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RAINING POSSIBLE HYDRAULIC OIL ON SHOE SOLES WHEN HE SLIPPED ONTO A STEEL GIRT FROM STAIRS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PIPING INCLUDING WELDING, BURNING AND GRINDING, AFTER WORK ABOUT 6:30 PM, HIS LEFT EYE STARTED TO BOTHER HIM. EMPLOIYEE REMOVED PARTICLES FROM THE EYE AND IT FELT BETTE R. THE NEXT DAY HE OBSERVED A RUST RING ON EYE.
EE FELL FROM THE THIRD RUNG UP ON A 10' STEP LADDER & STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A REEL OF WIRE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER IN HIS RIGHT HAND TO CHIP OFF THE TOP OF A CHUTE. A PIECE OF STEEL (SPALL) CAME OUT OF THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB.
AFTER SECURING THE BELT PRESS SPRAYS, EE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE PRESS AREA. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE REMOVABLE COVER FOR 17A SUMP [DECK PLATE, APPROX. 33" SQ.]. THE COVER TIPPED. EE FELL INTO THE SUMP & THE CORNER OF THE COVER PLATE BROKE HIS FALL, INJURING HIS RIGHT CHEST.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISASSEMBLE A 1-1/2" PIPE UNION, EE WAS TRYING TO BRACE THE END OF A PIPE WRENCH ON A PUMP BASE TO PREVENT IT FROM TURNING. AT THE SAME TIME A MECHANIC TURNED ON ANOTHER WR ENCH, FORCING EE'S RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH HANDLE AND THE PUMP BASE.
CLEANING THE TRACKS ON A D5H-LGP CAT DOZER WITH AN APPROVED TRACK CLEANING SHOVEL AND GLOVES ON HANDS. PUSHING A CHUNK OF MUD AND MUD GAVE WAY SUDDENLY. LEFT RING FINGER TIP HIT THE TRACK ROLL ER. FINGERS WERE STRAIGHT ON LEFT HAND. RIGHT HAND FINGERS WERE CLOSED AROUND THE D HANDLE OF SHOVEL. PAIN DEVELOPED IN BACK OF HAND. LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS WASHING DOWN IN PLANT USING AN 1-1/2 IN FIREHOSE. HE PULLED AGRESSIVELY ON THE HOSE AND HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE HAND RAILING. RECEIVED A CONTUSION LFT ELBOW.
AFTER MEASURING THE LEVEL OF SLUDGE IN THECLAIFIER, HE TURNED TO WALK BACK INTO THE PLANT WHENHIS LEFT LEG SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL TO THE GRATING LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP.
OPERATOR WAS GREASING LEFT UPPER HOIST CYLINDER FROM FENDER. HE REACHED UNDER A STEP BELOW HIM TO GET A NEW GREASE CARTRIDGE. SLIPPED AND FELL OFF MACHINE. HIS FOOT CAUGHT WHILE FALLING CAUSI NG HIM TO FALL ON HIS HARD HAT WHICH PUSHED HIS SAFETY GLASSES ONTO THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE, CUTTING HIS NOSE.
WHILE WALKING UNDER A LEAKING WATER VALVE. ON FLOOR GRATING HE SLIPPED, REACHED OUT TO THE HANDRAIL BUT MISSED IT AS A RESULT HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM PIT.
DO NOT KNOW HOW INCIDENT HAPPENED. EE REPORTED AT 6 AM 3-29-96 THAT STIFFNESS WAS NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER HE GOT HOME. HE DID A LOT OF MANUAL LABOR ON 3-28-96. INCLUDING SWINGING A SLEDGE HAM MER AND MOVING 55 GAL DRUMS.
WHILE FEELING FOR AN AIR LEAK ON AN AIR CYLINDER, EMPLOYEE'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED. THE VALVE ACTUATED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL. REMOVED TISSUE FROM MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND. CLOSE TO THE BONE.
HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A SIEVE SCREEN FOR REPLACEMENT IN UNIT 18B. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK, BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.
WHILE REPLACING A HYDRAULIC FILTER ON A CAT 988F FRONT END LOADER, THE FILTER WRENCH SLIPPED. THE MOMENTUM CARRIED EMP INTO A METAL BRACKER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN THE PROCESS, HE BRUISE D HIS RIB CAGE, RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS AN ICY AREA BETWEEN UNTI 38 AND UNTI 42S, EE STEPPED THROUGH THE ICE, FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS KNEE, IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE PATELLA, ON THE ICE.
WHILE SUPERVISING SCREEN CHANGES EE RECEIVED WELDERS FLASH BURNS TO LEFT EYE.
WHILE USING A 4 1/2" ANGLE GRINDER, THE GRINDER WHEEL HIT A ROUGH SPOT AND JUMPED UP AND CUT EMPLOYEE' LEFT THUMB.
USING A SLATE BAR TO DIG MATERIAL OUT OF A PARTIALLY PLUGGED CHUTE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK AND NECK PAIN.
ADDING CAUSTIC SODA MIX WATER FOR FLOCCULANT. THE WELL WATER WAS CONTAMINATED IN THE PLANT AND THE PH WAS ELEVATED TO ABOUT 12. EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING IN PLANT AND RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS ARMS AND FACE. AN ADDITIONAL CHECK VALVE WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT OCCURANCE OF THIS PROBLEM.
ONE OR MORE DROPS OF CAUSTIC APPARENTLY LEAKED FROM A DEFECTIVE FITTING AND ACCUMULATED AT A BEND IN THE FEEDER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY BUMPED THE LINE AND HAD CAUSTIC FALL ON HIS SHIRT.
WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING, THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRAWING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF. AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE CUT, THE KNIFE CAME OUT OF THE BELTING AND THE BLADE CUT HIS WORK CLOTHING AND LE G.