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EE WAS BREAKING A JOINT HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MAST AND A PIPE WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA- A RESULT OF EVERYDAY WORK. LIFTING CORE BOXES AND SAMPLE BAGS.DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 08/19/99. DID NOT REPORT TO US UNTIL 08/20/99.
EE WAS REMOVING A LIP PROFECTOR FROM THE HYDRAULIC SHOVEL BUCKET TEETH. WHEN THE EE STRUCK THE HARDENED STEEL WITH A 10 SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF THE LIP PROTECTOR FLEW OFF STRIKING THE EE IN T HE RIGHT CHEEK.
EE HAD JUST COME DOWN FROM THE WATER TRUCK AND WAS WALKING ON THE CONCRETE PAD THAT WAS COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER OF MUD FROM THE RAIN AND TRAFFUC, HE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE TRUCK TO GET A CHOCK BLOCK AND STEPPED IN A MUDDY AREA AND SLIPPED AND FELL CAUGHT HIS FULL WEIGHT ON HIS OUTSTRETCHED HAND AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST.
THE PERSON WAS STANDING ON THE THE DOZER ARM TO REMMOVE A ROCK AND HIS FOR SLIPPED AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE DOZER ARM & TRACK FRAME. WHE HE LOST HIIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD HIS KNEE TWISTED. HE WORKED THE REMAIN FOUR SHIFT AND THE KNEE REMAINED SORE AND HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 2-9-98,.,
EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT 4 PARTIALLY FILLED FIVE GALLON BUCKETS, WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 75 TO 100 LBS AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER CARRYING THE BUCKETS A SHORT DISTANCE ACROSS THE MILL FLOOR HE SET THE BUCKETS DOWN BECAUSE HE HAD PAIN IN THE UPPER BACK.
THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND WAS CUT WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE LID OF A FLUX BUKCET.
THE DR. HAS DIAGNOSED THE ILLNESS AS "TRIGGER FINGER" OF THE RIGHT FIFTH FINGER. THIS IS BROUGHT ON BY THE USE OF A LONG PERIOD OF USING THIS FINGER TO STABILIZE THE CONTROL LEVER ON THE DRILL TO WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED. THIS IS A REPETIVE STRAIN INCIDENT.
A LENGTH OF CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING ROLLED ONTO A SPOOL THAT WAS SUPENDED ON A LENGTH OF PIPE WITH CABLE CHOKERS. 1 OF THE CHOKERS SLIPPED WHICH ALLOWED THE ROLL OF BELTING APPROX. TO STRIKE E E UPPER LEG WHICH IN TURN PUT PRESSURE ON HIS ANKLE WHICH RESULTED IN A SLIGHT CRACK TO THE ANKLE JOINT OF HIS RIGHT LEG.
EE REPORTED THAT WHILE PULLING TARP OVER BERM STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED RT. FOOT.
TAKING BUCKET OF SAMPLE. TURNED AND STEPPED ON ROCK. TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. NO PAIN AT FIRST.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FUEL A DOZER IN THE CX PIT HE CLIMBED ON THE TRACK FO THE DOZER AND DI DNOT MAKE CONTACT WITH OPERATOR THE OPERATOR OF THE DOZER MOVED THE EQUIPMENT. EE JUMPED FROM THE E QUIPMENT FROM 6' TO 8' DOWN IN HEIGHT A BROKE THE LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE EXITING THE MILL BUILDING EE SLIPPED AND FELL BECAUSE OF FLOCK THAT HAD SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LEG ON THE CEMENT FLOOR.
HE WAS PUTTING A 1 1/2" RUBBER WATER HOSE INTO A WATER TANK ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT HIT A BRACE HOLDING THE TANK. HE THEN FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM ON THE BED OF TR UCK.
LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF CONVEYOR #1 AND FELL AGAINST A CEMENT PILLAR. HE HAD A SORE BACK OVER THE WEEKEND THEN REPORTED INJURY ON 9-16-96.
A NEW BRAKE SPIDER ASSEMBLY WAS BIENG LOWERED INTO PLACE ON A AXLE SHAFT OF A 85 TON HAUL PAC THE SPIDER SLIDE INTO PLACE WITH LESS RESISTANCE THAN EXPECTED PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX AND LEFT M IDDLE FINGER OF EE.
OPERATOR WAS STANDING ON 5 GAL. BUCKET DISLODGING A ROCK ON A STOPPED CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE GRABBED A BOLD STUBBED OUT AIRLINE WHICH BROKE IN THE VALVE BODY CAUSING 120 LBS OF AIR TO BLOW RUST, OIL, WATER, MEAT AND ROCKS. (OLD LINE WAS REMOVED AND CAPPED). BUCKET WAS REMOVED FROM AREA.
SLIPPED ON SNOW WHILE REMOVING WHEEL CHOCKS FROMVEHICLE.
WORKER WENT TO STEP ONTO A LOADER. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS IN ICE AND SLUSH. AS HE RAISED HIS RIGHT LEG THE SLUSH AND ICE SHIFTED CAUSING THE LEFT ANKLE TO SEVERELY TWIST, BREAKING THE BONE IN THE L EFT LEG.
OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE DRILL AND AS THE MACHINE CAME DOWN OFF A RISE, THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF TUNAFISH BY PULLING THE PULL-TAB LID OFF THE CAN (VERY SMALL CAN). WHE THE LID PULLED OFF, THE SHARP EDGE LACERATED HER LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE PLACING CHOCK BLOCKS UNDER TIRE OF HAWLAGE TRUCK STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING A SHOT FOR SECURITY A BRIGDED COLLAPSED UNDER HIS STEP & HE FELL JUST ENOUGH TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF DOZER. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HIS UPPER LEFT CHEST ON A PIECE OF SHARP METAL. THIS RESULTED IN ONE LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EE REIVED A CERVICAL STRAIN WHEN SHE WAS JARRED FROM A FALLING DUMP BED. THE BED FELL WHEN THE LEFT HOIST CYLINDER PIN BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME ESTIMATE OVER THE BED WAS RAISED APPROX 3 TO 5 FT AND WAS FULLY LOADED.
EE UNLOADED 25-GAL. GASOLINE SAFETY CAN FROM THE REAR OF A PICKUP WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. HE PROCEED TO CARRY THE CAN IN HIS RIGHT HAND ALONG AN UNEVEN NARROW PATH. WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK HE ST RAINED HIS NECK & RIGHT SHOULDER.
PULLING A PUMP COLLAR OFF OF PIPE. WHILE PULLIGN DOWN ON THE CHAIN WRENCH IT SLIPPED CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE. THIS WAS BEING DONE FROM THE BED OF A FORD PUMP TRUCK. HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK LAN DING ON ROCKY GROUND CAUSIN HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.
EE WAS PLACING A DRUM IN A DRUM CARRIER WHILE ADJUSTING THE HOLD DOWN CLAMP SHE PINCHED HER RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE CLAMP AND FRAME.
EE HAD A VERBAL CONFLICT WITH HIS SPOUSE OVER THE TELEPHONE. AT THE END OF THE CONVERSATION EE IN ANGER SWUNG HIS FIST & STRUCK A WINDOW PANE BREAKING GLASS CAUSED A LACERATION ON HIS FINGER & RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING OFF FROM D-9 DOZER SLIPPED AS HE STEPPED ON DOZER ARM HIS LEFT LEG WENT BETWEEN ARM AND TRACKS. THE MOMENTUM OF THE FALL CAUSED HIS UPPER BODY TO GO FORWARD BENDING HIS LEFT LEG AND KNEE ABNORMALLY CAUSING A FRACTURE.
PLACING TOGGLE ONTO PALLET, FORKLIFT MOVED & PINNED FOOT BETWEEN FORK & PALLET. BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH FOR SECOND EMPLOYEE SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS STRICKING THE PUNCH TO REMOVE A BROKEN CHINESE PIN HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PUNCH & STRUCK INJURED EMPLOIYEE ON THE LEFT THUM B CAUSING A BREAK & LACERATION REQUIRING 2 STICHES T O CLOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSERT A GLASS PIPET INTO A PUMP. THE PIPET BROKE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, THUMB AND PALM CAUSING SMALL LACERATIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PHYSICALLY EMPTYING 90# DRUMS OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE INTO A HOPPER. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
LOCAERTED LEFT PALM THRU LEATHER GLOVE WHEN HAND WAS RAN OVER A WEAR SHARPENED CARRIAGE BOLT WHILE CHANGING SCREEN AT THE CRUSHER.
CLIMBING FROM EQUIPMENT STEPPED ON BLADE INSTEAD OF ACCESS LADDERS SLIPPED & FELL ONTO BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF BERM ONTO LOOSE ROCK. ROCK ROLLED UNDER HIS FOOT CAUSING A SPRAINED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD SPILLED A SMALL AMOUNT OF METHANOL ON HIS HANDS AND CLOTHING WHILE CARRYING A PLASTIC CONTAINER HE WALKED THROUGH AN AREA WHERE AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A PORTABLE GRINDER. A SPA RK STRUCK HIM AND THE VAPORS IGNITED.
EMPLOYEE REMOVED HARD HAT TO BEND OVER TO CHECK LOAD IN BELLY DUMP TRAILER HE RAISED UP TOO SOON STRIKING HIS HEAD ON CONVERTER DOLLEY CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE REMOVING TEETH ADAPTERS FROM LOADER BUCKET USING HAMMER. A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE WHEN STRUCK AND IMPALED ITSELF IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG AND LODGED UNDER THE KNEECAP.
EMPLOYEE DESCENDING PORTABLE STAIRWAY WITH BOTH HANDS FULL, SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 3' BRUISING HER ELBOW (AND PRIDE).
EMPLOYEE OPERATING LOADER WHILE DIGGING IN BANK COMPLAINED OF STRAINING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM HAULAGE TRUCK INTO A HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WALKING ACROSS FLOOR STEPPED ON A HOSE.THE HOSE ROLLED UNDER HER WEIGHT AND SHE SPRAINED HER ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE CRANE SWING SLIPPED ALLOWING THE HEAD PULLEY TO SWING FREE THE HEAD PULLEY STRUCTURE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BEL T STRUCTURE.
DUMPING A LOAD OF WASTE MATERIAL THE ANCHOR PIN ON THE RIGHT RAM CAME FREE ALLOWING THE BED TO FALL-THE SHOCK CAUSED A WHIP LASH AFFECT AND STRAINED THE EMPLOYEES BACK.
WALKING STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE XRAY SHOW SIMPLE FRACTURE
LIFTING GARBAGE CAN LINER FROM GARBAGE CAN STRAINED SHOULDER & THORATIC AREA OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE DECK OF A SWING AIR DRILL.