EE WAS HAULING MATERIAL WHEN THE BERMED EDGE OF ROADWAY GAVE WAY. EE FELT REAR END OF HAULER START TO SLIP, HE WAITED A FEW SECONDS THEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN EE DECIDED TO UNBUCKLE SEAT BE LT & JUMP FROM HAULER. WHEN EE JUMPED HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT HEEL & ANKLE WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. HAULER CONT TO SLIP FINALLY COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHTSIDE
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Showing all 29EE WAS OPERATING CASE LOADER, HE HAD SAFETY BELTON & SAFETY BAR DOWN. EE HAD BUCKET UP IN AIR WENT TO SHAKE BUCKET, CASE LOADER STARTED TO ROCK BACK & FORTH, EE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT UP ON THE FRONT OF THE CAB WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE ARM LOWERING LEVER CAUSING THE ARMS TO COME DOWN CATCHING RIGHT FOOT BETWEENFRAME & METAL BAR BETWEEN ARMS, CAUSING BRUISED RIGHT FOOT
EMPLOYEE NOTICED A WATER LEAK IN A SMALL WATER PIPE. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO PUT COUPLING ON TO STOP LEAK. HE WAS TIGHTENING SCREWS WHEN HE STATED THAT HE FELT WRIST POP.
EE WAS GETTING ON BOBCAT, HE STEPPED UP WITH HIS RT FOOT, FOOT SLIPPED, LEFT LEG WENT DOWN BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME, EE FELL BACKWARDS CATCHING LEFT KNEE BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND FRAME.
EE WAS LIFTING THE FOOT ON THE OUTRIGGER OF CRANE TO PUT PIN IN AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK & LOOKED UP & ROCK HIT ME IN MY LEFT EYE.
MORTAR SAND BELT TRIPPED OFF LINE. RESET ENGAGED & BELT WAS RESTARTED. BELT STOPPED AGAIN. FUSE DISCONNECT WAS OPENED & FUSES WERE REMOVED. WHILE REINSTALLING NEW FUSES, ELECTRICAL ARC OCCURRE D CAUSING FLASH OVER BURNING RIGHT HAND. LIGHTINHIT LINE DURING THIS CHANGE-OVER RUNNIGN IN ON EQUIPMENT.
WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BOLTS HEADS OFF FLASHING WHEN FIRE CAME OFF HOT METAL AND WENT INTO BOOT AND BURNT LEFT FOOT.
TRUCK DRIVER CHECKING FAULTY TRANSMISSION WITH BED OF TRUCK IN A RAISED POSITION. WHILE CHECKING TRANSMISSION, BED OF TRUCK CAME DOWN, PINNING TRUCK DRIVER BETWEEN FRAME AND BED OF TRUCK.
EE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK--LIMESTONE DUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE AND LODGE UNDER CONTACT LENS--EE RUBBED EYE AND THE DUST SCRATCHED EYE SEVERAL PLACES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING HOT ASPHALT AND STOOD ON HOT ASPHALT UNDERTERMINED LENGTH OF TIME. RESULTED IN BURNS & BLISTERS ON BOTH FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR JAMMED ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER AND THE ROCK BROKE LOOSE. PINNING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWWEN BREAKER BAR AND HAND RAIL. FRACTURED RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
PUTTING STEEL PIN INTO CAB ROLLERS & A PIECE OF STEEL PIN FLEW INTO LEFT EYE-REQUIRING SURGERY-PENETRATED RETINA. HAS TO HAVE A LENS REPLACED INHIS EYE-PARTIAL LOSS. PER CALL 4-14-93.
AIR LINE BLEW OFF DRILL HEAD & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH & CHAIN. CAUSED A JAGGED CUT FROM ONE END OF THE MOUTH TO THE OTHER END ON THE INSIDE DO MOUTH. ALSO A PUNCTURE FROM INSIDE TO THE OUTS IDE ON CHIN BELOW LIP. KNOCKED FRONT TEETH LOOSE & BENT PARTIAL PLATE.
EMPLOYEE PUSHED TRAVEL LEVER AND KNUCKLED THE CRANE. WHEN HE REACHED FOR LEVER TO MOVE THE CRANE, THE LEVER SLIPPED OUT ON ITS OWN AND JAMMED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND BRUISED FINGER.
CLUTCH DRAGGED ON REHAUL BRAKE FOOT CAUGHT & CLUTCH PUSHED FOOT TOO FAR BACK BRUISED FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT DRESSING ON DRY SCRUBBER BELTS-BELT BROKE AND BRUISED FOREARM.
EMPTYING OIL FROM OIL DRAIN PAN - OTHER SIDE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT HAND - BETWEEN THUMB AND 1ST FINGER.
WHILE IN SCREENING PROCESS FOR SAND, HE PLACED HAND IN PILE OF SAND AND SATURES TO THE TIP OF FINGER.
SLIPPED AND FELL OFF BED OF GREASE TRUCK AND LANDED ON LEFT HAND.
WELDING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT-RUST FROM EQUIPMENT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RO5LING UP A HOSE ON HIS GREASE TRUCK WHEN HIS LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE REEL & MOUNTING BRACKET
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING ANGLE IRON FROM PICKUP TRUCK TO WORK AREA AND IN LAYING THE METAL DOWN IT CAUGHT FINGER ON RIGHT INDEX BETWEEN METAL AND CUT FINGER DOWN BESIDE OF NAIL AREA AND SORT OF MAS HED THE END OF 8AME FINGER.
LOADER DUMPED L2AD OF ROCK INTO FEEDER A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE CRUSHER FEEDER SIDE PLATE THEN INTO THE CRUSHER HOUSE AND HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS INGAGING ELECTRICAL FEED ON CONTROL BOX FOR ROOFING ROCK SCREEN WHEN BOX SHORT CIRCUITED BURNIED WIRES TO AND FROM CONTROL BOX. ELECTRICAL FIRE BUNED EMPLOYEE S LEFT FACE AND NECK AROUND RIGHT FOREHAND.
LIFTED LONG PIPE TO UNCLOG THE SAND OUT OF IT AND WHEN LIFTING PIPE PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLES
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CRUSHER DROPPED WEDGE ON CABLE INTO CRUSHER BESIDE ROCK TO HELP BREAK ROCK FRICTION ON WEDGE CAUSED IT TO SHOOT BACK UP IN THE AIR WEDGE HIT EMPLOYEE IN NOSE AREA NOSE WAS CUT & BROKEN LIP GUM & TONGUE CUT LIGHTLY GLASSES DAMAGED
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CLEANING A GEAR BOX WITH AIR AND HAD GOTTEN DIRT AND GRIME ON HIS FACE AND WITH SWEATING LOOSE MATTER HAD GETTEN IN HIS LRIGHT EYE. IT REALLY DIDN\T BOTHER HIM UNTIL THE NIGH T OF AND IT SCATCHED HIS EYE, EYELID WAS SWELLED NEXT MORNING. EYE WAS WASHED AND SENT TO EYE DOCTOR. TWO GRAINS OF MATTER WHERE REMOVED FROM EYE CORNEAL, GIVEN EYE DROPS AND RETURNED BACK T
EMPLOYEE WAS UNCLOGGING LARGE PIPE AND CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN PIPE AND WALKWAY HAD HARD TOE SHOES ON BUT BRUISED FOOT VESIDE EDGE OF METAL TOE END OF FOOT X-RAYS SHOW NO DISLOCATIONS OR FRACTURES ONLY SPRAIN CONTUSION RT FOOT TREATMENT ELEVATION ICE PACK AND REST NO IMPAIRMENT