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EE TWISTED WHILE THROWING A ROCK OUT - THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON SCREENING PLANT AND FELL FROM PLANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING EQUIPMENT READY TO MOVE WHEN HE WALKED INTO A PIECE OF IRON THAT WAS WELDEDONTO THE CRUSHER.
STRAINED STOMACH AND LOWER PART OF BODY TRYING TO LIFT HEAVY FAN AND BRACKET WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HELP PUT A FAN ON A 988 B LOADER. HE HAD BEENRUPTURED PREVIOUSLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO SHUT THE COMPRESSOR DOWN, WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT ARM AND EAR.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER WIRE AT SECONDARY PLANT SIGHT AND TWISTED RIGHT LEG AND POPPED KNEE OUT OF PLACE AS HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN GUARD. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON HIS KNEE, ALS O THIS INJURY IS AN AGGRAVATION TO AN OLD INJURY THAT OCCURRED TO EMPLOYEE BEFORE BEING EMPLOYED BY OUT COMPANY.
ROCK FELW UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD. ROCK WAS FROM SECONDARY PLANT.
HE GOT ON BACK OF TRUCK AND TRIED TO START BELT ON CONVEYOR. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE CONVEYOR WITH HAND RESTING ON CONVEYOR. THE COME-A-LONG THAT WAS HOLDING TAILPULLY BROKE CAUSING TAILPULLY TO SLIDE INTO EMPLOYEE'S THUMB.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING PARTS AND ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED SOLVENT ON EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING MACHINE WITH FUEL AND DID NOT SHUT THE VALVE OFF WHEN TANK WAS FULL AND FUEL SPLASHED IN HIS FACE AND EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING, TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE WATER TANK HE WAS WORKING ON.
EE WAS SHOVELING WASTE AROUND THE PLANT. DRS REPORT INCLUDED WITH THIS REPORT.
LEADS OF A BATTERY CHARGER WERE BEING HOOKED TO A BATTERY THAT HAD BEEN BEING CHARGED AND SPARK WAS CREATED CAUSING THE HYDROGEN GAS CREATED BY THE CHARGING TO IGNITE AND BLOW UP IN THE EE S F ACE. HE RECEIVED CUTTS AND ABBRASIONS ON THE FACE FROM THE BATTERY CASING. HE WAS UNABLE TO REPORT FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A STEEL LADDER AND LADDER MOVED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND HE FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE SMALL ROCKS OUT OF A CHUTE. CHUTE DROPPED ON HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND SMASHING AND BREAKING IT AT THE DISTAL END OF THE FIRST JOINT.
THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF A WET FROM RAIN CATWALK, CATCHING HIMSELF FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND BY GRABBING ONTO THE GUARD RAILING AROUND THE CATWALK. HE COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK AND STRAIN TO HIS MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. IT WS ALSO REPORTED THAT SOME SORENESS WAS DUE TO AN INJURY RECIEVED AT HOME PRIOR TO HIS FALL ON THE JOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL WITH A PORTA GRINDER, AND WAS NOT WEARING PROPER EYE PROTECTION FOR PARTICULAR JOB BEING PERFORMED. SOME PARTICALS OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE WA S ABLE TO RETIEVE WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ALL OF THE PIECES WITH THE CORNER OF HIS HANDKERCHIEF, BUT APPARENTLY MISSED ONE PIECE, WHICH BECAME THE IRRATENT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF 3/4 INCH STEEL PLATE WHILE CRANE OPERATOR LOWERED IT IN PLACE. AFTER IT PASSED THE BREAK OVER POINT IT MOVED IN SUDDENLY CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PLATE AND RUBBER TIRE ON CRUSHER. AFTER X-RAY EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK WITH ONLY ELASTIC WRAP. X-RAY INDICATED A BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING CAB OF LOADER WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR AND SLAMMED IT AGAINST HIS HAND CATCHING IT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A DRIVE LINE IN A LOADER WHEN THE LINE SLIPPED AND BANGED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE LOADER AND THE DRIVE LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK DRILL IN QUARRY AND HAD ALSO BEEN THROUGH THE SHOP AREA, SO IT IS HARD TO SAY EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS WHEN STEEL ENTERED HIS EYE. THE DAMAGE DONE WAS MILD AND NO IMP AIRMENT INDUCED.
54736YEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM HIS HAUL RIGG TRUCK ONTO DRY SURFACE & TURNED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN
EMPL UNHOOKING COMPRESSOR FROM DRILL AND WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE TO TONGUE AND THE TONGUE ROLLED OFF HITCH AND STRUCK FOOT JUST BEHIND PROTECTIVE STEEL TOE PORTION OF BOOT ON RIGHT FOOT,BRUISIN G LITTLE TOE. AFTER EXAM BY DR AND X-RAYS,EMPL RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTIES THE NEXT DAY.
