BOX #9 Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was putting a pipeline back together when the pipe smashed his left knee against the hydraulic ram on the work barge.

Employee was operating overburden belt fed by the backhoe. A large chunk of overburden fell off the top of the belt hitting the employee on the lower left side of the back.

EE WAS TIGHTENING COME-A-LONG TO PULL BACKHOE TRACK. THE COME-A-LONG TURNED LOOSE AND EE FELL BACKWARDS AND SAT DOWN ON GROUND HARD, INJURED BEHIND AND LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 1" RUBBER HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE AND CUT HIS LOWER RIGHT WRIST REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT A TRACK PIN IN THE MASTER LINKS ON THE TRACKS OF A KOMATSU PC HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE FELT EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT STOMACH.

EE WAS REPAIRING A MUDBELT & BECAME OVERHEATED. HE RESTED, THEN WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AT A LESS STRENUOUS JOB. HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING WEEK IN A/C EQUIPMENT BUT CONTINUED TO SUFFER HEADAC HE & FATIGUE. HE SAW DOCTOR MONDAY, 7/22 & WENT IN FOR TESTS 7/23. AFTERNOON OF 7/23 HE QUIT FOR ANOTHER JOB.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD BELT WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP ON THE LEFT FOREARM. HE REPORTS THAT HE WOKE UP ON 5-11-02 WITH A KNOT AND PAIN AT THE SIGHT. ON 5-14-02 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS WELDING ON GRAVEL PLANT. HE RAISED HIS SHIELD TO LOOK AT THE WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.