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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO REPAIR STOPPINGS. WHILE CARRYING A FOAM PACK, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS STEPPING OVER HOIST ARM IN AUTO SHOP STRAINING HIS LEFT HEEL.
WHILE RE-ROUTING A STAMLER CABLE AND STACKING IT ALONG THE RIB, HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE TURNING PINS ON A LATHE, PICKER CHIPS BUILT UP. HE TRIED TO REMOVE THEM WITH HIS HAND,CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS STANDING ON AN 8" X 8" BLOCK TAKING DOWN A CAR ANCHOR, WHEN HE FELL OFF THE BLOCK, STRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE.
EE WAS PUSHING A SMALL FAN WHEN LOOSE ROCK UNDER HIS FEET CAUSED HIM TO SLIP, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS STANDING ON AN 8" X 8" BLOCK TAKING DOWN A CAR ANCHOR, WHEN HE FELL OFF THE BLOCK, STRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING VENTILATION TUBING WHEN A SPAD FROM A PREVIOUSLY HUNG TUBE BROKE. THE TUBES FELL, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER, AND A SHARP PIECE OF THE FIBERGLASS EMBEDDE D IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
CHAIN BROKE AND HEATER FELL ON HIS LEG.
CHAIN BROKE & HEATER FELL ON HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS STANDING ABOUT 3 FT TO THE LEFT OF A MAN OPERATING A PORTABLE COBRA DRILL. THE DRILL STEEL BOUND UP IN THE HOLE AND BROKE, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT JAW CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SU TURES. HE THEN FELL AGAINST THE RIB, BRUISING THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
WHILE UNCOUPLING AN OVERHEAD WATELINE IN LOADOUTTHE EE FELT A SUDDEN, SHARP, PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAND WHICH LATER TURNED TO NUMBNESS WHICH WAS CAUSED BY PINCHED NERVE IN THE NECK. INITIA L DIAGNOSIS INCLUDED THE FINDINGS OF A SPINAL DEGENERATIVE CONDTION
EE WAS BETWEEN A MINING MACHINE CONNECTED TO A MOBILE GENERATOR WITH A CHAIN, NEITHER EQUIPMENTOPERATOR NOTICED HIM THERE. WHEN THE MOBILE GENERATOR OPERATOR PIVOTED HIS MACHINE, THE CHAIN TIGHTENED AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN AND EXTENSIVE BRUISING
EE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB SLAB WEIGHING ABOUT 200 LB. IT GLANCED OFF HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LOWER LEG, CAUSING ABRASIONS, AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURING TWO FOOT BONES.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE LAST RUNG OFF A PORTABLELADDER. WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT REACHED THE GROUND ITTWISTED CAUSING A STRAIN AND SWELLING OF THE ANKLE AND A SMALL CRACK IN THE HEEL BONE.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF TO THE GROUND AND THEN FELL OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT UPPER LEG CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE AND ALSO CAUSING PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BAC K.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HOSE OUT OF THE REEL ON THE LUBE TRUCK. AS HE WAS WALKING BACKWARD, HE STEPPED INTO A CRACK IN THE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS STANDING ON A PIPE RACK TRYING TO UNPLUG A GRITS LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED. HIS LEFT LEG HUNG UP IN THE RACK, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE, CAUSING A STRAINED KNEE.
EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER TO AN AREA BELOW THE FEED PREP ORE SCREENS, WHEN HE FELL ABOUT 8' TO 12', CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HEAD, BRUISED RIBS, & FRACTURED TOES ON LEFT FOOT.
WYOMING WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION HAS DETERMINED THAT EE'S EMPLOYMENT AS A MECHANIC HERE HAD CAUSED HIS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HIS WORK HAS INCLUDED USING A JACKHAMMER, WHICH H E FEELS IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE.
ON 3-29-98 EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING IN THE MILL (SOURCE OF FOREIGN BODY UNKNOWN. HE WASHED OUT THE EYE AND FELT THAT IT WAS REMOVED. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, HIS EYE WAS STILL IRRITATED AND HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO HAVE A METAL PARTICL REMOVED AND A RUST RING REMOVED.
WHILE HANGING GEAR, THE SAFETY CABLE FOR TIE OFF WAS BOUND WITH THE GEAR AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT EYE AND WRIST, CAUSING BRUISING OF THE EYE, AND CRACK IN ONE OF THE FOREARM BONES.
A CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE OF BTI TRUCKING, STEPPED OTU OF HIS TRUCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE, CAUSING A STRAIN.
EE WAS TAKING DOWN A CHECK CURTAIN TO MOVE IT WHEN A RIB SLAB FELL ON HIS HEAD AND BACK AND THEN PINNING HIS LOWER LEGS. HE HAD MULTIPLE BRUISES AND ABRASIONS ON HIS BACK.
TRIPPED OVER TRAILING CABLE AS IT WAS REELING UP, CAUSING A NECK STRAIN.
WHILE LOWERING A COBRA DRILL, THE STEEL CAME APART AND A 4 FT SECTION STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING A FRACTURE.
WHILE TRAVELING IN ENSIGN, AN UNKNOWN FOREIGN OBECT FLEW INTO THIS RIGHT EYE. HE RINSED HIS EYE AFTERWARDS, BUT CAME INTO NURSING OFFICE NEAR THE END OF HIS SHIFT (3:30PM) AND STATED IT STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN THE EYE. EYE APPEARED REDDENED, AND IT WAS RINSED AGAIN. HE SAW THE DR THE FOLLOWING DAY-TREATED FOR ABRASION/BURN, BUT THERE WAS NOT OBECT FOUND IN THE EYE.
WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP A JACK-LEG, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.
WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A RAMCAR, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE DEVELOPED SORE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK WHILE OPERATING A TELETRAM CHOCK HAULER.
DURING ROOF BOLTING THE EMPLOYEE GOT DUST IN HIS EYES. AFTER RINSING HIS EYES, THEY FELT FINE AND HE RETURNED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY HIS RIGHT EYE WAS VERY RED, IRRITATED AND WATERING. THE DR. REMOVED A METAL PARTICLE FROM THE EYE AND PATCHED IT.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAN W3ELDING SLAG FROM WELDS ON A SPACER, WHEN SOME SLAG PARTICLES BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE. (LEFT EYE)
WHILE CHECKING SUMP PUMPS IN THE MINE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN WATER, AND HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PUMP HOUSING. SWELLING OF THE KNEE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN, AND HE SAW A DR ON 10-15-97 AND 10-16-97 FOR TREATMENT.
EMP WAS CLOSING A LID ONA SODA ASH RAILCAR. WHILE REACHING OVER THE TRUCK WITH A HOOK, SHE STRAINED HER BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON A SWAMP COLLER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED, SMASHING HIS THUMB. IT LATER BECAME INFECTED AND HE WAS SEEN BY A DR.
BEGINNING IN JULY 1997, EMPLOYEE NOTICED GRADUALLY WORSENING NUMBNESS IN LEFT HAND HE DID NOT HAVE SURGERY OR MISS WORK FROM IT UNTIL 12/15. HE WAS FIRST SEEN BY A DR ON 8/22/97 SO THAT IS WHE N WORKER'S COMP HAS ESTABLISHED THE DATE OF INJURY. THE DR. STATES THAT THE CONDITION IS WORK RELATED DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION ON ROOF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE FLETCHER ROOF-BOLTE.R WHILE HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE BACK OF THE BOLTER HE FELT A SUDDEN SHARP BACK PAIN.
WHILE TRYING TO REPOSITION A STUCK ROOF BOLT, HIS LEFT THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE CENTRALIZER CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE OF THE LEFT THUMB TIP.
BEGINNING IN EARLY JUNE 1997, THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF PROGRESSIVELY WORSE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER FROM REPETITVE WORK ON THE FLETCHER ROOF-BOLTER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTIO N UNTIL LATER IN JULY, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS STARTED ON PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE WILL BE CONSULTING AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST ON AUGUST 19,1997. THE SPECIALIST GAVE HIM A CORTISONE INJECTION.
WHILE USING A LINCOLN ARC WELDER REPAIRING A GUARD, HE LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD TO REPOSITION THE GUARD; HIS WELDING STINGER FELL & STRUCK BEHING THE WORK BENCH THAT WAS THE GROUNDING TABLE, & IT FLASHED CAUSING A FLASH BURN TO THE RIGHT EYE. HE SAW THE DOCTOR ON 8/6/97 & WAS PRESCRIBED TWO TYPES OF EYEDROPS.
EE WAS DOING SOME ARC WELDING & DEVELOPED FLASH BURNS TO THE EYES. THERE WAS A POSSIBLE LEAK IN THE WELDING HOOD HE WAS USING.
EE WAS OPERATING JEFFREY HELIMINER THIS SHIFT. SOMETIME DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHIFT HE FELT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS RIGHT EYE, BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR EXACTLY WHEN IT OCCURRED. HE WAS S EEN IN THE ER THE FOLLOWING DAY WHERE TWO PARTICLES OF STEEL WERE REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE EAST SIDE OF THE MINE (OLD #4 AREA) RETREATING OLD BELT LINE PARTS. HE WAS CARRYING A TOP IDLER WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME FLOOR HEAVE. THE HEAVE BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL, SPRAINIGN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE PULLING A MIENR CABLE OT GET OUT THE SLACK, HE PUT THE CABLE OVER HIS SHOUDLER, STEPPED INTO A HOLE, AND FELL, STRAINING HIS HIP.
WHILE TRYING TO MOVE A 55 GAL. DRUMM ROM UNDER A STAIRWAY WITH A BARREL DOLLY, HIS RIGHT INDEX GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BARREL DOLLY AND THE STAIRWAY. HIS FINGER REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES.
REPETITIVE LIFTING &MOVING FROM INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH FLETCHER BOLTER, CAUSED "TENNIS ELBOW" OF RIGHT ARM, REQUIRING TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY WORK.
EMP WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT IN BUSHINGSINTO A TRUNION OF THE MINING MACHINE, STRAINING HIS BACK.
WHILE DRIVING A PIN FROM A CRANE BOOM, THE PIN CAME OUT UNEXPECTEDLY FAST CAUSING THE BOOM TO DROP APPROX. 1-3". THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS SUING GOT CAGUHT UNDER THE BOOM AS IT WAS DROPPING AND PINNED HIS LEFT UPPER LEG UNDER THE HAMMER HANDLE. THIS RESULTED IN A LARGE HEMATOMA OF THE LEFT THIGH AREA.
AN UNKNOWN FORIEGN OBJECT WAS EMBEDDED INTO HIS LEFT EYE DURING HIS SHIFT. HE IS UNSURE OF WHEN IT OCCURED OR WHAT SUBSTANCE IT WAS.HE HAD BEEN WELDING AND GRINDING DURING THE SHIFT.THE DOCTOR REMOVED A SMALL DARK OBJECT FROM THE LEFT EYE.