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AFTER FUELING 46 DOZER THE INJURED STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN HE PUT HIS FULL WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT THE LOOSE DIRT GAVE WAY AND HE TWISTED AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE ON VACATION IN FLORIDA, THE INJURED HURT HIS LOWER BACK. HIS DOCTOR HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS A PREVIOUS INJURY ON 5-84-89.
WHILE "BARING" A LOWER GUARD INTO ALIGNMENT TO SECURE WITH BOLTS, THE INJURED APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO LOOSEN THE SECURING CHAIN. THE GUARD SWUNG DOWN FORCING THE BAR THROUGH THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND AND OUT THE BACK BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FOURTH KNUCKLE.
WHILE CUTTING DRAG CABLE ON UNIT #9 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE INJURED WAS HAMMERING CAT 6 WEDGE INTO SOCKET. PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF WEDGE & CUT HIM BELOW LEFT KNEE 6 STITCHES.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING FOR HIS SHIFT, HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO DRAGLINE WHEN A GLASS CONTAINER HE WAS USING FOR DRINKING STRUCK THE METAL TRACK AND BROKE IN HIS HAND. HE RECEIVED A CUT ON TH E LEFT HAND FOREFINGER ON TOP OF KNUCKLE THAT REQURIED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
WHILE CHANGE THE GRADALL BUCKET TEETH THE INJURED WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE TEETH ON THE BUCKET.A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF EITHER THE HAMMER OR TOOTH AND LODGED IN UPPER LEFT ARM .IT REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO REMOVE.THE PIECE WAS APPROX 1/2" LONG 1/32" IN DIAMETER.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED OFF SICK WITH A BACK PAIN 05-15-89.HIS DOCTOR IN CONFERENCE WITH OUR DOCTOR HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A COMPENSIBLE INJURY RELATED TO AN INJURY THAT OCCURRED 8 TO 10 YEARS EARLIER.
WHILE DISMOUNTING THE DOZER, THE INJUREDS FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJ RAISING ENG3NE COMPARTMENT HOOD TO CHECK ENGINE OIL.WHEN FINISHED HE COUGHED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF A COULD HE HAD.AFTER COUGHING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE GRADING A3HAULROAD WITH #12 CAT GRADER, THE EMPLOYEE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD BED THAT SUDDENLY STOPPED THE MACHINE HE WAS STANDING AT THE TIME AND THIS RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE BEING THRO WN INTO THE WIN8OW. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE.
WHILE ON A TOUR3OF MINE WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THE INJURED SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON FLAT SURFACE OF GRAVEL.HE RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO ARM AND SORE RIBS,WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN THAT DEVELO PED 05/17/87.NO3LOST TIME.MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
WHILE PERFORMIN1 HIS DUTIES AS AN OILER THE INJURED WAS OPENING THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT OF A DRAGLINE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FLOOR AND TURNED THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS BODY TO PULL THE DOOR O1EN WITHOUT REPOSIONING HIS FEET. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE CHANGING A DRAG CABLE THE INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK PAIN PERSISTED UNTIL 8-1-85 WHEN A DOCTOR PUT HIM OFF WORK
WHILE HELPING TO SET A 2ND SAFETY SUPPORT ON THE PARON OF A TS-24-B SCRAPER THE 1ST SUPPORT A 6\6" R/R TIE BECAME DISLODGED BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF APRON WAS REMOVED & FELL ON THE INJURED MA NS LEFT OUTSIDE FOOT. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN LEFT LITTLE TOE.
HELPING ON REPAIR THE OIL STEPPED FROM THE HOOR TO BATTERY BOX PLATFORM AND WHILE LIFT HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT IT IN THE PORTICAL OPEN REAR DOOR CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS FOOT.
WHILE HELPING TO PUSH 6" WATER PUMP INTO POSITION THE INJURED APPRENTLY SUFFERED A HERNOIA WHICH DID NOT SLOW UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND WAS FIRST .