Employee was pulling himself up on a flatbed trailer and dislocated his shoulder
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Showing all 11Breaker Bar slipped off a bolt and hit hand on steel frame
EE was working with a crow-bar and while he was pulling back the crow-bar unlatched and hit him in the face.
Hearing test showed possible standard threshold shift
EE was walking in the quarry and stepped on a small rock. The area was well lit and no hazardous conditions existed. EE did not think anything of it; so he kept working. At the end of his shift (approx 8 hours later) he noticed his ankle was swollen and told his supervisor. He told ee he needed to see a doctor. The office manager helped ee fill out the paperwork.
The employee was working inside the hopper of a jaw crusher on a 6' ladder when he fell. The employee was torquing the bolt on the grizzly when the wrench slipped of the bolt and he fell. He was wearing his hard hat, but hit his head, back and arms and his hard hat fell off. He indicated that he passed out for couple of minutes.
EE WAS HELPING LIFT CABLE INTO GEN-SET (HEAVY WIRE) WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT STOMACH.SURGERY PENDING.
AS I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS OF THE PARTS TRAILER (OTC) MY LEFT ANKLE GAVE OUT AND I SAT DOWN ON THE STAIRS. IT HURT AND STARTED TO SWELL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
WHILE CLEANING OUT GRIZZLY FINGERS IN JAW CRUSHER, HE SMASHED HIS HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
RADIATOR CAME DOWN AND BOLT STICKING OUT, HIT HEAD AND CUT OPEN.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A RATCHET. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND WENT OVER HEAD FIRST DOWN ABOUT A 10' DROP. WHILE FALLING HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON STEEL AND SLAMMED JAW ON TO A ROCK AND TWIST ED HIS WRIST. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.