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AS THE EE REMOVED BOLTS FROMA SCREEN, A SMALL AMOUNT OF SOLUTION AND STEAM REMAINED AND ESCAPED. THE EE SUFFERRED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE STOMACH, AND THE BACK OF HIS LEGS AND ARMS. HE A LSO SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WHEN LEAVING THE AREA. HE HAS A FOLLOW UP WITH HIS PHYSICIAN ON JANUARY 4, 2000.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BITS. A AS HE STEPPED INTO THE CAB OF THE DRILL, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE DRILL DECK AND THE CAB, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING A BOOM TRUCK HE LOOKED UP AND THE WIND BLEW LIME INTO HIS EYES. AFTER WASHING THEM OUT, HE CONTINUED TO SUFFER IRRITATION IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN WHO APPLIED AN ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT TO THE EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASEDTO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE COULD NOT SEE THE SIGHT GUAGE SO HE PULLED HIMSELF UP BY HOLDING ONTO A HYDRAULIC HOSE. AT THIS TIME HE FELT A POP AND PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN WORK BUS. THE BUS HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEATAND HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS. HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS VISITS WITH OTHER DOCTORS. WE ARE WAITING FOR RESULTS ON RECENT MRI AND WILL FORWARD INFORMATION WHEN IT IS RECEIVED.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE SHOVELED AT THE JUNIPER MILL NEAR THE APRON FEEDER, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, ON 10/25/99 HE WAS EXAMIN ED BY AN E.R. PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED A LOWER BACK STRAIN AND PLACED THE EMPLOYEE ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS PUSHING A CUTTING EDGE OFF A RACK ONTO A FLAT BED OF PICKUP HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS EXAMINED BY AN E.R. PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED LOWER BACK PAIN AND RELEASED THE EMPLOYEE TO RETURN TO WORK. HOWEVER, ON 10/18 THE EMPLOYEE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING PAIN. DIAGNOSED WITH BACK PAIN AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY 7-10 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIPPING ROCK WITH A DOZER WHEN THE ROCK BROKE LOSE. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT STRAINED HIS NECK. DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE CERVICAL SPINE STRAIN. EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR AGA IN. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. HE RETURNED TO WORK BUT HAD PROBLEMS AGAIN. REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR. HE IS OFF WORK UNTIL EVALUATION IS COMPLETED. INCIDENT DISCUSSED WITH MSHA MR.JORGENS

WHILE REMOVING THE DECKING ON A DRILL, EE STEPPED TO THE SIDE & ONE OF THE PANELS GAVE WAY. THISRESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT HUMUS & BRUISEED RIBS

EE WAS LIFTING A 4" PIECE OF PIPE AND DROPPING IT TOP BREAK UP SCALE INSIDE THE PIPE. AS HE LIFTED, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS REMOVING THE CUTTING EDGE OFF LD226 LOADER. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE EDGE WERE CUT LOOSE CAUSING THE CUTTING EDGE TO FALL, LANDING ON THE EE'S FEET. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER WHERE THE DR. DIAGNOSED A BROKEN RIGHT FOOT. THE EE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK UNTIL 10-09, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS OPERATING A LUBE TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE TRUCK AT THE BULK GREASE STORAGE TANK, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING LIGHTS AT THE REAR OF THE LUBE TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND THEN FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN HOSE FROM A PRESSURE WASHER. HE WAS PULLING ON TWO WRENCHES WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE. AT THAT TIME THE EMPLOYEE HEARD A POP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE LIFTED BATTERIES FROM A PALLET LOCATED ON THE DOCK FLOOR INTO A STORAGE CONTAINER. AS HE BENT OVER TO LIFT A BATTERY, HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS TIGHTENING THE 01 TUBE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PUMP SHAFT. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE, CAUSIN GHIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE PIPE CASING. THIS RESULT ED IN STITCHES.

WHILE RETRIEVING A TOOL FROM THE TOP SHELF, EE RUBBED HIS WRIST AGIANST A SHARP INSIDE CORNER. THIS CAUSED A DEEP CUT IN HIS RIGHT WRIST RESULTING IN 7 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE POWDER CREW DEWATERING, AND PUTTING PLASTIC BAGS IN BLAST HOLES. AS HE REACHED DOWNWARD, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, LEFT SIDE.

EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS PUSHING A WINDOW OF LARGE ROCKS THE BACK TIRE OF THE GRADER HE WAS OPERATING HIT A ROCK. THEIMPACT CAUSED HIS JAW TO SNAP SHUT THUS CHIPPING & CRACKING THE LEFT U PPER MOLAR. HE WAS SEEN BY A DENTIS ON 8/3/99 WHO REMOVED THE TOOTH. THE EE WAS RELEASED TO TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY

EE STATES THAT AFTER REMOVING A SECTION OF GRATING TO PROVIDE CRANE ACCESS INSIDE A CIL TANK, HE STEPPED NEAR THE OPENING TO PROVIDE SIGNALS TO THE CRANE OPERATOAR, WHEN THE GRATING SAGGED CAU SING HIS RIGHT LEG AND ARM TO FALL INTO THE OPENING. HGE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HGH WHERE HE RECEIVED SUTURES IN THE LEG AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE STATES THAT AS HE ROD IN VN146 FOR HOT CHANGE, THE VAN HIT A ROUGH AREA OF ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE VAN TO BOUNCE. THE EE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND WAS BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, HITTING HI S HEAD ON THE CEILING OF THE VAN. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL HE FOLLOWED UP WITH HIS DR.ON 7-27. ON 7-27 HIS DR. EXAMINED HIM AND CONTINUED THE LIG

EE STATES THAT WHILE SPLICING CABLE AT DW29, A DUST DEVIL BLEW OVER HIS WORK AREA. AT THE TIME, HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIS EYE. HOWEVER, HOURS LATER HIS EYE BEGAN TO IRRITATE HI M. HE WAS EXAMINED BY AN OPTOMETRIST WHO REMOVEDA PIECE OF DIRTY FROM THE EYE. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ALL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A DRILLER TO CHANGE A DRILL BIT. THE DECK WRENCH ADAPTER HUNG UP ON THE DECK WRENCH. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO WIGGLE THE ADAPTERIN PLACE AND WHEN THE ADAPTER DROPPED INTO POSIT ION, THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS AMPUTATED BY A PINCH POINT CREATED BETWEEN THE ADAPTER AND THE DECK WRENCH CYLINDER.

EE WAS LAYING OUT THE DRILL PATTERN IN THE SOUTHPIT. HE HEARD A ROCK ROLL OFF THE HIGHWALL AS HETURNED AWAY HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE HE RETURNEDTO WORK FULL DUTY ON 9/23 HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE HE RETD TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SLAG WITH A SHOVEL INTO THE SLAG BIN WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER OF WATERTRUCK HIS KNEE GAVE OUT. THIS CAUSED HIM TO MISS THE NEXT STEP AND FALL TO THE GROUNDEMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT KNEE. HIS PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED HIM WITH A SPRAINED KNEE AND PLACED EMPLOYEE ON LIGHT DUTY.

THE EE STATES THAT WHILE HE SET THE HYTORQUE JACKS, TO TIGHTEN BOLTS, HE LIFTED A JACK AND HIS MIDDLE BACK POPPED. HE SET THE JACK DOWN AND BREIFLY RESTED. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE JACK B UT COULD NOT. THE FOLLWOING DAY HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AS HIS BACK WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM. THE DR. DIAGNOSED LOWER BACK PAIN AND RELEASE THE EE TO LIGHT DUTY.

WHILE EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED, IT WAS JARRED, CAUSING A CERVICAL SPINE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HIS ROLL-AWAY TOOL BOX. HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE TOOL BOX ANDTHE SHOP FLOOR.

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE CIL CONTAINMENT AREA AND THE FLOTATION PLANT WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW A PIECE OF LIME IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE BUS, HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY AN ER DOCTOR WHO PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY. A SPLINT WAS PLACE D ON THE ANKLE AND CRUTCHES WERE GIVEN. DOCTOR PLACED A CAST ON THE ANKLE AND RELEASED EMPLOYEETO LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE WEEK.

THE EE STATES THAT AS HE WAS PERFORMING A HYDRAULIC TUNEUP ON SH107 SHOVEL, THE SAFETY RELIEF VALVE ON THE FLOW CONTROL BLEW. AS HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE PUMP DRIVE ROOM, HE BACKED INTO TH E QUICK CONNECT CAUSING IT TO BREAK. A STREAM OFOIL WENT THRU HIS CLOTHING & INTO HIS LEFT LEG. THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ER WHERE AN INCISION WAS MADE IN THE LEG & OIL DRAINED. THE EE FOLLLO

AS EE WAS RELEASING THE OUTRIGGER CAMLOCK ON THE CRANE, THE HANDLE BENT SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE OUTRIGGER, REQUIRING SUTURES.

