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EE WAS AT VS-1 DEISTER SCREEN CHANGING THE FRAME WORK. HE WAS PULLING, LIFTING, AND PUSHING THE FRAME AND SCREEN CLOTH TO REPLACE BOTH. THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT AND STRAIN CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
THE INJURED WAS ON VS2E, SCREEN REMOVING THE DRIVE PULLEY. THEY HAD THE PULLEY OFF AND WERE SETTING IT DOWN TO THE CATWALK 10FT BELOW. HE WAS BENT OVER LETTING THE PULLEY DOWN WHEN HE FELT THE TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS INSIDE THE FRAME RAILS OF 6631 SETTING THE TRANSMISSION. HE HAD THE FRONT MOUNT SPUNAROUND TO FIT IT INTO THE TRUCK. AS IT WAS LOWERED THE MOUNT SWUNG AROUND TOWARD THE FRAME & PIN CHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MOUNT & THE FRAME RAIL.
INJURED WAS DRIVING EUCLID R-50 #6629 ON THE HAUL ROAD TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AT SOME POINT IN THE DAY HE SAID HIS NECK & BACK STARTED TO HURT.HE REPORTED THIS AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT FRIDAY & WAS GOING TO REST ON THE WEEK END.
INJURED WAS BACKING HAULPAC 210M [#6627] UNDER THE 992 LOADER TO GET LOADED. AS HE WAS BACKING UP THE RIGHT REAR OF THE TRUCK BOX HIT THE BOOM ARM OF THE LOADER.
INJURED WAS IN PUMP HOUSE #1 REMOVING THE BIG PUMP AS HE STEPPED UP ONTO THE PUMP FRAME WORK HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE 4 INCH DISCHARGE PIPE FOR THE SMALL PUMP IN THE PUMP HOUSE
INJURED WAS OPERATING A STREET SWEEPER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A BEDFORD BLACKTOP SINGLE AXLE TRUCK. DRIVER CLAIMED HE DID NOT SEE THE SWEEPER BECAUSE OF DUST AND THAT HE WAS GOING 1 5 MPH AT IMPACT. SWEEPER WAS ON THE MAIN HAUL ROAD IN THE PIT HEADING EAST WHEN IT WAS HIT.
INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED REMOVING OVERSIZED STONE FROM THE FEEDBOX AT CR2 (7 FT. CRUSHER). AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY AROUND THE PLATFORM HE SLIPPED ON THE STONE ON THE PLATFORM THAT WAS BUILT UP 3 FT. HIGH WHEN THE BOX PLUGGED UP. THE INJUREDFELL ONTO THE HAND RAIL ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
INJURED STOPPED THE LOADER TO GET OUT & STRETCH HIS LEGS BUT LEFT THE MACHINE RUNNING HE CLIMBEDTO THE BACK OF THE LOADER TO CHECK THE RADIATOR HE TURNED THE RADIORTOR CAP WITH BARE RT HAND ON E TURN & THE PRESSURE BLEW THE CAP OFF & ANTI FREEZE SPRAYED HIS RT HAND & FOREARM CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS HE THEN FELL OFF THE BACK OF THE LOADER & LANDED ON HIS LEFT ELBOW CAUSING LACER
INJURED WAS REMOVING THE HAMMER FROM THE DRILL BAR. AS HE WAS PULLING A PIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE WAS WIGGLING A CHAIN WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. DURING THIS PROCEDURE WHILE HE PULLED ON THE PIN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS IN THE GREASE BAY OF THE SHOP ROLLING A 55 GAL. BARRLE OF OIL ON IT'S BOTTOM EDGE. AS HE WAS ROLLING IT ACROSSS THE FLOOR HIS FOOT SLIPED IN A PUDDLE OF OIL AND HE FELT A STING IN HIS ABDOMEN.
INJURED WAS SITTING I THE CAB OF HIS LOADER SCRAPING THE QUARRY FLOOR WITH HIS BUCKET WHEN HIS LOADER DROPPED INTO A POTHOLE & HIS BUCKET CAUGHT A RAISED EDGE ON THE FLOOR THIS TOSSED HIS SIDE WAYS IN THE CAB & RT KNEE STRUCK THE STEERING COLUMN HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT AT THE TIME
INJURED WAS USING AN 8 BLS SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK THE BANDING ON A PALLET OF ROLLERS. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER THE HANDLE HIT THE FLOOR CAUSING THE HAMMER TO BOUNCE OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND A ND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS SITTING IN HIS TRUCK FACING FORWARD WHILE A FRONT END LOADER WAS LOADING HIM WITH OVERSIZED BOULDERS. WHEN THE FIRST BOULER WAS DROPPED INTO HIS TRUCK THE JERKING MOTION OF THE TRU CK BOUCING UP & DOWN CAUSED EXTENSIVE PAIN TO THE INJURED'S BACK.
INJURED WAS SITTING IN HIS TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED BY A FRONT END LOADER. HE HAD TURNED TO HIS LEFT TO REACH BEHIND HIS SEAT FOR HIS LUNCH WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ROCKED BY THE LOADER. THIS CAUSED THE INJURED TO HIT HIS LEFT TEMPLE ON A CARPETED BEAM INSIDE THE CAB. THE IMPACT WITH THE BEAM CAUSED HIM TO JERK TO THE LEFT HENCE PULLING HIS RIGHT SIDE MUSCLES.
INJURED WAS WALKING OUT TO HIS MAINTENENACE VAN AND HE STEPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE THAT WAS COVERED BY SNOW. AS HE STEPPED ON THE ICE HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT HIP.
INJURED BENT OVER AT THE WAIST AND GRABBED A PIECE OF 6 INCH PIPE 65 INCHES LONG WITH HIS HANDS WHEN HE PULLED AT THE PIPE HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS HOLDING A CHAIN TIGHT BETWEEN TEH C1A GRAVITY TAKE-UP AND THE BUCKET OF A980C LOADER (#6022). AS THE BUCKET WAS TILTED BACK TO PUT TENSION ON CHAIN, THE CHAIN TWISTED. CATCHING T HE INJURED'S HAND BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE BUCKET. WHEN THE INJURED PULLED HIS HAND AWAY THE TIP OF THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT OFF.
INJ INSTALLING LINER INTO 1-A CHUTE UNDER CONVEYOR VS-5 . STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST CORNER OF A PIECE OF 2" X 2" ANGLE IRON.
THE INJURED WAS DRAWING THE TAILPULLEY TOWARD HIM WITH A COM A LONG HE SWUNG THE RATCHET HANDLE FOR THE COM A LONG AROUND AND LET GOT OF THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE MADE A COMPLETE REVOLUTION AND H IT HIM IN THE HEAD ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN A DECK ON A TOWER WHILE STANDING ON A 2INX12IN BOARD FOUR FEET OFF THE GROUND HE WAS CLEANING OFF THE SCREEN WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS & LANDED ON HIS BACK
38509NJURED HAD RETURNED TO WORK FOR TWO DAYS AFTER BEING OFF FOR THREE MONTHS DUE TO A HERNIA OPERATION.AFTER THE SECOND DAY OF WORK HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.INJURED CLAIMED DOCTO 90664ND PULLED MUSCLES.
SITTING IN TRUCK REACHED FORWARD TO HIT HIS LOADER COUNTER LOADER DROPPED ROCK IN BED OF TRUCK IT BOUNCED HIM IN SEAT
THE INJURED WAS STACKING AND LIFTING 10 INCH CONCRETE BLOCKS IN THE BLOCK PLANT WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT GROIN.
THE INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED UNCLOGGING A BIN BY HITTING IT WITH A 5LB. SLEDGE HAMMER. HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A PULL.
INJURED WAS OPERATING HIS LOADER IN WATER WITH HIS BUCKET LOWERED GOING INTO A PILE OF STONE WHEN HIS BUCKET CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A LEDGE OF SOLID ROCK. THE JOLT OF THE MACHINE THROUGH HIM F ORWARD AND TWISTED HIM. THE INJURED WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE INJURED WAS PULLING ON A COM-A-LONG TO TIGHTEN UP BELTS ON MOTOR AT VS-1 SCREEN ON A-TOWER. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HANDLE HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CUTTING RUBBER ON A BELT SCRAPER FOR C1B CONVEYOR WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE WAS IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND HE WAS CUTTING ACROSS THE RUBBER FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND SLICED ACROSS HIS LEFT PALM.
INJURED WAS IN CENTER BAY OF NEW SHOP REPAIRING THE CATWALK ON 6630 DURING THE JOB A PIECE OF STEEL WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS DRIVING TRUCK #6624 EUCLID DOWN HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT BUMP IN ROAD & IT TOSSED HIM UPWARDS. HETHEN HIT HEAD ON CAB ROOF WHICH HURT NECK.
THE INJURED WAS BENDING OVER A 500 LBS. DOOR TO PICK UP ONE CORNER AND PULL A CHAIN OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT. WHEN HE TRIED TO PICK UP THE DOOR HE FELT A PULL IN HIS NECK OR UPPER BACK.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE STEPS OF #6020 LOADER HOLDING THE RAILING IN HIS LEFT HAND AND A HYD. OIL FILL LINE IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS AT THE SECOND STEP WHEN HE TURNED TO HIS RIGHT TO GE T OFF. WHEN HE TURNED HE COULDN'T STOP HIMSELF FROM TURNING AND HIS RIGHT ARM SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE LEFT HAND RAIL.
INUURED WAS DRIVING A LOADED HAUL TRUCK. AS HE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AROUND THE SURGE PILE TO GOT TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF THE TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK FELL TO THE GR OUND THE INJURED WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL.
INJURED WAS BENDING OVER AT THE WAIST USING A SEVEN INCH GRINDER CLEANING A PIECE OF STEEL. THE GRINDER CAUGHT A PIECE OF SLAG ON THE STEEL AND JUMPED BACK AT HIM HITTING HIS SHIN JUST BELOW H IS LEFT KNEE.
WELDING STEEL ON SHAFT PC OF BROKEN RUBBER OFF COUPLER CAUGHT ON FIRE INHALED FUMES FROM BURNING RUBBER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD POWER GRINDER, GRINDING ON A NEW SUPPORT LEG ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NEW PRIMARY, OVER HIS HEAD. A SMALL FLAKE OF METAL FELL DOWN BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND INTO HI S RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. HE HAD PULLED HIS TRUCK UNDER THE CRUSHER RUN BIN AT THE CRUSHER SYSTEM. WHILE FACING NORTH HE HAD GRABBED THE CONTROL CORD FOR THE BIN GATE. THE INJURED FELT THE CORD PULLING AWAY FROM HIM AND THE BIN FELL ON TOP OF THE TRUCK PUSHING THE CAB DOWN AND FORCING HIM DOWN IN HIS SEAT. WHEN THE TRUCK FELL OVER TO ITS SIDE IT TOSSED TH
THE INJURED WAS LYING ON HIS LEFT SIDE USING THE OXY-ACY TORCH TO CUT OFF A SUPPORT TO A SCREEN DECK. WHNE HE PUT THE TORCH TO THE SUPPORT TO START CUTTING, THE MATERIAL POPPED AND A PIECE OF IT FLEW OVER HIS GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING EAST ALONG THE OUTSIDE FRONT OF SHOP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW. WHEN HE FELL, CRANE NO. 6108 (SMALL P&H) WAS PARKED ON THE FRONT PAD. HE FELL TOWARDS THE CRANE AND HI T HIS HEAD ON THE OUTRIGGER, WHICH WAS IN THE RAISED POSITION, CUTTING HIS HEAD OPEN ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING INTO 570 LOADER WHEN HE BENT OVER TO GO THROUGH CAB DOOR HE HEARD CRACK IN BACK. HE DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING AGAIN UNTIL HE SAT DOWN & STARTED OPERATING MACHINE.
THE INJURED WAS PULLING A SKIRT FROM THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN PULLING ON THE PLATE AND GRABBED A CYLINDER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PLATE THEN FELL AND CRUSHED HIS MIDD LE AND INDEX FINGERS AGAINST THE CYLINDER.
OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN OPERATING A PIT LOADER THE RUNNING OF THE LOADER OVER THE ROUGHT PIT FLOOR HAS AGGREVATED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS EXITING THE MAINTENANCE VAN NEAR THE WEST SIDE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A 100 LBS TIMING GEAR AT CHEST LEVEL TRYING TO REPOSITION IT.WHEN HE PICKED THE GEAR UP A LITTLE MORE AND COCKED IT HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A 3 15/16" BEARING AND HOUSING ONTO THE BACK OF THE MAINTENANCE VAN WHEN HE SET THE BEARING DOWN HIS L INDEX FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BEARING HE WAS CARRYING AND ONE ALREADY IN THE VAN
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE MAINTENANCE VAN WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE DOOR FRAME RUNNER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPL SITTING ON CATWALK PULLING ON RACHET IN ROWING POSITION TO TIGHTEN SEVERAL BOLTS.WHEN INJURED PULLED BACK ON RACHET FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A WHEE L HUB WITH A CO-WORKER BY HAND AND SETTING IT ONTO THE AXEL.AFTER SETTING IT THEY WERE MOVING IT INTO POSITION BY LIFTING IT 1/2" AND THEN SLIDI NG IT BACK.WHILE CHECKING THE CLEARANCE ON THE HUB HE PULLED HIS ABCK.
WHILE STEPPING 2UT OF VAN, EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A FROZEN RUT AND TWISTED ANKLE CAUSING THE ANKLE TO BRAKE.
LIFTED SCREENCL2TH AND STRAINED BACK.