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Reported a sore wrist from using a shovel and felt a pinch in EE's wrist. EE states EE was using a shovel in a pile of aggregate to put into a 5 gallon bucket to test. EE is a quality control tech.
Was swinging a hammer to hit nut to break it off and piece of metal bounced and hit employee in the face causing a laceration to the upper lip
Employee was visually inspecting a broken grease line in a man basket (was wearing proper fall protection) on the head wheel of C-7 and failed to follow Lock/Out/Tag/Out procedures. Employee placed hand too close to the sheave & it pulled employee's glove/hand into sheave & employee received stitches on right thumb, right middle finger & partial amputation of right ring finger
EE parked EE's machine to use the restroom. When EE returned to the loader, EE grabbed the handrails. When pulling self up, EE felt and heard a "pop" in left shoulder. EE proceeded up the ladder, sat down, and immediately notified the Foreman.
Employee came up to the Scalehouse. Stated that had chest pains. We asked a few questions. EE was responsive and coherent, but pale. We decided to call the paramedics. The paramedics showed up and put monitors on EE. The paramedics took EE via ambulance, to Platte Valley Hospital, in Brighton, CO.
EE was connecting a 4" discharge line. The discharge line required Bauer fittings. The last coupling gave EE problems. This connection gave EE problems and took extra effort to seat. this is when EE felt a strain in EE's abdomen.
Employee called me on the company radio around 9am. Employee stated that they were having the same chest pains and tightness that they had the previous week. Decided to take them to the hospital myself. We went to the same hospital, located in Brighton, CO. Platte valley Medical.
Employee finished using the restroom. EE then started complaining of tightness and pain in the chest. EE stated that EE thinks is having a heart attack. 911 was contacted, and we had medical teams dispatched to the site. The EMT's took EE to Platte Valley Hospital, located in Brighton, CO.
Operating a Cat skid steer, employee bottomed out the seat. After deciding the skid was too small. The employee decided to use a larger piece of equipment. EE had jump start it. Putting the cover back on the battery, the employee was twisting/turning and felt a numbing sensation in EE's back. EE also stated that this is a re-accruing injury.
The employee was preparing to grease the skid steer with an air grease as he was unrolling the grease line he started walking backwards not realizing how close the skid steer was parked he tripped backwards onto the bucket. The result of fall caused a left hip /lower back contusion
Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on June 19th by the Company's Workers Comp Doctors. This process of determination of CTS had been going on over a period of 2-3 months while the employee continued to work with no Lost Time and or Restrictive Duty. The Plant Management Team was not made aware of this diagnosis by Company Personnel until July 10th 2014
Employee was welding, when welding the employee received flash burn to both eyes from another welder in the same area. The employee reported the flash burn 16 hours later, we are not exactly sure on the time of exposure.
On 10/16/12, EE was exiting the cat skid steer. Upon exiting, EE hit her shin on the cab which possibly cause here to slip. EE reported the accident to another EE on 10/23/12. On 10/24/12 EE showed me how she thought she may have hurt her thumb-wrist area-EE was taken to the doctor where she was given a brace-she was cleared to return to her full duty as an operator.
Employee was in a sited position (sitting Indian Style) as he rose he felt a large pop in his left knee.
Injured was stepping over the tailgate of his pickup truck, he placed his left foot on the bumper of the truck and his left hand on top at the tailgate. He swung his right leg over the tailgate. His left foot slipped off the bumper causing him to fall on his left side.
EE was steering the loader, he turned the wheel counter clock wise and felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder.
Employee was cleaning up scrap steel and putting the steel in back of a pick-up truck. The piece in his hand slipped, cutting his wrist.
EE was adjusting the CB antenna, as he walked back across the walkway of the loader, he tripped over a shovel that was laying on the walkway, lost his balance and hit his knee on the hood handle.
EE STEPPED DOWN FROM A CONVEYOR FRAME TO THE TRUCK BODY. AS HE TRANSFERRED HIS WEIGHT FROM ONE LEG TO THE OTHER LEG HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
EE NOTIFIED PLANT MANAGER DURING LUNCH PERIOD THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING. SORE BACK - NOTHING SERIOUS & FINISHED SHIFT OPERATING A HITACHI EX300 BACKHOE-EXCAVATOR. NEXT MORNING WED. JULY 17 BACK WAS STILL SORE. REQUESTED TO SEE DOCTOR. SENT TO DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DISMANTLE AND MOVE 36" FIELD TRUSS/CONVEYOR TO ANOTHER PART OF PIT. A HYDRAULIC CRANE WAS LIFTING 60' SECTIONS OF CONVEYOR. TAG LINES WERE ATTACHED. AS THE CONVEYOR WAS LI FTED THE CONVEYOR SWUNG AROUND TOWARD EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY SPRAINING RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS RESETTING E STOP (SAFETY SWITCH) AFTER CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED. HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP ON CONVEYOR FRAME AND SLIPPED, AND FELL INTO SKID LOADER BUCKET THAT WAS BELOW HIM. CONVEYOR WAS 3 -4' OFF GROUND.
EE WAS ENTERING LUNCH ROOM DOOR TO EAT AND WIND WAS BLOWING STRONGLY. HE GRABBED THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THE WIND BLEW IT SHUT STRIKING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGE R BETWEEN THE METAL DOOR AND METAL DOOR JAM BROKEN FINGER.