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CLIMBING DOWN FROM DUMPSTER, CANE DOWN ON LEFT LEG, KNEE BUCKLED UNDER EMPLOYEE AND KNEE POPPED, CAUSING SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A UNILOADER. HE HAD PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE STEP AND WHILE BRINGING HIS RIGHT FOOT FORWARD THE TOE OF HIS BOOT CAUGHT ON THE FRAME CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP CLEAR, BUT STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LOADER BUCKET.
THE EE WAS CHANGING THE BUCKET ON A UNI-LOADER. THE BUCKET HAD TO BE RAISED SLIGHTLY AND ROTATED FORWARD BECAUSE THE RELEASE PINS WERE FROZEN. THE EE DID NOT NOTICE THE LEFT RELEASE PIN WASN'T LOCKED DUE TO THE AREA BEING CAKED WITH MUD. AS HE FOT THE RIGHT RELEASE PIN FREE THE BUCKET DROPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE SECURING BOLT OF A SUPER NUT. THE SUPER NUT IS USED TO HOLD THE LARGE BOLTS FOR THE SPIDER ARM OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AS HE TIGHTENED THE S ECURING BOLTS, THE LARGE BOLT BROKE LOOSE FROM HEAD OF THE BOLT AND THE BOLT FELL STRAIGHT DOWN CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEENTHE IMPACT WRENCH AND A METAL LODGE ON THE CRUS
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO CLEAR A BUILD UP OF MATERIAL FROM A CLAM SHELL CHUTE AND AFTER CLEARING THE MATERIAL A SECOND CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO BE PULLED UPWARD AND HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS LIFTING A 480 POWER CABLE FOR A GRASSHOPPER CONVEYOR & HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE FELT THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY & DID FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN 0N 3/27 IT BEC AME WORSE SO HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DR
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO BEAT ON THE SIDE OF A ROCK BOX WHICH HAD PLUGGED. AS HE WAS HITTING THE ROCK BOX, HIT STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AT ABOUT THE THIRD KNUCKLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQ UEST TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 03-15 BECAUSE HE FELTHIS HAND WOULD BE OK. HE SAW DOCTOR ON 031-17 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, HOWEVER, HE DID NOT REPORT IT TO US UNTIL 03-23 BECAUSE HE WAS