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EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED CLEAN UP WORK ON EACH SHIFT AS OPPOSED TO PERFORMING CLEAN UP WORK ONLY WHILE ON THE 11-7 SHIFT. THE EE FIRST ATTRIBUTED THE PAIN TO HIS LE G WHICH WAS INJURED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, AND THEREFORE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT. EE DECIDED TO SEE A DR ON JULY 19, 1993.

TIGHTENING BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT STRIKING ON MOUTH

SHOVELING CLODS UNDER FEEDER. RAISED UP, HIT HEAD ON BRACE (HARD HAT ON) UNDER FEEDER.

MOVING FRONT CHUNCK AWAY FROM SCALPING SCREEN PC FELL ON HAND IT CUT THE LITTLE FINGER ON R HAND

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WORN CENTER BIT FROM THE BOTTOM OF A SCRAPER. THE LAST BOLT HAD TO BE CUT OFF WITH A TORCH. UNKNOWN TO THE EMPLOYEE WAS THE FACT THAT THE BIT WAS UNDER SPRING TEN SION AND WHEN THE BOLT WAS CUT IT SPRUNG FORWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE PLACING OF A SUPER SACK ONTO FORKS OF FORKLIFT.A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST PARTICLE INTO EMPLOYEES EYE EVEN THOUGH EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASS ES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.THE EYE WAS IRRIGATED FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO SUCCESS AND EMPLOYEE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE FAMILY CLINIC WHERE PARTICLE WAS REMOVED WITH COTTON SWAB.

EMPL REPAIRED A MACHINE PART,PICKED IT UP FROM THE WORKBENCH,TURNED TO CARRY IT TO TRUCK.RIGHT HAND STRUCK SHARP PIECE OF METAL CUTTING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD FINGER.REQ 5 SUTURES.

PLACING SPACERS BETWEEN HINGE TO LOOSEN TAILGATE TAILGATE CLOSED SUDDENLY ON L HNAD MASHING MIDDLE FINGER

THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO CLEAN OFF A BELT SCRAPER AT THE WASH PLANT. HE REMOVED THE GUARD, DID NOT DE-ENERGIZE THE BELT AND REACHED IN TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS COVERALL SLEEVE AND PULLED HIS ARM BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN PLACING A NEW LINE ON A DOZER. THE LINE HAD A PROTECTIVE CAP OVER ONE END AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE CAP OFF. HIS KNIFE SUDDENLY CUT THROUGH THE CAP CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. THE INJURED RESULTED IN A LACERATION OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING LOOSE SAND WITH DOZER IN SOFT SAND AND WHEN WALKING AWAY HIS RIGHT LEG STARTING HURTING ALSO HIS TOES FELT NUM.

THE EE WAS REMOVING A NUT FROM A BOLT WITH AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH. AS THE NUT CAME OFF THE BOLT IT FLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET STRIKING THE EE ON HIS FRONT TOOTH RESULTING IN ACRACKED TOOTH THE EE WA S TAKEN TO A DENTIST WHO PUT ON AN EPOXY SEALER TO THE TOOTH FURTHER EXAMINATION NEEDED IN A 1 MONTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO COLUMBIA MACHINE CO. TO PICK UP A 5 H.P. ELECTRIC MOTOR. EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING SIGNAL LIGHT AND AS HE GOT THROUGH LIGHT, TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE HIT TH E REAR OF THE CAR.

EMPLS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BY DRILL PRESS & PIECE OF SANDING MATERIAL CUTTING FINGER ABOVE FINGERNAIL. SUTURES RQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.

THE EE WAS TURNING OVER A BRAKE SHOE WITH HIS HANDS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST AND ARM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS STRAINED TENDONS IN RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN LEFT WRIST AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY DR WILLIAMS AS HAVING TENDONITIS OF LEFT WRIST DUE TO REPEATED MOVEMENT OF OPERATING DOZER CONTROLS.

ATTCH:EMPL DRIVING DOZER ON SOME DAY,BACKED OVER PILE OF ORE 2-3'HIGH.WHEN DOZER CAME DOWN IT JARRED HIS BACK,HURT FOR 30 MIN.DIDNT HURT THE FOLLOWING DAYS BUT DID THE NIGHT HE WENT TO EMERG R M FOR STOMACH PROBLEMS 10-6-90.

EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING ENGINE WHEN A LARGE FLYWHEEL, AT 400 LBS, BROKE OUT OF WOODEN PACKING CRATE AND ROLLED ACROSS THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GRAB THE WHEEL BUT IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED 1ST METATARSAL BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC LIFT A METAL CUTTING EDGE FROM A STACK TO HIS MACHINE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CUTTING EDGE, THE STACK SHIFTED AND ANOTHER EDGE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. TH E ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF THE METATARSAL BONE OF LEFT FOOT. THE FOOT WAS CASTED.

DETATCHING SLING FROM CURVED BIN SCTIN ON TRAILER SECTION WET WITH DEW, LOST FOOTING SLID OFF BACK OF TRAILER

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LIME ROCK FROM DITCH IN FRONT OF GRIZZLY AT THE FASTER PACE THAN USAL, CAUSING A PAIN TO CATCH HIM IN THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHOVEL ON TRACTOR TO CLEAN UP SAND AND ROCK BEHIND LOG WORK. WHEN HE TURNED TO EMPTY SHOVEL INTO BUCKET A CATCH CAUGHT HIM IN HIS BACK.

MOVING R R CAR DOWN TRACCKS STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED TIGHTEN THE BRAKES DOD NOT SLOW DOWN UNHOOKED BELT JUMPED HOOK ON BELT RE ATTACHED TO LADDER RELEASED THE HOOK UMPED AGAIN RESULTIG I CONT USIONS AND HEAD LACERATION 4 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING 6" VALVE IN (UNREADABLE) AND FAILED TO PUT VALVE WRENCH NEAR SPOKE IN WHEEL WHEN HE PULLED WRENCH IT SLIPPED ON WHEEL.

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A CHAIN LINK ON THE COLLER DRIVE WHEN ANOTHER EMPL WHO WAS STRIKING THE SAME CHAIN LINK WITH A HAMMER CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF THE LINK PIN TO BREAK OFF AND LODGE JUST UNDER THE SKIN IN AN AREA JUST BELOW THE EMPLS CHIN THE EMPL WAS POSITIONED APPROX AN ARMS LENGTH FROM THE CHAIN AND FACING THE WORK BOTH EMPLS WERE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE BOTTOM OF A METAL PIPE WHEN THE DRILL BIT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM UNDER THE LEFT EYE. LACERATION OF CHEEK UNDER LEFT EYE CLOSURES AND BANDAID APPLIED.

THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON AN ICY SPOT AND IN REGAINING HIS BALANCE, TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY LOCAL DOCTOR AND DIAGNOSED AS A SPRAIN. DISCOMFORT CONTINUED AND A SPECIALIST DIAGNOSED A TORN KNEE CARTILAGE. ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY WAS PREFORMED AND CARTILAGE WAS REAPAIRED.

EMPLOYEE CUT HAND WHEN CAN OF WELDING RODS SLIPPED AND JAGGED EDGE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN AN OVERHEAD POSTION WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF WELDING SLAG GOT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL A WEEK LATER AT WHICH TIME IT BECAME INFECTED.DOCTOR A DMINISTERED ANTIBIOTICS FOR INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING AN OVERHEAD PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM A STEEL BEAM INTO THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END LOADE TO BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND.L WHEN THE OPERATOR SHIFTED THE LOADER INTO RE VERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LOADER ROLLED FORWARD AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE TOP EDGE OF THE BUCKET AND THE FLANGES OF THE BEAM.

WHILE IN THE SITTING POSITION THE EE WAS PAINTING PLANT PIPING OUTSIDE THE BUILDING HANDRAIL. THE LOCATION OF THE PIPE REQUIRED THE EE TO REACH THROUGH THE HANDRAIL. WHEN THE EE ATTEMPTED TO S TAND UP TO MOVE TO A NEW POSITION HIS KNEE TEMPORARILTY POPPED OUT OF SOCKET.

RIGHT HAND WAS CUT WHILE OPERATING A 6" VALVE ON HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO EAST HIGH PRESSURE MONITIR.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING STAIRS IN NORTH PLANT TO SURGE BIN LEVEL WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON LAST STEP & FELL CUTTING HER KNEE ON EXPANDED METAL FLOOR CUT WAS T REATED AT MEDI-STAT CLINIC WHERE EMPLOY EE RECEIVED FIVE ST IT CHES TO RT.KNEE LOCATION OF CUT REQUIRED MORE STITCHES THAN NORMAL T O ASSURE PROPER HEALING

SEE ATTACHED REPORT-THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY VIOLATIONS INFLUENCED EMPLOYEE TO EXAGGERATE THE INJURY IN HOPE OF AVOIDING TERMINATION.IN LIGHT OF THIS,WE ARE ASKING MSHA TO RULE ON THIS WITH RESPECT TO CLASSIFICATION.