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EE WAS INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC PUMP ON A PIECE OF HEAVY MACHINERY. THE PUMP SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS LEFT HAND. HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS WERE CUT AND THE INDEX FINGER WAS FRACTURED.
EE WAS WELDING. HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS THE CHIROPRACTOR REFERRED HIM TO A MEDICAL DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR GAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR MED ICATION AND RECOMMENDED A BRACE. IF THIS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HE MAY HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY.
TRUCK MAN WAS DRIVING STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. HE PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD TO CHECK IT OUT. HE WALKED UP UNDER THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE TRUCK B ED.
WHILE OPEN DOOR TO STORAGE TRAILER A LOOSE PART OF METAL SKIN SCRAPED THE TOP OF RIGHT WRIST, TWO SMALL ABRASIONS. AFTER FOUR DAYS ARM STARTED TO SWELL IN AREA OF ABRASIONS.
REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO TIPPLE. HH WAS CLIMBING UP THE OUTSIDE FRONT OF THE TIPPLE. A BOARD PULLED OUT ALLOWING HIM TO FALL.
REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE TIPPLE. HH WAS WAITING FOR TIMBER TO BE PLACED. IT CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT FRIDAY, WORKED MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY H IS BACK WAS VERY SORE.
REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE TIPPLE. HH WAS WAITING FOR TIMBER TO BE PLACED. IT CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON MONDAY AND WAS TOLD HE HAD A SPRAINED BACK. HE WORKED TUESDAY MORNING AND LEFT ABOUT 11:00 AM TO RETURN FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
ATTEMPTING TO LINE DRILL STEEL WITH BIT BREAKER STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.
WHILE REMOVING BOTTOM ROLLER FROM D-9 DOZER AIR IMPACT WRENCH JAMMED LT HAND AGAINST TRACK RAIL
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP. ANOTHER PERSON TOSSED A GAUGE TO HIM. A HOOK ON THE GAUGE STUCK IN THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WORKING ON TRUCK BED LOST BALANCE AND BEGAN TO FALL CAUGHT HIMSELF ON MIRROR FRAME AND HIT RIB ON DOOR
EMPLOYEE HAD BAR IN HAND LUMP OF COAL FEL FROM CHUTE AND HIT HIS HAND
PREVIOUS TO JUNE 29, I,NAME HAD BEEN DRIVING A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN THE UPPER LEFT ARM. PAIN THEN MOVED FROM HIS ARM INTO HIS CHEST CAVITY ON FRIDAY. I,NAME WAS SIT TING IN HIS TRUCK WHEN HE STARTED HAVING SEVERE CHEST PAIN.
MR HUGES WAS REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM FRONT END LOADER AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
MR STEELE WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL ON THE TIPPLE WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
MR. STEELE WAS BOOSTING OFF WELDER WITH BOOSTING CABLES AND WHEN HE HOOKED THE CABLES UP HE RAISED HIS HEAD AND HIT IT ON THE CRANE.