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EE WAS SITTING IN LUNCHROOM AND FELT AN IRRITATION IN HIS EYE. DEPORTS HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN FOREIGN MATERIAL FOR IT WHILE OPERATING AND BULLDOZER.
INJURED WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM A 20 INCH FLANGE. WHILE DOING SO, HE SLIPPED INTO A WASHOUT UNDERNEATH THE FLANGE. EXTENDED MEDICAL TREATMENT HAS RENDERED THIS CASE TO BE REPORTABLE.
INJURED WAS USING A 5' PRY BAR TO POSITION A 1500 HP MOTOR. REPORTED A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WORKER WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT INTO PLACE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE REALIZED BACK PAIN AND REPORTED HIS INJURY.
WRAPPING SLING AROUND PIPE WHEN OVER EXERTION CAUSED BURNING SENSATION TO LOWER ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ON TO KNOCKER TRYING TO REMO WEDGE FROM DRAG SOCKET WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK DIAGNOSIS WAS A SEVERE BACK STRAIN
SLIPPED ON MUDDY ROAD WHILE ASSISTING TO BURY 4/0 CABLE. EXTENDED MEDICAL TREATMENT HAS RENDERED THIS INCIDENT TO BE REPORTABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE 2ND STEP OF THE CRANE AND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE ACCESS DOOR. THE DOOR CAME LOOSE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE BALANCE AND TWIST HER LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOUNTING THE CRANE WHICH HE WAS ABOUT TO OPERATE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE AREA.
WALKING ENROUTE FROM MAINTENANCE SHOP TO CLOCK HOUSE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG (CALF REGION). HYPEREXTENSION OF LEFT CALF MUSCLE. RESTRICTED DUTY (STANDING LESS THAN 2 HRS. NO CLIMBING STAIRS OR UNNECESSARY WALKING FOR 1 WEEK.
INJURED WAS FITTING AN EYE PLATE OT A BULLDOZER WINCH BOOM. THE BOOM WAS RESTING ON 2 RAW HORSES 2' OFF THE FLOOR. WHEN THE INJURED BENT OVER TO LIFT THE EYE PLATE (101 LBS), HE FELT A SHARP P AIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS HAND PULLING A 5 GAL WATER KEG 45 VIA A 3/4 INCH ROPE FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE DRAGLINE CAB 40 FT AS HE REACHED THE HAND RAIL TOP WAWITH THE KEG AND BEGAN TO MANUALLY HOIST IT OVER THE HAND RAIL, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING 20" VALVE TO WINCH TRUCK. HEADACHE BALL WAS LAYING ON THE VALVE BRACE. AS INJURED REACHED TO MAKE HOOK UP HEADACHE BALL FELL FROM BRACE & PINCHED HAND BETWE EN VALVE & BALL. DIAGNOSED AS CONTUSION ABRASION TO HAND. REPEATED MEDICAL TREATMENT RENDERS THIS CASE TO BE REPORTABLE.
WHILE WALKING TO THE RESTROOM, WORKER STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONING A 3' X 3' METAL PATCH FOR A 36" PIPE LINE. THE WORK WAS BEING DOWN FROM A BOAT. A GUIDE LINE SLIPPED CAUSING THE INJURED TO TWIST AWKWARDLY AND EXPERIENC E LOWER BACK PAIN. LINGERING, SLIGHT PAIN PERSISTED FOR 5 MONTHS AND THE INJURED SOUGHT TREATMENT BY A CHIROPRACTOR.
INJURED WAS PRYING DOWN WITH A PRY BAR WHILE SITTING ON THE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED, SENDING THE WORKER TO THE GROUND ON HIS TAILBONE. WORKER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING EXTREME PAIN FOR WHICH THE DOCT OR HAS RECOMMENDED THERAPY. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND,THE WORKER HAS HAD PREVIOUS LOWER BACK SURGERY. EXTENDED TREATMENT HAS NOW BEEN RECOMMENDED & THAT IS THE REASON FOR REPORTING BEING DELAYED.
UNSAFE ACT - WORKER HOLDING KNOCKER WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER USED THE HAMMER TO STRIKE IT TO LOOSEN A RETAINING NUT. WHEN THE NUT CAME LOOSE THE FINGER WAS PINCHED.
