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WHILE REMOUNTING ATIRE BACK ON PIT TRUCK, HE WAS LIFTING TIRE ONTO THE WHEEL OFTHE TRUCK AND CO-WORKER SHIFTED THE TIRE CAUSIGN HIS LEFT HAND, THE FIRST FINGER TO GET PINNCHED BETWEEN THE WHE EL AND THE TIRE RIM.
LEAVING WORK, WAS TALKNG TO WORKERS. STEPPED INTO A DITCH. FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN BACK AND HAVE A LOT OF PAIN IN BACK AND BODY.
THE WIND WAS GUSTING HARD & BLEW SAND IN TO THE RIGHT EYE OF THE EMPLOYEE.
EMPL SLIPPED ON ICE IN BED OF DUMP TRUCK. SUSTAINED PAIN IN NECK WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY BROKEN SEPT 92 DURING A NON-OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT. SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY.
EE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER THE CRUSHER AND SCREENS WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NECK. HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED.
I.NAME LOWERING TORCHES DOWN FROM SCREENS PLATFORM UNDERNEATH OF OTHER EMPL WORKING ON A CHUTE.A HAMMER HEAD FELL OFF A HAMMER HITTING I.NAME ON HEAD.THE HAMMER STRUCK I.NAME ON THE BACK OF TH E HEAD CAUSING A SMALL ABRASION.
THE EE HAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON HIS SEMI TRUCK. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE LADDER, AND HE FELL, CATCHING HIS RIGHT ARM PIT ON THE CORNER OF THE CATWALK, OF THE SEMI.
EMPL SLIPPED & FELL AROUND SCREEN AREA IN QUARRY. HE INJURED RIGHT HAND. CUT IS APPROX 3" LONG ON BACK SIDE OF HAND.
THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 08-13-90 AT 6:00PM.EMPLOYEE STATED ACCIDENT OFCURRED ON 08-10-90 BUT DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 08-10-90.THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE BUMPED KNEE ON A LADDER.SOUTHERN SILICA WILL NOT VERIFY THIS ACCIDENT.
EMPL WAS TURNINGELEVATOR BELTS BY HAND WHEN GLOVE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN V BELT & BELT PULLEY PULLING GLOVE & FINGERS INTO BLET & PULLEY. FINGER HAS ONE DEEP CUT & TWO SMALLER CUTS. FINGER LOOKED L IKE IT WASBORKEN. EMPL WA DRIVEN TO MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL. HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED.
LOADING TRUCK STARTED DOWN LADDER SLIPPED CATCHING RT SLEEVE AT WRIST ON TOP OF LADDER WHEN HE PULLED HIMSELF BACK UP THE ARM POPPED TORN TISSUE OF MUSCLE IN FOREARM TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY SQUAD DR REFERRED HIM TO DR I NAME DR I NAME WANTS TOHEAL ITSELF TO RETURN 06-01-90 MAY NEED THEROPY
EMPL SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND CHANGING SILO LOADING CONTROLS.TRYING TO CATCH FRONT OF HIS RESPIRATOR.
SLAG FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEES GRINDER WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO TURN OVER A LONG PIECE OF 1/2" STEEL. GOT LAST THREE FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF STEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR A CO-WORKER THAT WAS USING A GRINDER, WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE FELL OFF LOADER AT GARAGE AREA-NO WITNESSES-ACCIDENT OCCURRED 07-01-89-NO INJURY TO REPORT.07/27/89 SLIPPED ISSUED BY DR NO LOST TIME SEE ATTACHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING SILO LADDER. APPROX. 1 1/2 FT. FROM BOTTOM, THINKING HE WAS AT THE BOTTOM, STEPPED BACKWARD, LOOSING HIS FOOTING. HE THEN FELL BACKWARD, STRIKING HIS BACK ON AN I-BEAM. HE GOT UP UNASSISTED WALKING INTO THE CONTROL ROOM. EXAMINATION BY THE PLANT OPERATOR REVEALED A SCRAPE ON HIS BACK. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AT 3:30PM EMPLOYEE WAS ABSENT NEXT DAY.
EMPL FAILED TO SHUT OFF SWITCH TO CONVEYOR PRIOR TO CLIMBING UP ON IT HE SLIPPED AND FELL THUS PINNING FOOT LEG BENEATH BELT BETWEEN PULLEY AND BRACKET REPORT RECEIVED 9:30 AM 8-29-88 INDICATE D FRACTURED LOWER R LEG THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR AT THE MINE SITE