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EMPL REMOVING LOOSE ROCK WITH SCALING BAR.BAR SLIPPED FROM ROCK EMPL WAS PRYING.AT THAT TIME NOTICE PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE BEARING HOUSING INSIDE THE SCREEN WHEN LOOSE QUICKLIME FELL IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS PULLING DOWN A POGO STICK TO PLACE IT UNDER A BRICK TO HOLD THE BRICK IN PLACE. SOMETHING IN HIS WRIST POPPED WHEN HE PICKED UP BRICK WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND WENT T O DR ON SAT 2/15.
CLIMBED THE LADDER PULLED UPPER R SIDE OF CHEST
RIGHT HAND HAD SHARPNESS WHILE HE WAS CHANGING GEARS IN HAUL TRUCK.
HE WAS CLEANING GRATES AT #3 KILN & SOME LIME DUST GOT IN EYE.
EMPL WAS HLEPING ANOTHER EMPL TO LIFT & MOVE 1000-20 MOBILE EQUIPMENT TIRE ON FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INSTALLING A BOLT INTO SCREW CONVEYOR DRIVE COUPLING WHEN ANOTHER EMPL STARTED THE SYSTEM.FAILED TO LOCK-TAG OUT.THE SCREW CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST RATCHET WRENCH HANDLE.
REPETIVE MOTION DISORDER.
THE CONTROL LEVER ON A ROAD GRADERS BLADE LIFTING CONTROL VIBRATED AND HIT THE EE ON THE INDEX FINGER CAUSING IT TO SWELL BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND HIS DRILL RIG TO GET A SHOVEL. AS HE WALKED TOWARD THE REAR OF THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. WHEN HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIS FALL BY HIS HANDS. HI S RIGHT HAND LANDED ON A SHARP ROCK WHICH CUT IT
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MOBILE DRILL AS HE MOVED DOWN AN INCLINE THE DRILL LEANED TO ONE SIDE ,HE SAID HE BELIEVED IT WAS GOING TO OVERTURN SO HE JUMPED OFF.WHEN HE JUMPED HE STRAINED A LEG MUSC LE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DRIVE DIFFERENTIAL FROM A TRUCK USING A TRANSMISSION JACK,SOMETIME DURING THIS PROCESS HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING AND PUSHING THE JACK.NO TIME LOST UNTIL 02-04-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BEND A BAR BY LODGING ONE END AND PUSHING AGAINST THE OTHER, THE AR BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WALKING TO CLOCK STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTED ANKLE
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM CONCRETE SLAB AND STEPPED ONTO PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, THE ANGLE CAUSED HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE.
HE WAS TAKING DOWN RING FROM ROTARY KILN. A PIECE OF RING BEING PULLED BY HIMSELF AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FELL AND CAUSED THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S BAR TO FLY UP HITTING THIS EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EAR .
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING 50LB BAGS OF MATERIAL FROM ONE TRUCK TO ANOTHER.AS HE LIFTED A BAG HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK-LUMBROSACRAL STRAIN/SPRAIN.HE SAID HE WAS AWARE OF PROPER LIFTING PROCEDURE S AND BELIEVED HE WAS USING THEM-THIS IS A NORMAL PART OF HIS DAILY WORK.
EMPL DOING PLANT CLEANUP.NEXT DAY REPORTED TO SUPV THAT HE BELIEVED HE HAD RUPTURED HIMSELF.DIDNT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE.