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THE EE WAS PLOWING THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE MINE WITH A 966 LOADER. HE WAS GOING OVER A CATTLE GUARD WHEN THE BLADE CAUGHT IN IT STOPPING THE LOADER. HE WAS PROPELLED INTO THE WIND SHIELD LACERA TING HIS SCALP.
EMPLOYEE ADVISED SUPERVISOR HE WAS SUFFERING BACK DISCOMFORT AND NUMBNESS OF LEFT LEG, AND HIS PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDED BACK SURGERY.RECORDS INDICATE NO ACUTE INJURY OCCURRED OR WAS REPORTED TO E MPLOYER. EMPLOYEE WAS EXCUSED FROM WORK 09-10-97 AND WAS AWAY FOR 115 WORK DAYS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK AND WAS TERMINATED 03-31-98 AS PART OF SCHEDULED REDUCTION IN FORCE DUE TO MIN
THE EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE HOISTING THE BELLY PAN INTO PLACE WITH A FLOOR JACK, WHEN THE PAN HUNG UP THEN FREED INTO PLACE CATCHING HIS THUMB. THE D8N DOZER'S PAN PINCHED THE EMPLO YEE'S LEFT THUMB PAD CAUSING AN AVULSION OF THE PAD.
ON 8/23 THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. EE WAS LIFTING ROCK OUT OF BANK WITH LOADER, WHEN LOADER BUCKET SLIPPED OFF A ROCK HE WAS PICKING. THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN JAR TO HIM. REPORTED THAT SEAT BELT PULLE D A MUSCLE IN ABDOMINAL AREA [ONLY A STRAIN]. ON12/5/95 HAD PHYSICIAN LOOK AT AREA & WORKER COMPCLAIM FORM FILED OUT. ON 12/13/95 CLAIM ADJUSTERSAID IT WAS WORK RELATED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A HOSE AND HIS KNIFE SLIPPED THUS CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER (OFF HAND). HE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIS HOLDING HAND. THE HOSE WAS STEEL MESH REINFORCED AND A HACK SAW WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PROPER TOOL TO USE ON THE JOB. THE CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN ROCK OUT OF THE STANDARD HOPPER. THE ROCKS LOSEN AND FELL DOWN ON THE BAR. THIS CAUSED THE BAR TO FLIP UP THUS HITTING THE EMPLOYEE UNDER THE CHIN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED ON THE LACERATION (SUTURES). EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE BAR WHEN IT WAS BEING USED. PROCEDURE WAS TO STAND TO THE SIDE.
ACCIDENT REPORTS THAT INJURED FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON 6-17-94 AND HE HAD RETURNED BACK TO WORK FOR HIS REGULAR SHIFTS. IN JULY, HE FELT THAT HE NEEDED TO SEE A DR ON 07-12 WENT IN AND ONTY RECEIVED EXAM. ON 8-9-94 DR SET HIM TO ANOTHER DR ON 8-11 AND HE RECEIVED A MRI ON 8-15-94 HE COULD NOT REPORT FOR WORK.
INJURED WAS REMOVING GREASE BUCKET FROM UNDER PORTABLE PNEUMATIC GREASE GUN & FOUND 1/4 FULL BUCKET. HE THEN STARTED TO TAKE THE THE GREASE OUT BY HAND. AS HE SCOOPED THE GREASE FROM THE SIDE HIS HAND CONTACTED A SHARP POINT LEFT BY THE GREASE GUN'S LID.
EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT HUNG UP A CORNER OF A FLOOR JACK THUS CAUSING HIM TO TRIP. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS BALANCE HIS RIGHT FOOT CATCH BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS. HIS MOMENTUM CARRIED HIM OVER SO THAT HI S RIGHT ANKLE BENT. EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKED AT BY AN EMT ON SITE WHO NOTED SWELLING IN THE ANKLE AND THOUGHT HE SHOULD HAVE IT X-RAYED. X-RAYS SHOWED THAT THE ANKLE WAS FRACTURED.
