4/28-First Aid EE was tightening the bolts on the 3" inch flange pump when heard a pop sounded followed by a very strong & painful cramping in the right bicep. Followed by throbbing pain and reddish bruising forming on the right bicep. 5/5 -Went recordable due to PT
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Showing 50 of 72Stepping onto boat and step gave away and fell onto left side, rib area.
Employee was pulling in a line out of the river and felt a sharp pain in their elbow.
During the night shift, while operating the fuel boat, employee believes they pulled a muscle in their left shoulder.
Employee was climbing out of plant 2 tanks on a ladder with 3 points of contact. 1 point was plunger rod. The rod is bolted on the bottom. Employee slipped off plunger rod causing a rapid fall, cutting EE's leg, took 7 stitches
Employee was getting off a track screen and stepped on a frozen sand clod on the track and fell 24 inches to ground and twisted left ankle.
Rope broke hold dredge to barge and struck employee in the side.
Employee was swinging a 10 pound mal and struck lower left leg.
Employee was walking on loadout barge when employee's right foot tripped on an aluminum electrical cable guard on the deck. Spraining right knee.
Wind blew dust in employees right eye.
Employee hit shoulder on serge tunnel wall and caused a contusion. Was seen by doctor but release to full duty. On 6-27-2023 employee was seen by doctor and given a shot. Making it a recordable released to full duty again.
Employee was walking under a piggy back conveyor and struck the lower support. The employee was wearing a hardhat.
A bolt sheared off the dredge arm and struck the employee in the hard hat.
Employee was on the dredge and the wind / river water splashed in face and body of the employee. Particle of sand got in left eye of employee.
Employee was handling pipe at the plant site. They felt a strain in lower back.
Dust blew in operator's left eye when operator stepped out of the dozer operator was running.
Employee bent over under a conveyor and when employee stood up bumped head on the conveyor the employee was standing under.
Employee was stepping from one barge to another an struck left knee on edge of barge. Employee continued to have pain in the knee an was scheduled for MRI on 12-24-2019. MRI revealed meniscus tear and was scheduled for surgery. Thus making the case reportable in 2019. Employer became aware of tear in January 2020.
Miner was repetitively operating a chain hoist which re-injured EE's right shoulder. EE reported it 5/8/19 when EE started having pain. EE saw the specialist on 5/14/19.
Dredge operator, checking the fuel level on the dredge deck, dropped the fuel cap in the containment when installing the fuel cap. Droplets of diesel fuel splashed into their right eye.
EE reports on 10/8/18 EE was carrying 5 gal. buckets of sand all week and EE's back began to feel sore but EE continued to perform job all week. EE did not report to Supervisor until 10/12/18, Health Bridge notified, self care measures were provided. EE came to work 10/15/18 complaining back still hurt & was sent to clinic. EE was placed on restricted duty.
A tire was stuck in the cutter head of the dredge. Employee was cutting the tire with a grinder when the grinder kicked back and struck employee in the right palm; causing a laceration approximately 1 1/2 inches. Employee was wearing gloves and grinder was in good operating condition. LED lighting on the dredge was all functioning.
Employee states ee was loading a broken gearbox into loader bucket so it could be loaded into the back of a pickup to be transported to shop for repairs when ee felt a burning pain in right bicep. Employee went to the doctor on 9/18/18 and was placed on restricted duty making this a reportable injury.
Injury became reportable on 04/02/18 when EE had surgery. Employee was digging a headline cable that was buried in the sand and did not release pressure on the winch. Employee went to step over the cable, when it released from the sand it caught EE's leg it flipped EE. EE landed on right shoulder.
Employee stepped off of one barge to another as they turned to walk down the barge they tripped over the loose dock line causing them to twist an ankle.
Employee was working on the tipple lining the belly of the shaker plant. Employee was welding and had employee's welding hood on when sand or metal blew under employee's hood contacting employee's eye. Monday was a very windy day.
EE was removing the rail from the top of a horizontal I-beam using a cutting torch at waist level. When the last weld was cut the rail fell from the beam striking ee in the right leg at the knee then sliding down leg.
Employee was exiting the front end loader to the ground via ladder, stepped off onto uneven ground and rolled ankle.
Employee was pulling power cord on the starboard side of the dredge to get it into the generator room when they felt a cramp in their buttocks region. Became reportable on 12/22/16 when employee went to the doctor and was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was working on 824J loader, while removing pin from tilt cylinder, strained left bicep.
Employee was moving a water pump and strained EE's back
Employee was climbing onto the dozer and EE slipped and fell spraining EE's left ankle.
The employee did not report incident to us until 3/15/16. EE was picking a tail pulley guard up and strained EE's back.
Hurt back while running loader.
Employee was looking up changing a butterfly assembly and something went into eye. Became reportable on 7/29/15 when employee went to the doctor and was diagnosed with an eye infection and prescribed eye drops. No foreign body was present.
Stepping into galley door on Sibley(boat). Hit right knee on the door frame.
Employee was lifting and turning an 18" elbow to position to hard rod (welding).
The slurry water supply hose appeared to be leaking, it was under ice so we attempted to raise it's pump by cranking the hand crank. I felt a sharp pain, pull or tear in right shoulder.
Smashed fingertip between ratchet and bolt
EE was helping move river cables and tried stepping over a 14" plastic pipe when he slipped and his right leg folded under. He received a contusion of his right knee.
Employee was pulling cables off from the shackles on a crane when his pinky finger to the right hand got smashed in between the pin and the shackles. He noted that he was wearing gloves when the incident happened this morning. Did not become reportable until 10/13/14 when he went to the doctor and his finger was splinted.
Employee was coming down the tipple steps and tripped and fell on his wrist.
employee was bending over using a hammer when he felt his back tighten up then it went into muscle spasms
EE and another ee were replacing a wiper on brick flat belt so they had to remove a door off of the drop shoot and they went to put it back and it slipped and hit ee on the right side of his face, right temple area.
Affected employee was standing in the middle of an empty barge preparing to tie it up when the barge bumped the dock barge causing the employee to lose his footing and fall onto his right shoulder.
Employee was walking down the walkway to board the skiff when he felt his knee pop.
Employee does not recall any specific thing that caused his back pain but on or around the noted date he noticed his back was hurting and told another co worker.
Shifting of ladder, causing loss of balance. Contusion & strain to right thigh.
Operator grabbed door jam of dredge pilot house with right hand and reached with left hand to close door when the wind blew door shut smashing right thumb in door.
I was cutting on the bottom of a washer on the Dredge, when the cutting torch popped and sparks flew from the metal & rust that I was cutting. At the time I felt something stinging in my eye. Tried to wash it out with no success, then reported it to my Supervisor. I was wearing safety cutting glasses at the time.