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Employee was changing a cylinder on auger boom when his hand became caught between two cylinders resulting in laceration to left little finger
Employee was dismounting loader and while stepping down he hit a lose step, twisting his right ankle.
Employee was operating a back dump when he started to feel a dull pain on the left side of his back, neck and shoulder. Pain intensified as time went on resulting in the employee asking to be taken to an emergency room to be checked out.
Employee was mounting excavator, when he put weight on his right leg his knee popped.
Employee was changing a motor in an auger that required heavy lifting and tugging. The next day a knot appeared on the left side of the employee's back along with a lot of pain and discomfort.
Employee was ripping rock with a dozer which causes him to look over his shoulder while performing his job. The dozer lunged forward then hung up causing a jerking movement while the dozer is constantly vibrating. The employee is complaining of numbness and pain to both hips and lower back.
Employee removed exhaust hose from water pump prior to moving pump. When exhaust hose was removed, the hot water from the reservoir covered employee's legs and left arm.
Employee was repairing a D9L when his hand slipped breaking his ring finger on his left hand
Employee was moving water pumps and attempted to move a pump that was frozen to the ground and felt a pull in his left shoulder.
Employee was loading anfo onto the powder truck when he slipped and fell to the ground.
Employee stepped in hole while walking across drill bench twisting his right ankle.
While starting auger, employee was pinned between control panel and carriage.
Ee was operating the 980 ft loader and the bucket slipped off rock and jerked his neck.
Employee was going to tighten fan belt on dozer. He climbed on push arm, his foot slipped and he fell against step hitting his chest. X-ray showed no fracture only indenture in muscle and tissue.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING SOIL TO PREPARE IT FOR SEEDING WHEN GRADER BEGAN TO JUMP. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF GRADER BEFORE IT TURNED OVER; INJURING HIS RT. ANKLE.
THE DRILL OPERATOR HAD LOOSENED THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON DRILL AND PROPPED PANEL ON A CAN OF ETHER. EE WAS INSTALLING A CB RADIO IN DRILL WHERE THE CONNECTIONS WERE BEHIND THIS PANEL. HE APPARENTLY BUMPED THE PANEL AND THE CAN ROLLED AGAINST THE WIRES CAUSING THE CAN TO EXPLODE AND SETTING EE ON FIRE. EE WAS BURNED ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT INNER THIGHS.
Climbing down from his dozer. Foot slipped and he fell hurting his lower back and right knee.
STEPPING OUT OF ARTICULATED TRUCK ONTO THE LADDER. HE BENT HIS KNEE THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED KNEE. HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND ALSO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 11/13/01 AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS OFF WORK THAT DAY AND 4 1/2 DAYS AFTER THAT FOR THERAPY.