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Person was driving a pickup to the primary to pick up employee. He went around the corner at the ramp on the wrong side of the road. The sun was in his eyes and he ran head on into another pickup coming from the primary.
Person was driving a pickup to the primary to pick up employee. He went around the corner at the ramp on the wrong side of the road. The sun was in his eyes and he ran head on into another pickup coming from the primary.
The employee was walking to a truck and slipped on the sand covered ice, catching himself and not falling to the ground.
Employee claims back/lumbar strain as he exited his bulldozer, or while operating it.
Employee was pulling 1/2" overlay screen up the screen to the position it. He was using the screen puller tool. Strain to back. He reported it the day it happened but did not seek medical attention until 10/21.
Emp. was loading haul trucks - he had just dumped a bucket in a haul truck and was backing away, lowering the hoist at the same time, the hoist did not respond so employee moved the lever forward and the bucket dropped and struck the ground. Emp. did work that full shift and worked next two scheduled shifts - he then went to the doctor on 5/17 - and the doctor took him off work.
Employee was checking pump in pumphouse, when unexpected 40 mph+/- wind blew the pumphouse door shut onto employee's fingers while they were exposed in the door jam pinch point.
Injured was drilling wear plate and brushed chips away with hand while wearing gloves. Spiral chip from rotating drill snagged glove and cut through it, cutting middle finger on right hand. Required 9 stitches.
Employee was attempting to reach for trouble light above conveyor when his right hand was pulled into the pinch point between belt and the idler. Resulted in open wound with fractures to right hand, wrist and all five digits.
Employee slipped on car floor of Rescreen building hurting lower back and right hip.
Employee was checking fuel level on engine, placed hand on exhaust thinking it was the air box and burned palm of left hand.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICY CATWALK BETWEEN SAND SCREWS, LACERATED RIGHT ELBOW, WENT TO E.R. AND RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING TRUCK, LOADER WAS LOADING STONE INTO THE TRUCK. AFTER LOADING LAST BUCKET HE BACKED AWAY & A STONE FELL FROM BUCKET, HITTING TRUCK MIRROR AND PROPELLING GLASS THROUGH THE TRUCKS OPEN WINDOW. EMPLOYEE HAD WINDOW OPEN - EYE STARTED HURTING 10 MINS AFTER INCIDENT.
EE WASA OPERATING HAUL TRUCK, WAS WEARING SEAT BELT, HE WAS LOADED WITH WASH POND SALT, LOAD WAS LOOSE AND SHIFTED TO BACK OF TRUCK BED CAUSING FRONT OF TRUCK TO COME OFF GROUND, WHEN LOAD RELEASED TRUCK'S FRONT END LANDED BACK ON THE GROUND.
EE HIT HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE WAS CHANGING A FEED CHAIN LINK ON A BLAST HOLE DRILL.
EE WAS USING A 4" GRINDER TO GRIND OFF EXTRA BOLT LENGTH FOR BELT CLAMPS ON S2 CONVEYOR. WENT HOME FOR THE DAY, EYE WAS BOTHERING HIM. HE TRIED TO WAIT IT OUT, EYE GOT WORSE. WENT TO DOCTOR AN D THEY REMOVED MATERIAL FROM HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS DRILLING AND BLOWING COMPRESSED AIR WHEN HE FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO US - WE RECEIVED BILL & RESEARCHED IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP INTO HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED UNDER THE RUNG WHILE HIS OTHER FOOT WAS ON THE RUNG. HE HAD HOLD OF THE LADDER AS HIS FEET SLID UNDER THE RUNG AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING LOADER--TRAVELING ACROSS SILICA BENCH WITH A BUCKET OF STONE AND RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK. THE QUICK SID TO SID AND BUMP STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WOKE UP THE MORNING OF 1-21-02 WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN, HE THINKS IT WAS CAUSED FROM A JARRING THAT HAPPENED WHILE RUNNING JD LOADER THE PREVIOUS WEEK. NO SPECIFIC TIME OR DATE.
EE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE ONTO BELT, WHILE LIFT-ING AND TURNING HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM SOME EQUIPMENT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON FRESH SNOW. WHEN HIS FOOT KICKED TO THE SIDE HE SAID HIS KNEE DISLOCATED & POPPED BACK INTO POSITION. DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS: DISLO CATION OF PATELLA.
