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EE WAS GETTING UP FROM PRONE POSITION AND FELT ATINGE IN HIS BACK CONTINUED TO DO MODERATE MECHANIC WORK REST OF DAY. REPORTED NEXT DAY. THAT HECOULD NOT WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN. INJURED DIAGNOS IS IS LUMBAR SPRAIN.
EE WAS REMOVING A LONG STAINLESS STEEL SPLASH GUARD THAT HAD CLAY BUILT UP ON IT. WHEN HE UNHOOKED THE CLAY SLURRY SPLASH GUARD, IT SLIPPED AWAYFROM HIM FALLING DOWNWARD. THE FASTNER HOOK CAUG HT HIS FINGERNAIL, RIPPED IT PARTIALLY OFF AND BROKE THE END OF HIS FINGER.
EE ALLEGES THAT RED BUMP OR KNOT ON HIS LEFT WRIST WAS CAUSED VBY SLAPPNG THE PAPER PRODUCT BAG AS HE WAS FILLING IT. HE REPORTED THAT THE BUMP WAS SORE AND HURTING. UPON VISITING THE DR., HE WAS PRESCRIBED PAIN AND MUSCLE RELAXER OR ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS JOB AFTER EATING LUNCH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE DOOR GLASS ON TRUCK #3145, WHEN HE CUT THE END OF SECOND IFINGER OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS LOADING OXYGEN TANK IN BACK OF PICKUP, TAILGATE WOULD NO OPEN SO IN LOADING TANK OVER TAILGATE TANK SLIPPED MASHING FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF TAILGATE AND TANK.
THE SUPERVISOR WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE DOOR TO THE 2INCH ELEVATOR WHICH NORMALLY OPENS EASILY. THIS TIME HOWEVER, THE DOOR WAS JAMBED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE DOOR, THE SUPERVISOR STRAIN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING & DRAGGING THE FILTER HOUSING FOR THE SPRAY DRIER HOUSING DUE TO ITS SIZE & SHAPE IS DIFFICULT TO HANDLE WHILST IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THIS FILTER HOUSING EMPLOYEE CLAIM S HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE ALSO CLAIMS THAT PRIOR TO THE ALLEGED INJURY HIS BACK HAD BEEN HURTING SOME
INJURED WAS LAYING BENEATH THE PLANT DUMP TRUCK ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH, WHEN A CLAMP OF DIRT FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE AS HE WAS LOOKING UPWARDS. HE WS WERING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE SHIELDS AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. HE WASHED THE DIRT OUT OF HIS EYE AND CONTINUED TO WORK, THE EYE BEGAN BOTHERING HIM ON HIS WAY HOME.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT ON 04-22-92 HE WAS PICKING UP ON A PICE OF PLYWOOD AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON RAIL.IT DID NOT HURT HIM UNTIL 04-27-92.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SHE EXPERIENCES PAIN IN UPPER RT ARM DOC VERBAL PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS IS SHOULDER T ENDONITIS BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED TO DATE THE CO DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A WORK RELATED INJURY
INJURED CLIMBING A STEEL LADDER IN UPPER LEVEL TO TAKE SILO MEASUREMENTS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE RIGHT ON RUN OF LADDER.LATER AT HOME HIS KNEE SWELLED UP.
HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE STRIGHTENING UP FROM PUTTING A EMPTY SUPER BAG ON THE LOAD OUT HANGER.
..EYELID FELT IRRITATED AFTER WORKING HOURS.LATER IT STARTED TO SWELL.DIDNT KNOW IF CHEMICAL DUST ENTERED EYE THE DAY BEFORE-REPORTED ON 1-31-90
A 100 LB CLAY BAG JAMMED IN THE PALLETIZER CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND INJURED FREED IT,HE ALLEGES HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER AT THAT TIME.HE WENT TO DOCTOR 10-27-89 AFTER WORK,DIDN'T REPORT THE INJURY T O ME UNTIL 10-31-89.
EMPL ALLEDGES HE WAS REMOVING STAPLE FASTNERS THAT SECURED CABLE TO SPOOL AS HE WAS REMOVING LAST STAPLE ONE OF THE HELPERS MOVED SPOOL CASUING CABLE TO UNWIND END OF CABLE STRUCK HIM JUST ABO VE RIGHT EYE.
HE WAS ALIGNING BOLT HOLES ON PALLETIZER FORKS, HOLDING FORK WITH ONE HAND ABOUT 12" OVERHEAD AND INSERTING BOLTS WITH THE OTHER HAND, TWISTED TO ONE SIDE TO GET A BOLT OFF A FRAME RAIL AND FE LT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA. THERE WAS ONLY ROOM FOR ONE PERSON IN THIS AREA TO WORK.
I.NAME ALLEDGES WHILE MOVING A WATER PUMP HE TWISTED HIS RT ELBOW HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE JOINT AREA AFTER THAT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEGES HE WAS WORKING ON WATER VALVE ON JIG WHEN WHEEL FROM VALVE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN BRUISES AND SWELLING TO TOP OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 200 LB. KEG OF RR SPIKES WHICH WASIN THE FRONT OF A LOADER BUCKET. IN THE PROCESS OF ROLLING THE KEG, EMPLOYEE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN KEG & LOADER BUCKET. X-RAY OF FINGER REVEALED FRACTURE AT TIP LITTLE FINGER.
