EKMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK OF SURGE STACKER WITH HIS HANDS FULL OF TOOLS. EMPLOYEE STUMBLED AND FELLA GAINST HANDRAIL PINCHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN HANDRAILA ND TOOLS HE WAS C ARRYING. EMPLOYEE SLIGHTLY FRACTURED (2 CHIPS) THE END OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
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Showing 50 of 59LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS BROKEN WHILE PUTTING A NEW DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE.
ALLEGED BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CAUSED BY USING COMPUTER KEYBOARD.
WAS STRAIGHTENING LADDER ON KAWASAKI 957 II WITH HAMMER AND SMACKED HIS THUMB.
EE WAS SERVICING A FRONT END LOADER AND THE STEP ON THE LOADER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE SIDE OF THE LOADER. KNEE PAIN PERSISTED AND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 9-19-94.
SMASHED FINGER WITH A HAMMER.....
WHILE MOUNTING NEW FEEDER GATE IN THE RECLAIM TUNNEL, THE LOAD SHIFTED & SMASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
PORTA-POWER HYD JACK POPPED OUT FROM BETWEEN WORK AREAS AND STRUCK INJURED ON HIS HARD HAT AND THE HART HAT SUSPENSION BAND CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE ALEDGES THAT WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON CRUSHER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OVER BACKWARDS.
WHILE CLEAN DIRT FROM UNDER SCREENS A LARGE PIECE OF FROZEN DIRT BROKE FREE STRIKING THE LEFT LEG. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE FIBULA BROKE AND LIGAMENTS WERE TORN.
EE WAS TREIEVING A LENGTH OF DRILL STEEL DURING A RAIN/SNOW STORM WET CONDITIONS CAUSED SOME ROCK TO DISLODGE FROM ACTIVE HIGHWALL ONE ROCK STRUCK EE ON THE BACK AS HE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD ST EEL INTO LOADER BUCKET
WHILE CLEANING OVER CHUTE ON 8 X 20 SCREEN OPERATOR WAS HIT ON RT. SHOULDER BY A FLYING ROCK. OPERATOR EXPERIENCED A BRUISED SHOULDER.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ADJUSTING CRUSHER A INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON LEFT SMALL FINGER BY WEDGE AFTER OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. THE LEFT SMALL FINGER WAS FRACTURED.
WHILE MOVING & SETTING LUP CONVEYOR'S OPERATOR SPRAINED RIGHT HAND. OPERATOR DOES NOT REMEMBER TWHAT EXACTLY CAUSED SPAIN. HE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR FOR EXAM UNTIL 8-13-93.
SMASHED RT. INDEX FINGER WILE CLEARING CRUSHER HOPPER FILLED WITH ROCK.
EE & EE WERE OPERATING LOADERS IN THE PIT FEEDING MATERIAL INTO THE ALLIS CHALMERS FEEDER SAVERAL LARGE CHUNKS OF FROZEN MATERIAL PLUGGED THE FEEDER & EE GOT OFF HIS LOADER TO DISLODGE THE MAT ERIAL EE WITH THE FEEDER STILL RUNNING PROCEEDEDTO UNPLUG THE MATERIAL NORMALY A SLEDGE HAMMER IS USED IN THE PROCESS BUT THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN SO EE GRABBED A ROCK & BEGAN TO HAMMER WEDGE PL
MINER WAS PRYING ON A MOTOR WHILE A CRANE WAS ATTACHED TO MTR.W/STRAIN ON HOIST LINE. CRANE OILER UNAWARE OF TRAIN CONTINUED TO PICK CAUSING MTR. TO LEAP OUT AT MINER. MINER WAS HIT IN FACE CA USING LACERATIONS TO LET SIDE OF NOSE & EYEBROW.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING 1/2 RACHET TO REMOVE A NUT FROM THE GAURD ON 8 X 20 SCREEN WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT WRIST TO HIT THE GUARD ON SCREEN, EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WEAR PLAT ON 966 CAT LOAD ER BUCKET STRAINING LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A STEEL SHAFT FROM THE VISE ON THE BANDSAW TABLE. THE SHAFT FELL OFF TABLE AND LANDED ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT BEHIND AND ON STEEL TOE. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT GREAT TOE WAS FRACTURED.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT WHILE LIFTING SCREEN TO SCREEN TOWER, THE SCREEN BECAME CAUGHT. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO JERK THE SCREEN FREE AND PULLED HIS ARM.
PARTY INVOLVED WAS CLEANING OUT UNDER GRIZZLY HOPER WITH A SKID STEER. THIS CLEANING IS ALWAYS DONE WITH A LARGE LOADER. PARTY DID NTO COMMUNICATE THIS TASK WITH LOADER OPERATOR THAT LOADS T HIS HOPPER. WHILE PARTY WAS CLEANING HE WAS HIT WITH ROCKS ON LEFT HAND AND RIGHT LEG.
INJURED WAS UNHOOKING A FLAT BED TRAILER FROM A PIECKUP TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF FROM THE TRAILER HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
STRAINED RT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON TORQUE WRENCH
85061S LIFTING CONVEYOR BELT TO PUT CHAIN UNDER BELT SO THAT LOADER COULD DISPOSE OF IT. WHILE LIFTING BELT, PATIENT FELT A POP IN LOWER BACK AND EXPERIENCED EXCRUCIATING PAIN.
