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GENERATOR FELL FROM FORKLIFT WHILE BEING MOVED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM AND LEFT SIDE OF FACE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOOSE CONSCIOUSNESS, WAS SENT FOR SUTURES TO CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE UPON REPORTING FOR SHIFT HAD IRRITATION IN R EYE - POSSIBLY HAD A PIECE OF GRAVEL OR DUST [FOREIGN OBJECT] LODGE IN THE EYE ON PREVIOUS WORK DAY - SENT OUT FOR EXAM.
EE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE EE STATED HE WAS GRINDING OVER HEAD ON 1-23-95 AND WELDING ON 1-24-95. EE MISSED THE LAST DAY OF HIS REGULAR HITCH.
WHILE EE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BENT RADIATOR GRILL ONE END SPRANG WHILE TRYING TO PLACE IT IN CLAMP.
ON 12-15-94 EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE STEPS COMMING FROM THE CAMP HOUSING UNIT. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED HITCH (12/15-12/28). WHILE ON R&R HE SAW A DR. HE CALL ED ON 1/3/95 TO SAY HE WOULD NOT BE RETURNING ON 1/5/95.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH-REMOVED SAFETY GOGGLES AND AT THAT TIME A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT MAY HAV EFALLEN INTO THE LEFT EYE. EMPOYEE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL NEXT MORNING WHEN LEF T EYE WAS IRRITATED REMOVED BY P.A.
EE WAS LIFTING PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT OFF JACK TO CONNECT TO PICK UP TOW HITCH AND STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
EE STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK & TWISTED L. KNEE-- TREATED FIRST AID AND COMPLETED HIS TWO WEEK SHIFT--WHILE ON TIME OFF (SCHEDULED), EE WAS EXAMINED LBY DR. & FOUND TO HAVE PREVIOUS INJURY OF KNEE WHICH WAS AGGRAVATED BY THIS INCIDENT-- EE HAD ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY (8-09). EE HAS SERVICE DISABILITY OF KNEE INJURY ALSO.
INJURED WAS POURING THE REMAINS OF A 55 GAL DRUM OF AQUA MATE INTO A 5 GAL BUCKET-SOME OF CHEMICAL SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
AUGER TO ANFO TRUC BECAME PLUGGED WITH MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE OPENED SIDE ACCESS DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG MATERIAL WITH AUGER ENGAGED-GLOVE CAUGHT AND PULLED HAND INTO VERTICAL AUGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ARRANGING O2 BOTTLES ON RACK WHEN THE ONE HE WAS MOVING SLIPPED - HITTING HIS LEG & TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
HE CLIMBED ONTO THE BUCKET TILT ARMS OF 988B LOADER TO INSPECT THE JOINTS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CONTROL ARM.
HE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A CEMENT CUTTER.
HE WENT TO ASSIST BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR HOOK-UP SUBMERSIBLE PUMP AND HOUSING. SLIPPED OFF SMALL ROOF OVER PUMP (6'-7') LANDED TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS RUNNING ROD FOR SURVEY WHEN A FROZEN SLAB CAME LOOSE FROM THE WORKING FACE OF HTE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HSI RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONSTRUCTING 6X6 PUMP SHED & STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LOADING 1/4 X 4 X 20 FLAT STOCK ONTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK EE WAS SLIDING THE STEEL FORWARDS AND UPWARDS WHEN HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK PULL.
EE WAS REMOVING PIN FROM RIPPER SHANK ON 166 GRADER SHANK FELL PINNING FINGER BETWEEN RIPPER & SHANK
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT HIS BACK SOMETIME AGO IN APRIL, EXACT DATE UNKNOWN. HE THOUGHT MAYBE 1 MONTH OR MORE PREVIOUS. WAS GOING TO HAVE DR EXAMINE HIM. EMPLOYEE HAD 2 WEEKS OFF DURING THIS PERIOD. NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT REPORT EVER FILED UNTIL THIS DATE. ON R&R UNTIL 3 JUNE. DID NOT REPORT BACK PENDING EVALUATION FOR BACK SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN CONSTRUCTION OF BOILER HOUSE @ NEW WASHPLANT SITE. WAS ON LADDER APPROX. 10' HIGH LOOSENING BOLT TO CHANNEL IRON. CHANNEL IRON CAME LOOSE PUSHING EMPLOYEE OFF LADDE R EMPLOYEE LANDED ON CONCRETE FLOOR.
EE 1ST DAY ON JOB WAS DISSASSEMBLING ROOF RAFTERS ON BOILER ROOM CANOPY AND LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO JUMP TO THE GROUND LOST HIS BALALNCE AND FELL ON L HAND AND WRIST POSSIBLE FX OF L WRIS T.
HAUL TRUCK OVERHEATED. OILER DID NOT LET EQUIPMENT COOL DOWN. REMOVED RADIATOR CAP AND HOT WATER AND STEAM CAUSED BURN ON BOTH HANDS AND FOREARMS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING TRACK PIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF TRACK PIN FLEW (BROKE OFF) HITTING EMPLOYEE IKN TEH GROINA ND PENETRATED CLOTHIKNG AND RIGHT SCROTOM.
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A BOBCAT PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND ARM PINCHING HIS LEFT FOOT ANKLE BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND ARM INVESTIGATION SHOWED HE HAD HYDRAULIC OPERATIONAL AND ST EPPED ON THE BUCKET .
INJURED WAS GRINDING STEEL PLATE WITH 9" HAND GRINDER. HE WAS WEARING CUTTING GOGGLES AND SWITCHED TO SAFETY GLASSES. PIECE OF METAL BECAME LODGED IN RIGHT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING A RACE SH IELD.
EE WAS OPERATING #104 HITACHI BACKHOE-HE WAS TOLD OVER THE RADIO THAT HE WAS ON FIRE-LOOKING OUT THE CAB DOOR WINDOW-HH SAW FLAMES-HE INITIATED THE FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM-THE FLAMES DIED DOWN LEAVING A WHITE SMOKE-WITHIN SECONDS=THE FIRE REIGHNITED-EE JUMPED CLEAR.
INJURED WAS WORKING OUTSIDE IN BELOW ZERO WEATHER. INJURED WAS WEARING A FACE MASK.
EE WAS RETURNING FROM DRILL RIG ON ATV AND R LEG HIT THE GROUND TWISTING R KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING 3' LINE ON PUMP IN WELL CASING AND STRAINED HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING STONE FROM GRIZZLEY IN HOPPER & CAUGHT R 5TH FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE & ROCK-LACERATION OF R 5TH FINGER & FX.
54730HOLDING A DRIVING PIN TO DISLODGE A COLLET FROM LOADER BUCKET. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE AND LACERATED LEFT SIDE OF NECK TISSUE.. DRIVING PIN WAS BEING HIT BY A SLEDGE HAMMER.
10884RAULIC LINE UNDER PRESSURE RUPTURED ONTO THE HOT TURBO OIL.FIRST SMOKE NOTICED WAS WHITE-INDICATING HYDRAULIC OIL.RAPID SPREADING OF THE FIRE INDICATED PRESSURIZED FLUID HAD POSSIBLY SATU 91354 A LARGE PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEFORE IGNITION-THE SHOVEL WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.
INJURED WAS REPLACING THE TEETH AND CUTTING EDGES ON A BUCKET. ONE TOOTH FELL APPROX 4 FOOT. LANDING ON INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.
INJURED STATED HIS LEFT EYE WAS IRRITATED FOR APPROX 2 DAYS PRIOR-UPON EXAM NOTED FOREIGN OBJECT ON LEFT EYE-INJURED STATED HE WAS GRINDING APPROX 2 DAYS AGO.
EE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE SHOVEL AFTER SERVICING IT SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND LANDED IN THE M UD UNSURE IF HE INJURED HIMSELF WHEN HE SLIPPED OR WHEN HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE MU D EE WORKED UNTIL 5-27-92 THEN WENT HOME TO BE SEEN BY PHYSICIAN.
HE WAS ADJUSTING THE UTILITY DOOR ON THE LUBE TRUCK. DOOR FELL OFF HINGE AND HIT THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS CLIMBING ON STEPS TO BOOM TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL EE LANDED ON HIS FEET EE IS COMPLAINING OF STIFF NECK EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 04-17-92 HE WORKED TIL 04-19-92 WHEN HE LEFT WORK TO BE SEEN BY HIS PHYSICIAN
EE WAS INSTALLING A BEARING RACE-WAS GOING TO REMOVE IT TO FREEZE IT-THEN REINSTALL IT-TIP OF AIR CHISEL CAME OFF AND WENT INTO ARM.
EE WAS LIFTING MAST ON A LIGHT TOWER-FELT A POPPING AND BURNING FEELING IN RIGHT GROIN-PAIN COULD NOT BE WALKED OFF.
UNKNOWN CAUSE EYE WAS IRRITATED ON 3-27-92 WAS SEEN BY MEDIC ON 3-28-92 EYE EXTREMELY IRRITATED NOTED REDNESS PAIN ACHE BEHIND EYE.
93092 OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF COARSE TAILINGS WERE PLACED AT THE TOE OF THE EMBANKMENT ALONG THE EDGE OF THE LINER DEPTH OF TAILINGS OVER THE LINER AT THE TOE PRIOR TO THE W 13590RELEASE IS UNCERTAIN HOWEVER IT IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 5 TO 10FT WITH THE WATER LEVEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 3015 TO 3016 FT THE AMOUNT OF TAILINGS OVER THE LINER WAS NOT SUFFICIE
INJURED HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CHECKING THE BLAST ON 2-1-92. BETWEEN 6:30 PM AND 7:45 PM. INJURED STATES HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
INJURED STATE HE HA HA DPERSISTANT PAIN IN HI LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER FOR APPROX 1 MONTH HE TATE THAT THE PAIN HA GOTTEN PROGREIVELY WORSE AND INTENSIFIES WHEN LIFTING.
INJURED STATES HE LIFTED A 55 GAL DRUM OF TRAH TO DUMP INTO THE BURN BOX. INJURED RETURNED TO WORK AFTER EEING MEDIC AND WAS TO SEE PERONNAL PHYICIAN DURING R & R.
I NAME WAS INSTALLING A STEEL ACCESS PANEL ON BOTTOM OF DOZER EMPLOYEE THOUGHT SECURING BOLT WAS STARTED & LET GO OF PANEL TO TIGHTEN BOLTS PANEL FELL APPROX 3FT STRIKING I NAME ON FOREHEAD I NAME WORKED UNTIL 01-24-92 THEN WENT HOME TO BE EVALUAT ED BY DR
EE WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN NAUSEA WEAKNESS.
PULLING HOSE EXPER LOWER BACK PAIN
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE MAINTENANCE YARD CARRYING A QUART LIGHT EE HEARD A POPPING IN RT HIP & LOWER BACK
EE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER TYING DOWN THE LOAD HE SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER CAUSING HIM TO FALL
UNKNWON EE WAS WORKING AS TEMPORARY EE WORK STATUS CHANGED TO PERMANENT EE HERNIA WAS DETECTED DURING EE PHYSICAL EXAM EE STATES PAIN HAS INCREASED PAST SEVERAL DAYS.