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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.

MECHANIC CAUGHT HIS LEFT FINGER BETWEEN TWO FLANGES. (EMPLOYEE STATED THAT INSTEAD OF SETTING HOSE DOWN, HE JUST TOSSED IT DOWN, NOT THINKING OF WHERE HIS HAND WAS). HE SUFFERED AN AVULSION TO THE DISTAL TIP OF THE LEFT RING FINGER REQUIRING 7-8 SUTURES. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE was using a line truck to disconnect power line after storm. After cutting 2nd wire, pole broke striking ee across back, shoulders and head, knocking off hard hat. He received laceration to scalp and multiple insect bites.

POOR HOUSEKEEPING - AREA HAD BEEN TREATED FOR ALGAE GROWTH. IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF A PIPE THAT RESULTED IN CHANGING THE ROUTE TO A SUMP PUMP. PIPE CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO WALK ACROSS A SLOPED CONCRETE AREA LEADING TO A SUMP TO CHECK OIL LEVELS IN A PUMP.

Employee exerted force on a pry bar to install a 20" 90 degree fitting. injury was aggravated when he used a shovel as a normal part of his job, resulting in sprain of ligaments in elbow.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN INTO DRAG CABLE BOX, MISSED SECOND STEP AND FELL, LANDING ON RT. ANKLE.

ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR AND ELECTRICIAN WERE CUTTING A WIRE TIE OFF A SET OF BUNDLED WIRES WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE WIRE TIE AND CUT ELECTRICIAN'S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE THAT DID NOT HAVE A LOCKING BLADE TO TRIM ON A URETHANE WEDGE GASKET USED IN SEALING 20"PIPE FLANGES. BLADE CLOSED ON FINGER, CAUSING THE CUT (REQUIRING SUTURES).

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM A PUMP SLED IN THE FIELD ON TO SAND IN MINING AREA. HE TURNED TO MOVE AND HIS FEET DID NOT MOVE WITH HIS BODY RESULTING IN A TWISTING FORCE TORIGHT KNEE.

LOADER EE WAS OPERATING FOR CLEANUP AROUND MUDBALL REJECT PUMP TANK BECAMSE STUCK & WHEN IT WAS PULLED OUT THE FRONT TIRES DROPPED INTO RUTS MADE BY REAR TIRES, JARRING OPREATOR INSIDE THE CAB. EE PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY 4/29/04

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PAN MOTOR OIL AND WALKED AROUND TO CRANK UP THE MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

CHECKING OIL AND WATER IN RADIATOR IN D9 (DOZER).

GETTING OFF PAN AFTER FUELING IT, SLIPPED AND FELL.

Employee was standing on the tail pulley guard approx. 3' above the ground when the chain on the valve slipped causing employee to lose footing and fall to the ground(EE was exerting too much force on the come-a-long.)

DURING THE PROCESS OF SIGNALING TO GUIDE ASSEMBLY INTO PLACE ON PLATFORM, HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A STATIONARY I-BEAM AND THE BOLTS EXTRUDING FROM THE LOCK RETAINER, CREATING A PINCH P OINT WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO LEFT HAND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE LOWER DOOR OF RAIL CAR WITH PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & HIT EE IN FACE CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT. UPPER LIP. 2 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN THROUGH TWO BORES WHEN THE HAMMER HANDLE BROKE ALLOWING THE 20 LB SECTION OF THE HAMMER TO FLY OFF AND LAND ON HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING GAS IN FIVEHORSE MOTOR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS HOT. (SERVICE TRUCK)

WHILE IN PROCESS OF REPLACING IMPELLER ON A CONDITIONER THE EE REACHED DOWN TO RAISE IMPELLER OUT OF FEED TO INSTALL A CABLE SLING. EDGE OF IMPELLER CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE & INTO THE FINGER. EE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES & ALL REQUIRED PPE. LACK OF SKILL-INADEQUATE PRACTICE. VERY FEW STAINLESS STEEL IMPELLERS ARE USED IN THIS SERVICE. EE DID NOT RECOGNIZE POSSIBILITY OF EDGE BEING AS S

ANOTHER EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT IN A BACK HOE PIN. HAMMER GLANCED OFF PIN KNOCKER, HIT EE IN MOUTH.

EE WAS CROSSING OVER 42" CLAY LINE AND SLIPPED, HITTING INSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE OVER NEXT SEVERAL DAYS EE LEG WAS STIFF AND SORE, BUT IMPROVING. FIVE DAYS LATER HE MOVED A LARGE TOOL OFF ONE OF THE TRUCKS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. UPON RETURNING TO WORK, HE REPORTED BACK PAIN. WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY 8/19.

EE WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL STARTER SLED IN SHOP FOR RECONDITIONING AND REPAIRS TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE DISCONNECTS INSIDE CABINET. A 4'LADDER WAS LEANED AGAINST CABINET IN THE FOLDED POSITION & EE WAS STANDING ON 1ST RUNG. THE LADDER COULD NOT BE PROPERLY OPENED SINCE SLED BASE WAS NOT WIDE ENOUGH. LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S LT. ARM TO COME IN CONTACT WITH BRACKET. CUT UPPER ARM.

In order to save time and effort ee crossed a pipe line. he did not have enought step to clear and cross safety, and tripped and fell. he shoulder have walked around the line until a crossing was in place. ee placed on restricted duty on 6-2-04.

EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHICH WAS WELDED ON BOTTOM OF DRAGLINE HOUSING. BRACKET USED TO HOLD AN OLD TELEPHONE BOX FOR GROUND CAB COMMUNICATION, THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE TWO ANGLE IRON BRACES WERE LEFT EXTENDING APPROX. 1'EACH. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE HARD HATS SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORN.

FOREIGN BODY IN CHIN.

EE WAS WORKING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION & TWISTED HIS BACK

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.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHORTEN A PLASTIC DRAIN LINE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. SHE WAS HOLDING THE TUBING IN A "U" POSITION AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE KNIFE AWAY FROM HER TO COMPLETE A CUT. HER L EFT INDEX FINGER WAS STABLIZING TUBE AND KNIFE CUT THROUGH TUBING INTO TOP OF FINGER. LACERATION REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE TRYING TO PUT ADJUSTING ARM ON A D8N DOZER. BLADE BAR SLIPPED CATCHING EE S LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK NEXT TO A CURB TO RETRIEVE A CUP. AS HE BACKED OUT OF THE TRUCK HE TRIPPED OVER THE CURB.

AS EE STEPPED OFF LAST STEP, FOOT WAS PLACED IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. CONTINUED PAIN AND SWELLING RESULTED IN EE BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY,01/14/03.

EE WAS OPENING HOOD OF TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED, HE FELL AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON BUMPER.

EE WAS CHANGING AN OUTSIDE LIGHT AT PIT CAR AND STEPPED ONTO A 20' WATER LINE TO CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE. FOOT SLIPPED OFF PIPE. AREA AROUND THE PIT IS TYPICALLY WET AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHENEVER AN EE HAS TO CROSS OVER ANY PIPE LINE. PROPER FOOTING AND SPEED SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED WHEN PERFORMING THIS TASK.

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'.

IMPROPERLY USED EQUIPMENT. TOO MUCH CABLE WAS MOVED AT ONCE WHICH PUT TOO MUCH STRAIN ON EE'S BACK.

STEP TO GET OFF PEDISTAL IS NARROWER THAN A NORMAL STEP. EE WAS PACKING A PUMP. HE STEPPED FROM THE BEARING PEDESTAL TO A STEP ON SIDE OF PEDESTAL TO MOVE DOWN OFF PUMP. HIS RT. FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP AS HE SWUNG HIS LT. FOOT DOWN TO DISMOUNT PUMP. THIS RESULTED IN A 6" TWISTING FALL THAT EFFECTED HIS LOWER BACK.

IMPROPER HOUSEKEEPING, STEEL BOX SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PIT CAR.

EE STATES SHE WAS SWATTING AT MOSQUITOES WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. EE WAS PERFORMING A PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION OF RECOVERY PIT PUMP. AS SHE APPROACHED MOTOR DISCONNECT SWITCH SHE SLIPPED I N A PUDDLE OF SLIMES. SHE STATES SHE DID NOT FALL BUT MOMENTARILY LOST HER FOOTING. SHE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN A FEW HOURS LATER. SHE WAS SEEN BY COMPANY DR. AND PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER AND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE FRONT WINDOW GLASS WHEN THE FORKS OF THE LOADER HIT THE GROUND AND DUG IN CAUSING THE LOADER TO ABRUPTLY STOP. EMPLOYEE WAS K NOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AS A RESULT OF THE BLOW TO THE HEAD. EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

EE WAS INSTALLING A BELLY PAN ON THE #631 PAN. BELLY PAN SLIPPED BETWEEN CHAIN AND THE PAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN SCREEN LAUNDER TO CLEAN AREA IN PREPARATION FOR MAINTENANCE. HE STEPPED BACKWARD INTO THE DISCHARGE CHUTE AND REACHED OUT AND CAUGHT HIS HAND ON METAL EDGE OF CHUTE.

DRIVING DOWN HAUL ROAD, EQUIP HIT BUMP, BOUNCED HIM UP AND JAMMED HIS ELBOW ON ARM REST, DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER.

INCIDENT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN S02 RELEASE AT A NEIGHBORING CHEMICAL PLANT (BREEZE WAS BLOWING FROM E/NE AND HIGH CLOUDS). EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DAM SPILLWAY, 2 MILES EAST OF THE CHEMICAL PLANT WHEN HE SUFFERED BURNED EYES AND A SORE THROAT. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT STILL IN PROGRESS.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS (WITH WET BOOTS) AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF LAST STEP, TWISTING ANKLE.

EE WAS APPLYING FORCE TO A COMEALONG HOLDING A PIPE THAT HAD MOVED AFTER THE BOLTS WHERE REMOVED FROM A FLANGE. THIS PIPE HAD MOVED MORE & IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN PLANNED. EE PERFORMED T ASK WITH LESS THAN DESIRABLE THOUGHT FOR BODY POSITION & EXERTION, RESULTING IN MUSCLE STRAIN. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6/4 & X-RAYS WERE ORDERED.

WHILE BOLTING A 20" FLANGE PIPE TOGETHER DURING WINDY WARM CONDITIONS, EMPLOYEE WAS OFTEN CLEANING SWEAT AND SAND FROM HIS FOREHEAD BY WIPING IT WITH WORK GLOVES RATHER THAN A CLEAN RAG. A SMA LL SLIVER OF STEEL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT EYE.

30" BAR SLIPPED WHILE EE WAS HOLDING BELLY PAN IN PLACE SO BOLTS COULD STARTED.

AFTER WELDING NEW BRACKETS, EMPLOYEE RAISED WELDING HOOD AND BEGAN TO CHIP WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.