INJURED WAS CHANGING ROTATION ON MOTOR AT THE MCC. TOOL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH TRANSFORMER TERMINAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A POWER LINE & ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN SPLIT BOLT CONNECTOR FROM BUCKET TRYCK EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED & REPOTED SHARP ABDOMINAL PAIN WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA
INJURED WAS ACCESSING A BOOSTER PUMP FOR ROUTINE CHECKS BY STEPPING OVER A 20" MATRIX LINE.THE LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PIPELINE CAUSING THE INJURED TO FALL ON A PIPE FLANGE. THE INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE LOWER BACK,THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND ABRAIDED THE LEFT CALF.WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FROM ACUTE DIABETIC CELLULITUS IN THE LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS RIDING IN BED OF TRUCK SITTING ON A TOOL BOX ENTOUTE TO WELDING CLASSES.THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK RAN INTO A POT HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE INJURED TO BOUNCE UPWARD AND WHEN HE DESCENDED,HE SAT ON THE R SCROTUM.SYMPTOMS OF SWELLING MANIFESTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.OUT PATIENT WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL WEEKS LATER TO RELIEVE SWELLING.
INJ HAD COMPLETED REWORKING A WASHER DISINTEGRATOR RING. THE RING IS 42" IN DIA AND WEIGHS 600 LB. EMPL USED HOIST TO PLACE RING ON SIDE AND BEGAN TO ROLL THE UNIT PHTSICALLY OUT OF THE WAL. LOST CONTROL AND THE UNIT FELL STRUCK INJ A GLANCING BLOW ON THE ANKLE.
INJURED WAS POSITIONING A WELDING MACHINE TRAILER TONGUE FOR ATTACHMENT TO TRUCK. THE TRAILER TONGUE SHIFTED AS THE TRUCK BUMPER AND HITCH MADE CONTACT.
38509NJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONING A PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.THE INJURED REPORTS HE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS FOOT.THERE WAS NOT SLIP,NO FALL,NO TRIP NO A 58062JECT STEPPED ON.
WASHING UP SPILLED MATERIAL STREAM FROM HOSE SPRAYED IN EYE
INJURED WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL FOR A COWORKER TO CUT IN A CHOP SAW FOREIGN MATERIAL TO EYE
THE INJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE WELDING ON THE 1260 DRAGLINE TUB/HOUSE ROLLER/RAIL ASSEMBLY.THE INJURED WAS POSITIONED INSIDE THE ASSEMBLE BETWEEN THE TUB AND THE HOUSE WELDING IN A HORIZONTA L POSITION.THE CO-WORKER WAS WELDING OUTSIDE THEASSEMBLY.THEY WERE PASSING AWELDING HOOD BACK AND FORTH AS EACH WELDED.
THE INJURED AND 2 CO WORKERS WERE ON A PRY BAR ASSISTING IN CHANGING DRAG SOCKETS ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. THE INJURED REPORTED THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER THIGH. HE COMPLAINED 6 MOS LATER THAT HIS SCROTUM WAS SWOLLEN AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THE INS. CARRIER INVESTIGATED & RULED COMPENSIBILITY 12/1/92. HOSPITALIZED FOR HERNIA SURGERY 12/9/92.
INJURED WAS AT TEMPTING TO PULL A WATER HOSE FROM UNDERNEATH A PILE OF ROCK PRODUCT SPILLAGE AT THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR BELT THE H OSE WAS BEING HELD INTO POSITION BY A PIECE OF METAL SC RAP UNSEEN BECAUSE OF THE SPILLAGE INJURED SLIPPWHILE PULLING ON THE HOSE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER OPERATOR IN MOVING A RAIL MOUNTED CONVEYOR DOLLY (HOPPER). BOTH WERE PUSHING THE DOLLY BY HAND. THE INJURED, WEIGHING +300 LBS, WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER PAS T A SET OF OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CYLINDERS TIED UPRIGGHT ON THE TUNNEL WALL. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE DOLLY RAIL AND THE DOLLY RAN OVER HIS LM FINGER.
WELDING RAILROAD RAILS TO SERVE AS REINFORMCENT FOR CONRETE FLOOR. IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING SLAG FROM THE WELD WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER A SHARD OF SLAG WENT THRU THE TOPEN WINDOW OF THE WELDIN GHOOD AND UNDERNEATH THE SAFETY GLASSES.
