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EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK A RAN INTO A POTHOLE. LEFT ELBOW WAS EDGE OF WINDOW THAT WAS ROLLED DWON. EMPLOYEE'S ELBOW HIT GLASS.
WHILE ADJUSTING CRUSHER SETTING ON #5005 CRUSHER COMEALONG CAME LOOSE & EMPL TRIED TO GET LOCKING PIN IN PLACE. LOCKING PIN CAUGHT IN TOP OF LOCING PLATE 7 COCKED SIDEWAYS CATCHING EMPL'S HAND BETWEEN LOCKING PIN & LOCKING PLATE.
INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN HE WAS GETTING INTO THE TRUCK.
TWO EMPLS WERE GOING UP ON RIP RAP SHAKER. AS THEY WERE CLIMBING UP SURGE PILE ROCK SHIFTED UNDER EMPLS FEET TRAPPING RIGHT FOOT TWISTING RIGHT LEG. 7" ROCK ROLLED DOWN PILE HITTING EMPL'S RIG HT KNEE. INJ REPORTED INCIDENT TO FOREMAN 6/24 STATING THERE WAS SOME PAIN BUT HE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT TIME.
HE WAS HELPING UNLOAD OXYGEN BOTTLES OFF THE BED OF THE TRUCK HE HAD A HOLD OF ONE END OF THE BOTTLE, LOST HIS GRIP AND BOTTLE FELL, IT CUAGHT HIS LEFT HAND BNETWEEN THE BED AND THE BUMPER. H IS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND WERE MASHED AND SWOLLEN.
EMPL HAS BACK PAIN FIRST REPORTED 7-18-90.RESULT OF FALL REPORTED TO COMPANY ON 5-24-90.AT THAT TIME NO BACK PROBLEM WAS INDICATED.
INJURED WAS OPERATING DOZER IN QUARRY AND PIT AREA. INJURED WAS MOVING BOULDERS TO BUILD AN INCLINE. INJURED WAS OPERATING DOZER IN ROUGH TERRAIN THE JARRING RESULTED IN POSSIBLE CRAKED VERT ABRAE AND/OR BONE SPUR CHIP PRESSING AGAINST NERVE.
INJURED WAS RETURNING FROM LUNCH TO TRUCK LINE WITH E.NAME MECHANIC, DRIVING SERVICE TRUCK #1063. E.NAME PULLED IN FRONT OF TEREX HAUL TRUCK #1498 TO LET INJURED OUT. TEREX TRUCK #1498 STARTED OUT FROM LINE STRIKING PICKUP #1063. TEREX HIT PICKUP ON LEFT SIDE DOOR SCOOTING IT 10 FEET. INJURED AND E.NAME WERE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND IN ALL THE COMMOTION INJURED RIGHT ELBOW.
ON 3-2-90 INJURED WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO RIP RAP PLANT. INJURED'S BACK STARTED HURTING FROM THE JOLTING. INJURED STATED TWO DAYS AGO (2-28-90) HE WAS CLEANING OUT CHUTE ON RIP RAP PLANT SHA KER. INJURED WAS USING A PICK AND/OR CROW BAR TO BREAK LOOSE THE HANG WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.
CLEANUP JAW CRUSHER CONVEY BELT WHILE OPER LOADER ON 2 CORNER POSTS ON HOOD OF LOADER THERE IS CLEAVOUS. ON R SIDE GOT HUNG ON BELT FRAME. INJ SOOD UP TO PULL DO WN WHEN CAUGHT HEEL OF FT. ON ACCELERATOR CAUSING LOADER T O GO IN REVERSE. INJ FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT FRAME AND CLEAVOUS
INJURED WAS PARKING CATERPILLAR WATER TRUCK #1453 AFTER IT HAD BEEN SERVICED IN THE SHOP INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP ON HANDRAILS <HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES| INJUR ED FELL APPROXIMATELY THREE <3|FT TO THE GROUND INJURED LANDED HITTING LEFT HAND ON GROUND
INJURED WAS HAULING FINISHED PRODUCT FROM MAIN CRUSHING PLANT TO STOCKPILE STORAGE AREA INJURED DROVE TRUCK #1479 LOADED WITH #11 STONE UP A STOCKPILE RAMP & ON TOP OF AN APPROX 35FT HIGH STOC KPILE AS INJURED BACKED TO THE EDGE OF STOCKPILE& WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING THE LOAD OF PRODUCT TRUCK #1479 WENT OVER EDGE & CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AT THE STOCKPILE BASE
INJURED WAS IN MECHANIC SHOP. MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING A AXLE ON A CATERPILLAR RUBBER TIRE DOZER. INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANICS BY USING A PRY BAR TO ROLL THE AXLE UNDER DOZER.
