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EE was knocking build up out off the screen discharge hopper with a 3' pry bar. EE went to hit a piece of buildup on the hopper, and the bar hit a crossmember causing it to be knocked out of EE's hands. The bar fell and hit the inside of EE's left ankle causing a scratch that became infected.
Employee was chiseling frozen dirt from the frozen screen rail & the hammer slipped out of hand and hand continued into the frozen dirt. Employee did not think it was broken only bruised. Notified the company when happened and was going to ice and otc pain meds if pain continued. Over the weekend swelling went down & employee noticed bone displacement and went in for x-ray.
Employee was climbing the ladder to the catwalk to check screens at the end of the day. The top rung broke off causing employee to scrap their shin. Employee said the leg was ok and put a band aide on the small cut. On Dec. 3 leg was swollen and cut oozing, employee was taken in and prescribed RX for infection. No breaks or fractures.
Employee was driving the stakes for the stacker with an 8 lb slug hammer and pinched sciatic nerve.
Employee was trying to clean over the 5th wheel plate as material was piling up. Attempted to clear material with a metal bar and the metal bar caught in the roller and pulled hand up into the belt. Employee called on radio and called for emergency shut off.
Employee slipped and leg hit the frame causing a laceration that required stitches.
EE was helping change teeth on loader, another EE hit the tooth with a hammer and part of the tooth broke off and hit EE in the left cheek below EE's safety glasses. This was a first aid until EE was seen 6/20/18.
Employee was preparing to replace some belting on the stacker. The conveyor needed to be rotated, so employee used a pry bar to rotate the pulley to get the belt seam off of a roller. The bar slipped off the tail pulley and jammed wrists from the shock load of slipping. This caused a contusion to the left wrist resulting in suspected fracture of capitate bone.
Employee was reaching in the back of the semi-trailer, the wind was blowing and the door blew shut on employee squishing him between the trailer frame and door. He complained of upper left chest pains.
Employee was sliding screen off top deck of screen plant when his glove became hooked on the hooked wire end. The weight of the falling screen pulled him into the metal handrail, he hit his right side shoulder/collar bone area.
Employee felt discomfort in right eye, asked Supervisor to look at it, Supervisor noticed a tiny spec and drove employee to medical facility to have object removed. Employee returned to work. Perscription for eye drops.
EE stepped out of Bobcat and twisted his ankle when his foot made contact with the ground.
Drive line broke on vehicle, employee was underneath tying it up with a chain. He from outside the vehicle assisting pulled on the chain, causing the drive line to fall onto employees chin. Lacerated chin required 9 stitches to close wound
Employee was in a rush, remembered to put on his hard had, and hit his head on the door frame.
Employee was removing a large rock off the walkway of the screen, as he lifted the rock, he felt pain in his back. He has an upper back strain.
Crew was adding a conveyor to the plant. Employee was hooking the conveyor with a chain to a loader tooth when operator prematurely raised the loader bucket, pinching employee's left wrist between conveyor and cross beam. He has a contusion to wrist and medication.
Standing on catwalk of jaw. He was using a pry bar cleaning a clay chunk out of chute. He felt pain in his right knee. He didn't report pain until next day to his supervisor.
Cutting belting on conveyor. Razor knife slipped cutting his left thumb, requiring 5 stitches to close wound.
Climbing a ladder and fell off. Elbow struck ground causing pain in arm up to neck. Employee didn't report accident until 8-2-07, two days after accident happened.
Two employees were horseplaying. The first employee had the other in a head lock then fell down, hitting the other's head on the ground causing a mild concussion.
EE was standing in mud which the rain caused. He turned his body in order to take a step. EE felt his foot pop and he was in pain. The doctor said that he broke his right ankle.
Strained elbow on right arm while installing head pulley. EE was given medication and was placed on limited use of right elbow restriction for 2 weeks.
Pain in left shoulder. This incident happened on 3/6/07 according to EE, however he did not report the incident to anyone until 3/15/07. **Dr prescribed physical therapy for 3 weeks.
Struck left hand thumb with hammer while changing out tooth on loader. Caused contusion on thumb.
Using razor blade utility knife to cut conveyor belt, knife slipped lacerating index finger on left hand.
EE was putting conveyor belt in conveyor. He felt pain in his neck as something popped in his neck. Dr reported he had cervical strain.
