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EMPL WORKING AROUND DE-ENERGIZED EQUIP AT SUB-STATION AND COME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED TERMINATORS ELECTROCUTING EMPL.THEN FELL ONTO TOP-ROOF-OF TRANSFORMER CAUSING HEAD INJURY.EMPL EXPIRED DUE TO ABOVE INJURIES.
OPERATING SCRAPER, HIT A HOLE IN ROAD, BOUNCED HIM. WHEN HE CAME DOWN ON THE LEVER AND HIT HIS ELBOW.
SLIPPED ON BACK HOE TRACK, CAUGHT SHOULDER-PUT ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS SHE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE WASHER HER RIGHT ANKLE TURNED UNDER CAUSING HER TO FALL DOWN THE LAST TWO STEPS ONTO THE GRATING
CREW WAS MOVING PIPES WITH SPUD BAR THE BULL DOZER MOVED PIPE CAUSING SPUD BAR TO STRIKE HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHEN HE STEPPED OFF TRAP, HE STEPPED IN SOFT DIRT, SLIPPED AND FELT SEVERE PAIN IN CALF OF LEG.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE USING WATER HOSE TO PUSH ROCK DOWN THE BELT SHE STRUCK HER ELBOW AGAINST THE END OF A METAL BAND WRAPPED AROUND THE CHUTE.SHARP METAL EDGE OF BAND CAUSED LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE IN PROCESS OF USING TABLE SAW WITH PUSH STICK WHEN RIGHT FINGERS MADE CONTACT WITH BLADE. HE RECEIVED AVULSION INJURY WITHOUT BONEY INVOLVEMENT OF 5TH FINGER AND AVULSI ON WITH BONEY INVOLVEMENT OF RIGHT 4TH FINGER.
EMPL WAS REPAIRING A BUCKET FOR DRAGLINE, EMPL STATES THAT HE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A CHIP OF METAL FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE SLIPPED ON LOADOUT STAIRS CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT THREE STEPS & LAND ON THE GRATING HE T RIED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON THE RAILING HE LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND BRUISED HIS ELBOW (RT) & BRUISED HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WORKING IN THE DRAG PITREPAIRING A BACKLASHED DRAG ROPE HE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE DRAG DRUM
EMPL LIFTING POWER CABLE FOR DRAGLINE, FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS HOOKING PIPES HE WRAPPED A CHAIN AROUND THE PIPE PULLED THE SLACK OUT & CAUGHT HIS RT LITTLE FINGER INBETWEEN THE CHAIN & HOOK
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WRENCHING A BOLT OUT OF A PIPE THE BOLT BROKE SUDDENLY HIS KNEE GAVE WAY CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN
EMPL SAID ANOTHER EMPL WRESTLED HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING TWISTED LEG.,
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE PIN ON A PAN, WHEN HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A MALLET A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LIP, CAUSING A LACERATION.
PUTTING GASKET ON PIPELINE CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN GASKETS
TURNING SWITCH ON BOX, CAUGHT R THUMB IN LATCH
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON RETIMING CHAINON 633 SCRAPER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE PIN IN CHAIN WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE LET BAR DOWN & IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FIN GER AS HE WAS SETTING THE PIN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS BRUISED & CUT & A FX OF THE DISTAL TUFT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CHECKING RADIATOR CAP ON JAWS OF MACHINE-REACHED OVER TO TIGHTEN THE CAP AND CAP OFF STEAM BURNED LEFT SIDE OF FAE,NECK ARM AND CHEST.
MOVING HOPPER FROM ONE HAMMER MILL TO OTHER CAUGHT R INDEX FINGER BETWEEN HOPPER AND CHUTE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS DRIVING WEST ON HWY 60 AND APPROACHING TRUCK; HE DID NOT NOTICE DUMP TRUCK BRAKE LIGHTS AND STRUCK REAR END OF TRUCK.
