EE SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO HIS KNEES WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK. EE'S KNEE GAVE OUT, HE FELL LANDING ON HIS KNEES, SWELLING OCCURRED ON BOTH KNEES. EE WAS WALKING TO HIS LOCKER BY THE WELD SHOP HE WAS CUTTING A TABLE.
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Showing 50 of 210EE WAS HEATING RAIL BORES ON A DRILL, HIS CO-WORKER WAS HAMMERING IN THE RAIL PIN WHEN A PIECE OF THE PIN SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT FOREARM. HE WAS TREATED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM, R ECEIVING STITCHES.
EE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT FOOT WHEN THE LEFT OUTRIGGER STRUCK THE OUTSIDE OF HIS FOOT. THIS INCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A NONREPORTABLE FIRST AID CASE. THE EE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN, DR. REFERRED HIM TO AN ORTHOPEDIST. THE DR. ORDERED ANOTHER XRAY AND FOUND A FRACTURE TO HIS FOURTH TOE.
EE WAS UNLOADING REELER OFF OF A FLATBED TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE & FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE ATTENDING DR RX PHYSICAL THERAPY
EE WAS INSTALLING BEARING IN A REAR STRUT WHEN ANOTHER EE SMASHED FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WITH BEARING TOOL.
HE WAS TORQUING BOLTS ON WET DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A 3/4" TORQUE WRENCH, PULLING UP ON HALF OF THE BOLTS AND PULLING DOWN ON THE OTHER HALF (AROUND 30 TO 40 BOLTS).
WHILE HELPING PUNCH CATHODES, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CLAMP. THE CLAMP FELL TO THE GROUND PULLINGTHE EMPLOYEE. HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWERBACK. TREATING PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THE RAPY
EE SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER STRAINS WHEN THE BUCKET OF #110 SHOVEL OPENED PREMATURELY AND STRUCK THE BACK OF THE HAUL TRUCK #262 AS SHE WAITED TO BE LOADED.
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTURES ON HER LEFT ANKLE AREA WHEN SHE TWISTED HER ANKLE AS SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE BREAK ROOM, LOCATED AT THE MINE REFUELING STATION.
SQUATTING DOWN UNDER TRUCK INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES--RAISED UP SUDDENLY HITTING HARD HAT ON TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, JAMBING NECK DOWNWARD.
EE WAS INSTALLING A DRAIN PLUG ON A P & H SHOVEL WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BREAKER BAR. EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND WHEEL OF THE HAUL TRUCK. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIR ING SUTURES.
EE WAS USING A 3/4" BREAKER BAR REMOVING TRANSMISSION FILTERS FROM A HAUL TRUCK STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK
EE WAS OPERATING A 240 T HAUL TRUCK AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING LOADED WHEN A P & H SHOVEL #110 SWUNG AND STRUCK THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED. THE EE SUSTAINED LOWER BACK STRAINS.
EE WAS ADJUSTING ENGINE MOUNT FOR A 793B WHEN LOAD SHIFTED ON FORKS AT FORKLIFT CAUSING MOUNT TO FALL ONTO HIS FEET
A MINE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR OVERTURNED CATERPILLAR HAUL TRUCK #254 WHEN HE POWERED THROUGH THE BERM AT THE EDGE OF THE PAD HE WAS DUMPING OVER. EE SUSTAINED SMALL FRACTURES IN HIS LOWER SPINE AR EA.
EE LIFTED A PIECE OF METAL TO SET IN PLACE.
EE WAS CLEANING LEACH PADS, AT THE SX DEPT., SOLUTION SPRAYED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING AN EYE INFECTIN
EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A LEAKING WATER PIPE THE PIPE AREA HAD BEEN EXCAVATED TO EXPOSE THE PIPE. WHEN THE EE STEPPED INTO THE HOLE THE SIDE COLLAPSED TWISTING HIS KNEE, AS HE CAUGHT HIS BA LANCE. CLASSIFIED AS A 1ST AID UNTIL MENISCUS TEAR WAS IDENTIFIED, SURGERY PERFORMED ON 7/22/98 REPORTING OVERSIGHT FOUND DURING INTERNAL AUDIT
EE WAS WORKING, AT THE SX MAINTENANCE SHOP, AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF ROLLER AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND FLANGE.
DEBRIS GOT INTO EYE WHILE GROUNDING OUT AN EDGE.
EE WAS ASSISTING A FELLOW MECHANIC START A ROAD GRADER. HE STARTED SPRAYING STARTER FLUID INTO THE AIR FILTER. AS THE GRADER STARTED IT MOVED FORWARD AND EE FELL APPROX. 4 FT. STRAINING HIS LE FT KNEE. THIS BECAME A REPORTABLE INCIDENT ON 7-16-98 BECAUSE AN MRI REVEALED A MEDIAL MENUSCUS TEAR.
EE SUSTAINED RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A VALVE.
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA WHEN HE STRETCHED FORWARD TO KEEP FROM FALING AS A RESULT OF SLIPPING WHILE WALKING IN SLIPPERY MUCK AT THE SOLVENT EXTRACTION DUMP LEACH PAD.
