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CREW WAS PULLING FENCE POSTS WITH A BACKHOE. POST STRUCK EE IN THE ABDOMEN AREA CAUSING BLUNT TRAUMA AND POSSIBLE FRACTURED RIBS.
FAILED TO UNPLUG GRINDER, HIT GRINDER WHILE WRENCH ON WHEEL
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF A RUBBER TIRE ON 323 FILTER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BOLT THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT EMPLOYEE ON UPPER LIP & TOOTH
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING METAL FROM #1 PRECIP. TANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON COVERALLS, AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SENDING CHAINS UP PULL ROPE ABOVE BRIDGE CRANE, WHILE LOOKING UP THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE.
WHILE PULLING HEAD OFF SPERRY PRESS HEAD SLIPPED & CAUGHT EMPL FINGER BETWEEN HEAD AND BOLT.EMPL RECD CUT ON RING FINGER REQ 7 STITCHES.
SILICOSIS
WHILE BACKFLUSHING A MINE SOLUTION PUMP THAT WAS NOT PUMPING PROPERLY MILL RUN MUD SOLUTION BLEW OUT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND CONTACYED EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING BOLT OUT OF HUB USING A HAMMER.WHEN HE STRUCK THE SHAFT WITH HAMMER,APIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF HAMMER AND LODGED IN FACE REQUIRING DOCTOR TO REMOVE AND 1 STITCH TO CLOSE WOU ND. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS FR9EING SHAFT ON VACUUM PUMP USING PIPE WRNECH. WRENCH HANDLE BROKE AND HIT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TH5WING OUT FROZEN LINE; HE PUT PRESSURE TO LINE, THEN REMOVED HOSE.PRESSURE WAS STILL ON LINE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EE WAS CUTTING METAL BRACE LOOS FROM TANK WHILE STANDING ON LADDER TENSION ON BRACE WHEN CUT LOOSE FROM TANK CAUSED LADDER TO MOVE & EE FELL APPROX 8\ TO GROUND CAUSING TRANSVERSE FRACTURE T HRU SURGICAL NECK OF LEFT HUMEROUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A GASKET BETWEEN TWO FLANGES, HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO SEPARATE THE FLANGES THE BAR SLIPPED OF THE PIPE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE TWO PIPES CAUSING AVULSION OF NAIL 3RD FINGER AND FRACTURE OF DISATAL PHALANX LEFT 3RD FINGER.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR SMALL LEAK IN AN ACID LINE AT THE NIM SIX BUILDING LINE CAME LOOSEAT THE POINT OF REPAIR LETING HYUDROCHLOIDRC ACID SPILL ONTO EMP CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN UNDER THE BELT ON THE BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING INTO CABLOF TRUCK DURING A HIGH WIND STORM DOOR OF TRUCK BLEW SHUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO GROUND FOOT HIT 2INX12IN BOARD ON EDGE CAUSING LINEAR FRACTURE OF THE 5THE METATARSAL
INJ EMP HAD FINISHED UNPLUGGING DRAIN ON FILTER TUB WHILE ASCENDING FROM UNDER FILTER TO MAIN FLOOR COWORKER INADVERTENTLY STARTED REPULPER MOTOR WHILE HAND WAS ON W HEEL CATCHING FINGER UNDER BELT CAUSING CONTUSED WOUND AND LINEAR FRACTURE OF DISTAL PHALANX LEFT 2ND FINGER
EMPLOYEE REMOVING SUMP PUMP WITH HELP OF SMALL CRANE. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PUSH PUMP AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TRETMENT ON DAY OF INJURY AND AGAIN ON 10-27-83 FOR SW THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING ROOF OF OFFICE BUILDING TO BE REROOFED BY REMOVING AIR CONDITIONING WIRING FROM CONDUIT WHILE PULLING WIRE FROM CONDUIT WIRE HUNG HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE WIRE BY JERKING WHILE DOING SO THE WIRE COME LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARD OFF ROOF FALLING APPROX 10FT TO GROUND FALL CAUSED CONTUSED WOUND TO SCALP REQUIRING 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE AND FRACTURE OF 5 6 7 A
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 2"X2" BOARDS FROM BULKHEAD, REACHED TO CATCH A FALLING BOARD-NAIL PROTRUDING FROM END OF BOARD SCRAPED HAND CAUSING A CONTUSED WOUND TO THUMB REQUIRING 10 SUTURES TO CLOS E WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUSING A 4" PLASTIC PIPE TOGETHER HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE FUSING MACHINE WHILE THE JACK CYLINDER WAS RETURNING TO ITS OPEN POSITION CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN JACK AND FRAME OF THE MACHI NE CAUSING COMPOUND FRACTURE OF SKIN AVULSION OF NAIL AND 9 SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND
EE WAS WALKING THRU MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN CHIROPRACTOR ADVISED EE TO STAY OFF WORK 4-19-83, THE FIRST DAY OF TREATMENT.
WHILE MOVING PLASTIC PIPE ON SNOW COVERED GROUND, EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING AND FELL BACK ONTO FROZEN GROUND CAUSING A HEMATOMA AND SWELLING TO LUMBO-SACRAL AREA. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR DRAINAG OF BLOOD TO INJURED AREA.