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EE SLIPPED ON A ROUND ROCK WHILE HOLDING ON TO ASTEEL LADDER ATTACHED TO A CRUSHER PLATFORM HE TRIED TO STOP HIS FALL & OVEREXTENDED HIS SHOULDER (LEFT)
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING A DOZER PUSHING CRUSHED ROCK. WHILE TRAVELING IN REVERSE, A ROCK FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIS EYE. THE DAMAGE TO THE EYE WAS NOT FULLY REALIZED UNTIL IT BEGAN TO CAUSE MORE PAI N AND DID NOT GET BETTER. INJURY CAUSED BRUISING TO THE EYE AND PRESSURE BEHIND THE EYE.
I NAME WAS TAKING MEASUREMENTS TO INSTALL A CATWALK AROUND CONE CRUSHER HE BACKED UP AGAINST A SWING GATE THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED HE STARTED TO FALL SO HE REACHED OUT & GRABBED AHOLD OF A GUARD & INJURED HIS HAND WENT TO EMERGENCY @MIWAUKIE PROVIDENCE DOC PUT DISJOINTED FINGER BACK INTO PLACE & SPLINTED TOOK REST OF DAY OFF PER DR
AS EE WAS WORKING ON BELT ROLLS UNDER THE CONE REPLACE TROUGHTING ROLLS. HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS BACK ON A BRACE THAT SUPPORT CONE AND ROLLS AND UNDER BELT FRAME BRACE.
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE D-8 CAT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.OTHER EMPLOYEES END SLIPPED,FORCING INJUREDS HAND DOWN INTO THE GROUN. THE INDEX FINGER ON INJUREDS RIGHT HAND WAS CUT AND BR OKEN.THE DOCTOR RELEASED HIM TO GO BACK TO WORK (LIGHT DUTY)BECAUSE OF THE DISCOMFORT INJURED WORKED UNTIL 12:22 AND WENT HOME FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
INJURED WAS TAKING A BEARING OFF A TAIL PULLEY SHAFT AND HAD ONE HAMMER ON THE BEARING AND HIT IT WITH ANOTHER HAMMER.A CHIP CAME OFF THE HAMMER HEAD AND HIT AND PENETRATED THE BACK OF THE LEF T HAND.ESTIMATED RETURN TO WORK IS 05-24-91.
PICKUP OVER HEATED. ADN APR. LIFTED THE HEAD. THE PADIOR WATER CAME BACK THEW THE FILL RESAVER AND GOT ON THE APR. SUBJECT RECEVER FIRST AID AT SISTER'S OF PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL.
PULLED ON SUCTION HOSE AND PART OF BANK GAVE WAY. SLID ABOUT 3' TO WATER, WENT UNDER AND GRABBED SUCTION HOSE AND POSSIBLY PULLED NECK MUSCLE.
BENDING OVER A LITTLE HAD A HOSE IN ONE HAND AND A COUPLER IN THE OTHER.HE TRIED TO PULL THEM TOGETHER WITH HIS ARMS AND HANDS.AT THE SAME TIME HE WAS TRYING TO PULL HIS ONE FOOT OUT OF 6" OF MUD BY TWISTING.
I NAME WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHILE STANDING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION I NAME STATED THAT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
EMPL WAS PULLING ON V BELT BETWEEN MOTOR & GEAR BOX TO ADVANCE CONVEYOR BELT BY HAND. ELECTRICITY WAS OFF & ELECTRIC BOX WAS LOCKED OUT. EMPL GOT GLOVE CAUGHT & FINGERS WERE PULLED BETWEEN BEL T & PULLEY. INJURY WAS TO THREE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND. THIRD FINGERNAIL SMASHED. RINGER FINGER BROKEN. LITTLE FINGER CUT.