AFTER CARRYING A 100 PROPANE BOTTLE WITH ANOTHER EE WITNESS LOCHRIE EE COULD BARELY STAND. HE RECTED FOR A SHORT TIME BUT CONTINUED TO WORK AT 1230 EE FELT HIS CONDITON WAS WORSING SO HE WAS T AKEN TO THE HOSPTIAL EE MISSED HIS NEXT SHIFT BECAUSE HE NOSEND THE NEXT MORNING. HE WAS RELASED BY THE HOSPITAL AND SENT HOME A 11-22-93 EE WAS LATER BACK BY AMBULANCE.
ON THE ACCIDENT DATE 9-2 THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, TWISTED AND THEN FELL. HE WAS WALKING ON DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE ROADWAY (SIDE DITCH). AT THIS TIME ONLY FELT TWING IN BACK, HE REPORTED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. BY WEEKS END HIS CONDITION WAS POOR. EMPLOYEE COULD NOT REPORT FOR WORK ON THE 9TH BECAUSE OF MUSCLE STRAINING. SEE A DR FOR PROBLEM ON 10TH OF AUG. & DR DID NOT RELEASE FOR WORK
THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE PICKUP HIT THE SOFT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND THE PICKUP RAN OFF THE ROAD.
WE WERE DRIVING A PIN OUT OF AN IDLER FOR A D-9 CAT. A MECHANIC SWUNG A HAMMER ONTO THE HAMMER I WAS HOLDING AND A CHIP FLEW OFF MY HAMMER STRIKING ME IN THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
WHILE SERVEYING ON THE LEACHING PAD EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OUTSIDE POINTS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME FROST THAT WAS ON THE LINER. AS HE FELL THE ME ASURE TAPE & PLASTIC CASE CUT HIM.
992 LOADER WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK WITH CRUSHER ORE AND THE MATERIAL HIT THE FAR SIDE OF THE TRUCK BOX ROCKING THE TRUCK.
EE WAS TAKING DOWN A 20 LENGTH OF 4X2 1/4 THICKEN 176 LB TUBE STEEL WITH ANOTHER EE HE FELT PAIN IN BACK HIS CONDITION PAIN IN BACK DID NOT GET ANY BETTER SO HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL EE ROOM HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK ON OF 9-18-92.
WHILE ADJUSTING CONE CRUSHER,I.NAME GOT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN RAM AND CYLINDER. OTHER EMPL CONTROLLING HYDRAULICS AND EMPL WAS TRYING TO ALIGN RAM INTO PLACE. THE INJURY RESULTED IN 7 STITCHES T O THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN A PARTICAL FELL IN HIS LEFT EYE
EMPOLOYEE DESCRIBES ACCIDENT AS HE JUST BUMPED FACE HE WAS CLIMBING INTO A CONE LINER ABOUT 3FT TALL TO WELD EMPLOYEE DIDNOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT ON 08-28-92 NOTICED RT KNEE HAD SOME FLUID ON IT HE REPORTED TO WORK EACH DAY BUT HAD IT DRAINED ON 09-08-92 I WAS TOLD OF MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 09-14-92 HE EE DIDNT THINK IT WAS ANYTHING
INJURED PERSON WAS SETTING A LIGHT PLANT WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A DRILL HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS REMOVING A DRILL HAMMER FROM THE DRILL STRING. IN DOING SO HE WAS POUNDING ON THE DRILL HAMMER WITH A HAMMER. EE HIT A KNOB OF WELD ON THE WEAR SURFACE AND THE KNOB SHATTERED WITH A PIE CE HITTING HIS GLASSES AND BREAKING THEM.
TORQUEING BOLTS ON DRESSER. WRENCH SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD. JAMMED ARM AND SPRAINED WRIST.
EE PUT HIS FACE SHIELD OR TO GRIND SOME REBAR. WHEN HE PULLED THE SHIELD DOWN SOME LOOSE MATERIAL FELL ON HIS FACE AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE FLUSHED HIS EYE AND COMPLETED HIS SHIFT. LATER THAT EVENING HIS EYE WAS BOTHERING HIM AND HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM TO HAVE CLEANED OUT. EYE WAS SCRATCHED AND EYE DROPS PUT IN.
STEPPED OFF BEAM OF GRADER SLIPPED AND TWISTED R KNEE
WAS PICKING UP A BAG OF BENTONITE AND POPPED BACK OUT OF PLACE.
