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EE TRIED TO OPEN LAB DOOR. HE MISSED THE DOOR FRAME AND PUSHED HTE DOOR OPEN BY THE GLASS WINDOW. CUTTING HIS LEFT WRIST.
HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN A VICTRAULIC CLAMP AND A VALVE HANDLE TRYING TO OPEN A VALVE .
TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIMSELF ON A SHOVEL HANDLE.
TEAM MEMBER WAS UNCOUPLING A PRESSURIZED WATER LINE WHEN WATER AND SLUDGE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE LINE. HE TURNED TO ONE SIDE AND THREW HIS HANDS UP AND THINKS HE HIT HEMSELF ON THE NOSTRIL WITH HIS SPUD WRENCH.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PUMP AT THE RE CLAIMER AREA, HE SLIPPED ON FINES THAT WERE ON THE FLOOR AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
TEAM MEMBER WAS PULLING A PIPE WHILE STANDING ON A STEP LADDER CAUSING LADDER TO FALL OVER WITH HIM ON IT HURTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
TEAM MEMBER WAS GETTING INTO A COMPANY PICKUP ON DRIVERS SIDE, HE GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL HINSELF IN, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE CAB FRAME.
STEPPED ON ROCK & TWISTED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE IN SHOWER ROOM AT THE MILL. WHILE CHANINGING INTO HIS WORK CLOTHES, HE KICKED OF FHIS TENNIS SHOE HITTING HIS RIGHT 5TH TOE ON HIS LOCKER FRACTURING HIS LITTLE TOE.
TEAM MEMBER WAS RIDING AN A.T.V. "QUAD" GOING TO WHAT THE COMPNAY CALLS, INDIAN POND, TO GET A PH SAMPLE WHEN HE HIT A 10" CORLON PLASTIC PIPE, CAUSING HIM TO WRECK.
2 MEN WERE WORKING OFF OF STAGING INSTALLING A GRIZZLY OVER THE RAISE WHEN THE STAGING GAVE WAY AND FELL WITH THE TWO MEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RAISE.
PUSHING WINDOW OPEN AT ELECTRIC SHOP, WINDOW BROKE AND CUT LEFT HAND.
TEAM MEMBER WAS REPLACING CLASSIFIER DOME ON NO. 2 PULVERIZER, HE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL 6.5'.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON RAILROAD CAR & SLIPPED & FALL
ON MAY 5,1992 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 OM WE LOST THE MOTOR ON THE 81 WINST HOIST.THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON MAY 11,1992 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00PM.
TURNING DUMP TRUCK AROUND ON TAILINGS DAM WENT DOWN 40' EMBANKMENT TIPPED OVER
EMPL WAS DRIVING IN RAILROAD SPIKE WHEN PIECE OF HAMMER HEAD FLEW OFF LACERATING BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING (2) 12" X 12" X 12' LONG PIECES OF TIMBER. WHEN HE SET IT DOWN ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR HE FAILED TO TAKE HIS RIGHT HAND OUT FROM UNDER THE END OF THE TIMBER. THIS RESULTED I N PARTIAL AMPUTAION OF HIS 3RD AND 4TH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOW PIPING A CHUNK OF MATERIAL IN A HOPPER.THE CHUNK BROKE INTO PIECES,CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD.HE STRUCK HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CORNER OF THE HOPPER OPENING .
WHILE RUNNING LIME MILL, DISCHARGE BOX OVER FLOWEDM SPLASHING HIM WITH LIME AND GETTING SOME LIME IN HIS LEFT EYE.
HH AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DRIVING BOLT ON MILL. HH WAS HOLDING OLD BOLT WITH VICE GRIPS WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SWING DOUBLE JACK, IT GRAZED TOP OF BOLT AND HAMMER HIT HIM ON RIGHT EYE. SHAT TERED SAFETY GLASESS CAUSING CUT AROUND RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING OUT A OLD LAGGING WITH A SMALL AIR SAW. THE CHAIN CAUGHT AND KICKED THE SAW BACK ACROSS HIS FOREARM CUTTING IT AND REQUIRING 16 STITCHES.
HH WAS HOLDING A 2" PIPE. HIS HIS PARDNER WAS CUTTING PIPE. PIPE SPRANG BACK STRIKING HH ON LEFT EYE LID.
LOOSENING JAM NUT CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND CORNER OF FRAME ON CRUSHER
EMPL AND MECHANIC FINISHING INSTALLING 1500 ELEC MOTOR FOR #1 COMPRESSOR AT #9 SHAFT COMPRESSOR ROOM.EMPL CLIMBING DOWN GRABBED BOTTOM LIP OF OPEN DOOR OF COMPRESSOR ELEC CONTROL PANEL COMING IN CONTACT WITH 120 VOLTS.
TRYING TO MANHA3DLE PYRITE DRUM WEIGHT APPROX 400 LBS EMPLOYEE FELT SOME PULLING AND PAIN IN LOWER BACK GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE
EMP WAS WORKING3IN A BACKHOLE AND WAS HAVING TO JUMP BACK AND FORTH ON LOOSE GROUND WHEN HE HURT HIS KNEE. THIS RESULTED IN RT KNEE EFFUSION WITH A POSSIBLE TORN CARTILAGE CAUSING EMP TO LOS TIME FROM WORK 3