EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING ON THE WATER AT THE CRUSHERS AND WHEN HE WAS CROSSING OVER THE CONVEYOR ON THE CROSSOVER STAIRS, HE SLIPPED ON A WET STEP AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK AND HEAD ON THE STEPS. ACUTE SPRAIN AND CONTUSION L-S BACK. CONTUSION HEAD.
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Showing 50 of 59EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXGYEN BOTTLE INTO A TRUCK AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SECTION OF BELTING WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A LARGE ACETYLENE CYLINDER AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN LEFT FRONT STEERING BAL JOINT BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING STOPPING THE TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BINS FOR HOT MIX PLANT. HE WAS GRINDING A PLATE WITH AN AIR GRINDER WHEN IT SHATTERED AND HIT HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNBOLTING HEADS FROM ENGINE AND PULLING RACHET BY HAND, THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE. HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A BAR FROM A FRAME. AS THE LAST NUT WAS BEING REMOVED THE FRAME SLIPPED CAUSING THE BAR TO FALL. STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.
JUMPED DOWN OFF OF TRUCK AND LANDED ON A LARGE ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A METAL BAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING STARTER ON TRUCK WHILE PULLING OUT THE STARTER, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND'S AND LANDED HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIT TRUCK WHEN HE HIT EMBANKMENT CORRECTED THE STEERING & WENT OFF THE ROAD TO HIS RIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CRUSHER THE BOLTS WERE LOOSENED AND THE DISK SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A MOTOR WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO PUT IT IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE MOTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING TRUCK UP TO UNLOAD WHEN HE LOST THE AIR IN HIS TRUCK. WHEN THROWN, OPERATOR WAS THROWN AGAINST DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN HOT SLIVER OF WELDING MATERIAL BURNED THROUGH HIS PANTS INTO HIS BOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD WHILE LAYING ON FLOOR-NECESSARY TO COMPLETE PROJECT-A PARTICLE OF WELDING SLAG WENT INSIDE HIS RIGHT EAR.
PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE WORKING ON THE CRUSHER HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
WIND WAS BLOWING HARD 3 TOOL BOX LID FELL ON HAND.
HE HAD TO ASSUM9 AN AWKWARD POSITION IN ORDER TO KNOCK THE PINS OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS HITTING THE PINS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND CLAIMS BACK STRAIN.
I.NAME SAID HE 5OST HIS BALANCE AS HE WAS PICKING UP A LARGE STONE & HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK
THE INJURED WAS3USING THE GRINDING WHEEL WHEN SOMEONE CALLED HIS NAME AND HE TURNED TO RESPOND.HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE SPINNING WHEEL.HE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION ON THE WEBBED PORTION BETWEEN HIS RIGHT INDEX AN8 MIDDLE FINGER. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND IT HAD BECOME INFECTED.
WELDER WAS USIN1 A CARBON ARC WELDER TO REPAIR A BROKEN MOUNT ON THE LOADER BUCKET & I.NAME WAS USING THE CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE OLD TEETH WHEN APPARANTLY HE RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN BOTH EYE FROM THE ARC 3
I.NAME SAID HE 4AS USING THE PORTABLE GRINDER TO CLEAR OFF SOME BURRS FROM CRUSHER & WHEN HE PUT THE WHEEL TO THE CRUSHER IT KICKED BACK & STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A LATERATION
I,NAME SAID HE 4AS GOING TO PUT WATER INTO THE LOADER'S RADIATOR BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING HOT. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, THE PRESSURE BLEW THE CAP OFF AND THE BURST OF STEAM BURNED HIM ON HIS LE FT UPPER CHEST 5ND ARM.
I NAME WAS HOLD3NG FABRICATED DRUM SUPPORTS FOR THE WELDER. HE HAD DARK SAFETY GLASSES BUT APPARANTLY THERE WAS ENOUGH EXPOSURE TO REFLECTED WELDING ARC AND IT CAUSED A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYE.
HE SAID HE LIFT9D A PIECE OF METAL WHICH WAS BLOCKING HIS PATHWAY ON THE ROASD COMING DOWN FROM THE DRILL HE HAD JUST CHECKED.
OUR MECHANIC (N5ME) WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE CENTER BUSHING ON THE INJUREDS LOADER BUCKET AND HE WAS HITTING THE PIPE WHILE THE INJURED WAS HOLDING.THE HAMMER STRUCK THE BUSHING,IT CAME THROUG H AND THE LOADE9 ARM PINCHED THE INJUREDS FINGER BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE PIPE HE WAS HOLDING.
