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Moving I beam with front end loader, beam struck employee between scrap box and beam, breaking his left leg.
Opening overhead door. While opening door, pulling on , felt a sharp pain in right wrist.
While trying to thaw a water valve with a torch & trying to turn the valve to close, the torch came in contact with his left wrist under the cuff of the glove causing a 2nd degree burn.
The employee states he was moving a compressed gas bottle and strained his back. He continued to work the remainder of the shift and his next shift. On Sunday, February 6th he went to the local hospital and was diagnosed with a lumbar strain and was placed on two days of restricted work activity.
Employee was fueling his truck. When he walked around behind the truck he slipped on the ice and broke his right ankle.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE LINER IN THE CHUTE. HE WAS HANDED A NEW LINER TO PLACE IN THE CHUTE AND TWISTED HIS BODY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK FROM 2/13/04 AND RETU RNED ON 2/16/04. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 2/16/04.
EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE IN THE TOWER, TAKING STEEL DOOR OFF OF BIN WITH A COME A LONG, EE WAS LUGGING SHEET STEEL AROUND AND PULLING IT WITH A COME ALONG WHEN THE SHEET MOVED AND EE BUMPED HI S LEFT ELBOW INTO ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT ELBOW.
EE WAS RUNNING THE SKID STEER LOADER CLEANING CONVEYOR ABOUT 1130 AM CO WORKER SAW EE WALKING AROUND BY HIS ELECTRIC BLDG. A FEW MIN LATER WORKER NOTICED A PIECE OF SCREEN PLANEL COME OFF THE END OF THE CONVEYOR. WORKER DROVE HIS LOADER TO TELL HIM THAT HE HAD SCREEN COMING APART. THAT IS WHEN WORKER FOUND EE SITTING ON A CHAIR. WORKER CHECKED EE AND DID NOT FIND A PULSE OR BREATHI
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL BARS AND WHEN THE OVERHANG OF THE BARS DROPPED, EE REACHED TO CATCHTHE BARS AND FELT STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. EE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AT THE TIME BUT HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HIS ARM AND DECIDED TO GET TREATMENT ON 10-7-02.
EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER & FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CHEST AREA WHEN TAKING A DEEP BREATH OR MOVED JUST RIGHT. EMPLOYER SENT HIM TO CO. CLINIC. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THORACIC STRAIN. H E WAS RESTRICTED UNTIL 9-9-02.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF SHEET STEEL AND HE DROPPED THE PIECE OF STEEL ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE. TWO BONES IN HIS FOOT WERE BROKEN.
EE WAS CLEANING OFF THE RETURN ROLLERS OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE GOT SOME FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS LEFT EYE, UNDER THE EYE LID. HIS EYE WAS CLEANED OUT AND HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.
EE DROVE HIS TRUCK UNDER THE TOWER TO GET A LOADOF STONE. HE STOOD ON THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK TO REACH THE BUTTON (WHICH WAS TOO HIGH FOR HIM), & SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE TRUCK INJURING HIS BA CK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SHEET OF STEEL AND TWISTED HIS BODY TO SET THE SHEET ASIDE. WHEN EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BODY HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE RECEIVED A STRAIN.
EE TORE MUSCLE IN RIGHT LEG CLIMBING ON LOADER OPERATOR.
EE WAS ON SCREENING PLANT AND WAS PULLING AIR HOSE. EE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE. HE RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO HIS TAILBONE.
EE WAS WALKING ALONG THE CONE CRUSHER INT HE PIT AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER HIM CAUSING EE TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SITCHES.
EE WAS IN THE SCREENING PLANT CHANGING SVCREEN DECKS. EE TRIPPED ON AN ELECTRIC CORD & GRABBREFD FOR THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. EE JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUSING A SPRAIN. HE SCRAPED H IS FOREARM.
EE WAS ON THE WAY TO THE TOWER TO HELP THE OPERATOR. WHILE HE WAS MOVING THROUGH THE BUILDING HE WALKED INTO A LOW BEAM. HE RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS HEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES(STAPLES) AND CONCU SSION.