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EE WAS REMOVING 1 1/2" THICK STEEL PLATE FROM ROLLS AND FAILED TO LOWER BACK ROLL TO RELIEVE PRESSURE. THE STEEL PLATE SLAPPED EE'S LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE NEAR THE LEFT THUMB.

PUSHED LEVER TO OPEN LEAF BRAKE BUT LEVER WAS STUCK AND DIDN'T MOVE. RESULTED IN A PULL IN LOWER BACK BEGAN HAVING BACK PAIN AND BACK SPASMS.

STEAM CLEANER OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE WAND & BURNED A SPOT ON HIS RIGHT LEG [2ND DEGREE BURN] ABOUT 2" IN DIAMETER JUST ABOVE BOOT. EMPLOYEE HAS DIABETES & WOUND HAS NOT HEALED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PORTAL POWER (78LBS) ONTO THICKENER DRIVE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN ABDOMEN RADIATING TO HIS BACK BEGAN VOMITING WENT HOME FROM WORK BUT HIS WIFE BROUGHT HIM TO HOSPIT AL HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY FOR HERNIA

EE WAS PAINTING A 12" X 20' CHANNEL IRON. HE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE STEEL OVER TO PAINT THE OTHER SIDE USING A STEEL PRY BAR. THE STEEL ROLLED BACK ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE ON THE MET ATARSAL AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A HOIST RELEASE CABLE IN THE CAB OF 65-TON CRANE. HE WAS WORKING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES IN A TIGHT AREA AND HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

WHILE INSTALLING SIDE PLATES ON 8' VIBRATING SCREEN, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BODY WHEN LIFTING IN IN PLACE. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JULY 8, 1994. SCHEDULED FOR KNEE SURG ERY JULY 11, 1994.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WELDING INSIDE OF A TROMMETL & THE FLASH FROM WIRE FEED WELDER BURNED ATHE RIGHT NECK & EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER BY HOLDING METAL RINGS TOGETHER FOR JACK WELDING HE RECEIVED ARC FLASHES TO HIS LEFT EYE

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDRONE. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 7/18/93.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING EMPLOYEE LIFT 4" CHANNEL ONTO THE SAW. HE SLIPPED ON PIPE LAYING ON FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. HE STRUCK HIS RIBS ON STEEL RACK AS HE FELL. HE HAD SORE RIBS AND SORE LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS BEING TESTED ON BRODEX MACHINE BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES PERSONNEL (HEALTH STUDY). AFTER FIRST SESSION, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT, HE FELT ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LOAD ON JIB CRANE, WHILE PULLING THE LOAD, HE SLIPPED ON A WELDING ROD, (DID NOT FALL) TWISTING HIS BACK. REPORTED A SORE BACK, BUT INJURY DID NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT UNTIL 7 /9/93 WHEN HE WAS AUTHORIZED TO SEE A DOCTOR.

WHILE REMOVING A BABBIT BEARING, THE PLUG SLIPPED OFF THE METAL AND THE HAMMER STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST THE END BALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS MACHINING A PIECE OF 5 1/2" ROUND STOCK 36" LONG. HE WAS ROLLING THE STOCK BY HAND IN A V-BLOCK. WHILE ROLLING THE STOCK, IT BEGAN CLIMBING OUT OF THE V-BLOCK. HE TRIED TO STOP TH E PIECE FROM FALLING BUT DUE TO THE WEIGHT (APPROX 250 LBS) HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. IT CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE MACHINE BED AND THE STOCK.

LOCATION-MACHINE SHOP. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3'6" LONG PIECE OF EMERY DAPER TO POLISH A SHAFT. HE WASN'T USING THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPAER, BUT THE END. THE PAPER WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT CATCH ING HIS GLOVE AND PULLING HIS HAND INTO THE BED THE MACHINE. INJURED WAS BROUGHT AND TO BELL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS POLISHING 1" SHAFTING IN LATHE AND WAS WEARING GLOVES. EMERY CAUGHT AND PULLED FINGERS INTO PIECE. THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND WERE DISLOCATED AND BRUISED. HE WAS TAK EN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

REMOVING BURNER MOTOR FROM #2 BOILER MATHER A USING MANUAL CHAIN HOIST. HOIST WAS HUNG FROM PIPE INSERTED IN BOILER TUBE. EMPL WAS OPERATING HOIST FROM STAIR PLATFORM AND GAVE SLACK TO LOWER B MOTOR TO FLOOR. PIPE MOVED OUT OF TUBE AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. CUTS TO EAR REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION AT BELL HOSPITAL EMERG RM.

