EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE FOREMANS OFFICE TOTHE SECONDARY PLANT. HE SLIPPED REINJURING HIS BACK (1993 INJURY). EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT BUT DID NOT SEE DR UNTIL LATER THAT MONTH. WAS SEEN BY DR & OFF WORK 1-29-96.
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Showing all 31EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO 5 GAL. BUCKETS OF USED OIL TO THE WASTE OIL TANK WHEN HE FELT A "TWINGE" IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO SEE A DR 9/13/93 BECAUSE HIS BACK WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM. THE DOCTOR ASSIGNED 1 WEEK. LIGHT DUTY.
EMPL USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT TENSION NUT OFF A SCREEN SUPPORT CABLE. WHEN THE NUT RELEASED THE SPRING FLEW UP STRIKING EMPL IN FACE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM A MOVING RAILCAR HE FELL TO THE GROUND & WAS STRUCK BY THE CARS TRUCK BEARING ASSEMBLY
HAULING AGGREGATES IN 60 TON CAT 773 TRUCK, TRUCK HIT POTHOLE CAUSING SUDDEN IMPACT INSIDE CAB. EMPL FELT PAIN AROUND WAIST AREA.
CUT AND BRUSE LEFT CALF. EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON LOCOMOTIVE HELPING OPERATOR SWITCHING CARS TO CAR DUMPER. THEY HAD A 4 X 4 X 9 POST ON LOCO FLOOR, WHICH ON TIMES, THEY USE LOCO AND POST TO M OVE CARS. THEY DIDN'T NOTICED POST STICKING OUT OF LOCO SIDE, AS THEY WERE TRAVELING ON OTHER TRACK AMONG SIDE OF PACK RR CARS, POST CAUGHT CORNER OF RR CAR, PINCHING EMPLOYEE WITH POST AND L
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COTTON SWAB IN HIS RIGHT EAR WHICH HAD AN ITCH. THE EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS HEAD TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD CALLED HIM, HITTING A FIRST AID BOX WITH THE SWAB IN HIS EAR, PUSHING THE SWAB FURTHER INTO THE EAR.
WAS RESTACKING A RAILROAD CROSSTIE BACK ON THE FORKLIFT-IN DOING SO A TIE SLIPPED & I.NAME TRIED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH
EMP. WAS HELPING PUSH 5 EMPTY CARS TO GET THEM IN MOTION IN ORDER TO MOVE THE M TO THE PLANT FOR LOADING. IN T HE PROCESS, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE CAR WHEE L.
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING A FRONT-END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE ACCESS LADDER AND FELL.
DUE TO BRIEF BU7 HEAVEY RAWS EARLIER IN THE DAY DEBRIS HAD WASHED OVER A SECTION OF RRTRACK WHEN THE 25TON LOCOMATION PULLING 2 LOADED CARS TO THE RAIL SCALE REACHED THE AREA IT JUMPED THE TRA CK.THE LOCOMOTI5E OPERATOR,FEARING THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER,JUMPED.
EMP WAS CLEANIN1 UP BEF ORE CLOCKING OUT AT THE END OF TWO EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS WHEN HE BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING AND COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING (INSIDE) A CRUSHER (IN CONFINED AREA) AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK OF NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN5OLVED IN A SCREEN REPAIR JOB A GUARD AROUND THE SCREENING UNIT HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR ACCESS LEAVING A HOLE IN THE FLOORING EXPOSED THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN THE HOLE AND FELL
EMPLOYEE WAS AP1LYING HAND BRAKE ON RAILCAR HE HAD ONE FOOT ON DRAWBAR WHEN THE CAR COUPLED WITH ANOTHER THE EMPLOYEES FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE DRAW BAR
EMPL CUTTING EMDS OUT OF RETURN ROLLERS WHEN GREASE INGITED CAUSING FLASH BURN TO FACE.
EMP WAS SETTING THE TIMING ON A SHOVEL TO ALIGN THE TIMING MARK HE HIT THE STARTER SWITCH MOTOR VIBRATION CAUSED A CLUTCH WRENCH TO FALL INTO THE CLUTCH ASEMBLY BRINGING THE WRENCH AROUND ON TOP OF HIS RT FOOT
PULLING ON WRENCH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT RESULTS RIGHT INJURIED HERNIA.
EE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER. HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTING BINS AND PULLED UNDER BINS WITH HIS BED IN & RAISED POSITION.
EE WAS REMOVING BROKEN FLEX PIPE OFF OF A LOADER CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HIMSELF INTO A READY MIX TRUCK USED TO LOAD PRILL WHEN HE FELT A HARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE QUARRY FLOOR WITH A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE RAN INTO A LARGE TOE ON THE QUARRY FLOOR. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE LOADER TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY JARRING AND TWISTING THE OPER ATOR IN HIS SEAT
AFTER GREASING A CONVEYOR HEAD PULEY THE EMPLOYEE REACHED BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND ITS GUARD WHEN THE GREASE GUN BECAME STUCK ON THE FITTING HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT ITS GUARD WHEN THE GREASE GUN BECAME STUCK ON THE FITTING HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR PULLING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD AND THE EDGE OF THE HEAD PULLEY
INJURY POSSIBLE BUT NOT KNOWN
ON TUESDAY JUNE 28 83 EMP WAS AR SERVICE SHOP WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF LOOSE PIPE AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND STRIKING HIS CHEST ON LUNCH BOX
DRIVING TRUCK COMING UP ON RAMP OUT OF QUARRY PIT.TRUCK STALLED AT TOP REASONS UNKNOWN,AT TIME BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE,TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT ROCK WALL.
ON FRIDAY APR 22 1983 EMPLOYEE WAS @USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN CABLE ON CRANE WHEN PIN CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH INJURY REQUIRED 3 SUTURES NO LOST TIME INVOLVED
SANDBLASTING STEEL AND ON BLOCKED UP A PC AND IT ROLLED OVER ON HIS FOOT TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL AND HE HAD A CRACKED BONE IN HIS FOOT CAME BACK TO WORK ON LIGHTER DUTY JOB BUTG INFECTION SET IN ON SHINNED PLACE AND HE HAD TO MISS WORK
ON THURSDAY FEB 24,1983, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD WITH A PIECE OF METAL FALLING FROM TRUCK HE WAS WORKING ON. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, WAS SUTURED, AND RETURNED TO WORK. NO LOST TIME UNTIL WE DNESDAY APRIL 13, 1983 WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF NECK SORENESS OR PAIN DUE TO BLOW ON HEAD. AT THIS TIME HE TOOK OFF TO GO TO DOCTOR. HE AGAIN WENT TO DOCTOR ON FRIDAY APRIL 22, 1983. HE HAS RETU
EMP WAS PASSING BETWWEN TOW SCREENING UNITS WHEN HE TRIPPED FALLING AGAINST A PLANT SUPPORT BEAM IN SO DOING HE STRUCK THE SUPPORT WITH HIS LEFT SHOULDER