WINDBLOWN FOREIGN MATERIAL TO EYE WHILE TRAVERSING TO JOB SITE.
INJURED WAS POSITIONING A 24" FLANGE ON PIPE END BY TWISTING.FLANGE FELL CAUSING L RING FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE AND FLANGE.
INJ & COWORKER WERE REPOSITIONING 4' D SHEAVE ATOP FLOAT CELL TO REPLACE ONE ONE AGITATOR. UNSECURED SHEAVE SLIPPED & BEGAN TO FALL. INJ REACHED TO CATCH IT. SHEAVE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN CELL WALL & SHEAVE.
REPLACING WASHER SCREEN SECTION. HOLDING BOLTS FOR CO-WORKER TO TIGHTEN. MOVED HAND FROM ONE BOLT TO ANOTHER AND SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE PROTRUDING FROM SCREEN SECTION. WAS NOT WEAR ING GLOVES.
INJ TRANSPORTING 2" X 4" X 8" SECTION OF ANGLE IRON 15' LONG. INJ LIFTED ONE END OF IRON TO POSITION A CABLE SLING UNDERNEATH FOR THE CRANE TO LIFT.FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER ABDOMEN.TH IS SENSATION EVOLVED INTO A HERNIA 1 MO LATER.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING A HOLE IN A CHUTE FEEDING A RECLAIM CONVEYOR WINDBLOWN FOREIGN MATERIAL TO EYE
SLIPPED ON LOOSE SECTION OF GRATING. FOOT FELL THROUGH SMALL HOLE IN GRATING.
INJURED TURNED AROUND IN CRAMPED QUARTERS IN A GUN CAR AND WALKED INTO A SECTION OF HORIZONTAL ANGLE IRON.
INSTALLING MOTOR ON PUMP LADDER OVERTURNED INJ FELL TO GRATING BELOW BACK OF HEAD STRUCK HANDRAIL
INJURED WAS MANUALLY PULLING A 5 TON OVERHEAD HOIST ALONG A SINGLE MONORAIL INSIDE A B/E 1250 DRAGLINE HOUSE.THE INJURED A RIGGER WAS WATCHING THE POSITIONING OF THE HOOK AND PULLED THE WINCH ASSEMBLY PAST THE MONORAIL STOP.THE ASSEMBLY FELL SOME 8-9' AND STRUCK THE INJURED A GLANCING BLOW ON HIS RIGHT SIDE,ABRASIONS CONTUSIONS.
THIS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF WORK EFFECTIVE 08-29-91 FOR REHABILATION OF HIS WEIGHT PROBLEM.EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE THIS EMPLOYEE TO LOSE WEIGHT ON HIS OWN HAVE FAILED.A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED PENDING THE EMPLOYEE'S RETURN TO WORK.
INJ WAS CUTTING 18"X20" SECTION FROM 4'X8'X1/2" STEEL PLATE. PLATE WAS POSITIONED WITH BOTTOM RESTING ON CATWALK & TOP RESTING ON HANDRAIL AT 60 DEGREE ANGLE. WHEN SECTION WAS REMOVED PLATE FE LL ON FOOT. INJ WAS TAKEN OFF WORK DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OCCURRING 2 YEARS LATER.
INJURED WAS SITTING IN TRUCK SEAT DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH 1260 DRAGLINE CAB. DRAGLINE OPERATOR WAS SWEEPING OUT CAB FLOOR. TRASH BECAME AIRBORNE AND BLEW INTO INJURED'S EYES.
INJURED WAS TRAVELING VIA PICK UP TRUCK TO MINING SITE.GUST OF WIND BLEW SAND INTO EYE.
PRODUCT BUILD-UP ON STRUCTURAL STEEL SUPPORTS DISTURBED WHILE REPLACING MEMBER WITH BOOM TRUCK FALLING & STRIKING EMPL.
INJURED WAS MAKING ROUTEINE INSPECTION OF OFF SITE PUMPING STATION AS THE INJURED APPROACHED THE UNIT VIA PICK-UP TRUCK & OPENED THE TRUCK DOOR HE STEPPED INTO A WASHOUT IN THE ROADWAY & T WIS TED HIS LEG
INJURED WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE BELT SHOP.FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.
