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EE RUNNING ACROSS CATWALK AT CRUHSER, STEPPED ON A 5/8" BOLT LAYING ON CATWALK, TWISTING ANKLE AND CAUSING SPRAIN.
EE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN STUCK OIL DRAIN PLUG IN 988B TO CHANGE OIL. WHEN TIGHT PLUG SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DID NOT WANT JECIAL EXAM TO BEGIN, BUT WENT W HEN SORENESS REMAINED FOR 2 WEEKS.
OPERATOR WAS DRIVING A 637D SCRAPER OVER ROUGH GROUND AND BEING JOSTLED AROUND. TIGHTENED SEAT BELT TO AVOID BOUNCING AROUND.
EE WAS REPLAICNG BEARING ON CONVEYOR BELT HEAD PULLEY. HEAD PULLEY SHAFT SLIPPED OUT OF BEARING SEAT, PINNING WORKER S HAND BETWEEN HEAD PULLEY SHAFT AND PLATE OF BELT.
EE WAS USING DISC GRINDER IN CRUSHER FEEDER. GRINDER "GRABBED" SMALL PIECE OF METAL AND JERKED BACK HITTING EE IN UPPER LEG CAUSING A SMALL CUT. INITIALLY REQUIRED FIRST AIR ONLY. SLIGHT INFEC TION REQUIRED SUBSEQUENT DR. TREATMENT. DR. RECOMMENDED TIME OFF TO REDUCE POSSIBILITY OF ADDED IRRITATION DURING COURSE OF NORMAL DUTIES.
NO ACCIDENT TO REPORT - EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR. APT. AFTER REGULAR SHIFT DUE TO AIN IN LOWER BACK. DR. DETERMINED PAIN WAS AGGRAVATED BY SITTING/DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK - UNKNOWN IF CONDITION "C AUSED" BY JOB OR JUST "AGGRAVATED" BY JOB.
EMPLOYEE IS AN EQUIPMENT SERVICE MAN FROM AN OFF SITE MAINTENANCE SHOP. HE WAS PERFORMING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE ROCK TRUCK. WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TU RNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A SECTION OF THE CHIP LOG AT THE WASH PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE OF GROUND & LADDER & FELL & TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MONITORING THE CRUSHER WHEN BAR SLIPPED OFF ROCK CAUSING HIS ARM TO HIT CORNER OF FEEDER BOX. LACERATION ON RT FOREARM REQUIRED 3 SUTURES AND "DT B" (TETANUS BOOSTER?)
OPER TRACTOR NEAR CRUSHER TO LOAD FEED BACKED UNDER TRACTOR STUCK IN REVERSE PINNING HIM BETWEEN CRUSHER AND TRACTOR INJ L ARM RIBS AND BACK
CLEANING AREA AROUND CRUSHER OF ROCKS TRIPPED OVER ROCK TWISTING HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING MATERIAL UNDER THE SCALPER OF THE CRUSHER AND PULLED A MUSCLE CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A FRAME ON THE CONVEYOR AGAINST THE EDGE OF A 10-FOOT WALL. CONVEYOR WASJACKED UP-THE JACK SLIPPED OUT, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER THE WALL FRACTURING HIS R IGHT ANKLE REQU3RING SURGERY TO REPAIR THE ANKLE EMPLOYEE IS EXCEPTED TO BE OFF WORK FOR 8-12 WEEKS.
EMP WAS USING K6BOTA TRACTOR TO CLEAN UNDER A CONVEYOR HE WAS BACKING IN WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH CONVEYOR WHICH PUSHED HIM FORWARD AND CAUSED HIM TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE TRACTORS REVER PEDAL THE TRACT2R LUNGED INTO REVERSE AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE CONVEYOR EMP SUFFERED BRUISES TO HIS CHEST AND BROKEN RIBS
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING OVER TO DISCONNECT THE HOSE GOING TO THE WATER TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK GIVE HEHAD NOT YET PICKED UP THE HOSE OR ANY OTHER WEIGHT EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WI TH BACK STRAIN 3 HAS NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK HE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN MONDAY APRIL 21 1986
EMPL TURNING HE5D PULLEY ON CONVEYOR WHEN HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN V-BELT AND DRIVE SHEAVE PULLEY PINCHING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER REQ SUTURES.
EE WAS BENDING 2VER & LIFTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK. HE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN RADIATING INTO HIS LEGS. HIS DOCOTR DIANOSED PROBLEM AS NE RVE ROOT IRRITA7ION.
EMP WAS HOLDING3MATERIAL WITH LEFT HAND AND CUTTINT TORCH WITH RIGHT HAND HE BROUGHT TRHE TORCH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND TORCH FLAME PASSED OVER HIS FINGERS CAUSING THIRD DEGREE BURNS EMP WAS NO WEARING WELDING3GLOVES
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON TRUCK WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE U-BOLT NUT CAUSING THE EXTENSION BAR TO HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE
DRAGLINE OPERATOR PERFORMING ROUTINE CHECKS AROUND DRAGLINE MACHINE WHEN ONE OF THE CATWALK SUSPENSIONS BROKE AND THREW HIM TO THE GROUND DISTANCE OF 5\.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON A HAUL TRAILER. HE WAS GRINDING INTO A METAL SLOT, THE GRINDER GRABBED METAL AND EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP, GRINDER FLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.
WALKING DOWN DIRT EMBANKMENT CARRYING 5 GAL CAN TO BE FILLED WITH DIESEL FUEL WHEN HE STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK AND FELL.SPRAINED HIS BACK.
REMOVING CONVEYOR FROM SCREENING PLANT,EMPL ATTEMPTED TO FREE TAIL PULLEY BOUND AGAINST FEEDER.CONVEYOR SWUNG AROUND AND PINNED LEGS AGAINST STEEL SKID CAUSING MULTIPLE BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS TO BOTH LEGS.