SLIPPED IN MUD AND PULLED MUSCLES.
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Showing all 43EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT THAT HELD THE ROLLER ASSEMBLY TO THE CONVEYOR AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS THUMB CAUGHT A BRAU ON THE CONVEYOR WHICH BENT HIS THUMB BACKWARDS. HIS THUMB WAS BROKEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK, AS HE LIFTED THE SHOVEL UPWARD HE SMASHED THE THUMB BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE SHOVEL AND CONVEYOR.
EE WAS UNDERNEATH THE ROAD GRADER (WORKING ON GRADER0. HE ROLLED OVER TO SIT UP. WHEN HE DID THIS, HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE. HE COULD NOT GET UP AND COULD NOT PUT ANY WEIGHT ON THE KNEE.
THEY WERE REMOVING A LINER FROM A CONE. A CABLE HOLDING A BOOM ON A LOADER BROKE, THE BOOM FELL ON EE KNOCKING HIM INTO THE CONE.
THEY WERE CHANGING A LINER ON A CONE. A CABLE HOLDING A BOOM ON A LOADER BROKE, THE BOOM FELL AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS STANDING ON LOADER BUCKET ARMS GREASING LOADER AND SLIPPED AND SLIDE INTO BUCKET HITTINGHIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE EDGE OF BUCKET BRUISING RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO ALIGN 18" PIPE FLANGES TOGETHER AND CAUGHT BOTH THUMBS BETWEEN THE PIPE FLANGES AND TORE END OF RIGHT THUMB OFF AND PULLED MUSCLE AT BASE OF LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE A SCREENDECK AND LAID BACK TRYING TO REPOSTITON SCREEN BY USING HIS FEET TO WITH AND TWISTED LEFF KNEE.
EE WAS INSTALLING RUBBER BELT ONTO PULLEY AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND AND LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY CAUSING CONTUSION TO FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OFF ROCK ON A CONVEYOR BELT AND WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BELT, HIS RIGHT FOOT HUNG UP ON A ROD ON THE BELT AND HE FELL ONTO THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT SIDE BRUISING AND STRA INING MUSCLES ON RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING COMPANY PICKUP BY A STACKERAND A ROCK FROM CONVEYOR BOUNCED OFF ROCK PILE AND HIT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CAUSING IT TO SHATTERAND SMALL PIECES OF GLASS GOT INTO BOTH EYES SCR ATCHING EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PIPE WITH THE LOADER OPERATOR AND WAS RIDING ON THE LOADER WHEN DUST AND ROCK BLEW INTO HIS EYES AND CAUSED IRRITATION TO HIS EYES.
EE GRABBED SIDE OF LOADER BUCKET ARM AND SHOVED A SLIVER OF METAL INTO ( CLEAR THROUGH HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.
EE WAS TIGHTENING NUT ON BOLT AND WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING HIS INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND ANOTHER BOLT SMASHED AND CUTH WHOLE TOP OF FINGER--REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS USING A CHEATER PIPE TO TIGHTEN BOLTS AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE PUMP CASE & CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE HAMMER & THE PUMP CASE.
EE WAS HELPING TO LOAD A LOADER TIRE INTO THE BACK OF A TIRE TRUCK & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS MID-BACK.
EE NOTICED LOW BACK PAIN ON EVENING OF 11/18/97 AND THINKS IT MIGHT BE FROM LIFTING SCREENING DECK WATER DISCHARGE PIPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL CONVEYOR GUARD AND CHAIN HOLDING GUARD SLIPPED CAUSING GUARD TO PUT MORE WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH PULLED A TENDON LOOSE ON THE TOP PART OF HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PRESSURE WATER HOSE & HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HOSE & TAIL PULLEY GUARD & BROKE HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE PULLEY FROM ONE OF THE SCREENS AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT UST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE CAUSING CONTUSION TO BIG TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DYE GRINDER TO GRIND ON BACKHOE AND A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING CLAY OFF BELTS AND REACHED FOR LARGE CHUNK AND PULLED LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS HEADING TOWARD THE SHOP WHEN HE APPROACEDTHE SHOP HE APPLIED THE BRAKE & THEY FAILED TO WORK. THE 4-WHEELER RANINTO A CEMENT BARRICADE CAUSE INJURY TO LEFT WRIST AREA
EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF SCREEN DECK WHICH IS ABOUT 6-8' OFF THE GROUND, WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS USING A BACKHOE TO DIG MUD OUT OF THE POND LOCATED NEXT TO THE SCREEN DECK. THE EE RUNNING THE BA CKHOE MOVED THE BUCKET TOO FAR, & BUMPED EE ON THE LEFT KNEE - BRUISING IT.
EE WAS DRIVING PINS IN CRUSHER WITH A 5' SOLID STEEL CYLINDER TO FELT STRESS ON HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS LIFTING THE COVER OFF OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN HE DID THIS HE GOT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN. PLESE NOTE: EE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF INJURY UNTIL 1/15/97.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A RAMP USING A TORCH TO CUT THE RAMP IN 1/2. WHEN THE RAMP FELL 18" TO THE GORUND, EMPLOYEE FELL WITH IT LANDING ON HIS FEET. BROKE AND DISLOCATED LEFT ANKLE.
EMP WAS UNLOADING IRON FROM A SMALL TRAILER. WHEN HE RELEASED THE BOOMER ON THE TRAILER, THE BOOMER CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT, JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF BOOT.
EMP WAS INSIDE CONE CHIPPING OFF MUD WITH A BAR AND SOMETHING FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WAS DRIVING A BEARING OFF C TAIL PULLY SHAFT, WAS OLDING A BAR WAS HIT WITH C HAMMER ON HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND
WAS WELDING INSIDE A SCREEN DECK, USING A 9% GRADE WELDING SHIELD. USING A WIDE FEED WELDER. WELDING BURN MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO WELDING IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.
EE WAS PUTTING GUAGES ON GAS BOTTLES AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON WELDING BOX AND CUT HIS RT HAND ON EDGE OF BOX.
EMPLLOYEE WAS HELPING WELDER AND A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG ENTERED LEFT EYE.
EMP WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE A SCREEN DECK AND PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMP ON UPPER FOREHEAD WHICH CAUSED A BRUISE AND ABRASION ON FOREHEAD. ALSO CAUSED EMP TO BITE DOWN AND CHIP FRONT TOOT H.
CLEARING SIEVE OF JAMMED ROCKS BY BEATING SIEVE WITH WIRE BRUSH AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF 150' STACKING CONVEYOR CHANGING LIGHT BULB WHEN HE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS MOVING WELDER FROM INSIDE SHOP TO OUTSIDE OF SHOP BY SCOOTING IT OUT THRU SHOP DOORS AND EE FELT AND HEARD SOMETHING POP IN LEFT KNEE SPRAIN WITH POSSIBLE CARTIDGE INJURY
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 18" STEEL PIPE AND FELT AND HEARD A POP IN HIS CHEST AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING THE OVERHEAD ON THE DREDGE OUTSIDE IN THE WIND. THE WIND BLEW THE SPARKS FROM THE WELDER INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
WORKING OUT BY THE SHOP ON A IECE OF METAL WITH A GRINDER, GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL AND THE GRINDER SLIPED AND CUT HIS WRIST.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE SEAL OF THE AIR POT WITH A STRAIGHT SIDED SCREWDRIVER. THE SCREWDRIVEER SLIPPEDAND PENETRATED THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND.