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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS INJURED WHEN THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING TO WALK A ROCK BOX INTO PLACE SUDDENLY JERKED. THE BOX SLIPPED, CAME OFF THE FOUNDATION SLIGHTLY AND CAUSED THE PRY BAR TO JERK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD STRAINED HIS SHOULDER UNTIL TEN DAYS LATER WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE ENTERED A CLEANED OUT SLURRY PRODUCT STORAGE TANK TO REPLACE A GASKET ON A PUMP. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, HOWEVER, A DROP OF REAGENT MUST H AVE GOTTEN UNDE9 HIS GLOVE WHILE HE WAS IN THE TANK. ON 12-17-87, HE REPORTED THIS TO THE SUPERVISOR AND SHOWED THE SUPERVISOR A RASH WHICH HAD APPEARED ON HIS WRIST.
EMP STATED THAT3HE WAS GRINDING INSIDE A REGRIND MILLAND SOME TYPE OF MINUTE FOREIGN BOCY , RUST, DUST ETC, GOT PAST HIS PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND INT HIS EYE
EMP STATED HE W5S LOADING SLURRY PRODUCT INTO A TANK CAR AND WHEN HE STRETCHED TO INSERT THE LOAD PIPE INTO THE CAR HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS NECK
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS CUTTING WEEDS BESIDE WASHER WASTE POND WHEN HE HIT A HORNETS NEST WITH AXE RESULTING IN MULTIPLE HORNET STINGS.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT VALVE ON REJECT PUMP WAS PLUGGED UP & HE INSERTED HIS FINGER TO REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTING MATERIAL MILL OPERATOR ASSISTING DIDNOT SEE FINGER & HE CLOSED THE VALVE ON INJURED EMPLOYEES HAND 3
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT THE PIPE HE WAS GRINDING KI CKED OFF TO THE SIDE CAUSING HIS HAND TO SLIP & COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL
EMP TWISTED HER3ANKLE WHEN SHE JUMPED THROUGH AN IMPROPER PASSAGE IN TAKING A SHORT CUT TO THE R.R.TRACK SHE JUMPED APPROX 29" FROM WAREHOUSE FLOOR TO GROUND BESIDE TRACK
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A COVER FROM THE FEED SCREW AND AS HE TURNED TO STEP OFF THE PLATFORM HE OVERLOIOKED THE STEP, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS HAND ON THE FEED SCREW BOL T COVER. 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WORKING UNDERNEATH A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A MECHANIC.EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SOME TRASH FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING SWECO SCREENS WITH ACID AND SPLATTERED SOME IN HIS EYES. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE HIT THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK ON THE MANHOLE AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUTOF STORAGE TANK
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS SORE SINCE HE WORKED ON A PUMP
EE STATED THAT 2E TRIPPED & SSTRUCK HIS LEG ON AN AIR CYLINDER ATOP THE DUST COLLECTOR WHEILE PERFORMING ROUTINE DUTIES CONNECTED WITH HIS OPERATING JOB.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT IN TURNING TO ASCEND STAIRS,HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON THE BRUSH PORTION OF A BROOM CAUSING THE HANDLE TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE HIM IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE USED A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN SOMESEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS MUSCLE STRAIN AND HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-1
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF MEDIA UP STAIRS AND HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHEN HE LOADED AN OIL DRUM ONTO DRUM MOVER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT TESTICLE
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE INHALED FUMES WHILE REPAIRING BIOCIDE PIPING
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A FORKLIFT WHOSE OPERATOR DID NOT SEE HIM EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED TO FLOOR
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING AFTER HE TURNED A MOTOR BY PULLING ON ROTOR SPROCKET
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE STUMPED TOE OF BOOT ON THRESHOLD AS HE WAS LEAVING LUNCHROOM AND STEEL TOE INSIDE BOOT INJURED TOES
EE STATED HIS 2AND SLIPPED AS HE WAS LOWERING BAR AT END OF CELL PADDLE CAUGHT THE END OF HIS FINGER MASHING IT AGAINST CELL.
WHEN ATTEMPTING3TO REMOVE LARGE ROCK FROM CONVEYOR BELT, ROCK SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS HAND AGAINST GUARD INJURING TWO OF HIS FINGERS
EMPL LOOKING IN ANOTHER DIRECTION AS HE REACHED ONTO CONVEYOR BELT TO REMOVE BAG OF MATERIAL.HESAND MASHED FINGER.
EMPL PRYING FIBER BLOCK FROM FILTER HEAD BY USING SCREWDRIVER.SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HAND ON FILTER BLOCK.
EMP STATED HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE CLEANING ROCKS FROM ELEVATOR PIT AS HE REACHED OUT WITH RT HAND HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HAND AGAINST FEEDER
EMP WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM A ROCK PIT EMP STATED THAT WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP BUCKET OF ROCKS SHE HURT HER BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN TOP OF A MILL. THE DRILL HUNG UP AND SPINNED CAUSING THE BASE TO STRIKE HIM ON THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A ROCK APPROXIMATELY 1-FOOT IN DIAMETER BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE WET SUMP WALL AND FELL, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEGS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT THE TRUCK OVERTURNING WHEN THE DUMP BEGAN TO SLIDE SO HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND
AS PART OF HER JOB, EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS OF MARBLE DUST AS IT CAME OFF THE END OF CONVEYOR BELT; EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS SHE THREW ONE OF THE BAGS SHE FELT THE MUSCLE PULL IN HER ARM
EMP STATED THAT HE DISMOUNTED THE TRUCK TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE HAUL ROAD BOTH BOOTS WERE UNTIED AND WHEN EMP STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOADING A BASKET ON THE WELDING TRUCK T HE WEIGHT WHICH FASTENS ONTO THE CABLE SLIPPED OFF AND ST RUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND
THAT OVER THE WEEKEND. HIS SHOULDER AND ARM GAVE HIM INTENSIVE PAIN AND HE BELIBED HE INJURED IT WHEN HE GRABBED A HANRAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING WHILE DESCENDING THE STAIRS. HE DID NOT REPORT T HE INCIDENT TO THE CO UNTIL HE RETURN TO WORK 11-29-83.