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EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL THAT HAD STUCK TO A FEEDER WHEN A ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
DRIVING BEARING OFF THE SHAFT WITH A HAMMER. PIECE OF THE RACE BROKE OF AND CUT RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE CONE. THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE ROCK AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE.
CLAIMANT COMPLAINED OF JOINT PAIN WHICH CAME ON OVER TIME.HE WAS GIVEN A 20#LIFTING PULLING AND SHOVLEING RESTRICTION.THIS DID NOT RESTRICT HIS ABILITY TO PERFORM HIS PLANT OPERATING JOB AND T HE SUPERVISOR MADE SURE HE DID NOT HAVE TO PERFORM ANY OF THE RESTRICTED DUTY.ON 04-11-96 A DOCTOR DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNEEL SYNDROME.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE REAR BUMPER OF A PICKUP TRUCK IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY. DRIVER OF THE TRUCK BACKED INTO A SCRUBBER FRAME AND PINNED EMPLOYEE'S SHIN BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE F RAME. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE RAN AROUND A CORNER AND HIT A STEEL BAR. EMPLOYEEE WAS TREATED FOR BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT THE RIND GEAR BACK ONTO THE CONE. THE EYEBOLT WORKED LOOSE AND ALLOWED THE GEAR TO DROP, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR CONTUSIONS.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT TELL US HIS KNEE HURT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF THE 26TH. OUR EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS KNEE WHILE CHANGING GRAVEL SCREENS.
HE WAS WASHING OUT THE SANDSCREENS AT THE END OF THE DAY. WHEN HE FINISHED HE STEPPED OFF THE CATWALK MISSING THE STEP PROVIDED. HE HIT HIS RIB AND BACK AREA ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
HE WAS WASHING OUT BY THE SAND SCREWS PREPARING THE PLANT FOR A MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN. HE PULLED ON THE HOSE TO GET MORE SLACK WHEN HE RAISED UP AT THE SAME TIME HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE CATWALK ABOVE HIM THEREFORE CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK.
I.NAME LIFTING PIECE OF ANGLE IRON UP OVER HIS HEAD TO BE WELDED IN PLACE BY A CO-WORKER WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
INJURED TRIPPED AND FELL INTO SOME WATER. WHEN HE FELL HIS SAFETY GLASSES FELL OFF AND SOME WATER AND FINE GRAVEL SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE. THE FINE AGGREGATE SCRATCHED HIS EYE.
CUTTING ON MANGANISE CRUSHER CAP THAT WAS LODGED INSIDE CRUSHER. EXPOSURE FROM SMOKE DURING WELDING TO LUNGS. PLEASE NOTE HE DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYEE OF EXPOSURE UNTIL 4-30-91 HE HAD BEEN TRE ATED BY HIS FAMILY DOCTOR FOR WHAT HE THOUGH WAS A COLD. ON 4-30-91 HE FELT THAT HE WS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER AND AT THIS TIME WE HAVE TURNED THIS INTO OUR W/C CARRIER.
CLOSING GATE AT THE MARLETT PIT AFTER CHECKING PUMPS.INJURED SAID THE GATE WAS HARD TO CLOSE AND FELT THIS IS WHERE THE STRAIN BEGAN.WORKED AS A GENERAL LABORER ON MONDAY DECEMBER 10,1990 AND FELT THIS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE STRAIN.PLEASE NOTE INJURED DIDN'T NOTIFY US UNTIL 12-12-90 AND AT THAT TIME HE WAS EXAMINED BY OUR WORKMANS COMP DOCTOR.
OPERATOR WAS LOADING PIT RUN TO FEED THE CRUSHER WITH FRONT ENLOADER DRIVING INTO LOAD MATERIAL TOO FAST HITTING A ROCK IN THE PILE & SPRAINING RT WRIST
WINDING FUEL HOSE BACK ONTO TRUCK. THE HOSE BROKE AND SPRAYED DIESEL FUEL IN BOTH EYES. EYES WERE WASHED IMMEDIATELY IN THE PIT AND THEN TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL.
BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF HOLDING SOCKET AND THE IMPACT WRENCH WAS STILL RUNNING.
STEPPING OFF OF PICKUP TAIL GATE, STEPPED DOWN ON ROCK TWISTED ANKLE RESULT IN SPRAIN
ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING AROUND PIT AND STEPPED ON ROCK IN AWKWARD WAY.
CHANGING DISCON3ECT SWIT CH TO EXISTING METER 480 VOLT 3 PHASE WHILE MOVING WIRES ONE OF THEM PUSHED THE METER JAW LEVER UP & CLOSED THE CIRCUIT RESULTING IN A SMALL EXPLOSION IN THE METER BA SE RESULTING IN3BURNS TO THE BACK OF THE HANDS OF A BVRANCH ELEC EMPLOYEE
ALLEGED HE WAS 7URNING WHEELS OF RADIAL STACKER BY HAND; DISLOCATED SHOULDER.
DIANA WAS FEEDI3G THE SCREEN OPERATING A LOADER, DUST PARTICLE GOT INTO EYE
FELL WHILE IN T2E GENERATOR TRAILER ELBOW WAS JAMMED WHILE FALLING WENT TO DR AND HAD ELBOW CHECKED
I NAME THAT WHI5E ASSISTING A LOADER OPERATOR AT A PIECE STEEL WEIGHING APPROX. 120 LBS INTO THE LOADER BUCKET HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK STEEL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOADED WITHOUT DIFFICULT BUT H E WET TO MEDICA5 CLINIC TO HAVE HIS BACK CHECKED.
ALEDGES HE BECAME OVERHEATED WHILE WELDING ON CRUSHER EQ. AT MINE SITE WENT TO HOSPITAL 2 DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT
OILER WAS GREASTING ENGINE FAN ON JAW CRUSHER HE LEFT IGNITION SWITCH IN ON POSITION WHILE GREASING FAN HIS SHOULDER ACCIDENTLY HIT START BUTTON CAUSING ENGINE TO START WHILE HIS HAND WAS INS IDE FAN HOUSING AREA WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED THE SWITCH TO A CAT SWITCH TO PREVENT THIS ACCIDENT FROM REOCCURRING
EMPLOYEE ALEDGES STANDING IN DOORWAY OF TOOL TRAILER WHEN WIND BLEW DOOR CLOSED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE CAUSING A CHIPPED TOOTH AND LACERATED CHIN.
IMPROPERLIFTING METHOD OF CONVEYOR GUARD
I NAME ALLEDGE HE WAS CLEANING LARGE ROCKS OUT OF FEEDER HOPPER WITH A LARGE BAR AND H E PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS NECK.
EMP ALLEDGES HE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN AT PIT, WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL IN HIS EAR & LODGED REQUIRING IT TO BE FLUSHED OUT AT HOSPITAL
WAS GOING UP TO GREASE MOTOR ON A CONVEYOR BELT ABOUT 15FTOFF THE GROUND AND WAS WALKING UP THE BELT BELT WAS WET AND FOOT SLIPPED SHE FELL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 6FT NO BONES WERE BROKEN JUST SO