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EE HAD BEEN USING A JACKHAMMER SEVERAL DAYS PROIR TO 11-18 AND HAD SORE WRISTS AND ARMS. NOW AS HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER HIS LEFT WRIST BEGAN TO HURT AND SWELL.
EE HAD BEEN DOING A LOT OF WELDING WHILE BENDING OVER IN A TRUCK BED. HIS BACK HAD BEEN SORE A FEW DAYS PRIOR AND KEPT GETTING WORSE TIL IT WAS TO SORE TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DOZER UP THE RAMP AND MOVED OVER TO AVOID TRAFFIC. AT THE SAME TIME HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK BACK, HIT A BUMP AND JAMMED HIS NECK.
EE WAS USING AN 8 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
EE WAS GREASING A FITTING WHEN THE HOSE SLIPPED OFF THE FITTING & SHOT HIGH PRESSURE GREASE INTOHIS EYE.
EE WEDGED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND FRAME IN ORDER TO REACH A BOLT HE WAS TIGHTENING. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS FOOT BEGAN TO HURT.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF THE HAUL TRUCK TO THE CAT WALK WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BED DOWN INDICATOR CAUSING A CUT AND LIGHT CONCUSION.
EE AS CARRYING A STEEL PLAT EUP A GRAVEL INCLINE AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS BACK DID NTO HURT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE FALL.HE IS UNCERTAIN AT FIRST IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE.
NO SINGLE INCIDENT, RATHER A GRADUALLY INCREASING SORENESS BEGINNING IN THE RIGHT ELBOW AND SPREADING TO UPPER ARM AND SHOULDERS. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 3-13-95 AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE 3 DAYS OFF.
ACCIDENT WAS DESCRIBED AS CUMULATIVE SORENESS DEVELOPED OVER SEVERAL DAYS FROM ROUGH ROADS WHICH AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ENGINE COVER INTO PLACE WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED & THE COVER FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS UNLOADING BARRELS FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP USING A CABLE SLING & JIB CRANE. THE CABLE SLIPPED OFF THE BARREL & IT FELL 1 FOOT ONTO HIS FOOT.
WHILE POSITIONING THE ROPS ON LOADER, HE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER SMASHED.
EE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM A STORAGE EE AND OVER STRESSED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CHECKING TO SEE WHY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT CRANK OVER. HE TOUCHED THE POSITIVE BUTT TERMINAL WHICH CAUSED A SPARK THAT BLEW THE TOP OFF THE BATTERY.
INJURED WAS LOWERING AN AUGER ON THE POWDER TRUCK WITH A HAND WINCH, WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE AND SPUN AROUND AND HIT HIM ON THE WRIST.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON A TRACTOR IN THE FIELD AND KNELT DOWN ON A FROZEN PIECE OF GRAVEL.
INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE ROCK CHUTE OF THE WASHING PLANT WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE CHUTE AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
INJURED WAS FIRED INT HE MORNING OF 9-2-92 AFTER NUMERIOUS NO SHOWS AND EXCUSES. LATER INT HE DAY HE PHONED THE TOWN OFFICE TO SAY HIS BACK WAS COMPELTELY OUT.
9?514E STARTED WASTE OIL TO BURN. DIDNT BELIEVE IT WAS BURNING SO GRABBED A GAS CAN TO THROW ON OIL. THE OIL WAS INDEED BURNING,THE GAS CAUGHT TIRE AND CAUGHT I.NAME CLOTHING ON FIRE BURNING A 94015D HAND.
SHOVELING MUD FROM THE TRACKS ON AN EXCAVATOR (H121) & MUST HAVE EXERTED HIKMSELF WHILE OUT OF POSITION AND PULLED SOEMTHING IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.
HE BACKED UP TO DUMP OFF A LOAD IN A 773A ROCK TRUCK. THE FILL AREA WAS 10 FT. HE BEGAN TO DUMP WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER THE EDGE AND TURNED OVER. ALL BRAKES AND SAFEGUARDS WERE OPERATIONAL.
SLIPPED OFF EXCAV PLATFORM AND FELL 8' TO GROUND LANDING WITH FOOT NOT STRAIGHT
CHAIN ON COME A LONG BROKE AND THE FRONT D9 TRACTOR TRACK DROPPED ON MY LEFT TOE.
OPER LOADER IN MINE CUT OVER PER OF TIME DEVE A SORE BACK
REC BLOW TO R EYE, FRACT NOSE PUNCHED BY OTHER WHO WAS FIRED
EMPL WAS STANDING ON FLATBED WELDING TRUCK BED HE SLIPPED OFF SIDE & FELL ONTO SOME PIPE ALONG SIDE OF TRUCK.
DURING TRANING ON ARC WELDING OF CAT IDLERS ACCEDENTLY ARC FLASHED HIS EYES.
THE INJURED WORKING IN THE SHOP WAS REMOVING A DRILL BIT WITH A LARGE WRENCH.THE WRENCH SHEARED OFF A PICE OF STEEL FROM THE BIT SENDING IT INTO HIS RIGHT THIGH 3-4INCHES.RUSHED IMMEDIATELY TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE A SLIVER TO STEEL 7/8"WAS REMOVED.HE WAS STITCHED UP AND TOLD TO STAY OFF LEG 7-10 DAYS.