INJURED WAS ACCESSING BULLDOZER CAB BY PLACING ONE FOOT ON THE BLADE SUPPORT WITH RIGHT HAND.HAND SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO FALL 2-3' ON HIS BACK ONTO SOFT TAILINGS SAND.
INJURED WAS CONDUCTING ROUTINE CHECK OF FLOTATION CELLS. INHALED SULFURIC ACID FUMES.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING PADDLE SHAFT ON FLOTATION CELL. WINDBLOWN MATERIAL TO L.EYE.
OPERAATING 980 LOADER OVER ROUGH T ERRAIN MACHINE BOTTOMED OUT WHILE NEGOTIATING POT HOLE
INJURED WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO CLEAN OFF BEARING HOUSING. MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK R. EYE.
THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING A DRAGLINE CABLE AT THE SPOOL. WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO MOVE A SECTION OF 20' X 16" PIPE WITH A 980 FRONT END LOADER. THE CAB FLOOR WAS CLUTTERED WITH SAND AND GRIT. THE WIND BLEW SAND UP UNDERNEATH THE INJURED'S SAFETY GLAS SES AND INTO BOTH EYES.
INJ REMOVING SLAG FROM WELD WITH CHIPPING HAMMER.THE WORK WAS LOCATED 3' INSIDE A 2' OPENING BETWEEN CHUTE AND I-BEAM.INJ HEAD WAS TURNED 90 DEG AS HE WAS CHIPPING.PIECE OF MATERIAL ENTERED LE FT EYE UNDERNEATH SAFETY GLASSES.
WASHING MATERIAL FROM FLOOR FOREIGN MATERAIL TO EYE
INJURED SLIPPED WHILE INSTALLING STARTER IN PUMP. EXPERIENCED PAIN FROM OLD BACK INJURY.
EMPL REPORTS HE WAS POSITIONED 200' AWAY FROM WLEIDNG ACTIVITY & RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN LEFT EYE. SWELLING REDNESS IN EYE.
INJURED & COWORKER WERE IN PROGRESS OF TRANSFERRING 120# KEG OF 1" BOLTS FROM STORAGE AREA TO TRUCK BED. AS THEY WERE MANUALLY LIFTING KEG INJURED REPORTED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CONDITIO N WORSENED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS & WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL ON 4/16 FOR TREATMENT.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT FROM A CONCRETE FLOOR. FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE BLET SAFTEY RAIL STRICKING THE LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS REPLACING A COUPLING GUARD ON THE MINIG PI PUMP., THE GRUARD WEIGHT 50 POUNDS AS THE INJURED WAS REACHING FOR A TOOL, HE BUMPED THE GUARD CAUGIN TO FALL OVER ONTO HIS ARM.
INJURED WAS REPLACING WASHER HOG RING. WATER SPLASHED INTO EAR RESULTING IN INFECTION.
INJURED WAS USING A PNEUMATIC WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM A MOTOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SNAGGED THE AIR HOSE WITH HIS FOOT DISENGAGING THE HOSE FROMTHE WRENCH. THE HOSE WHIPPED, STRIKING THE INJUR ED IN THE RIGHT EAR. CONTUSION, ABRASION.
INJURED WAS REMOVING HARD, COMPACTED MATERIAL FROM CONRETE FLOOR WITH A SHOVEL. DURING THE PROCESS, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN. INJURY WAS DESCRIBED AS A HERNIA, REQUIRING SURGERY FOR REPAIR.
INJURED WAS POSITIONING A LOADED ROPE WITH RIGHT HAND. THE ROPE BROKE AND SLIPPED THROUGH THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING FRICTION BURNS AND A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT PALM
REPAIRING CHAIN LINK.STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.
INJURED WAS CHANGING POLYDECK SCREENS IN THE WASHER. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER ABDOME WHEN POSITIONING A SECTION.
WINDBLOWN FOREIGN MATTER IN EYES RESULTING IN IRRITATION.
INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER TO STIKE A WRENCH TO AID IN LOOSEING WASHER LOG BOLTS. IN THE ACT OF STRIKING THE WRENCH, THE INJURED MIS HIT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.
REMOVING BOLTS FROM 16" PIPE FLANGE. WAS BENT OVER PULLING UP ON WRENCH AND FELT A PAIN IN THE UPPER BACK.
