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Employee was cutting metal out of a pile when the piece he was cutting on started to fall towards the front of his service truck. Employee grabbed the piece of metal to prevent it from hitting his truck and the metal sliced through his glove and cut his 5th digit on his right hand. He recieved 4 stiches and returned to duty.
Employee was operating dozer, backed onto large rock and as started forward track threw rock out letting dozer down hard. This created a hard jolt to employee's back causing a lumbrosacral strain. This employee did not wish to seek medical care until 02-15-06.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BEHIND TOWER ON HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS RT. KNEE TO HIT THE AIR CONDITIONER BOX & CAUSING A BONE CONTUSION. EE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE UNTIL 10/25/05. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. THE SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE SCALES AT SCALE HOUSE USING A POWER WASHER, THE WASHER TIP BECAME CLOGGED AND HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO CLEAN THE TIP. AS HE WAS DOING THAT, HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE AND THE WATER WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND LACERATED HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER IN THE PIT. AS HE DUG INTO THE PILE, HE HIT A TOE IN ROCK CAUSING THE LOADER TO COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. THIS CAUSED HIM TO WHIP FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARD IN THE SEAT.
EE HAD BEEN IN PROCESS OF REMOVING ROCK STUCK BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT. HE WAS RETURNING DOWN CONVEYOR & SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK. HE FELL ON CONVEYOR BELT, STRIKING RIGHT FOREARM ON SHARP ROCK, CAUSING LACERATION.
ALLEGEDLY EE WAS PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN FILTER ON LOADER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LT.HIP/ BACK AREA. THIS RESULTED IN A DIAGNOSIS OF LOW BACK PAIN W/SCIATIC NERVE INVOLVEMENT. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 8/2/04. IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Employee was lifting an attachment for the skid loader for welding when he felt a pain in left shoulder. This caused a left shoulder strain with tendonitis.
Employee was changing fuse in electrical box at palnt, when he went to put in new fuse it arced causing 1st and 2nd degree burns to his hands and arms.
Ee was hauling materials from south to north side of quarry in haul unit. As he was driving thru tunnel, bed was partially raised causing bed to hit roof of tunnel bringing him to an abrupt halt. As he was wearing his seatbelt this caused his face & shoulder area into the steering wheel causing lacerations to his tongue & lower lip, & cervical contusion.
EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING A SCREEN BEARING, WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CASING, EE HAD WALKED AWAY APPROX 6 FT WHEN THE BEARING SPLINTERED AND ENTERED HIS KNEE.
EE HAD BEEN WELDING ON CRUSHER HAMMER. UPON COMPLETION, HE WAS TESTING THE HAMMER TO MAKE SURE IT MOVED FREELY WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS ANKLE BETWEEN HAMMER AND WALL, CAUSING CONTUSION/ABRASION TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE BEGAN TO ASCEND LADDER ON HAUL UNIT WHEN THE BOTTOM RUNG BROKE AND HIS FOOT STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING A SEVERELY STRAINED RIGHT KNEE. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO COMPANY UNTIL JUNE 30, 2003.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL UNIT AND AS HE TURNED TO GRASP HAND RAIL AND STEP DOWN HE FELT A CRAMP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, WORK RELATED BY HER REPETITIVE MOTION AS SCALE HOSE ATTENDANT. HER FIRST SURGERY ON HER DOMINANT HAND (RIGHT) WAS USED FOR DATE OF ACCIDENT. SHE WILL HAVE SURGERY ON THE LEFT HAND MARCH 23,2003.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PLATE METAL (GROUNDMAN) WITH CHAIN ATTACHED TO LOADER BUCKET WHEN HOLE IN METAL BROKE, RELEASING CHAIN AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL ONTO HIM CAUSING A FRACTURED BONE IN LEFT S HOULDER BLADE/ FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISEDLEFT LUNG.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO BETTER POSITION HIMSELF TO PUT HOSE ON UNDER LOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL JULY 23, 2002.
SHE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND TAKEN A FEW STEPS WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF A SMALL LEDGE OF ROCK AT THE BASE OF A STOCKPILE AND TWISTED HER RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A STRAIN. SHE WAS IN THE PRO CESS OF VERIFYING INVENTORY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREEN ON PLANT, AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED 7-31-01, RELEASED TO FULL DUTY, ON 8-2-01 HE WAS STILL IN PAIN AND SENT TO DOCTOR, W HO THEN PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.
EE WAS GREASING INSERTS ON LOADER ARMS AND BUCKET. AS HE STEPPED FROM ARMS TO BUCKET (ON GROUND)HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING GUARD ON BELT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE GUARD AND ANGLE IRON.
HE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET INTO LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUDDY BOOT AND FELL TO GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS HEELS CAUSING JOLT TO KNEES.
THE BELT WAS COMING FROM THE MAIN CRUSHER WAS JAMMED, HE WAS STANDING ON RAMP TRYING TO SEE WHAT WAS JAMMING WHEN THE ANGLE IRON HE WAS HOLDING ONTO BROKE ALLOWING HIM TO FALL APPROX 5 FT TO G ROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS AIRING TIRE ON PORTABLE SCREEN SO IT COULD BE MOVED. THE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS ADDING AIR CAUSING RIME TO STRIKE BOTH LEGS & WRIST. HE RECEIVED DEEP LACERATIONS BELOW BOTH KNEES AND TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.