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EE WAS REPAIRING LEAKS ON WATER LINE, WHILE WALKING DOWN WATER LINE TO CHECK FOR LEAKS, GROUND GAVE WAY UNDERNEATH EE. EE FELL INTO DREVICE CAUSED BY WATER UNDERMINING. EE SUFFERED MULTIPLE CO NTUSIONS TO BACK AND RT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING HYDRAULICS ON A LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE BUCKET OF LOADER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT AT THE ROCK PLANT, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING LOADER WHILE HOLDING HIS JACKET, HARD HAT & WATER BOTTLE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO GRAB HAND RAIL & STEP DOWN, BUT HE MISSED FIRST STEP & HAND RAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROU ND LANDING ON HIS TAIL BONE.
EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A 623B SCRAPER, HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A PLUG. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THE FORCE HE WAS APPLYING ON THE WRENCH PROPELLED HIM TO HIT HIS FORHE AD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCRAPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH A TRUCK TO SEVRICE IT AND DEBRIS FROM BOTTOM OF TRUCK FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE SWUNG UP ON STEP TO ENTER CAB OF HIS TRUCK.EMPLOYEES FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM ON THE STEPS.HIS KNEES THEN HIT THE STEPS INJURING BOTH KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB. BUCKET OF BASE MATERIAL ONTO HIS TRUCK FOR TESTING. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA & NOTICE A BULGE.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM AGGREGATE TRUCK ONTO UNEVEN GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING A 980B LOADER LAODING A AGGREGAT E TRUCK EMPLOYEE STARTED HAVING CHEST PAINS & TROUBLE BREATHING
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER. EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND EE THREW HIS ARMS OUT WHILE FALLING TO TRY AND CUSHION FALL INJURING BOTH ARMS AND CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING COMPANY TUCK DOWN 1-15 FREEWAY, WHEN A BEE FLEW INTO CAB AND STUNG HIM ON THE NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN DIRT HAUL ROAD WHERE CONST WORK WAS TAKING PLACE HIS TRUCK GOT STUCK IN SOFT DIRT BLADE OPERATOR CAME BEHIND TO GIVE HIM A PUSH OUT WHEN BLADE GAVE HIM A PUSH EMPLOYE ES SEAT BUCKED UPWARD HITTING HIM IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AIR IN A TIRE ON A RADIO STACKER, HE STOPPED AND CHECKED AIR IT HA D40 LBS. OF AIR HE PUT AIR HOSE BACK ON AND TIRE AND LOCK RING CAME APART HTTING HIS LOWER LEG.
POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING BELT SLASHING HIS L WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING HVY EQUIP HE BACKED UP A PIECE OF HVY EQUIP TO FUEL ANOTHER PIECE OF HVY EQUIP WAS BEHIND IT HE WENT TO STEP UP ON BACK BUMPER OF FIRST PIECE OF HVY EQUIP & HIS RT LEG SLI PPED & WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF EQUIP
STEPPED OFF LOADER TO FUEL.STEPPED INTO HOLE TWUISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
DRIED CONCRETE ON BOOSTER FRAME OF TRUCK FELL OFF INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EAR
ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN PIN ON BOOSTER HOLDING BAR USE TO LOOSEN PINS ATTEMPTING TO HIT BAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER SLIPPED HIT BACK OF EMP HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CAB IN LOWER SAND PIT. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF CAB ONTO THE CAT WALK. WHIHC IS LOOSE, AND HIT HIS MOUTH ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, KNOCKING HIS FRONT TOOTH LOOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING AIR HOSE AT SHOP. DID NOT HOLD ONTO HOSE. HOSE FLEW UP HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LIP.
EMPL WERE UNLOADING STEEL FROM DELIVERY TRUCK. AFTER FINISHING UNLOADING EMPL GOT OFF TRUCK & FELT STRAIN IN BACK.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK ON UPPER SCALE. HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCALE AND BOARDS ON SCALE CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.
AS EMPL WAS PASSING AN END DUPM A ROCK WAS KICKED UP BY THE END DUMP TIRES AND HIT THE MEPL TRUCK MIRROR THE ROCK THEN STRUCK THEMEPL ON THE L SIDE OF THE FACE NEAR THE EYE BREAKING HIS GLASSE S
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRUCK CHECKING THE OIL. WHILE PUTTING THE DIP STICK BACK INTO THE TRUCK, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE M8IDDLE BACK, CAUSING HIM TO DROP TO KNEES. HE THEN WENT INTO THE SHOP OFFICE TO SIT DOWN TO RECOVER.
HE WAS POSTIONING A TANK FOR WELDING, WHEN THE TANK ROLLED ON THE GROUND AND PINNED HIS FINGER AGAINST I BEAM SMASHING HIS FINGER.
I.NAME WAS CLEANING THE MANIFOLD, AS HE WAS SETTING IT BACK ONTO THE BENCH HE BUMPED THE SPRAY NOZZLE TUBE ON THE CAN OF CARBURATOR CLEANER CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE, THROWING SOME CLEANING FLUID U P INTO HIS EYE.
I NAME WAS INSTALLING A LINER IN BATCH PLANT CHUTE AT 4 CORNERS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME GRAVEL CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS GRIP LINER FELL H ITTING HIM ON THE LEG
THE INJURED WAS USING GRINDER WHEN IT CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK.THE GRINDER STONE HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
I NAME WAS HELPING FINISH A CEMEMNT SLAB AT THE ROCK PLANT WHEN THE SCREET BOARD WHICH THEY WERE USING WAS DROPPED LANDING ON HIS FOOT HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS AT THE TIME
EMPL WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE WHEN 2 LEVERS FROM DRAGLINE CAME TOGETHER CATCHING FINGER.
EMPL WAS DIGGING OUT AROUND PLANT WHILE HAMMERING ON BUNKER TO KEEP SAND FLOWING HE STRUCKHIS FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE OF HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL PLATE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STEEL DOOR WHICH GOES ON BACK OF JAW CRUSHER. THE AREA WAS UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER AND WAS LOW TO THE GROUND SO HE COULD NOT STAND UP TO LIFT DOOR, CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS B ACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING END DUMP GOING DOWNHILL ON HAUL ROAD WHEN THE TRANS SHIFTED FROM 3RD AND 2ND GEAR THROWING HIM AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL HE GOT OUT OF END DUMP WAITED FOR MECHANIC BENT O VER TO PICK UP A ROCK AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH LATER HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FELT SICK WENT TO BREAK ROOM AND THREW UP SOME BLOOD
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING R522. WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN IT SHAKED BADLY CAUSING SORENESS TO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN UPPER PLANT WALKWAY. HE HIT HIS ANKLE ON A PIECE OF IRON. AS HE STEPPED DOWN IT FELT SORE. HE DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT FIRST- HIS ANKLE SWELLED AND WAS RED. WHEN SWELLING DID NOT GO DOWN, HE DECIDED TO REPORT ACCIDENT ON 8/11/88.
I.NAME WAS OPERATING THE NORTHWEST DRAGLINE ON 6-27-88 WHEN HE BEGAN FEELING WEAK AND QUEASY HE WALKED UP TO THE SHOP TO GET A DRINK OR POSSIBLY SOME HELP HE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE HOT SUN FO R APPROX 4 HOURS WITHOUT STOPPING FOR A DRINK WHEN HE GOT TO THE SHOP HE WENT TO THE WATER COOLER AND DRANK 5 GLASSES OF ICE COLD WATER HE WAS DIZZY FAINT AND VOMITTED ONCE HIS SUPERVISOR SAY
EMPL DRIVING LOADER WHEN LEFT WINDOW BLEW OPEN.SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR WAS CRACKED.EMPL DIDNT NOTICE PIECE OF MIRROR HANGING DOWN WHEN HE REACHED TO PULL WINDOW CLOSED HE DRAGGED ARM ACROSS BROK EN MIRROR.
EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING UP A LUBE JOB ON A LOADER UTILIZING A GREASE GUN. SOME CAKED ON MATERIAL WORKED LOOSE AND FELL INTO HIS FACE AND EYES HE IMMEDIATELY WASHED IT OFF BUT DURING THE NIGHT H E EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT EYE SO HE WENT TO THE EMERGECY ROOM THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
I.NAME WAS CLIMBING ON BOARD THE R521 LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SECOND STEP & HE FELL OFF BACKWARD ONTO HIS BACK
FRACTURED LEFT 5NEE-POSSIBLY TIBIA-SEE ATTACHED.THE INJURED WAS WORKING WITH (NAME) AND ANOTHER EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE MAN ON THE GROUND AT THE ROCK PLANT. HE HAS BEEN REGULARLY EMPLOYED AS A TRUCK DRIVER W3TH US,BUT HE WAS RECENTLY BUMPED DOWN TO THE ROCK PLANT WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER WITH MORE SENIORITY CAME BACK TO WORK.HE HAS MOSTLY BEEN DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK AT THE ROCK PLANT, BU
HE WAS AT THE T2P OF THE PLANT ON A CATWALK.HE COULD SEE THE SANDBOX OVERFLOWING AND RAN DOWN THBOTTOM OF THE PLANT TO SHUT OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT.IN THE PROCESS OF RUNNING,HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT A RM ON A PIECE O0 METAL CASING NEAR THE CONVEYOR BELT,RESULTING IN AN APPROX. 2 INCH LONG GASH JUST ABOVE THE LEFT ELBOW.
USING A CHIPPIN1 HAMMER TO CHIP AWAY SLAG ON A PIECE OF METAL A PIECE FLEW OFF & INTO HIS LEFT EYE & A SUPERVISOR GOT IT OUT BUT HE RECEIVED A SUPERFICIAL BURN TO LEFT CORNEA HE WAS GIVEN AN TIBIATIC & PAIN3PRESCRIPTION 2 DAYS WITH PATCH OVER HIS LEFT EYE HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
I.NAME WAS WALK3NG DOWN STAIRS NEAR JAW CRUSHER MUST HAVE MISJUDGED DISTANCE & TURNED OVER ANKLE AT THE LAST STEP HE SOAKED THE ANKLE IMMEDIATGELY & FINISHED HIS SHIFT BUT OVERNIGHT IT BEGAN T O SWELL & DISCO5OR
EMPLOYEE CAME D2WN STEPS OF SHAKER WHEN PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3CONVEYOR BELT TURNING IT OFF WAS CLIMBING DOWN WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT TWISTED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB-IS KNOWN HE CUTA BLOOD VESSEL AND TENDON BUT NOT HOW SERIOUSLY AT THIS POINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY A ROCK LOOSE AROUND THE MOTOR OF THE JAW CRUSHER, IN DOING SO, THE ROCK RELEASED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARD INTO THE MUFFLER STACK WHICH WAS BEI NG SERVICED, BURNING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SHOULDER.
DIGGING AROUND THE SYNTRON FEEDER AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING