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EMP WAS WORKING3AS DECKHAND, HE WAS PULLING A WIRE ROPE UP ON BARGE DECK, THE ROPE WAS HANGING IN THE WATER, WHEN HE REACHED TO GRAB THE ROPE A LONG BURR STRUCK HIM IN THE ARM ABOVE HIS GLOVE
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A FIVE GALLON BUCKET OF METHANOL UP A LADDER TO WINTERIZE DRILL DUST SUPPRESENT.WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER,HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING IN PARKING LOT & SLIPPED TWISTING HER RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING THE TILT LINE COVER LOOSE ON D8H TRACTOR DOZER WITH A CUTTING TORCH.FOR THE FINAL REMOVAL OF THE COVER THE EMPLOYEE STUCK THE COVER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE COVER BROKE LO OOSE STRIKEING 7HE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.THE EMPLOYEE SURRERED A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 TRAINING ANEMPLOYEE TO OPERATE THE JAW CRUSHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS APPOCHING AND THE EMPLOYEES WERE EXITING THE CONTROL HOUSE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIMS ELF ON THE DOOR3FRAME. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS SECOND AND THIRD DIGITS, RIGHT HAND, AND FRACTURED BOTH
UPPER BARGE CAB5E WAS HUNG BEHIND THE COMBING ON THE BARGE THE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK THE CABLE UP
EMPLOYEE PICKED3UP 5 GAL CAN OF DRILL OIL AND SET IT UP ON THE TRUCK DRILL EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK DUE TO INJURY UNTIL 10/20
EE WAS DESCENDI3G STAIRWAY IN QUARRY OFFICE WHEN HE SLIPPED OR CAUGHT HIS FOORT IN A TURN PIECE OF CARPET CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX 6 STEPS HITTING HIS HEAD & SHOULDER ON THE WALL AT THE END OF THE STAIRWA2 EE WAS NOT USING HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 DOWN FROM A LADDER ON A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK TO THE GROUND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK DUE TO THE INJURY UNTIL 10-16 AT WHICH TIME OUTPATIENT SURGERY W AS PERFORMED 3
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A LEAK IN A FUEL LINE GOING TO A MAIN ENGINE HE WAS CUTTING THE RUBBER LINE WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE CUT HIS THUMB
EE WAS PULLING 5 WOOD CRATE CONTAINING A CAST METAL HOUSING OUT OF LAODER BUCKET WHEN THE CRATE CLEARED THE BUCKET THE HOUSING SHIFTED &C AUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CRATE & HOUSING.
EMP WAS WORKING3ON A HAUL TRUCK HE WAS ONTHE CATWALK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STARTED TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WHEN HE GRABBED THE DOOR GRAXX FRAME AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEES FOOT 8LIPPED ON ICY LADDER RUNG ON 50 TON HAUL TRUCK
EMPL REPLACING DRIVE LINE ON CAT 992C FRONT END LOADER.AS EMPL CLIMBED OUT OF LOADER HIS KNEE POPPED AND STARTED HURTING.
EMP WAS USING SMALL STEEL PRY BAR TO PRY A HYP LINE OFF A HIGHWAY HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE CORNER OF THE LINE BROKE CAUSING THE BAR TO SLIP AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT TESTICLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE FEEDER MOTOR BASE ON THE UPSTREAM LOADING DOCK. THE EMPLOYEE\S SHOVEL HANDLE HIT THE EXPOSED PART OF A PULLEY ON THE FEEDER CAUSING THE SHOVEL BLADE TO HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BROKEN PIECE OF DRIVE LINE OFF SOME "O" RINGS ON THE BED OF THE TIRE TRUCK. HE PITCHED THELIGHT END OF THE BROKEN DRIVE LINE OFF THE "O" RINGS, IT HIT A TIRE AND BOUNCED BACK AT HIM HITTING HIM ON THE THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS BRAZING A SMALL METAL OIL LINE ON 3-1-85, HE DISCONNECTED BOTH ENDS AND STARTED BRAZING THE LINE. OIL MUST HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE LINE IN A BEND, THE HEAT CAUSED THE OIL TO BLOW OUT ONEEND OF THE LINE HITTING HIM IN THE FACE. A REPORT WAS MADE AND HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID FRR THE MINOR BURN. HE REPORTED THAT HIS LIP WAS INFECTED AND WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR, FIRST DAY OF
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE GUNWALE OF AN EMPTY HOPPED BARGE THAT HE HAD JUST TIED OFF TO ANOTHER BARGE THE CURRENT CAUSED THE BARGE TO SWING AND SLIGHTLY BUMP THE BARGE NEXT IT IT TO C CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL INTO THE RIVER, HE WAS IN THE WAKE APPROX. 5 MINU.
EMPL STANDING ON GROUND UNDER OFF-HIGHWAY HAUL TRUCK REPLACING DRIVE LINE.USING LEFT KNEE TO HELP SUPPORT DRIVE LINE,FOOT SLIPPED GROUND WAS WET AND MUDDY CAUSING FALL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEF T KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO REMOVE A 7/8" WIRE ROPE CABLE FROM A BLOCK ON THE LOWER LOADING DOCK WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE
EMPL CHIPPING PAIN ON HARBOR BOAT,HE REMOVED EYE PROTECTION AND RUBBED HIS EYES GETTING SEVERAL SMALL PAINT CHIPS IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.
EMP WAS REACHING UP WITH 7/8" CABLE TO PLACE IT ON TIMBERHEAD OF BARGE, ON LOWER LOADING DOCK, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK AND AROUND SIDE TO CHEST
EMP SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON HIS HAUL TRUCK FALLING TO THE GROUND 5 OR 6 FT LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WET AND COLD AND THE AREA WAS MUDDY EMP HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIP
EMP WAS STEPPING TO THE GROUND FROM THE LAST STEP ON A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE THE LOADER WAS LOCATED IN THE PIT
EMP HAD FINISHED REPAIRS ON THE FRONT HYD TANK AND LINES ON A 99I LOADER AND WAS REPLACING THE COVER HE WAS STANDING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHEN HE LIFTED THE COVER
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN WELDING SHOP WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A SHORT PIECE OF CROSSTIE LANDING ON HIS LEFT KNEE HE DID NOT THINK SERIOUS UNTIL KNEE STARTED HURTING SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WILL HAVE S URGERY 010584
EMPLOYEE FELL INTO CUMBERLAND RIVER FOR NO APPARENT REASON & DROWNDED EMPLOYEE HAD LIFE VEST ON BUT NOT FASTENED LIFE VEST CAME OFF DURING FALL
EMP WAS STEPPING OUT OF PORTABLE TOILET WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE RAIN WET GROUND CASUING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM 2 WKS. VACATION, HE WAS DRIVING SPLICES IN POLES BUILDING A CRIB ON AN EMERGENCY REPAAIR JOB. HE WAS STANDING WITH 1 FOOT ON A POLE AND 1 FOOT ON A ROCK, SOM ETHING CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL HITTING HIS SHOULDER ON THE ROCKS HE WAS STANDING ON.
EMPLOYEE WAS REFILLING DIESEL STROAGE TANK ON LUB TRUCK HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE FLAT TANK WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS NBALANCE HE THEN JUMPED TO THE GROUND TO KEEP FRO M FALLING LANDING ON HIS FEET
EMPLOYEE STEPPING OUT OF 910 CAT LOADER WITH CLAW HAMMER IN HIS HAND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON 1ST RUNG OF LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS LIP ON THE HAMMER DID NOT THINK SERIOUS BUT LOST TOO TH IN NOV 1983
STANDING WHILE WELDERS MADE REPAIRS ON HIS DRILL,ACCIDENTALLY LOOKED AT WELDING FLASH.