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Employee had finished washing on a conveyor belt and jumped from the head pulley of the belt to the ground. Employee was unable to walk and sought medical treatment. Employee was placed on restricted work duties and diagnosed with a broken leg.
A customer truck driver stopped their truck at the entrance of the property. They got out of the truck and went to troubleshoot a vibrating noise. Then they were just behind the passenger side front wheel, the truck began to roll backwards. The truck rolled over the driver's foot and came to a stop on top of their foot, breaking a toe.
Employee was climbing up a Volvo A35G Haul Truck when they lost their footing and fell forward into the battery box on the truck hitting the bridge of their nose. The employee sought medical treatment and received stitches. They were released to full duty on the same day.
Employee was removing a tail pulley guard, when it slipped. The employee felt a pop in their arm. The employee did not report the incident to management for 3 days. The employee then sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted work duties for a pinched nerve.
An employee was on a skidsteer, moving materials. The employee stated they hit a bump in the road and felt a pop in their lower back. The employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was shoveling underneath a tail pulley. They turned with a full shovel and experienced pain in their upper and lower back. Employee was placed on restricted duties 6 days later.
An employee was clearing the rock box when a lodged rock rolled loose and struck the employee's finger. The employee was diagnosed with a fractured finger and placed on restricted work duties.
An employee struck their finger while trying to remove a screen. Medical treatment was sought and they were diagnosed with a dislocated finger. No restrictions were assigned.
Employee was completing a preshift inspection on the loader, when the bottom step to the equipment broke. The employee reported pain in their ankle. They sought medical treatment on 12/14/21 and were placed on restricted work duties.
An employee was walking on level ground, and when they went to turn around they felt a pop in their knee. The following day, the employee notified management, sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties.
An employee was helping with repairing the horn on the dozer. When they went to dismount the machine, the employee grabbed the handle to the hood. The hood shifted, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall between the dozer tracks and blade. The employee injured their leg.
EE opened the door to the rock chute to start dislodging the materials, while placing the right hand on the door opening, when a rock fell loose, striking the EE on the right hand.
EE attempted to stop a pull behind trailer from rolling and strained their back area.
The employee was completing a pre-shift inspection on the John Deere 750K dozer. After checking the engine oil, he could not get the engine compartment door to close because the door was bent. He tried to kick the door to make it shut and his right foot slipped off the tracks and he fell off the machine and landed on his left arm on a berm.
Sand and water caused pressure washer wand to slip from my hand and injected water under my skin. Minor impairment.
Employee was unloading some pipe from a truck. He picked up the pipe to load the bucket. When he picked up the pipe he felt a twinge and pain in lower back and left leg. Employee was on restrictive duty and as of 3/2/16 he is a Lost time. This incident was not reported at the time due to improper communication. This incident is reported late.
Employee was lifting a screen (less than 100lbs). Received help from another. After lifting the employee felt a sprain/strain in left arm. Employee was taken to the local clinic where they put on restrictive duty with a sling. Going back for checkup to re-evaluate.
Worker was moving pipe from wet plant when the pipe fell and struck workers right arm causing possible occult fracture to right elbow.
Team member was washing material off the concrete pad when he slipped and fell onto his left knee. He declined immediate medical attention. On November 18, 2013 the doctor diagnosed his knee as a sprain and employee returned to work on November 18, 2013 on restricted duty.
Team member was exiting the excavator. When he stepped down onto the step he felt a pop and a sharp pain in his left knee. He did not seek medical treatment that day. He returned to 10/22/2013, due to pain, he went to the clinic to have knee examined. The doctor diagnosed torn right medial meniscus. He returned to work on restrictive duty on 10/22/2013.
IE and another EE were lifting a small hopper weighing about 125 pounds onto the tail pulley of the concrete sand stacker. One of the hopper legs struck IE on the left leg behind the knee, causing a deep laceration.
Employee was climbing a ladder and while on the second or third step the ladder slid off of the leg of the sand screw. The ladder and employee fell to the ground and he hit his left elbow on the concrete pier on the way down resulting in a chipped elbow.