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EE WAS TRYINH TO ADJUST TILT ARM ON DOZER, WHILE PULLING ON BAR HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK LIKE HE MAY HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLER FRAMES ON A DRILL. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE EQUALIZER BAR AND SMASHED IT.
OPERATOR STARTED TO DISMOUNT DOZER WHEN FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, AND HE FELL ON TRACKS.
EE WAS HOLDING A PLATE ON THE END OF AN EQUALIZER BAR PIN. EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE THE PIN IN THE EQUALIZER BAR. EE'S HAND GOT IN THE WAY OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND WAS SMASHED.
SUBJECT WAS RECLAIMING A SLOPE AND WENT TOO FAR OUT ON THE EDGE OF THE FILL. THE DOZER WAS ALLOWED TO GAIN TOO MUCH SPEED, DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. OPERATOR DID NOT TRY TO SLOW THE DOZER BY LOWE RING THE BLADE. EXCESS SPEED CAUSED THE DOZER TO HIT SOME LARGER ROCKS. THE OPERATORS SEAT BELT OVER TIGHTENED AND JERKED HIS BODY WHICH SPRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PIN IN THE BACK OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS USING THE CRANE ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK. THE CHAIN HOOK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCK. WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF MULCH THE BAG TORE, LETTING HIS HAND SLIP AND CUT HIS ARM. HE WAS HOLDING A KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM.
FELL FROM STEP ON TO GROUND ON HIS BUTT.
OPERATOR WAS TOO CLOSE TO SPOIL WALL. THE WALL FELL IN ON THE IR DRILL ON THE DUST COLLECTOR SIDE. EE EXITED THE DRILL, JUMPED OVER THE HAND-RAIL. EE SAID HE HURT HIS TESTICLES EITHER ON THE HANDRAIL OR WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.
WHILE LOADING WITH 992G IN STRIP PIT, A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE SHOT BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING THE LOADER TO RAISE UP AND TILT TO THE LEFT. TO KEEP THE LOADER FROM TURNING OVER, HE D ROPPED HIS BUCKET TO THE GROUND. THE SUDDEN SHIFTING OF THE LOADER FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CAB.
WHILE PERFORMING PM ON TRUCK MECHANIC NOTICED CRACKS IN BED. ASKED HELPER TO THROW PAINT TO HIM TO MARK CRACKS. WHEN HE REACHED FOR PAINT CAN. HE STARTED TO FALL. HE HELD ON TO HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND BRUISED RT. LEG, ARM & HIP. ALSO HAD CONCUSSION.
OPERATOR STARTED TO DISMOUNT K500 LOADER, LOST GRIP ON HAND RAIL, CAUSING HIM TO SWING TO ONE SIDE HITTING HIS RIBS ON THE TIRE AND HITTING THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT LEG, CAUSING THE LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.
SUBJECT WAS USING A GRINDING TOOL AND A PIECE OF METAL PARTICAL WENT IN HIS EYE. SUBJECT USED EYE WASH ON THE JOB SITE, WHICH WASHED THE PARTICAL OUT. A VISIT TO DR. O.D. CONFIRMED THAT THE PA RTICAL WAS SUCCESSFULLY WASHED OUT ON THE JOB SITE. NO TIME WAS LOST. SUBJECT WENT TO THE DR. AFTER WORK.
EE WAS WALKING TO WHERE HE WAS TO BEGIN SURVEYING, HE ENCOUNTERED AN EXISTING 15' HIGHWALL AND EITHER FELL AND JUMPED OR KUMPED OFH HIGHWALL TO BUNK BELOW. HE LANDED IN DIRT PILE BUT STRUCK RO CK IN DIRT PILE WITH LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN ANKLE SPRAIN.
EE WAS WALKING ON SPOIL MATERIAL AND STEPPED IN A HOLE WITH HIS LEFT LEG. NOTHING WAS REPORTED. APPROX. 1 WEEK LATER THE RIGHT LEG BEGAN TO SWELL. SUBJECT WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD HE MAY HA VE A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS RIGHT LEG. TREATMENT DID NOT HELP SO HE WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR WHO FOUND THE RIGHT LEG BROKEN DUE TO OVERSTRESSING THE BONE.