DRIVING ON WAY BACK FROM MIAMI SOMETHING FLEW IN WINDOW INTI HIS EYE.HE RUBBED IT MAKING IT WORSE.
WHILE CHANGING A FAN ON A TRUCK, HE WENT TO WRAP A CHAIN AROUND FAN & CUT HIS FOREARM ON THE BROKEN FAN BLADE.
WHILE EE WAS INSTALLING A STRUT, THE FORK SLIPPED ON FORK LIFT. STRUT MOVED UPWARD & IN TOWARD DRAME, HIS RIGHT HAND WAS ON TOP OF STRUT, THUMB WAS PINCHED OR SMASHED OFF.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DIFF. FILTER CANISTER WITH A SOCKET & 3/4" RATCHET, WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED & HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE CLIMBING HAUL TRUCK LADDER.
EE FELT A SLIGHT BACK PAIN WHILE PULLING DOWN THE HAUL TRUCK BOARDING LADDER: EE CLIMBED ON AND FELT SEVERE BACK PAIN WHEN PULLING THE LADDER UP
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB INTO THE AXLEBOX HOUSING OF A 830C HAULAGE TRUCK THE ACCESS HANDLE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE FELL WITH THE HANDLE STILL IN HIS HAND. CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGE R. 3 STICHES.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHILE WALKING. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND SUSTAINED A SPRAIN.
HE WAS INSTALLING A WATER PUMP ON A 994 LOADER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT & STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SET THE BRAKE.
WHILE TRYING TO PRY A BLOCK BACK UP AFTER SLIPPED, HIS PRYBAR ALSO SLIPPED AND WHEN HE FELL HE SMASHED THE LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN PRY BAR AND A PIECE OF METAL.
WHILE CHANGING WHEEL MOTOR ON 930 E AND RUNNING IMPACT WRENCH, SOMETHING FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
A OIL SPILL OCCURED SO HE GRABBED A 55 GAL. DRUM THAT HAD ABOUT A 1/4 DRUM OF FLOOR ANY LEFT. HE WENT UNDER TRUCK AND STARTED POORING FLOOR. HE FELT A PULL AND PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK AREA.
EE WAS IN THE HAUL TRUCK WAITING TO BE LOADED WHEN THE SHOVEL OPERATOR SWUNG THE SHOVEL AROUND AND THE BUCKET STRUCK THE HAUL TRUCK; EE SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE HEAD AND A NECK STRAIN.
EE'S RT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT WHEN IT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A WELD HEAD AND A HORSESHOE PLATE DURING REMOVAL OF THE HORSESHOE PLATE. SUTURES REQUIRED.
EE SLIPPED OFF TRUCK BOARDING LADDER, FELL TO THE GROUND & SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WORKERS WERE MOVING A SEGMENT OF #6 ELECTRODE INTO POSITION AT THE ISA FACILITY LOCATION AT CLAYPOOL, AND EE PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE 2 SEGMENTS.
EE CLAIMS HE WAS PULLING ON A 2" PIPE AT A LEACHPAD WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING, FELL & STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON A ROCK. 1 TOOTH WAS BROKEN & 3 OTHERS WERE LOOSENED
EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE BEING LOADED IN THE HAUL TRUCK THE SHOVEL LOST POWER AND ITS BUCKET STRUCK THE TRUCK, SHAKING THE TRUCK AND THE OPERATOR--L. SHOULDER SPRAIN.
CLIMBING DOWN STAIRS KNEE POPPED WHEN REACHING THE GROUND. TWISTED.
REMOVING A BOLT WHEN HIS RATCHET FAILED RESULTING IN HIM HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW. INJURY OCCURRED ON 4-28-97 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 6-3-97.
EE CLAIMS HE WAS DESCENDING A WHEEL DOZER, MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND FELL ON HIS BACK. CONTUSION TO RIGHT HIP.
EMP CLAIMS HE WAS LOWERING A STEEL FRAME WINDOW TO GROUND AND FELT AND IMMEDIATE PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK. NOTIFIED OF REPORTABLE STATUS ON 4-7-97
WAS ON A PLATFORM APPROX 12'H, WHILE PULLING A LIV-25 LINEOLN WIRE FEEDER (APPROX 50#) UP TO THE PLATFORM BY A ROPE. HE IRRITATED A SHOULDER FROM THE 10-10-96 INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REP ORT THE INJURY UNTIL 3-21-97.
EE CLAIMS HE LIFTED A SSAW HORSE OFF A TRUCK AND WHEN HE SET IT DOWN IT DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMP CLAIMS HE WAS OPERATING A D-3 DOZER. IT WAS WINDY AND A METAL PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EMP DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-19-97, THIS OFFICE NOTIFIED OF MEDICAL TREATMENT O N 3-25-97.
EMP MISSED LAST RUNG WHILE DESCENDING LADDER. TWISTED BODY. FELL AND STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST A CATHODE TRANSFER RACK HOOK.