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While operating a haul truck, a bump was struck resulting in a numbness to left arm.
While exiting a loader, the employee fell.
Employee was replacing head pulley bearing when employee's finger was pinched against the conveyor frame
The employee allegedly was bitten by an insect/spider at some point during the day.
EE was operating loader when EE drove over uneven ground causing the loader to move side to side aggravating a pre-existing lower back condition from 6 years prior.
As employee was stepping off the back of mechanics truck, they rolled their ankle/leg resulting in a closed fracture to the fibula just above their right ankle.
EE was operating the scale house and having to bend over to operate the small bucket machine (4-6 times). EE's lower back became sore. EE has a lower back strain.
EE was walking to pump barge, slipped/fell with right knee striking a rock.
While operating a haul truck, the truck was jarred by a bump. The employee felt a little pain in lower back.
A piece of aggregate material came off a conveyor and struck the employee in the lower back area. The employee has lower back pain and x-rays were negative. EE was released to light duty.
Employee was exiting the dragline and fell off (unknown distance 0'-4') landing on the ground. Employee does not know why they fell. It was a sunny and dry day.
Employee struck a piece of metal with a hammer causing a quarter inch shard of metal to chip off and embed itself in the top on EE's right hand. Employee was wearing PPE to include work gloves but the piece of metal pierced through the top of the glove and into the back of EE's hand. Stitches were required after removal of metal shard.
Employee was attempting to step up onto a seven inch high steel grated walkway and caught the toe of boot causing her to fall forward and dislocate her left fifth (pinky) finger.
Employee opened a light weight battery box lid to connect battery jumper cables. After restarting the vehicle he attempted to close the lid and felt his thumb becoming pinched between the lid and side of vehicle. He jerked his hand from the pinch point resulting in a tear to his left thumb. He was released back to full duty from the Clinic after receiving 5 stitches.
EE suffered a heart attack while at the aggregate plant. EE was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.Ee had been treated recently by his personal physician for heart-related health issues.EE was using an inhaler medication to help him breath.
Being in tight quarters and not having proper tools for leverage.
Employee states that over time (3-4 years) operating the backhoe exacerbated an existing neck condition. When the mine closed, he began to see an occupational medicine doctor and to work at employer's construction projects. He ultimately had neck surgery in July 2005.
Employee was observing a coworker remove a stuck tooth from dragline bucket with a hammer, when a piece of metal from the tooth dislodged and embedded in injured's left wrist while walking away from jobsite causing a puncture wound.