Audiogram identified STS
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Showing 50 of 341While adjusting the telehandler forks EE pinched EE's finger, resulting in a laceration.
While installing a side plate on a feeder, a vibrator activated and blew dust under EE's goggles and into EE's eye. EE went to urgent care, where a small lime particle was removed from EE's eye.
Employee strained EE's wrist while changing out a bag in a baghouse.
While working, the employee experienced pain in groin area. A doctor's examination identified an inguinal hernia.
Mechanic from other operation was helping and strained their back while removing a side panel from an excavator. Reportable due to doctor prescribing prescription medication.
The mirror of a customer's truck contacted employee's hand while they were providing direction from portable steps, causing a hand contusion.
Employee was crouched down and felt a pop in EE's knee when EE stood up. Employee was seen by a doctor on 02/06/25, where EE did not receive any treatment and was not placed on modified duty. EE was seen again on 02/17/25, where EE was placed on modified duty.
Employee was shifting a 55 gallon drum on a pallet when EE's finger got pinched between two drums.
Employee slipped on snow covered step of loader resulting in knee pain.
Employee was changing out a bearing on a hydrator. While lowering the bearing it slipped and fell onto employee's right foot causing bruising and swelling.
Employee reported feeling lightheaded and dizzy. Seen at clinic and cleared for work but referred to an ear specialist later for noncommunicable condition resulting in swelling in employee's ear. Employee reported a possible connection to a loud noise employee heard earlier in the shift as a loader filled an empty hopper.
Plant Support Specialist was descending stairs when they fell forward landing on their right heel and contacting the middle handrail on the landing with their knee.
The employee was installing rubber skirting at the plant when dust flaked off from above and fell between goggles and face. The material caused eye irritation requiring treatment.
Employee was welding on a pipe and the wind blew metal shavings beneath employee's mask and safety glasses into left eye.
Employee was team lifting rocks off a catwalk when they felt a pull in their stomach.
a plant assistant was rolling a drive belt onto a crusher. While manually rolling the belt on, three fingers were pinched between the belt and sheave resulting in 2 fractured fingertips.
Employee reported knee pain on 6/19 that they associated with a funny feeling in their knee while operating a walk behind skid steer on 6/14. Employee was seen by a physician on 6/21 and put on restrictions.
Employee was descending staircase by C754 and slipped on the bottom step and rolled ankle on a rock at the stoop of the staircase.
Employee opened an inspection port to check the flow of material when material broke free resulting in hydrated lime coming out of the port and into the employees face. The employee was taken to a clinic to be seen by a physician. No treatment was required but the employee was provided prescription antibiotic drops as preventative care.
Employee was operating a front end loader, they leaned on right arm to adjust seat, hit a pothole and jammed their right arm up into their neck resulting in right shoulder pain. The incident was reported on 12/13/23.
Audiogram confirmation of Hearing STS
A plant assistant was assisting in a screen change. EE was kneeling down to hand another plant assistant a pry bar. EE knelt down on a rock causing EE some pain as EE stood up and had some slight pain in EE's knee. The employee continued to work and reported the EE's knee pain on 9/7 and then received treatment.
Reportable Hearing STS. Audiogram clinic review of 2023 audiograms indicated that the clinic missed a 2022 recordable STS due to issues transferring baseline data to the new clinic's system. This report is for a 2022 confirmed STS confirmed to the operator by the clinic on 08/16/23.
Reportable Hearing STS. Audiogram clinic review of 2023 audiograms indicated that the clinic missed a 2022 recordable STS due to issues with transferring baseline data to the new clinic's system. This report is for a 2022 STS confirmed to the operator by the clinic on 8/16/2023.
Employee was washing lime off of a piece of plant equipment to remove an access door and some lime and water got inside EE's rubber boot causing a lime burn on EE's calf. Employee reported on 8/2 after EE treated with first aid originally and then later got antibiotics for infection of the burned area.
