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WHILE SPRAYING IRON CLAD ON EARS OF S-50 DERRICK, ARESOL CAN SPRAY OF IRON CLAD BLEW INTO EE'S EYE, AFTER THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTED. (INCIDENT OCCURED ON 11-23-99, BUT OFFICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 11-29-99, AT WHICH TIME EE WAS SENT TO CLINIC.)
LIFTING 75-80 LB OAK BLOCKS INTO POSITION TO JACK REAR END OF T11 UP TO REMOVE OLD TIRES AND INSTALL NEW ONES, EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAIN IN AND SPASM IN LOWER BACK. HE WORKED THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE NEXT WEEK. ON 11-4-99, PAIN WORSENED. HE CONTINUED TO CHANGE TIRES ALL WEEK.
EE WAS OPENING TRUCK DOOR TO GET IN AND HE TURNED AWAY BRIEFLY TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION. WHEN HE TURNED BACK THE DOOR SWUNG BACK AAND CAUGHT HIS LEFT EYEBROW.
EE WAS PULLING CABLETO HOOK UP SKIP BOX AT S-60 STIFF LEG CRANE, AT BARGE LOADING FACILITY.
EE WAS FILLING SAND BAGS AT SHEPHERD SHOP WHEN BEE STUNG IN RIGHT ARM. EE HAD ALLERGIC REACTION TO STING
EMPLOYEE HAS FILED FOR WORKER COMP BENEFITS. HE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE MAR. 23, 1998. OUR MEDICAL INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING AS RELATES TO MEDICAL CAUSATION RELATIONSHIP TO WORK PLACE. EMPLOYEE A LLEGES HIS BACK HAS BEEN AGGRAVATED BY THE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
RUNNING THE LOADER-USING THE TILT LEVER EVERY NIGHT HAS CREATED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. '
SCRAPING RUSTY PAINT OFF THE S-60.
PULLING THE HOSE LINE ON THE STEAM CLEANER, THE STEAM HIT EE S FOOT AND BURNED HIS FOOT THROUGH HIS BOOT.
SPOTTING AT 480 ELEVATION AND WAS STUNG BY BEE
DRY PACKING CONCRETE BY HAND AT THE S-60 WITH 2X4 FOR TWO DAYS. REPEATING MOVEMENT SEEMS TO HAVE MADE RIGHT SHOULDER VERY SORE AND STIFF.
EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE PINS FROM SHACKLE TO FINISH INSTALLING SKIP BOX WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AN DHE FELL AGAINST THE BLOCK, HITTING HIS LFT SHOUDLER. HE DID NOT SEEK M EDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 5-28-97 WHN PAIN WORSENED.
SITTING IN THE SKIFF, A PIECE OF DUST OR ROCK PARTICLE BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
PULLING LINES FROM MOORING TO BARGES. EMP PULLEDOUT HIS BACK. INJURY REPORTED 1-31-97.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST DRILLED A BORE HOLE AND THE STEEL WAS STILL IN THE HOLE. HE BENT DOWN TO STUFF A RAG INTO A DIFFERENT HOLE (ALREADY DRILLED). HE STOOD UP TO TALK TO SOMEONE AND WHEN HE TURNE D AROUND AGAIN HE CUT HIS EYELID ON THE STEEL STILL IN THE HOLE.
OPERATING LOADER ON A DAILY BASIS, RESTING LEFT ARM ON ARMREST HAS CAUSED LEFT ELBOW TO BECOME SORE & SWOLLEN, & NECK PAINS HAVE EMERGED AS WELL.
WHILE WORKING ON THE DRAW WORKS IN THE S-50, A CABLE SHAPPED AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT KNEE.
MOVIGN LADDER FOR WELDER, EMPLOYEE WAS GETTIGN OFF THE LOADER ADN FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A 992 LOADER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND FELLLANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
WHILE CHANGING HEADLIGHTS ON A LOADER, EMP WAS STEPPING FROM THE CAB TO THE FENDER AND HIS BACK SUPPORT SUSPENDERS CAUGHT ON THE MIRROR. SWUNG AROUND AND LOST HIS FOOTING. TRYING TO GRAB ONTO SOMETHING TO REGAIN HIS FOOTING, FELL TO GROUND.
