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ACTIONS OF ANOTHER SCRAPER OPERATOR CROSS DUMPING ON THE TOP SOIL PILE CAUSING THIS SCRAPER & OPERATOR TO BECOME AIRBORNE IMPACTING OPERATOR WITH STEERING WHEEL
LOADING CONCRETE FORMS ON TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING METAL CHIPS FROM THE BORING BAR WHEN A CHIP APPARENTLY WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER AND CUT HIS FINGER WHEN THE EMPLOEYE PULLED HIS HAND BACK.THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING PLIERS AN D WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.
81775NED DURING DAY-SOMETHING GOT IN EYE DURING WELDING,CUTTING OR GRINDING.
WIRE ROPE CHOKER WAS HOOKED TO DOZER TO PULL OUT OF MUD. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE NOSE BY THE CHOKER AS SHE WAS UNHOOKING IT FROM HER MACHINE. THE CHOKER WAS HANGING IN A SLIGHT BIND WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLIP WHEN SHE PULLED IT OUT OF THE HITCH. EMPLOYEE'S NOSE WAS FRACTURED AND LACERATED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT BUT SURGERY WAS RECOMMED TO SET THE FRACTURE
LOADING METAL INTO THE ELEVATOR ONE PIECE OF METAL GOUGED HIS RT. ARM JUST ABOVE THE ELBOW CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
SECURITY OFFICER CLOSING CONTRACTORS' GATE.SLIPPED IN MUD AND HIT RIGHT HEEL AND BACK OF LEG CAUSING TORN TENDON IN RIGHT HEEL.POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDE NT.
COAL DUST IN RT EYE (REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF HOSPITAL TREATMENT IS REMOVAL OF DUST & ANTIBBIOTIES) LOST TIME BECAUSE ALTHOUGH HE HAD A WORK RELEASE TO WORK WE FELT IT IN HIS BEST INTEREST NOT T O WORK WITH A PATCH OVER HIS EYE
WHILE LOADING SHOVEL SWING MOTOR 50 TON CRANE HEADACHE BALL ON WHIP LINE FREE FELL STRIKING EMPL ON HEAD & RIGHT FOOT CAUSING CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE & CRUSHING INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN FEEDER GATE ON CHUTE @E5CONVEYOR.HE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND WHEN THE GATE OPENED,HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS MOUTH ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE THAT WAS INSTALLED IVE R THE GATE,THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LOWER LIP REQUIRING SUTURES AND CHIPPED A FRONT TOOTH THAT WILL REQUIRE REPAIR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING UNDER ENGINE STAND LOOKING UP FOR LEAKS A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL DRIPPED OFF OF THE ENGINE & FELL BETWEEN H IS FOREHEAD & SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYES EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY WAS HED OUT EYES WITH WATER HIS EYES BECAME IRRITATETHE NEXT DAY & HE HAD THEM CHECKED PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS MAKING THIS REPORTABLE
AFTER POURING CONCRETE INJURED SLID ON MUD AND HIT HIS KNEE ON FORMS HE FINISHED OUT THE DAY.WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH AN INFLAMMED LEFT KNEE.DR PUT HIM ON NO WORK TILL FURTHER NOTICE.
HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR BACKED INTO SHOVEL BUCKET WHILE POSITIONING TO LOAD CAUSING TRUCK TO STOP ABRUPTLY. OPERATOR SUFFERED NECK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PALLET ON CONVEYOR, HOOKING UP CHOKER TO LIFT BUNDLE OF IDLERS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROLLERS BETWEEN LEGS AND LANDED ON BUTTOCKS AND TAILBONE.
I.NAME CLIMBING UP SAFEWAY TO GET TO TOP OF SILO. STARTED HAVING PAINS,TOLD SUPV WAS HEARTBURN. SUPV TOLD EMPL IF IT FELT THAT BAD EMPL SHOULD GO HOME.EMPL DROVE HIMSELF HOME,AT HOME HAVING PA INS SO WIFE TOOK EMPL TO EMERG RM. ON 3-27-91 WE WERE NOTIFIED IT WAS A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. DR SAID IT WAS JOB RELATED .
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PIECES OF Q DECKING. SHARP EDGE ON DECKING CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE CUTTING HIS HAND.
HIGH WIND BLEW DOWN 12' X 8' WOODEN DOOR STRIKING EMPL INJ LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO LEFT SHOULDER.
DIRT HAD COLLECTED IN LADDER STEP DURING SHIFT OPERATOR SLIPPED ON PLUGGED STEP WHILE DISMOUNTING TRUCK & FELL 6FT TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HER BACK & ELBGOW OPERATOR NOT IMMEDIATELY AWARE OF ANY INJURY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT REQUESTEDDR APPOINTMENT 03-06-91 DIAGNOSED AS SLIGHTLY TORN RT SHOULDER MUSCLE & BRUISED RT ELBOW BEDAME REPORTABLE 03-12-9 1 AS INDIVIDUAL WAS PRESCRIBE
WHILE CUTTING WIRE BROKE SKIN ON RIGHT PALM OF HIS HAND JUST BELOW FIRST DIGIT REPORTABLE INFECTION RESULTING FROM THIS INJURY.
WALKING UP THE HILL AFTER WORK AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL HURTING HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT ELBOW.REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF TREATMENT BY CHIROPRACTOR.
DRILLING HOLES IN CONCRETE ABOVE HIS HEAD HE SLIPPED AND LOST BALANCE FELL AND BRUISED RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK.