Employee had a gloved hand on a lift chain when employee gave the command to raise the load. Employee's glove was pinched in the chain pulling employee's finger tip in the pulley before employee pulled hand out of the glove. Resulting in a fractured finger tip.
Employee was loading a customer truck from T243 and turned to close a gate when employee felt a sudden sharp pop in lower left leg.
Employee was inspecting tracking on a bagging belt. When they squatted down to inspect the belt from beneath they brought a hand up and the belt caught their glove pulling their thumb between the belt and a pulley.
Employee was shoveling material when EE felt a pain in EE's lower back.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of loader. When they got to the last step they felt their shoulder pop before letting go of the ladder and pop back into place after letting go. They reported joint pain the following day and was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was sitting with body at a compound angle while shooting clinker in the preheater. Employee finished the task and stood up when employee felt a sharp pain in lower back.
Employee was trying to put a track back on the drill. The bar the employee was holding was pulled out of EE's hand when the track moved causing a sore shoulder.
Employee was applying pressure to a spanner nut while another was striking it to loosen it. When the bar the employee was holding slipped it caused EE to lose EE's balance and twist EE's knee. The injured employee said the incident occurred on 6/25/2022 and EE reported it to the operator on 7/6/2022.
Employee was standing on a mobile staircase acting as a spotter for a customer tractor/trailer. The driver was using their passenger mirror and lost their visual with spotter in the process. The spotter realized they lost visual and was concerned the trailer would strike the staircase so they jumped to the ground resulting in bruising on their right side.
Loader Operator was walking up stairs to cab and slipped on snow on the third step, causing lower left knee to strike the metal step.
Employee was tightening fittings with a pipe wrench and struck elbow on a steel door frame on 2/10/22. Employee was checked at a clinic on 2/11/2022 and released to work with no treatment or restrictions. Employee returned to clinic on 2/22/2022 due to swelling and was placed on work restrictions.
Employee was at the fuel station fueling the bobcat. EE caught EE's foot on the fuel hose which caused EE to trip and fall on EE's wrist.
On 1/19/2022 the employee reported to EE's supervisor that during EE's shift on 1/14/2022 EE strained EE's back. The employee was unsure of the time or cause. On 1/24/2022 EE began treatment and given work restrictions that could not be accommodated.
Employee was taking a vac hose off a storage hook. When the hose straightened out it caused EE to fall and hit EE's elbow on the floor. After the shift the employee realized the fall resulted in a cut to EE's right elbow which was treated at clinic with glue.
Operator was getting into the drill and while making the first step up off the ground, EE felt a pain in the right knee.
The dozer operator was moving material on the yellow layer when the operator backed off a highwall approximately 20 feet tall.
Employee was rolling out rubber mats when they felt a pain in lower back
DURING THE REPAIR OF PICKUP WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY THE MOTOR AND ARM RETURNED BACK TO THE CENTER POSITION WHILE THE PICKUP WAS OFF DUE TO STORED ENERGY. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ARM AND BRACKET, CUTTING OFF THE TIP OF EE'S INDEX FINGER.
Employee was helping another driller place steel back into the rack when they felt a pop in shoulder. Injury reported on 3/10/21 and Dr. visited on 3/12/21 resulting in light duty restriction.
Employee contacted the supervisor on 1/25/21 to report that EE would be out due to blood clots in EE's lungs and contacted the supervisor again on 1/27/21 notifying supervisor that EE believed the clots could be a result of the muscle strain reported in 12/2020 and EE would be examined again on 2/3/21.
Employee was assisting with an elevator chain replacement. Employee picked up a section of chain that was lying on the edge of a concrete slab and got left index finger pinched between the chain and the concrete causing a split in the end of index finger.
Mechanic was splicing a belt when it shifted causing mechanic to reach to steady self which resulted in back pain.
Employee was raking clinker when a piece of dust got behind face shield and safety glasses and in eye causing irritation. The employee was seen by a Dr. and issued a prescription.
Employee was opening a door on a crusher and pinched a finger between it and a nearby chute causing a cut requiring stitches.