LOADING PUNCH PLATES IN PICK UP STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE HAMMERS ON TELESMITH CRUSHER.DURING THE PROCESS HE LIFTED AND STRAINED BACK.
CHANGING SHAFT HAMMERMILL GRABBED FOR PRY BAR PINCHED PART OF HAND LEFT BELOW LITTLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL. WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD AND BLEW A PIECE OF METAL UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
WAS SHOVELING AND BUMPED HAND ON A PICE OF ANGLE IRON CUT ON INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.ON 08-27-91 HE REPORTED IT WAS HURTING.WENT TO DOCTOR AND FOUNBD IT WAS BROKEN.
THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE SECONDARY SYSTEM. THE GROUND WIRE WAS BURNED IN TWO AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME WAS ENERGIZED. AN EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTAL WHEN HE TOUCHED THE FRAME. GROUND WAS WET AROUND THE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM CONE CRUSHER AND SLIPPED, FELL TO THE GROUND. IMPACT BRUISED HIP AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN HIP.
EE WAS SHOVELING DEBRIS AWAY FROM THE CRUSHER WHEN THE SHOVEL STRUCK A HARD OBJECT AND HE REINJURED THE THUMB HE HAD HURT IN 5-2-91 ACCIDENT REPORTED 5-8-91 IT WAS HIS LEFT HAND SEVERE STRAIN.
EMPLOIYEE WAS RAISING ONE END OF FEEDER MOTOR PLATE WITH A COME ALONG WHICH SLIPPED LETTING MOTOR PLATE DROP ON FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM SHAKER SCREEN & THUMB OF HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF PROTRUDING METAL THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL & BARS SPRAINING & STRAINING LIGAMENTS THE INJURY WAS TO THE THUMB OF HIS LEFT HAND
EE WAS CUTTING OLD VISE OFF WORK BENCH WHEN PLATE SPRUNG UP AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP OFF BENCH AND WENT IN HIS EYE.
WIRING SECONDARY PLANT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE DISCONNECT BOX IT ARCED AND HIS RIGHT AND REC 2ND DEGREE BURNS FLASH HURT HIS EYES BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THEM
WIND BLEW HOOD OF TRUCK DOWN WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMININGING ENGINE.
SUPERVISOR & TWO EMPLS WERE REMOVING ROLLER FROM D9H DOZER. ROLLER BROKE LOOSE & FELL ON ONE EMPLS HAND. LEFT HAND WAS BRUISED SKIN WAS BROKEN REQUIRING FEW STITCHES & THERE WAS ALOT OF SWELLI NG. NO BROKEN BONES.
EMPL CLEANING CONVEYOR,SLIPPED AND CUT LEG ON CONVEYOR FRAME.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS REPLACING A BLOWN FUSE THENEW FUSE BURST AND HE RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS R HAND
THEY WERE MANUALLY PULLING A BELT, EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BELT AND GOT HIS LITTLE GINGER OF THE HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHEAVE. THE MOTOR WAS NOT ON YET, AS THEY ARE JU ST SETTING UP.
WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM DOZER BLADE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN GROIN AREA, BRUISING TESTICLE.
HE WAS CUTTING WINGS LOOSE STANDING ON THE FEEDER, WHEN THE ANGLE IRON GAVE WAY AND HE FELL 20 TO 24 FT. THE PLANT HE WAS WORKING WITH FELL, HITTING HIM BEHIND THE EARS.
EMPL TRANSFERRING BARRELS OF ANTIFREEZE.ONE WAS TURNED OVER AND IN SITTING IT UPRIGHT HURT HIS BACK.
EMPL REMOVING TRACK FROM DRILL.RIGHT HAND CAUGHT UNDER TRACK.3RD FINGER-MASHED AND BROKEN.MIDDLE FINGER WAS MASHED.
HE WAS PULLING IN A BELT THEY WERE PUTTING ON A CONVEYOR, STRAINED UPPER CHEST MUSCLES IN NECK & SHOULDERS. DIDN'T BOTHER HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. DIDN'T REPORT IT TO OFFICE UNTIL LATER THAN THAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND WORK ON 988 BUCKET WITH A GRINDER AND WELDER. HE BURNED BOTH EYES AND GOT A PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A BOLT OUT WITH A DIE GRINDER A PC.OF METAL FLEW UP & LODGED IN HIS EYE STEEL WAS REMOVED BY DOC.& EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK NO LOST TIME
COUDNT GETA TIRE TO COME LOOSE FROM THE BEAD PUT ETHER IN TIRE TO TRY BLOW IT OFF THE RIM THE TIRE CAUGHT FIRE AND IN ATTEMP TO PUT OUT THE FIRE HIS ARM WA> BURNED HAIR WAS SINGED AND ARM WAS NOT BURNED BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE A BLISTER BUT HE MISSED WORK THE NEXGT DAY