WHILE INSTALLING NEW PINION ON SWING MOTOR, HE HAD TO BREAK BOLTS WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE AND INSTALL. HE'S BEEN BREAKING AND INSTALLING LARGE 769 AND 992 TIRES FOR TWO WEEKS. THE ADDED SWINGING OF THE HAMMER CAUSED PAIN IN THE JOINTS OF HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. BY SUNDAY THE PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE.
CALLED 6-24-96, J. KRUEGER - WAITING AUTOPSY, BELIEVES HEART ATTACK. SAN BERNADINO, JIM PLOUGHMAN, INVESTIGATED. VACAVILLE WILL LET US KNOW AS SOON AS THROUGH COMMITTEE. PUT ON A "HEART ATTACK " PER DIST MNGR FRED HANSON.
EE WAS IN THE WORKSKIFF WITH EE. HE WAS STANDING UP WITH HIS BACK TO THE MOORING. AS THEY APPROACHED THE MOORING, HE HIT IT AND EE FELL FORWARD ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE THEN FELL BACKWARD AND H IT HIS LOWER BACK ON THE POLE HOLE.
WHILE MOVING A 40-50 TON ROCK (OPERATING LOADER) THE WEIGHT IN THE BUCKE TLIFTED THE BACK WHEELS OFF THE GROUND. EE WAS ON A HILL AND THE ROCK ROLLE DOUT OF THE BUCKET AND THE BACK WHEEL CAME DOWN HARD, INJURING EE'S LOWER BACK. PAIN BECAME UNBEARABLE BY 4-26-96, WHICH WAS THE DATE EMPLLOYER WAS NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT.
DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS EMPLOYEE BEGAN HAVING BACK PAIN WHILE WORKING ON VARIOUS EQUIPMENT. PAIN BECAME WORSE DURING THE WEEK OF 4-15-96, WHICH IS WHEN HE SAW A DR. WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF T HIS UNTIL 4-19-96. EMPLOYEE SAW DR. ON 4-15-96.
EE WAS IN STORAGE CONTAINER FILLING OUT PAPER WORK. A SLIDE CAME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN HITTING THE STORAGE CONTAINER. EQUIPMEN FELL ON HIM INSIDE THE CONTAINER, CUTTING HIM ON HIS LEFT SHIN.
EE WAS DRILLING ROCK OVERHEAD WITH JACK LEG DRILL. HE DROPPED THE DRILL & IT FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. DRILL WAS APPROX. 6' OFF THE GROUND.
TRUCK #6 HAD PULLED ALONG SIDE EMPLOYEE'S LOADER #988. TRUCK WAS SO CLOSE TO EMPLOYEE'S LOADER THAT WHEN HE CLIMBED UP LADDER TO GET INTO CAB HEHIT HIS HEAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CATWALK. WHEN H E STRUCK HIS HEAD IT JAMMED HIS NECK. HE HAS SORENESS IN BACK OF NECK. NO NEED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THIS TIME.
AFTER WASHING BACK WINDOW OF TRUCK WITH WATER HOSE, EE WAS ROLLING THE HOSE UP. HE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, LANDING ON THE GROUND AND HITTING HIS HEAD AND EAR ON THE TONGUE OF THE WE LDING TRAILER.
EE WAS HELPING COWORKER TIGHTEN DOWN DRUM BOLTS, WHEN THE AIR HOSE SEPARATED. THE END OF THE HOSE FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE, BLOWING AIR INTO HIS EYE. HE HAD HIS GLASSES ON AT THE T IME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE HOSE KNOCKED THEM OFF.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 7-21-95. HE WAS STANDING ON A WET CLAM BUCKET RIGGING A WIRE CABLE APPROC 6 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. HE SLIPPED OFF BACKWARDS BREAKING HIS FALL WITH HIS HANDS.
FRACTURED LEG AND CONCUSSION.CHANGING CAT WIRE.
EE & COWORKER WERE TRYING TO MOVE THE TONGUE OF LIGHT PLANT TO HOOK UP FOR MOVING TO SHOP FOR REPAIR. THERE WAS A ROCK IN THE WAY. KEN MOVED THE ROCK OUT OF THE WAY AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND U P HE FELT STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE CONTINUEDWORKING ALL DAY. LATE AT NIGHT WHILE AT HOME RESTING, HIS BACK BEGAN TO SPASM AND GET WORSE.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PASSING TEST SAMPLE ROCK TOINJURED BY THE SCALE (TO WEIGH ROCK) WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF THEIR HANDS AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE PINS FROM A DERRICK. OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS HIS SHOULDER BECAME INCREASINGLY SORE. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON FRIDAY 3-10-95. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT ON MONDAY, 3-13-95.
INJURED WAS REACHING INTO A BOX TO GET A TUBE OFGREASE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING BITE HIS LEFT HANDIT SWELLED UP SO HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
HE WAS GRINDING ON SAFETY POLES, USING ANGLE GRINDER WITH WIRE WHEEL. A WIRE BROKE OFF, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD AND PRESCRIPTION GLASSES.
EE CONTRACTED AN EYE INFECION FROM TEH DUST BEING TURNED UP FROM THE D8L LOADER WHICH EE WAS SPOTTING FOR
EE WAS BREAKING A BOLT LOOSE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE FRAME. HE HAS HIT HIS ELBOW SEVERAL TIMES SINCE AND HIS DISCOMFOR AND PAIN ARE GETTING WORSE, AND HE L OSING STRENGTH IN HIS ARM.
EE WAS WORKING AT THE UPPER QUARRY DEVELOPMENT. HE WAS OPERATIN THE D-8K RIPPING SOME ROCK OUT OF THE ROAD. RIPPING ROCK CREATES A LOT OF JARRING ACTION. THIS MOVEMENT CAUSED EE TO JAR HIS NEC . HE'S HAD A PAIN IN HIS NECK SINCE WORKING ON D-8K. HE THROUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER. BUT IT HASN'T AND THE PAIN IS VERY AGGRAVATING. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 5-25-94.
EE WAS SPOTTING THE BANK FOR THE 992 OPERATOR HE BENT OVER TO REMOVE A ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN IN THE ROAD WHEN HIS BACK WENT OUT
EMPLOYEE HAD STOPPED WELDING WHEN STARTING AGAIN HE STRUCK AN ARCH & DUE TO THE FACT HIS WELDING HOOD WAS NOT FULLY DOWN HE RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS RT EYE
COMPANY GMC STAKEBED TRUCK COLLIDED WITH ONE OF THE COMPANY FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCKS ON THE CRUSHING PLANT ROAD. BOTH TRUCKS WERE ROUNDING A CORNER FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND COLLIDED. INJURE D EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE STAKEBED TRUCK.
WHILE GATHERING TRASH ITEMS NEAR THE QUALITY CONTROL LAB, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 4' X 8' PIECE OF PLYWOOD; WHEN HE STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN UP, HE STRAINED HIS BACK, AND FELT PAIN.
WHILE WORKING BENDING ETC ON A CAT 988B IN SHOP EE FELT HIS BACK TIGHTEN UP AND HAD DIFFICULTY STANDING STRAIGHT UP.
WHILE STEPPING UP ON TO LADDER TO ENTER A CAT 7969-C, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE FIRST STEP AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING A TIRE ON A 988B LOADER. INJURED BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL THAT HELPS TO REMOVE THE RIM OF THE WHEEL(WT.+55 LBS.) INJURED FELT EXTREME PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND FELL TO HIS KNEES IN PAIN.
INJURED WAS BENDING OVER HIS 988B LOADER TO CHECK IT'S OIL WHEN HSI BACK WENT OUT. INJURED DECLINDED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME. THE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON HIS TIME SHEET.
WE DID NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT UNTIL 10-29-92.
EE WAS USING A HACK SAW TO CUT A BOLT, THE HACK SAW SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB.