HE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF 3 BY 5 SHEET METAL AND CUT HIS HAND ON A SHARP EDGE, HE RETURNED TO WORK, BUT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
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Showing 50 of 125EE WAS CARRYING RAW MILL BOWL LINERS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. FIRST LOST TIME DAY IS 2-24-99.
EE EYE HAD BEEN RED FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT DIDN'T HURT. HE FELT SOMETHING IN THE EYE ON 2-17-99 AND DR FOUND FOREIGN BODY. UNKNOWN WHEN IT HAPPENED.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE RAW MILL FEED TABLE & FELT BACK PAIN WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP. HE HAS BEEN WORKING 10 & 12 HOUR DAYS & FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE FACTOR. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK, B UT DID SEE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENTS.
HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A CASE ENDLOADER. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 2-18-98 REQUIRING MSHA NOTIFICATION.
EMPLOYEE STATED- HE HIT HIS HAND ON A POKE HOLE WHILE CLEANING ON 4TH STAGE CYCLONE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE OPENING TOOL CABINET HE TURNED AND HIT HIS FOOT ON CONDUIT, TWISITING KNEE. FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 8-15-97.
EE WAS STANDING ON SCAFFOLD REACHING ABOVE HIS HEAD LEVEL TO PICK UP 14 LB BLOCKS OF RAM. AS HE LIFTED ONE BLOCK, HE TWISTED AT THE HIPS AND HAD MUSCLE SPASM.
EE STATED WHEN CLOSING DOOR ON FREIGHT ELEVATOR, ALKALI DUST FELL OFF LEDGE OF DOOR INTO LEFT EYE. (PRESCRIPTION DRUG ONLY-NO LTA)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE INSPECTION DOOR OFF THE #1 IC BIN AND THE CEMENT INSIDE FORCED THE DOOR AGAINST HIS LEFT FRONT THIGH AND HIT HIS BACK AGAINST A PIPE.
EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL GRATING AND HE ACCIDENTLY DROPPEDIT ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND REUQUIREING SUTURES. HE COMPLETED THE WORK AFTER MEDICAL TREATMENTS, NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLOSING TOWER ELEVATOR DOOR AND PULLED BACK.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE MACHINE SHOP TAKING A SHAFT OUT OF THE TAIL PULLEY, AND ALLEDGEDLY FELT BACK PAIN WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP. NO LOST TIME. HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EE WAS ALIGNING DOUBLE DUMP VALVES AT COOLER. DOUBLE DUMP WAS BEING HELD BY A HOMEMAD JIB WITH COME-A-LONG ON EACH SIDE. DOUBLE DUMP SLIPPED IN HIB, MASHING FINGERS.
THERE WAS NOT ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS IT WAS DO TO REPEATED LIFTING AND INSTALLING THE VIBRATOR ON THE SIDE OF BOTTOM DUMP GRAIN TRAILERS.. HE HAS PAIN IN THE LEFT GROIN AND THRE WAS SOME SORENESS AROUND AN OLD SURGERY SCAR.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A MAPP AND O2 TANK OUT OF THE OLD RAWMILL BUILDING AND FELT BACK PAIN. MEDICAL BILL RECEIVED ON 7-10-95
EE ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED BACK PAIN AS THE REWSULT OF CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE ATER TRUCK THAT HE HAD JUST FILLED NOTE HE REPORTED THE PREVIOUS WEEK THAT HE HAD BACK PAIN THAT WAS NOT WORK RELATED HE ALSO TOLD THIS TO THE CO DOC THIS INCIDENT MAY BE AN AGGRAVATION
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING WATER IN TANK FARM AND HITHIS ELBOW ON A TANK.
EE WAS CLEANING UP A DRAG AREA AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP 3 DRAG LINKS, AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. NO TIME WAS LOST OR RESTRICTED DUTY RESULTED. HE DID GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR.
EE STATED HE SQUATTED DOWN ON BOTH LEGS TO GET METAL OUT FROM UNDER WORKBENCH. ONE HALF HOUR LATER HIS KNEE STARTED HURTING.
CHANGED FILTER BASKET & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POURING LIQUID BACK INTO FILTER POT WHEN SHE FELT A PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE CHANGING VALVE STRAINED RT SHOULDER WHILE MOVING THE OLD VALVE BODY
EE STATED THERE WAS A CHOKE-UP IN THE FEED PIPE OF #4 FINISH MILL. HE WENT DOWN TO CLEAR PIPE AND GOT DUST IN BOTH EYES.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLEANING BUILDUP FROM INSIDE PREHEATER TOWER. DUST BUILDUP ON WORK PLATFORM ABOVE EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN ON HARD HAT AND COLLECTED ON BRIM. WHEN EMPLOYEE LOOKED UP DUST FE LL BETWEEN FACE SHIELD AND BRIM OF HAT INTO EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. SCRATCH TO RIGHT EYE (PRESCR. DRUGS ONLY).
THE EE WAS CLEANING AN IBEAM AT THE IC SCALE HOUSE IN PREPARATION FOR PAINTING AND GOT A SMALL PIECE OF CEMENT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNEARLY SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. HE RE TURNED TO WORK AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
T HE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SAFETY GUARD BACK O THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE QUARRY TRIPPER & IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE GUARD & A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THE CUT REQUIRED SUTURES HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING BURNER PIPE INTO KILN USING AN ELEVATED PLATFORM AND PULLED STOMACH MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING ON 55 GAL. OIL DRUM IN FINISH MILL BUILDING AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY OFF WAS 5-9-94.
