EMPLOYEE WALKING DOWN CATWALK WITH ARM FULL OF TOOLS HE TRIED TO KICK A ROCK OFF THECATWALK WITH RIGHT FOOT HIS RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP WHEN HE KICKED MEDICAL ASSESSMENT INDICATED SURGERY WHICH W AS PERFORMED ON 04-28-95 RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN ON 05-01-95
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Showing all 7EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FULL FACE SHIELD WHILE USING A HAND GRINDER TO DE-BUR A PIECE OF MATAL. APPARENTLY A SMALL METAL DUST PARTICLE THAT WAS CLINGING TO CLOTHING WAS BLOWN I NTO EYE AFTER SAFETY EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED. PARTICLE WAS NOT EMBEDED INTO EYE BUT WAS STUCK ON SURFACE. REMOVED BY M.D. AND RUST REMOVED BY M.D. SPECIALIST. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OF IMPAIRMENT.
SMASHED LEFT HAND FOREFINGER WHILE INSTALLING SHAFT FOR DRILL WATER PUMP CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. AFTER POSITIONING ASSEMBLY INTO PLACE. EE RELEASED SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH RIGHT HAND IN ORDER TO INSTALL BOLTS IN BEARING HOUSING END PLATE. AT THAT POINT, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FELL APPROX. 3 INCH PINNING EE S LEFT HAND FOREFINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND BEARING HOUSING.
HELPING TO SET A 55 GALLON DRUM OF GREASE ON DRAGLINE CATWALK RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN DRUM AND HAND RAIL CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING TO TOP OF HAND.
OPENING CAB DOOR ON DRAGLINE. IT WAS STUCK,PUSHED TO OPEN IT THE DOOR JAMMED THEN OPENED QUICKLEY GOT OFF BALANCE AND TRIED TO RIGHT HIMSELF AND TWISTED BACK.
9?514E MAKING ROUTINE ASCENT TO BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK TO ADJUST SOME HOSES. WHILE CLIMBING,EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE PAIN PERSISTED RESULTING IN MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMP ATTEMPTING TO CARRY SAMPLE DOWN THE LADDER ON THE BED OF CONTRACTORS DUMP TRUCK. WHEN TWISTING OVER SIDE RAIL OF THE BED, WITH SAMPLE, TO PLACE HIS FOOT ON THE LADDER, EMP TWISTED HIS LE KNEE