SLIP REOM WLKING ON SLIPPERY SURFACE
INJ REMOVING BOLTS FORM PIPE FLANGE ONE BOLT CORR. DIDD. TO REMOVE INJ WRENCH BROKE WHILE PULLING THE TOOL RESULTING IN NECK STRAIN. Y
LOADING KEG OF BOLTS ON TRUCK. ATTEMP TO PLACE KEG ON TRUCK BED AND CO WORKER ATTEMPT TO PLACE KEG ON TRUCK BUMPER.
WALKING FORM GUN CAR TO RESTROOM THROUGH MUDDY AREA ATTEMPTED TO FREE FOOT FORM MUD WHEN EXPER PAIN.
CREW TRUCK STOPPED TO ENABLE SHIFT CREW TO DISMOUNT AT END OF WORK SHIFT. EMPL ALLEGES HE SLIPPED ON BOLT & STRUCK KNEE ON BUMPER. REPORTED FOLLOWING DAY THAT KNEE WAS SWOLLEN.
INJURED USING BAR TO PINCH DRAG CABLES OVER ON DRAG CABLE DRUM ON 1260 DRAGLINE
ON KNEES ATTEMPTING TO LIFT SCREEN MOUNTING BRACKETT FROM SHAKER SCREEN.
USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE CABLE STEP FROM RAISED POSITION. HE ELECTED TO CHANGE POSITIONS & ATTEMPT PROCEDURE FROM GROUND LERVEL. IN DISMOUNTING DRAGLINE HE STEPPE ON CABLE STEP & IT RELEASE D RESULTING IN INJURY.
ASSISTING I MOVING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE COMPLICATIONS FROM ACC DEVEL 5 WKS LATER
INJURED WAS CUTTING A 18INX20IN PIECE FROM A 4FTX8FTX1/2IN PLATE PLATE WAS LEANING AGAINST A HANDRAIL CUT PORTION FELL ONTO THE INJUREDS RT FOOT THIS IS TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL REPORT THE INJURE D DEVELOPED LATER COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT <DIABETIC ULCER| & WAS ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY FOR 39 DAYS
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE PULLING TRUCK CART LOADED WITH A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL THROUGH THE SAND.
INJURED WALKED OUT OF GUN CAR TO CHECK ON REPORTED WATER LEAK.STEPPED ONTO FILL DIRT,WHICH HAD BEEN UNDERCUT BY REPORTED LEAK AT CAR'S REAR,WHEN DIRT GAVE WAY.
UNROLLING 3/8"GALVANIZE WIRE WHEN HAND SLIPPED -WIRE SPRUNG AND STRUCK INJURED'S NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTDOORS NORTH OF FAB SHOP.A SHIFT IN WIND BROUGHT ABOUT A FOUL SMEELL AND EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE HEADACHE AND NAUSEA.
EMPLOYEE AND COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE SCREEN INJURED WAS HANDED REPLACEMENT SCREEN AND SUSTAINED INJURY
IN PROCESS OF REMOVING RORSION ANCHOR BOLT 7/8" WITH SOCKET WRENCH AND CHEATER BAR THE NUT ROUNDED OFF CAUSING SOCKET TO SLIP WHICH RESULTED IN EMPL FALLING
DRAG CABLE CHANGE-ANCHOR LUG INSTALLATION. ONE LUG HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO HOLD CABLE FROM LOOSE END. REMAINING SIX LUGS WERE BEING SLID DOWN ON A 12' LENGTH OF CABLE. CABLE STARTED TO FALL OVER & INJURED ATTEMPTED TO HOLD IT VERTICALLY WHEN INJURY RESULTED.
RACK STOCK DISLODGED RESULTING IN A 4' X 50' PIPE JOINT ROLLING-INJURED ATTEMPTED TO IMPEDE ROLL PROCESS.
RACK STACK DISLODGED RESULTING INA 4' X 50' PIPE JOINT ROLLING-INJURED ATTEMPTED TO IMPEDE ROLL PROCESS.
IN PROCESS OF BUILDING SHED USING 304" PLYWOOD WHICH HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT WHEN HE HEARD A TEARING. HE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT A CORNER OF THE PLYWOOD WAS CAUGHT ON SOME BEAMS.
MANUALLY POSITIONING 20 INCH PUMP BEARING ASSEBMLY WHICH WAS HOOKED UP TO AN OVERHEAD ERANE TO A WORK STATION.