I.NAME SAID HE 4AS INSTALLING A WATER PUMP BY WASTE POND WHEN PUMP SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS FINGER I.NAME HAD ANOTHER INJURY ON 031687 INVOLVING THIS SAME FINGER WHERE A PIECE OF METEAL SHEARED OFF A CHISEL & 3NBEDDED IN HIS FINGER THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE PAPERWORK & THE COMPANY THOUGHT IT WAS TREATMENT FOR THE SAME INJURY
I.NAME STANDING3ON CATWALK ON 2ND LEVEL CLEANING ROCKS FORM CONVEYOR USING SHOVEL.USED BOTH ENDS OF SHOVEL TO LOOSEN ROCKS AND THOSE HE COULDNT GET OUT HE DECIDED TO BRUSH OUT WITH GLOVED HAND WHILE CONVEYOR3STILL RUNNING.GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN ONE OF THE ROLLERS AND PULLED HIM INTO CONVEYORS FEEDER TAIL PULLEY.
I.NAME WAS STRI5ING THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL SHEARED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE TRIPPE8 WHILE WALKING AROUND DRILL. HE SAID AS HE FELL HIS KNEE STRUCK A SHARP ROCK CAUSING A CUT OF APPROX 2 1/2" ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. MISSED TIME 02/-02/17,BEGAN MISSING TIME AGAIN 03 /03 AND HAS NOT3RETURNED AS OF THIS REPORT DATE.
I NAME SAID HE 8LIPPED OFF THE TRACKS AS HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER. HE SAID THE TRACKS WER CAKED WITH MUD. HE IS COMPLAINING OF BACK SPAIN.
I NAME SAID HE 4AS CLEANING UP PARTS WHEN HE LIFTED THE BLADE BRACE AND FELT PAIN.I NAME FAILED TO USE PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND FAILED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE.
I.NAME WAS TOLD3TO LOAD THE CONVEYOR STAND BY USING THE LOADER AND MOVE THE UNIT TO THE CONTROL HOUSE FOR SOME REASON INSTEAD OF USING THE LOADER HE TRIED TO PHYSICALLY MOVE THE METAL CHUTE 15 0 - 200 LBS 3
I NAME WAS CHAN1ING THE SCREENS AND USING A SCREW DRIVER TO PRY THE SCREEN BACK IN PLACE WHEN HE SAID THE SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM.
I NAME ACCIDENT5Y PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL PLATE THAT HE SAID HAD JUST BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH.
I.NAME WAS SCRE9NING SOME ROCK WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF
I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG 560 LOADER & THE BUCKET WAS REAL LOOSE CAUSING THE LOADER TO JERK
I.NAME HAD STEP1ED OFF THE TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE THIS ANKLE WAS AN OLD INJURY
I NAME SAID HE 8LIPPED ON THE WET DECK PLATES AND TRIPPED ON THE STEAM HOSE CAUSING THE STEAM TO GET INTO HIS LEFT FOOT.
I.NAME SAID HE 4AS CLEANING CRUSHER WHEN HE STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST METAL.
I.NAME SAID HE 4AS TRYING TO OPEN A DOOR WHICH APPARANTLY HAD NOT BEEN OPENED FOR A LONG TIME & WHEN HE JERKED IT HE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK
I.NAME SAID HE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT TO THE LOADER WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT & RATCHGERATCHET HE SAID THE RATCHET HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH
I.NAME WAS PUTTING A CHUTE IN PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN ON HIS BACK.
I.NAME CHANGING PADS ON TANDUM ROLLER WHEN PAD SLIPPED CAUSING LITTLE (FINGER?) TO BE MASHED BETWEEN PAD AND ROLLER.
I NAME REPORTED FOR WORK AT THIS MINE TO WELD PATCH AN AREA ON THE SILO REQUIRING HIM TO BE INSIDE. THE TRAP DOOR WHEAT HE WAS STANDING ON ACCIDENTLY OPENED DUE TO SOME OTHER WORK BEING DONE B EING DONE BY WORKER UNAWARE OF HIS PRESENCE. THE WORKERS PREVIOUSLY TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR BEFORE HE WAS IN SILO AND IT DID NOT OPERATE.
WHILE WALKING ON THE GROUND, EMPLOYEE GOT ASPHALT OIL ON HIS SHOES. WITHOUT WIPING IT OFF HE PROCEEDED TO CLIMB THE LADDER ON THE ELEVATOR TO THE HOTMIS SILO. HE WAS NO ABOUT THE SIXTH RUND WH EN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO HIT THE RUNG.
I,NAME WAS LIFT3NG SOMETHING HEAVY WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING BURNING INHIS STOMACH, BUT HE DID NOT PAY ARNY ATTENTION TO IT, UNTIL 9-20-85 WHEN HIS UMBILICAL STARTED TO HURT & SWELL, BUT THE DR C OULD NOT OPERAT9 TILL 1-14-86.