WAS HOSING AROUND ACQUAMATORS PULLING HOSE SLIPPED ON GRAVEL & TWISTED LOWER BAKC. EMPL WENT TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR COUPLE OF VISITS.
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Showing 50 of 62BENT DOWN TO PICK UP WIRE SCREEN & STRAINED LOWER BACK
WHILE CHANGING FLOP GATES ON #3 SCREEN THUMB PINCHED BETWEEN GATE & STGATIONARY REST EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR A THUMB PROT ECTOR FOR 2 WKS. MEDICATION AS DIRECTED
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS JAMMING OPENING OF JAW CRUSHER, ONE ROCK MOVED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE, SMASHING FINGERS AGAINST SIDE OF MACHINE, THE TWO SMALLEST FINGERS H AD TO BE SPLINTED AND SHOULD RETURN FOR X-RAYS.
CHANGING WEAR PLATES ON APRON OF SECONDARY CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO ONE OF THE PLATES AS IT SLIPPED AND SLICED LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.
SLIPPED ON GUNNEL SURFACE AND FELL DOWN, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK IMMEDIATELY, WENT TO HOSPITAL AT END OF SHIFT.
PULLING DOWN BARGE WITH CAPSON WHEN LINE CAUGHT AND SNAPPED BACK PULLING ARM, RESULTING PULLING OF LEFT SHOULDER MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A MOTOR WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RT CALF WENT INTO A HOOK HOLDING THE TRIP LINE
TAKING OFF CONVEYOR 26 IT GOT STUCK AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PRY IT OUT. WHEN HE PRIED IT OUT, IT SLID BACK TOWARDS HIM CAUSING BAR TO GO FORWARD AND PINCH HIS FINGER. REQUIRED 13 STITCHES.
AFTER DAYS WORK FINGERS AND LOWER ARM GETS NUMBNESS AND ACHES R HAND MORE THE L HAND GETS NUMB FROM PROLONGED USE OF HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSES CARPAL TUNNELL SYNDRONE O
HE WAS CUTTING A PC. OF BELTING WITH RAZOR KNIFE, THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH AND WENT INTO RIGHT LEG 1' ABOVE THE KNEE REQUIRED STITCHES.
WHILE TRANSFERRING DREDGE MATERIALS SUCH AS BEARINGS AND OTHER PACKAGES FROM TIED UP MOTOR BOAT AND DREDGE, FOOT SLIPPED ON EDGE OF BOAT, FELL DOWN AND STRUCK TAIL BONE- CONTINUED WORKING TILL IT BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM. HE STARTED TO MISS WORK 5-7-88.
HOSING DECK OFF AND WHILE PULLING HOSE, SLIPPED AND STRAINED LOWER BACK LEFT HIP.
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER,SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FULL WEIGHT WITH RIGHT ARM.SOMETHING SNAPPED IN NECK AND FINGERS ON RIGHT AHND WENT NUMB.
TWO SUBCONTRACTORS EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON BREAKER BOX IN ELECTRICAL SHED ONE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKEING VOLTAGE AND THE OTHER HOLDING IN CONTACTS WITH ELECTRICIANS HAMMER. BREAKER BOX SHORTED O R BECAME GROUNDED AND ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED.
TWO SUB CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON BREAKER BOX IN ELECTRICAL SHED ONE EMPLOYEE WAS HCECKING VOLTAGE AND THE OTHER HOLDING IN CONTACTS WITH ELECTRICIANS HAMMER BREAKER BOX SHORTED OR BECAME GROUNDED AND ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED.
BRINGING HYDRAU5IC JACK ON BOARD,EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING PARTS OF JACK FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE DREDGE WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK AND ABDOMEN.
LIFTING PLATE T2 BOLT ON SIDE OF SCREEN, HAD TO LIFT FROM AWKAWRD POSTION STANDING ON LADDER.
WAS GETTING DOW3 OUT OF HIGHLIFT & SLIPPED DOWN LADDER & FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING LOWER BACK
UNDER CONVEYOR 5OADING TRUCK WITH 3A MATERIAL, JUMPED OFF THE TRUCK AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
THE HOPPER WAS 0ULL (PLUGGED UP),WHILE TRYING TO OPEN HOPPER,AUTO CONTROL CLOSED GATE ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND GIVING A BADLY BRUISED HAND AND WRIST.
DUE TO PROLONG USE OF HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSES, EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED RIGHT CARPAL TUNNELL. AFTER DAYS WORKS FINGER AND LOWER ARM GET NUMB AND ACKES. BOTH HANDS.