THEY WERE MOVING A JACK STAND FOR A 992. I.NAME'S FOOT SLIPPED. I.NAME HAD ALL THE WEIGHT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS WORKING UNDER A TRUCK AND SOME THING FELL INTO HIS EYE.
INJURED STEPPED OUT OF THE DOZER CAB AND SLIPPED ON SOME CALY AND MUD ON THE STEP FALLING AGAINST A HAND HOLD ABOVE THE TRACK.
I NAME WAS STEPPING DOWN THE LADDER TO THE CN DESTRUCK TANK WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE STEEL BACK SCRATCHER BEHIND HIM THE CONTACT BROKE A BLOOD VESSEL THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT TO DR AIN IT
A ROCK STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT DRIVER AIR CAR CAUSING AN AIR LEAK.I WAS TIGHTENING THE RING ON THE AIR CAN AND TAPPING IT WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE CAN CAME APART STRIKING ME BETWEEN THE EYE AND L EFT EYEBROW.
HE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE WATER TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE RUNNING BOARD. CUASED HIM TO FALL AND SPRAIN HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THROUGH 1/2" EMMITTER TUBING WHILE WORKING ON THE LEACH PAD WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE TUBE AND CONTINUED ON THROUGH HIS COVERALLS AND INTO HIS RIGHT LEG. THE INCISION REQUIRED STITCHES EE RETURNED TO WORK.
HE WAS REACHING FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHEN SOME DUST CAME DOWN INTO HIS EYE FROM THE TOP OF THE EXTINGUISHER.
I.NAME IN HAUL TRUCK,TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AND PARTICLE BLEW IN EYE.THIS JUST NOW BEING REPORTED BECAUSE OF A MISUNDERSTANDING.
I NAME WAS CHECKING THE HEARING TEMPERATURES ON THE JAW CRUSHER WITH HIS BARE HAND WHEN HE STUCK HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PITMAN & THE BEARING CAP SMASHING THE TIP OF HIS RT BABY FINGER I NAME W ENT TO THE HOSPITAL & HAD A SPLINT & 6 STITCHES PUT ON
HE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A HYDRAULIC HOSE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED STITCHES. HOWEVER, HE DID RETURN TO WORK THE SAME NIGHT.
I NAME WAS IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE LOADER KICKED UP SOME GRAVEL & HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE HIS CORNEA WAS SCRATCHED & HE DID RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION HE WAS AT WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF THE BUS AFTER HIS SHIFT AND HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS,BRUISING HIS BACK.THIS REPORT IS JUST BEING FILED BECAUSE I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE BUNKER ON THE CRUSHER WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS SHUT OFF AND THE GATES CLOSED ON HIM,CRUSHING HIM.
HE WAS CHANGING A BIT ON THE DRILL WHEN HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE. HE THEN STRAINED IT FURTHER THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHILE LIFTING SOME MATERIALS.
HE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHEN A STRONG WIND CAME UP AND CAUGHT HOLD OF THE WOOD AND BLEW HIM OVER INJURING HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO START EQUIPMENT THE LADDER WAS SLIPPERY & HE LOST HIS GRIP & FELL
EMPL WAS CHECKING HIGH WALL WHEN SOME ROCK CAME DOWN & LANDED ON FOOT.
HE WAS IN THE PIT CHECKING ORE CONTROL WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND HIT HIS KNEE ON ANOTHER ROCK. THIS REPORT IS JUST BEING FILED NOW BECAUSE HE JUST WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON 12-13-89. HE IS C URRENTLY LAID-OFF SO THERE IS NO TIME LOSS.
EMPL SLIPPED ON MUD INJURING KNEE.
EMPL WAS GETTING OFF DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED STRAINING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING IEON PART ONTO LOADER PART FROM GROUND TO PLATFORM LOST FOOTING IN ICY MUDDY AREA & SLIPPED OVEREXCENDING UPPER LEFT HIP
EMPL PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE LIFTING OBJECT.
EMPL WAS HOLDING BATCH OF PLUGS UNDER ARM WHEN HE SQUEEZED THEM TOO HARD INJURING RIBS.
I.NAME WAS STANDING ON A LADDER INSTALLING A SHEET OF ROOF MATERIAL WHEN LADDER SLID DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BLDG.CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFTSIDE ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR I.NAME BRUISED HIS LE FT SHOULDER RIBS & HEEL