EE WAS RUNNING NEW 980 F CAT LOADER WITH A SEAT BACK THAT WOULD NOT STAY IN POSITION IT MOVED BETWEEN THE 3 ADJUSTMENTS PARTS WERE ORDEREA EE RAN THE LOADER 6 HRS AND CALLED THE NEXT AM WITH A SORE STIFF NECK. HE ALLEDGES THIS WAS CAUSED BYTHE TILTINY SEAT BACK.
OPER NEW CAT FRONT END LOADER WITH SEAT BACK
TRUCK ROLLED OVER SLID DOWN FACE 2 FRACT VERT POSSIBLY OTHERS
55061S HELPING MOVE A CONVEYOR DRIVE SECTION HE TRIPPED OVER A SAFETY CORD ON A 3INCH HIGH BELT HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE ABOVE DATE IS WHEN COOLEY GRAVEL CO. AGREED TO PARTIAL PAYMENT OF AN ALLEGED BACK INJURY FROM 9-1-90 (NO LOST TIME). THE EMPLOYEE HAD AN INJURYAND SURGERY IN 1977 PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT BY CO OLEY. HE WORKED UNTIL 4-14-92 AND LEFT WITH PAIN. HE SAW OUR WORKMANS COMP DOCTOR IN JUNE AND THE FINDINGS WERE NOT CONCLUSIVE THAT THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS LOST TIME INJURY.
INJURED WAS OPENING THE DOOR ON THE REICH DRILL ADN TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS A MODERATE LOWER BACK STRAIN.
WALKING STEPPED ON IRON SPRAINED L ANKLE
STEPPPING OFF DOZER INTO LOWER AREA JARRED BACK
EE WAS REPLACING A GUARD AFTER DOING CLEAN UP. THE BOARD SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN CHIN.
INJURED WAS STNAINDG NEXT TO ANTOHER EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK WITH HIS HAND NEAR TIALGATE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE TAILGATE ON HIS RIGHT THUMB. ACCORDING TO DR. REPORT HIS THUMB WAS SPRAINED A ND BRUISES WITH SLIGHT CUT.
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING UP A HOSE ON THE COMPRESSOR OF THE DRILL AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE GOT FOREIGN MATTER IN LEFT EYE. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN, WHERE, OR HOW HE GOT IT. PROBABLY DIRT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LOGWAHER PADDLE WHEN ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS MOVED OUT WARD AND SPUN CUTTING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND WITH THE SHARP HEAD OF THE BOLT.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS OF 1 TOWER AND SLIPPED TURNING HIS ANKLE ON LAST STEP STEPS DID NOT HAVE SNOW OR DIRT ON THEM THE DR ON HIS 1ST VISIT STATED IT WAS SPRAIN THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AN D SAID HIS LEFT FIBULA WAS FRACTURED.
HE WAS PRYING ON ABAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS ELBOW HIT A STEEL PIPE. HE TOLD ME AT 3:30 (END OF SHIFT) THAT HE HIT HIS ELBOW BUT DID NOT NEED ANY MEDICAL ATTETNION. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO TORUBLE BUT ON 2-25-91. HE SAIDE HIS ELBOW WAS SORE AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING MAIN-FRAME LINERS IN CRUSHER. HIS EYES DIDN'T BOTHER HIM UNTIL HE WENT HOME. HE APPARENTLY RECEIVED FLASH BURNS EVENTHOUGH HE USED A PROPER WELDING HOOD. NO PERMANENT INJU RY AND MISSED NO WORK.
HE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN ON TOP DECK #1 SCREEN. A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW OR FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPL SLIPPED IN MUD WHILE WALKING AROUND FUEL TRUCK PREPARING TO JUMP START IT. HE TWISTED BACK & NECK IT HAD SNOWED CASUING MUDDY CONDITIONS.
EE SAW AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR STARTING TO BURN SMOKE AND RAN TO TURN OFF DISCONNECT WHILE RUNNING ON LOOSE GRAVEL HE SLIPPE DAND TURNED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL CHANGING OIL ON DOZER.LOOSENING BOLT,THE BOLT WAS TIGHT AND HAD IT DOUBLE-WRENCHED.BOLT BROKE LOOSE ALL AT ONCE AND EMPL STRUCK RIGHT THUMB AGAINST BELLY PAN CAUSING CUT TO THUMB.
THE EMPLOYEE IS UNSURE HOW OR WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT EYE WAS DIRT OR A SMALL ROCK. MOST LIKELY WIND BLEW DIRT IN HIS EYES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE BED OF A 50 TON EUCLID HAUL TRUCK UNPLUGGING A BIN, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD. HE DID NOT FALL UT TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO KICK A MECHANICS CREEPER OUT OF THE WAY OF A CLOSING AUTOMATIC SHOP DOOR AND MISSED. HIS FOOT STRUCK THE DOOR, BRUISING HIS LEFT FOOT.
I NAME WAS WORKING ON REMOVAL OF CUTTING EDGE WHEN IT FELL ON LEFT FOOT
I NAME GOT PIECE OF SMALL STEEL IN EYE