EE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH WHEN VERY LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED CAUSED BY OXYGEN AND OIL ON BEARING HOUSING. NEXT DAY EE WAS COMPLAINING OF RINGING IN EARS POSSIBLE HEARING LOSS.
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Showing all 16EMPLOYEE WAS SHIFTING GEARS ON CRANE AND WAS HAVING A STRAIN TO PULL THE LEVERS WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS SIDE WHICH DID NOT GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS.
EMPL WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN IN WHEN HE WRENCHED BACK.
EMPL WAS SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER & PULLING ON PRY BAR NOTICED PAIN IN SHOULDER & HAS LIMITED RANGE OF MOVEMENT WITH ARMS.
MECHANIC WAS TIGHTENING CRAWLER FRAME WITH 4 FOOT WRENCH, PULLING MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
WELDER WAS USING GRINDER WHEN THE MACHINE KICKED BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICY PATCH OF GROUND, CAUGHT HIMSELF AND TWISTED BACK. EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK TO SEE CHIROPRACTOR AND RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING, BUT ONLY WORKED 2 HOURS AND TWISTED BACK AGAIN. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AS OF THIS DATE.
EMPLOYEE DURING SEASONAL LAYOFF NOTICIED HEARING PORBLEMS. HAD HEARING CHECKED FOUND TO HAVE LOSS OF HEARING IN IONE EAR WHICH HE ATTRIBUTES TO YEARS OF OPERATING HEAVY MACHINEY.
EMPLOYEE PUSHING HANDCART WITH 400 POUND SHAFT ON IT. SHAFT SHIFTED, CAUSING HANDCART TO BECOME UNBALANCED AND HANDLE OF CART HIT EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD.
EMP WA> STEPPING ON CONVEYOR AND MISSED FIRST STEP COMING DOWN WITH FULL WT. ON L. LEG.
SUBJECT WAS CAR9YING SOME CABLE CLAMPS UP SOME STEPS.HE SLIPPED AND WHEN HE WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF HE FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE WORKING O3 CONVEYOR GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.
SUBJECT STATES:3WE WERE UNPILING SOME FOUR INCH PIPE, ONEMAN ON EACH END. MY PARTNERS END SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY GRIP & THE PIPE FELL ON MY RIGHT FOOT & TOES.
SUBJECT STATES 4HILE WORKING TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS WITH A 3" DRIVE I WAS REEFING ON A WRENCH BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE REAL TIGHT AND I FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN MY BACK.
SUBJECT WAS WORKING IN THE PLANT HE WAS STANDING ON A BEAM ABOUT THREE FEET FROM THE FLOOR HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FRACTURING HIS HEET
SUBJECT WAS DESCENDING STEPS AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE