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EE WAS DOING HIS TRUCK CHECK. HE LIFTED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS REMOVING TOOTH ADAPTER..HAMMER GLANCED OFF ADAPTER & HAMMER HANDLE HIT EE IN THE CHIN
EMPLOYEE OPENED ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO CHECK ENGINE. FAN FLEW DIRT INTO FACE, GOT PARTICAL IN EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS DRIVING A TOOTH ON A LOADER BUCKET AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT BICEP. REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE CUT.
BRAKE FAILURE. REASON NOT KNOWN YET REAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A TRUCK WITH A CRANE. THE STRAP OF THE LOAD SLIPPED AND THE LOAD FELL. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE LOAD.
LIFTING A PIPE AT WATER STAND AND STRAINED A SIDE MUSCLE.
TRUCK DIDN'T MAKE CORNER AND DROVE OVER BERM AND FELL 200 FEET. DRIVER DIED AND TRUCK WAS TOTALED.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF ROCK GUARD OVER RT REAR TIRES ON 785 TRUCK BED. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER DOING THIS AND PIECE OF SLAG BOUNCED OFF TIRE AND FELL IN COVERALLS THAT WAS ROLLED UP AT LEFT ANKLE. PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF CHEMICAL ON OVERALLS. FIRE BURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED REMOVED LOCK RING AND BOUNCED IT DOWN ON THE GROUND WHEN HIS FINGR WAS PINCHED IN THE LOCK RING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON DOZER STEP WITH PRY BAR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH ROTARY DRILL, THE CABDOOR WAS OPEN. CLOUD OF DIRT CAME INTO CAB AND STUCK IN LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
REPORTED BY EMPLOYEE LADDER SHIFTED AND HE FELL OFF. NOTE: GROUND WAS UNEVEN. LADDER WAS NEW 3' FIBERGLASS LOUISVILLE. LADDER WAS NOT LEVEL WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS ON IT. AS STATED BY HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF A WELDED PIECE OF METAL WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN PART OF HAMMER BROKE OFF AND STUCK INTO THE BACK OF HIS HAND. DOCTOR REMOVED METAL AND EMPLOYEE HAS 3 STIT CHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING METAL PIECES ONTO A TRUCK WHEN HE ACCIDENTALY STEPED ON A NAIL. TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTOR WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT & ANTIBIOTICS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HIS WINDSHIELD ON OUTSIDE OF TRUCK. THE WIPER STARTED MOVING AND HE JERKED HIS RIGHT ARM BACK AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL.
54736YEE WAS LIFTING A VALVE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE AND GROIN AREA. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC WHERE HE RECEIVED A PRESCRIDTION. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE DECK OFF A RT DOZER HE PUT HIS HAND UNDER THE DECK TO CHECK FOR MORE BOLTS THE DECK FELL CUTTING HIS RT THUMB HE WENT TO THE CLINIC & RECEIVED 22 STITCHES
STEPPING OUT OF DECK LOST FOOTING FELL HITTING HIS ELBOW ON GROUND
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN A PIECE OF METAL HELD BY A VISE.IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE VISE AND CUT HIS HAND.HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC WHERE HE RECIEVED EIGHT STITCHES.HE RETURNED TO WORK TH AT NIGHT.
EE WAS MOVING A HYUDRAULIC CYLINDER AND SMASHED HIS FINGER WE TOOK HIM TO THE BEATTY CLINIC AND HE RECEIVED STITCHES. HE WAS ALSO GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION OF DURICF 500 MG HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WATERING THE PIT.A HAUL TRUCK WAS FOLLOWING HIM INTO THE PIT.HE STOPPED THE WATER TRUCK THEN BACKED UP HITTING THE HAUL TRUCK.HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AN RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION. TION.
EMPL DRIVING FUEL TRUCK DOWN A 10% GRADE.GOING TOO FAST TO NEGOTIATE THE SWITCHBACK. THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER.
TRYING TO OTHER EMP OUT OF TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN SOME OIL FELL AND CUT HAND ON PC OF METAL 02393CHES.
EE WAS STANDING ON A BOULDER JACKHAMMERING IN PRPERATION FOR PLACEMAN OF DYAMITE INTO THE JACKHAMMER HOLE. HE PULLED THE JACK HAMMER TIP OUT OF THE HOLE WHILE STILL RUNNING LOST HIS BALANCE AN D TIP TIP WAS DROPPED BACK DOWN TO THE BOULDER ANTO HIS RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND HIS BIG TOE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF HIS HAUL TRUCK AT LUNCH WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP ON THE LADDER. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. HE SEPARATED HIS ROTATOR CUFF.
I.NAME IS A TRUCK DIVER -LEFT TRUCK TO MOVE A ROCK OUT OF THE WAY OF TIRES. LIFTED THE ROCK STRAINED RIGHT BICEP.CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT COMPLAIN UNTIL 4-7-92 WHEN EMPL THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG.THERE WASNT ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT INVOLVED AND EMPL CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION UNTIL LAID OFF. WENT INTO SURGERY TO REATTACH BICEP 6-24-92.
CHANGING TIRES KNEELING IN FRONT OF TIRE WITH WRENCH REACHED DOWN TO PICK IT UP
LOADER BUCKET STRUCK HEADACHE RACK OF TRUCK WHILE SPOTTING TO LOAD.DRIVER OF HAUL TRUCK WRENCHED HIS BACK.REPORTED 5-23..THERAPY PRESCRIBED NOT TAKEN BY EMPL.
