EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING CUT THROUGH THE BELTING AND CUT THE UNDERSIDE OF HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A 3/4" LACERATION.
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Showing all 26EE WAS REPOSITIONING 10" PVC PIPE WHEN PIPE SLIPPED OFF BRACE AND CAUGHT EE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN BRACE AND PIPE SEVERING MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND JUST BELOW FINGERNAIL.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLIP 480 BOX SWITCH TO OPEN POSITION WHEN METAL MET ELECTRICLA LEADS CAUSING FLASH BACK.
REMOVING TIRE FROM VEHICLE AND AIR BLAST GUN BLEW DIRT IN FACE. SMALL PIECE OF METAL PENETRATED EYE.
EE SLIPPED ON STEEP STAIRS WHILE DESCENDING INTO FEEDER TUNNEL. POSSIBLE DEBRIS ON STEPS, EE UNABLE TO RECALL. EE WAS CARRYING A SHOVEL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN GRASP ON HANDRAIL AS SHE BE GAN TO SLIP.
REPAIRING TIRE-REMOVING OBJECT FROM TIRE WITH KNIFE AND CUT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING AGAINST RAILING ON CATWALK WHEN ANCHOR POST BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWAYRS APPROX. 2 1/2 FT., LANDING ON HIS BACK AND CAUSING A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO LUMBAR #1.
LIFTING TIRE AND WHEEL FROM GROUND TO STAND UPRIGHT.
LIFTING 46 TRUCK TIRES FROM SERVICE BAY INTO WAREHOUSE, EACH TIRE WEIGHING 100-120 LBS. DELIVERY DRIVER UNLOADING TIRES ON GROUND INSTEAD OF ON DECK. FORK LIFT NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME.
EE BEGAN COMPLAINING OF PAIN & NUMBNESS IN MUSCLES OF HAND & ARMS, LUMPS OF MUSCLE IN PALMS & LACK OF SLEEP DUE TO PAIN DURING MID JULY TIME FRAME. ON 7/28/99 HE WAS SENT HOME TO SEE DR BECASU E HE COULD NOT SAFELY PERFORM HIS JOB DUTIES
HE WAS IN BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED OFF TAILGATE AND HURT LEG AND ANKLE. ONE CAUSE OF THIS WAS THE FACT THAT IT WAS RAINING AND TAILGATE WAS WET.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SCRAPER FROM THE MUCK W/CABLES ATTACHED TO LOADER. CABLE WAS TAUGHT & SNAPPED BACK & HIT EE IN STOMACH. CAUSING INTERNAL INJURY.
EE WAS OPERATING CRUSHING & SCREENING PLANT. ENTERED CONTROL ROOM (ELECRICIAL) AND NOTICED 2 BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED. AFTER RESETTING BREAKER FAILED, EE OPENED BREAKER LID. UPON INSPECTION NOTIC ED 2 LOGS WERE LOOSE. HE PLACED BREAKER HANDLE IN OFF POSITION. ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN LUGS W/SCREWDRIVER. SCREWDRIVER MADE CONTACT WITH METAL TRIP MECHANISM CAUSING PHASE TO GROUND CONNECTION
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN TO THE ADJACENT LANDFILL WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AT A CURVE IN THE HAUL ROAD, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL.
PIT WALL CAVED IN CAUSING FRACTURES TO BACK AND RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE BLOCKING A CONVEYOR BELT, EMPLOYEE PULLED A BLOCK OF WOOD (TOWARDS HIMSELF) WHICH GAVE WAY SUDDENLY, PUNCTURING HIS LEFT KNEE AND LEAVING SPLINTERS OF WOOD IN THE KNEE.
EE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAB OF HAUL TRUCK ADN STRAO STRAINED LOWER BACK.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A 980C LOADER, EMPLOYEE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST, ELBOW, AND BACK.
JOHN WAS REMOVING RAILROAD TIES THAT WERE STACKED APPROX. 6' HIGH FOR CRIBBING ON A DRAGLINE REPAIR JOB. AS HE ROLLED ONE OF THE TIES OFF THE PILE, ONE END HIT THE GROUNG AND THE OTHER CAME U P AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TIE AND THE COUNTERBALANCE IT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY PLACED UNDER FOR SUPPORT.
HIT END OF TOOTH WITH HAMMER PC OF TOOTH BROKE OFF PC OF METAL HIT IN R MIDDLE FINGER
HAMMERING END TIP ONTO A LOADER BUCKET FOREIGN OBJECT METAL CAME UP AND WENT UNDER FACE SHIELD CUTTING SHIELD CUTTING SKIN BELOW L CHIN 3 STITCHES
WHILE MAKING THE OPENING BIGGER ON A BOX OF WELDING ROD ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER INTO THE WELDING SHOP & STARTLED HIM HE FLINCHED CUTTING HIS RT INDEX FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE ROD BOX
WHILE REMOVING SOUTH SLOBBER BOLTS ON ROD SCREEN HAD TO PUT ARM UNDER TROUGHING ROLLER TO GET LEVERAGE TO REMOVE BOLT BOLT BROKE WHILE PULLING DOWN ON RATCHET CUT BOTTOM OF CHIN
FRACTURED RIGHT ARM WHILE CHANGING A ROCK PLATE THE METAL PLATE FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM FRACTURINGIT
WHILE PULLING A ROCK OUT OF A "66" CRUSHER, HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE STANDING 2N THE HEAD SECTION OF A PORTABLE CONVEYOR, I NAME FELL TEN FEEL TO THE GROUND, CUT HIS RIGHT FOREHEAD AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.