INJURED WAS OPERATING SUB/ARC WELDER WELDING A PULVERIZER ROLL.SILVER GLASS FLEW INTO HIS EYE(RIGHT)WHILE HE WAS STANDING APPROX 6' FROM PULVERIZER ROLL.INJURED WAS BROUGHT TO BELL MEMORAIL HO SPITAL FOR TREATMENT TO HIS EYE AND THEN RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS LINING UP A PULLEY IN THE L-101 LATHE WHILE ROTATING THE CHUCK BY HAND AND WATCHING THE DIAL INDECIATOR HE PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CHUCK AND THE TOOL STEAD REST. THE O RIGINAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIS INJURY WAS SOFT TISSUE INJURY BUT UPON REEXAMINATION ON 10-12-92 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HIS FINGER HAD A SMALL FRACTURE HENCE THE DELAY IN FILING THIS REPORT.

HE WAS REMOVING A CARTON OF KIMWIPES FROM A STACK OF CARTONS ON A PALLET. THE CARTON WAS ABOUT 7 1/2 FEET OFF THE FLOOR AND WEIGHED ABOUT 30 LBS. WHILE REMOVING THE CARTON HE EXPERIENCED A PAI N IN THE CENTER OF HIS UPPER BACK. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME ON 9-17-92.

MOVING WHEEL EXPER PAIN IN LOWER BACK

PICKING UP PC OF STEEL PLATE EXPER PAIN INLOWER BACK

LOADING GRATE WHEEL IT SLIPPED OUT OF CHUCK PINCHED R FOREARM

EE WAS USING A LARGE PLATE SHEAR TO REMOVE 1/2INCH PIECE OF ONE SIDE OF 1/4 X 1 X1 AGNLE IRONS. HE HAD COMPLETED 516 PIECES AND WAS WORKING ON THE LAST ONE WHEN HE FAILED TO REMOVE HIS HAND AF TER POSITIONING THE PIECE. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THEFOOT PEDAL ONE OF THE HOLD DOWN PADS PINCHED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS USING A VERTICLE HYDRAULIC PRESS TO PRESS OUT AN OLD BUSHING FROM AN IDLER. WHEN THE BUSHING WAS ALLMOST OUT HE REACHED IN BEHIND THE GUARD DOORS TO CATCH THE PUSHER BLOCK BEFORE IT FEL L. AT THIS TIME THE LOWER PORTION OF THE CYLINDER CASTING BROKE OFF AND THE CASTIN AND OR THE PISTON SPRING STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.

INJURED HAD FILLED A 5 GAL PAIL WITH WATER,AND AS HE PICKED UP THE PAIL TO CARRY IT TO THE DRILL HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.WGT 40# MAX.INJURED BEGA N TO LOSE TIME ON WED 03-18-92.

I NAME WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE A LOW-BOY TRAILER THAT WAS PARKED IN THE WELD SHOP HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN A TIRE ON THE LOWBOY & A LARGE TIMBER ON THE SHOP FLOOR TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE I NAME CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 03-24-92 & BEGAN TO LOSE TIME ON 03-25-92

INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF A WOODEN FLOOR MAT(DUCKBOARD) WHICH WAS ABOUT 1 1/2" HIGH.HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.INJURED BEGAN TO LOSE TIME ON 12-31-91.

INJURED WAS WALKING THOUGH THE #19 SHOVEL HOUSE(AT EMPIRE MINE) WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PIPE PLUG.INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-27-91 AND BEGAN TO LOSE TIME ON 12-30-91.

INJURED WAS BENDING OVER TIPPING UP A ROLL OF BANDING TAPE(60# 3/4" METAL TAPE) PREPARATORY TO PUTTING THE ROLL ONTO THE BANDING MACHINE.HE WAS NOT LIFTING THE TAPE ONLY TIPPING IT UP TO A VER TICAL POSITION.