EE WAS WALKING UP A SET OF STAIRS AND TRIPPED ON THE STEP. THE STEPS WERE FREE OF ALL DEBRIS AND EE'S HANDS WERE EMPTY. EE ENDED UP BREAKING A TOOTH AND PUNTURING THE LIP.
EE WAS WALKING WHEN HIS HEAD HIT A BEAM, HE DUCKED BUT NOT ENOUGH. HE HIT HIS HEAD PRETTY HARD RESULTING IN PAIN IN NECK AND BACK. HE DIDN'T GO TO DR. UNTIL HIS FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND STARTED GOING NUMB.
EE WAS WAHING SPILLAGE OFF THE FLOOR WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOSE, EE TRIPPED OVER THE PART OF THE HOSE THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR, EE HURT LOWER BACK.
EE WAS IN HAUL TRUCK, WHILE HIS TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED THE LOADER BUCKET HOOKED THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK BOX. AS THE LOADER WAS BACKING AWAY THE BUCKET WHICH THEN RELEASED THE TRUCK WHICH SNAPPED BACK TO LEVEL POSITON, JOSTLING EE.
EE WAS INSPECTING D-7 CONVEYOR WHILE LEARNING OVER EE PUT HIS HAND ON A CHANNEL INT HE SINTER BUILDING, IN THE DUST ON THIS CHANNEL WAS A WELDING ROD THAT PIECED THE PALM OF HIS HAND LEFT ENTE RED BY MIDDLE FINGER EXITED BY INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS REMOVING DEBRIS FROM CEMENT BLOCK BUILDING & STRAINED HIS BACK.
OPERATING #37 LOADER REPAIRING ROADS WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND HIM TO BACK THE LOADER UP AND THEN HE HEARD HIS SHOULDER POP.
EE WAS WALKING TO CAT TRUCK WITH LUNCH PAIL WE WERE HAVING A BAD SNOW STEAM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PACKED SNOW/ICE AND FELL ON LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS HANGING COME-ALONG AND STEPPED ON COUNTERWEIGHT WHICH HAD MUD ON IT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF & HE LANDED ON HIS KNEE ON THE EDGE OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL FROM FORK LIFT ONTO BED OF COMPANY TRUCK AND THEN NEXT DAY COMPLAINED OF SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN.
UNLOADING A BARREL OF OIL FROM PORTABLE FORKLIFT ONTO PICKUP TRUCK BED, AND BARREL TIPPED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT, AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
LIFTING 50 LB BOXES ONTO SHELF AT SHOULDER HEIGHT, STRAINED SHOULDER.
PULLING PUMP OUT OF DRILLED BLAST HOLE, BECAUSE THE DEWATERING PUMP FAILED, STRAINED LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS CRANKING UP A CHUTE ON DISCHARGE HOPPER AND HE JAMMED HIS HAND BETWEEN CRANK HANDLE AND FLOOR.
TWISTED BACK WHILE SHOVELING AND LIFTING MATERIAL (SPILLAGE) ONTO CONVEYOR BELT.
LOADER OPERATOR ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE QUICK RELEASE LEVER ON LOADER BUCKET. IT DESCENDED AND STRUCK SIDE OF HAUL TRUCK, JARRING THE OPERATOR.
EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON HEAD PULLEY AND FOREIGN PARTICLE ENTERED HIS EYE.
EE WAS STOOPED OVER IN TIGHT CONDITIONS, CHANGING OIL FILTER IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT. STRAINED BACK.
REMOVING SIDE PANEL FROM LOADER-WHILE PULLING ONTHE COVER, HE STRAINED HIS MUSCLE
HE WAS LIFTING A CABLE FROM ONE SPILE TO PUT ON ANOTHER SPILE WHILE ASSISTING THE VESSEL AT THE DOCK AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST SCREEN FRAME WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A BROKEN BOLT. WELD LET GO CAUSING ARM TO STRIKE FRAME.
REMOVING ENGINE FROM HAUL TRUCK PULLING ON WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT, STRAINED HIS WRIST
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF HAUL TRK, VERY ICY, LOSTGRIP & FELL 5FT TO PLATFORM, STRUCK HIS CHEST AGAINST RAILING
SHE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER A WATERLINE AND TWISTING/LIFTING MOTION CAUSED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HER BACK.
HE WAS REMOVING AN ANGLE THAT HOLDS SCREENS DOWN AND WHILE GRINDING THE SURFACE A HOT SPARK FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
HE STEPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP OF STAIRS AND SLIPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE CAUSED BY RAIN.