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EE IS UNSURE OF WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED OR WHAT HE WAS DOING AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, HE FEELS THAT THE ACITIVITES HE HAD BEEN DOING LATELY AT THE PLANT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NO T YET A LOST TIME ACCIDENT. IT WILL BECOME LOST TIME ACCIDENT AFTER EE HAS SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING VALVE TO A SAND SCREW TO DRAIN THE UNIT OF WATER WHEN THE VALVE CAME OFF THE PRESSURE FROM THE WATER PUSHED THE EMPLOYEE BACK AND INTO A STEEL BEAM CUTTING HIS HEAD.
HAD MADE REPAIR TO PUMP & AFTER TURNING IT ON NEARBY HOSE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO PIPELINE WAS CHARGED WITH WATER & HOSE WHIPPED AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE IN LEG. EMPL HAS BRUISES & CUTS TO RIGHT CALF AREA.
THE EE WAS PLACING A BELT LAMP UNDER THE TOP SIDE OF THE BELT, PREPARING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. WHILE PLACING THE CLAMP UNDER THE BELT, THE EE S FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE WALK WAY AND WENT BETWEEN THE WALKWAY AND CONVEYOR FRAME CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT HIP.
AT THE SAND PLANT EE WAS CLOSING THE MAIN WATER VALVE WHILE UNDER PRESSURE. WHEN THE PUMP WAS SHUT DOWN, THE PRESSURE REDUCED CAUSING THE VALVE TO GREE UP EE S HAND SLIPPED OFF THE VALVE, HIT HIS BOOT AND TORE THE FINGERNAIL OFF THE 3RD FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPL USING BALL PEEN HAMMER AND AN ARCH PUNCH TO PUNCH HOLES IN CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE MISSED PUNCH AND HIT LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RING A MOTOR UPSTAIRS AT THE SCREENING PLANT. THIS CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON THE HEATING UNIT IN THE SHOP,TROUBLE SHOOTING.ALL FUSES WERE PULLED.THE MAIN POWER WAS STILL COMING INTO THE HEATER SO EMPLOYEE COULD CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM.WHEN EMPLOYE E REACHED FOR A3WIRE HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOT SIDE OF THE FUSE HOLDER CAUSING THE SHOCK.EMPLOYEE HAD THE RIGHT HAND BURNED AND BOTH SHOULDERS WERE DISLOCATED.
RUNNING ELECTRIC HOIST FOREIGN MATERIAL IN LEFT EYE FROM OVERHEAD OR FROM SIDE.
CONDUCTING INVENTORY OF EXCESS GRAVEL PROCESSING EQUPMENT, STEPPED UP ON 2" ANGLE APPRPXIMATELY 30" OFF GROUND TO GET BETTER VIEW, LOST BALANCE AND DROPPED DOWN INTO GRASS LANDING ON A PIECE O F STEEL ANGLE.
CUTTING DOWN 8\\ WATER LINE USING CUTTING TORCH AND CHAIN FALLS,PIPE FELL UNEXPECTEDLY,STRIKING EMPL ON KNEE AND LEFT FOOT.CONTUSION AND ABRASION OF LEFT FOOT.