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EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING LOADING DOCK LEVELER. RATCHET ARM WAS SPRING LOADE. EMPLOYEE RELEASED RATCHED ARM WHICH SPRUNG BACK AND INJURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
I NAME WAS LOWERING 10FT EXT LADDER LADDER BEGAN TO FALL I NAME WAS OFF BALANCE & TRIED TO CATCH LADDER I NAME LOWER BACK
PUSHING A HOPPER THAT HAD ONE SQUARE WHEEL.EXERTED TOO MUCH,HAD LOWER BACK PAIN.
HE WAS HAMMERING A CYCLONE WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER STRUCK A PROTRUDING TOOTH.
EMPL WAS FREEING UP PUSHER BAR ON PALLETIZER. ONCE FREED PUSHER BAR MOVED BACK & PINCHED FINGER & BROKE FINGER.
WHILE WALKING UP THE STAIRS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE LAST MIXED CHEMICALS ON 2/4/88. NOTICED PROBLEM ON 2/8/88. WENT TO PHYSICIAN ON 2/11/88. POSSIBLE CHEMICAL BURN ON PENIS.
EMPL LIFTING PA5LET ONTO CONVEYOR.DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 1-10-88.EMPL BACK HURT MORE AFTER SHOVELLING SNOW AT HOME.INJURY IS POSSIBEL HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC.
EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO MIX SOLID DUOMAC FLOTATION REAGENT AS HE WAS PULLING CARDBOARD CONTINER OFF OF SOLID DUOMAC A SMALL PC.OF DUOMAC FLIPPED OFF OF HIS GLOVE BOUNCED UNDER HIS SAFETY GL ASSES INTO EYE 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING IMPELLERS ON DECENTERATOR. HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AS HE WAS SETTING THE IMPELLER ON THE FLOOR. THE IMPELLERS WEIGH 20 POUNDS AND ARE CHANGED EVERY 40 HOURS.
EMPLOYEE 3 NOTED HOT ODOR IN MILL AND BEGAN CHECKING BELTS AND BEARING HE TOUCHE A SUSPECT BEARING WHICH RESULTED IN BURNS TO FINGER TIPS AND WRIST. BURNS WERE BLISTER T2PE.
EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO REMOVE EMPTY BAG FROM CHAIN BELT CONVEYOR. A FULL 50# BAG BEHIND THE EMPTY BAG HIT HIS ELBOW AND PUSHED HIS HAND DOWN BETWEEN THE CHAIN BELT CONVEYOR AND IDLER ROW, RE RESULTING IN THE CHAIN BELT CONVEYOR SCRAPING FLESH FROM THE LEFT PALM, FINGERS AND ELBOW.
EMPL NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WORK AND ALLOWED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TO GET PINCHED BETWEEN PALLET AND CONVEYOR ROLL.FINGER BROKE.
OPERATOR LOADED WHEELBARROW BEYOND HIS PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES AND WAS WHEELING OUT TO DUMP PILE.LET GO OF WHEELBARROW AND IT SLIPPED OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE FOOT.
EMPL LIFTING PIPE.EMPL HAD BACKACHE PRIOR TO LIFT PIPE.LIFTED PIPE IN OFFBALANCED POSITION AND DIDNT BEND AT KNEE.EMPL HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING AT CHAIR OPERATING EQUIPMENT, HIS NORMAL ACTION, WHEN HE NOTICED HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS "ASLEEP". HE GOT UP TO WALK IT OFF ANDHE BADLY TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SPRAY BARS ON DRUM FILTER. UPON COMPLETION HE WENT TO STEP OFF THE PLATFORM ON TO THE GROUND AND SLIPPED AND FELL. THE RIGHT FOREARM WAS BROKEN ALONG WITH BRUISES AND A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ANGLE IRON ON STATIONARY GRINDER. SAID HE WAS USING TOOL REST BUT GRINDER PULLED HIS HAND ONTO WHEEL. LOST LEFT HAND THUMB TO FIRST JOINT.
EE REACHING OVER & DOWN TO PICK UP ANGLE IRON. STRAINED UPPER LUMBAR MUSCLES.