INSTALLING PLUG INTO SPLITTER BOX,PLUG WITH HANDLE STARTED TO FALL.EMPL TRIED CATCH PLUG WHICH PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PLUG AND PLITTER BOX.PLUG & HANDLE 40 LBS.PINCH RESULTED IN CUT -7 SUTURES
THE INJURED WAS MOVING RAILROAD BOXCARS AT PLANT.HE WAS POSTIONED ON THE BRAKE PLATFORM WITH ONE FOOT ON THE PLATFORM AND THE OFF.WHEN THE CARS COUPLED TOGETHER HIS OUTSIDE FOOT STRUCK THE PLA TFORM.IN SIDE SHIN OF RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE TAKING A LOG BEARING OFF OF THE LATHE BEARING FELL ON HIS HAND
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING 12"X12CX8C TIMBER INTO THE PICKUP TRUCK .HE RAISED TIMBER A COUPLE OF INCHES TO PUSH IT IN THE PICKUP TRUCK.WHEN HE LIFTED THE TIMBER HE FELT BACK HURTING.
EMPLOYEE CONTAC7ED DUST IN EYE WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE AT THE TIME. IRRIATION DEVELOPED OVER THE NITE AND EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO DOCTOR. HE HAD A BURN TO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR OF A CBOX CAR, SOMETHING FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
WHILE CHANGING 7L2 GAS TANK LEAK OCCURRED EXPOSING EMPLOYEE TO INHALATION OF SMALL AMMOUNT OF CHLORINE GAS EMPLOYEE SUBJECTED TO MILD IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT
HE WAS LIFTING 100 POUNDS SACKS OF BARITE COMING OFF THE CONVEYOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE COMPLAINED HIS ARM WAS HURTING. WE IMMEDIATLY SENT HIM TO THE CLINIC.
I.NAME & I.NAME3WERE REMOVING TACONITE VAIN FEEDER MOTOR FROM ITS MOUNTED POSITION FOR REPAIRS. THE SPACE IS VERY TIGHT & I.ANME REMOVED THE MOTOR HIMSELF & WHEN IT TURNED TO SET IT DOWN HE P ULLED A MUSCLE 3N HIS LOWER BACK.
RIGHT WRIST STARTED SWELLING WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SACKING 50 LB. BAGS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP THE WAREHOUSE LOCKER SHOWER AREA. HE KNOCKED A LOCKER WHILE CLEANING AND THE HOT WATER FROM A POT ON TOP OF THE LOCKER FELL ON HIS ARM.
ON 4-8-85 I.NAME WAS INSPECTIN THE TEETH ON CLAY SLICER WHEN RAISED UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A CONCRETE BEAM HE WAS WEARING A HARDHAT HE REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT DIDNT GO TO DOCTOR UNTI L 4-30-85 BECAUSE OF STIFF NECK PINCHED NERVE IN BACK OF NECK
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND I NAME WERE POSITIONING A LOADING DOCK PLATE WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA HE WORKED 1-8-85 TOOK TWO DAYS VACATION 1-9-85 AND 1-10-85 AN APPT FOR EXAMINATION MADE 1-11-85 HIS DAY OFF HE WAS ADVISED BEDREST AND ICE PACKS MISSED HIS NEXT WORK SHIFT 1-12-85.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS PUTTING PLOWS IN THE MILL HE STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS MOVING PALLETS OUT OF THE SHOP WHEN PIECE OF WOOD FROM PALLET STUCK IN HIS RIGHT THUMB
EE ALLEGES HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE TURN BREAKER PLATE OVER FOR CUTTING & CAUSED RT HAND TO HURT.
I.NAME WAS PUTTING A GUARD (PERFORATED METAL) BACK ON #1 D/D. HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF THE METAL TOWARDS HIM A SHARP EDGE OF THE PERFORATED HIT HIM IN THE LOWER LIP PUNCTURING HIS LIP ON LEFT SIDE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS CLOSING THE BOX CAR WITH PARTNER AND THE DOOR CLOSED HIS FINGERS
EE ALLEGES HE WAS TURNING A BOARD OVER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD CAUSING BOARD TO HIT RIGHT FOOT. ABRASIONS & CONTUSION ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SHUTE ON TRIP CAR WHEN HAND SLIPPED HITTING HAND ON EDGE OF TRIP CAR LACERTION BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH FINGERS REQUIRED 5 STITCHES
WHILE LOCK WIRING BOLTS ON REAR AXEL PLANETARY MACHANIC WAS SQUATTING DOWN & WHEN HE REACHED TO GET HIS PLIERS OFF HIS LAP, A PIECE OF CUT-OFF WIRE WAS STICKING TO HIS PANTS. WHEN HE REACHED W IRE PUNCTURED HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS LIFTING BAG FROM THE PACKER TO PALLET WHEN A HURTING CAME IN LEFT LEG