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EE SAID THAT HE SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO CARRY AN OXYGEN CYLINDER ONTO HIS MECHANICS TRUCK EE SAID HE LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT HE HURT HIS BACK EE SLIPPED ON 05-18-9 5 BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL AT TENTION IMMEDIATELY HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 06-13-95
EE ALLEGES THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH WHEN HE LIFTED 50 POUNDS ON 2-1-95. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE MISSED WORK ON 5-1-95 BECAUSE OF A HERNIA OPERATION.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF THE DOZER TRACK AS HE SHUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR. HE SAID HIS LEG BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE DOZER JACK PUSH ARM, WHICH CAUSED HIS BACK TO BE STRAINED WHEN HE CAME TO SUDDEN STOP SUSPENDED BY ONE LEG.
EE SAID HE WAS PLACING A BLOCK UNDERNEATH A 16G GRADER BLADE WHICH WAS BEING HELD IN THE AIR BY A CHAIN HESAID THAT THE BLADE FELL AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE A BLOCK UNDER THE BLADE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNTANGLE PULL DOWN CHAIN ON A DK40 REED DRILL. THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER HIT THE SPROCKET AND WAS CUT. IT TOOK 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
WHILE DRIVING A BACK DUMP TRUCK HE CLAIMS THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A ROUGHT SPOT IN THE ROAD.
HE CLAIMS THAT THE BED OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING CAME DOWN FAST AND HIT SO HARD THAT THE SHOCK RESULTED IN A STRAINED NECK AND BACK.
EE WAS STEAM CLEANING A LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND JUMPED DOWN TO THE GROUND FROM ABOUT 3 FT HE LANDED ON HIS FEET HE ALLEGES THAT THIS CAUSED A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
9?514E JUMPED OFF THE COUNTERWEIGHT OF A LOADER AND SUFFERED A PINCHED NERVE IN BACK.
INJURED WAS USING A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN THE OIL DRAIN PLUG IN A LOADER.AS HE TIGHTENED THE PLUG TIT STRIPPED THE THREADS AND THE RATCHET MOVED SUDDENLY.THE RATCHET HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSI NG A LACERATION THAT NEEDED 5 SITCHES TO CLOSE.
HE WAS DRIVING A 776 BACK DUMP. AS HE TURNED A CURVE THE HITCH BROKE AND THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN MOVEMENT THAT HE ALLEGES RESULTED IN A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS NECK AND BACK.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER.AS HE LIFTED THE FILTER HE ALLEGES HE FELT A PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHEST.HE ALLEGES THAT HE HAS A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.
INJURED ALLEDGES THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM HIS TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOTTOM STEP. HE FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SAYS THAT HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND OUT TO BREAK HS FALL AND THIS CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LEFT WRIST.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A DOZER IN SHOT MATERIAL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK.HE APPEARS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MUSCLE SPASMS IN HIS NECK.AN INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVENT THAT O CCURRED THAT RESULTED IN HIS SYMPTOMS. THE CONDITION WAS INITIALLY CONSIDERED TO BE A NON-WORK REALTED ILLNESS.THE EMPLOYEE HAS STATED THAT HE HAD ARTHRITIS AND THIS MAY WELL BE AN OCCUATIONA
FELL FROM LOADER WHILE DISMOUNTING INJ BACK
EMPLOYEE HAS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY CONDITION AND/PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A LOADER. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE BOTTOM STEP TO THE GROUND HE STRAINED HIS ANKLE.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON DOZER TRACK ASSISTING A MECHANIC WHO WAS USING A HOIST TO REMOVE THE HYDRAULIC TANK.THE TANK HUNG AND INJURED PRYED IT LOOSE.HE WAS THEN ATTEMPTING TO STEP DOWN OFF DOZ ER AND THE TANK MOVED BUMPING HIM.THAT CAUSED HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS CHEST ON THE TRACK RESULTING IN A BRUISED CHEST.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN WINDOWS ON HIS DOZER. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB HE STATED THAT HIS FEET FLEW OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, HITTING HIS RIGHT HIP ON THE TRACK, R ESULTING IN A BRUISE.
REMOVING CYLINDER HEAD FROM ENGINE. THIN METAL GASKET STUCK HEAD INCISION TO R FINGER FLOATING MECHANIC EMP BY ANOTHER CO.
I.NAME CLIMBING DOWN PORTABLE LADDER,STANDING ON FRAME OF BACK DUMP.THE LADDER SHIFTED AND EMPL LOST BALANCE CAUSING FALL TO GROUND.FRACTURED RIB.EMPL TOOK 5 DAYS OF SCHEDULED VACATION,THEREFO RE NO LOST WORK DAYS AS RESULT OF INJURY.
I.NAME DRIVING BACK DUMP AWAY FROM DUMP AREA.THOUGHT AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING ENOUGH AIR.STUCK HAND INTO VENT AND STARTED TO REMOVE RAG FROM VENT BUT TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER CONTACTED SQUIRREL CAGE BLOWER FAN -LACERATION.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET AN ACETELYNE CYLINDER TO THE GROUND. THE CYLINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS FOOT, STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS FOOT BEHIND HIS STEEL CAP ON HIS SAFETY SHO ES. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE METATARSAL.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A CORNER BIT FOR A DOZER BLADE. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A LARGE ROCK INTO TRUCK WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED AND CAUSED THE REAR OF LOADER TO RISE UP. THE ROCK SHIFTED AGAIN CAUSING THE LOADER TO DROP SUDDENLY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BUMP HEAD ON CAB ROOF AS HE WAS THROWN UP OUT OF HIS SEAT. THIS RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL HYD. DRIVEN WATER PUMP ON WATER TRUCK. WHILE SETTING PUMP IT SLIPPED & CRUSHED TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. AREA IN WHICH PUMP MOUNTS IS SMALL & PROVIDES LITTLE CLEARNANCE FOR MECH. LIFTING AID.
CUT ON WRIST WHEN PIPE CLAMP BROKE AS HE WAS TIGTENING IT WITH AIR WRENCH. WORKED UNTIL 5-19-89 WHEN WRIST INFECTED INJ BECAME REPORTABLE.
INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF OF A LADDER AND WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN ON A ROCK AND THE ROCK ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. LOST TIME BEGAN ON 11-1-8 8.
I.NAME INDEPENDENT CONTRACT COAL HAULER SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK IN A MINE PARKING AREA WHILE WAITING FOR HIS SON TO TAKE HIM TO A DOCTOR WHEN HE COLLAPSED AN AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED CPR A DMINISTERED AND THE AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL
I NAME WAS ON DOZER TO PMP FUEL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN HEPASSED THE FUEL TANK BACK TO THE GREASE TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A POSSIBLY RUPTURED DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMP. WAS STANDING NEAR A MECHANIC WHO WAS DRIVING A TRACK PIN INTO PLACE. A METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF THE TRACK PIN AND HIT EMP. IN THE LIP. THE INJURY DID NOT SEEM SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT LOST WORK DAYS BUT HE MISSED 2 DAYS.