Combs Branch Job — Accidents

Total: 65 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/10/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BROKEN TRACK BOLT OFF D9N AND A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
04/01/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST CENTER PIN ON LOADER CAUSING NECK SPRAIN.
10/21/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 36d lost EE DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN HANDS AND DR. DIAGNOSED PINCH NERVES IN BOTH ELBOWS DUE TO OPERATING CONTROLS ON 16G MOTOR GRADER AND RECOMMENDED SURGERY TO CORRECT PROBLEM.
08/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF MACK 800 WATER TRK AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
08/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE HAD HELPED CHANGE CUTTING EDGES ON D-11 DOZER & BUCKET TEETH ON 944 ENDLOADER WHEN LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. WENT TO EMERGENGY ROOM. X-RAYS NEGATIVE - PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXERS & SENT HO ME FOR...
12/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD HELPED MECHANIC FIND AND REPAIR AN AIR LEAK THAT WAS ALLOWING DUST INTO THE DUCT WORK AND CAB AREA. EE REMOVED LOUVER FROM DUCT AND WAS CLEANING DUCT WORK WHEN FINGER GOT INTO FAN BLADE.
09/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PINSIN 994 BUCKET AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT ARM STARTED GETTING NUMB.
06/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS PRYING ON A PIECE OF TIN WEAR ON DOZER WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EE CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF TIN WEAR,
06/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE REMOVE BRAKE CALIPER FROM FRONT WHEEL ON 777 ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE CALIPER STARTED TO FALL EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND IT PULLED HIM TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK. CALIPER WEIGHED APPROX....
06/01/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON D9N DOZER AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE TRACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 6/13/01 WHEN A MRI WAS DONE AND PAIN MEDICENE PRESCRIBED.
04/26/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 55d lost EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN THE RIGHT WRIST AND UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 4/26/01
12/21/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BUMPED INTO SIDE OF BED ON ROCK TRUCK CUTTINGHIS HEAD.
09/21/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE WAS BENT OVER USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVEA PIECE OF METAL PLATE FROM SCREEN & WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE KEPT WORKING & DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10/17/00. NO LO SS DAYS...
08/21/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EE WAS COMING IN TO WORK WHEN A COAL TRUCK TURNED AROUND ON THE HAUL ROAD AND HAD NOT GOT BACK TO HIS SIDE OF THE ROAD. EE'S PICKUP TRUCK HIT THE COAL TRUCK HEAD ON.
06/26/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE SAYS BACK PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED 11/19/93 WHEN EMPLOYEE MISSED 28 DAYS OF WORK. HE SAYS HE HAS HAD ONGOING BACKPROBLEMS SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. COMPANY WAS NOTIFI ED ON 6...