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WHILE SHOVELING, EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BECAME INCREASINGLY SORE. EE WENT TO THE CLINIC & WAS GIVEN MODIFIED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DIAGNOSED TO BOTH WRISTS. EE IS A FUEL/LUBE MAN WHO MUST PULL FUEL QUARRY EQUIP. HE SAYS PULLING FUEL HOSES HAS GIVEN HIM CARPAL TUNNEL. HE HAS BEEN USING WRIST BRACES FOR WEEKS. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 10/5/04 WHO TOOK HIM OFF WORK FOR TWO WEEKS.
EE WAS TRYING TO ALIGN THE THREADS ON A CRUSHER CAP NUT. HE WAS PULLING AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF WHEN THE CRUSHER CAP MOVED. EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CRUSHER CAP AND TORCH RING ON CRUSHER. EE CONTINUED WORKING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WENT TO M.D. WHEN FINGER PAIN CONTINUED. FRACTURE TO FINGER.
Cumulative to wrists. Employee reported before he started the shift that his wrists were sore and his fingers tingled. he was sent to our clinic where the dr suspects carpal tunnel syndrome. ee was put on restricted duty with no use of either had no work is available ee s hands and arms are not needed.
CONTRACTOR'S EE WAS REPAIRING A HAUL TRUCK TIRE.HE INCORRECTLY PLACED HYDRAULIC RAM TO REMOVE METAL TIRE BEAD. WHEN HE PRESSURIZED THE RAM IT POPPED OFF MOUNTING & STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. INJURED WAS AN EE OF A CONTRACTED COMPANY WHICH DOES NOT HAVE AN MSHA ID#.
DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK DAY EMPLOYEE'S BACK BECAME SORE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND DOCTOR PUT HIM ON MODIFIED DUTY THROUGH 5/28/03.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING SOME METAL AND SOMETHING SETTLES INTO HIS EYE. CO-WORKER REMOVED FOREIGN BODY. 2 DAYS LATER EYE WAS IRRITATED SO EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLINIC. EMPLOYEE GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDI CINE.
WHILE DRIVING HIS QUARRY TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE DROVE OVER A ROUGH AREA (POT HOLES). HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CAB AND STRAINED HIS NECK.
AFTER WORKING LONG SHIFTS FOR OVER 2 MOS. THE EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE TRIED TO WORK THRU IT, PAIN DID NOT GET BETTER. MD DIAGNOSED RIGHT TRAZPEZIUS STAIN & GAVE HIM AT LEAST 2 WKS OFF.
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER & HIS RIGHT ARM BECAME SORE.
DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK DAY EE'S BACK BECAME SORE. EE DRIVES VOLVO 35 TON HAUL TRUCK.
WHEN EMPLOYEE CARRIED A HEAVY OBJECT ON HIS SHOULDER HIS ARM WENT NUMB. ARM AND HAND KEPT "TONGLING" AFTER HE PUT LOAD DOWN.
EE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A DIRT RAMP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EE WAS CARRYING A TOOL BOX AT THE TIME. EE THEN WENT ON VACATION. HE WENT TO THE DR. WHILE HE WAS ON VACATION. HE REPORTED INJURY WHEN HE CAME BACK.
NO SPECIFIC INJURY OCCURED. HER WRIST BECAME IN-CREASINGLY SORE DURING THE NORMAL PERFORMANCE OFHER DUTIES (I.E.SHOVELING, SWEEPING, GENERAL CLEAN-UP).
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE EE BACK WAS SORE. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DR ON 11-6-01. THE DR PUT HIM ON MODIFIED WORK.
THE EXHAUST AIR ON AN AIR TOOL BLEW DUST INTO THE EE S EYE. THIS IS REPORTABLE BECAUSE THE MED CLINC REFERRED THEEE TO AN EYE SPECILIST.
EE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF A BULLDOZER. THIS OCCURRED ON 5-8-01. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT KNEE DID NOT SET BETTER. HE FINALLY HAD AN MRI DONE ON KNEE AND A LIGAMENT TE AR WAS FOUND. HE WORK UNTIL 6-11-01 WHEN HE WAS PUT ON A NO-WORK STATUS BY HIS DOCTOR. EE WAS GREASING DOZER AT THE SHOP.
EMPLOYEE WRENCHED HIS KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED, CLIMBING ONTO HIS SERVICE TRUCK.
EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT A 55 GALLON DRUM TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION.
EE WAS USING AND CUTTING TORCH. SLAG CAUGHT A PIECE OF RUBBER ON FIRE. THE EE, A HEAVY SMOKER, BREATHED IN SMOKE FROM BURNING RUBBER IS HE EXTINGUISHED FIRE. HIS BREATHING BOTHERED HIM SO HE F INALLY WENT TO DR ON 10-3-00. HE WAS OFF FOR 3 DAYS PER DR ORDER AFTER HIS EXAM. 10-4-00 WAS FIRST LOST DAY.
AS EE PULLED A WELDING CABLE ACCROSS A CONCRETE SLAB, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HIS BACK REMAINED SORE SO AFTER A MONTH HE WENT TO THE DR. HE HAD CONTINUED TO WORK THE ENTIRE TIME. THE DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE A MONTH OFF SO HISLOST TIME DID NOT START UNTIL 10-5-00.
WORKER WAS SWINGING SHAFT THAT WAS HANGING FROM CRANE TO TIGHTEN NUT ON HP300 CRUSHER WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SHAFT AND NUT IMPACTING HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WINDING A HOSE ON A SPOOL. AS EMPLOYEE TURNED THE HANDLE ON THE SPOOL RAPIDLY, HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF A TOOL TRAY. HE CUT HIS THUMB AND LOST HIS FINGERNAIL.
EE WAS INSTALLING GUARDRAIL. THE RAILING WAS NOT ATTACHED YET. RAILING STARTED TO FALL. EE GRABBED END OF RAILING. RAILING VIOLENTLY SHOOK EE'S ARM WHEN THE OTHER END HIT THE GROUND. END OF RA ILING FELL ABOUT 6'. EE SUFFERED SPRAIN TO LEFT BICEP AND STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.