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THE CABLE ON THE DRILL BROKE. WENT TO SHUT OFF THE DRILL AND THE CHAIN GOT CAUGHT AND WAS HEADING FOR THE CAB. JUMPED BACK AND INJURED LEFT FOOT.
EE HAD TRANSPORTED LIMEROCK SAMPLES TO CENTRAL TESTING. EE UNLOADED SAMPLE BUCKETS AND STRAINED BACK AT THE TIME.
BACKING UP TRUCK HAD HEAD OUT OF WINDOW TO SEE HOW CLOSE TO THE EDGE, RAN INTO A HOLE WHICH SHOOK THE TRUCK AND CAUSED MOUTH TO HIT DOOR & BROKETOOTH.
SLIPPED ON STEP & HIT BOTH KNEES ON TRUCK.
WAS USING A 12LB SLEDGE HAMMER DRIVING A PIN INTO A DRIVE CHAIN. THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE PIN AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN.
EE JUMPED OFF TRACT OF BACKHOE AND UPON LANDING, FELL AND INJURED BACK AND KNEE.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP EMPTY 21/2 GALLON CONTAINER
APPARENTLY RESULTED FROM A 3 MONTH EXPOSURE TO THE OPERATION OF AN OVERBURDEN REMOVAL TRUCK OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.
THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD & EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING GLASSES HE GOT SAND IN HIS LEFT EYE & COULD NOT GET IT OUT NO DAMAGE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF METAL AND TRIPPED,T HE PIECE OF METAL FELL ON IS LEFT HAND. THE HAND IS BRUISED.
HE WAS STANDING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF I.NAME WHILE HE WAS HITTING THE HAMMERS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE HE LIFTED & TURNED WITH CABLE IN HANDS RESULTING IN POP IN LOWER BACK
WHILE DRIVING A D-350 HAUL TRUCK TO THE DUMP AREA HE HIT A BUMP AND BANGED HIS LEFT ARM ON THE WINDOW FRAME OF THE LEFT DOOR OF THE TRUCK CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING.
HELPING PULL STEEL PLATE UP CHUTE OF PLANT AND STRAINED BACK
FREEING BOAT UP BETWEEN BANK AND DREDGE FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOAT AND RAILING ON DREDGE
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING MILL HAMMERS WITH ASSTANCE OF MILL OPERATOR MILL OPERTAP WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK MILL HAMMER OUT OF SLOT. MILL OPERATOR MISSED AND STRUCK OTHER EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB WITH SLED1E HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN PUTTING AXLE SHAFT BACK IN LOADER-PARTS SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN AXLE SHAFT AND GEAR-SEVERLY BRUISED FINGERS OF LEFT HAND-STITCHES REQUIRED IN LITTLE FI NGER. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE A SHEETF OF THIN AFTER PLACING TIN ON GROUND,EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM AREA WHEN HE FELL ON THE TIN AND CUT HIS LEG.
EE WAS OPENING/CLOSING R/R CAR DOORS. WHEN HE PULLED ON A BAR HE WRENCHED BACK. HE THOUGH HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK. LATER DIAGNOSED AS SLIPPED DISC & PINCHED NERVE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.