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NO PERSONAL INJURY INCIDENT OCCURRED.INDIVIDUAL BEGAN WORK AT 6:00 P.M.AND AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30P.M. DEVELOPED DISCOMFORT AND SWELLING IN THE RIGHT FOREARM.DURING THIS TIME PERIOD,THE INDIVIDU AL DID NOT BUMP,TRIP,OR FALL OR STRIKE THE RIGHT FOREARM IN ANY MANNER WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR THE DISCOMFORT.
WHILE MANUVERING A PC. OF STEEL ONTO A DRILL, THE STEEL SHIFTED STRIKING HER ON THE FOOT, BREAKING A BONE IN THE FOOT. RIGHT FOOT.
INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AND LOAD A 2 X3 FT SECTION OF 1 1/4 INCH STEEL PLATE INTO A WELDING TRUCK. IN ATTEMPTING TO LOAD THE METAL SHEET, THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCED LOWER LUMBAR PAIN ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS 7IGHTENING PIPE FITTING WHICH WAS SECURED IN A VISE, AS THE PIPE WRENCH WAS PUSHED FORWARD THE FITTING SLIPPED IN THE VISE RESULTING IN THE INDEVIDUAL PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWE EN THE PIPE AND3WORK BENCH.
INDIVIDUAL WAS 8RIVING STEEL FENCE POSTS IN THE GROUND UTILIZING A POST DRIVER.AS HE PULLED DOWN ON THE POST DRIVER,HIS SMALL FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE POST DRIVER AND T HE FENCE POST. 3
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INDIVIDUAL AGGR5VTED A PRE-EXISTING KNEE CONDITON. AS THE INDIVIDUAL PULLED ON THE PIPE, THE PIPE CAUGHT UP ON A ROCK CAUSING THE PIPE TO SNAP BACK AND RESULTING IN THE INDIVIDUAL STUMBLING A ND LANDING ON H3S RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE BLADING T2E HAUL ROAD, THE BLADE OPERATOR WAS INJURED WHEN HIS BLADE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY A 777B ORE TRUCK. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISISON AGGRAVATED AN OLD BACK INJURY.
AFTER REPAIRING3 A SEAL ON THE SUCTION LINE AT THE BARREN POND SPRAY BARGE PUMP, THE PUMP WAS BEING RESTARTED WHEN THE FOOT VALVE BLEW APART. ONESECTION OF THE VALVE ASSEMBLY FLEW INTO THE AIR COMING DOWN ON3THE INJURED S LEFT THUMB WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE PUMP MOTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS JU8T STEPPING OFF THE BACK OF A WELDER TRAILER 30 STEP ONE FOOT WAS ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED WHEN BRINGING THE OTHER FOOT DOWN STRAINING HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS ATEM1TING TO FILL A BARREL WITH PLANT SOLUTION USING A 2 IN RUBBER HOSE LEADING FROM A TANK THE HOSE BECAME KINKED AND MOVED OUT OF BARREL SPRAYING SOLUTION SOME OF WHICH ENTERED EMPLOYEES RIGHT3EYE
EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO REPLACE A BUCKET HINGE PIN ON A BOBCAT LOADER WHILE REACXHING DOWN HIS FOOT CONTACTED A CONTROL PEDAL BUCKET RAISED AND EMPLOYEES UPPER RT ARM WAS PINCHED
EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING ON LITING ARM OF A SMALL FRONTENDLOADER (MELROE BOBCAT) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A PLASTIC PIPE IN WATER THE BUCKET WAS RAISED PINCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE LIFTING ARM & CANOPY OF THE3MACHINE
OVER EXTGENDED 4HILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 20FT JOINT OF 6IN DIA YELLOW MINE PVC PIPE AT APPROX WAIST LEVEL RESULTING IN STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES
I.NAME WAS TRYI3G TO LIGHT THE PILOT LIGHT TO THE PRE-HEATER IN THE LABORATORY WHEN THERE WAS A SMALL EXPLOSION FROM GAS BUILD-UP. NICK RECEIVED FLASHBURNS TO HIS EYES.
I NAME WAS PAINTING THE WALLS FROM A LADDER IN THE LAB WHEN HE LEANED OVER ON A SHORT THAT GAVE WAY AND FELL HE CRACKED A RIB.
I.NAME WAS STARTING TO CHIP SLAG OFF A BAR MOLD WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF AND STRUCK I.NAMD UNDER HIS NOSE LACERATING THE SKIN UNDER HIS NOSE
I.NAME WAS SHOVELING PRECIPITATE FROM THE FLOOR PAN TO 45 GALLON BARRELS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. I.NAME STRETCHED THE LUMBAR MUSCLES.
I.NAME WALKING ALONG STEEP ROADWAY WHEN BANK GAVE WAY AND HE FELL ABOUT 20\DOWN BANK LANDING ON LEFT KNEE.I.NAME HAD TO HAVE 2\\ LACERATION ON KNEE STITCHED.
I.NAME LIFTING 6\\ STEEL PIPE ON 82 LEACH PAD WHEN FELT PULL IN HIS BACK.BACK STARTED BOTHERING HIM 9-28-84.POSSIBLY HAS STRAIN OR PINCHED NERVE.
I NAME. CLIMBING UP A LADDER ON THE AERATOR TOWER WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED. HE FELL DOWN TO THE PLANT ROOF. HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE STEPS WHEN THE LADDER FELL SRPINING OR FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
OILER WAS CLIMBING UP ON A DOZER TO CHECK THE OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED BECAUSE OF OIL ON HIS BOOTS, AND HE HIT HIS LEG AGAINST THE DOZER ARM. HE DEEPLY BRUISED HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG
I.NAME WAS PUTTING UPA HEADER ON THE SLAG BIR AT T HE REFINERY WHEN THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON SLIPPED INTO THE SPOT THE HEADER WAS GOING. I.NAME THEN TRIED TO MOVE THE LADDER WITH HIS RIGH T ARM WHEN IT FELL TO THE GROUND. I,NAME LANDED ON THE CEMENT WITH HIS ELBOW.
ROBERT WAS GRINDING BRACES FOR THE SCREENS IN THE CLARIFYERS HIS GOGGLES FOGGED UP SO HE TOOK THEM OFF HE STILL HAD HIS GLASSES ON BUT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW PAST THESIDE OF HIS GLASSES AND GOT INTO HIS EYE
STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE DOZER HEATER WHEN HIS DOZER SLID OFF A ROCK WHILE TRAPPING TO THE LOADER IN THE PIT.
HIT FINGER BETWEEN BUMPER OF TRUCK AND END OF SHOVEL WHILE POUNDING STAKE WITH SHOVEL.
OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM MACHINE AT END OF SHIFT.
CALVIN WAS ACID TREATING A LIME BUILD UP IN THE CLARIFIER FIRST CLORINE WAS ADDED TO NEUTRALIZE ANY CYOMIDE ON THE CLARIFIER. THEN HC1 WAS ADDED TO THE CLORINE SOLUTION WHICH REDUCED A CLORINE GAS OR VAPOR CALVIN INPLANTED THE CLORINE GAS OR VAPOR THUS BURNING HIS LUNGS. ALL NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED.