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EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ROOFING PAPER WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE CAUGHT AND CLOSED ON RIGHT PINKIE FINGER.
OVERUSE OF LEFT ARM RESULTING IN LEFT LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS OF ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THREADS ON A BOLT WHEN THE BOLT CAUGHT IN WHEEL CAUSING THE BOLT TO SLIPO AND CUTTING EMPLOYEE FROM FOREFINGER TO THUMB REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING BLADES. HE SET THEM ON THE SCALE AND LIFTED HS HELMET TO SEE THE SCALE. AS THE BLADES WERE COOLING A PIECE OF SLAG CAME OFF AND WENT INTO HIS EYE. RESULTING IN AN EYE I NJURY.
BILATERAL TENDONITIS IN WRISTS & ELBOWS CAUSED BY REPETITIVE OVERUSE TRAUMA. REOCCURRING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC PIPE WITH A HACKSAW.THE SAW SLIPPED CUTTING THIRD FINGER ONN LEFT HAND REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FEED IN SHUTE WHEN HE HEARD ALARM GO OFF ON THE DRYER HE TURNED TO GO DOWN TO THE DRYER & RAN HIS HEAD INTO BOTTOM OF RECYCLE SCREW CAUSING A NECK INJURY
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS AND SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING A BACK INJURY.
DOCTOR STATED IMPROPER HEIGHT OF CHAIR AND WORK AREA HAS CAUSED A LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING GAS TANKS ON PUMPS. GAS HIT MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER FLAP WHICH HAD FIBER IN IT THAT CUAGHT ON BLADE PULLING HAND TOWARD THE BLADE RESULTIN GIN THE CUTTING OF HIS RIGHT HAND FINGE.R
DR STATES DUE TO USE OF HANDS PERFORMING CLERICAL DUTIES REPETITIVELY. TENDONITIS HAS OCCURRED AS RESULT.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER CAUSED A RECURRANCE OF AN OLD INJURY (01/89).
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRETCHED TO PLACE A 50# BAG OF TALC FROM THE CONVEYOR TO A PALLET; HE STRETCHED TOO FAR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST.
INDIVIDUAL WAS CUTTING GALVANITED STEEL W/TORCH-INHALED FUMES AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME ILL-THE INDIVIDUAL REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND WAS REFERRED TO A DOCTOR. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. P ERMISSION WAS GIVEN TO RETURN TO WORK ON JUNE 2,1989.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIE TO BE WELDED BY ANOTHER MAINTENANCE TECH WHEN HE TWISTED INJURING HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING DOWN BIG FILTER SYSTEM WHEN A PIECE OF RUST SCALE BOUNCED BACK AND WENT INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE PARTS ROOM TO GET TO THE LAB AND IN THE PROCESS FELL ON A BOX SITTING IN THE PARTS ROOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING ROCK ROM THE BUCKET ELEVATOR AND AS HE WAS LEAVING THE AREA HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE BUCKET.
BAG EXPLODED CAUSING TALC DUST TO GET INTO HIS EYES/IN TRYING TO PROTECT HIS EYES HE INADVERTENTLY STUCK HIS FINGER IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A MOTOR ON A MOTOR CART. HANDLE ON THE MOTOR CART CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
BARRING ROCK OU7 OF HOPPER WHEN HE BROUGHT BAR BACK,CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND LADDER IN HOPPER.HE CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
SECTION OF 14" 8UCT WOTK WAS BEING LOWERED BY ROPE TO FLOOR.TWO WORKERS ON LOWER END WERE NOT EXPECTING THE DUCT TO BE LOWERED.WORKERS ON UPPER END COULD NOT CONTROL DUCT WORK WITH ROPE.FINGER WAS SMASHED BE7WEEN DUCT WOTK,FLANGE AND GUARD RAIL.COMPOUND FRACTURE OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPPLOYEE WAS W3PING DUST FROM EYES AFTER WORKING ON PACKER,WHERE AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF DUST WAS CREATED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PACKER.EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY POKED HIS FINGER INTO HIS EY E AND SCRATCHED3HIS CORNEA.
WHILE ASSISTING3TRAINEE CRUSHER OPERA TOR BY OPERA TING PNEUMATIC BREAKER BREAKER POINT SLIPPED FROM ROCK BEING BROKEN UP CAUSING BREAKER TO JAM FINGER BETWEEN BREAKER & SUPPORT TIMBER RESULTI NG IN MINOR CON7USION
EMPLOYEE WAS CO4ING DOWN STEPLADDER FROM DRYER WHERE HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN ROCK LODGED IN THE DRYER. WHEN THE STEPLADDER FELL SIDEWAYS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON THE CEMENT FLOOR ON ALL FOU RS. EMPLOYEE DI8 NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME, NOR WAS ANY TIME LOST UNTIL DEC 23 RD, WHEN I NJURED KNEE BECAME VERY PAINFUL. A DR WAS CONSULTED AND X RAYS TAKEN SHOW TORN CARTILAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A BAR TO ROTATE PRIMARY CRUSHER AND STRIANED HIS BACK.
EMPL WALKING DO4N STAIRS FROM GREASE ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND LOST BALANCE.EMPL FELL DOWN TURNING ANKLE LACERATING RIGHT HAND ON STEEL GRATING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG DEMOLITION WORK ON THE VERTICAL MILL, WORKING FROM A STEP STOOL APPROX. 3 FT HIGH WHEN STEP STOOL KICKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL, STRIKING HIS BACK AS EDGE OF STOOL.
EMP WAS TRANSFE9RING MIBC FROM 55 GAL DRUM TO 5 GAL PAIL THE HOSE DISLODGED FROM PUMP RESULTING IN MIBC EING SPRAYED IN EMPLOYEES EYES
SLIPPED ON MORT2N GRIP TOP STAIRS BY #2 RAYMOND MILL STRICKING RIGHT ANKLE.
EES FOOT BROKE THRU CRUST OF SNOW WHWILE CARRYING PIPE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE. IN DOING SO HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING IT TO PRESS ON A NERVE WHICH CAUSES PAIN IN EES LE FT LEG.
AT COMPLETION OF SHIFT I NAME DECIDED TO CLEAN OUT HIS HARDHAT HE REMOVED HIS HAT AND SAFETY GOGGLES WHILE BLOWING OUT HARDHAT WITH AIR HOSE A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM HIS HAD AND WEDGED ITSE IN HIS EYE