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Employee was going up steps and tripped causing a knee injury which was diagnosed as bruising.
Mechanic was working on excavator when a cylinder fell and struck his foot. Three bones in foot broken, chipped vertebrae in neck, and small contusion on head from fall.
Employee was cleaning out a pipe on the mud press when he cut his finger. He ended up getting 6 stitches, but did not miss any time from work.
was driving pin (with hammer) into excavator tracks. part of pin chipped and part of pin went in left inside leg...resulting in treatment of antibiotics, tetanus shot, one stitch, and general cleaning...missed one day on 5/14/08...returned to work 5/15/08
The ground was muddy from precipitation the night before.
Employee was operating a farm tractor when a piece of debris flew up and into his eye. He went to the ER where his eyes were thoroughly cleaned. He had a small cut on his eyelid, which required a prescription for antibiotics. There was no lost time.
fueling up excavator...stepped off track onto the ground and felt a pain in the neck.. while fueling up the pain worsened
employee was stepping down out of truck. EE twisted the wrong way and felt something knot up in lower back
The employee was changing a screen in the wash plant. He dropped it and it cut the tip of his finger as well as his fingernail. Employee finished working the rest of the day and part of the next(Friday) until his doctor's appt. The doctor cleaned it and wrapped it and gave him prescriptions for Augmentin and Vicatin. The employee returned to work on Monday.
Employee was driving dump truck, got stuck in mud at pit, loader attempted to pull truck out, jerked truck, resulting in her getting a strain/sprain in her mid-shoulders, middle back, and a stiff neck.
EE is a dump truck driver. There was pressure on the tailgate. When he released the handle, it threw his arm back into the hand rail. This caused him to receive bruising on his left hand and elbow. X-rays revealed no breaks. Orthopaedic doctor gave him a note for 2 days off and light duty for one week. The diagnosis was contusions to the left hand and arm.
WATER PIPE BUSTED, HITTING HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT EE SLIPPED WHILE STANDING ON A BUCKET, HE TRIED TO STOP THE FALL BY GRABBING A PVC PIPE, THE PIPE BROKE & HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A MILD CONCUSSION. HOWEVER, EE REPORTED THAT THE PIPE SHOOK WHEN HE OPENED THE VALVE & THE PIPE BROKE KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND.
WAS OPERATING A RUBBER WHEEL LOADER; FRONT TIRE DROPPED INTO A HOLE THAT HAD BEEN DUG FOR A GRAVEL TEST; WHILE TRYING TO GET THE LOADER BACK OUT OF THE HOLE, THE JERKING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO S TRAIN HIS BACK.
EE WAS IN OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP SERVICING A TRUCK. HE TRIPPED ON A GREASE HOSE AND HURT HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE SLIPPED ON ICE WALKING UP TO DISPATCH OFFICE--STILL OUT OF WORK-SAME KNEE.
0204203-EE TRIPPED ON SIDEWALK AND FELL ON KNEE-WENT TO DOCTOR GOT SLIP FOR ONE DAY OFF. CAME BACK TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE BACKED UP TO BANK RUN PILE; LOADER WAS PARKED AT HOPPER. LOADER OPERATOR BACKED INTO DUMP TRUCK PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HIS ARM ON INSIDE OF DRIVER'S DOOR.
SEVERE WEATHER- VERY ICY CONDITIONS- HAD COME OUT OF OFFICE AND SLIPPED ON ICE, THOUGHT HE WASO-K, WENT BACK TO WORK AFTER REPORTING IT TO SUPERVISOR, WENT TO DR. ON 3-29-01. ON 4-16-01 HE TOOK OFF WORK BECAUSE PAIN HAD WORSENED. RTW ON 4-17-01, WAS OUT 4-18-01 TO PRESENT.