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EMPLOYEE WAS CRANKING TARP ON TANDEM DUMP TRUCK. WHEN THE TARP CLOSED THE HANDLE DISLODGED FALLING FROM TRUCK, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION.
DRIVER WAS PASSING ANOTHER TRUCK COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A ROCK FLEW OFF THE REAR TANDEMOF THE OTHER TRACTOR AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF THE DRIVER'S TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIEL D TO CHIP, AND A PIECE OF GLASS FLEW INTO EYE OFDRIVER. EE WAS TAKEN TO A DR. AND HAD THE GLASS REMOVED THEN RELEASED.
EE STEPPED FROM LOADER STEP ON TO A ROCK, AND TWISTED HIS KNEE ON 7-12-96. HE CONTINUED TO WORK DISREGUARDING THE INCIDENT. ON 7-13-96 AT THE BEGINING OF HIS SHIFT, HE FELT SOME PAIN AT REPORT ED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. HOWEVER, HE STATED THATHE WAS OK. AND DID NOT GO TO A DR. ON 8-16-96 EE REPORTED THE INDIENT TO ME EXPLAINING THAT HIS KNEE WAS GIVING HIM PROBLEM I SEND HIM TO A DR
EE LEFT JOB SITE TO ACQUIRE A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN. ON HIS RETURN HE REPORTED GETTING SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. TO FOLLOW WORKER. HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL NEXT DAY. EE WENT TO DR . ON HIS OWN TIME. EE IS TO WEAR PATCH AND APPLYOINTMENT FOR TWO DAYS IF NOT BETTER RETURN TO DR.
WELDER WAS WELDING ON PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE HELPER WAS IN AREA. HELPER RECIEVED WELDING FLASH. HE DID NOT REPORT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL NEXT DAY. EE REPORTED TO SCALE OPERATOR NEXT DAY WHEN S HE CALL ABOUT HIS ABSENCE. EE WENT TO DR ON HIS OWN TIME. EE IS TO APPLY OINTMENT FOR 2 DAYS THEN REPORT BACK TO DR IT NOT BETTER.
TURNING WHEELS ON STACKERS
SLIPPED ON TRAILER STEP AND LANDED IN ROCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW CRUSHER SCREENS WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. DID NOT REPORT TO EMPLOYER TIL 2-21-95.
OVERBURDEN @ PIT HIT ROCK WHILE RUNNING SCRAPER BACK INJURY.
PERFORMING MECHANIC WORK USING HAND TOOLS THAT VIBERATE IN COURSE OF MAINTENCE - CAUSING SWILLING & PAIN IN WRISTS.
A CONVEYOR CLOGGED UP AND HE WAS SENT TO SHOVEL SOME OF THE SOIL MATERIALS OFF IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT ON THE BELT SO IT COULD BE STARTED BACK UP. AS HE WAS SHOVELING HE SUDDENLY EXPERIE NCED A LOWER BACK PAIN. YET HE DID NOT STOP WORKING UNTIL BELT CLEARED. WAS ON LIGHT DUTY AFTERWARD BUT HE SHOVELED OFF ANOTHER BELT SEVERAL DAYS LATER CAUSING MORE BACK SPRAIN.
SCREEN PLANT OPERATING AT FULL BORE. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SOIL A HEAVY AMOUNT OF ROCK AND COBBLE ENTERED THE PLANT CAUSING A ROUND ROCK TO BOUNCE OUT OF THE UPPER CHUTE AND STRIKE THE LABO RER ON THE RIGHT HAND, FORCING HAND AGAINST THE MACHINE FRAME. SURGERT REQUIRED AND THERAPY NECESSARY FOR HIM.