Removing a bolt with a crescent wrench. Wrench slipped off the nut a struck EE in the nose. He had just had surgery for a dievated septum and was healing when he hit his nose with wrench. He had to have his nose re-set again.
A large rock fell off conveyor belt striking hard hat on head, causing a laceration to top of head.
An employee was using a blow torch to cut a cable. He crossed the torch over the left wrist of injured employee causing a small burn to inj ee wrist.
Cutting a piece of rubber on the bobcat skid steer with a razor knife. EE slipped with knife cutting his left hand requiring stitches in little finger.
Employee was changing oil in the cone. As he removed plug the drain valve also unscrewed and hot oil splashed onto two fingers of the left hand burning him.
A LARGE ROCK WAS STUCK ON CONVEYOR. EE WAS PUSHING ON ROCK & FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER FROM STRAINING.
EE was helping to remove screen, when it slipped sideways striking ee right forearm causing a contuison he reported the lake clinic. He was treated with splint pain meds and motrid and returned to work on light duty restriction for 7 days.
Employee was standing near another employee welding and a small spark was carried by the wind and blew into his left eye. He went to Lake Clinic the next day when he finally reported the incident to his supervisor.
Changing a tooth on a loader, using a hammer to drive it on when a piece of metal flaked off and punctured his skin on his chest. He went to a doctor, they removed the metal and put two stitches and allowed employee to return to work full duty.
EE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF THE SCREEN WITH A HAMMER. HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF PLANT CAUSING A CONTUSION. HE WAS STILL HURTING ON 6/02/05 SO HE WENT TO DOCTOR TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. IT WAS JUST A CONTUSION, THE DOCTOR PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTION UNTIL 6/09/05
On cat walk of 6 by 20 screen. He backed up thinking he was against railing, but was in front of ladder opening and he stepped off cat walk falling to ground, landing on his feet. He didn't go to Dr until 4-8-05, and was then put on stay home rest for three days.
Grinding on piece of metal he had just completed welding together. A piece of metal flipped up under safety glasses and he had to go to eye Dr. to have small piece of metal removed from eyelid.
EE WAS CUTTING A BELT USING A KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB. REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A CONVEYOR TO MAKE A REPAIR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE IRON FRAME, LACERATING HIS KNEE. IT TOOK STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND. NO LOST TIME.
THE EE WAS WORKING NEAR A CREW THAT WAS WELDING. EE DID NOT PROTECT HIS EYES BY WEARING EYE PROTECTION. THAT NIGHT HIS EYES BEGAN TO BURN. HE WENT TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM OF HOSPITAL. THEY GA VE HIM PAIN MEDICATION AND TOLD HIM TO STAY HOME THE NEXT DAY.
EE WAS WALKING OUT TO SHOVEL DIRT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & STRAINED HIS BACK
EE WAS MOVING A SCRAP PILE OF METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL ON HIS FOOT, CAUSING A CONTUSION. DOCTOR X-RAYED & SAID FOOT WAS ONLY BRUISED AND EE COULD RETURN TO WORK. EE STAYED HOME ANYWAY. THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR A WEEK LATER AND WAS GIVEN TIME OFF.
LIFTING THE EE STEPS MOVING CRUSHER TO NEW LOCATION.
PULLING ON A CHAIN BEING USED TO LIFT A CONVEYOR. THE CHAIN BECAME STUCK. THE EMPLOYEE PULLED HARDER ON THE CHAIN WHEN IT FREED UP IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH. TWO TEETH (MIDDLE BOTTOM) WERE K NOCKED LOOSE. EE WILL BE CHECKED IN ABOUT A WEEK TO SEE IF ANY TREATMENT WILL BE NEEDED.
LOADING EQUIPMENT TO MOVE CRUSHER, WHEN EE STEPPED ON A CONVEYOR & LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO RAIN & SNOW ON EQUIPMENT. INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE AS HESTRUCK THE FRAME ON CONVEYOR
EE WAS LOADING SOME 8X8 BOARDS ONTO A TRANSPORT TRUCK PREPARING TO MOVE CRUSHER TO A NEW PIT. HE DROPPED THE BOARD ON HIS FINGER, HE NEEDED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS COLLECTING SAMPLES. WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HER RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS REMOVING THE SCREENS ON THE CRUSHER AND PULLED THE SCREEN OVER HIS ARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH WHEN HE TURNED, RUNNING THE FLAME ACROSS THE RIGHT HAND OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAUSING A BURN TO HIS HAND.