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EE WAS CLOSING HANDLES ON A LARGE ELECTRICAL CRIMPER FOR SPLICING WIRE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN GO DOWN THROUGH HIS LEFT FOREARM. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THIS TIME. PAIN CONTINUE D. ON 9-18-94, EE WENT THE DR. AT WHICH TIME THEDR. PALCE HIM ON LIMITED USE OF LEFT HAND FOR 2 WEEKS.
EE WAS EXITING THE FRONT DOOR OF THE PLANT OFFICE GOING TO HIS CAR TO GET HIS BRIEFCASE, HARD HAT, ETC. HE STEPPED OFF THE PORCH ON TO THE SIDEWALK. THE JOINT OF THE TWO SLABS OF CONCRETE WERE UNEVEN CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO ROLL UNDER. HE FELTPAIN AND HEARD A SNAP IN HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS CHISELING THRU A CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN A FRAGMENT FROM THE CHISEL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LEFT WRIST AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE WRIST. THE CHISEL WAS NOT MUSCHROOMED OVER. THE F RAGMENT NEEDED TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED THRU OUTPATIENT SURGERY. FOUR STITCHES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHISEL TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM COLLER WHEN A FRAGMENT OF THE CHISEL BROKE LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THUMB. EMPL DID NOT GO TO DR. AT THIS TIME. ON 5/6/93, EMPL WENT TO DR. & HAD FRAGMENT OF STEEL REMOVED & 3 STITCHES. EMPLOYER WAS NOT AWARE THAT EMPL RECEIVED STITCHES UNTIL BILL FROM DR. WAS RECEIVED. THIS IS THEREASON FOR LATE REPORTING.
EE WAS HELPING REPLACE LINKS OF CHAIN IN CEMENT ELEVATOR. INJURED WAS PICKEING UP A LENGTH OF CHAIN OFF THE FLOOR WHEN A LINK CLOSED UP RESULTING IN SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN CANOTHER LINK OF TH E CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SPUD BAR TO PRY A PIECE OF CONCRETE LOOSE WHEN PIECE OF CONVRETE CAME LOOSE SPUD BAR CAME BACK & HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WATER JACKET OFF #1 COOLER AND WAS LOWERING DOWN WITH CHAIN FALL WHILE PRYING WITH A BAR HE PINCHED FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND AND CUT ONE FINGER RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES TO TH E MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A TRUCK LOAD OF BAG CEMENT WHEN ONE OF THE PALLETS BROKE CAUSING THE BAGS TO FALL. HE TRIED TO RE-STACK BAGS BY HAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. WENT TO DR 5-4-92. CONTINUED TO WORK UP UNTIL 4-7-93, AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY AND LOST TIME BEGAN.
EXITING ROOM WENT TO OPEN DOOR PUSHED TO OPEN CUT ON GLASS WINDOW LACERATION
WHILE CHECKING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON COMPRESSOR HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH 480 VOLTS HE DID NOT SHUT MAIN OFF & LOCK OUT RELIED ON OFF & ON SWITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOOSEN BUCKETS ON ELEVATOR I NAME WAS STANDING APPROX 12FT AWAY IN FRONT & TO THE RIGHT OF EMPLOYEE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT O F EMPLOYEES HAND STRIKING I NAME IN THE NOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING 480 VOLT BREAKER IN KILN SECTION OF PLANT BREAKER EXPLODED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE IT CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE VICTIM BURNED.
EMPLOYEE HAD CU7 BANDING ON NEW PLATE TO BE PUT IN PLACE AS HE WALKED AWAY BANDING SNAPPED STRIKING HIM.
WHILE MOVING A 0ILING CABINET ON A WHEEL CART, CABINET SLIPPED OFF OF CART, STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN THE THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WATCHI3G MATERIAL SLIDE DOWN AS THE SIDES OF HOPPER, STRUCK WITH SLEDGE AND CAVE IN OCCURRED MATERIAL FALLING OUT, KNOCKING EMPLOYEE OFF PLATFORM.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN 9AISING FROM A SQUATTING POSITION ON UNSTABLE FOOTING, TWISTING KNEE JOINT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 OF LOADER WHEN GOING AROUND TO PRIME FUEL PUMP
PULLING BEARING FROM HOUSING WITH PULLER WHEN BOLT SLIPPED OUT STRIKING RIGHT KNEE CAP.
WHEN STEPPING OUT OF MANHOLE HARD HAT FELL OFF, WHEN PICKING IT UP HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON AN EXPOSED ANCHOR CAUSING A CUT REQUIRING STITCHES ANCHOR WAS EXPOSED BECAUSE WORKERS WERE REPAIRING T HE REFRACTORY IN THE COOLER
EMP WAS NOT WATCHING WHERE HE WAS GOING & FELL DOWN 2 OR 3 STAIRS OF A FULL FLIGHT BEFORE CATCHING HIMSELF IN DOING SO HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE