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Showing 50 of 119Employee jumped off side of flatbed truck instead of using steps and sustained a lumbar strain.
Employee was operating 982 CAT Loader at the South Plant when EE went to get a load of concrete sand to load a customer truck EE felt pain in EE's lower back. Operator was wearing seatbelt when incident occurred.
Technician stepped up onto an excavator and felt a 'pop' in left calf. Diagnosed as a calf strain.
Employee was splicing wire when employee cut left finger knuckle with a cable splicer's knife.
Employee was grinding a piece of metal when the end fell the off grinding table and the employee attempted to catch it heard a "pop" in left shoulder.
Employee was assisting in pulling multiple power cables by hand when employee heard a 'pop' in left shoulder then felt pain.
An Electrical Apprentice was working in a basket of man-lift pulling wire out of an elevated electrical panel when EE sustained a lower back strain.
Employee struck left arm on poly pipe as ee lost balance and fell off workboat.
Employee while walking down stairs slipped and fell. Grease gun they were carrying landed on left index finger causing lacerations.
Employee struck right hand on drum of tail winch while swinging hammer.
Dredge Operator smashed EE's left pinky finger while replacing door liner on dredge. Employee received 6 stitches and returned to work on EE's next schedule work shift.
Employee was getting wet from water overflow and when EE moved to get out of the water, EE pulled lower left calf muscle.
Employee was kneeling at control panel conducting voltage test. Voltage was good. EE was attempting to close the panel door when they noticed insulated wires were out of their channel. EE proceeded to push the wires back into the channel at which time EE was shocked in the left hand.
Employee was stepping from work boat to deck of dredge when foot slipped on the wet deck and landed on EE's face. Employee received 13 stitches to lower lip, and minor cuts and scraps to the facial area. Employee released to full duty, reported due to receiving stitches.
Employee had a loader bucket on a goose neck trailer, and threw a chain and binder over the bucket to chain it down. When employee threw the chain employee felt a share pain in employee's right elbow and forearm.
Employee was reinstalling a impeller on pump and was pushing it with employee's foot to line it up so they could get it on the shaft and employee felt a popping sensation in employee's lower left back area.
Dredge operator was cleaning roots out of suction line and was closing the cover to the clean-out when a pry bar, employee was using to close the cover, slipped hitting employee in the left eye lid. Injury resulted in stitches only to the eye lid itself.
EE was attempting to jump 380-7 Komatsu with the 320 Komatsu. EE was told by other senior employee, to wait for other EE to finish loading a truck, for other EE's assistance. EE proceeded to connect cables, unassisted, and incorrectly attached cables to battery of 380-7 causing the battery to explode. EE was wearing PPE but was exposed to acid in EE's face and eyes.
THIS WAS A CUSTOMERS TRUCK THAT WAS DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CURVE AND TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE. DRIVER RECEIVED LACERATION TO RIGHT EYEBROW. SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, 25 MPH, CURVE SIGNS AND ARROWS WERE ALL IN PLACE, Date of birth is unknown, SSN is unknown.
Employee was closing storage door on the A-frame of a 28 foot trailer and the steel lid slipped out of EE's hand, pinching off the soft tissue of EE's left ring finger.
Operator was shoveling sand so they could move the stacker when felt a sharp pain in lower back.
The outside salesman, an employee of E.R. Jahna Industries was Standing and walking in open field where trucks weight in and out, evaluating customers trucks turn around time from mine to job site and back. The salesman started to have a hard time breathing and collapse.
Employee was loading boat motor on back of pickup truck when the motor shifted and the employee stepped off the rear of the truck.
While working on the Dredge shaker screen with another employee, putting rubber conveyor belt on for skirts. Employees were pulling the conveyor up to clamp around support beam when Employee felt something pop in his right bicep muscle area. The piece of Conveyor Belt weight approximately 134 lbs.
Employee was standing beside a pipeline they were moving to repair a crack, when the banding holding the pontoons broke, and the pontoon hit the employee in the knees. Possible fracture of knee cap, MRI required.
While operating a forklift unloading pipe from a truck, a spider bit the operator on the upper right arm.
Pinched little finger on right hand while shoveling out from under the crusher, doctor lanced finger nail to reduce pressure on nail. Employee reported injury to manager after being terminated due to reductions.
Pipeline slipped fell on employees left pinky finger causing laceration and fracture to finger Received 7 stitches restricted duty with left hand
Lifting and rotating heavy permanent screens.
Lifting table at guard shack, he felt something pull in back.
HITTING BEARING WITH PUNCH AND HAMMER, PIECE OF BEARING CHIPPED AND EMBEDDED IN HIS BELLY, SENT TO HOSPITAL TO BE REMOVED.
EE was working on dredge and got overheated. The initial signs looked like a mini stroke, so was called into MSHA. After doctors visit, doctor stated it was brought on by heat exhaustion.
EE was grinding a piece of metal and a piece of metal went into left eye. Ths claim was reported due to the fact the pieces had to be removed from the eye. There was no lost time
EE stated he slipped and fell off access ladder of front end loader. There was no lost time until June 10, 2008.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIPELINE AND WIND BLEW FOREIGN ARTICLES INTO HIS LEFT EYE, PROBABLY SAND. Reportable due to Doctor removing foreign particals from eye
Lifting 6" check valve and sprained lower back.
EE was drilling a road sign post, when the bit caught, twisting his hand and breaking the bones in right hand to the little and ring fingers. Released to light duty, transferred to light duty position until further medical evaluation.
OPERATOR WAS CHECKING FOR BLOCKAGE IN THE SUCTION SIDE OF PUMP SHELL AND CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON ROOT BLADE INSIDE PUMP. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES ONLY, RETURNED TO WORK SAME SHIFT.
Employee was walking down side of a pile of overburden when his right ankle folded under his weight, breaking bone in ankle.
Employee was bent down on conveyor, holding onto a bracket while greasing a roller, when he lunged forward and hit his head on another bracket cutting his face above his right eye and hitting his right arm.
Cut index finger on right hand while cutting a hose on a dragline. Injury took 13 stitches
Lifting a pipe with a chain hoist, chain slipped and the pipe smashed the left ring and middle fingers. Employee had choice to have finger grafted to chest for three months or have amputated at first knuckle, Employee decided to have middle finger amputated at first knuckle.
Climbing bank out of pit, twisted knee.
FLIPPING A SIGN HOLDER OVER TO MOVE OUT OF WAY DROPPED ON FOOT CUTTING TOP OF FOOT.
Slipped and fell on steps hurting left rib area, tailbone and left ankle.
Was standing on bottom step of ladder,his foot slipped off ladder ,causing him lower back pain.
Employee was trying to connect water hose flanges together and pipe shifted, catching his left ring finger between flanges, There was no lost time, became reportable on 01/19/2007 when the doctor put two pins in knuckle at end of finger
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER A PIPE LINE, FELL, TWISTING ANKLE. THIS WAS NOT AN REPORTABLE INCIDENT FOR THE ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE LATER DEVELOPED A HERNIA PROBLEM FROM THE FALL THAT REQUIRED SURGERY ON 01/11/2007.
Standing on slurry pipe taking roots out of clean out, as he was getting off pipe, his foot slipped out from under him. Landed on his butt, causing lower back pain.