GETTING OUT OF TRUCK UNAWARE THAT STEP WAS WET AND SLIPPED
EMPL ON TOP OF 2OIST DRUMS HOOKING UP CABLE,OLD CABLE.WHEN CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED IN GREASE,FELL,HIT BACK.DIDNT SEE COMPANY DR TIL 10-12-87.
EMP WAS H ELPIN1 BREAK OUT A 1260 WELL PIT PUMP AFTER WHICH HE WEXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN
FITTING FLANGE 2N PIPE WHICK WAS ON PIPE RACK. PIPE WAS OUT OF ROUND WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO GET FLANGE ON. FLANGE WAS HUNG ON T OP EDGE OF PIPE WHILE INJURED & CO-WORKER STRUCK SAME WITH SLEDGE HAMMER-5TTEMPTING TO DRIVE FLANGE ON PIPE. THE FLANGE DISLODGED FROM PIPE PINCHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP DEBRIS FROM WASHER FLOOR AND STUCK SOMETHING INTO HIS RT THUMB
WRENCHING UP A 4OINT OF PIPE; EMPLOYEES FEET WERE EMBEDDED IN MUD. AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TOWARD THE PIPE, STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE.
CARRYING FLAT B5R IN ARMS AS HE WAS HELPING REBUILD GRID.THE FLAT BAR WAS LOWERED WITH A CRANE AND INJURED EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS ARM UNDER THE BAR TO CARRY IT.
EMP WAS USING A3WELEC GRINDER TO NOTCH A CRACK FOR WELDING ON THE UNLOADING CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY & THAT HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HELMET AND SAFETY GLASSES. AFTER HE FINISHED GRINDING HE RAISED THE HELMET AND 3FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE
IN PROCESS OF R9-SOCKETING DRAG CABLES BY FORCING WEDGE INTO DRAGLINE SOCKET WITH DRAG CABLES IN SOCKET. WHILE STRIKING THE WEDGE THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WALKING IN FRON7 OF DRAGLINE CABLE, STEPPED ON WET CLAY AND SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE BLALANCE.
STRIKING COLD C2ISEL WITH HAMMER.CHISEL FLEW OUT AND STRUCK LOWER LIP.
ALIGNING COVER 1ARTS FOR A CUTLESS BEARING;REMOVING GLOVE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. TUBE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CUT WITH A CUT-OFF SAW LEAVING A SHARP EDGE THAT EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE OF.EMPLOYEE LACERA TED RIGHT MIDDL9 FINGER.
USING WELDING M5CHINE TO BURN HOLE FROM HEAD SHAFT AND BELT PULLEY WHEN A HOT PIECE OF WELDING SLAG POPPED FROM HUB AND FLEW INTO RIGHT BOOT.
EMP REPORTS THA7 WHILE CHANGING SLEEVE ON LOG BEARING HE STEPPED DOWN AND LACERATED LEFT KNEE ON VALVE STEM
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN BOTTOM DOOR OF RAILROAD CAR, THIRD FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND LATCH.
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR OF RAIL CAR, HE CAUGHT FOREFINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND DOOR LATCH.
A SMALL PRY BAR3WAS DROPPED BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE AND STRUCK THIS EMPLOYEE ABOVE UPPER LIP.
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT A PIECE OF 24 INCH PIPE WAS BEING HELD BY A CABLE SLING ON A TRACTOR AND THE BOLT HOLES WERE BEING ALIGNED. THE CABLE SLING CAME LOOSE AND ONE END OF THE PIPE FELL T HE GROUND. THE 4RENCHERS BARS HELD UP THE OTHER END OF THE PIPE, BUT THIS EMPLOYEE S INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WERE PINNED BETWEEN A BAR AND THE PIPE.
