EE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING MATERIAL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK. THE ROCK HIT HIS HARD HAT, LEFT WRIST AND LEFT FOOT. THE ROCK PUNCTURED THE HARD HAT, EE 19 STAPLES IN HIS SCALP. HIS WRIST WA S BANDAGED AND TWO DAYS LATER EE S FOOT WAS DETERMINE WHERE THE ROCK CAME FROM. EE AND OTHER INSPECTED THE AREA TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE. THE ROCK HAD BEEN WORN SMOOTH
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Showing all 20EE SAID HE CARRIED A 9 FT PIECE OF 8" CHANNEL IRON FROM THE GROUND BELOW THE CRUSHER TO THE CRUSHER FLOOR AND HE FELT PAIN.
EE & ANOTHER EE WERE CUTTING & WELDING 3/8" METAL TO BUILD GRIZZLY CHUTE UNDER PRIMARY FEEDER WHILE HANDLING METAL A SMALL SLIVER STRUCK EE'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER., HE WAS WEARING WELDING GLO VES AT THE TIME EE THOUGHT THE METAL WOULD MOVE OUT OF FINGER WITHOUT MEDICAL ATTENTION, WHEN THIS DID NOT OCCUR HE WENT TO THE DR ON 4/15/99
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 769 CAT TRUCK IN QUARRYBACKED INTO PILE TO BE LOADED-AFTER HAVING 1 BUCKET LOADED ON TRUCK-A LARGE BOULDER ROLLED DOWN STRIKING THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF TRUCK BED CAUSI NG VIBRATION IN CAB OF TRUCK RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE'S HEAD STRIKING CB SPEAKER, ARM STRUCK WINDOWFRAME-AND KNEE STRUCK DASH PANEL.
EE WAS LIFTING ON BREAKER BARS, EXTENDED HIS BODY WEIGHT UP ON HIS TOES AND PULLED HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.
EE WAS DROPPING RAIL CARS TO TIPPLE. HE SET BRAKE ON CARS AND WAS DISMOUNTING AFTER HE DISMOUNTED FROM CAR, EE STEPPED ON SOME STONE LYING ON THE GROUND ALONG SIDE THE TRACKS, TWISINT HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD LAID HIS WORK GLOVES ON HOOD OF D-9 CAT DOZER TO DRY (RAINING HEAVILY THIS DAY) WHEN HE TOOK GLVOES OFF HTE HOOK HE SLIPPED AS HE TURNED AND FELL AGAINST HOT MUFFLER OF DOZER, WIT H LEFT SIDE OF BACK HITTING MUFFLER. BURN CAUSED BY STEAM FROM WET CLOTHING AFTER TOUCHING MUFFLER.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE LOADING OF A HEAD PULLEY ONTO A ENDLOADER. THE SLING WAS BEING USED TO HANDLE HEAD PULLEY,TWISTED PINNING EE'S ARM AGAINST LOADER BUCKET
EMPLOYEE LIFTED HOOD ON 769-B HAUL TRUCK AND TOOK A PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.
EMP STEPPED DOWN FROM ROAD BERM TO ENTER TRUCK. LAST STEP TO ROAD. WHEN FOOT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ROAD, KNEE HAD SNAPPING SOUND WITH SEVERE PAIN INSTANTLY.
EE WAS COMING DOWN CONRETE STEPS AT PRIMARY CRUSHER AND SLIPPED, STRAINING LEFT KNEE.
EMP CLIMBED DOWN LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.
EMP WAS GOING TO EAST SIDE OF CRUSHER TO CHECK AND/OR GREASE BEARING. CAUGHT TOE ON ANGLE IRON.
INSTALLATION FO BOLTS IN PENN MILL FEED CHUT COVER.
SLIPPED & HURT HAND & FINGER
LOADING STONE IN RAIL CARS.
WALKING ACROSS FLOOR. ANKLE PULLED (TURNED). FLLOOR IS FLAT AND NOT FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE INVOLVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH DRILL AND WAS DISMOUNTING DRILL TO INVESTIGATE AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE AND LEG. KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS I N FOOT AND TOES. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF STRAINS AND HAS HAD CORRECTIVE SURGERY ON RIGHT KNEE.
EE BUMPED CHEEK ON FEED BOX OF PREPARATION SCRUBBER AT MAIN PLANT--HAD BEEN CLEANING UP SPILLED MATERIAL--WAS REUTRNING FROM SHUTTING WATER OFF FOR THIS JOB.
EE WAS FUELING R35 HAND TRUCK IN THE PROCESS OF DISMOUNMTING FROM TRUCK AFTER HAVING FUELED IT HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER RING ON LERFT HAND CAUGHT ON LADDER RAILING LACERATED FINGER ENOUGH IT REQUIRED STITCHES