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Employee was attempting to transfer lanyard from structure to the basket of a boom lift and fell approximately 14'.
Hurt back while helping change lower deck screens.
While unloading screen panel from loader bucket onto catwalk, operator cut right wrist while setting it down on the catwalk.
Laborer was working on screen deck and twisted right knee while lifting screen.
Attempting to lift boat from water.
windy conditions, blowing debris around. debris entered eye around safety glasses
While placing a new belt on a dry El Jay screen catwalk, he turned wrong and heard knee pop.
While working on dredge ladder wind blew particles into right eye.
While shoveling rock from under conveyor, had sharp pain in back of neck.
While performing repairs to hazemag crusher, during repairs bumped elbow.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CONVEYOR BELT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING. EMPLOYEE FELL 15 FEET 5 INCHES TO THE GROUND. POSSIBLE BACK, LUNG AND RIB INJURIES ON LEFT SIDE.
EXITING LOADER W/O 3-POINT CONTACT & MISSED THE STEP ON THE LADDER, HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
Operating Cat 992 loader.
Wiring secondary disconnect box without proper lock-out causing electrical burn to hand. Written disciplinary action taken.
PULLED GENERATOR OFF DREDGE & PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. ON 12/22/04, RE-INJURED MUSCLE STRAIN WHEN PULLEY & CABLE WERE DROPPED CAUSING FOCUS OF WEIGHT ONTO EMPLOYEE.
Another employee dropped ladder - hitting employee on head.
LIFTING CONVEYER BELT OF ROLLED STEEL.
Prying a 6' piece of steel, bar slipped off pinch point.
EE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK THAT SURROUNDS SCREEN & ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 2" SCREEN UP TO A CO-WORKER WHO WAS ON TOP OF SCREEN. WHILE LIFTING THE SCREEN, EE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE WAS SENT TO 1ST HEALTH CARE & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INGUINAL HERNIA.
DRILLING, SLIPPED & STRAINED SIDE.
ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL WIRE TOUCHED GROUND SURFACECAUSING FLASH AND BURN TO EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND HANDS.
EE EXITED TRUCK TO CHECK TAILGATE & WAS CLEANINGMATERIAL FROM THE TAILGATE PIN. WHEN AIR OPERATED LATCH ACTIVATED OPENING THE CLOSING ON LEFT HAND CRUSHING IT
CUTTING BELT (FLASHING) WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEG.
EE SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON PUMP-LOSS BALANCE.
WALKING OUT OF OFFICE, STEPPED OFF A STEP AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE GROUND.
MOVING OIL BARRELS USING 2 X 4 BOARD, IN PROCESS HAND SLIPPED AND THE BOARD STRUCK THE RIGHT HAND.
WELDER WAS BEING LOADED INTO PICKUP TRUCK. WHILEGUIDING WELDER HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND WELDER.
REMOVED ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND CONVEYER TAIL PULLEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW WEAR TIPS IN LOG WASHER AND WAS REACHING OUT TO PICK UP A NEW WEAR TIP TO INSTALL.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK & TWISTED BACK. ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 4/9/01 WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR. DAYS AWAY FROM WORK WERE RECOMENDED BY SOME.
THE ARTICULATED TRUCK WAS HAULING DIRT WHEN THE FRONT PIN ON THE RIGHT STEERING CYLINDER CAME OUT & THE TRUCK TURNED SHARP TO THE LEFT ROLLING THE BOX OVER & WENT OVER AN 8' EMBANKMENT. THE DR IVER SUSTAINED SOME CUTS ON HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW AREA FROM THE GLASS OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THECAB DID STAY UPRIGHT.