EMPL ALLEGES WHILE CLIMBING ON BELL CHAIN TO OIL DUMP ROPE HE LOST FOOTING SPUN BACKWARD STILL CLINGING TO CHAIN & STRUCK BACK AGAINST DUMP BLOCK.
EMPL ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS HOLDING WATER LINES TO UNCHOKE THEM ANOTHER EMPL OPENED INSTEAD OF CLOSING VALVE & WATER PRESSURE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL OFF PUMP. HE STRUCK ARM IN FALL TO GROUND.
GETTING DOWN FR2M D9L WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT LOWER BACK ON HAND RAIL.
CHECKING HYDRAULIC OIL IN PAN, SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING ARM AND HAND ON PAN.
SLIPPED ON THE PIPE OPENING ON THE GMT SUCTION VALVE
TAKING A FACE PLATE OFF THE 8050 PIT, HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN FACE PLACE AND NUT. LACERATION TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT ON B HYDRAULIC PUMP. LACERATED TIP OF LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING CABLE OFF TRACTOR BOOM. LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX-HANDLE WAS STUCK-WHEN HANDLE BROKE LOOSE EMPLOYEE\S FINGER WAS CAUGHT ON LOCK RING ON HANDLE. LACERATION END OF MIDDLE RIGHT FINGER.
INSTALLING PIPE ON ROUGHER TAIL PUMP DISCHARGE EMPLOYEE TOLD BY I.NAME TO TOSS MECHANIC BAR TO HIM WHILE HE WAS ABOUT 20FT IN FULTON AERIOA PLATFORM BAR HIT A WATER PIPELINE & STRUCK I.NAME IN RIGHT HAND
FELL IN HOLE WHILE SETTING UP A WELLPOINT, TRIED TO GRAB ONE OF THE POINTS AND INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE DISENGAGING RAILCAR COUPLING WHICH WAS IN A BIND AND HUNGUP DUE TO DERAILMENT OF RAILCARS. HE JERKED UP ON THE HANDLE OF CUTTING LEVER AND THE SUDDEN JERK RESULTED IN HIS LEFT WRIS T COMMENCED TO HURT. HE THOUTHT IT WAS A MINOR PROBLEM. THEN SWELLING AND ACHING OCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER AND ON 11023083 HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND ASKED TO SEE THE DOCTOR.
HE WAS HELPING CLEANUP TRASH AT CHEMICAL PIT AREA. WHILE BENT OVER, A FELLOW EMPLOYEE MOVED SOME ADJACENT TRASH ON WHICH RESTED A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST THE ADJACENT TOOL HOUSE . THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRASH RESULTED IN THE PIPE FALLING AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE LOWER BACK AREA. RESULT WAS LUMBAR MUSCULAR STRAIN.
HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE RAILROAD TIES BENT OVER AND PICKED UP ONE END AND STARTED TO WALK
INJURED APPARENTLY USED A MUSHROMMED CHISEL WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN A SOLIDIFIED CHUNK OF PULVERIZED CHEMICAL FROM INSIDE WALL OF THE DRYER-AND A PIECE OF THE CHISEL HEAD SPALLED-OFF AND ENTER ED HIS INDIDE OF LEFT THIGH.
INJURED STEPPED OUT OF CAB OF HIS TRUCK TO GROUND ALONGSIDE WHICH APPEARED SOLID HOWEVER THE AREA UNDERNEATH WAS ERRODED AND THE SURFACE GAVE AWATY AND HIS RIGHT FOOT WENT INTO THE ERRODED SPA CE AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT IN THE ACTION
INJURED WAS STANDING IN MUD AND ATTEMPTED TO ASCEND, ON A BENT FIXED METAL STEP, TO THE OPERATOR\S SEAT ON A PAYLOADER. HIS MUDDY LEFT SHOE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HIS LEFT SHIN STRUCK AND SC RAPED AGAINST THE TOP EDGE OF THE STEP CUTTING SAME IN THE ACTION.