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Employee received shoulder strain while pulling a hose connected to a hose reel. Hose is used on air impact wrenches. Immediate cause was stress due to improper speed, and body position while removing the hose. He saw a physician on the day of the accident. No medical treatment; evaluation only. He was placed on restricted duty 10/28/04 after seeing his physician again.

LEAKING COUPLING APPEARED TO HAVE COME LOOSE ALLOWING GAS TO LEAK. TORCH WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHT TO PERFORM THE TASK. LACK OF SKILL RESULTED IN INADEQUATE PRACTICE OF CHECKING ALL FITTINGS BEF ORE STARTING WORK.

EE WAS ON BERM ROAD IN HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TRAVELING TOWARD THE PARKING LOT WHILE A 631 SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. IT WAS 7:05 A.M., JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. BOTH VEHICLES HAD THEIR LIGHTS ON. THE SCRAPER OPERATOR REACHED UP TO TURN HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON (OVERHEAD DASH). WHEN HE LOOKED BACK DOWN THE PAN STRUCK THE LEFT REAR PANEL OF THE TRUCK.

GOING TOO FAST DOWN RAMP, HIT HOLE IN ROAD.

WRENCH HAD BEEN LAID UP ON ANGLE IRON WHILE MECHANICS INSTALLED THE BOLTS. NORMAL VIBRATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO SLOWLY CAUSE WRENCH TO FALL APPROX. 2'.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT GUN ATTEMPTING TO SCREW A 1" BOLT ONTO A 1" STUD THAT APPARENTLYHAD SOME DAMAGED THREADS. THE NUT SPUN OFF STUD AND FLEW IN AIR ~2-3' AWAY, HITTING INJURED EMPL OYEE IN MOUTH CAUSING A FRACTURED TOOTH.

AFTER INSTALLING THE SUCTION NIPPLE ON THE NEW SUCTION PLATE TO THE PUMP, EE BENT OVER WITH IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS AN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE REPORTED INCIDENT ON 11/26 /01.

NOT REALLY TOO SURE, BUT OPERATOR OF HEAVY EQUIP. MAY HAVE BUMPED HIM TOO HARD BUT THINKS HE HIT A BUMP IN HAUL ROAD TOO HARD, THEN WAS AGGRAVATED BY CONTACT WITH EQUIPMENT.

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS BURNING BOLTS OFF PIPE FITTING. WHEN HE MOVED HIS HAND BEHIND THE FITTING, HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH TORCH FLAME.

EE WAS REPLACING GRATING ON A FLOATING SEALING WATER PUMP. THE HOSE WAS STRETCHED TAUT, HAVING CAUGHT ON EDGE OF SLED AND AS EE TURNED HIS BODYTO MAKE A CUT TO TRIM GRATING, THE MOVEMENT OF H IS BODY CAUSED THE TORCH TO PASS OVER HIS LEFT HAND RATHER THAN THE CUT HE INTENDED TOMAKE. THIS RESULTED IN 1ST & 2ND DEG BURNS TO APPROX 25-30% OF HIS HAND FRONT & BACK INCLUDING LITTLE, RI

BACKED DOWN SLOPE IN 3RD GEAR & HIT BOTTOM TOO HARD; HIT HIS TAILBONE ON SEAT