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DISCONNECTING WATER SUCTION HOSE FROM VACUUM TANK MOUNTED ON WATER TRUCK.WHILE DISCONNECTING HOSE,HIS FEET SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS INTO METAL CAGE .
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SPOOL OF CABLE ONTO WELDING TRUCK FRON FLOOR OF SHOP.EMPLOYEE WRENCHED BACK WHILE LIFTING SPOOL.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO PLACE ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR LINE, WHEN HE OVER STRETCHED AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SOUTH SIDE SCREEN, STRETCHING PRYING DOWN ON END OF SCREEN WITH BAR IN ORDER TO HOLD IN PLACE. WHILE COWORKER TIGHTENED END, EMPLOYEE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE SCREEN CLOTH IN THE SCREEN. AS HE WAS LIFTING SCREEN TIGHTENING SCREEN INTO PLACE WITH WRENCHES HE STRAINED OR PULLED HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA.
LIFTING CLAYBALLS OFF CONVEYOR BELT. STRAINED RIGHT WRIST AND ELBOW LIFTING CLAYBALLS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREFORMING VARIOUS GREASING DUTIES. WHEN A BEE STUNG HIM UNDER HIS RIGHT ARM. LATER HE STARTED NOTICING DIFFICULTIES BREATHING ALONG WITH HIS HEART RATE WAS BEATING FASTER.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS ATEMPTING TO STOP THE ENGINE OF SKID STEER LOADER, WHEN THE BOOM DESCENDE, PINCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE BOOM AND SAFTEY CAGE. APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE BUMPED THE BOOM CON TROL CAUSING THE BOOM TO PINCH HIM. THE ACT UNSAFE IS THAT THE EMPLOYEE APPRANTLY EXITED THE MACHINE WITH ENGINE RUNNING THE BOOM RAISED, CREATING A HAZRD FOR ANYONE WHO TRIED TO REENTER.
MOVING 15 GAL DRUM OF OIL WHEN EMPL WENT TO SET DRUM DOWN HE FELT SHARP PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK PAINS WERE SO SEVERE IT CAUSED HIM TO DROP TO HIS KNEES ON THE GROUND
ON 3-23 INCUR CARRIER CALLED ABOUT INJ ON THIS DATE INFORMED PRTITIONED WORKER COMPENS. BOARD FOR DISABILITY ON 4-11-89 REC NOTIFICATION INJ HAD LUNG DISORDER DUE TO DUSTY CONDITIONS AT QUARRY . SENT IN BY INJ ATORNEY FORM DR.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT SUN.MORNING WHILE LAYING IN BED HE FELT PAINS IN H IS LOWER BACK AREA #AROUND BOTH SIDES INTO HIS CHEST AREA ON MON.THE PAINS CONTINUED SO HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE EX AMINED EMPLOYEE FELLS IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO DRIVING THE EUCLID TRUCK
DRILLING TOE HOLES WITH DRILL #1#1-0353 TAKING DRILL STEEL OFF OF MACHINE WITH WRENCH PIPE WRENMCH SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF RIB CABGE
AS EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF CRUSHER HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON ROCK. STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST AS HE CLIMBING DOWN OFF CRUSHER.
TAKING CRUSHER 5PART WHEN APIECE OF THE FEEDER FELL ONTO EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.
I.NAME WAS CLEA3ING OUT BINS THERE WAS SNOW ON THE METAL HAND SLIPPED AND EMP.OYEE FELL TO THE FROUND HITTING HIS RT KNEE AND BACK ON 1-1-87 I.NAME WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HIS LEG SW ELLED AND THEY 1ERFORMED EMERGENCY SURGERY THAT DAY WHEN HIS ORIGINAL ACCIDENT HAPPENED I.NAME HID NOT SEE A DR FOR TREATMENT THE EVENING OF HIS OPERATION IS THE FIRST HE SAW A DR
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A TIRE, TIRE STARTING TO FALL OUT OF EMPLOYEES GRASP, HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. IN DOING SO EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS GROIN AREA.
CHANGING SCREEN8 IN CORNER SCREEN HOUSE. WHILE LIFTING PLATE OF SCREEN, EMPLOYEE CAUSED HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING OUT ALONG CONVEYOR BELT TO BRING WEDGE AND CABLE BACK TO PLANT. AS HE WAS WALKING OU THROUGH, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
OPERATING A FRO3T END LOADER LOADING TRUCK & P LOADING HOPPER FOR BLACKTOP PLANT. LOADER HAD A LOOSE CENTER PIN WHICH CAUSED THE LOADER TO SHAKE. EE STATED THEIS INJURED HIS BACK.
EMP WAS CUTTING3OUT A TOOTH WITH A WEDGE WHEN THE WEDGE FLEW INTO THE AIR STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SCREEN LEAVER,WHEN ROPE SLIPPED OR BROKE THROWING EMPLOYEE BACK AGAINST A PIER.
EE WAS LOWERING A STEEL WEDGE INTO CRUSHER TO DISLODGE A ROCK. EE HAD WEDGE IN CRUSHER IT APPRENTLY SQEEZED BETWEEN ROCK & JAW PLATE SHOOTING IT UPWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IT STRUCK EE I N THE NECK & KNOCKED HIM TO THE GORUND.
I NAME WAS USING HAND SHOVEL TO SHOVEL STONE DUST FROM UNDER CONEYOR BELT IN PROCESS OF DOING SHOVELING HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
JAW CRUSHER BECAME JAMMED.CRUSHER WAS STOPPED AND EMPL WAS IN CRUSHER TRYING TO DISLODGE JAMMED ROCKS WHEN A LOOSE ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT .INJURED WAS WEARING HARD TOE SHOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND SIDE OF TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON SOME LOOSE STONES.
EE WAS DESCENDING TO GROUND FROM PLATFORM OF CRANE. WHEN RIGHT FOOR WAS PALCED ON GROUND, THE ANKLE TWISTED & FRACTURED.