EMPLOYEE REPORT8 THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE TIRE ON A WELDING MACHINE RIM HE HAD INSERTED THE END OF A BAR UNDER THE TIRE WALL AND WAS USING THE TIRE RIM AS A FULCRUM TO PRY UP ON THE TIRE THE B AR SLIPPED OUT 0ROM THE TIRE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH
EMPLOYEE REPORT8 THAT AS HE SAT DOWN IN A SWIVEL TYPE OFFICE CHAIR AT THE FOREMANS DESK IN THE FIELD OFFICE THE CHAIR COLLASPED THE EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AND DOWN AND STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK O N THE CASTER LE1 OF THE CHAIR
EMP REPORTS HE 4AS PUSHING THE DOLLY ALONG THE TRACK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BACK OF THE DOLLY AND HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BAR, HOLDING THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN SOME WET FEE D ON THE FLOOR 5ND THE REAR WHEEL OF THE DOLLY RAN OVER THE END OF HIS LEFT THUMB
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 THE GREASE LINES ON THE WASHER SCREENS. HE HAD CHECKED ONE SCREEN THAT WAS DOWN AND WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK ANOTHER THAT WAS RUNNING, HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHTR FORARM BY A HOS E THAT WAS HUNG3UP IN IT AND GOING AROUND WITH THE SHAFT
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A TRACTOR TO HOOK A CABLE. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAID HE ALSO WORKED PULLING ON CABLES ON 10-12-85 AND THOUGHT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT NO SLIP, TRIP, OR FALL INVOLVED.
EMPL AND ANOTHER MECH ABOUT TO REMOVE VOLUTE FROM 20\\ SPARE BOOSTER PUMP.THEY HAD CRANE OPERATOR SWING BOOM OF CRANE TO REAR OF MACHINE TO GET VOLUTE LIFTING CHAIN FROM BACK OF TRUCK.WHEN BOO M SWUNG OVER THE TRUCK,IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LINE AND THIS EMPL PUT HAND ON HOOK.THE ELEC SHOCK KNOCKED EMPL TO GROUND AND BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND AND BOTH FEET.
EMPL USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN JO-INT ON HYDRAULIC LINE,WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST PIPE FLANGE.
EMPL SALVAGING FLANGES AND WORKING ON A BURNING TABLE ABOUT WAIST HIGH.FLANGES WEIGH 60-70 LB.AS HE WAS TURNING FLANGE OVER,IT SLIPPED AND PINCH RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST CUTTING TABLE.
EMPL USING 8 LB HAMMER TO STRAINGHTEN PIECE OF PIPE SO IT COULD BE USED AS A PATCH,PATCH POPPED UP WHEN HE STRUCK IT AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPL MOVING POWER CABLE HAD PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.EMPL CONTINUED WORKING THAT DATE AND DIDNT SEEK MED TREATMENT BUT REPORTED HIS BACK WAS WORSE NEXT DAY AND WAS SENT TO DR.EMPL NOT PRESENTLY WORKING BUT THIS IS DUE TO CONDITION NOT RELATED TO THIS INJURY.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT A FLANGE ONTO A PIPE HE MISSED THE FLANGE AND STGRUCK HIMSELF ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH THE HAMMER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRANE TO SET A PLATE ON A MS SCREW FOR PATCHING, THE HEADACHE BALL HUNG ON THE HANDRAIL AND AS HE PUSHED THE PLATE TO MOVE THE BALL OFF THE RAIL, THE PLATE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING METAL FROM A DISCHARGE CHUTE, A CRANE WAS PULLING THE METAL OUT OF THE CHUTE AND THIS EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEE N THE HR THE HEADACHE BALL & THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYUE WERE CLEANING A FLANGE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING AND THIS EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING AND SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE WAS OPENING THE STEEL REAR DOOR ON THE DRAGLINE IT CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE WAS LETTING A CHUTE DOWN WITH A CRANE HE JERKED HIS RIGHT ARM TO KEEP FROM BEING STRUCK WITH THE HEAADACHE BALL AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW
AFTER USING A HAND WINCH TO OPEN THE TOP DOOR INT HE BACK OF THE 1250 DRAGLINE THE EE SET THE LATCH & TOOK HIS HANDS OFF THE WINCH. THE LATCH DID NOT HOLD & THE WINCH HANDLE SPUN AROUND & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE BELT DOWN TRACK TWO TO THREE FEET AT A TIME WHILE MECHANICS REPLACED A SKIRT BOARD ON THE BELT HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE RAIL AND RAN THE RAIL RAIL AND RAN THE RAIL WHEEL OVER IT.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE KNEELED ON AN IRON BEAM UNDER THE TUNNELK BELT AND WAS USING A WATER HOSE AND SHOVEL TO CLEAN SOME WET ROCK FROM AROUND THE CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PULLEY WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE SLIPPED AND HE BRUISED HIS KNEE AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR WITH A BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.