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Job title - Driller. Was placing a drill hammer into the bed of a pick up truck. He pushed the hammer into the bed of the truck. He received a cut on his hand from a sharp edge of the hammer. The injured employee was wearing leather gloves at the time.
While bending down to retrieve parts out of a deep box, employee felt pain in his side.
Removing bend pulley from conveyor. Injured worker grabbed onto lifting strap that was hooked to the pulley that was hooked to crane. Pulley shifted and his left hand was caught between strap and beam. Left ring finger was lacerated, requiring 7 stitches.
EE was replacing teeth and edges on loader bucket in welding shop. The last two edges were flat on the floor and could not be hooked onto overhead hoist. EE attempted to lift an edge up but the other edge slid out and caught his left index and middle fingers. Lacerations on both fingers requiring several stitches on each finger.
Injured worker stepped on a rock as he exited a pick-up truck. When he stepped on the rock, he twisted his ankle.
Employee reported that while surveying in remote area of the quarry, she was struck by a bee and stung. Antibiotics were required to resolve the injury.
Employee was moving loadout flop gate lever with come-along. Lever broke at pivot point. Employee twisted and moved to avoid being struck by lever. Employee fell onto back, hardhat came off and head struck the ground. Also sprained his back.
Employee reported accident occurred while clearing plugged starter steel on drill rig. Compressed air had been used unsuccessfully to clear debris. Air was bled off Workers waited 2 minutes before trying to clear plugged steel with a pry bar. Plugged material came free, releasing residual compressed air, water, mud and debris onto worker's right hand and coveralls.
Team Member was weed wacking and stopped make contact with a passing haul truck. Team Member lost footing on the berm where he was cutting weeds. Slid down slope of berm. Upon stopping at bottom of slope he felt a "pop" and then soreness in right knee.
Employee attempted to get out of his work truck, sliding out to the right when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back as he put weight on his right leg.
As operator approached 5' to 6' pile, his loader was on an incline with bucket full of sand. As he put loader in reverse, a clump of material came off the top of the bucket and shattered the windshield. Loader tipped slightly backward and sand in bucket came into cab, crushing console and steering wheel. Employee sustained cut on right arm and fracture/bone chip in right ankle.
Cummulative trauma to lower back from operating loader and running the #2 sand plant for many years.
While cutting a hole in metal plate, metal "popped", causing slag to enter clothing at open neck. Hot slag ran down chest and abdomen, causing burns.
Come-along holding belt up slipped, causing roller to move and catch finger between roller & belt structure.
Cumulative hearing loss determined by mobile van testing and confirmed with re-test. Re-test conducted 5-20-09 confirms recordable loss.
EE fell off equipment while performing 125 hour service on aerial lift.
Backed overpile of material, felt jolt up through seat into his back. Started to feel pain early last night, reported at 10:00 this morning did not feel well and requested medical care.
Employee notified company on 9/15/08 he wanted to open old claim for cumulative trauma to left wrist.
While trying to clear the chute using a pry bar. EE lost his grip on the bar. The bar hit the belt-which was still running. The bar bounced back, hitting him in the chest and mid-section. Diagnosis at clinic is minor fracture of sternum.
While turning over the plate, it slipped, smashing left ring finger between the plate and the welding table. Advised by doctor on 5/2/08 employee was authorized to return to full duty duty, no restrictions, on 4/16/2008
Apparently grit on EE's clothing fell into EE's lunch. While eating lunch he bit down onto fine sand material (grit), which EE spit out. While eating a snack during break time, EE's back tooth fell out.
Tugged on case cover when it was hung up and would not lower. Cover went into closed position at the same time employee put hand in pinch point on the cover to maintain his balance. Cut hand which required sutures. Treated and released to regular work with no restrictions.
While unloading a 30 foot length of pipe, the end of the pipe toward the front of the vehicle slipped. The rear of the pipe "whipped" around, striking employee in the jaw and face.
Smashed index finger between the side plate and the other half of the gate. Fracture of right index finger. On modified work. Released to regular work on 8/10/07.
EE was using a snap-on filter wrench with a 24" breaker bar to loosen a filter the breaker bar slipped out of the filter wrench socket and his left elbow struck a strut housing. No reportable medical treatment until 7/12/07.
