IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AND THE ROCKS ON THE HILLSIDE WERE SLIPPING. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER WHEN A 12" ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND BROKE THE SIDE WINDOW OUT OF LOADER H ITTING EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER. HE WASTAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT: X-RAYS. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS SENT FOR A MRI OR SCAN, HIS DR. IS WAITING FOR RESULTS.
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Showing all 8ON 9-15-95, EE WOKE UP WITH A VERY SORE EYE--HE THOUGHT HE HAD PINKEYE AND WOULD NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. AFTER APPROX 3 WKS, EE'S EYE WAS NOT BETTER SO HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10-09 -95, DR, REMOVED A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM EE'S EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE CRUSHER JAWAS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT (CHIRO) ON 7-18-95 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT SCHEDULED SHIF T.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOARD AND HIS BACK POPPED OUT. HE DID NOT PICK UP BOARD BEFORE INJURY. HE HAS NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF INJURY BEFORE. BACK GOT PROGRESSIVELY MORE PAINFUL AND HE S OUGHT MEDICAL CARE ON 4/13/89. ATTENDING DOCTOR HAS ADVISED A REST OF AT LEAST 10 DAYS, AS WELL AS DAILY TREATMENTS.
EMPLOYEES FOOT 8LIPPED CLIMBING OUT OF LOADER AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DE8CENDING FROM A LADDER AND CUT HAND ON EDGE OF METAL ROOFING ON CRUSHER SHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING SOME U BOLTS ON FRONT SPRING OF TRUCK HE WAS LAYING DOWN WITH FOOT AGAINST RT FRONT WHEEL AND PULLING ON A RATCHET WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK
EMPLOYE WAS CHECKING ALIGNMENT SCREW ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE BUMPED HIS ARM ON GRAVEL ON OVERFLOW THRAY CAUSING THE CONVEYOR BELT TO CATCH THE TIP OF HIS GLOVE CONVEYOR PULLED HIS HAND AND ARM ARO UND THE PULLEY BY ABOUT 3/4 OF A TURN BREAKING THE ARM GLOVE THEN RELEASED AND HIS ARM CAME OUT