USING A PUNCH & HAMMER TO REMOVE WEDGE FROM CABLE WINCH. HE MISSED THE PUNCH AND HAMMER HIT MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND. OPEN FRACTURES OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
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Showing all 17EE WAS SHOVELNG CLEAN OUT AREA AROUND CONVEYOR.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH ON THE JAW. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING AND KICKED BACK A SCREWDRIVER INTO HIS LEFT HAND PUNCTURING IT.
WAS HOLDING A WRENCH IN A LOCATION TO TIGHTEN A BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED PINCHING RIGHT THUMB FRACTURING RIGHT THUMB UNDER NAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND PLANT AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE, TWISTING HIS BACK. HIS INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS LUMBAR STRAIN.
EE WAS PULLING LARGE ROCK FROM TRAP AND STRAINED BACK.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS
DOOR WAS OPEN ON LOADER. EMPLOYEE PUT HAND ON FRAME TO BALANCE HIMSELF WHILE LOOKING BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE LOADER WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMEDSHUT, CATCHING 3 FINGERS OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAN D. LACERATIONS REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES.
WAS STANDING NEXT TO AN EMPLOYEE GRINDING WIND BLEW A SMALL PIECE OF METAL INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGERS FRACTURING FINGER & LACERATION 3 STITCHES
EE WAS OPENING THE BACK DOORS ON P-76 VAN WHEN DOORS OPENED HE STEPPED BACK INTO A CLEANOUT HOLE ABOUT 1' DEEP AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
WHILE USING A GRINDER TO WORK ON A SHAFT OF THE CRUSHER, THE GRINDER CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF METAL AND KICKED BACK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND IN TURN GRINDER CUT ACROSS HIS LEFT ARM.
EE STOOPED OVER TO LIFT OVERHEAD DOOR AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. INJURY OCCURATE 1 DAY B/4 LAYOFF TO SEASONAL WORK. EE WAS NOT ROSTERITED OR LOST ANY TIME DUE TO INJURY. INJURY DEVELOPED INTO HE RNIA AND SURGERY IS TO TAKE PLACE ON 12-30-97. AT THAT TIME, TECHNICALLY HE WOULD BE AWAY FROM REPORTED FOR WORK IT IT WAS AVAILABLE.
OEPRATOR WAS REMOVING AGGREGATE FROM STOCK PILE/HIGHWALL ONTO CRUSHER. BACKING AWAY FROM WALL, HE GOT OUT OF HIS LOADER AND CLIMBER DOWN. WALL SLOUGHED COVERING HIM IN MATERIAL JUST ABOVE HIS WAIST. OTHER PERSONNEL CAME TO HIS AID AND TOOK HIM IN FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION.
EE AND CONTRACTOR WERE LIFTING HUBS N PIPE WORKING ON CATWALK WITH LIMITED ROOM. TWISTED WRONG AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS CLEANING THE HOPPER TO THE CRUSHER, WHEN THE SHOVEL HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HAND AGAINST A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON SIDE OF HOPPER.