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
THE MAN WAS PRYING ON A CONVEYOR THAT WAS STUCK TO ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHEN THE TWO CAME LOOSE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND THE PRY BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. BROKEN HOSE STITCHES TO THE FOREHEAD AND NOSE AND BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER.
TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CAGES WITH IMPACT WRENCH WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
REMOVING SCREEN, TWISTED KNEE
STANDING ON AN ALUMINUM LADDER WHEN IT SLIPPED SOWN THE WALL CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FLOOR.THERE WAS ANOTHER PERMANENT LADDER HE COULD HAVE USED BUT TOOK A SHORT CUT.
THEY HAD A DRILL STEEL LEANING AGINST A STOCKPILE TRUCK. WHEN THE WELDING TRUCK WAS STARTED AND BACKED INTO THE DRILL STEEL. KNOCKING IT OVE HITTING THE MAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. JUST BE LOW THE HARD HAT, AND BOUNCING OFF HIS SHOULDER. HE REQUIRED STICHES IN HIS HEAD.
THE MAN WAS CHANGING DRILL STEELS ON THE DRILL WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL AND MACHINE,REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES IN THE INDEX FINGER
PLUGGING CORD IN BREAKER BOX IT SHORTED OUT AND BURNED R KNEE
HA HAD JUST LOADED A 560 LOADER ONTO THE LOWBOY. HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE FENDER OF THE TRACTOR, AND SLIPPED OFF THREE TO FOUR FEET TO THE GROUND AND LIT ON HIS ELFT ARM, BREAKING IT AROUND THE WRIST AREA.
HE WAS CLEANING OUT IMPACT BREAKER WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN AND ROLLED ON HIS ANKLE BREAKING A BONE IN IT.
THE MAN WAS CHECKING RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL HOT. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, THE STEAM AND WATER BURNED HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND HAND.
STACKING BAGS LOWER BACK BECAME IRRITATED FROM BENDING TURNING WITH BAGS TWISTED VERT. IN LOWER BACK
OPERATOR OF 560 LOADER WAS CHECKINA A NOISE HE THOUGHT WAS COMING FOR AIRCOMPRESSOR ON THE LOADER HE CLIMBED UP THE LADDER TO LISTEN FOR THE NOISE HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER & WHEN HE GRA BBED FOR SOMETHING HE STUCK HIS HAND IN THE FANOF THE MOTOR CUTTING HAND & BREAKING BONE IN WRIST & BROKEN FINGER
DISASSEMBLING CAGE MILL, WHEN A 25# SLEEVE DROPPED OF FMILL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. HAD A BAD CONTUSION ON INSTEP.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROLL OF STRETCH WRAP.STRAINED HIMSELF RESULTING IN RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA.
THIS MAN WAS NOT ONE OF OUR EE. HE WAS A CONTRACT CARRIER, HAULING MATERIALS FROM OUR QUARRY SIRE. HE WAS EE BY VANDUSS3L SAND AND GRAVE. HE WAS WALKING ON THE TONGUE OF HIS PUP AND SLIPPED OF F AND CAUGHT HIS LEG IN BETWEEN THE BRACE AND TONGUE BREAKING HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPL WAS ACTING FOREMAN WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.DIDNT REPORT IT UNTIO 3-12 TO SUPV.HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER AND MISSED ONE STEP.DIDNT HIT GROUND VERY HARD AND DIDNT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS -STARTED HURTING.
AFTER GRINDING ON METAL, USED AIR HOSE AND FOREING OBJECT GOT IN LEFT EYE IRRITATING CORNEA. POSSIBLE MORE DAMAGE TO EYE.