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CONTACT DERMITITIS CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO CAUSTIC SODA- LIQUID. EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY SPLASHED CAUSTIC ON HIS ARM ON 7-18-95, SIGNS OF THE RASH APPEARED ON 7-21-95.
PERSON WAS UNLOADING A TRAILER LOAD OF 8" DIA X 40' LONG HDPE PIPE. PERSON WAS STANDING ON TRAILER DECK. WHILE "MAN-HANDLING" A PIECE OF PIPE, ONE END FELL OFF THE TRAILER & THE OTHER END BRUS HED HIS LEG CAUSING PERSON TO FALL. PERSON FELL ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY & ELBOW WAS CUT BY SHARP ROCK.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE IS A MINE ENGINEER WHO DOES CONSIDERABLE WORK WITH COMPUTERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A777B ROCK TRUCK TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. ELMPLOYEE DIDN'T SEE A DR UNTIL 2-12-92, AND WAS TOLD IT SHOULD HEEL FINE ON 7-5-93 EMPL OYEE RETURNED TO THE DR AND WAS TOLD HE NEEDED SURGERY AND RECIEVED SURGERY ON 7-2793, AND IS NOW OFF WORK.
54730SHUT DOWN DOZER DISMOUNTED AND RAN ACROSS PARKING AREA. STEPPED ON A BASEBALL-SIZED STONE AND TWISTED ANKLE(LEFT).
COMING DOWN OFF HILL, LUBE TRUCK LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED ON SIDE CRUSHING CAB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO BARREN POND AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL THT HAD BEEN APPLIED THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
WHILE CLIMBING ONTO HAUL TRUCK 52857 I.NAME SLIPPED OFF RUNG OF LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON BACKSIDE. FALL OF 4'.
WHILE DRILLING NEW ROAD ON SLOPE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON BACK.
INJ MOVING PIECE OF 3/4" PLATE STEEL WITH A HOIST MOUNTED ON A TRUCK.WHEN THE LOAD WAS 2' OFF GROUND,STARTED TO SWING THE LOAD,IT GOT CAUGHT THEN BROKE LOOSE.THE LOAD THEN SWUNG TOWARDS THE TR UCK.INJ LEFT RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN EDGE OF PLATE AND TRUCK CAUSING FINGER TO GET FRACTURED.
EE WAS INSTALLING 3/4" PLATE STEEL INSIDE A DUMPBED. HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE ABOUT 4 FT INTO THE AIR, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND JARRED HIS BACK. THE STEEL PLATE WEIGHED APPROX. 150 LBS. HE D ID NOT FALL DOWN OR DROP THE PLATE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED HE EXPEREINCED PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE SHOP; WHEN HE STARTED EXPERIENCING CHEST PAIN. THE PAIN WAS IN THE CENTER OF HIS CHEST, RADIATING TO HIS NECK AND DOWN BOTH ARMS. THE VICTIM WAS DOING NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, TO BRING ON THIS CONDITIONS.
WHILE LOADING T RUCKS AT THE LEACH PAD AREA INJURED CLAIMS THE LOADER OPERATOR HIT THE SIDE OF THE DUMP BED WITH THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN JARRED THE TRUCK CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LEFT TESTICLE
INJURED PERSON GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A CHAIN & A SPREADER BAR TO WHICH A ROLL OF BELTING WAS HOOKED TO SLID TO ONE SIDE & FELL TOWARDS HIM INJURES ARE AN AMPUTATION TO THE MIDDLE RI NG & LITTLE FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT ON HIS LEFT HAND
I NAME HAD PLACED 4X4S FOR CRIBING ON A FLATBED I I NAME LOWERED A C CELL CONTAINER & PALLET ONTO THE CRIBING THEN I STEPPED OFF THE FORKLIFT & STARTED TO MOVE THE EXTRA CRIBING OFF THE FRONT OF THE FLATBED WHEN I NOTICED THE PALLET GIVEWAY TURNING THE C-CELL OVER I NAME WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CELL & FLATBED