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It was raining, ground wet, employee was walking into mud room at sand plant when they slipped in mud and polymer causing them to fall. States they have back and knee pain.
Employee got into bed of service truck to ride to office. EE stated EE was sitting with EE's back to tailgate, tailgate popped open allowing EE to fall backwards onto ground, cutting back of head which required 2 stitches.
Employee was outside under feeder cutting bolt heads off. Employee stated wasn't feeling well and started coughing, stopped cutting and sat on tailgate of truck till started feeling better. Next day came in still coughing sent to ER.
Large rock was on rock breaker hydraulic line, went to roll rock off line when it rolled catching thumb between rock and frame of breaker causing a small laceration.
Injured was removing dirt off a R60 Hauler with Compressed air, piece of debris went under safety glasses and into their eye
Employee was greasing the loader first thing in morning when EE slipped and fell.
This was a medical occurrence only. Customer truck driver was backed into stockpile waiting to get loaded when EE started having chest pains. Called 911 they took to Pulaski hospital where they found EE's blood pressure was elevated.
Was removing conveyor belt off welding truck, hit hand against vise, next day hand started hurting. Went to DR took x-ray, would let EE know. They called July 5 and said EE did have piece of metal. They removed it July 6, no stitches, no lost time.
This is not an accident or injury. Employee was operating a loader when EE needed to use the restroom, EE went to stand and could not feel EE's leg, ambulance took to hospital where they found EE had low potassium, EE was released and told to return to work Monday morning.
Employee was opening our entrance gates, the gate has a wheel on it to where you roll gate open, wheel got turned employee kicked wheel with foot when EE heard and felt a pop in knee causing a strain to knee area.
Going to work on crusher went to use auto crane on F750 service truck when cable bird nested on cable wheel. Pulled all the cable out to rewind on wheel, as they were reeling cable in cable caught employee's glove and pulled it in between crane structure and cable wheel causing injury to fingers
Employee was using digging bar where rock was lodged in chute at Primary plant. Rock dislodged, hit digging bar and smashed employee's left pinky finger. Employee has to wear finger splint until cleared by Doctor.
Employee was exiting loader, when ee reached the 3rd rung hands slipped on handrails causing ee to fall to ground. At the time it was raining hard and handrails were wet. Took employee to ER to get checked out and they found nothing other then some bruising. Dr's excuse said to return in 2 days but employee was not scheduled to work except for half a day the following day.
Employee was changing out motor on #1 Conveyor. EE was using a pry bar to help lift motor when bar slipped letting motor fall on tip of finger causing fingernail to pop off and cutting tip of finger.
Employee was carrying a chain over shoulder at secondary plant, ground was muddy, foot slipped causing the chain to swing around and hit employee in the mouth chipping a tooth.
Employee drives an on road dump truck, EE went to get out missed the bottom step and fell to ground. EE bruised EE's hip and back area causing EE to lose time from work
Employee went to grease line for #2 conveyor when EE tripped, not sure what EE tripped over, tried to catch self and hand landed on a rock causing a laceration. Laceration required 4 stitches.
Employee operating a excavator, throwing material off bench to pit below. Employee called Foreman asked him to come to excavator. Foreman arrived employee stated he did not feel well & left arm hurting. They immediately put employee in vehicle took to hospital. In route notified me I called 800# to report. Employee required 2 stents and will have open heart for one blockage.
Employee was putting teeth on a 988 Cat Loader. He was using a hammer to knock pin clips in when he hit the tooth with hammer causing a piece of metal to chip off and enter employee's upper leg. As of now its still not decided if they will remove or leave metal in.
Employee was removing a metal strainer from a pvc line at our Sand plant, when he tried to remove the pvc line from the metal strainer he cut top of left thumb.
Employee was standing on crusher platform using a digging bar to try and dislodge a wedged rock in jaw crusher feeder when bar slipped catching his finger between the bar and handrail. This caused a laceration to tip of ring finger on right hand requiring 8 stitches.
Employee operates heavy equipment. He went to climb ladder on a R-60 Euclid Haul truck when he felt pain in his back
EE was on a scaffold 4' off ground welding hooks to hold electrical cables, he went to move and a board had been moved causing him to fall. Lanyard caught him but he tit his rt hand on scaffold causing injury. He did not report to management. Co-workers asked if he needed to go to Dr, he stated he was okay. Reported 11/12/12. He has surgery for joint locked in flexion.
Employee was operating a D8 dozer with cab, he was traveling around area that was being stripped of overburden. A rock being seen by employee was misjudged for its size (part of rock was covered with dirt)the track runs over rock when dozer came down it tossed employee forward hitting forehead causing a laceration that required stitches.
Employee and a co-worker was using hammer to clean out a box at old pugmill, co-worker went to hit box, hammer glanced off angle iron, came back and hit employee in eye with hammer. Safety glasses broke and cut employee above eye, requiring stitches.
Employee was walking to #1 tailpulley when he stepped across about a 2 foot puddle of water, he felt a pop in his leg. Employee pulled a muscle in upper right leg, causing him to use crutches with limited walking.
EE was putting new brake pads on dump truck when he felt a strain in lower back. Employee went to doctor and was put on light duty work for 4 days.We are looking into this accident. We had a helper with him, he did not report any injury friday before he left work but came in monday morning first thing and reported back injury.
Employee was using a hammer to tighten cheek plates in jaw, when eye that was holding cheek plate broke off, striking employee in lower right arm, causing a bruise.
Employee was helping unload motor, motor slipped, caught rt thumb between motor and truck bed, causing brusing to rt thumb. Doctor put rt hand in a brace.
Employee was taking cheek plates out of jaw using a hammer and wedges, wedge slipped and either wedge or cheek plate mashed his finger
Employee was using a sledge hammer to put side rail on screen; went to hit side rail, handle of hammer caught causing him to miss the intended target and strik his right index finger.
Employee had mud on his boots when he stepped on a piece of conveyor hood that was on ground and slipped landing on back and hip.
Employee was on platform below jaw crusher when his foot slipped causing him to fall backwards on a rock causing bruising to lower back.
Employee was down on his knees shoveling material out from under conveyor, when he felt a sharp pain in middle of back. He went to Doctor, told he had some bruising.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & CUTTING ON GUARD AT PLANT. PIECE OF METAL SHAVINGS WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION. WENT TO DOCTOR WHERE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER DUMP TRUCK ADJUSTING CLUTCH WHEN DIRT AND METAL SHAVINGS FELL IN AROUND EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYES. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR WHERE 3 SMALL PIECES OF METAL WERE REMOVED FROM EYE.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REPLACE A STAR PLATE ONTO CANICA CRUSHER. USING A CRANE TO LIFT STAR PLATE (45-50#'S)WHILE UNHOOKING PLATE EE HAD HIS FOOT UNDER PLATE & IT FELL 3-4" ONTO HIS FOOT. CAUSED BRUISED FOOT. EE WAS WEARING HARD TOE SHOES. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 4/23/04. EE ON CRUTCHES FOR A WEEK.
EE WENT TO DR ON 3/31/03 WITH A COMPLAINT OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT RIB-CAGE AREA. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN & HE WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DR WHO ORDERED MORE TESTS. DR STATED IT COULD BE SILICOSIS BUT MORE TESTS NEEDED TO BE DONE. THIS WAS TURNED INTO WORKER'S COMP ON 7/24/03 SO THEY COULD OBTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS ON EE. RECEIVED LETTER FROM WC 3/11/04 THAT SUGGESTS HE MAY HAVE SILICOSIS.
EE WAS ROLLING UP TARP ON DUMP TRAILER, TARP WAS HEAVY, HANDLE GOT AWAY FROM EE AND HIT HIS ARM, CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RIGHT ARM REQUIRING HIM TO WEAR A ARM SPLINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 988F LOADER. EMPLOYEE CRAWLED BETWEEN TIRE AND BODY OF MACHINE TO WELD ON HYDRAULIC TANK BRACKET, (IN AN AWKWARD POSITION), WHEN HE NOTICED HIS LEFT HAND GOING NUMB. MR I SHOWED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS HERNIATED DISC. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER, GIVING MORE DETAIL.)
EE WAS CLEANING OUT CRUSHER THAT HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
INJURY OCCURRED WHEN INJURED WAS REMOVING BAIL ON DRILL HAMMER USING A WRENCH SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE AND A 2# HAMMER HANDLE BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING BAIL TO MOVE. WHOLE DRILL HAMMER TURNED INSTEAD AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RESTING ON THE GROUND FELL CATCHING INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN 2# HAMMER HANDLE AND WRENCH. INJURED IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
EE WAS CUTTING METAL OFF A HANDRAIL, THE BLAST OF METAL WENT UNDER HIS CUTTING GLASSES AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE.
EE WAS HELPING TO PUT SCREENS IN, EDGES OF SCREEN NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED OFF, WHILE USING A KNIFE TO CUT EDGES OFF, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.
EE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A SECTION OF BELT FOR SKIRT RUBBER, KNIFE BINDED INTO BELT BEING CUT, EE PULLED WITH FORCE, KNIFE CAME OUT AND STRUCK EE INHIS UPPER LEFT LEG, CAUSING A LACERA TION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS CLEANING TOP OF PUNCH PLATES ON #1 SHAKER, AS HE HIT ROCK IT BUSTED IN SEVERAL PIECES AND CAME BACK AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG AT THE SHIN AREA. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10-31-01.
EE WAS USING A WEDGE TO GET ROCK OUT OF JAW CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF WEDGE AND STRUCK HIS CHIN. DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 10/2MISSING 2 DAYS OF WORK GOING TO DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL BAR AT JAW CRUSHER TO GET ROCK LOOSE WHEN ROCK SLIPPED, HIT BAR PUSHING HAND INTO HAND RAIL AND CAUSING A CUT AND PINCH TO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB. HIS THUMB REQUIRED ONE STICH.
EE WAS PUTTING A CUTTING EDGE ON 988F LOADER WHEN CUTTING EDGE SLIPPED AND FELL ON EE'S LEFT HAND FINGERS CAUSING TWO SMASHED FINGERS AND ONE BROKE FINGER.
EE WAS DRILLING, HE WENT TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL, HE STATES THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE STEEL CAUSING IT TO START TO FALL, EE GRABBED IT STRAINING HIS BACK BUT LATER REPORTED THAT HIS SHOULDE R WAS HURTING.