WHILE WALKING D2WN STAIRS TO REMOVE STICKS FROM BELT A STONE FLEW FROM EITHER THE SCREEN OR BELT & HIT LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD
WHILE CUTTING W3RE WITH SHARP KNIFE HIT THE UNLOCKING BUTTON, THE BLADE TURNED AND CUT THE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING BLOW BARS ON CRUSHER, PUTTING LAST BLOW BAR INTO PLACE, IT GOT WEDGED AND HE STRAIGHTENED IT OUT AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON IT, CAUSING FINGER TO GET PINCHED AND SMAS HED REQUIRED AB2UT 15 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN OFF 60" CRUSHER, STEPPED ON STONE AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
TYING UP BARGES3FELL AGAINST CARGO BOX ON BARGE AND INJURED LOWER BACK.
UNHOOKING CABLE3SLING OFF PIPE AT RIVERWALL, CLIMBING LADDER AND HIT BACK ON RAILING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING CROWN BAR RUBBER WITH KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
WAS CARRYING ST9EL PLATES AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.
I WAS WALKING A7ROSS A PLATE COVERED WITH ICE ON THE BOTTOM DECK IN CRUSHER TOWER,SLIPPED ON ICE AND LANDED ON LEFT KNEE.
COMING DOWN STE1S ON STERN OF DREDGE AND SLIPPED STRAINING LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL CHANGING B6CKET ON HOIST BOAT #6 TAG-LINE COUNTER WEIGHT WAS FOULED WITH 2 X 4 BOARD.BOARD SLIPPED OUT TAGLINE JUMPED UP CATCHING EMPL BETEWEEN LEGS AND THROWING HIM 9' INTO AIR LANDING O N SHOULDER AND 2EAD IN CARGO BOX OF SAND BARGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST1EPPING DOWN FROM EMPTY BARGE TO LOADED SAND BARGE STEPPED ON TIMBER HEAD ON LOADED BARGE FOOT SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT HITTING ON RIGHT ELBOW-FELL APPROXIMA TELY 41/2FEET 3
WAS BENDING DOW3 TO LIFT A PAN OF SAND WEIGHT #16 FROM BOTTOM OF GILSON SAND SHAKER FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK
WHILE OPERATING3MANITOWAC CLAM UNLOADING BARGES HAD A HEART ATTACK
WHILE SLEDGING 9OCKS OUT OF GRIZZLY TEETH, ROCK BROKE OFF AND FLEW UP HITTING FOREHEAD AND EYEBROW REQURING STITCHES.
SLIPPED OFF END3OF CATWALK AR SILVER QUEEN BARGE AND STRUCK ELBOW ON DECK AND TWISTED BACK THSI ACCIDNET STARTED OUT TO BE FIRST AID BUT ELBOW GOT WORSE AND RESULTED IN SURGERY AND ADMISSION T HOSPITAL FOR SU9GERY HAVE NO MEDICAL AS YET ON ELBOW
OPERATING CRUSH9R PLANT,TWISTED KNEE ON DISLODGED ROCKS IN AREA AT ROCK CONVEYOR.
REPLACING PLATE3ON SEWER LINE AT THE PLANT.
WALKING OFF WOR5 ON SIX INCH BOARD BOARD SLIPPED ON ICE ON SHORE ABOUT A FOOT LOST BALANCE & FELL OFF BOARD TWISTED BACK PAIN IN LOWER BACK
REMOVING LIGHTS FROM CEILING IN OLD WAREHOUSE, MAN WAS WORKING ABOVE AND I WAS ON THE FLOOR WHEN SOMETHING FELL. I RAN TO GET OUT OF WAY AND HIT MY HEAD FOREHEAD ON ANGLE LAYING ON OLD ELECTRI C GENERATOR.
TWISTED BACK WHILE LIFTING PUMP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND BOTH LEGS
EMPLOYEE WAS P ULLING DECK HOSE OFF BARGE CARGO BOX HOSE WAS FOULED ON CARGO BOX EMPLOYEE JERKED IT HARD PULLING HIMSELF OFF BALANCE HITTING FOREHEAD ON HORIZONTAL STEEL BEAN CUTTING HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WORK LINE OFF ALMOST LOADED 732-2B BARGE CARGO BOX WAS ONLY 7IN WIDE INSIDE OF HULL OF BARGE-I.NAME WAS WETTING EMPTY BARGES ALONG SIDE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEEN CARGO BOX OF LOADED BARGE & HULL SIDE OF EMPTY BARGE EMPLOYEE PULLED HIMSELF BACK INTO 732 & COLLASPED WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING ELECTRICK GRINDING ON SMALL PIECE OF METAL, GRINDING WHEL CAUGHT AND KICKED OUT CUTTING HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEG AVOBE LEFT KNEE
WHILE LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE OFF THE BARGE, FELT A CRUNCH IN LOWER BACK PINCHED NERVE IN SACRUM AREA.
WAS DROPPING BARGE DOWN LINE CAME TIGHT THEN SLIPPED & T HE END OF LINE HIT RT ARM & LEFT HAND.
UNLOADING SCRAP IN BARGE #732 SLIPPED ON GRAVEL & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 992 HI LIFT AND FELL FROM LADDER TO GROUND ON BACK AND SHOULDERS.