I.NAME MACHINING PUMP SHAFT.LONG METAL STRING WAS COMING OFF SHAFT,PUT LEATHER WORK GLOVES ON AND BROKE STRING,IT SLICED THROUGH GLOVES CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

I NAME HAD BEEN CUTTING GRASS & WEEDS FOR APPROX 5 HRS WITH A SNAPPER WEEDEATER TRIMMER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT HE COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK UNIT WEIGHS ABOUT 20#

HE WAS CLEANING UP SMALL PIECES OF SCRAP METAL BEHIND THE METAL SHEARS. AS HE BEGAN TO STRAIGHTEN UP HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I NAME WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN A STEEL PLATE METAL SHAVINGS WERE WINDING AROUND THE DRILL BIT & AS I NAME ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SHAVINGS ONE OF THE SHAVINGS CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINER HE WAS WE ARING LEATHER WORK GLOVES AT THE TIME

HE WAS LEAVING THE WLED SHOP VIA THE NORT MANDOOR. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE ICE. HE DID NOT FALL BUT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE ENTIRE AREA WAS SLIP PERY DUE TO A RAINFALL ON FRIDAY 3-1-91. THE AREA HAD BEEN SANDED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SHIFT.

HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A MOTOR GUARD ON THE LATHE HE WAS OPERATING. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL FRIDAY 12-14-90. ON 12-16-90 HIS KNEE WAS QUITE SORE SO HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM

HE AND HIS PARTNER WERE SPREADING 10 CU. YDS. OF REDI-MIX CONCRETE, POURING A CONCRETE PAD FOR A BUILDING. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, HE COMPLAINED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE.

I NAME WAS CLEANING UP HIS EQUIPMENT AFTER INSTALLING AN AIR DUCT AS HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UPA 6FT FIBERGLASS STEPLADDER HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

HE AND HIS PARTNER WERE ASSEMBLING DUCTWORK IN THE SHEETMETAL SHOP. HIS PARTNER WAS GRINDING ON A WELD AND HE FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

I.NAME AND HIS PARTNER WERE PRESSING BUSHINGS OUT OF GRATE RETURN ROLLERS. THE ROLLERS WEIGHED ABOUT 80# EACH, SO TWO MEN WERE ASSIGNED TO THE JOB. I.NAME WORKED ON SAT 3/17/90 BUT DID NOT REP ORT ANYTHING TO HIS SUPERVISOR. ON MONDAY AM 3/19/90 HE CALLED COMPLAINING OF A SORE BACK AND FELT THAT HANDLING THE ROLLERS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DISCOMFORT HE WAS EXPERIENCING.

I.NAME REPAIRING CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY.PULLING ON WRENCH EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN.CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL BEGAN LOSING TIME 5-14-91 AND HAS SURGERY SCHEDULED 5-23-91

EMPL WAS PULING MOTOR FIELD COIL INTO SOTRAGE ROOM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. COIL WEIGHS APPROX 90#. FLOOR WAS SMOOTH CONCRETE & FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS.

INJURED WAS TURNING A CONTROL LEVER ON AN ELECTRICAL PANEL TO THE OFF POSITION WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE LOCK-OUT BRACKET.

EMPL WAS GUDING & HOLDING TENSION ON HOIST CABLE FOR O HEAD CRANE SO CABLE WOULD WRAP ONTO DRUM CORRECTLY. LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS DRAWN INTO POINT SHEAVE & PINCHED.

EMPL WAS STEPPING OUT OF DISPATCHER SHACK THAT HE WAS CONSTRUCTING. AS HE STEPPED ON METAL BEAM FOOT SLIPPED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK WHILE SAWING OFF A TREE BRANCH SORE SHOULDER.

COUPLING BROKE ON STEAM CLEANING WAND, & STEAM TBURNED LEFT FOREARM.

I.NAME PASSING SLING UNDER ROTOR AND LEFT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SLING HOOK AND ROTOR.

EMPL WAS STEPPING FROM PITMAN CRANE TRUCK TO LOW BOY TRAILER TRACTOR. UNITS WERE SIDE BY SIDE AS HE STEPPED CRANE OPER. MOVED TRACK CRANE FORWARD & EMPL WAS PINCED BETWEEN TRUCK CRANE & OPER. CAB DOOR OF TRAILER TRACTOR.