EE STATES HE WAS SETTING A DUST COLLECTOR FAN MOTOR ON BASE BOLTS. HE PUT HIS FINGERS UNDER MOTOR TO CHECK FOR ALIGNMENT WHEN MOTOR SLIPPED OFF BASE STRIKING FINGERS. STITCHES ONLY.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSIDE RAW MILL AND WAS PUTTING CUTTING GOGGLES ON WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE (FLAKE OF STEEL) - POSSIBLE CAME OUT OF GOGGLES. (MEDICINE ONLY)
EE STATED HE WAS STRIPPING MATERIAL OUT OF 4-1/2 SWIRL CHAMBER. WHILE DOING HE WAS TRYING TO PUSH BRICK LOOSE WITH RIGHT FOOT. FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND STUCK SHARP SPRIG INTO BALL OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STARTING TO CLEAN OUT ALKALI BYPASS DUST TANK. AS HE WAS TAKING 4" CAP OFF, DUST HIT HIM IN THE FACE, GETTING DUST IN BOTH EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CLEANING PORTLAND CEMENT SPOUT AT THE BULK STATION, DIRT OR CEMENT BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE EE WAS INSTALLING A VENT FAN IN THE MACHINE SHOP FOR REMOVAL OF WELDING FUMES HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE THE FAN A FRACTION OF AN INCH SO IT WOULD BE PROPER LY ALLIGNED HE IS NORMALLY A SAFETY CONSCIOUS EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING BLOCK VALVE FROM #1 BLEND SILO. VALVE WAS STUCK AND WHILE USING HIS HAND TO PUSH VALVE, VALVE TURNED SUDDENLY MASHING FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.
54736YEE CLAIMS HE WAS FILLING PROPANE FUEL TANK ON CLARK FORKLIFT, WHEN BLEED OFF VALVE STARTED LEAKING OFF AND HE GRASPED IT WITH HIS BARE HANDS TO CLOSE IT.
WORKING OVERTIME FOR ANOTHER DEPT AND WAS MOVING TRASH BARRELS TO A LOCATION TO EVENTUALLY BE BURNED. ROLLING ONE BARREL TO THE FORKS OF A FORK LIFT WHEN EMPL CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND O N A SHARP EDGE ON THE BARREL. WASNT WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME.REQUIRED 2 STITCHES & TETNUS SHOT FOR PREVENTION.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS GUIDING A ROLL MILL CYLINDER OUT OF PLACE WHEN THE CHAIN RATCHET HOLDING THE CYLINDER TO THE SIDE FAILED ALLOWING THE CYLINDER TO MOVE SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIS HAND BE TWEEN THE CYLINDER & A POST
INJURED EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDY GOT DUST IN HIS EYES WHILE CUTTING ON THE DIVISION PLATE IN PREIPITATOR HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOC OFFICE TO WASH THE MATERIALS OUT & HAVE THE EYES EVALVATED HE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SHIFT
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS EXERCISING A SIDE TIPPING VALVE WHEN A BOLT BROKE ALLOWING THE ARM TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE STOMACH AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HIRED FROM CARPENTER'S LOCAL 1770 AND HAD SUFFERED A PREVIOUS WORK COMP. INJURY. EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED EXISTING BACK INJURY BY LIFTING VALVES.
AFTER SHOVELING TRACKS OF CAT D-9 TRACTOR EE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. WILL WORK THRU 4-1-92. HERNIA SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 4-2-92. WILL BE OFF WORK 2-3 WEEKS.
EE STATES THAT HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL ON TO THE TABLE TO BE WELDED, WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP UNTIL 2-18-92 AND DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 2-20-92.
FOREIGN MATERIAL SOMEHOW PASSED AROUND SAFETY GLASSES & LODGED IN LEFT EYE.
EMPL DISMOUNTING FROM CAB OF REED DRILL,CAUGHT OPEN COAT ON DOOR LATCH THROWING BALANCE OFF CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN FROM TWISTING HIS BODY.
EMPL STATES THAT HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP GUARD WHEN HE FELT PULLING IN LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AN OLD DRAG CHAIN OUT OF THE FEED DRAG WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION APPROXIMATELY 1/4" LONG AND A DISTAL CRA CK IN THE BONE. THE DOCTOR APPLIED A SIMPLE SPLINT.
I NAME HAD JUST FINISH4D PULLING AN OIL DRUM UP A SET OF STEPS & WAS WALKING WEST ON THE KILN WALKWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT SIDE DOC AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL COULD FIND NO PHYSICAL CAUSE FO R THE PAIN
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING TRUCK LOADING SPOU DOWN INTO CEMENT TRAILER.THE SPOUT WAS NOT LINED UP SO HE STRUCK HIS LEG THROUGH GUARD RAIL TO KICK SPOUT DOWN.FIRST DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PINCHED NE RVE IN BACK BUT WAS CHANGED TO PULLED HAMSTRINGS.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE HUB ON A CONDUIT BENDER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.