AN EMPLOYEE PLACED THE NON ELECTRIC SHOCK TUBE INTO THE SPRING LOADED HAND HELD STARTER BEFORE REQUIRED. THE STARTER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND INITIATED A SHOT PREMATURELY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF UNPLANNED IGNITION.

WHILE REMOVING A DRIVE CHAIN FROM A MOTOR GRADERTHE CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE PALM OF JOSE'S RIGHT HAND. RESULTING IN SUTURES

EE STATES THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF HIS HAUL TRUCK, AT THE END OF SHIFT, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER WHERE THE DR. PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY DUE TO A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. HEWILL FOLLOW UP WITH HIS DR. ON 2-11-99.

EE WAS REINSTALLI8NG THE BAGHOUSE DOOR WHEN THE DOOR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT, CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

AS EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DRILL, HIS FOOT ROLLEDOFF OF A ROCK RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT

WHILE MOVING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER IT SLIPPED ON A METAL BRACKET & PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CYLINDER & THE BRACKET CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION

EE STATES THAT AS HE WAS WALKING HE FELT HIS BACK SNAP & EXPERIENCED INSTANT PAIN. HE WAS TRANSOPORTED TO THE ER WHERE HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THIS FAMILY DR. HIS DR PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY DUE TO AN ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER OF THE GRADER HE WAS OPERATIN GHIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LAST RUNG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WENT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY HIS ANKLE WAS NOT FEELING BETTER SO HE WAS SEEN BY THEH ER PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED HIM WITH A FRACTURE OF DISTAL FIBULA. HE FOLLOWED UP WITH AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON WHO PLACED A

WHILE WELDING OVERHEAD, SOME SLAG BOUNCED BEHIND HIS WELDING SHIELD CAUSING A PIECE OF SLAG TO ENTER HIS EYE.

EE STATES THAT WHILE SHOVELING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WORKED THE REMAINED OF THE SHIFT. BEFORE COMING TO WORK HIS NEXT SHIFT, HE REPORTED THE INJ URY AND WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED A MUSCLE STRAIN. THE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY AND WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PHYSICIAN IN ONE WEEK.

DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT THE UNLOADING HOSE ON TRAILER. WHILE PULLING ON THE PIPE, IT CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.

WHILE RELOCATING SLOPE PRISM, THE ROCK EE WAS HOLDING AND THE 1' LEDGE SHE WAS STANDING ON GAVE WAY. AS SHE WAS FALLING, SHE CAUGHT HERSELF WITHHER LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A BROKEN WRSIST

EE STATES THAT WHILE AQUADYNING COOLER #1 IN THE SAGE MILL, HE BROUGHT THE HOSE TOO CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TUBE HE WAS CLEANING. THIS CAUSED A JET SPRAY FROM THE AQUADYNE HOSE TO SPRAY HIS LE FT HAND. THE PRESSURE CUT THROUGH THE TWO PAIRS OF GLOVES HE WAS WEARING & PUNCTURED HIS HAND.ER DR SENT HIM TO PLASTIC SURGEON. SURGERY TO REPAIR 3 NERVES IN HAND, TUBES PUT IN PUNCTURE WOUN

INJURED WAS CLEANING THE LIME SLAKER FEED CHUTE WITH A BAR. THE BAR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SLAKER PADDLE WHEEL, AND PINNED HIS FINGER TO THE CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE LACERATED HIS FINGER WHILE MOVING THE OPERATOR'S SEAT FORWARD IN THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING. HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TE SEAT SLIDE LEVER AND HOIST LEVER BOX. HE WAS T RANSPORTED TO THE ER AND 7 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY.

THE INJ EE STATES THAT AS SHE CARRIED 5 GALLON WATER BOTTLES AND PLACED THEM DOWN, SHE INJURED HER BACK. SHE STATES SHE CARRIED 3 WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER, ON THE 4TH, AS SHE PLACED IT DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR, SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER, WHERE THE DR DIAGNOSED HER WITH "LOW BACK PAIN". ON 9/16/98, SHE WAS EXAMINED BY HER DR WHO TOOK HER OFF WORK DUE TO

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS CUTTING OPEN A FILTER USING A KNIFE, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT BY THE FILTERS EDGE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER WHERE 8 SUTUR ES WERE PLACED IN THE FINGER. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY.