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I.NAME WAS CHANGING BELTS ON CONE OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL MID WEEK (9/5/90). TOLD BY DOCTOR TO STAY OFF FOOT FOR 2 WKS TO LET TOE HE AL (ON 9/10/90).
MUD ACCUMLATING ON A CONVEYOR BELT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED WHEN IT IS RAINING PARTIALLY ATTENTION AND CARE NEEDS TO BE PAID TO THE SLIPPERY CONDITION THAT PERSISTS EVIDENTLY THIS CARE WAS NOT TAK EN EE SLIPPED OFF OF THE CONVEYOR AND FOOT HIT A ROCK IN THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE CRUSHER WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOLT WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE EMPLOYEE EVIDENTLY WRENCHED HIS BACK
EMPL WAS WALKING ON I BEAM ON ROCK CRUSHER CLIMBING DOWN FROM TIGHTENING BOLTS SLIPPED ON BEAM & FELL STRADLING BEAM. HIS GROIN SPECIFICALLY TESTICLES WERE INJURED.
COMPLAINED OF BACK / LEG PAIN. HAD PREV. BEEN AWAY FORM WORK IN 11-28-88 FOR SMAE TYPE OF SYMPTNS. CHANGED EQUIP TO ANOTHE GBUCKET LOADER. SENTTO IMM. CARE HEALTH CLINIC.
EMPLOYEE RETURNED FROM TANKSGIVING VACATION COMPLAINING OF BACK STRAIN. WORKED FOR APPROX. 4 HOURS ON LOADER UNTIL REPORTED TO SUPPERVISOR.
EMPL WAS HAMMERING STONE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A STONE CHIP CAUGHT HIM IN THE EYE
OPERATING WAS CLIMBING ON BOARD HIS BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK AND HIT HIS ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AND TRIPPED CATCHING HIS HAND ON A SHARP STONE.
REMOVING BEARING FROM CRUSHER SHAFT WITH A 4 LB HAMMER WHEN HAMMER BROKE ARM OVEREXTENDED CAUSING SORENESS IN THE ELBOW I NAME FELT THAT IT MIGHT GET BETTER SO HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTIO AT THE TIME. PAIN HAS CONTINUED HOWEVER AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY CAUSING HIM TO S EEK MEDICAL ATTENTION NOW.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON RUG OF FRONT END LOADER WHILE EXITING FROM VEHICLE.EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE MAY HAVE HAD GREASE ON SHOES.INJURY RESULTES IN A CONTUSION OF THE RT.ACHILLES TENDON.ESIMATES LOST-TI ME WILL BE THRE9 DAYS.