INJURED & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE AT MAIN PLT IN THE BIN STRUCTURE OF 5406 SHAKER TO FABRICATE A CHUTE INJURED WAS USING RATCHET TO SUPPORT THE PLATE 4FTX6FTX1/2IN STEEL 550 LBS TO BRING INSIDE BIN STRUCTURE AS REAR CORNER OF PLATE CLEARED THE DOOR THE PLATE SHIFTED THE JERK ON THE RATCHETCAUSED HANDLE TO SWING AROUND & HIT INJURED HEAD
INJURED WAS CUTTING WEAR PADS OFF OF FRONT LOADER 2121 THE WEAR PAD FELL ON HIS RT FOOT
INJURED WAS RETURNING BACK TO LOADERS FROM LAKE AREA WHEN LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AND HIT BRIDGE ABUTMENT
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING PUNCH PLATE ON RIP RAP PLANT SHAKER. INJURED WAS POSITIONED UNDERNEATH THE SHAKER TIGHTENING THE NUTS AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP HOLDING THE B OLTS. INJURED WAS USING A AIR IMPACT WRENCH WITH A SWIVEL EXTENSION AND SOCKET ON IT. THE SWIVEL EXTENSION AND SOCKET CAME OFF WRENCH AND HIT INJURED ON RIGHT JAW.
WHILE INJURED WAS DIRECTING DUMP TRUCKS TO DUMP ROCK IN RAIL CARS CHIP OF ROCK FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJ WA> GREASING SHOVEL WHEN AIR COMPRESSOR BELT CAME OFF FUEL TRUCK INJ TOOK GUARD OFF AIR COMPRESSOR TO REPLACE BELT. AFTER REPLACING BELT AND WHILE INJ WA> PUTTING GUARD BACK ON GUARD SL IPPED IN HIS HANDS AND MASHED HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN GUARD AND GUARD RUNNER
INJURED WAS THROWING THE UPPER CABLE OF THE CENTER KEVIL OF BARGE WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
AFTER INJURED HAD PARKED TRUCK AT LUBE ROOM FOR SERVICING AT LUNCH HE WAS WALKING FROM LUBE ROOM TO SHOP WHEN HE STEPPED IN POT HOLE.
WHILE INJURED WAS PARKED AT SECOND RAMP TO REFILL WATER TRUCK,CLEANING WINDOWSHIELD.INJURED HAS STEPPED OUT RIGHT HAND DOOR TO CLEAN WINDOWS AND STARTED TO GET BACK IN TRUCK CAB WHEN HE SLIPPE D AND FELL ON SHIFTER CONSOLE.
INJURED WAS WALKING THROUGH THE MECHANICS SHOP AND TRIPPED OVER A TORQUE BAR THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR APPROX. 4 INCH INJURED S FOOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BAR AND HE FELL FORWARD TWISTING HIS LE G.
INJURED WAS SER0VICING A CP DRILL IN QUARRY PIT FUEL TRUCK HAD A LOOSE WIRE IN HYDRAULIC PUMP COMPARTMENT ON 30WEIGHT HYDRAULIC MOTOR CLUTCH INJURED PUT HIS RT.HAND INTO HYDRAULIC COMPARTMENT TO GET WIRE INJ6REDS HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE PULLEY BELT & CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS THUMB
INJURED WAS CHA3GING A DRILL BIT ON TRACT DRILL. INJURED TOOK HIS FOOT TO PUSH A ROCK UNDER THE DRILL BIT WHEN THE FEED MOTOR LEVER JUMPED INTO GEAR. THE WEIGHT OF THE BIT AND GRILL STEEL APPR 35 LB FELL ON 3NJURED RIGHT FOOT. INJURED WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS.
INJURED WAS CHA3GING SCREENS IN LOWER END SHAKER(#5037) WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. INJURED WAS STANDING ON A BEAM WHEN THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND THE WEIGHT OF SCREEN LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF CHANGING A FEEDER LINER AT THE JAW CRUSHER HE WAS U SING A BAR AS LEVERAGE TO PICK THE LINER UP OFF GROUND WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND INJURED FEL FORWARD AND HIS F OOT WENT UNDER 7HE LINER AS IT FELL THE LINER WAS ABOUT 12 INCHES OFF GROUND
INJURED WAS FIX3NG DRINKING WATER FOR THE DAY. INJURED WAS PUTTING ICE AND WATER IN A WATER KEG. HE PICKED UP THE WATER COOLER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS DUM1ING ROCK OVER #2 LEDGE. HE THOUGHT TRUCK WAS GOING OVER LEDGE (IT WAS DARK AND THERE WAS A BERM) SO HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK (8 TO 10 FT) LANDED ON HIS BACK AND HIP.
INJURED AND ANO7HER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING A STABLIZER BAR ON TRUCK. INJURED WAS HOLDING A PLATE BY THE HANDLE AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE SLED1EHAMMER HITTTING THE DRIVE LINE CAUSING THE HAMMER TO GLANCE OFF HITTING INJUREDS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING AN ENDLOADER WHEDN HE WENT IN TOWARD SHOT ROCK PILE FOR ABUCKET OF STONE.THE BUCKET HIT SOLID ROCK.THIS JARRED THE ENDLOADER CAUSING THE INJURED LOW BACK STRAIN.
INJURED WAS HEL1ING DRILL OPERATOR WITH CLEANUP TYPE WORK AT THE DRILL THE DRILL OPERATOR AND INJURED HAD JUST MOVED DRILL TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO BEGIN DRILLING THE DRILL OPERATOR BEGAN TO RAI SE THE DRILL IN4URED WAS STILL IN THE CAB OF DRILL AND STARTED TO GET OUT OF DRILL CAB WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS 8 FT FROM GROUND HE GRABBED HOLD OF HANDLE THAT WAS OUTSIDE CAB DOOR AND PLACED
WHILE INJ WAS D9IVING HAUL TRUCK FROM PIT TO MAIN JAW CRUSHER, THE SCREWS IN THE TRUCK SEAT BACK OUT. WHEN THE TRUCK SHIFTED DOWN ON THE HILL, THE SEAT WENT BACK JERKING INJ LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS UNL2ADING A PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT INJURFED UNHOOKED LIGHT PLANT FROM H ITCH OF TIRE TRUCK WHEN HE DID THE TONGUE RAISED UP & THEN DROPPED DOWN QUICKLY & THE TONGUE LANDED ON HIS RT FOOT 3
WHILE ANOTHER E4PLOYEE WAS CHANGING BIT ON CP DRILL USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN DRIVE SUB A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW IN INJUREDS EYE INJURED WAS STANDING APPROX 5FT AWAY FROM EMPLOYEE USING THE HAMME R 3
INJURED STEPPED3DOWN OFF ENDLOADER & TURNED HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS ADJ6STING A HEADLIGHT ON DOZER. HE WAS STNADING ON THE BLADE OF DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BUT DID NOT & FELL AGAINST THE CYLINDER OF THE DOZER.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING FROM THE WATER KEG BACK TO HIS TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS CLE5NING UP AROUND THE MAIN JAW CRUSHER. A STONE CAME OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND HIT INJURED ON LEFT ARM
INJURED WAS IN 7HE WELDING SHOP WELDING IN THE BACK OF EUCLID DUMP TRUCK BED USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH.WHILE USING THE TORCH THE HOSE TANGLED UP.THE HOSE UNTANGLED WHEN THE TORCH SLIPPED IN INJ URED'S HAND AND3BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
INJURED WAS PUT7ING A CABLE LINE ON SHOVEL WHEN THE CABLE BROKE & HIT INJURED ON THE FOREHEAD
I.NAME WALKING 7HROUGH WELDING SHOP TO PARTS DEPT.WELDER CHIPPING METAL WITH AIR HAMMER.WIND WAS BLOWING FAIRLY STRONG.LATER IN PM I.NAME NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJ & ANOTHER E4PL PRIMING PUMP IN PIT.FOOT VALVE WAS HUNG OPEN ON PUMP.INJ USING PIECE OF WIRE TO PULL FOOT VALVE CLOSED WHEN WIRE BROKE.STUMBLED BACKWARDS LOSING BALANCE AND HIT HEAD AGAINST CRANE. 3
INJURED EMPLOYE9 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REPARIRING A TAILWHEEL GUARD ON THE PIT BELT. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ANDTHE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AND FITTING. THE NEXT DAY 3-30-87 TH E INJURED EMPLO2EE HAD WELD FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
INJURED WAS HOO5ING A 6 INCH HOSE TO A WATER PUMP.
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING R REAR WHEEL ON EUCLID DUMP TRUCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH INJURED GOT OFF A FORK LIFT TRUCK ANDPLACED THE FORKLIFT IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVING THE FORKS RAISED. INJURE D HAD HIS BACK 7O THE FORKLIFT AND IT ROLLED FORWARD PINNING INJURED BETWEEN TIRRE AND FORKS
INJURED PULLED 2IS DUMP TRUCK HEAD TO HEAD WITH DUMP TRUCK WHICH WAS BEING LOADED, HE SET BRAKES AND GOT OUT ON CATWALK TO TELL DRIVER OF DUMP TRUCK THAT HE WAS GOING TO SWAP TRUCKS FOR LUBE R OOM, WHEN HIS D6MP TRUCK ROLLED INTO TRUCK PINNING HIM BETWEEN CATWALK AND CAB.
INJURED WAS WEL8ING STEEL IN WELD SHOP WHEN HE GOT FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
INJURED WAS DRI5ING A DUMP TRUCK. HE HAD BACKED UP TO ENDLOADER TO BE LOADED WHEN HIS CAB DOOR CAME OPEN. HE HAD TURNED THE UPPER PART OF HIS BODY TO LOOK AT LOADER AND DIDN'T REALIZE HE HAD P LACED HIS RIGHT7 HAND IN OPEN DOOR. HE PULLED THE DOOR SHUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND SHUT DOOR ON RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS CUT7ING PIPE AND A HOT PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FELL IN EAR.