Reported pain after the job was completed. Returned to regular duty on 4-26-07.
Exposure to poison oak after handling tools used to clear poison oak. Given injection, prescription medication, and returned to regular work. Released from care, no follow-up required.
Employee knelt on catwalk grating to open drain valve on gear box, resulting in contusion to left knee. Not reported until 3-7-07 & sent to clinic at that time.
Complained of neck and back pain; sent to medical center for evaluation. Originally not MSHA reportable as it was first aid care on 12/28. Employee was re-evaluated and referred to physical therapy.
Stepped on uneven ground & twisted his left knee.
Picked up a 5-gallon bucket of electrical parts. Felt a pain in his groin area. Notified personel at the time. Offered medical care and declined. Reported recurrence of pain over the weekend and requested medical care on 12/4/06. Reported to W/C on 12/4/06.
Stepped in hole or on rock. Fell to ground. Fracture top of left foot.
reported accident occured in Sept. Requested medical care 11/21/06. Originally 1st Aid no MSHA reportable. Informed by dr on 1/31/07 that injured started physical therapy making injury MSHA reportable.
Leaving mine in his personal vehicle. Side-swiped by pickup driven by another worker. Initially seen by dr. on 9/18/06 and released with no treatment rendered. Returned to dr. on 10/6/06 with complaint of pain. Returned to full duty. Medication prescribed.
Pinched left thumb between steel plate and handrail.
Felt strain in left knee. Reported 8/4/06 when discomfort did not go away.
He missed a step and strained left ankle.
Unknown, possible cumulative trauma to right shoulder. Diagnosis is right shoulder tendonitis. Date of injury is date ee notified w/comp of injury. 12/29/06 closed file - ee discharged from care- no longer employed.
As haul truck passed by, rock and dirt were kicked up, struck EE on the cheek and then the left eye. Advised by MSHA on 6/2/06 this is reportable since eye drops were dispensed as preventive measure.
EE strained his right elbow when the fire extinguisher did not release from the bracket. Originally considered non-medical event. Recored OSHS and MSHA when medical care required on 5/23/2006.
Unknown. No specific event cited in the incident report. " Injury by useing hand tool"
REMOVING A LATCH DOOR FOR A CHUTE AT THE KRUPP. AS EE WAS SETTING THE LATCH DOOR DOWN, HE PINCHED HIS HAND (LACERATION).
A PIECE OF SPROCKET BROKE OFF, STRIKING EE IN THE NECK.
STRAINED LOWER BACK
REPORTED CUMULATIVE TRAUMA TO LOWER BACK ON 12-9-05. COMPANY INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 12-15-05, CLAIMED INJURY IS DETERMINED TO BE WORK RELATED.
WHILE WORKING FOR PAVEX CONSTRUCTION AT SOUTHSIDE SAND AND GRAVEL, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER & MID BACK AREA DUE TO A LOOSE SEAT.
EE CLAIMED INJURED HIS BACK ON FRIDAY WHILE SHOVELING AT THE SAND STOCK PILE. REPORTED INCIDENT TO ANOTHER EE ON MONDAY AM. POSSIBLY WILL BE MANAGED AS 1ST AIE IF NO FURTHER TREATMENT NEEDED AFTER 9/29/05 APPOINTMENT
EE REPORTED VISION PROBLEMS AFTER EXERTING HIMSELF WHILE ASSISTING REMOVAL OF CHUNK OF CLAY FROM BELT. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL CARE UNTIL AFTERNOON OF 9/7/05 AT END OF SHIFT. PER DR. OK TO RETURN TO REGULAR WORK NEXT SHIFT 9/8/05
WORKER REPORTED DISCOMFORT IN BACK FOR PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 9/2/05.
ON 9/2/05 EE REPORTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG SIMILAR TO HIS LEG BEING ASLEEP. ORGINALLY, WAS 1ST AID/NOT RECORDABLE. 10/5/05 INJ REQUIRES PHYSICAL THERAPY. RECORD W/OSHA & MSHA. DONE NO MODIFICATION OF WORK REQUIRED.