EE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE THE ELECTRIC PUMP TO MAKE WAY FOR THE BLAST. THE DISCHARGE LINE 4 INCH WAS FULL OF WATER APPROX. 75-100 HEAD AND HAD NOT BEEN DRAINED BY HIM WHEN THE HOSE WAS RELEASED WATER PRESSURE CAUSED IT TO WHIP. THE 3 LB CAME-LOCK FITTING STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOREHEAD INJURIED ARE. SERIOUS SKULL FRACTURE OVER LEFT EYE FOREIGN OBJECT PENETRATION BY PIECE OF HARD HAT
EE WAS STEPPING OFF A DRILL WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE HE SAW A DR ON 3-22-91 AND HAS BEEN OFF EVER SINCE HE TORE THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND BROKE HIS FOOT. HE WAS PUT IN A CAST AND HE NOW IS ON LIGHT DUTY.
EE WAS LIFTING A LARGE ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK HE SAW A CHRIOPRACTOR ON 3-7-91 HE HAS BEEN PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPL WAS OPERATING 4000 GAL WATER TRUCK 89-9 & WAS ATTEMPTING TO RMOVE ROCK LODGED IN BETWEEN REAR DUAL TIRES. HE TRIED TO MANUALLY PULL ROCK OUT & SEPERATED COLLARBONE. HE WAS REATED ON 2/22/ 91. HE RETURNED TO CLINIC ON 2/25/91 BECAUSE MEDICATION MADE HIM NAUSEOUS. HE WAS REEVALUATED & PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON TRANSMISSION OF R2707 992 C OADER. HE LOST FOOTING SLIPPED & STRUCK KNEE ON TRANSMISSION PUMP. HE DECLINED TREATMENT. ON 2/19/91 HE WAS ORDERD TO GO TO DR ON 2/20/91. DIAGN OSIS IS BURSITIS/TENDONITIS IN RIGHT KNEE PHYSCIAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED.
EMPL WAS JARRED BY LOADER WHILE BEING LOADED SHE WENT TO SEE CHIROPRACTOR. DIDN'T TELL ANYONE TILL 2/6/91 AFTER COMING BACK FROM SCHEDULED DAYS OFF.
EMPL WAS PULLING ORE SAMPLER THROUGH DECK OF DRILL WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.
TRIPPED GETTING IN TO CAB OF TURCK FELL TO GROUND
EMPL WAS CARRYING OIL TO DRILLS. HE HAD FLASHLIGHT WITH HIM & LIGHT PLANT WAS ON PATTERN. EMPL STEPPED INTO HOLE THAT WAS IN SHADOWS. EMPL IS SEEING CHIROPRACTOR.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG DTH BIT ON DM45 DRILL. HE WAS USING PROHIBITED METHOD PUSHING BIT SHARPLY INTO HAMMER. HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BIT & CHUCK COLLAR.
TEMPLOYEE AHD RELIEVED HIMSELF OVER SIDE OF TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO REENTER CAB, AND THE WIND CUAGHT THE CAB DOOR. HE STATED HE TRIED TO CATCH THE DOOR, MISSED, STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK ONT HE CATWALK AND FELL OVER THE EDGE, APPROX. 12" TO GROUND. (NOTE: EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT. WE BELIEVE THIS INJURY IS NOT JOB RELATED).
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK AT THE START OF SHIFT ON 11/14/90. THE ONLY TIME SHE COULD RECALL BEING JARRED AROUND WAS ON 11/14/90 WHEN THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER HIT HER TRUCK WHILE LOADE R ON THE EXACT TIME OF THE DAY BUT THOUGHT IT WAS EARLY IN THE SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC PUT ON A TOOTH ADAPTOR ON BUCKET OF A LOADER.WHEN THE MECHANIC STRUCK THE TOOTH ADAPTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE EM PLOYEE ON THE ARM.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPL WAS OPERATING ECM 350 AIRTRACK DRILL. WHILE CHANGING STEEL HE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN STRIKER BAR & COLLAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PLUG FROM OIL PAN WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIS ARM TO FLY BACK STRIKING A PIECE OF METAL ON THE FRAME OF TRUCK . HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR ONE SUTURE AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPL WAS USI;NG PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE ELBOW FROM TANK. WRENCH SLIPPED & EMPL LOST BALANCE FALLING BACKWARD. HE REACHED BACK TO CATCH HIMSELF& HAND HIT METAL BRACE ON ANOTHER TANK CAUSING 3 CM LACERATION ON LEFT PALM. APPROX 8 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER TRUCKS FROM 09-16-90 ROUGH RIDE OF LOADER APPEARS TO HAVE AGGRAVATED AN EXISTING BACK CONDITION EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT PAIN UNTIL 7 DAYS AFTER FIRST PA IN APPEARED EMPLYEE HAD BEEN OFF FOR 2 DAYS PRIOR TO REPORTING THE INJURY & CALLED IN PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT THIS MAY NOT BE A JOB RELATED INJURY INJURY IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO THERAPY TREA
EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHING USED OIL FILTERS FOR DISPOSAL.HE WAS HOLDING A FILTER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND USING A SLAG HAMMER TO PUNCH VENT HOLES IN THE FILTER.HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE POINT OF THE HAMMER CAUSING A PENETRATION WOUND APPROX1/4" TO 1/2" DEEP BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A ORE SAMPLER THAT HAD BECOME STUCK ON THE DECK OF THE DRILL WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE SAMPLER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING ONE OF HIS TEETH
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF FUEL TRUCK WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT HUNG UP ON THE RUNG OF LADDER. HE FELL AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR X-RAYS. HE HA D A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT WRIST. HE RETURNED TOW ROK ON LGITH DUTY FOR THREE DAYS THEN WENT BACK TO FUELING FULL TIME.