EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTING TO REPOSITION FORKS BY PULLING ON LOCKPIN CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE FORK. CHAIN WELD BROKE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION TO SHOULDER R ESULTED IN ROTATOR CUFF TEAR RESULTING IN SURGERG AND LOST TIME INJURY BEGINNING ON 5-8-91.
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Showing all 8EE WAS TURNING THE CRANK ON A SMALL CALE REEL WHILE RETRIEVING A DEPTH SENSOR THE CRANK STOP BLOCK DROPPED DOWN WHILE HE WAS CRANKING AND HE STRUCK IT WITH HIS HAND. CABLE REEL AND CRANK STOP BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP AN ADAPTER TO A FAN. HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FAN AND THE ADAPTER WHEN IT SLID INTO PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO REPLACE THE PIN WHICH CONNECTS THE SPRING LOADED DOOR CLOSER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
EE COMPLAINED O0 RASH & SKIN IRRITATION ON HANDS ARMS & CHEST. HE WAS REFERRED TO DR & RECEIVED MEDICATION. RASH DISSAPPEARED & HAS NOT REOCCURRED. NOT SURE THIS WAS EVEN JOB RELATED.
EMPL CHANGING S2LVENT WHEN HE CUT HIS THUMB ON SHARP EDGE OF DRAIN PAN.HE SMASHED HIS THUMB WITH A BAR LATER.
EE WAS UNPLUGGI3G A WATER PUMP LINE. HE WAS PULLING A 2" PLASTIC PIPE APART. THE PIPE WAS BOWED & WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE IT STRUCK EE IN THE JAW CUTTING HIS TONGUE & LIP.
EE WAS TAKING A3ROOL OF WIRE MESH OFF TUGGER CABLE & WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF PLACING IT TO ONE SIDE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.