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While an employee was cleaning out a 20" slurry line that was clogged with material. Water pressure and sand blew out of a ball valve that was being used to unclog the material. The water pressure and some steam that came out of the ball valve, landed on the employee causing minor 1st degree burns on his abdomen and leg areas. This also caused a contusion to his left shoulder.
As employee was shoveling material off a catwalk, he strained his right wrist.
As employee was exiting the drive section on cv-204b, his foot was caught on a grease line that was near by. As he tried to free his foot from the grease line,he tripped and fell, rolling forward, and landing on his back. This caused a strain to his lower back area.
While employee was removing cross key from rail car, his left hand pinky finger was caught between the cross key and the wheel in a pinch point and caused a laceration to his finger.
As the employee was walking towards the plant stairs, he twisted his right knee as he lost his footing on the large rock material that was laying on the ground. This caused a strain to his right knee.
As employee was climbing down ladder to go to MCC room, the employee slipped off the ladder and hit his left hand ring finger on the ladder. This caused a fracture to his left hand ring finger.
Troubleshooting - mobile crusher. The employee was standing on a platform working on some hydraulic lines. When he stepped off he slipped and fell on some dust build up, and twisted his ankle. (Fell against hydraulic leg.)
EE WAS BACKING HAUL UNIT UNDER LOADER TO BE LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK. AS HE NEARED THE LOADER, HIS BACK TIRE ROLLED ONTO A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPOT ON THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED HIS BED TO TILT UP HITTING LOADER ARM. HE RECEIVED STRAIN TO NECK/SHOULDER ARE. WAS 1ST AID(AND DR'S 1ST AID) UNTIL 10/13 WHEN HE BEGAN MEDICAL TREATMENT(PHYSICAL THERAPY)
While employee was placing nuts on a U-bolt clamp bracket, for a cone crusher accumulator cylinder. The cylinder slipped off the support blocks, pinching his left index finger between the cylinder and bracket.
Employee was opening and closing hopper doors on rail cars. While employee was holding up locking mechanism the door sprung open catching his finger between door and locking mechanism. This Resulted to a laceration to print area on middle finger,which required stitches.
Employee of customer Alamo Transit Trucking Company caught left ring finger on truck, pulling finger from hand.
As employee was shoveling material near a conveyor belt a rock flew out of the feed chute and hit the employee in the back of the left side of his head, causing a laceration.
As employees were changing out bearings on an 8'x 24' screen box. Employee smashed his left hand index finger between the bearing housing and an I-beam near by. This caused a fracture to the index finger.
Picked up cable loop to attached to pin on loader when small piece of wire punctured into employees left little (pinky) finger.
Employee was using a come-along hoist to lift a motor and install v-belts, when hoist slipped and motor fell landing on his right foot causing a fracture.
Doing Maintenance on screen replacing bearing housing, holding wrench on nut to back up while tightening bolts. When pulled wrench off nut, wrench struck employee on tooth chipping tooth.
While the employee was moving back a roll-away chute from a screen box. A piece of grip strut catwalk that was standing against the handrail behind him fell and struck employee on the right side of his back. Causing a fracture to a rib.
WHILE CUTTING STEEL CABLE ON GROUND, PIECE OF CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE ON HIS LOWER LIP. CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS LIP.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FROM A PICKUP TRUCK, THE CYLINDER FELL WHEN IT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CHAIN & LANDED ON HIS FOOT FRACTURING HIS GREAT TOE.
EE WAS USING WINCH TO RAISE TRAILER. WHEN HE RELEASED THE HANDLE, IT SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS RT. HAND CAUSING A CONTUSION.
EE HELPED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON A SCREEN BOX, REPLACING SCREENS. THE NEXT DAY, HE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS TO HIS BACK. DIAGNOSED WITH BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE CABLE CLAMPS OFF OF A WIRE ROPE CABLE BEING USED TO PULL A CONVEYER BELT. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BY THE CABLES, RESULTINGIN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF SKIRT RUBBER ON CONVEYER FRAME WITH UTILITY KNIFE, WHEN SLIPPED AND CAUSED MINOR LACERATIONS TO ABDOMEN AREA, RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES.
