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EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CHUTE COVER UP AND HOLDIN GIT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING OT UNPLUG CHUTE. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSEE WITH A THORIC STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO AN ELEVATED WALKWAY THAT HAD AND ELECTRICAL CABLE ATTACHED TO IT. WHILE ATEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CABLE FROM THE WALKWAY, SEVERAL OF THE TIES THAT ATTACHED THE CABL BE TO THE WALKWAY BROKE & ALLOWED THE CABLE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS REMOVING GUIDE ROPE FROM CONVEYOR BELT ON PLANT, STANDING ON TOP OF PORTABLE WELDER TRAILER - TRAILER LIFTED UP, EE LANDED ON GROUND TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
THE EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE LOWER LEVEL ON A 980F-LOADER AND MISSED LOWER STEP - BECAUSE STEP WAS PUSHED IN AND TORE MUSCLE ON THE RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS REPAIRING A ROCK BREAKER AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER DUMPSITE. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE IN HIS ANKLE.
WITH ENGINE RUNNING HE WAS CHECKING FOR LEAK IN RADIATOR HOSE. LEFT HAND WAS HIT BY FAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON WINTER PLANT REPAIRS. TEMP WAS IN SINGLE DIGITS. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EXPOSURE TO LEFT AND RIGHT HAND. ALL EMPLOYEES WERE GIVEN OPTION OF GOING HOME RATHER THAN WORKING IN COLD. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED EMPLOYERS OF PROBLEM ON 2-5-96 AND EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO CLINIC AND TREATED FOR COLD EXPOSURE.
EE WAS OPERATING BACKHOE ON STEEP GRADE. DOOR ON BACKHOE WAS HELD OPEN WITH WIRE. DOOR CAME LOOSE FROM WIRE AND SLAMMED ON EE'S LEFT HAND THAT HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH ON DOOR JAM. DOOR BRO KE A SMALL BONE IN EE'S LEFT HAND. DOOR LATCH WAS FIXED IMMEDIATELY THE SAME DAY. THIS WAS A BORROWED BACKHOE WHICH HAD JUST ARRIVED ON SITE.
EE SUFFERS FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME SO THE EXACT DATE OF HIS INJURY IS UNCLEAR. HIS FIRST CORRECTIVE SURGERY WAS ON 11/14/95.
EE HAND SLIPPED OFF OF HIS WRENCH WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENINING A BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING ROLLER ON CONVEYOR. HE TURNED AND BENT DOWN, PICKED UP NEW ROLLER AND PULLED MUSCLE. HE HAS A LOWER RIGHT BACK SPRAIN.
EMLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BEARING ON DRIVE LIEN OF LAODER. EMPLOYEE HAD DRIVE LINE IN HAND AND LET IT SLIP DROPPING ON DIFFERNTIAL WITH HIS MIDDLE RIGHT FINGE RIN BETWEEN. EMPLOYEE CUT MIDDLE RI GHT FINGER, REQUIRING SIX STITHCES. EMPLOYEE HAD GREASE AND OILED ON HIS HANDS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO SLIPPING AND THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO SCALEHOUSE AND TRIPPE DUP A STEP, STRIKING UNDER SIDEOF TOE ON METAL STEP. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SANDALS. UNDERSIDE OF LEFT BIG TOE REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING ADJ ON TAIL PULLY TO REPAIR A SPLICE HE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON WRENCH WHENSOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT & HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER ON TAIL PULLY GUARD EMPLOYEE HAD LACERATI ON ON LEFT SMALL FINGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SHE TRIED TO OPEN SMALL WINDOW IT JAMMED & STRAINED HER ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT SPLICE ON CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING EDGE OF BELTING WITH BELT KNIFE IN RT HAND & CUT LEFT WRIST WITH KNIFE IN PROCESS CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES ON LEFT WRIST