Strain/Sprain to lower back sustained while lifting buckets of turquoise.
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Showing all 10EE and two co-workers were hand mining a two foot pile of 2" rock, when EE lost his footing and slipped down. Hit his right shoulder blade on the 245 trackhoe bucket, then he rolled down the pile.
Opening lid on bucket (plastic) with tool for removing lid. Tool slipped & hit area of right eye just below eyebrow. Small cut, minimal bleeding.
Two workers were unloading the new 5 foot by 9 foot screens off of a car trailer, which weigh around 70 lbs. The factory uses a shear to cut the screens that leaves a sharp edge. The screen bumped the trailer causing employee to cut his right hand middle finger.
Ee was unloading the new screens when he grabbed a sharp edge on the side of the screen resulting in 9 stitches in his little finger-right hand. The screen company uses a shear to make the cuts on the screens
EE AND OTHER WEAR WORKING ONT HE 375 DOZER OTHER HIT A 2" WASHER WITH A HAMMER AND THE WASHER HIT EE IN THE MOUTH SPLITTING HIS LIP.
CLIMBED ON WATER TRUCK TO FILL. WHEN FINISHED FILL STARTED BACK TO LADDER TO GET OFF - SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND. LANDED ON BACK - THOUGHT HE WASN'T HURT BAD BUT WANTED TO GO HOME.
EE FELL 3-4 FEET OFF LADDER LANDING ON HIS FEET. HE SAID HE HURT HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT THINK THE INJURY AMOUNTED TO ANYTHING SO DID NOT REPORT IT. SIX DAYS LATER HE DEVELOPED A RASH ON HIS BACK . WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR HE SAID HE HURT HIS KNEE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SHINGLES AND THE EE SAID THE DR TOLD HIM IT WAS CAUSED BY HIS KNEE INJURY. THE KNEE INJURY DIDN'T KEEP HIM OFF WOR
DIGGING WITH MINERS PICK AND ROCK CHIP FLEW IN RIGHT EYE.
"PRIMING" A MOTOR TO GET TRUCK STARTED, CARBEURATOR SPARKED, CAUGHT GAS CAN ON FIRE GAS SPLASHED ONTO ARM & BACK CAUSING BURN.