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE RETURN IDLER OTHER EE TO WELDING TO FRAME IDLER SLIPPED FROM FRAME AND CUT EE ON EAR AND CONTUSION TO THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUT BY POCKETKNIFE AS HE HELPED ANOTHER EE OPEN BOX, RESULTING IN THREE STITCHES.
EE WAS CLSING DOORS UNDER RAILCAR AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN METAL BAR AND CAR.
EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON PRY BAR WITH FOOT; HIS FOOT SLIPPED, AND THE TIP OF THE BAR PUNCTURED HIS FOOT.
EE WAS LIFTING BELT MATERIAL ONTO CONVEYOR AND STRAINED BACK AND GROIN. INCIDENT REPORTED ON 10/15/02
EE'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN 6"X6" BLOCK OF WOOD AND BRASS RING BEING TAPPED. RECEIVED TWO STITCHES, RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.
EE INDICATED LOWER BACK PAIN AT END OF SHIFT OF OPERATING FRONT-END-LOADER, DIAGNOSED WITH LOWER BACK STRAIN. BECAME RECORDABLE ON 6/26/02 (RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER PLANT AND HAD JUST BEGUN SHOVELING LIGHT FINE DUST. HE FELT A PAIN TO HIS SHOULDER AND WRIST. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAINED SHOULER AND WRIST.
EE WAS WRAPPING UP HOSE ON PRESSURE WASHER, WHICH HE HAD TURNED OFF. HE ACCIDENTILLY SQUEEZED TRIGGER & SPRAYED HAND.
EE WAS CUTTING HOLE IN HOPPER BRACES WITH TORCH WHEN SMALL PIECE OF SLAG HIT RIGHT EYE, ABRADING IT.
EE PLACED HAND BETWEEN SCREEN WALL AND SCREENINGDECK. WHEN DECK SLIPPED, HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN, RESULTING IN A BREAK AND LACERATIONS, TO 3 FINGERS.
WHILE REMOVING DRAG CABLE FROM DRUM TUGGER, CABLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING LEFT EYE WITH FORCE & THE TRAUMA CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VISION. EYE SURGICALLY REMOVED. MEDICAL LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED IN PIT. A LARGE ROCK HIT BED CAUSING CERVICAL STRAIN.
OPERATING FRONT END LOADER, MACHINE SHIFTED, ELBOW HIT AGAINST INSIDE OF CAB FRACTURING ELBOW.
EE LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM 6' STEPLADDER, BRUISING BACK.
CHANGING SCREENS AND PRY BAR REBOUNDED AND HIT RIGHT FORHEAD. RECEIVED STITCHES.
ADJUSTING BELTS ON PULLY AND PINCHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. WENT TO DOCTOR TO GET TOPICAL OINTMENT. DID NOT KEEP FINGER CLEAN, INFECTED. HAD TO TAKE ORAL ANTIBIOTIC. NO LOST TIME, NO RESTRICTED DUTY.
MOVING OIL FILTERS AND FELT PAIN TO LOW BACK. ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.
KNEELING IN SHOP TO SPLICE CONVEYER BELT AND HIS KNEE POPPED. OLD FOOTBALL INJURY- LOST WORK DAYS.
CLEANING A GUARD THAT HAD SOME UNFINISHED EDGES, CAUGHT FINGER ON EDGE. LACERATION AND STITCHES.
DRIVING LOADER IN THIRD GEAR OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. LOOKING BACKWARD AND FELT STRAIN TO LOW BACK.
WHILE WORKING AT EQUIPMENT SHOP, EE WAS TAKING TRANSMISSION FILTER OFF HAUL UNIT AND HIT LEFT ELBOW. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO ANY SUPERVISOR UNTIL 7-13-01. EE WAS ON MODIFIED DUTY FROM 7/16-7/ 27.
STEPPED OFF LADDER OF HAUL UNIT AND FELL TWO FEET INTO THE GROUND, FRACTURE TO LEFT ANKLE, MODIFIED DUTY.
FREQUENTLY PUSHING CLUTCH ON LOADER TO LOAD TRAIN AND FELT PAIN TO LEFT KNEE. MODIFIED DUTY ANTI INFLAMMATORY GIVEN.
WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A LADDER, FELT SHARP PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
TURNING ON HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE. WATER SHOT INTO FACE.
USING KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED 4TH FINGER (PINKY) KNUCKLE.