CUTTING REBAR WHEN CONCRETE EXPLODED CAUSING HOT SLAG TO FLY.A PIECE OF SLAG GOT TRAPPED IN SIDE OF GLOVE CAUSING A BURN.ALL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS BEING WORN REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF PRESCRIPT
BRUISED SECOND AND THIRD DIGIT LOWER KNUCKLE TYING REINFORCED BAR FOR CONCRETE REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
LACERATION TO 3RD DIGIT LEFT HAND WHILE WORKING WITH REINFORCING BAR FOR CONCRETE WORK.REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF SUTURES AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.
SEPERATED RIB FROM SPINE ON LEFT SIDE WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN CONCRETE.REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF VISITS TO CHIROPRACTOR.
WHILE RIGGING DOWN EQUIPMENT,A WELDER DROPPED A GROUND LEAD CABLE FROM THE WORK AREA.THE INJURED WORKER WAS BELOW TO RETRIEVE THE CABLE.THE CABLE WHIPPED STRIKING THE WORKER IN THE LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS S TEPPING DOWN OFF OF EQUIPMENT READYLINE WHILE SERVICING TRUCKS AS HE STEPPED DOWN HE TOOK AN EXTRA LARGE STEP TO AVOID A HOSE HIS FOOT CAME DOWN ON A ROCK & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE INJURY ALSO INCLUDED HAIRLINE FX OF BONE IN ANKLE
EMPL & VENDOR WERE MOVING TRUCK BRAKE SPIDERS. THESE ARE FAIRLY HEAVY SO BOTHER WERE LIFTING PART. THEY WERE SETTING IT ONTO ANOTHER PALLET AS EMPL STEPPED OVER PALLET SHE SLIPPED & FELL FORWA RD ONTO BRAKE SPYDER.
THROWING AWAY A TRASH BAG WITH A HEAVY OBJECT IN IT & IT CAME DOWN HARD ON THE LOWER PART OF THE RT ARM SMASHING IT BETWEEN THE TRASH BAG & THE EDGE OF THE DUMPSTER
FROZEN MASS FELL FROM SHOVEL FACE & ROLLED FOR SOME DISTANCE STRIKING LADDER & SHOVEL OPERATOR. SHOVEL WAS IN POSITION FOR LUBE FILL WEEKLY & OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING SHOVEL FOR LUNCH BREAK.
SLIP AND FALL UNDER COLD ICY CONDITIONS. LEFT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH COOLING FAN BLADE ON ENGINE OF 6 TON VACUUM TRAILER.
EMPLOYEE WORKING ON HAUL TRUCK TRAILING ARM. PIN CAME LOOSE AND FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING LADDER UP TO DECK ON HAUL TRUCK LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND.
CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH & STRUCTURE OF CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING LACERATION TO THUMB & CHIPPED BONE ON LEFT THUMB
SLIPPED WITH WRENCH AND CHIPPED A TOOTH.
LOWER BACK PAIN FROM LIFTING TIRE AND WHEEL FROM PICKUP INTO BACK OF PICKUP.,
DISMANTLING SUB BIT FOR DRILL CHAIN HOLDING BIT SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN UPPER RT ARM CAUSING LACERATION
LOADING SCRAP METAL METAL CAME IN CONTACT WHICH FOREARM CAUSING LACERATION.
WORKING IN STORAGE AREA OF PLANT STEPPING OUT OF PICK UP STEPED ON ROCK CAUSING TWISTING OF L. KNEE.
TWO HAUL TRUCKS COLLIDED AT INTERSECTION ON BOTTOM COAL DUMP ONE 85TON HIT LEFT SIDE NEAR CAB AREA TRAPPING DRIVER IN TRUCK ON 170 TON TRUCKHIT ON RIGHT FRONT
EMPLOYEE BECAME INJUERED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN MIRROR ON DUMP BED AND HANDRAIL ON DECK OF HAUL TRUCK REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR BRUISES
REMOVING RADIATOR CAP FROM TEREX WATCH TOWER. RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE STEAM BURN TO UPPER RIGHT ARM.
RECEIVED LACERATION TO 3RD DIGIT RIGHT HAND ON STEEL PLATE (REPORTABLE DUE TO STITCHING TO CLOSE LACERATION).
SOCKET FELL FROM IMPACT WRENCH STRIKING EMPLOYEE OVER LEFT EYE, CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES DURING MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE RAN INTO AN PUTRIGGER ON HAUL TRUCK WHILE PREPARING TO CLIMB LADDER.CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKR BRIDGE OF HOSE AND CAUSING BACK LASH TYPE OF INJURY TO NECK.
TWISTED BACK AND PULLED MUSCLE RUNNING UP STAIRS WITH FURTHER AGGRAVATION SHOVELING HEAVY COAL MIXED WITH PANTING
EMP LEFT PICKUP IN GEAR WHEN HE LEFT THE U NIT IT PINNED HIM AGAINST THE WALL AND THEN UNDER THE UNIT. NO LOSS OF WORK TIME. HOWEVER DR PRESCRIBED PAIN MEDICATION
SMALL CHIP OF STEEL FROM SHOVEL BUCKET BECAME EMBEDDED IN EMPL RIGHT ARM.
REMOVING STUD BOLT WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH IMPACT TOOL CAME DOWN ON RT HAND CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO FOURTH DIGIT RT HAND. RING FINGER
CLEANING BEHIND3SAMPLE CRUSHERS. PULLED BACK MUSCLE. REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF PRESCIPTION MEDICATION.