EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE STRIPPING SITE ON THE BACKHOE, WHEN HE HOPPED OFF THE BACKHOE AND FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT AT THE TIME, BUT WHEN HE GOT HOME THAT AFTERNOON AND SHOWERED AND SAT DOWN, THE AREA STIFFENED UP AND BEGAN HURTING AND EMPLOYEE WAS IN PAIN WHENEVER HE TRIED TO WALK.
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Showing all 42EMPLOYEE WAS HELLPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SET UP A BARREL OF ANTIFREEZE. HE LEANED OVER TO PICK UP ON BARREL & FEL TPAIN IN LEFT HIP OR LOWER BACK.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO CHANGE THE END SHAFT ON A LOADER PIN. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE STUD HITTING EE IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE AND CUTTING A CURVE IN THE BELT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS THUMB.
EE WAS CHANGING AND TURNING BLOCKS WEIGH APPROX. 100 LBS EACH IN THE ROCK CRUSHER. AS HE REACHED OVER INTO THE CRUSHER TO PICK UP ON HANBDLE OF BLOCK AND TURN IT, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT S HOULDER AND NECK.
54736YEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A HEADLINE CABLE.EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING OLD CABLE TO THE TOOTH OF THE BACKHOE BUCKET IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE OLD CABLE WHEN THE BUCKET OF THE BACKHOE TRAPPED HIS AR 40253WEEN THE BUCKET AND THE PUMPSHELL.
EMPL HELPING TAKE SAMPLES AND RUN TESTS ON MATERIAL.PUTTING SAMPLE BUCKET INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK,THE BUCKET HIT ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK.EMPL TRIED TO AVOID SPILLING THE MATERIAL OUT OF THE BUCKET,LEFT SHOULDER WAS JERKED OR PULLED BY THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL IN THE BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE HAD FROM THE CATWALK DOWN TO THE CONVEYOR AND WAS STANDING ON A PIECE OF CHANNEL BESIDE THE CONVEYOR TO CHANGE OUT A MOTOR ON THE MUD BELT. AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB, HE BEGAN AN UPWAR D CLIMB TO THE CATWALK WHEN HE MADE A MISSTEP IN MID AIR AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP ACROSS A SHALLOW DITCH.HE STEPPED ON A LARGE CLOD OF DIRT AND FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PLATE METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF TRASH OR METAL POPPED UP & CAME UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPL TAKING MATERIAL SAMPLE AT ROCK CRUSHER STEPPED OFF CRUSHER AND TWISTED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WELDING CHIPPING & GRINDING DURING WORK HOURS BUT DIDNT ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED HE BEGAN TO HAVE PAIN DURING THE NIGHT WHICH BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE EYE REDDENED THE NEXT MORNING
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A SHAFT. HE WS REMOVING THE BEARING FROM THE SHAFT WITH A HAMMER WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL CAME OFF THE BEARING AND PIERCED HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPL WAS WELDING UNDERNEATH TRUCK. HE ROLLED OVER & FELT STING OR PUNCTURE IN LEFT THIGH. HE THOUGHT IT WAS INSECT STING FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT CAN FEEL SOMETHING IN LEG NOW. ACCIDENT WA REPORTE D TO SUPERVISOR 7/25/91 & WENT TO DR 7/26/91.
TAKING NUT OFF OF SPINDLE OF WHEEL OF GRAVEL TRAILER IN ORDER TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS NUT JA MMED AND WHEN EMP EXERTED EXTRA PRESSURE THE NUT CAME OFF HITTING EMP ON TEETH
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CROWN BAR RUBBER WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE
EE WAS WELDING SOME PIPE. HE LIFTED HIS WELDING HELMENT AND RUST BLEW IN HIS EYE WINDY TODAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SIDE GRINDER TO REMOVE PLATE FROM THE BUCKET OF A KOMATSU LOADER.THE SIDE GRINDER KICKED BACK CUTTING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING TELEPHONE OUT WINDOW OF DISPATCH OFFICE TO TRUCK DRIVER. WIND STARTED BLOWING PAPERS AND SHE TURNED TO CATCH THEM LETTING GO OF WINDOW WHICH FELL ON HER FINGER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WEDGE TYPE EYE ON END OF CABLE, HE HOOKED TO SPUD COLLAR TO TIGHTEN WEDGE. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BOLT ATTACHING CABLE TO SPUD COLLAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTE NING CABLE THE BOLT BROKE INTO AND PENETRATED GLOVE ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING BETWEEN TWO WELDING MACHIENS ON BED OF WELDING TRUCK. HE WAS ADJUSTING THE IDLER ON THE MACHINE. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF ONE OF THE WELDING MACHIENS. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS HAND SLIPPED GOING BEHIND THE GUARD ON THE WELDING MACHINE AND INTO THE FAN OF THE WELDING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHERS PICK UP A 55 GAL. DRUM OF OIL TO PUT ON THE OIL RACK & PULLED OR STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BELOW TH ESHAKER IN A GRAVEL BOX WELDING A PATCH ON THE SHAKER. HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WAS UP IN THE SHAKER LYING DOWN WORKING ALSO. HE LAID A 61B MAUL ON THE GRAVEL SCREEN. WHEN HE WENT TO GET DOWN OUT OF THE SHAKER, THE HAMMER SLID DOWN THE SCREEN AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & GRINDING ON A GRAVEL DREDGE WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WASHOLDING 3/4" DRIVE EXTENSION FOR MECHANIC TO TIGHTEN WHEEL BOLTS AND 550 INTERNATIONAL LAODERS WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND PUSHED WEDDING BAND INTO RIGN FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING GRAVEL SCREEN INTO THE BACK OF THE PICKUP TRUCK WHEN SCREEN SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE ADN THREE OTHERS WERE LINING UP 10" PIPE FOR FOUNDATION FOR FUEL TANK AT HORNSBY PLANT. TWO PIECES OF PIPE HIT TOGETHER CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER IN BETWEEN.
EE WAS INSTALLING INJECTION PUMP ASSEMBLY ON 398 CAT. WHILE USE A COME ALONG HOOKED TO A LIFTING EYE ON PUMP ASSEMBLY, THE EYE BROKE LETTING THE PUMP ASSEMBLY FALL ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING AND BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER.
EMPL USING STEAM CLEANER TO CLEAN TRUCK UNDERCARRIAGE.IT HAD EXPERIMENTAL HOSE WHICH WE PURCHASED FROM RUBBER HOUSE OF BATON ROUGE.WE HAD NOTIFIED THEM IN THE PAST WE WERE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE HOSE.
ASSIST WELDERS ON ROCK CRUSHER, WELDERS STRUCK ARC EMP EYES BURNED
EMPL WAS WALKING AROUND A GRAVEL DREDGE TO GET ON THE DOZER THE SUCTION OF THE DREDGE WAS UP AND EMPL RAN INTO IT
EMPL WAS TURNING HAMMERS IN A CRUSHER WHEN A SLIVER OF NIHARD BROKE OFF PIERCING EMPLS R ARM
EMPL WAS TIGHTENING CHAIN ON SAND LINE CHAIN BAND BROKE AND SPUD WRENCH STUCK IN EMPLS HAND THROUGH GLOVES
TORNADO OCCURRED BLOWING SWITCH HOUSE OFF FOUNDATION LOCATED 25FT IN THE AIR EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES AS PLANT OPERATOR IN SWITCH HOUSE & RODE IT TO THE GROUND
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING PIPE ON A FLOAT WITH A LOADER. ONE END OF THE PIPE WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR FLOAT SO THIS EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ON THE END OF THE PIPE TO GET IT ON THE FOAT. HE FL ELT A BURNING IN HIS BACK DOWN LOW. HE CAME IN TO WORK MONDAY 5/23/88 AND WHILE SPLICING BELT HAD ADDITIONAL PAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TUESDAY 5/24/88.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS UNLOADING OUTRIGGER MATS OFF A LOBOY ONE OF THE MATS SLIPPED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE S FOOT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS CHANGING SCREEN IN DEISTER SHAKER,HIS HAND SLIPPED HITTING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF SCREEN.HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO CLEANED WOUND AND PLACED A BRACE ON THE FINGER T2 PROTECT IT.EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WORKED3HIS REGULAR 6-4 SHIFT ON 10-16-86 HIS WIFE CALLED OUR DISPATCH OFFICE 10-17-86 TO SAY THAT HE WAS SICK THAT DAY AND SHE WAS TAKING HIM TO THE DR WE DID NOT LEARN UNTIL 10-19-8 6 THAT HE WAS I3 THE HOSPITAL WIHT HIS BACK HURT
RAINY WEATHER C5USED DECK OF DREDGE TO BECOME SLIPPERY.AMOUNT OF DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE USING MOTOR ON HEAD PART OF RADIAL STACKER.STACKER COLLASSED IN MIDDLE & HEAD SECTION FELL 31\ TO SAND SURFACE.EMPLOYEE I NAME SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS LUNG INJURY RUPTURESED SPLEEM POSS SIBLE OTHER INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE WIRING MOTOR AT HEAD PORTION OF RADIAL STACKER STACKER COLLAPSED IN MIDDLE AND HEAD SECTION FELL 31 FT TO SAND SURFACE EMLOYEE SUSTAINED COMPRESSION FRACTURES OF HEELS FRACTURES RT WR IST AND GENERAL BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS ESTIMATE 6 MONTHS LOST FROM WORK POSSIBEL BACK INJURY
EMP HAD LOADED A CHERRYPICKER ON THE LOWBOY & WAS SECURING IT WITH CHAIN BINDERS. HE PULLED ON A BINDER TO TIGHTEN IT AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SIDE