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Technician was lifting crusher bucket containing coal up to riffler. Turned and lifted bucket, felt sharp pain below shoulder blade. Pain went up into neck area.
Technician confused 5% Nitric Acid bottle with distilled water bottle. Put 5% on tissue and wiped right eye. Technician rinsed eye with eye wash assisted by ERT member. Technician taken to ER for further treatment. Technician treated with eye drops and irrigation. Eye drops given and pain med script, if needed. Technician released, no duty restrictions, and returned to work.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE DRILLING AND BLASTING AREA FOR 12 YEARS ON UNEVEN GROUND. ON 5/25 HE WAS ON THE GROUND WORKING BY A DRILL. HE JUMPED UP SLIGHTLY TO RETRIEVE SOME MATERIAL OFF THE DRILL DECK. AS HE LANDED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE HAD SIMILAR INJURIES ON TWO OCCASSIONS AWAY FROM WORK. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK BUT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED SURGERY.
Placed R. foot on sill step of locomotive, grabbed onto hand-holds and started to climb ladder, felt discomfort in foot.
MINE WORKER DROPPED ALUMINUM CHANNEL ON EMPLOYEE'S HEAD.
SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. HE DOESN'T KNOT HOW. WHEN HE GOT HOME HIS EYE STARTED TO HURT AND HE WENT TO THE EMERGENY ROOM WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WA S REMOVED FROM HIS EYE.
THE EE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE SHOP FACILITY AT A WELDING TABLE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A BEARING IN A PART BORE. AS HE DROVE THE BEARING IN, A PIECE OF THE BEARING SPLINTERED OFF AND WAS PROPELLED INTO THE MUSCLE AREA BELOW THE THUMB OF EE'S LEFT HAND. A DOCTOR'S VISIT WAS REQUIREDTO REMOVE THE OBJECT.
TIRE HAD BEEN MOUNTED, WAS ON THE TRUCK, BEING AIRED UP, BUT WOULD NOT SEAT. EE WAS REACHING INBETWEEN RIGHT REAR DUAL APPLYING LUBRICANT AROUND TIRE WITH FINGERS. TIRE SPRANG INTO POSITION A ND BEADSEAT BAND SNAPPED AGAINST LOCK RING. THISMOVEMENT CUT FINGERS AT THE PINCH POINT. LEFT HAND 3RD & 4TH FINGER ENDS AMPUTATED.
WHILE HELPING AN ELECTRICIAN MOVE A BLOWER FAN MOTOR, THE EE'S LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED AND CUT. FOUR DAYS LATER INFECTION DEVELOPED. THE EE WAS ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF. HE REC EIVED TREATMENT AT THE CCMH EMERGENCY ROOM CONSISTING OF IV ANTIBIOTICS AND A TETANUS SHOT.
WHILE MOVING DRAGLINE TRAIL CABLE WITH A PICKUP, A LENGTH OF CABLE WAS BEING PULLED UP. THERE WAS A LOOP IN THIS LENGTH OF CABLE AND AS IT WAS PULLED STRAIGHT, THE CABLE STRUCK EE IN THE LEF T ANKLE.
COWORKER WAS LOERING AN HYDRAULIC PUMP PART INTO POSITION, WHILE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE THE PART UP WITH A RIGID IN PLACE HYDRAULIC LINE. DURING FINAL ALIGNMENT EE'S INDEX FINGER WAS CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCK TIRES INTO HIS SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE ASSISTING MECHANIC, WHO WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC HOSE WHICH RAN TO TRANSMISSION ON 3312 WATER TRUCK, THE WATER TRUCK OPERATOR FELT PAIN AS HE PULLED ON RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE TRANSMISSION HOSE.
WHILE CHECKING BATTERIES ON HAUL TRUCK 3205 AS PART OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, EE WAS LIFTING COVER OFF BATTERY BOX. COVER SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND CONTACTED BATTERY TERMINALS. THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND A PIECE OF THE BATTERY STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER ABDOMEN JUST BELOW THE STERNUM.
THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MANUALLY LIFTING A BULLDOZER TRUNION CAP FROM THE BULLDOZER PUSH ARM.
EE WAS REACHING FOR SUPPLIES IN THE BED OF A SERVICE TRUCK, AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE TRAILER HITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING TO CHECK ELECTRICAL BRUSH-ES ON A CROWD MOTOR AND STRAINED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING FORKLIFT AROUND THE MAIN SHOP WHEN A FORK VIBRATED AND FELL OFF. THE EMPLOYEE QTTEMPTED TO PUT FORK BACK ON THE MACHINE AND WHILE DOING SO THE FORK PINCHED RIGHT PINKY FING ER CAUSING A LACERATION OF ONE INCH LONG REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
AFTER MOUNTING THE SHOVEL, THE OPERATOR PULLED THE LADDER UP, STRAINING HIS BACK.
EE WAS PUTTING SHEETS OF STEEL IN A RACK (PRYINGTWO 4X8 SHEETS APART). A SHEET OF METAL FELL TOWARDS HIM, SMASHING HIS FOOT & BREAKING TWO TOES.
AFTER TAKING LUNCH BREAK, EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARINGTO PICK UP A 240 HAULTRUCK WHEEL CHOCK PRIOR TO STARTING BACK TO OPERATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE CHOCK, SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WINDING JUMPER CABLE LEADS ONTO A REEL. NEAR THE END OF THE TASK, THE MALE END HIT HIM IN THE FRONT TEETH.
WHILE REMOVING BUSHINGS FROM A DOUBLE WALL PARTSFEELER, THE LID SLAMMED CLOSED LACERATING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB, REQUIRING STITCHES.
BUMPED LEFT ELBOW WHILE PREPPING COAL SAMPLES, GOT INFECTED & I HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.